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Well, this can't be good for diplomacy. A high-ranking Chinese diplomat's sister was arrested at Macy's in Herald Square Thursday after staffers caught her allegedly trying to shoplift. [ more › ]

Will Smith is nothing if not a man of the people, up for a sequel to just about anything he's been in if people want it (except when it comes to Independence Day, for some tragic reason). But Smith's most beloved role remains that of the titular Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. And this week, Smith and son Jaden brought DJ Jazzy Jeff and Carlton (Alfonso Ribeiro) onstage during an appearance on The Graham Norton Show. Come for the Fresh Prince, stay for the awkward dancing courtesy of fellow guest Heather Graham. [ more › ]

Tweet We hope you’re enjoying our cornucopia of webcomics from our big 24 Hours of Webcomics event. If you’re in New York City and want to pick up some print versions of these comics—or even some non webcomics—the store once known as “Hanley’s” is now called JHU Comic Books is having a sale. The New York comic institution recently moved from from its large but old school location on 33rd street to a new one two blocks away at 32 E. 32nd Street, between Madison and Park. We visited the other day and snapped a pics of co-owner Ron Hill at the new digs. The new JHU Comic Books offers everything the old store did plus this weekend they’re having a 20% off everything in the store AND a special May 40% off one item discount. While the old location was an institution for us old timers, it also looked like the veteran of retail wars that it was. The new space has face out racking, and modern lighting and carpeting to match the current crop of more family friendly comics shops. (The kids comics are right up at the front.) Hanley’s/JHU has had a lot of ups and downs in its storied career—founder Jim Hanley was one of the pioneers of comics retailing, but a flood at the Staten Island store and the death of a co-owner dealt it some blows too. They’ve always bounced back, though, and the new location is a good way to kick off a new era following the retirement of Hanley and former managers Hill and Nick Purpura taking over as owners. Next week has Brian Wood signing, and more events are scheduled. More info here. #call_to_action h4{padding:0px 5px;} #social-essentials {margin: 0 0 10px 0;}

Artist, Ariel Erestingcol proves that you do not need to live in New York City to have a portrait of the big apple in your home. Lets face if you are a New Yorker, I’m sure you can count on one hand the amount of times you’ve been to Times Square. Probably for a broadway show, or in my case picking up the kid I babysit from Dave and Busters. As much as we hate to admit it however, Times Square is the center of Manhattan for many tourists, so why not draw attention to it the same way we do the Eiffel Tower in Paris, or the Trevi Fountain in Italy? CB2 is re-introducing a blast from the past with new artwork from Los Angeles based contemporary artist Ariel Erestingcol. A professional take on a favorite pre-school art class medium, iron-on Perler beads, Erestingcol’s series of limited edition hand-beaded mosaic artwork will be sold at CB2 store locations and online beginning Friday May 31st. The two limited edition pieces, “Times Square 2012” and “Time Square Taxi 2012,” are composed of over 5,000 beads each and are part of CB2’s new art program, Edition LMTD. This hand-created artwork will be a hard-to-find item, with only 75 pieces of each design available to the public, retailing for $169 each, they are available online at CB2 here. Related Posts4 Ways to Bring Nature Into Your NYC Apartment 12 Creative Ways to Decorate a Small Apartment The Steampunk Interior Design Trend Ice Cream and Flowers Reasons That You Need a Pet Jellyfish In Your Life

If you've been planning to head down to the Lower East Side to bid adieu to Max Fish, make sure you hang onto your iPhone: bars and clubs in the neighborhood have been experiencing an uptick in reported cell phone thefts over the past few months, and now venue owners are doing their best to strike back. [ more › ]

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Looking for a place for brunch this Memorial Day weekend? Check out Eater's guide to some of New York's hottest brunch spots. Celebrate the unofficial beginning of summer with a long, boozy brunch at Salvation Taco or a peekytoe crab frittata over at The Marrow. [EaterWire]

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The new International Symbol of Accessibility replaces the old, static "disabled" icon, which depicted a rather static, object-like disabled person in a wheelchair -- the new ISA shows a person zooming dynamically in a wheelchair instead. It's been officially adopted in NYC: After several years of petitioning for change, designers from Gordon College in Massachusetts have come up with an alternative to the traditional stick figure sitting back in a wheelchair. Their new character is dynamic, leaning forward with its arms at the ready. "It's such a forward-moving thing," Victor Calise, commissioner of the New York mayor's Office for People With Disabilities, told The Chronicle of Higher Education. Calise, who himself was paralyzed in a cycling accident at the age of 22, plans to begin putting the new logo in place all over New York City this summer. Revamped disability icons coming to New York City (Thanks, Matthew!)