Bill de Blasio ‘Very Comfortable’ With His Regular Tardiness
Ever since he won the mayor’s race in November, reporters trailing Bill de Blasio have noted–and often complained–about how late his events begin. But Mr. de Blasio isn’t worried. Read More
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Some Neighborhoods Fight to Save Their Hospitals, Others to Stop Their Growth
Obviously, Methodist's expansion will destroy the neighborhood. While some New York neighborhoods are fighting desperately to preserve their local hospitals, others are doing all that they can to...
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The Reluctant Shakespearean: Frank Langella Keeps a Late Date With Lear
Frank Langella as King Lear. (Photo by Johan Persson) Given the power and precision of Frank Langella’s baritone, which served him well when he played Richard Nixon in the award-winning play, then...
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Jeopardy! Unveils Easiest Category Ever (Video)
Trebek! Because during this dark polar vortex of the soul we all need a little something to make us smile, here is Alex Trebek reading rap lyrics in what might be the show's easiest clues for anyone...
View ArticleDe Blasio Waxes Poetic About His Love for the Media
Though the new mayor has already proven he can be evasive and testy with the city’s press corps, Bill de Blasio today waxed poetic about his love for journalists and the media at large. Read More
View ArticleYahoo News Digest Created As One More Way of Stressing Readers Out
A buzz balloon about Yahoo’s CES appearance and new product unveiling has been building and building, and now it’s popped, raining tiny chunks of news stories (“atoms”) on the heads of tech journalists...
View ArticleCuomo Recruits Ray Kelly as ‘Special Adviser’ to New College
Ray Kelly, the longtime police chief under former Mayor Michael Bloomberg, appears set to land another job in public service. During Andrew Cuomo’s annual State of the State speech today, New York’s...
View ArticleCuomo Backs Raising Age for Teens to Be Tried as Adults
Gov. Andrew Cuomo today backed a push to raise the minimum age at which teens can be tried and charged as adults—one of a host of initiatives rolled out in the last State of the State address of his...
View ArticleOne Alleged Landlord Murderer Off the Streets
The Brooklyn tenant who allegedly killed and nearly decapitated his 57-year-old landlord is off the streets after the NYPD nabbed him before he could board a flight to Kuwait. “Yes, I did it,” Mohammed...
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New York Times Staffers Buy Up Books That Belonged To The Sulzbergers
The New York Times building Spring cleaning came early for Arthur Sulzberger, Jr. The New York Times publisher donated volumes of books from the Sulzberger family collection to an employee book sale...
View ArticleSpeaker Mark-Viverito Defends Independence After Win
Melissa Mark-Viverito held her first press conference as speaker of the City Council speaker this afternoon, where she brushed aside questions about her independence from the mayor and vowed to battle...
View Article‘We Were on the Precipice of an Abyss’: Cuomo Takes Victory Lap in State of...
Today, Gov. Andrew Cuomo not only presented his agenda for the final year of his first term–he declared the first three years of his tenure an overwhelming success. “It’s a year that’s going to be a...
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Saturday Night Live Gets With the Times; Hires Two Black Female Writers
Leslie Jones, one of two new writers on Saturday Night Live.Yesterday we found out that Lorne Michaels and Co. over at Saturday Night Live had hired Upright Citizen Brigade performer Sasheer Zamata as...
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Anthony Weiner Might Make You Laugh (on Purpose) in Alpha House Finale
Well played, Anthony Weiner. (Getty) Anthony Weiner has never been camera-shy. The former Congressman/mayoral candidate/sexter has landed a role on the political comedy Alpha House, a spokesperson for...
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Where’s Fran Drescher? Loehmann’s Going Out-of-Business Sale Starts Tomorrow
Ms. Fine gets up close and personal while shopping at Loehmann's (YouTube) Okay, so it can’t be said that Loehmann’s, the popular off-price department store famed for clothing stylish city-goers in...
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And Then There Was One: Single Unit Remains at 135 East 79th, as Financier...
Beautifully...rendered Some months back, James Lansill, a senior managing director at the Corcoran Sunshine group told us that a good number of buyers at the Brodsky Organization's luxe, ultra-popular...
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Park Slope Community Board Approves Methodist Hospital Expansion
A rendering of the proposed facility Daniel Kummer, chairperson of Brooklyn's Community Board 6, appeared weary at last night's meeting before debate even began on a motion concerning zoning variances...
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Anthony Bourdain to Open World Market in New York
Anthony Bourdain (Getty Images)Fans of bazaars, open-air stalls, dai pai dong, the smell of roasting meat in the air, or foodie gossip, get ready to have your day made: Anthony Bourdain, the...
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The Aileys Find Their Way: With New Additions to the Repertory, Robert...
'Grace.' Robert Battle became the new artistic director of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in 2011, succeeding the formidable Judith Jamison, who had herself succeeded Ailey, the founder. The...
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Chris Christie’s ‘Bridgegate’ Press Conference, In Headlines
Politico went into full Chris Christie-mode today. The stories above are just a partial selection of what is posted on the publications homepage right now. (Photo: Screenshot)Let's be honest: there was...
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