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  • Did Justin Theroux have bachelor party at NYC

    Justin Theroux is rumoured to have had celebrated his bachelor party in New York City. The 41-year-old actor, who was photographed enjoying a stag party at the Big Apple on Sunday, is fuelling speculation that he could be tying the knot with Jennifer Aniston sooner than expected, Contactmusic reported. A pal of Theroux, writer Gavin McInnes, posted a photo of himself fooling around with the ...

  • Keith’s on hand for sexy Nicole

    Nicole Kidman gets a courtly kiss from hubby Keith Urban at Cannes. The actress, serving as a juror at the prestigious film fest, and the country star, a judge on "American Idol," were attending the premiere of the Coen brothers’ "Inside Llewyn ...

  • NY residents voting on school budgets

    BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) -- New York school districts are proposing an average tax levy increase of 2.8 percent in budgets being voted on, with all but a relative few staying within taxing limits set by the state to virtually assure ...

  • Easier travel ahead for Conn. commuters

    Metro North employees, in orange vests, help transfer westbound commuters at the transportation center in Bridgeport, Ct., to shuttle buses Monday, May 20, 2013. The commuters had arrived from New Haven by train and were being bused to Stamford, Ct., where rail service to New York was available. A train collision on Friday injured 72 people and disrupted rail service into New York City. (AP ...

  • Bike racks block EMS at victim’s co-op

    EXCLUSIVE A Greenwich Village co-op board that has sued the city for blocking its entrance with bike-share racks nearly saw its worst fears realized yesterday when emergency responders had trouble getting to a 92-year-old resident in distress.An EMS crew encountered difficulties getting the sick man from the entrance of The Cambridge at 175 W. 13th St., around 60 feet of bike racks and to the ...


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Movie Review

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back [Blu-Ray]

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back [Blu-Ray]

One of the running gags throughout Kevin Smiths fifth and (supposedly) final Jersey movie, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, is that it is a dumb idea to make a movie centered around Jay and Silent Bob. The whole movie is a kind of outlandish, self-reflexive, ... ...

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  • Hofstra ‘kin’ Cop to blame

    The godfather of the Hofstra student shot dead by a cop during a Long Island home invasion blasted the officer yesterday for not first trying to reason with the violent felon who held her hostage. "He should have tried negotiation," said Henrique Santos outside the Tarrytown family home of slain Andrea Robello. Robello, 21, was struck and killed as veteran Nassau Police Officer Nikolas ...

  • Niese tasked with cooling red-hot Reds

    Reds first baseman Joey Votto opened his team's three-game series against the Mets on Monday as the reigning National League Player of the Week. Although running into an All-Star who is fresh off leading the Majors with a .583 batting average last week should be a concern for the Mets as they get ready for the second game of the three-game set on Tuesday, the biggest problem for them might ...

  • Decision due on dismissal of Kennedy case in NY

    Kennedy is the daughter of the late Sen. Robert F. Kennedy and the ex-wife of Gov. Andrew Cuomo. She was arrested in July after her Lexus swerved into a tractor-trailer near her home north of New York ...

  • Killing of gay man in NYC draws protesters

    NEW YORK (AP) -- The killing of a gay man who police say was taunted with homophobic slurs drew thousands of people to the scene of the crime to restore a sense of safety to one of the nation's most gay-friendly ...

  • Marcellus families navigate contaminated drinking water

    After his well was contaminated by cow manure, Chris Sgouris of Amber Road in Marcellus became a one-man water department. Here he moves a hose from one water storage container to another to keep water flowing into his home. Sgouris said he pays about $80 a week to have water trucked to his ...

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