John Liu Looks Forward to Life After Elected Office
Even though he finished a distant fourth in last week’s Democratic primary, Comptroller John Liu was surprisingly upbeat yesterday. Speaking at a Manhattan “volunteer appreciation party”–he has four...
View ArticleAnonymous Cop Argues That Anonymous Trolls Should Be Thrown in Jail
“First off, I am not talking about those silly wild haired dolls with jewels in their belly buttons,” begins the most recent installment of the regular Ask a Cop column, published to Utah’s KSL News...
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Why You Should Watch The Big Bang Theory
Big Bang Theory (CBS)No, we never thought we'd write the above headline either. But in case you missed Claudia Dreyfus's brilliant interview with the CBS award-winning sitcom's EP and script writers...
View Article‘We Need a Democrat’: Quinn Sets Aside Differences for de Blasio
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn officially endorsed Bill de Blasio’s mayoral campaign this morning, following her bruising loss last week in the Democratic primary. Standing on the steps of City...
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Ben Affleck Knows That You Hate Him as Batman (Video)
"I'm not wearing hockey pants." (NBC) Yesterday, Ben Affleck returned to Late Night to talk to Jimmy Fallon about appearing about Batman in Zack Snyder's new film. Don't worry you guys, it seemed he...
View ArticleInsiders See Close Race in Public Advocate’s Runoff
Although the chaotic Democratic mayoral primary has ended with Bill de Blasio emerging the victor, the race to replace the public advocate is just ramping up. The October 1 runoff between Brooklyn City...
View ArticleGeorge Gresham Basks in Bill de Blasio’s Glow
Endorsing Bill de Blasio was a move fraught with risk in May. City Council Speaker Christine Quinn was the vaunted front-runner in the mayor’s race, according to the polls. It was widely assumed that...
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Blogger Considers Suing The New York Post For Insinuating She’s a Racist
The print edition of the Post story. Lifestyle blogger Aly Walansky is considering suing The New York Post after the tabloid printed her tweet in an article about the racist backlash to the...
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Plotting, Sparring and Storytelling: Women or Nothing Is Mostly in Control,...
Hallie Foote, Betty Buckley and Cotter Smith in 'The Old Friends.' (Photo by Joan Marcus) In a city of acquisitive control freaks, why shouldn’t a woman in need of insemination opt to shop for and...
View ArticleMayor Bloomberg Unveils Gun Site Investigation in Washington Shooting’s Wake
In the aftermath of Monday’s mass shooting at the Navy Yard in Washington D.C., Mayor Michael Bloomberg is making yet another push for tougher gun purchase background checks. “We don’t have all the...
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I Was a Camera: Parsing ‘Anna Nicole: The Opera’
Anna Wrecks It: Sarah Joy Miller portrays a notably slimmer version of the doomed Anna Nicole Smith. (Photo by Pari Dukovic) There was a disturbing moment during last night's US premiere of "Anna...
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Greenpoint Restaurant Debuts Silent Suppers for the Not-So-Loud Crowd
Eat's interior (Facebook). Silence is golden - at least that's what one Brooklyn eatery is banking on. Eat, a restaurant in Greenpoint, is planning on running a monthly event where all diners must chow...
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Hell or High Water? New York Bridges in Dangerous Disrepair
The iconic Brooklyn Bridge is one of thousands in New York and New Jersey needing crucial repairs. (Photo by: Spencer Platt/Getty Images) That friend that freaks out when you walk over the Brooklyn...
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Is 40 Days of Dating the New 500 Days of Summer?
40 Days of Dating (Tumblr) Jessica Walsh and Timothy Goodman are the luckiest Rachel and Ross combo since...well, Rachel and Ross. Not only have the two micro-celebrities managed to turn their...
View ArticleCity Congressional Delegation Looks to Expand Its Electoral Influence
Members of New York City’s Congressional delegation, long relegated to the sidelines of local politics, are increasingly filling the void left by the declining influence of political party...
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Occupy What Street? OWS Protesters Scarce on Two-Year Anniversary
Protesters commemorated the second anniversary of Occupy Wall Street on September 17, 2013. (Photo by: Spencer Platt/Getty Images) If you were one of the few Occupy Wall Street protesters seen on the...
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Young Readers: Hank Finds An Egg, by Rebecca Dudley
There's a celebrity-sized chasm between the many who think they ought to be children's authors and the very few who really should. Rebecca Dudley really should. In Hank Finds an Egg, Ms. Dudley has...
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The House that Launched a Thousand Gentrifiers
The brownstone that started a revolution. The brownstone at 272 Berkeley Place, renovated by the late Evelyn and Everett Ortner, champions of Park Slope and the couple who set off the neighborhood's...
View ArticleTake Two: After Thompson Drops Out, Teachers’ Union Backs de Blasio
The city’s powerful teachers’ union voted today to endorse Bill de Blasio for mayor–after snubbing him during the Democratic primary in favor of Bill Thompson. “Mr. Thompson has asked us to support Mr....
View ArticleChuck Schumer Rails Against Republicans’‘Insane’ Obamacare Move
Senator Chuck Schumer on Friday accused Republican lawmakers of holding the country “hostage” and predicted they’d lose a looming fight over the debt ceiling and government funding. Read More
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