Taylor Swift has been tapped to headline the upcoming Amazon Prime Day Concert. The pop powerhouse of current “Calm Down” controversy will lead an all-female lineup featuring fellow top 40 songstresses Dua Lipa, SZA and Becky G. Emmy-winning actress Jane Lynch (“Glee”) will host. The concert will stream live starting at 9 p.m. July 10 … Continue reading "Taylor Swift will lead Amazon Prime Day’s all-female concert"
Read MoreMonth: June 2019
Burglars robbed man of $20K by threatening his grandmother
An elderly woman was held by the neck and dragged by a pair of thieves who robbed her grandson of $20,000 in the Queens home, according to authorities. The 29-year-old man, who works at a nearby strip club, let a male friend crash on the couch inside his LeFrak City apartment in Corona on the … Continue reading "Burglars robbed man of $20K by threatening his grandmother"
Read More$2.8M Brooklyn house has heart-shaped pool, wild history
Bay Ridge is for lovers — at least this home at 8514 Narrows Ave. is. This property, on the market for $2.8 million, comes with a heart-shaped pool. The house is part of an original property owned in the 1920s by an eccentric socialite, Gertrude Lintz, according to Halstead co-listing broker Peter Grazioli. Gertrude, together … Continue reading "$2.8M Brooklyn house has heart-shaped pool, wild history"
Read More‘Yesterday’ proves The Beatles’ music is as timeless as ever
Paul is dead! In director Danny Boyle’s clever new comedy, “Yesterday,” that famous hoax is actually sorta true. A man wakes up after a bike accident during a blackout to discover a world where all submarines are gray, blackbirds sing in the afternoon and all you need is cash — The Beatles never happened. If … Continue reading "‘Yesterday’ proves The Beatles’ music is as timeless as ever"
Read MoreGranny cardigans are somehow sexy again! (Thanks, Bella Hadid)
Move over grandma heels, we’ve got a new geriatric trend in town. While the term “cardigan” might conjure up some old-school connotations, they’re back and slinkier than ever. Granted, this isn’t the first time cardis got the sexed-up treatment — the mid- to late-’90s were all about teeny sweaters in a range of pastel shades. … Continue reading "Granny cardigans are somehow sexy again! (Thanks, Bella Hadid)"
Read MoreHard Rock Hotel construction back in action
A tower crane popped up and construction resumed over the weekend after a curious, weeks-long pause at the Hard Rock Hotel site at 151 W. 48th St. But the construction manager for the 34-story, 225,000-square-foot project is now Aecom Tishman, not Plaza Construction — which was hired for preliminary tasks such as providing cost estimates … Continue reading "Hard Rock Hotel construction back in action"
Read More‘This is a real problem’: Feds probing bogus Grubhub fees
Grubhub may soon be getting an unwelcome order — from the federal government. The Small Business Administration, a US agency that guarantees loans to mom-and-pop businesses, is probing how the online delivery giant has charged restaurants thousands of dollars in bogus fees for phone orders that never happened, The Post has learned. The SBA, which … Continue reading "‘This is a real problem’: Feds probing bogus Grubhub fees"
Read MoreDriver who plowed into Florida highway cop busted in Queens
A Queens man who mowed down a highway cop in Florida with his BMW and then fled was busted in the Big Apple borough nearly a month after the dramatic, caught-on-camera incident, police said. Donnell Reddy, 25, of Jamaica was nabbed on Friday in Queens in connection with the May 25 police hit-and-run in which … Continue reading "Driver who plowed into Florida highway cop busted in Queens"
Read MoreSenate passes $4.6B emergency bill for border, at odds with House
The Senate on Wednesday passed a bill authorizing $4.6 billion in emergency spending for humanitarian aid at the southern border, setting up a fight with the House, which approved a version that puts sharp restrictions on the Trump administration. President Trump backs the Senate measure. Senate Republicans were pressing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to pass … Continue reading "Senate passes $4.6B emergency bill for border, at odds with House"
Read MoreWhy the first Democratic primary debates are shaping up to be a mess
Surveying the landscape on which the Democrats are going to try to best him next year, Donald Trump said this: “It’s a very unexciting group of people.” If you’re a Democrat and want to beat him next year, you’d better hope the two nights of debates this week prove Trump wrong. These debates are more … Continue reading "Why the first Democratic primary debates are shaping up to be a mess"
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