Our favorite Jimmy Fallon bits over the last few years have all been musical ones—from Will Ferrell's recent "Tight Pants" song to Stephen Colbert singing "Friday," from Fallon's expert Neil Young impressions to Bruce Springsteen's wiggle-wiggle. Last night, he and Will Smith revealed that their grandfathers (Will "Sunnyside" Smith and James "Fatty Monroe" Fallon) had hosted a 1920's radio show together...and they performed "Parents Just Don't Understand," "Gettin' Jiggy Wit It," and a song that amounted to a big plug for Men In Black III. Watch below, even though this still doesn't make up for the fact the film doesn't have a Will Smith theme song. more ›

The 69-year-old blind woman who was robbed at a Queens subway station last month is speaking out. Karen Eisenstadt told the Daily News, "Scum like that should not be out there stealing from anybody — not just from a handicapped person — but anybody. People should be able to walk around and not have this happen to them." more ›

As City Council Speaker Christine Quinn sits atop the polls for 2013 mayoral contenders, there's more scrutiny on what she does during city hours. NY1 recently requested her 2011 schedules through a Freedom of Information Law request... and got back a lot of blacked out itineraries. more ›

It's May 25th, or as we call it in these parts: National Wine Day. This is not to be confused with National Drink Day, which is observed in February—however, you can and should celebrate it in the same way: by drinking wine. Here are some suggestions on where you can do that! more ›

It's sometimes easy to forget that New York is a city surrounded by beautiful beaches, some accessible for just the cost of a luxury MetroCard. All 14 miles of city beaches are free, and they open tomorrow, May 26th, at 10 a.m.! Click on the photos here for details on five excellent beach options within easy reach from downtown Manhattan: Rockaway Beach; Jones Beach; Fort Tilden; Sandy Hook N.J.; and Manhattan Beach. more ›

Did you know that, on average, excessive heat kills more people annually than floods, lightning, tornadoes, hurricanes? No? Then you need to know that today is Heat Awareness Day. While we won't see any excessive heat this holiday weekend it will be plenty warm and sticky outside. The atmosphere has slowed to a crawl the last few days and that means a continuation of the humidty, and the occasional shower or thunderstorm. Like yesterday, those showers could be heavy. Assuming the thick fog dissipates, this afternoon's high should reach the mid 70s across the city. more ›

Last night, the NYPD revealed that NJ resident Pedro Hernandez was arrested and charged for the 1979 murder of 6-year-old Etan Patz. Now, it's reported that he has been taken to Bellevue Hospital. A source told the Post, "He has been talking about killing himself." The Daily News reports, "Hernandez, a disabled former construction worker, was in need of medication, the sources said," while the NY Times says he was placed on suicide watch. more ›

A strange story has trickled down from the pustulent boil of corruption that is our state capital. The editor of investigative reports for the Albany Times Union (known among some local wags as the Times-Useless) is claiming that local police targeted his wife's spa in a phony prostitution sting, as retaliation for a series of articles about shady police activities. There's a lot to unpack here, but most of it can be summed up with this juicy quote editor J. Robert Port gave to the NY Times: "Obviously I have pissed some people off enough to the point where they would send in jackbooted thug police officers to do an anal search on someone I believe they thought was my wife." more ›