Exclusive: Best Spoilers from Seriously Real, Totally Not Fake ‘Justice...
This is huge, people. I found a leaked script of the Justice League movie, and it is totally 100% legit. I can tell. This is a big deal, because so far this movie hasn’t announced an expected release...
View ArticleThe Sky is Falling: NY Public Library Reading Room Closes After Ceiling...
Can we use Uber to get an ark? As if we needed another reminder that print is dead: the New York Public Library is literally collapsing. The New York Public Library closed its largest reading room...
View ArticleWell Done: Warren Buffett Auctions Multi-Million Dollar Steak Dinner
Consider Warren Buffett at face value. When dining with the third richest person in the world, you’d think he would foot the bill. For the 15th year, Daddy Warbucks—er, Warren Buffett—is auctioning off...
View ArticleFilm: Moondog, New York’s Original Street Performer
//Kickstarter From the Naked Cowboy to the Pigeon Man of Washington Square Park, New York is no stranger to eclectic street performers. But today’s entertainers pale in comparison to the eccentricity...
View ArticleNew York Has Stolen Obama’s Heart
We love you too, Obama. Xoxo, Bushwick (Flickr) Obama is dreaming about the city that never sleeps. The President lusts for the Empire City as a post-presidential home, according to a deep...
View ArticleBill de Blasio on the Olympics: ‘If It Ain’t Broke, Don’t Fix It’
(Photo: Getty Images) Mayor Bill de Blasio gave lengthier explanation of why his administration decided not to pursue a bid for the 2024 Olympic games today, slapping down what had been a dream of the...
View ArticleNo Good Deed Goes Unpunished: TLC Impounds Vehicle Carrying Cancer Patients
//Getty Images The road to the impound lot is paved with good intentions. This morning in Brooklyn the NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) impounded a car driven by a Chesed Organization volunteer....
View ArticleClouded Judgement: Female Hurricanes Kill More People Than Male Storms
#YesToAllHurricanes (NOAA/Getty Images) Misogyny strikes again. Female-named hurricanes (We’re looking at you, Sandy) kill more people than male hurricanes because they aren’t taken as seriously, a...
View ArticleFilet of the Neighborhood? Vinyl-Sided Townhouse Sells in Greenpoint for $1.7 M.
Ran Harnevo, far right, with Tal Simantov and James Franco. (Patrick McMullan) The two-family townhouse at 1030 Lorimer Street, in Greenpoint, is not an attractive one. We are sorry to have to report...
View Article‘I Slept With a Celebrity,’ the Internet Edition
Andy Cohen, master of the shitty reality show. (Bryan Bedder/Getty Images EIF Revlon Run Walk) Executive producer Andy Cohen, the evil mastermind up there behind the Real Housewives empire, is...
View ArticleYes, I’ll Have Another: Richard Perry Nabs Second Sutton Place Pad for $7.6 M.
Richard and Lisa Perry. (Patrick McMullan) The hedge fund titan Richard Perry and his wife Lisa reportedly hit a few bumps during their initial interviews with the co-op board at the...
View ArticleNegroni Week: When Drinking and Charity Collide
After a wild night out on the town, waking up with regret is almost inevitable. Syrupy umbrella drinks give way to pounding headaches. $20 minimums slash your back account. And the iPhone’s convenient...
View ArticleShake Shack Collaborates with A-List Chefs, Danny Meyer Loves All of Them
Next week, you’ll find us staked out in Madison Square Garden. In honor of the NYC staple’s 10th anniversary, Shake Shack is collaborating with world-renowned chefs to create the some pretty posh...
View ArticleKim Jong-Un Haircuts Free in Brooklyn, Probably Definitely Ironic
Well done, Bushwick. (Flickr) Our Dear Leader is making inroads to a Nylon cover shoot. Bushwick Open Studios culture festival offered guests North Korean dictator themed haircuts this weekend, and...
View ArticleBill de Blasio Has ‘Absolutely’ Asked Jeff Klein to Rejoin the Democratic...
State Senator Jeff Klein with Mayor Bill de Blasio. (Photo: Facebook) Mayor Bill de Blasio claimed today that he already asked State Senator Jeff Klein–an ally in his fight to secure universal...
View ArticleLikable ‘Louie’: Can the Show Survive Past an Attempted Rape Scene?
Louie and Pamela. (FX) Louis CK is a comedian who obviously thinks a lot about difficult issues before he portrays them in his surrealist New York comedy-ish program, Louie. That’s not to say that he’s...
View ArticleA Healthier New York
Just a few weeks ago, the emergency room at NYU Langone Medical Center began accepting patients for the first time since Superstorm Sandy ruined the facility. Had you told the doctors, nurses and staff...
View ArticleIn the Footsteps of Laurence Olivier: ‘Macbeth’ Finds Kenneth Branagh Back on...
Kenneth Branagh in ‘Macbeth.’ (Photo by Johan Persson) A few years ago, when Kenneth Branagh was chosen to play Laurence Olivier in the 2011 film My Week With Marilyn, he was cast not by divine right...
View ArticleEast Midtown
There’s no question that the area around Grand Central Terminal needs to be dragged into the 21st century. The neighborhood is a major economic engine but one that requires a major overhaul....
View Article33-Foot Tall, 26,000 lb. Nude Pregnant Woman Comes to Old Westbury, L.I.
(Flickr) Most people deal with eyesores like garden gnomes and yellow grass on their neighbors’ front lawns. But in tony Old Westbury, Long Island, “eyesore” might be an understatement. Residents will...
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