Alex McCord & Simon Van Kempen Out Of 'Real Housewives?'
nydailynews.com : New Yorkers may finally get a break from the city's most overexposed "House" husband: We hear that Simon van Kempen and his missus, Alex McCord, aren't being asked back for Season Four of "The Real Housewives of New York City." Rumors of an impending exit for the Brooklynites began swirling just as filming wrapped on Season Three, which begins March 4. Says an insider, "There are a ton of reasons they aren't being asked back." Read the whole story: nydailynews.com Get...

"Real Housewives Of New York" May Dump The Only Good Thing About The Show
We may not love New York anymore, after learning that “Real Housewives” producers are thinking of dropping wacky wannabee richies Alex McCord and Simon van Kempen from the show . Their reasons are, as Rahm Emmanuel would say, “f*cking retarded.” According to an inside source, viewers don’t “connect” with the pair. Says the spy, “All of the other women’s story lines have interwoven, yet Alex and Simon have kept theirs separate. It...

Real Housewives of New York City, The: Spring DVDs Planned for Season 1 and Season 2 Sets
Last week we reported about the New end-of-March date for A&E's release of The Real Housewives of New Jersey - Season 1 on DVD. Now a pair of pre-order listings added to Amazon tells us that they're bringing their 2008 Reality series in on the home video act, with May 25 launches of

NYC transit riders brace for more service cuts, bigger fare hikes
The widening budget hole stems from significantly lower than projected revenues from the Regional Mobility Tax, a payroll tax implemented last year as part of an MTA budget bailout package. Projected revenues for the 2009-2011 period have dropped $700 million, from $4.17 billion to $3.47 billion, according to a report in the New York Daily News . The bigger deficit raises the possibility that the MTA will raise fares more than the 7.5 percent already approved to take effect this summer. The...

Beyonce Debuts Her New "Heat" Fragrance With Launch Party in New York City
With her sister Solange behind the turntables mixing up hits as the DJ, Beyonce celebrated the launch of her new “Heat” fragrance with a a party Tuesday night (Feb 2) at 15 Union Square in New York City. The VIP guest list included Beyonce’s husband Jay-Z (who turned down photo opps) mom Tina, her former Destiny’s Child group mate Michelle Williams, R&B singer Usher and TV personality Sherri Shepherd. We all know who wasn’t invited. “If I had one scent...