Craigslist

Brooklyn Man Currently Seeking Football Coach on Craigslist

By Keyana Stevens Thu., Jan. 26 2012 at 7:05 PM
Categories: Craigslist, Football, Keyana Stevens

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Oh, Craigslist. You never fail to amuse us, especially around weekends, holidays, and Great American Pastimes. Throw a little bit of the male ego in there, and the comedy gold practically writes itself.

A local Brooklyn man is currently seeking a football coach on Craigslist, offering $500 to anyone willing to practice with him daily until the Superbowl. (But wait! Don't all young men just know how to play football from birth? Apparently not.) This poor young man, who knows next-to-nothing about football, once made the mistake of telling his girlfriend's ex that he was a college quarterback, despite this being not at all true.

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Missed Connections

Kickstarter Employee Writes Elaborate Fanfic for Leighton Meester on Craigslist Missed Connections

By Rosie Gray Thu., Dec. 15 2011 at 10:53 AM
Categories: Craigslist, Lower East Side, Missed Connections, Rosie Gray, Television

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Blake Lively and Leighton Meester filming 'Gossip Girl' on the LES yesterday.
Craigslist Missed Connections have been good lately! A few weeks ago we had the man who posted an epic missed connection for the girl who held his iPhone hostage, and now we have the poor young startup employee who is hopelessly in love with one of the stars of "Gossip Girl." The show has been filming on the Lower East Side, where the young man first looked out his office window and laid eyes on the "beautiful brunette star," Leighton Meester.

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Relationships

Ingrid Burrington, Researcher of Missed Connections: 'The Loneliest Place in NYC is Union Square'

By Jen Doll Fri., Nov. 11 2011 at 11:17 AM
Categories: Craigslist, Jen Doll, Missed Connections, Relationships, There's Someone for Everyone

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Under the semi-serious auspices of the Center for Missed Connections, 24-year-old Ingrid Burrington, who grew up in California, has been studying Craigslist's outlet for the lonely, the hopeful, the romantic, the horny, and the insane for more than two years now. It all started with what she calls a whimsical question: "What's the loneliest place in any given city, and how can I measure it?" From there she turned to chronicling Missed Connections, which led to a map for an art show in 2009 at Pratt, a book project, and, currently, a residency through the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council. From her website:

The Center for Missed Connections (CMC) began as a project simply to identify where the most missed connections happen in a given city. New York City is home to the pilot program, chosen for its high traffic and for the propensity of posters to include specific cross-streets or location information. Since then, the analysis has developed a thorough taxonomy of the Missed Connection and a method for identifying whether one has, in fact, had a Missed Connection. The CMC seeks to understand the longing, both poetic and banal, within public spaces.
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Craigslist

Man Posts Epic Craigslist Missed Connection for Girl Who Held His iPhone Hostage

By Rosie Gray Mon., Nov. 7 2011 at 3:05 PM
Categories: Craigslist, Halloween, Lower East Side, Rosie Gray

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The Lower East Side can be hellish on weekends, sure. Sometimes it can be really hellish, especially on Halloween, when some teenager holds your iPhone hostage and the night degenerates into an almost-brawl in a pizza parlor in which your friends are chasing the girl around, calling her a bitch, and your "really nice Tommy Hilfiger wallet" gets stolen and you have to call the police.

The above is the experience of some guy who then posted the whole thing to Craigslist Missed Connections for "The girl who held my iPhone for ransom in a pizzeria last night." Reposting in its entirety:

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Crime

NYC Superheroes: How to Not Get Murdered by the Long Island Serial Killer

By Joe Coscarelli Thu., Apr. 21 2011 at 2:42 PM
Categories: Craigslist, Crime, Murder, Serial Killers

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The New York Initiative, a local chapter of the Worldwide Real Life Superhero Community, describe themselves as a "free public security/community watch/community outreach program" working "to achieve peacekeeping objectives and humanitarian missions." The vigilante crime fighters state that their "primary goal will always be to help those most in need to the highest ethical standards and to maximum effect." They pick projects based on "unfolding events" and now, that means the Long Island serial killer thought to be responsible for the deaths of at least four, but as many as fourteen people already. Four of the identified victims, as well as four dead women found in New Jersey back in 2006, all worked as prostitutes on Craigslist, so the New York Initiative have taken to that site's personals section with tips on how to avoid being next. What the hell, you may be thinking; it gets wackier, but it also makes some sense.

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Craigslist

Craigslist Crime Is Rampant and You Could Be Next, According to Craigslist Competitor

By Joe Coscarelli Thu., Feb. 24 2011 at 5:27 PM
Categories: Craigslist, Crime, Internet, Studies

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We're going to play this game where we talk about an interesting news story from today, but instead of naming the company that made it a news story to get publicity based on unscientific lies about Craigslist, its competitor, we're just going to call that company Craigslist Competitor, even though it has a name of its own. See, Craigslist Competitor is losing so badly to Craigslist that some ad wizard or marketing genius decided the best way to gain visibility would be to attack Craigslist, accusing the popular classified service of being a "cesspool of crime," including "killings, robberies, assaults, fraud and prostitution," but using just "Google and Yahoo" as primary research tools.

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Murder

Suspected Long Island Serial Killer Murdered Prostitutes Who Advertised on Craigslist

By Sergio Hernandez Mon., Jan. 24 2011 at 3:36 PM
Categories: Craigslist, Crime, Murder, Sergio Hernandez, Somebody Got Murdered, Things to Worry About
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​It's official: the Daily News says Suffolk County cops are pretty sure the speculated Long Island serial killer really is a serial killer. Better (worse?) yet, he's a Craigslist serial killer. Police say they've finally identified the bodies they found along Long Island's Oak Beach last month, and each was a missing prostitute who advertised on Craigslist.More »
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Sex

Do You Want to Reunite With a One Night Stand?

By Joe Coscarelli Thu., Jan. 6 2011 at 9:48 AM
Categories: Craigslist, Joe Coscarelli, Secret Sex Lives, Sex, TV

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No, seriously, this sounds like a really great idea that won't embarrass you or your family. An unnamed network or production company has taken to Craigslist to find New Yorkers willing to participate in a new reality show, in which "outgoing, vivacious 'reality type' people" will link up again with their proudest (or most photogenic) one night stand. Really, this will be great and your employer won't mind at all. First you'll tell your "outrageous, sexy, funny and honest" story and then you'll get a free date where you can learn the name of that guy with the cowboy boots who shaves his whole body. Full listing after the jump!

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There's Someone for Everyone

Brooklyn Dudes and Upper East Side Republicans Show Early Leads in Love at the Polls

By Jen Doll Tue., Nov. 2 2010 at 1:50 PM
Categories: Craigslist, Dating, I Loved New York, Jen Doll, The Plight of the Single Lady, There's Someone for Everyone

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As Foster mentioned earlier today, going to vote is not only about civic responsibility -- it's also about the opportunity to impress others with your "legendary prowess" and maybe even meet a cute politico, or someone who doesn't care that much about politics but has decided to vote anyway on the basis of possibly getting laid. Also, civic responsibility. But, yeah, this is a once-a-year singles opportunity! Don't miss out.

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Trials

Jury Can't Make Up Its Mind on Slain WABC Newsman

By Sergio Hernandez Wed., Oct. 27 2010 at 4:28 PM
Categories: Craigslist, Murder, Sergio Hernandez, Sex, Trials

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The Daily News reports that a Brooklyn jury is deadlocked in 18-year-old John Katehis' murder trial. The teenager, who was 16 at the time, is accused of murdering WABC radio personality George Weber during a kinky Craigslist romp in Weber's Carrol Gardens home.

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