OnStar, GM's onboard emergency communications feature, looks to have been filming in ViVa yesterday. Was the far west Harlem micro-nabe under the Amtrak, Riverside Drive, 1 train, and Henry Hudson Parkway viaducts used for its foreboding appearance to stage a real life scenario where a hapless driver was stranded outside their vehicle with the keys locked inside?

Maybe.

But with Fairway and Dinosaur Bar-B-Que soon to be joined by recreational piers, Hudson River Cafe, and, of course, Columbia University's Business College expansion, future uses of OnStar in ViVa will probably deal with different complications.

Onstar: "Thank you for using your OnStar system, my name is Steve, how can I help you today?"

Brian: "This is horrible man. I just graduated CBS, and I'm only salaried at $150,000/yr. I mean, I'm driving a freaking Cobalt; it's tan!"

Onstar: "Sir, calm down. Will you receive a bonus?"

Brian: "Yes, but not until the end of Q4."

Onstar: "We understand. We are sending a representative to negotiate an accelerated compensation plan in conjunction with your three-month review."

Brian: "Thanks."