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Mint Undercuts Zipcar in NYC, Brings Smarts to the Masses

Now that car sharing giant Zipcar has merged with Flexcar and partnered with ridesharing site Zimride, it's looking pretty dominant on the short-term rental scene. There are still a couple of regional upstarts out there however, and one very affordable, very cute New York service has caught our eye.

Mint, which has a fleet of cars in Manhattan and just expanded with a couple of rides in Brooklyn Heights and Park Slope, appears to be positioning itself as the BoltBus to Zipcar's Megabus. What we mean by that is it's an underdog with a bit of a sleek touch—they've got everything from Smart Cars to Mercedes C300s—that reels you in with almost unbelievably low starter prices.

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Rescue Me celebrates the holidays in high spirits

Page Six reports on last week's Christmas party for the cast and crew of F/X's show "Rescue Me".  After a relatively tame party at the Soho Grand, they headed over to Ono at the Hotel Gansevoort where they proceeded to order at least 15 brands of vodka and play naked Truth or Dare.

"Denis slid down a banister completely naked. He did it lickety split," continues our tattletale. "Where they were sitting was facing the hotel's courtyard on Ninth Avenue. They were flashing the incoming traffic. Everyone was blowing their horns at them.

Uh, we don't know about you, but our staff Christmas parties are nothing like that. How do we get on that cast?? And...note to self: Don't touch the banister at the Hotel Gansevoort with bare hands this year.

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