Sean “Diddy” Combs is struggling in federal jail — but not for reasons you might think. The embattled mogul has been locked up at Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center since Sept. 17 after the judge denied his bail request, and he’ll be sitting in his cell into the new year. The fallen Bad Boy Records founder’s attorney, … Read more
Forget scoring an 8 p.m. dinner reservation at Carbone or the Corner Store. Getting a table at popular NYC sports bars to watch the big game on Sunday is now just as difficult a play. If you want a prime position to watch football, you have to reserve weeks and even months in advance, “know … Read more
The scene-iest nightspot in NYC isn’t a club or a restaurant — it’s a parking lot next to a bar in Chinatown. After the go-to spot, located at the corner of Canal and Eldridge, opened as Time Again in late May, it quickly became one of Manhattan’s buzziest hangouts — in part thanks to the open … Read more
It was more like role-play than Coldplay. That’s how it was when Chris Martin showed up dressed like a tacky tourist at Las Vegas dive bar Dino’s over the weekend. The Coldplay frontman donned a baggy business suit, striped tie, Coke-bottle glasses and red wig for his surprise karaoke schtick while filming the video for … Read more
Long gone are the days of Cristal champagne and caviar bumps for Sean “Diddy” Combs. The rapper-turned-accused-sex-trafficker’s taste buds will have to change now that he’s behind bars MDC Brooklyn. The Post obtained the federal jail’s commissary list, which reveals what snacks and products Diddy can purchase while in lockup — and just like on … Read more
Cocktail culture in NYC just got elevated. In a city where lackluster rooftop bars are a dime a dozen, one of the country’s preeminent mixologists — who professed to once serving the late Patrick Swayze “the best Cosmo” he’d ever had — is bringing his award-winning craft to the Big Apple’s most civilized new piece of top-level … Read more
Hollywood actor Shia LaBeouf was caught on video ready to fight a group of men outside a pub in Edinburgh, Scotland, last Saturday, according to a video obtained by The Sun. The “Holes” star, donning a navy blue jacket, gray pants, and a baseball cap, raised his fist and taunted one of the rowdy revelers … Read more
He’s asking for their IDs — and they’re asking for his number. Luke Timm, 26, manages the door outside Lower East Side bar 82 Stanton, but the 6-foot-5 bouncer with electric hazel eyes has also become the reason for the crowd. “I don’t wanna sound like an arrogant a – – hole,” Timm, who lives … Read more
Hundreds of revelers are descending on a pub garden Monday to watch the “world gravy wrestling championships.” The international competition — named one of the top ten weirdest “sports” — sees 16 men and eight women battle in the sauce-soaked ring. Around 528 gallons of gravy are used at the event, which is held annually … Read more
The Honey Deuce has left the stadium. For years, the cocktail — made with Grey Goose vodka, lemonade and raspberry liqueur, and garnished with honeydew melon balls — has been a hugely popular fixture at the US Open. Last year, 450,000 of the $22 drinks were sold at the tournament, which kicks off Monday at … Read more
The City That Never Sleeps could be facing some stiff competition — just a few hours drive up the Thruway. By joining a very short list of North American cities that allow bars to remain open and serving alcohol 24 hours a day, Montreal — where the drinking age is 18 — hopes to further broaden its appeal … Read more
Brooklynites Felecia and Ty Freely are bona fide nerds. But the clever married couple — she a seasoned techie, he a psych student at Columbia — don’t view their brainy lots in life as a negative. Instead, the perspicacious pair have wrangled their collective wit to help build community in the Big Apple — by creating … Read more
Montauk’s usually bustling restaurants are suffering a dramatic dropoff as soaring hotel prices push inflation-hit Hamptons revelers to look for cheaper destinations, Side Dish has learned. Wine and spirits reps who sell to Montauk restaurants said that “on premise” sales are down around 20% this year. “That’s a really big number,” said one full-time East … Read more
Each week, Alexa is rounding up the buzziest fashion drops, hotel openings, restaurant debuts and celeb-studded cultural happenings in NYC. It’s our curated guide to the very best things to see, shop, taste and experience around the city. What’s making our luxury list this week? A multi-brand Italian luxury boutique opens on Bond Street, Alex … Read more
Neary’s, the wonderful pub that Jimmy Neary launched at 348 E. 57th St. in 1967, closed its doors on Friday for the last time. Not surprisingly, it’s been called the end of an era. But while I’m sad to lose Neary’s fabled Irish coffee and lamb chops, I couldn’t care less about the era. An … Read more
In 2011, Bernie Madoff, the financier convicted of the biggest fraud in history, was six months into a 150-year jail sentence in the Federal Correctional Complex in Butner, NC, when he contacted journalist Richard Behar, thanking him for his condolence card after the death of his son Mark. Bernie Madoff was convicted of swindling thousands of … Read more
Each week, Alexa is rounding up the buzziest fashion drops, hotel openings, restaurant debuts and celeb-studded cultural happenings in NYC. It’s our curated guide to the very best things to see, shop, taste and experience around the city. What’s making our luxury list this week? A new spot from the Cervos team, a sparkling Met … Read more
This confection is raising the bar. Thought going all the way to the store for candy was extreme? Chocoholics are traveling across the world to get their paws on a special bar that’s only available in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. “This is worth every bit of the hype and is still getting,” gushed one satisfied … Read more
The Food and Drug Administration is warning that a chocolate bar laced with mushrooms is causing a bevy of serious health problems with users. Diamond Shruumz-brand Microdosing Chocolate Bars are designed for consumers to engage with mushrooms in tiny increments. However, multiple people nationwide who ate the chocolate — the brand’s website calls them “a … Read more
Even Idaho bar owner Mark Fitzpatrick was surprised by the strong reaction to his Heterosexual Awesomeness Month promo in response to Pride Month. “I was thinking of a way that we could celebrate the other side of sexuality, heterosexuality, the way God designed it. And that’s kind of where I’m at with people that support us … Read more