Rocco DiSpirito is back with his first Big Apple restaurant in six years — and it’s about time. Bar Rocco (32 W. 48th St.) is a proudly old-school Italian American restaurant on the Kimpton Era Hotel’s second floor. It’s plain wonderful, thanks to DiSpirito’s skills, which first wowed the city at French-American Union Pacific in the late 1990s. … Read more
Theater review DEATH OF A SALESMAN 2 hours and 50 minutes, with one intermission. At the Winter Garden Theatre, 1634 Broadway. The vast stage of the Winter Garden Theatre is grimier than usual. The boards are covered in mounds of dirt and dust, and tiles have fallen off the pillars. Dingy and in disrepair, the … Read more
Connor Hellebuyck and wife Andrea will certainly remember this moment. Shortly after Team USA sealed its 2-1 overtime win against Canada in Sunday’s gold medal hockey game at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, the Michigan-born goalie, 32, found his biggest supporter in the stands at the Milano Santagiulia Arena, as captured in an Instagram Story … Read more
A perfect match. Venus Williams has finally confirmed her engagement to actor Andrea Preti amid months of speculation — and just moments after her historic return to the tennis court. In a post-match interview Tuesday, the tennis ace, 45, revealed that her 37-year-old beau had popped the all-important question to her. Venus Williams has finally confirmed … Read more
Celine Dion’s fans are on fire over a report in a French newspaper alleging the chanteuse lip-synced to a pre-recorded track at the Paris Olympics opening ceremony. The claims surfaced on Friday, Oct. 11, one day after Dion, 56, released a single of her Olympics performance — “Hymne à l’amour – Live from the Olympic … Read more
The King of Beers’ mighty Clydesdales are ready to reclaim their Super Bowl commercial throne. The iconic horses are set to hit the field and take center stage when they are featured in a new commercial, which debuts on Feb. 11. The 60-second spot begins with a group of six horses galloping to the rescue … Read more
Earlier this week, the country was shocked to learn that America’s 1984 sweetheart, Olympic gold medalist Mary Lou Retton, was in a Texas hospital fighting for her life against a rare form of pneumonia. But fans were even more surprised to learn the 55-year-old legend does not have health insurance — and her family was … Read more
Exactly one year to the day after Beyoncé released her Grammy-winning “Renaissance” album, the Queen B arrived in all her royal splendor for the first of two sold-out shows at MetLife Stadium. It completed the New York takeover of Mr. and Mrs. Carter after Jay-Z’s “Book of HOV” exhibit opened at the Brooklyn Museum a couple of … Read more
Call it the Lazarus of lunch counters. In March 2021, it was announced that Eisenberg’s Sandwich Shop, a Flatiron mainstay since 1928, was closing — devastating locals who flocked to the vintage Fifth Avenue nook for delicious deli staples. “When this place closed, I can’t tell you. I almost started crying,” said Rita, a Brooklyn … Read more