Conn. gets salty over pizza list snub — while America’s best slice goes to a classic

Conn. gets salty over pizza list snub — while America’s best slice goes to a classic

There’s mushroom for improvement. Connecticut’s desperate attempts to make people think they are the pizza capital of the nation — which included a laughable taxpayer-funded ad blitz — have dried up like a gas-station slice, as a new poll has named New York the real US pizza champion. The Nutmeg State made a floppy landing … Read more

Californians can’t get any peace and quiet — state ranks almost worst in new noise study

Californians can’t get any peace and quiet — state ranks almost worst in new noise study

Big state, big noise. A new analysis naming and shaming the loudest states in the country puts California in third to last place — with one surprising Golden State city called out as the second noisiest of any metro in the entire United States. Using data pulled from the U.S. National Transportation Noise Map, which measures … Read more

California ranks in nation’s top 10 for highest student loan payments, new study finds

California ranks in nation’s top 10 for highest student loan payments, new study finds

California may be known for its public colleges,  but student loan bills here are still among the nation’s highest. The Golden State ranks No. 9 in the U.S. for average monthly student loan payments, according to a new WalletHub analysis. Californians pay an average of $237 a month — with no other Western state cracking … Read more

Lobster roll debate over controversial ingredient divides New England

Lobster roll debate over controversial ingredient divides New England

Ordering a lobster roll “Connecticut-style” in Maine might garner a dirty look — or worse, a side of mayonnaise instead of butter. A recent debate has heated up in Maine over how a proper lobster roll should be served: warm, with butter, or cold, with mayo. Maine-style lobster rolls traditionally consist of cold lobster meat, … Read more

How much are last-minute tickets to see Steve Martin and Martin Short?

How much are last-minute tickets to see Steve Martin and Martin Short?

New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you click or buy through our links. Featured pricing is subject to change. 40 years after the release of “Three Amigos,” the trio is on the road. Just not together. From September 2026 through April 2027, Steve Martin and Martin Short are striking … Read more

NYC outskirts crowd out top 6 in America’s 20 Best Suburbs ranking

NYC outskirts crowd out top 6 in America’s 20 Best Suburbs ranking

Where do New Yorkers go after the rat race is won? While there is nowhere that compares to New York City, the call of the quaint and the quiet, not to mention the lure of lawns and leafy streets, has long drawn urbanites to the outskirts. To help city slickers choose an aspirational outskirt, HGTV … Read more

America’s best food town is a seafood lover’s paradise and an easy drive from NYC

While NYC has no shortage of celebrated restaurants, sometimes we must yield to the call of the quaint, and this seaside town more than delivers. In a recent roundup of the best small towns in the country, Travel + Leisure crowned Mystic, Connecticut, as the best of the best for destination dining. Made famous by … Read more

Willie Nelson and Neil Young announce two East Coast shows. Get tickets

SeatGeek is the official music concert Ticketing Partner of the New York Post. 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 Red Headed Stranger is gigging with The Godfather of Grunge. Ahead of their annual Farm Aid gig, Willie … Read more

Exclusive | My wild weekend at summer camp for NYC grownups — 15 years after I dreaded it as a kid

The last time I came to Club Getaway in Connecticut’s Litchfield Hills was 2011 — I was 12 years old, sitting on a crowded school bus with my iPod Nano blasting Grouplove’s “Tongue Tied,” wearing a black Hot Topic two-piece swimsuit and intensely knotting friendship bracelets for my friends, privately agonizing over how I was going … Read more

Exclusive | I went to Mohegan Sun in Connecticut. It’s worth the drive from NYC

Exclusive | I went to Mohegan Sun in Connecticut. It’s worth the drive from NYC

New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you click or buy through our links. Featured pricing is subject to change. Deep, deep in Connecticut sits an oasis. No, we’re not talking about the omnipresent greenery that lines the state’s opulent highways (although the oak, maple, birch, and pine trees on … Read more

John Mayer is coming to Connecticut’s Mohegan Sun. What do tickets cost?

John Mayer is coming to Connecticut’s Mohegan Sun. What do tickets cost?

SeatGeek is the official music concert Ticketing Partner of the New York Post. We may receive revenue from this partnership for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. Featured pricing is subject to change. John Mayer is striking out on his own. Well, for one night. After an exhilarating, extended stint with Dead … Read more

The most all-American attraction in each of the 13 OG colonies to visit this summer

The most all-American attraction in each of the 13 OG colonies to visit this summer

Two hundred and fifty years ago, 13 colonies fought to become the founding states of a new nation. Each of them is intrinsic to the story of the USA; no wonder, many families will choose to travel through America’s OG baker’s dozen during the year’s 250th anniversary. But not all of their attractions are so … Read more

How much are tickets to see Diana Ross in concert? Get them with a discount

How much are tickets to see Diana Ross in concert? Get them with a discount

SeatGeek is the official music concert Ticketing Partner of the New York Post. 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 woman who brought us “Endless Love” also tours endlessly. 82-year-old Diana Ross recently announced she’s going to play … Read more

3 Connecticut children die following ‘unusual’ over-the-counter drug overdoses

3 Connecticut children die following ‘unusual’ over-the-counter drug overdoses

A string of over-the-counter drug-induced deaths is putting care providers and state officials on high alert. In the past two months, three children in Connecticut have allegedly died in connection to overdoses of diphenhydramine, the active ingredient in Benadryl. The fatalities were confirmed earlier this week by the state Office of the Child Advocate (OCA). … Read more

Critic says Martha Stewart’s $97 baked potato is shockingly good — but it’s far from the swankiest spud in fine dining

Critic says Martha Stewart’s  baked potato is shockingly good — but it’s far from the swankiest spud in fine dining

Martha Stewart doesn’t do small potatoes. At the multi-hyphenate’s The Bedford restaurant at Foxwoods Resort Casino, which opened this March in Mashantucket, Connecticut, joining the restaurant’s other location in Paris, Las Vegas, one standout item on the menu is a spud-centered side dish — “Martha’s Smashed Baked Potato,” which is smashed tableside with crème fraîche, … Read more

Tom Jones announces ‘Come Gather Round Tour,’ two NYC shows. Get tickets

Tom Jones announces ‘Come Gather Round Tour,’ two NYC shows. Get tickets

SeatGeek is the official music concert Ticketing Partner of the New York Post. We may receive revenue from this partnership for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. Featured pricing is subject to change. Here’s what’s new, pussycats. Tom Jones just announced he’s striking out on an international outing he’s calling ‘Come Gather … Read more

Exclusive | Japan’s Princess Mako, who gave up royal life to marry a commoner, spotted with little heir — after fleeing NYC for burbs

Exclusive | Japan’s Princess Mako, who gave up royal life to marry a commoner, spotted with little heir — after fleeing NYC for burbs

The Japanese princess who renounced her royal title and wealth to marry her commoner husband has been spotted with a little heir — after fleeing NYC for the suburbs. Princess Mako Komuro, the first child of Japan’s crown prince and the niece of Emperor Naruhito, sported a Target shopping bag alongside her husband Kei Komuro … Read more

Exclusive | Inside Lena Dunham’s quiet life in London after fleeing Hollywood

Exclusive | Inside Lena Dunham’s quiet life in London after fleeing Hollywood

Lena Dunham is living a quiet life, going back and forth between London and Connecticut with her husband, Luis Felber, and their four pet pigs. “I really love London deeply,” she exclusively told The Post, “although I will say that there are times when the lack of exceptional tacos really gets to me.” The “Girls” … Read more

Metallica announces two concerts at Connecticut’s Mohegan Sun. Get tickets

Metallica announces two concerts at Connecticut’s Mohegan Sun. Get tickets

New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you click or buy through our links. Featured pricing is subject to change. Metallica won’t be relegated to just the Sphere this year. On Monday, April 6, James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo announced they’ll perform two nights at Uncasville, … Read more

Restaurant owner could ‘go broke’ under blue state’s proposed to-go packaging ban, he warns

Restaurant owner could ‘go broke’ under blue state’s proposed to-go packaging ban, he warns

A proposal being weighed by Connecticut lawmakers could change how takeout food is packaged and delivered, and critics say it could affect quality and cost and could even threaten the livelihood of individual restaurant owners, with one saying he could “go broke” as a result.  House Bill 5524 would prohibit restaurants and other food service businesses from … Read more