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- High school students slash each other on the Upper West Side, and local residents and business owners confirm that the kids are scary
- The Brian Lehrer Show on the need for more public accountability from city agencies like the MTA
- The tourist kids who threw paint cans at the police in Midtown were reprimanded by Virginia high school (one was expelled)...
- ...and the Bronx high school kids finally got to perform Chicago, the Musical
- Check out this TurnHere video about Inwood - complete with dog romping in the park!
- The Mayor is pissed that the Policemen's Benevolent Association thinks a $10,000 raise for rookie cops is too low
- Why someone hates the Ten Commandments on YouTube

And on Fridays we're going to try to do a roundup of the most popular content each week. Out of the 150+ posts we published this week, the winners were...

Most Recommended:
Hark, The Apple Store Opening Draws Nigh (78)
Norah Jones Goes Punk (66)
Williamsburg Hipsters Vs. Park Slope Yuppies (61)
Thanks for the Reminder! (40)
Jessica Valenti, Executive Editor and Founder, Feministing.com (39)

Most Commented:
Williamsburg Hipsters Vs. Park Slope Yuppies (121)
Hark, The Apple Store Opening Draws Nigh (77)
Me Oh My, E and M Lines Are Dirtiest! (42)
East River Body Confirmed to be Student's (41)
Pigeon Plan in Case of Bird Flu (36)

Most Viewed:
Hark, The Apple Store Opening Draws Nigh
The David Blaine Aquarium at Lincoln Center
Norah Jones Goes Punk
Blue Tower Riseth
The Raconteurs Public Health Campaign

Check out favorites for more popular stuff from our archives.

Photograph of Ascension at the Domino Sugar Factory from Noah K on flickr