October 2, 2013
Behind Michelle Obama’s water war
Michelle Obama wants you to drink more water, at least one more glass a day. Frankly, I think it’s great. Sure, the science behind some of her claims is somewhere...
De Blasio courting business elite in fund-raising blitz
Bill de Blasio is furiously wooing the 1 percent. The Democratic mayoral nominee’s campaign schedule is full of big-bucks fund-raising soirees with some of the wealthiest movers and shakers in...
Bikers busted during vigil for SUV terror rider
A planned show of support for a biker who was severely injured in a wild chase on the West Side Highway was a bust Wednesday night, as only 10 cyclists...
Bike-trip take comes up flat
A lot of ground is covered, to increasingly diminishing effect, in “Bike America,” Mike Lew’s play about a young woman’s search for identity on a cross-country bike trip. Although it...
Reuters to cut 150 newsroom jobs
Reuters plans to cut nearly 150 jobs over the next month, a move that stunned staffers. Amounting to about 5 percent of its global workforce, the cuts were announced Wednesday...
Cerberus looks into bid for BlackBerry
TORONTO — Private equity firm Cerberus is interested in taking a look at BlackBerry's books as a prelude to a possible bid for the troubled smartphone company. Cerberus is looking...
'Will & Grace' vet best reason to watch 'Sean Saves the World'
There are actors who appear on TV — and then there are actors who were made for TV. Add Sean Hayes to that rarefied latter group. Hayes was the biggest...
Now OkCupid lets you filter out plus-size dates
Don’t want your Web dating service matching you up with any fatties? There’s a fee for that. OkCupid.com, which bills itself as “The best dating site on Earth,” is now...
Beanie Babies creator cries, pleads guilty to tax evasion
CHICAGO — The billionaire who created Beanie Babies broke down crying in court Wednesday as he pleaded guilty to one count of tax evasion for hiding $25 million in income...
De Blasio backers push Walcott to hit charter schools
City Council members urged the schools chancellor to throw in the towel now on controversial space-sharing arrangements between schools Wednesday in preparation for a likely Bill de Blasio mayoralty. With...
Universal to expand film slate by 4 annually
LOS ANGELES — Comcast Corp.'s Universal Pictures says it is increasing its release slate by four films per year after a record-breaking run at the international box office. Its Focus...
'Broadchurch' star Tennant reprising role stateside
David Tennant, who stars as cop Alec Hardy on BBC America’s “Broadchurch,” will reprise the role in the show’s US version, premiering next year on Fox. Tennant, who plays Hardy...
Skateboarder dead after slipping under school bus
A skateboarder was killed Wednesday after she slipped underneath a school bus in The Bronx, police and witnesses said. Genielle Laboriel, 21, was wearing headphones and cruising on her longboard...
Departed 'Homeland' boss is in 'The Money'
Former “Homeland” star David Harewood has joined the cast of “The Money,” and an HBO pilot. Harewood, who played CIA chief David Estes in “Homeland,” has been cast in “The...
Witness: Cuban knew he couldn’t trade on inside info
DALLAS — Mark Cuban is expected to testify Thursday in the government's insider trading lawsuit against him, which could come down to whether jurors believe the billionaire and Dallas Mavericks...
Daily Blotter
Brooklyn Police on Wednesday identified the gunman who allegedly killed a woman struck by a stray bullet in front of her Clinton Hill home. Corey Brown, 21, was arguing with...
Bezos tops Vanity Fair’s power list
Jeff Bezos knocks Apple’s Tim Cook and Jonathan Ive off the No. 1 one position on Vanity Fair’s New Establishment list, which aims to chronicle the movers and shakers in...
‘Wilfred’ headed to FXX for 4th, final season
"Wilfred" will return for its final season on a different network. The series, which has aired for three seasons on FX, will move to sister cable network FXX for its...
‘Modern Family’ reruns disappoint on USA Network
Here’s one thing Sofia Vergara isn’t successfully selling: USA Network’s multimillion dollar bet on “Modern Family.” The successful ABC sitcom, which stars the sexy Colombian actress, had an inauspicious cable...
Kathy Bates goes for jugular on 'American Horror Story'
Legend has it that in 1830s New Orleans, a doctor’s wife named Madame Delphine LaLaurie, while living in a mansion and enjoying high society, was also a serial killer who...
Wells Fargo in hot water with state attorney general
New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman on Wednesday dropped the hammer on the nation’s biggest mortgage lender. Schneiderman filed a lawsuit against San Francisco-based Wells Fargo, alleging that its...
Saudi prince rents SVU star's home
This prince doesn’t have a chariot, but he does have a Maybach waiting for him outside his whopping $55,000-a-month rental at the Park Imperial, at 230 W. 56th St. A...
Designer Vera Wang tours $50M triplex penthouse
Designer Vera Wang has expensive taste in real estate. The fashion queen — complete with a full-on entourage — recently toured the $50 million triplex penthouse at One Madison. Wang,...
Loeb makes 2nd swipe at Sotheby’s
Daniel Loeb wants the hammer to come down on Sotheby’s CEO. The activist investor, in a letter Wednesday to William Ruprecht, said he already had two internal candidates in mind...
Houses of the week
$2.5 million Chelsea Bedrooms: 2 Bathrooms: 2 Square feet: 1,216 Common charges: $2,060 Inside or out? The interiors of this unit in the glassy Slate condo on West 18th Street...
Canty: Tuck should punch opponents, not coach bashers
Chris Canty was a respected presence in the locker room during his four years with the Giants and when he spoke, his teammates listened. Back in February, the Giants cut...
Dream Homes
$12.5 million SoHo Steps from the chic Mercer hotel, this newconstruction “trophy loft” boasts 3,063 square feet of luxury that includes three bedrooms, 3½ bathrooms, a gas fireplace, a glass-wrapped...
Vince Lombardi honored by high school alma mater
Pro football in New York is in the midst of a difficult stretch, its two NFL teams a combined 2-6. But Wednesday was a day for a football celebration in...
NY investor settles Carolina suit
Wilbur Ross usually isn’t this camera shy. The New York investor has settled a South Carolina lawsuit accusing him and his WL Ross & Co. of double- dealing and breach...
Don't expect speedy resolution to A-Rod appeal
Move over, Cal Ripken Jr. and Lou Gehrig. There’s a new Iron Man in Major League Baseball. How about we call him Testifying Tony Bosch? It’s clear already MLB intends...
Rex has no clue how to stop Jets' turnover woes
At 2 p.m. Wednesday, Jets head coach Rex Ryan said, in an effort to curb the rash of turnovers by his rookie quarterback Geno Smith, he was considering going to...
Playoff spotlight shines on Dodgers' Puig
YASIEL Puig is ready for October baseball. Is October baseball ready for Yasiel Puig? The Dodgers star rookie from Cuba broke out in a big way this season and then...
Shift 'creates' 469,000 jobs
The Labor Department created 469,000 new jobs last month — out of thin air. How’d the Labor Department come up with that figure? By changing a definition of one segment...
Sales keep NYC housing market hotter than ever
Traditionally, the fall is the start of real estate’s busy season, where brokers — well-rested from a summer in Sagaponack — are champing at the bit, ready to unveil the...
Two of Jets top wideouts likely out
Rex Ryan was joking when he said the Jets might run the Wishbone Monday night in Atlanta against the Falcons, with his team’s options at wide receiver so thin. The...
Back from ban, Goodson says he's good to go
Jets running back Mike Goodson was back on the field with his teammates Wednesday after serving his four-game suspension. It was the first practice Goodson has participated in this season,...
Geno Smith focuses on keeping the ball
It was hard for Geno Smith to get comfortable at Jets practice Wednesday. The coaches made sure of it. Three days after turning the ball over four times against the...
Ackman tries safer Herbalife mix
Bill Ackman is moving to safer ground. The investor titan converted 40 percent of his $1 billion equity short on Herbalife to less-risky long-term put options, according to a letter...
America's underdog Pirates relish battle with Cardinals
ST. LOUIS — The Cardinals might be “Mid-America’s Team,” but the rest of the country prefers a good underdog story, and the Pirates are it. After 20 straight losing seasons,...
Lhota targets Dems with new ad
GOP mayoral candidate Joe Lhota make a direct pitch to Democratic voters Wednesday in his first television ad of the general election, arguing he's no different than Democratic rival Bill...
Yankees meeting with Girardi goes well
General manager Brian Cashman met with Joe Girardi’s agent Steve Mandell Wednesday and the Yankees remain hopeful they will be able to lock up their manager before the end of...
Melo could play small forward in big lineup
The movement for Carmelo Anthony to slide back to small forward, making room for Andrea Bargnani continued Friday. Figuring Iman Shumpert has a nice training camp and solidifies the starting...
Man rescued from Penn Station subway tracks
A conductor with the help of some good Samaritans helped rescue a man from the subway tracks in Manhattan on Wednesday, authorities said. A 24-year-old man jumped onto the roadbed...
$1M bail for airport bomb hoax
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — As passengers took off their shoes and waited to go through security at the Jacksonville International Airport, a man in a coat, boots and sunglasses tried to...
Statue of Reagan and Pope vandalized
WARSAW, Poland — Police were searching on Wednesday for a vandal who damaged a bronze statue of Ronald Reagan and Pope John Paul II in the Polish city of Gdansk...
New regime doesn't mean complete overhaul for Rangers
GLENDALE, Ariz. — There’s a new voice and a new authority figure behind the bench in Alain Vigneault, but it’s not as if the Rangers’ coaching change equates to a...
TV's spooky Halloween treats
If it’s October, it must be time to break out the ghouls and ghosts for a month of Halloween. Get into the spirit of the season early with these spooky...
Granderson wants to return to Yankees
Robinson Cano isn’t the only free-agent slugger the Yankees will try to bring back in 2014. Curtis Granderson, coming off an injury-marred season, is set to hit the market and...
Rookie duo putting it on line for Giants
The Giants’ defensive line is so beat up, the team may have to turn to a couple of rookies on Sunday against the Eagles in a crucial divisional matchup at...
Nets' Kirilenko sacrificing cash for title chase
DURHAM, N.C. — After initially dismissing the idea, Andrei Kirilenko was beginning to be intrigued by the idea of taking less money to chase a championship in Brooklyn. Before he...
Garnett not sold on plan for his minutes
DURHAM, N.C. — The first battle of Jason Kidd’s coaching career has become his struggle to rein in Kevin Garnett. Long considered to be one of the NBA’s most prideful...
Madoff staff trial expected to last 5 months
Potential jurors in the upcoming trial of five key staffers of Ponzi king Bernie Madoff should expect to be in it for the long haul. Four-hundred people serving jury duty...
8 tapestry-inspired pieces
This kind of fashion isn't just for hanging on the wall.
Chip Kelly turned down job with Giants
Eagles coach Chip Kelly could have been working for Tom Coughlin and the Giants. While he was coaching at New Hampshire several years ago, Kelly was offered the job of...
Promoter not liable in Jacko's death
A jury Wednesday cleared Michael Jackson’s concert promoters of any wrongdoing in connection to The King of Pop’s shocking death. The LA County Superior Court panel found that entertainment conglomerate...
Eagles a familiar foe for Giants -- with new-look offense
The banged-up Giants defense has allowed 36.5 points per game --- last in the NFL --- and has not yet held a team under 31 points. And look who's coming to...
Pigskin Profit: Maryland the pick over Florida State
Somehow, Jameis Winston has superseded the hype. Florida State’s top-rated recruit established himself as a freshman phenom before his first game was over, dropping jaws and sparking imaginations with his...
Don't Buck Ohio State trend
Football expert Phil Steele is the owner and publisher of Phil Steele’s College Football Preview, regarded as the college football bible. Get in-depth coverage of college and pro football 24/7/365...
Tyson Chandler's mission: Develop a jumper
All the other Knicks were involved in a five-on-five session during which sneakers squeaked and voices barked out words of encouragement and instruction. Away from the action was Tyson Chandler,...
Trio busted trying to buy 1 million mini-explosives
A trio of bumbling Egyptian arms dealers conducted a weapons purchase with an undercover agent in front of Rockefeller Center in 2011, prosecutors said in Brooklyn federal court. Amir Zakaria...
Cruz the lone bright spot for sorry Giants
Of course, Victor Cruz isn’t telling the truth when he says, “It just so happens a lot of success has come my way. I’ve been catching the ball and making...
Gene scans solving mystery diseases
They were mystery diseases that had stumped doctors for years — adults with strange symptoms and children with neurological problems, mental slowness or muscles too weak to let them stand....
Billionaire’s son leaves $7M debt after fleeing
Daddy’s little rich kid apparently never learned to pay his bills. Fledgling movie producer David Mimran, son of sugar billionaire Jean-Claude Mimran, fled New York for his native Europe last...
Man who 'slapped' black baby to plead guilty
ATLANTA — A man accused of slapping a crying toddler on a plane will plead guilty, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. An email from federal prosecutors did not say what charge...
WNBA Finals booted from arena by 'Disney On Ice'
Mickey Mouse on skates takes preference over the WNBA, at least at Phillips Arena.The Atlanta Dream advanced all the way to the WNBA Finals only to be told it can’t...
Woodson implores J.R. Smith 'to grow up'
Knicks sixth man J.R. Smith believes his massive shooting slump in the playoffs after he returned from a one-game suspension was due to angering the basketball gods. It appears he...
Brodeur won't be in net for Devils opener
For the first time since the 1993-94 season, the Devils will have someone in their opening-night net not named Martin Brodeur. The living legend will watch from the bench Thursday...
Giants' Hill hopes to spark special teams in return
As the Giants have bungled their way to an 0-4 start, their special teams have let them down. They’ve allowed two long punt returns for touchdowns — 81 yards to...
Key 'Scandal' moments
“Scandal” returns Thursday, October 3 at 10 p.m. on ABC, picking up right where Season 2 left off. Olivia Pope (Kerry Washington) has just had a startling reunion with her...
Jets won't use Sanchez color-coded system for Geno
Three hours after saying he might use a color-coded system to help rookie quarterback Geno Smith, Rex Ryan put a red light on the idea.Ryan said during his Wednesday press...
Rapist plotted to kill victim from prison cell
A twisted Long Island rapist who forced his victim to wear an assortment of panties during a brutal gunpoint attack last year plotted to have her murdered from prison so...
Lundqvist done partaking in (or mentioning) Rangers contract talks
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Henrik Lundqvist is removing himself from conversations with management regarding a contract extension, the Rangers’ franchise goaltender said following Wednesday’s practice. “For me, all my focus is...
Fans can't save Giants' floundering season
It gets deafening inside CenturyLinc Field when the Seahawks play, and it was loud Sunday at Arrowhead Stadium when the Chiefs silenced the Giants. And now, with his team Giants...
Famous street artist 'Banksy' hits NYC
Keep an eye on your walls, New York. The world’s most notorious graffiti artist is in town. Banksy, the shadowy British street artist whose true identity remains a mystery, recently...
Russian group nominates Putin for Nobel Peace prize
A Russian advocacy group nominated Vladimir Putin – the chief arms supplier of Bashar al-Assad’s brutal regime during the Syrian civil war – for the Nobel Peace Prize because of...
Douglas-Roberts the latest to join Knicks camp
The Knicks added former Nets draft pick Chris Douglas-Roberts to their training-camp roster and cut former St. John's swingman Justin Brownlee after one day. Roberts, a 6-foot-7 swingman, has a...
Eagles coach marvels at Eli's toughness, accuracy
Last week, the Eagles were ravaged by Peyton Manning in Denver, 52-20, as the Broncos remained unbeaten. This week, the Eagles get Peyton’s youngest brother, Eli. Perhaps seeing one Manning...
I'll breastfeed until I'm 57 (and daughter is 10)
It's no wonder mom-of-three Maha Al Musa has such toned arm muscles. The 51-year-old does an unusual form of weightlifting several times a day – she has been nursing her...
King knows Nets' title window is 'this season'
DURHAM, N.C. – He had already dispensed with the happy-talk platitudes of Day Two, had already rattled off the plenty-of-time and the day-to-day and the we’ll-take-it-as-it-comes, the basic inventory of...
Citi Bike hit with first lawsuits
Two New Yorkers plan to sue the city for injuries caused by tripping over Citi Bike docking stations, court documents show. In the first-ever Citi Bike-injury related legal action, both...
Penthouse owner's estate battling with auction house over artwork
A company that hawks erotic photos, paintings and other works by former Penthouse magazine owner Bob Guccione slapped the late porn king’s cash-strapped estate with a lawsuit over ownership rights...
Hero father's face off with madman
His eyes were the most disturbing part. The brave father who protected his 18-month-old son from a scissor-wielding madman in Riverside Park on Tuesday locked eyes with the heartless manic...
Jim Jones busted for 'driving while high'
A rapper was busted for driving while high on marijuana early Wednesday in The Bronx. Joseph Jones, who goes by the stage name Jim Jones, was pulled over in his...
Cuomo, Pataki come together to condemn gov. shutdown
Former Republican Gov. George Pataki — joining forces with current Democratic Gov. Cuomo — slammed national leaders Wednesday for permitting the federal government shutdown. “It’s hard to say this calmly,...
FBI shuts down online drug market Silk Road
The operator of a notorious underground website that let its clientele purchase methamphetamine, cocaine, heroin and other illicit drugs by using encrypted virtual currency has been busted by the feds...
Eli reaches out to Peyton for advice in shredding Eagles
There is only one NFL quarterback who can call Peyton Manning his older brother, only one NFL quarterback who can call Peyton Manning or answer a call from Peyton Manning...
Who isn't hurt? 15 on Giants injury report
The Giants almost needed a second page to list all the players on their injury report to start the week leading into Sunday’s game against the Eagles. There are 15...
Man euthanized after botched sex change
A 44-year-old man who was born a woman has been euthanized in Belgium on the grounds of "unbearable psychological suffering." The Telegraph reports that Nathan Verhelst, who was born Nancy,...
Obama to meet with lawmakers over shutdown
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama summoned congressional leaders to the White House on Wednesday as a partial government shutdown entered a second day with little sign of a breakthrough to...
A tribute to work by famed street-artist Banksy
Renowned street-artist Banksy etched his first piece in New York City since 2010 yesterday, but his work didn't last the night. It was vandalized by a group called Street Crew,...
No charges in fight between Reds pitcher's wife and Pirates fans
PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh police didn't dispute Twitter claims by the wife of Cincinnati Reds pitcher Mat Latos that she was punched and had her hair pulled by a fan during the...
'Gravity' was the 'best life decision' for Sandra Bullock
LOS ANGELES -- Sandra Bullock says making the lost-in-space movie "Gravity" with director Alfonso Cuaron was "the best life decision I think I ever made." Cuaron coaxed Bullock into playing...
Chaos, 'assault' outside Alex Rodriguez hearing
Alex Rodriguez finally found a place where he doesn’t get booed. The embattled third baseman arrived at Major League Baseball headquarters at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday to a hero’s welcome from...
Losing relationship with Richards 'kills' Tortorella
John Tortorella and Brad Richards won a Stanley Cup together with the Lightning, but their time together with the Rangers ended with the star center benched. Tortorella told TSN the...
Empire State Building owner raises $754M in IPO
Shares of Empire State Realty Trust gained in Wednesday trading after the company's initial public offering raised about $754 million. The real estate investment trust owns the Empire State Building...
Husband's ashes lost in mail
NORTHWOOD, N.H. — A New Hampshire woman says two urns containing her late husband's ashes were lost in the mail when she sent them to his daughter. Chuck Kelley suffered...
3 no longer a crowd as open relationships see a boom
The first time Danielle Ezzo met Matt and Rachel, she was relieved. The fashionable trio had met on the dating site, Nerve, and had been exchanging messages, but hadn’t yet...
Bestselling author Tom Clancy dead at 66
Tall and thin, with round, sunken eyes that were often hidden by sunglasses, Tom Clancy said his dream was simply to publish a book, hopefully a good one, so that...
Hedge fund ‘wolf packs’ back on the prowl
They’re back and hungrier than ever. Hedge fund “wolf packs” — a controversial investing phenomenon that last surfaced in 2006 during the run-up to the financial crisis — are making...
Garnett's voice heard loud and clear by Nets
DURHAM, N.C. – It didn’t take more than a couple of minutes watching the opening practice of Nets training camp Tuesday at Duke University to see the impact Kevin Garnett...
Sitt buying Fifth Avenue ‘chalet’
Prolific buyer Joseph Sitt of Thor Equities is in contract to buy two connected buildings on Fifth Avenue near the Diamond District for roughly $105 million. One is a slender...
DA: Bike assault thug ‘won’t be charged at this time’
The Manhattan DA’s office won’t press charges against one of the motorcycle thugs believed to have terrorized a driver and his family after a wild chase on the West Side...
Marc Jacobs leaves Louis Vuitton
PARIS -- Marc Jacobs, the star designer who turned Louis Vuitton from a staid luggage-maker into a global fashion brand, is leaving to focus on his own eponymous label, a...
Exercise is as good as drugs at fighting heart disease
Exercise may be just as good as medication to treat heart disease and should be included as a comparison when new drugs are being developed and tested, scientists said on...
Hero's welcome for real-life Captain Phillips
WILLISTON, Vt. -- The captain of the American cargo ship hijacked by Somali pirates four years ago returned home from sea to another hero's welcome - this time for a...
Top Microsoft investors want Bill Gates out
The Steve Ballmer era is coming to an end at Microsoft, but that’s not enough for some investors who want a clean break with the past. For the first time,...
USA Boxing exploiting Tyson to gain attention
It’s not exactly clear what USA Boxing’s open letter to Mike Tyson was supposed to accomplish. At first glance, it reads like a desperate plea to keep professional boxing promoters...
Icahn pushing for $150B Apple stock buy-back
SAN FRANCISCO -- Activist investor Carl Icahn is pressuring Apple to spend $150 billion buying back its own stock, a target that would more than double the amount that the...
Rolle: Some Giants don't believe we can win
On Monday, Antrel Rolle expressed his belief in his team by saying the Giants could go 12-0 after their 0-4 start to the season. But, he admitted even his belief...
Gov't shutdown spreads to beaches of Normandy
PARIS -- Tourists travelling to Omaha Beach to pay their respects to the 9,387 military dead at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial will find it closed, a victim of...
Dog trainer to rescue, place 22 'lucky' dogs in new show
LOS ANGELES -- Brandon McMillan has trained as many as 10,000 dogs for television, movies, commercials, videos and people. Then he started saving dogs from animal shelters, training them and...
Island man fights for refuge from 'climate change' in New Zealand
WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- A man from one of the lowest-lying nations on Earth is trying to convince New Zealand judges that he's a refugee - suffering not from persecution,...
Revenge porn outlawed in California
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- California Gov. Jerry Brown on Tuesday signed a bill outlawing so-called revenge porn and levying possible jail time for people who post naked photos of their exes...
Death toll hits 19 in killer hornet attacks
Massive killer hornets are preying upon the innocent people of China, and have claimed at least 19 lives over the last three months. Hornets are a type of wasp, and...
Country in limbo with no end in sight for government shutdown
WASHINGTON -- The political stare-down on Capitol Hill shows no signs of easing, leaving federal government functions - from informational websites, to national parks, to processing veterans' claims - in...
Pussy Riot band member ends prison hunger strike…for now
MOSCOW — An imprisoned member of the punk band Pussy Riot ended her nine-day hunger strike on Tuesday but her husband said she has vowed to restart it if she...
Rangers' Nash vows return to regular-season form
Rick Nash’s first year as a Ranger concluded with a postseason one-goal fizzle that largely overshadowed a regular season throughout which he was the team’s most imposing forward. “I think...
Flaming Lips star amid personal setbacks
Life is supposed to get easier as you get older, but after 30 years The Flaming Lips are in what might be the darkest headspace of their lives. Their new...
Iraqi military helicopter shot down, 4 crew members dead
Unidentified militants shot down a military helicopter in northern Iraq on Wednesday, killing all four crew members, police sources said. The helicopter was carrying out a security mission between the...
ESB trust IPO raises $930M
The company that owns New York City's Empire State Building sold shares in an initial public offering on Tuesday, capping two years of rancor among the marquee building's private owners....
Get ready for a Hillary 2016 blitz
Washington goes dark, ObamaCare sputters and Iran rattles the world. But even if Armageddon is just around the corner, we’ll always have the Clintons. Like Zelig on steroids, Bill &...
Most Americans oppose shutdown — but that won’t sway GOP’ers
WASHINGTON — A new poll showing 72 percent of Americans oppose a government shutdown to defund ObamaCare spells bad news for Republicans — but with a majority ensconced in safe...
Boehner’s ploy to save pols’ perks
The battle over ObamaCare got so dirty Tuesday that Democrats leaked embarrassing e-mails showing how Republican House Speaker John Boehner hid his efforts to protect long-standing health-care subsidies for members...
Shutdown shenanigans
Americans made it through the first day of the government shutdown with a mixture of confusion, defiance, humor and fury. * * * Tourists who showed up at the Statue...
The FINAL straw for millenials?
This may be the beginning of the end of Washington as we know it. A rising generation of pragmatic, non-ideological voters is appalled by the dysfunctional leadership of their parents...
Closing is a trial for NY federal courts
Disorder in the court! The shuttering of the government had an immediate impact on the Brooklyn, Manhattan and Long Island federal courthouses Tuesday as many employees were told to stay...
Federal workers booze it up after shutdown
The booze flowed from the Beltway to the Big Apple Tuesday as thousands of furloughed federal employees — like these Smithsonian workers in DC — toasted and cursed the shutdown...
Shutdown could last weeks
WASHINGTON — Hundreds of thousands of federal workers were forced to go home and much of the federal government was shut down Tuesday as some lawmakers predicted the standoff over...
Waiting in the National Theatre's wings
If the most powerful position in the English-speaking theater world is chairman of the board of the Shubert Organization (currently held by Philip J. Smith), then I’d say the top...
Would you pay $300 to eat in a food court?
Last Thursday, Colleen Chia, 33, and her husband, Donny, also 33, were all gussied up for date night. They had shelled out a total of $315 for an exclusive, members-only,...
Hamm, Radcliffe team for Stalin-era 'Notebook'
Daniel Radcliffe’s character in “A Young Doctor’s Notebook” is more wacky than wizard-y. Premiering Wednesday (10 p.m.) on Ovation, “A Young Doctor’s Notebook” teams Radcliffe with “Mad Men” star Jon...
‘Film Society’ revival falls flat
Jonathan Balton, the key figure of “The Film Society,” is an easygoing soul who tries to placate everybody. Don’t make waves — that could be his motto. But that’s not...
Manhattan hospital serves as a hotel on 'Blacklist'
Fans of NBC’s “The Blacklist” might have recognized Metropolitan Hospital Center (on the Upper East Side) during Monday-night’s episode. Several scenes were shot there, including a laundry room (subbing for...
Rebooted NBC drama doesn’t stand out
Meh. That’s my overall feeling after watching the series premiere of “Ironside,” NBC’s rebooted version of its late-’60s series, in which Raymond Burr starred as a wheelchair-bound San Francisco cop...
‘Doctor’ has November appt.
BBC America will simulcast its 50th anniversary “Doctor Who” special, it announced Tuesday. The special, “Day of the Doctor,” will air to millions of viewers worldwide, including in the US...
NYPD lets 'pop-up' bike gangs rampage
They’re hell on wheels — and NYPD cops won’t touch them. The department has ordered cops not to chase after large biker groups like the one that beat a driver...
Dish Network and Disney reach agreement for now
Dish Network customers will continue to receive ESPN, ABC and other channels owned by the Walt Disney Co. — but neither the pay TV provider nor the media giant is...
Downtown says, ‘Ciao, Zegna!’
Brookfield Place has sewn up another lease in the downtown race for luxury-retail supremacy. Italian menswear fashion house Ermenegildo Zegna has signed a 10-year deal at the soon-to-be-reinvented shops around...
American Media gets a bond break
American Media, which publishes The National Enquirer, Star and Men’s Fitness, was thrown a lifeline when bondholders agreed to refinance about $104 million in second-lien bonds and to shave 3.5...
Criticism of People magazine editor unrealistic
One tabloid news outlet has taken to bashing People Managing Editor Larry Hackett, insisting that he will be gone when his contract is up at year end. One problem with...
Stars shine at ‘Gravity’ premiere
With this kind of attractiveness, it’s no wonder that Sandra Bullock and George Clooney were cast in “Gravity.” The megastars flashed smiles that beamed like pulsars and showed that magnetism...
Reuters reporter skewers bosses in epic farewell email
A departing Reuters correspondent has triggered the latest uproar inside that news operation, after penning a scathing farewell email and sending it to about 1,400 of the news agency’s 2,000...
$13M, few voters (Oh, James wins)
In a race that cost a lot of money and attracted only a few voters, Councilwoman Letitia James beat state Sen. Daniel Squadron Tuesday night to win the Democratic runoff...
Lhota fires back at 'extremist' charge
Joe Lhota fought back Tuesday against Bill de Blasio’s attempt to brand him as a right-wing extremist, declaring, “If I’m tied to the Tea Party, so is Andrew Cuomo.” Lhota...
More axings at Newsweek
About 20 editorial employees who were left behind when Newsweek was formerly handed over to new owner IBT Media on Oct. 1 were let go by Tina Brown on Tuesday....
Challenge to New York's MMA ban falls short
A Manhattan federal judge Tuesday dealt Mixed Martial Arts’ top promoter a big blow in its attempt to overturn New York’s ban on live bouts, by dismissing a claim that...
Two-week wait for Pokémon games
Two new Pokémon video games won’t hit shelves for a couple of weeks — but diehard gamers are already lining up to be the first to sample Pikachu and his...