All stories about "New Jersey"

Atlantic City may soon be smoke free. New Jersey banned smoking in most public buildings two years ago, but AC's City Council is voting next week on whether or not its 11 casino floors should have a ban as well. Casino owners are against the measure, saying that it would drive away business. (photo) [AP]

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The Real Housewives reality series is finding its next attention-seeking subjects in none other than . . . wait for it . . . New Jersey! That's right, a wealthy, not-yet-released community in the Garden State will soon be invaded by Bravo's camera crews. But don't worry, both the Orange County and NYC versions have been OK'd for another season. Let's just pray it'll turn into a full-fledged competition à la Road Rules, with the New Jersey and NYC housewives going head-to-head. [NY Observer]

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Like all good gubernatorial sex scandals, Eliot Spitzer's escort adventures had roots in New Jersey. Emperor's Club VIP, the Governor's preferred call girl agency, was run by Mark Brener and Cecil Suwal, who lived together in a "luxury high rise coop" in Cliffside Park, New Jersey. Apartments in the building where Suwal and Brener lived are for sale, and the online listings give us a great glimpse into the lifestyle of the VIP pimps.

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Get your shamrocks and your beer bellies ready: St. Patrick's Day is early this year! Or, more specifically, the Hoboken St. Patrick's Parade is. It kicks off this Saturday at 1pm, at the corner of 14th and Washington Streets. It ends when you blackout. God bless the Irish. [via] [Photo]

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Gordon Matta Clark made a living dividing up houses with a chainsaw, like this one in Englewood, NJ. These days, the sadly deceased artist's work can be seen at David Zwirner in New York and takes the form of chunks of buildings and photographs, like the one above. Resident art expert Laurel Ptak explains his importance thusly, "Well he's the son of this really good painter, Matta Clark. He is the godson of Duchamp." Bona fides enough for us.

Gordon Matta-Clark

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Living in the LES, I find myself using the term B&T on a daily, if not hourly basis. Example: "Significant Other: Wanna go to Schiller's? Me: Naw, it's Friday. That place will be crawling with B&T's." or "Me: Who the f**k is that yelling, 'Faggot, go home' to Scotty the Blue Bunny? Significant Other: Probably some drunk B&T douche." But, on a recent weekend trip to scenic Spring Lake, NJ, I got a taste of my own snobbery. Spring Lake is a cushy Edenic town and has some of the best surfing on this coast. As such, it exerts a magnetic pull on beach-happy denizens from the nearby communities who flood the boardwalk, cram the inns and, with their pasty lumpen bodies, inundate the locals every summer and weekend. Entereth the term BENNY which stands for: Bayonne, Elizabeth, Newark and New York after the points of origin of these unwanted interlopers. During the summer months, it is not unlikely to see a boat with a Bennies Go Home flag draped over the deck or a Bennies Go Home bus. Some typical Benny behavior, from Wikipedia includes:

Driving carelessly or recklessly, with little regard for local traffic regulations.
Boorish, loud conduct in public areas.
Going through the exact change lane at the toll bridges -- without actually possessing exact change.
Wearing no shirt or shoes in local restaurants and stores.
Quickly acquiring a full-body sunburn.
At times, public urination or vomiting.
Littering on the beach.
Sitting at the beach and talking on the cell phone, usually about real estate and property values.
Generally crowding the stores and restaurants, making life difficult for year-round residents.
Not knowing what the word 'benny' means.
Wearing socks with sandals.
Wearing shoes on the beach.

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Benny [Wikipedia]

Previously: New York Workouts and Surfing, Barrow Street Ale House, Blackspot NYC: Meatpacking District, La LES est La France