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tvRoundup: Dave Franco, Manic Pixie Dream Girls and ‘Teen Moms’
–Julie Klausner and Billy Eichner are getting their own USA show, executive produced by Amy Poehler, which we understand is television’s way of apologizing for Lindsay Lohan being late for that Billy...
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Frieze Week in New York
Randall’s Island In New York City. (Image via Getty) On the morning of Thursday, May 8, the third edition of the annual Frieze New York art fair will open on Randall’s Island to thousands of invited...
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City Teachers’ Union Votes to Back Espaillat Over Rangel
State Senator Adriano Espaillat. (Photo: Copyright 2014, Jon Reznick/Espaillat for Congress) The United Federation of Teachers, one of the most powerful unions in the city, has voted to recommend...
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Bass Line: New Yorkers Are Catching Huge Fish for the Peace King Competition
And this is the smaller one You’re going to need a bigger boat. If you want to score upwards of $5,000 in money and fishing equipment that is (and who doesn’t!). The Peace King Fishing Tournament is...
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NYPL Dumps Much-Maligned 42nd Street Renovation Plan
The stacks will stay. (Jeffrey/flickr.) In an unexpected turn of events, the New York Public Library has abandoned a controversial plan to renovate the main branch of the library on 42nd Street, a move...
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Mulgrew Says Espaillat Endorsement Decision ‘One of the Toughest Parts of the...
Michael Mulgrew today. The president of the United Federation of Teachers is still a big fan of Congressman Charlie Rangel, even after his influential union turned its back on the dean of the city’s...
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The Best Part of ‘Nashville’ is Nashville: A Review From the Road
Sam Palladio, Chaley Rose, Chris Carmack and Charles Esten of Nashville in live performance. (Getty Images) Although Nashville started out as one of the most critically acclaimed pilots of the 2012...
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Kim Kardashian Discovers, Thinks About Racism
Yesterday, Kim Kardashian, co-owner of the longest hashtag in Vogue’s history, wrote an essay about racism, which she had never given a lot of thought about before the birth of her biracial baby. No,...
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Jeff Klein Isn’t Sure Senate Democrats Are Trying to Oust Him
State Senator Jeff Klein. (Photo: Facebook) State Senator Jeff Klein may be facing a primary challenge from a candidate who claims to have the full backing of the Senate Democrats, but Mr. Klein isn’t...
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Contender for Jacobs Assembly Seat Racks Up Significant Endorsements
Assemblywoman Rhoda Jacobs. (Photo: Facebook) Rodneyse Bichotte, a Democratic district leader who unsuccessfully challenged Assemblywoman Rhoda Jacobs in 2012, scored the endorsements of a well-known...
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Bill de Blasio Says ‘It’s Time to End Member Items’
Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito at a press conference responding to the mayor’s preliminary budget plan. (Photo: William Alatriste/New York City Council.) Mayor Bill de Blasio today repeated his...
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Bill de Blasio on Whether He’s a ‘Numbers Guy’
Mayor Bill de Blasio presenting his executive budget. (Photo: Rob Bennett/NYC Mayor’s Office) Mayor Bill de Blasio didn’t always like crunching numbers, but forced to balance a $74-billion city budget,...
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The Best Use of Parenthetical Asides
Barbara Walters. (Image via Getty) There’s been a lot of talk about Monica Lewinsky’s story in this month’s Vanity Fair. Of course there is. It was the defining sex scandal of the ’90s, the one that...
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Kelly Ripa’s Soho Duplex, Listed for $24.5 M., Finally Finds a Buyer (at a...
Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos. (Patrick McMullan) Poor Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos. No one wanted to buy their gorgeously-renovated penthouse at 76 Crosby Street for a whole year! More even. Surely,...
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David Letterman Unimpressed With New York State Legislature’s Snack Debate
A scene from last night’s Late Show. (screengrab) Late Show host David Letterman isn’t quite sure what to make of this week’s memorable State Senate debate over a bill to make yogurt the official snack...
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Councilwoman Crowley Wants Mayor to Add More Women to FDNY
Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley. (Photo: NYC Council/William Alatriste) Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley has a message for Mayor Bill de Blasio and his new FDNY commissioner: Hire more women, now. Ms....
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Neetzan Zimmerman Chief Witness to Horrific School Bus Accident
Neetzan Zimmerman on CNN earlier this year When a school bus hit and killed a pedestrian on the Upper East Side yesterday, Neetzan Zimmerman was on the scene. Mr. Zimmerman, who made content go viral...
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Broker Who Uploaded Nude Pics to Company Dropbox Awarded $15,000
Ms. Gribbin, disappointingly clothed (linkedin) In this glorious age of dating we live in — the Tinder age, if you will — nude pics are as common as a bouquet of flowers and some heart shaped...
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Meatpacking Monday
On Monday May 12, Diane Von Furstenberg, Theory’s Andrew Rosen (above) and Andre Balazs will co-chair and host the not-for-profit Meatpacking District Improvement Association’s fundraiser, Open...
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Lilly Ledbetter and Leading City Pols Push de Blasio to Honor Equal Pay Promise
Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito speaks at today’s equal pay rally. School safety workers gathered outside City Hall this morning with Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, Public Advocate Tish James and...
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