Next to The Beatles, the Police had one of the biggest band breakups in rock history. Indeed, singer-bassist Sting, guitarist Andy Summers and drummer Stewart Copeland were on top of the music world — after their smash “Synchronicity” album and tour — when they split up in 1986. Of course, Sting went on to have … Read more
Vivid Seats is the New York Post’s official ticketing partner. We may receive revenue from this partnership for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. Featured pricing is subject to change. Foster The People are coming to the people. Fresh off a performance at Austin City Limits (and another one coming up this … Read more
Runner up? Fughedaboutit! A ritzy area of Brooklyn was named as one of America’s nicest places, according to Reader’s Digest, but fell short of the Mormon territory winner Provo, Utah. Judges, which included the likes of Al Roker, crowned the Salt Lake City area spot over the gorgeous Fort Greene for a strong sense of … Read more
B.A.B.E. of Brooklyn is a beloved brand and barbershop. But the original babe? That’s co-founder Wil Allen’s mom, a licensed cosmetologist. Mrs. Gracie Allen began doing hair in the 1960s in her Crown Heights house and a local salon (her late husband was a Navy seaman who served in WWII and the Korean War). With … Read more
Their new album may be called “Moon Music,” but Coldplay took the stage at a strangely sunny hour for a rare club show at Brooklyn’s Music Hall of Williamsburg on Monday. I mean, it was still late afternoon, not even evening yet, when the alt-rock giants shrunk themselves down to everyday life size at the … Read more
Vivid Seats is the New York Post’s official ticketing partner. We may receive revenue from this partnership for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. Featured pricing is subject to change. The Eilish siblings are having a moment. 22-year-old Billie is currently midway through her nationwide ‘Hit Me Hard and Soft Tour’ and … Read more
They’re tipped off! Some local coffee shops are doing away with gratuities, removing tip jars and — more importantly — prompts for automatic gratuities on iPad payment portals. Most customers are thrilled. “I don’t have to decide how much to tip, I don’t have to do math, enthused Anu Mohan, a 34-year-old who works at … Read more
Call them hip codes. Brooklyn may be shorthand for ‘cool’ on every continent except Antarctica by now, but the actual Brooklyn fell far short on a new list of the hottest blocks on the Third Rock, with just one puzzling pick from the Borough of Churches making the grade. The arbiters of taste at Timeout, … Read more
Vivid Seats is the New York Post’s official ticketing partner. We may receive revenue from this partnership for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. On Sept. 13, Snow Patrol released “The Forest Is the Path,” their eight studio album. Less than two weeks later, the Grammy-nominated group has announced a 14-concert North … Read more
For a few years, I’ve been contemplating getting out of New York City. Perhaps I could take advantage of the high rents in my Brooklyn neighborhood to rent out my co-op, move somewhere cheaper, and pocket a bit of cash. The first area I began looking into was Lancaster, PA, which recently came in at No. … Read more
Sean “Diddy” Combs has been placed on suicide watch inside the Brooklyn jail where he awaits trial for his alleged sex crimes as the 54-year-old’s mental state is unclear, according to a report. The rapper being added to the watch is a “preventative measure” days after he was arrested for sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation … 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
Sean “Diddy” Combs isn’t living large behind bars — but he is getting three well-balanced meals a day. The disgraced music mogul, 54, was arrested by Homeland Security Investigations at a New York City hotel on charges of sex trafficking and racketeering on Monday evening. Diddy has been sitting at MDC Brooklyn since his arraignment on Tuesday … Read more
The New York City Wine & Food Festival will ditch Manhattan for the first time in 17 years and bring its showcase events to the Brooklyn waterfront – bolstering the borough’s growing epicurean bona fides. The annual event, which runs from Oct. 17-20, will set up a giant tent at Sunset Park’s Brooklyn Army Terminal’s … Read more
When Usher hit the stage at Barclays Center on Friday night, he made himself right at home at the Brooklyn arena for the first of four sold-out shows on his Past Present Future Tour. The R&B superstar — dressed in all black everything, from his sequined coat to his shades — opened with “Coming Home,” … Read more
Maybe putting up walls can be a good thing for a relationship. Dating apps are so last decade, say the NYC singles of all ages lining up on weekends to have their photos posted on a wall in Brooklyn’s McCarren Park — in hopes of finding their next match. “It’s just a much more exciting way … Read more
The Sri Lanka native, who moved to New York from London in 2022, shares his home in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, with more than two dozen people as part of a shared living space that is akin to a college dorm. It costs him a staggering $2,100 in rent each month. In a recent interview with CNBC, the 33-year-old lifted … Read more
Vivid Seats is the New York Post’s official ticketing partner. We may receive revenue from this partnership for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. Prepare for the serenade of the year. On Sept. 6-7 and 9-10, Usher will make Brooklyn’s Barclays Center his home when he performs four (!) ‘Past Present Future … Read more
What happened in Bushwick didn’t stay in Bushwick. It took fabled Roberta’s 15 years, but the pizza paradise’s wood-fired ovens landed with a blast in the Penn Station/Madison Square Garden zone last month — a culinary and cultural upheaval that might change perceptions of the area’s fast-food commuter hell. Amazingly, the pizza, pasta and other Italian dishes that … Read more
Brooklyn Rivera went from queen of the house to the house’s latest victim on “Big Brother 26.” The 34-year-old business administrator’s game collapsed when Quinn Martin ratted out their five-person Pentagon alliance, resulting in Cedric Hodges’ shocking blindside. Then, Tucker Des Lauriers won Head of Household and successfully got Rivera evicted by a near-unanimous vote. … Read more