Forged in fire. For decades, Fire Island Pines, the historic gay community located on the edge of the barrier island, has been a reliable haven for gay men who hop on a ferry to let loose every summer. But as another sweltering season of debauchery kicks off, the community is currently being shaken up like … Read more
As much as the “Gunfighter Era” of the Old West was characterized by shoot-outs in the streets, so too was it known for tall tales and quick quips. Consider the case of Pink Higgins. Higgins stumbled upon a cattle rustler who had just killed and butchered one of his herd, so he shot the man … Read more
Music legend Rick Derringer, who was best known for the 1960s hit “Hang on Sloopy” and the ’70s single “Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo,” has passed away. He was 77. Derringer’s longtime friend and caretaker Tony Wilson shared the shocking news via Facebook on Tuesday. The legendary rocker died “peacefully” in his sleep on Monday, … Read more
Jalen Brunson’s wife Ali was like the rest Knicks faithful when he hit the game-winning 3-pointer with 5.1 seconds in a 116-113 win over the Pistons in Game 6 to wrap up the first-round series Thursday. “Screaming crying throwing up,” Ali wrote on her Instagram Story, including a video of Jalen’s step-back dagger at the top … Read more
The sports world was hit with a stunner late Friday night when George Foreman’s family announced he had died earlier in the day at the age of 76. A sports fanatic himself, President Donald Trump remembered the legendary boxer in a Truth Social post early Saturday morning. “George Foreman is dead. What a GREAT FIGHTER!!!” Trump wrote. “He had, … Read more
It would’ve been a diva dream team with the Queen of Pop and the Queen of Buttah. That’s what almost happened when Madonna was supposed to pair up with Barbra Streisand on the latter’s 1993 “Back to Broadway” album. The sequel to Streisand’s 1985 “The Broadway Album” was set to feature Madonna on the classic … Read more
LAS VEGAS — Veteran crooner Wayne Newton’s latest “Danke Schoen” for his longtime friend President Ronald Reagan took form on a nippy night in an area recording studio. There, amidst an array of electronics and under the watchful eyes of a producer, an engineer and Newton’s wife, attorney Kathleen McCrone, the 82-year-old known as Mr. … Read more
Greg Gumbel, a longtime sportscaster who called the NFL for CBS for decades and served as the studio’s host during the NCAA Tournament, has reportedly died, Emmy-winning producer Dan Forer wrote on Facebook on Friday. Gumbel was 78 years old. No cause of death was revealed. Greg Gumbel is pictured before the Final Four during … Read more
New York has long been one of the world’s major cities — and with restaurants to match. Now, some of these eateries are getting some prime recognition. The online travel guide TasteAtlas just released its list of the 100 most legendary restaurants in the world, ranking the spots that are “renowned for their longevity, reliability … Read more
As New York City bakeries go, this pastry shop takes the cake. Veniero’s Pasticceria is celebrating its 130th anniversary this fall, and its fourth-generation owner dished on the East Village shop’s star-studded clientele — from Frank Sinatra and Joe DiMaggio to Knicks star Jalen Brunson and the cast of “Sex and The City.” Although known … Read more
Legendary basketball announcer Hubie Brown, 91, is calling it quits after this year. The longtime coach first started broadcasting games after he was fired by the Hawks in 1981. “We are going to give Hubie one last shot on a game,” ESPN Burke Magnus said on Jimmy Traina’s “SI Media” podcast. Hubie Brown coached the … Read more
Franco-Italian journalist and writer Alain Elkann may not be familiar to some Americans, but in Europe he is a mix of Barbara Walters, Oprah Winfrey and Anderson Cooper. A mind of unlimited inquisitiveness, Elkann has interviewed the world’s leading creatives, politicians and business-leaders over the past three decades. Many appear in Elkann’s new book, “Alain … Read more
In 1866, a group of New York’s finest decided that their fair city needed a museum. It would be a big museum. An important museum. A “national” museum that would bring great art and art education to the American people. A museum like the National Gallery in London, or the Louvre in Paris. (Never mind that … Read more
Sunday will be Funday at the Whitney Museum of American Art, with a real-life version of a popular PBS Kids character joining a celebration of the late legendary dancer and choreographer Alvin Ailey. Xavier Riddle, the main character from “Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum,” will be part of a day of Ailey-inspired activities to … Read more
Legendary photographer Dustin Pittman was the man shooting the scene in New York in its vintage years in the late ’60s, ’70s and ’80s — from music and fashion icons to Hollywood royalty. And his new book, “Dustin Pittman: New York After Dark,” turns the page back on the golden era. “It was an incredible … Read more
movie review SATURDAY NIGHT Running time: 109 minutes. Rated R (language throughout, sexual references, some drug use and brief graphic nudity). In theaters Sept. 27. Lorne Michaels should send a check to Sony. Because the studio’s sent him a love letter. In their new movie “Saturday Night,” a madcap comedy about the 90-minute dash leading … 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
On the evening of June 14, 1994 from the television booth inside Madison Square Garden, Sam Rosen said the words Rangers fans had been waiting to hear for 54 years. “The waiting is over! The New York Rangers are the Stanley Cup Champions! And this one will last a lifetime!” Rosen was asked about that … Read more
In Gill Paul’s latest book, “Scandalous Women,” a historical novel about phenomenally bestselling authors Jacqueline Susann and Jackie Collins — both famous for their sex-driven fiction, and their battles for recognition and critical acceptance in the male-dominated publishing world of the 1960s — there’s a shocking scene that could be right out of the #MeToo … Read more
At Electric Lady Studios — the influential Greenwich Village recording venue founded by Jimi Hendrix — artists from David Bowie and Lou Reed to Beyoncé and Taylor Swift have laid down tracks. But, insiders say the space is filled with more than just good vibes and great music. Many say it’s haunted. “Pretty much every … Read more