Photograph of Rangers Brandon Dubinsky and Jaromir Jagr celebrating Dubinsky's first period goal, with Hurricane Bret Hedican looking on, by Karl B DeBlake/AP Rangers 4 Carolina 2: It was the perfect blend of the old and the new for New York on Thursday. Brandon Dubinsky got things started for the Rangers with a great backhand off of the pretty feed from Jaromir Jagr. Sean Avery came off the bench at the right time to......

The Wisconsin, Washington and Hawaii primaries have been going on today, and while John McCain is expected to further solidify his presumptive nomination, the Democratic race is tight as ever, with a Gallup pole now showing Clinton closing the gap on Obama after his string of eight straight victories. What’s passing for campaign news at the moment is a teapot tempest stirred up by the Clinton team, accusing Obama of plagiarizing Governor Deval Patrick......

Imagine that final beach scene in Planet of the Apes, but substitute every small patch of sand for a chain restaurant and that’ll give you an idea of where the NY restaurant scene might be heading – all blown up, with Charlton Heston eventually smashing his fists into a huge pile of thermal cardboard coffee cup sleeves instead of foamy surf. Just a few weeks after Heston’s 2nd birthday in 1926, the very first White......

If there's one thing to warm up New Yorkers - and New York newspaper editors thinking about a holiday issue - today, it's the Giants' NFC Championship win over the Green Bay Packers. Let's look at how they touted the big win. The Post opts for quarterback Eli Manning on the cover and kicker Lawrence Tynes on the back sports cover. Points for puns on both headlines. The Daily News and Newsday both use the......

Rangers 6, Maple Leafs 1: Nothing like making opponents pay dearly for their trips to the penalty box. The Rangers scored five of their six goals on the power play -- Blair Betts' icebreaker was the only even-strength goal -- and won their second straight game. This came against a Maple Leafs team that has struggled in the Northeast Division this season, but that won't bother Petr Prucha (two goals) or Jaromir jagr (one goal,......

Another gloomy day today. A bit of fog this morning may delay flights out of town. You may also have weather-caused delays if you're going to northern New England (ice and snow), Chicago-Detroit-Milwaukee (rain) and the front range of the Rockies from Denver northward (snow). If you're staying in town you can expect cloudy skies and mild temperatures with a high in the mid-50s. It won't cool off much tonight, making for a comfortable......

Mets 12, Brewers 4: Tuesday's 13-inning loss didn't seem to portend good things for the Mets' road trip. A worn-out rotation and bullpen looked ripe for a beating during the final two games in Milwaukee. But Oliver Perez stepped up Wednesday, and Brian Lawrence, pitching in the big leagues for the first time since 2005, reaped the benefits of run support in Thursday's matinée finale. That included Damion Easley's unlikely inside-the-park home run. Next up:......

Mets 6, Pirates 3: Tom Glavine picked up his 299th career win by taking advantage of a rare night of productivity from Paul Lo Duca. A start after wilting despite having a 6-0 lead before he threw a pitch, Glavine shut down the Pirates at Shea. Lo Duca entered the game with a .312 on-base percentage and a .357 slugging average, and, despite the Mets' laughable efforts to have him elected to the All-Star Game,......

Add this to the list of instances when blocks of cheese can be considered suspicious: When they are found in your carry-on luggage by the Transportation Security Administration. NBC Nightly News found an advisory warning airport screeners to be on the lookout as terrorists may be conducting dry runs. There have been four seizures since September that have aroused suspicion. At San Diego, Milwaukee, Houston and Baltimore airports, TSA screeners have been finding more "wires,......

Mets 9 Milwaukee 1: The Mets made their case for the being the NL favorites with a decisive victory over the Brewers and a series win. Oliver Perez was masterful, taking a shutout into the ninth and Damion Easley had 4 RBI’s to pace New York. The Mets had more subs than regulars in the lineup, but still managed 14 hits. Seattle 2 Yankees 1: Where do you start with the questions? How about why......

-Knicks 98 Memphis 90: If you didn’t decide to snap up some low-priced tickets to the Garden tonight, you actually missed something. The Knicks won for only the second time at home behind another impressive performance from Eddy Curry. Curry was 9-13 from the field and added 15 rebounds to his 26 points and was only stopped by the refs when he fouled out. Curry wasn’t the only hero, as David Lee had a great......

-Knicks 102 Washington 82: After nine games this much is clear, you don’t want to play the Knicks on Wednesday. New York recorded their third win of the season, all on Wednesday with a fairly easy victory. Surprisingly, the win was keyed by a great defensive effort as the Knicks held Washington to 31.5% from the field. Renaldo Balkman had a fantastic game, hustling all over the floor while scoring 18 points. -Nets 100 Milwaukee......

October 7: Beer on the Pier Drink up at the third annual Beer on the Pier, where you'll find brews from around the corner as well as from around the world. Spanky's BBQ will be offering food (not included in the ticket price), and $43.50 will get you a bottomless cup. Pier 94, 55th St at West Side Hwy. Two shifts: noon–4pm, 6–10pm. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit beeronthepier.com. October 10: Eat......

Mayor Bloomberg and Boston's Mayor Menino hosted a summit to stop the spread of illegal guns in communities, with thirteen mayors from other cities (Buffalo, Dallas, Hartford, Jackson, Jersey City, Milwaukee, Philadelphia, Providence, Seattle, Trenton, Tulsa, DC and Yonkers) in attendance. Bloomberg referenced the death of 2 year old David Pacheco, saying, "The only thing that would have helped that child is if we had the courage to stand up and get the guns......

The kids in the Edward R. Murrow High School chess team won the national championship of the United Chess Federation in Milwaukee this past weekend. The team won the city and state championships earlier this year, but it was a half-point that pushed them to the top place. Last year, Murrow was tied for first (they've won first a total of six times), so this year's celebration at Chuck E. Cheese must have felt extra......

For now, the Mets won't do losing streaks. Even with their fifth starter facing on of the league's best pitcher--albeit in his first start back from an injury--the Mets still took Sunday's rubber game with a 9-3 win over Milwaukee. A day after his team had its seven-game winning streak snapped, Brian Bannister survived five innings of one-run, five-walk ball and earned the victory against Ben Sheets. Carlos Delgado made up for a throwing error......

There are a ton of shows we want to catch this week, most of them fall on Tuesday night - so we'll be consulting the magic 8 ball and various street psychics on what show to go to. Let's get to it, shall we? Part Chimp is at Cake Shop tonight, we hear they are big in London right now. Which means they'll be big here sooner or later, and we like that they almost......

Day 1 was long, but we managed to get a few hours of sleep and gear up for the rest of week. Last Thursday we started off our day at the South By Stereogum party. Brisket on white bread was served, Fat Tire beers were distributed and Aziz Ansari was hosting the show, which had a solid lineup: Aloha, What Made Milwaukee Famous, Thunderbirds Are Now!, Rogue Wave and Ted Leo. Thunderbirds Are Now! [pictured]......

The Yankees' dismal road trip had only its second highlight Wednesday, a 12-3 win at Milwaukee. Alex Rodriguez hit two home runs, including the 400th of his careeer, and his team's sputtering offense finally woke up. For all their troubles, the Yankees were only behind Boston by three games heading into Wednesday's games, and that was after losing nine of ten. Gothamist has been impressed by the Orioles, but it'll be tougher for them to......

In a game that ended almost five hours after it started, the Mets defeated the Cubs in the opener of a three-game series in Chicago. It was the first Mets win in Chicago since April 2002, and, for 2.4 million Time Warner customers in New York and New Jersey, the first opportunity to see the club on a weekday night. Thanks to rain in Chicago, most probably went to sleep before the game’s end. Doug......

In yesterday afternoon's 7-5 win against the Phillies, two Mets made their season debuts after coming off the disabled list. Kris Benson started his first game of the season and threw for 4.2 strong innings while allowing 5 hits and 2 runs. While he didn't pick up the victory, Benson's performance was encouraging after his recovery from a strained pectoral muscle. Mike Cameron, who also played his first game of the season, had a good......

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Well folks, the NCAA Tournament just began and Gothamist thinks productivity has dropped a notch around our offices. Right now, we've got three scoreboards up and running (ESPN, Sportsline, Yahoo) and they're all updating live, live, live!! Click on over if you want to see how your brackets are doing. Right now, it seems like Alabama is trailing Wisconsin-Milwaukee by 12 points. Lucky for us, we didn't pick Alabama to go very far, especially since......

These Knicks columns are just writing themselves lately. Gothamist was on hand late Friday night along with Jay-Z, Beyonce, and Ludacris to witness Stephon Marbury dribble aimlessly for 20 seconds, then pass to a flummoxed Jamal Crawford with one second on the shot clock and all but gift-wrap a narrow 92-91 victory for the Houston Rockets. When the crowd all expects that you'll find a way to lose, a change is certainly in order. After......

This week, Gothamist chatted via the telephone with director Niels Mueller about his first feature film now in theaters, The Assassination of Richard Nixon. With his film an official selection at Cannes this year and starring Sean Penn, Mueller gave us insight into the connections between the fictional story and the real man, his Midwest roots and how much indie directors really know about high fashion. Basics I was born during the Kennedy administration, in......

In case you had any doubt about the importance of swing states in this, the last full day of campaigning in the 2004 election, Gothamist refers you each candidate's schedule for today. (Via The Note.) President Bush: 7:30 am Wilmington, OH 9:30 am Burgettstown, PA 12:30 pm with the Oak Ridge Boys and Brooks & Dunn at the U.S. Cellular Arena, Milwaukee, WI 3:05 pm Des Moines, IA 5:20 pm Sioux City, IA 8:45......

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A more reason why people who live in NYC put up with living in NYC: Quite frankly, living in the suburbs can make you sick. Or at least that's the implication from a study the Rand Corporation did. The study found that "suburban sprawl is linked to the incidence of many chronic health ailments," such as high blood pressure, arthritis, headaches and breathing difficulties. Roland Sturm, a Rand economist, said, "This is the first study......

Now, Gothamist hasn't been paying too much attention to The Village, the new M. Night Shyamalan film due out this summer, but we are fascinated by the attempt by the Sci-Fi Channel to create buzz by saying that the M. Night had "quit" the behind-the-scenes documentary about him and the film they were shooting. Jeffrey Wells from Hollywood Elsewhere noted a story by AP writer David Bauder (picked up Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel) that looked at the......

Last night, the Knicks were eliminated from the NBA Playoffs, 100-94, by the New Jersey Nets. The victory by the Nets was their 14th consecutive playoff win against Eastern Conference teams. The Knicks, up 6 points with 7 minutes left in the game, actually had a chance to win this game, but the Nets prevailed behind the leadership of Jason Kidd and Kenyon Martin. Stephon Marbury, the de facto leader of the Knicks, had 31......