Times Squares' "mysterious white van" owner revealed, charged with felony. Worst parking ticket ever.

The Billionaire Gentleman's Agreement that allowed Mayor Bloomberg to buy his third term? It is now concluded. Thanks for your help making it happen, everyone!

Research Question: Why are New Yorkers miserable? Hypothesis: Because New York is not a pleasant place to live.

It appears, by way of "giant snowflakes," that New York City's Snowpocalypse '09 has begun.

It's the time of the year when hotly-anticipated prestige pictures clog our tiny art house theaters. I'm laying down some ground rules about movie theater seat saving, because I'm sick of having the film ruined by you assholes.

Uh oh! MTA doomsday budget time again! (Is it already... any time of year, at all?) Farewell, W train! Goodbye, Z train! Hope you didn't need to get anywhere at night or on a weekend!

Craigslist Posting of the Week? By the time you get to "cock deficiency," yes.

NYDN: 'Brooklyn wife plots to abort baby of husband's lover.' Good Morning, NYC.

The good news: the New York State Senate had an actual up-and-down floor vote on a controversial and important issue. Bad news: they voted down Gay Marriage. Nice work, everyone.

If you're not following the New York City Transit Authority on Twitter, you are missing out on some great deals. It's Surplus Tuesday! Everything must go!

Oh, hello there, Stephanie Marsh of the Sunday Times. When you write an essay called "New York has lost its edge," and you live here, it's okay. When you're writing from London...

Blind items! They happen. Especially in Craigslist's depths, where inanity prevails in the form of, among other ways you never wanted to consider possible, job listings. So we want to know: which "highly visable" former Obama roommate needs an assistant?

The new $11 billion operating budget is actually just an ominous warning that in a year—or maybe a few months—the Transit Authority will once again cite the need to hike fares in order to strong arm Albany in finding a newer, more regressive way of funding operating costs.

According to the New York Times' Danny Hakim, Rudolph Giuliani has decided not to run for governor of New York next year, despite publicly flirting with the idea for months. Is a shoe somewhere about to drop?

They're back, baby! After killing six magazines and banishing hundreds to the unemployment line, Condé Nast has decided to go through with its annual holiday fete.

Democrat Bill Owens originally had a 5,000 vote lead over Hoffman. That vote shrank to 3,000. There are 5,800 of absentee votes left to count! And though Hoffman would need to win 75% of those votes, and though presumably many of those votes were cast before Republican Dede Scozzafava withdrew from the race (and endorsed Owens), Hoffman has decided that his concession was premature. Well, Glenn Beck decided that Hoffman's concession was premature. And Hoffman just does whatever Glenn Beck says. Because he is a true conservative.

When the young dreamers out there conjure images of Manhattan they think of beauty, art, fashion, socialites, the skyline, and all-around general fabulousness. Well, most New Yorkers don't get that on a daily basis, but this video has them all.

Common situation in an elevator: Mr. Mouthbreather near you has a ringing phone, which he answers, and talks into, loudly. He should be facepunched, right? Right! Ergo, Sunday Styles trend piece: People now vigilantly fighting back against manner-less, oblivious pricks.

[A vision of a Utopian future in which commuting through Times Square involves more charm, less elbowing of Wicked and Toys R Us-destined tourists in the face. Images by Studio Lindfors via BLDGBLOG. More here. ]

At this very moment, Levi Johnston is undressing for a Playgirl photo shoot. But last night he was at The Box accepting an award from Fleshbot while a scrum of reporters poked and probed the Wasilla boy for a story.