New York cabbies caught overcharging passengers - 1.8 million times
The New York Taxi and Limousine Commission has uncovered a massive scam/scheme in which 1.8 million riders were overcharged. The scheme netted 36,000 drivers an extra $8.3 million in cab fares, charging passengers about $5 too much for each ride. The overcharging wasn't even that hard for them to pull off - the cabbies would simply change their meter to a higher per-mile fare, reserved for rides in the Nassau and Westchester area. When activated, the meter would show the new fare code, but...

Five places to puff in Manhattan: Tips for Smokers
Yes, I know. Every time I write something for the smokers out there, the comments always fill up with an argument over smoking itself. For now, I'm just going to assume that there are some people out there who happen to smoke and travel. I have this sneaking suspicion that I'm not the only one. So, for those of you who enjoy a puff on the road, here are five places where you can smoke in Manhattan . At least one of them will surprise you. 1. Tobacco shops Rather than single out one, I'd...

New York City Loves Dogs... We Love This Person
A New York pooch complete with its own stroller is pushed around Manhattan by its elderly orange haired owner. According to a report in the New York Daily News, New York City has an estimated one to one and a half million dogs, putting its dog population ahead of the human population of all but the five or ten largest cities in the country. To top that off, New York has more than a hundred doggie day care center, which cost around $700 a month. As if that were enough, Manhattan itself has...

NYC woman dies, struck by train while retrieving purse
Rose Mankos, 48, was struck by a 6 train heading north at the 77th street station, desperately attempting to climb back on to the platform as horrified fellow passengers shouted instructions for her to lie flat on the tracks. The driver sounded the train’s horn several times but was unable to brake in time to save Mankos. Witnesses describe a harrowing scene as the doomed woman attempted to evade the oncoming train: “She had one choice to make and seconds to make it,” said...

The Real Housewives of New York Sneak Peek 3/11/10
This week on The Real Housewives of New York City, Ramona reprimands Mario for the infamous comment he made about LuAnn, which makes him want to bury the

'Real Housewives of New York City,' Season 3, Episode 2: TV Recap
'Real Housewives of New York City,' Season 3, Episode 2: TV Recap

The Real Housewives of New York Recap 3/11/10
Ramona and Mario meet Simon and Alex for dinner. Coincidentally, both Simon and Mario are dressed alike. Ramona invites Simon and Alex to a luncheon at their home. Mario called Luanne so they could discuss why Luanne is upset with him.

Alex McCord Talks 'Real Housewives of New York City' Season 3 (VIDEO)
Holy catfight! Alex McCord of the 'Real Housewives of New York City' recently stopped by our AOL studio to dish more on the current season, airing Thursdays at 10PM on Bravo. In an exclusive joint interview with PopEater , Alex gave us the scoop on Ramona vs. Simon, whether she's still friends with everyone on the show and what to expect from the new 'Housewives' in town. Watch the video interview below:

'The Real Housewives of New York City': Labor Day pains
On " The Real Housewives of New York City ," the split between the housewives grows more apparent as we see who lands where on Labor Day. Just add music Bethenny and new beau, Jason, meet up with Ramona and her husband, Mario, for drinks. After the last episode, Bethenny and Ramona both have "countess" beef. First, Ramona says she felt "verbally raped" by the LuAnn and Jill on the boat. Then, Bethenny recounted her fight with LuAnn in the bar saying she was tired of the hypocrisy. Ramona then...

'The Real Housewives of New York City' Roundup: The Battle of the Parties
It's Labor Day weekend on The Real Housewives of New York City and what better way to celebrate the holiday than to throw not one but two dueling parties. The wounds are still fresh from LuAnn and Ramona's tiff in last week's premiere but these girls are about to cause a larger rift as they both throw parties at the same time which cause tension among the other housewives. In the second episode of The Real Housewives of New York City 's third season, Mario's "Countless" comment becomes the...

Dumb Movie Twist of the Week: "Remember Me"
The movie opens with a shot of the Twin Towers from Brooklyn. Kind of a giveaway. Then a title says it’s Brooklyn, NY, 1991–where a little girl watches her mother get shot in front of her on a subway platform (for no reason, since she’s already surrendered her purse, plus there are lots of witnesses, plus the killer fires a bullet right before the subway doors close on him, ensuring he’ll be trapped and waiting for the police to come get him). Then another title says...

EXCLUSIVE! I Got To Hang Out With The Real Housewives of New York City!
« Previous     Next » Play Don’t always believe what you see on TV! Reality TV is not always real … and I can testify to that statement. Over the past two weeks, I’ve gotten to know the women of Bravo’s The Real Housewives of New York City and they’re so NOT the drama queens you see on the small scree...

The Real Housewives of New York City: Preview of Episode 3.2 "Dueling Labor Day Parties"
Now that we've seen some of the drama go down on the season opener of The Real Housewives of New York City , it's time to move forward to other matters such as Bethenny Frankel's newfound love. If you've been following updates about Bethenny, then you already know a thing or two about the new man in her life, Jason Hoppy.  Catch Up on the Season 3 Opening Squabbles Earlier reports revealed that Bethenny and Jason first met at NYC nightclub Tenjune in 2008. Then it was reported that...

The Real Housewives of New York City Reality Check: 'Dueling Labor Day Parties'
Bravo's Real Housewives franchise is so riddled with catty fights, extravagant parties and shameless publicity stunts, that it is hard to decipher which tear-filled moments are genuine and which are just the creation of self-loathing PAs hired to continually escalate...

'Real Housewives of New York City': Labor (Day) strike
When Ramona and her husband Mario are the go-to couple to dine with, there's something wrong -- yet oh so right -- with the universe. I'm waiting for my invitation. Their first double date is with newly love stung Bethenny and her boyfriend ( now soon-to-be husband ) Jason. Oh, wait. Forgot to mention the fifth wheel at the dinner table: Ramona's hair. At this point, that coif needs its own agent with all the attention its getting. Did she really say her hair is a sex symbol? Oy....

Meet Your Vegetables: The Farmers Market in Winter
By this time of year, the Inwood farmers market is a slim affair. Never particularly expansive even in the summer, the shoppers and sellers have dwindled. There is a trickle of, I don't know, either hardcore locavores or devotees of the greenmarket social scene, the urban hippie parents catching up on neighborhood gossip and scheduling playdates. There is local wine and local seafood and apple turnovers the size of your face. I don't know if those are made with local flour, and...

Real Housewives of New York City: Skinny Girls and Big Fat Mouths
Here we go. Another season of Caaaaaaa-razy! For your enjoyment, I give you the Ramona Catwalk strut. It is pure gold, just like all the crap she sells on Home Shopping: The O.C. fillies are barely back in their stalls when out of the Bridgehampton Polo Club come galloping those old New Yawk nags again. I wish I could say that time has treated the Big Apple ladies well, and it has as far as their looks go. It's just that their insides are so rotten. Everyone is fighting or backstabbing or in...

NYC Taxi Drivers
NYC Taxi Drivers

Sarah Jessica Parker's Outfit: Bravo!
Talk about looking sexy in the city! SJP dazzled at Bravo's Upfronts Party in NYC last night. I love how she can go from looking so drab during the day to looking like a million bucks at night! Word on the street is that she even mingled with the Real Housewives of New York while inside the shindig! Wouldn't you like to see her and Bethenny chitchat over Cosmos?

French Film Fest Arrives
Kyle Smith (Twitter: @rkylesmith) is a film critic for The New York Post and the author of the novels Love Monkey and A Christmas Caroline . Type a title in the box above to locate a review. Find an alphabetical listing of The New York Post's recent film reviews here . Buy Love Monkey for $4! "Hilarious"--Maslin, NY Times. "Exceedingly readable and wickedly funny Romantic Comedy"--S.F. Chronicle. "Loud and brash, a helluva lot of fun"--Entertainment Weekly. "Engaging romp,...

Saskatchewan Politicians Apologize For Amazing 9/11 'Pig Roast' Flyer
A political party from Saskatchewan, the Canadian province just east of Mordor that’s known to nearby sprites and snow-furries as “hockey’s Arkansas,” recently planned a Fundraising “pig roast” for which the guest of honor would be a fireman who nearly died on 9/11, in New York City. The party’s publicists considered it appropriate, then, to promote the event with an unreadable flyer showing raging World Trade Center fireballs of terror from 9/11. (If...

New Yorkers Aren't as Crazy as You Thought [Crazies]
A study of the 57 largest metropolitan areas in the country shows NYC is only the seventh craziest . Cincinnati is nuttiest. What? Cincinnati? If we don't have loons on the street, what do we have?

Teresa's Take on The Real Housewives of New York
Teresa Giudice knows how to keep it classy — just don’t tell her to pay attention, puh-lease. The Real Housewives of New Jersey star is flipping the tables on the ladies of The Real Housewives of New York by sounding off on season 3 of their show. And her first post is all about love and relationships: People always ask me what’s the secret to a relationship. Besides the obvious — lots of patience, respect, communication and sex — there are tons of things that...

Bethenny Frankel Will Be a Pregnant Bride
Looks like wedding bells will be ringing sooner rather than later for 'Real Housewives of New York' star Bethenny Frankel. Although she's due to give birth in June (and already showing), Frankel told PopEater that she will saying 'I do' with fiance Jason Hoppy "before the baby [comes]." Earlier this week, Frankel told the press that the wedding is "soon, but not as soon [as the birth of the baby]." But it appears the bride-to-be will getting a custom-made dress to flaunt her growing baby...

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