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Woody Allen Still Comes Off Like a Schmuck in Affair With 16-Year-Old Girl

Keith GirardDecember 18, 2018

Woody Allen still comes off like a schmuck, no matter how you slice his eight-year affair with Babi Christina Engelhardt, who detailed their, ahem, “romance,” which began in 1976, in an eye-opening report....

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Nada Marjanovich, ‘L. I. Pulse’ Publisher, Folds Magazine After 13 Years

Keith GirardAugust 3, 2018

Nada marjanovich, who carved out a niche in the shadow of New York City for an arts and lifestyle magazine and called it Long Island Pulse, is folding the publication after 13 years and 136 issues, she said in an editor’s note with the latest issue....

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Jennifer Lopez, Yankee Great Shacking Up in New York City, Reports Say

Keith GirardOctober 18, 2017

Jennifer Lopez and Yankee great Alex Rodriguez are reportedly looking to shack up in New York City eight months into their relationship. How long will it last? Lopez, 48, and still a kicking performer, just put her Manhattan apartment on the market for $27 million. Rodriguez previously dated Cameron Diaz and Kate Hudson. ...

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Ivanka Trump Inflated Sense of Self-Worth Hinders NYC Condo Sale (See!)

Keith GirardOctober 3, 2017

Ivanka Trump is experiencing blowback from her father’s presidency just like other condo owners in Trump properties. She’s been forced to cut the price twice on her two-bedroom Upper East Side apartment in New York City. But still no takers. Ivanka and husband Jared Kushner bought the unit for $1.5 million in 2004 from her father’s company, the Trump Organization....

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Giuliani Times Square Porn Crackdown Ruled Legal by NY Appeals Court

Keith GirardJune 7, 2017

New York City laws enacted during former Mayor Rudy Giuliani’s administration to crack down on porn shops, sex shows and topless bars have been upheld by the state’s highest court, marking the latest turn in a see-saw 20-year legal battle. The New York Court of Appeals ruled, 5-0, the City has “met its burden” to administer zoning restrictions and limitations on sex businesses....

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Bob Simon, Veteran ’60 Minutes’ Reporter, Killed in NYC Car Crash

Keith GirardFebruary 11, 2015

Bob Simon, the award winning journalist for CBS’s long-running program “60 Minutes,” was killed this evening (Feb. 11) in a car crash in New York City. The driver of his livery cab and the driver of the Mercedes it collided with were not seriously hurt. Simon, 73 was riding in the back of the livery cab, usually a full-size sedan, when the accident occurred. Rescue personnel had to cut the top off the car to extract the correspondent and his driver. He likely was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the accident....

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Comic-Con New York City Events Live Stream! Watch Here!

Keith GirardOctober 11, 2013

Comic-Con New York City will be streaming live all weekend from the Javits Center in Manhattan. More than 150,000 people are expected to attend. The show starts Oct. 11 and will continue through Sunday. The event is sold out so this the only way to gain exclusive access to the events....

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Comic-Con Hits New York City; Nerds Go Nuts! (15 photos!)

Keith GirardOctober 10, 2013

Comic-Con hit New York City today (Oct.10) drawing swarms of geeks, nerds, ghouls, zombies and assorted costumed characters to the streets around Manhattan’s Javits Center. More than 150,000 fans are expected to attend the four-day event, making it second only to its San Diego cousin....

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Horrific New York City Cab Crash Raises Safety Questions (video)

Keith GirardAugust 20, 2013

A horrific crash involving a New York City cab that injured a bicyclist and severed a pedestrian’s foot raises fresh questions about the competence and training of drivers behind one of the most ubiquitous vehicles on Manhattan streets. I know. I was involved in more than one incident involving a taxi cab as an avid bicyclist and as a motorist, including a hit-and-run accident. A taxi-cab driver ran a stop sign and sideswiped my car, then brazenly drove off when he saw me getting out of my car. Most New Yorkers have their own horror stories, tell them below in the comment section. ...

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Liza Ghorbani’s Messy Sex Scandal Smacks New York Times

Keith GirardJuly 18, 2013

Journalist Liza Ghorbani’s messy train-wreck sex with Liam Gallagher is a far bigger media scandal than the ridiculous flap over Rolling Stone’s Boston bomber cover, but so far The New York Times has emerged relatively unscathed....

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Media Mogul Rupert Murdoch Wife No. 3 Wendi Deng Split

Keith GirardJune 13, 2013

Rupert Murdoch has called it quits on his wife of 14 years, Wendi Deng. Wendi Deng, wife of media mogul Rupert Murdoch, who famously slapped a prankster who hi...

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Snowstorm Nemo Turns NYC Into Winter Wonderland (Photos)

Keith GirardFebruary 9, 2013

New York's Central Park was transformed into a magical winter wonderland after winter storm Nemo dumped 11.4 inches of snow on the green oasis. Early Saturday morning (Feb. 9), New Yorkers came out in droves to sled, snowboard, walk, run and bike in the heavy snow....

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NYT Reporter Elizabeth A. Harris: Asian Americans Don’t Count

Keith GirardAugust 6, 2012

According to New York Times reporter Elizabeth A. Harris, Asian-Americans are not minorities in the U.S., and even if they were, they’re so marginal a group that they don’t count. Poor misguided Elizabeth writes: “This metropolitan area is actually one of the most segregated in the country in terms of where people live. ...

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