'Oscar-Worthy' YouTube Snow Video Wows Roger Ebert

Clip parodies pair of self-satisfied yuppies

(NEWSER) - Love New York? Hate it? Either way, this viral video will resonate: Inspired by Shit Girls Say and its many YouTube imitators, a sibling duo reels off trademark New York yuppie phrases. Among the highlights: Eliot Glazer asks himself over and over where the train is; he informs a cab driver of a "law" that taxis must go to Brooklyn; he and his sister offer informed opinions of local restaurants and complain about tourists. They're excited when a local news anchor walks by—but very proud not to own a TV, the Daily News notes. Click here or here for more videos inspired by Shit Girls Say. More»

'New York, New York' plays as cops round up protesters

(NEWSER) - Frank Sinatra and police raids: a marriage made in ... NYC. A local filmmaker has set the police raid of Zuccotti Park to Sinatra's "New York, New York" in a new YouTube video—and it makes for quite a contrast. As Sinatra sings about "the city that never sleeps," we see police hauling away protester after protester, DNAinfo reports. "Sinatra's 'New York, New York' is the ultimate celebration of New York City," explains creator Casey Neistat, star of HBO's The Neistat Brothers. More»

Stephen might run against Alec, he reveals

(NEWSER) - The 2013 New York City mayoral race just got very, very interesting: If Alec Baldwin does indeed run , younger and arguably much weirder brother Stephen may just run against him. He said as much in a recent interview with conservative talk show host Alex Jones picked up by Gothamist . "If it looks like Alec is going to run for mayor for sure, and it looks like he's getting some traction, you and I will circle back, you have to help me raise the money, and maybe we'll go head to head with big brother,” said the younger Baldwin, a born-again Christian. More»

Charlie's definitely not winning at Radio City Music Hall

(NEWSER) - While Washington, DC, was busy avoiding its own implosion last night, Charlie Sheen was bombing in New York City with his Violent Torpedo of Truth gig. The highlights:

• "For an hour, Sheen chain-smoked like a criminal—'can I have a f--king cigarette?'—lobbed the F-bomb like a 4-year-old suffering from Tourette's, and praised Donald Trump as a 'real f--king dude," writes the New York Post in a scathing review. If you had any doubts, "Sheen stank up Radio City Music Hall last night like a flatulent goddess."

That's what some witnesses claim, prompting an investigation

(NEWSER) - The New York City snow scandal gets more scandalous: Following reports that sanitation workers deliberately slowed down clean-up efforts , investigators are now looking into a report that four of those workers—supervisors, no less—skipped out on their duties to drink beer in their car. The New York Post ran the report yesterday, sparking an official follow-up, CNN reports. Officials are urging anyone with information about “deliberate inaction or wrongdoing” to step forward. More»