New York

Before it hits theaters on Christmas Day, the cast of Quentin Tarantino’s new film Django Unchained hit the red carpet last night for its NYC premiere. Though Kerry Washington couldn’t make it, the movie’s stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Jamie Foxx held it down Read More

The stars showed up and showed out last night in support of Hurricane Sandy relief at the 12.12.12 concert at Madison Square Garden last night. Kanye West and Alicia Keys were among the many performers that also included Bon Jovi, Bruce Springstein and more. Yeezy performed over Read More

Today marks exactly 2 weeks until Christmas Eve, but New York has you covered with a variety of pop-up shops to purchase those last minute gifts that you just haven’t quite gotten to yet. Racked put together a list of the 15 best ones around the city this year, including Read More

Mayor Bloomberg won’t finish his final term until next year, but he’s already got his eye on and hopes up for a particular successor: former First Lady, Hillary Clinton. Unfortunately, Mrs. C is said to have “disappointed Bloomberg,” because she has no Read More

New York was hit HARD by Hurricane Sandy, leaving many without power, transportation and more…some for weeks at time. The subway system was out downtown due to flooding for quite some time, as well as various tunnels throughout the NYC area. Though the MTA acted swiftly in Read More

New York Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez  spent some time in the Rockaways distributing meals to over 300 families last Tuesday. PS 215 was the site of the distribution, where Sanchez (in conjunction with City Harvest) gave the meals provided by Dinosaur BBQ to families still Read More

Some New York residents were without power for WEEKS following Hurricane Sandy, and now Con Edison and the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA), among others, have been subpoenaed by NY governor Andrew Cuomo’s new Sandy commission for their handling of the situation. The Read More

Well here’s something you don’t see every day! Staten Island residents got quite the show yesterday, when both a zebra and a pony got loose from an apparent petting zoo and ended up running wild through a shopping center parking lot. “There was basically a stampede in Read More

In the words of Ice Cube: it was a good day. NYC kicked off the last week of November with a great start, as not one person was reported shot, stabbed or slashed on Monday…a feat that hasn’t been accomplished since NYPD officials can remember. Though someone did get Read More

New statistics show some not-so-good news for New York, as just 29% of public high school students are ready for college-level work! “Kids in a handful of schools are well prepared — and tens of thousands of kids in hundreds of schools are not,” said former City University of New Read More

As states like Colorado and Washington lead the frontier in marijuana advancements by legalizing the use of the green plant as a whole, New Yorkers have renewed their push for legalization of medical marijuana, noting that it could bring in hundreds of millions of dollars in Read More

President Obama has landed in NYC today, to continue his help in Hurricane Sandy relief alongside New York’s Governor Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Mike Bloomberg. His first step was an aerial tour of Far Rockaway, one of the cities most damaged by the storm. He will later meet Read More