Andrea Peyser, the New York Post columnist who hates both art and atheists, has found a "new" societal ill to lash out at: reality TV. It's turning girls into sluts! All of them! Because they're all too weak-willed to step away from the big box! Crisis! more ›

Last week, the Daily News was all up in arms over the Brooklyn Museum's decision to screen a clip from David Wojnarowicz's avant-garde film "A Fire In My Belly," which includes a 10-second shot of ants crawling over a crucifix. Four days later, the NY Post is finally getting in on the action, too, siccing atheist-hating columnist Andrea Peyser on the exhibit, and boy howdy, does she come out swinging: more ›

The revelations from Sharon Bialek that Republican frontrunner Herman Cain allegedly grabbed her genitals, pushed her head toward his crotch and said, "You want a job, don't you?" back in 1997 have provoked the NY Post's Andrea Peyser to paint the blond mother as a gold digger AND harsh on her make-up: "Sharon Bialek is 50, out of work and, according to one who knows her, she’s a smooth operator living way above her means. From the look of her heavily painted face, she’s also soon to be in acute need of a new tub of eyeliner." more ›

President Obama mentioned the growing Occupy Wall Street movement, which has spread across the country, saying he's been monitoring the protests, "I think it expresses the frustrations the American people feel, that we had the biggest financial crisis since the Great Depression, huge collateral damage all throughout the country ... and yet you're still seeing some of the same folks who acted irresponsibly trying to fight efforts to crack down on the abusive practices that got us into this in the first place." more ›

After accused rapist and former cop Kenneth Moreno was sentenced yesterday to 1 year in prison for official misconduct, the Daily News' Joanna Molloy echoed the sentiments of many when she called it a "rare and jarring spectacle." Even the Post's Andrea Peyser praised Judge Carro for letting Moreno "have it square in the jaw." But those gratifying feelings of seeing "the system work" were chilled by the reality of the system itself: just hours after being sentenced and led away to jail, Moreno was released on $125,000 bail pending appeal. His attorneys continue to argue for dismissal. more ›

NY Post columnist Andrea Peyser says the atheists suing to remove the 9/11 Cross from the World Trade Center museum should go somewhere they don't believe exists. "These atheists can go straight to hell," she declares in the lede of today's column, which addresses the controversy over the miracle cross, comprised of two intersecting steel beams found in the Ground Zero rubble. In their lawsuit, the atheists claim the cross is causing them "dyspepsia, symptoms of depression, headaches, anxiety, and mental pain and anguish," but Peyser just doesn't have any sympathy for their suffering. "I'm Jewish," she writes. "And I think it's beautiful." more ›

As the city gets ready to off some more Canada geese (but tomorrow's Canada Day!), Andrea Peyser has gone over to Prospect Park to meet some of the lucky ones that may survive this mass termination cycle. But since they nearly took down a plane carrying Leonardo DiCaprio that one time, Peyser's not standing for it! She wrote, "The only good goose I know is served on a plate" (which she may be able to order up at a food bank sometime soon). Peyser's tour guide, Anne-Katrin Titze, tellls us, "I showed Peyser the 29 flightless 'critters' on the 60 acre watercourse, in order to keep her favorite target, the Prospect Park Canada Geese, off her radar for persecution and short circuit an outcry for culling in her column... We also explained to her that park Canada Geese are unfit for eating. I hope I never get that hungry." more ›

Much of the city is still reeling after yesterday's acquittal of "Rape Cops" Kenneth Moreno and Franklin Mata. And for good reason: the officers falsified a 911 call, left and entered the victim's apartment four times; Moreno testified that he had sung Bon Jovi for the victim, spooned with her on her bed, and even admitted to her in person that he had used a condom and that he wanted to be her boyfriend. An article in the Times today interviews the bar owner whose surveillance camera caught the officers entering and leaving the victim's apartment, the crucial piece of evidence that enabled prosecutors to try the cops, and she had but one comment about her state of mind after the verdict: "Heartbroken, and in disbelief." more ›

The Post's Andrea Peyser is now taking up the saga of slain hamster, Sweetie, who was killed during a Brooklyn family's dispute, because it's the perfect opportunity to wax about how trying to prosecute people who kill pets is a "waste of resources." Guess she hasn't read how animal and/or pet abuse can predict other abusive behavior! more ›

Yesterday, the Bronx public school teacher who resigned from teaching after her writings about working as a Craigslist sex worker got her on the front page of every local rag hitched her wagon to notorious celebrity lawyer Gloria Allred. But we couldn't figure out why Melissa Petro did, especially since she had already agreed not to sue the Board of Education or the city. But it turns out she has more civic concerns in mind: she told reporters yesterday that she was developing a creative writing program for teens at risk for sexual exploitation. But our favorite Post columnist wasn't so charmed by her announcement: "This is one whore with chutzpah," wrote Walmart-loving, geese-hating Andrea Peyser. more ›

The blowback against MTV's most recent foray into child pornography scripted programming continues. Hot on the heels of Taco Bell comes word that H&R Block, G.M., Wrigley and now Subway are also making a run for the advertising border, leaving the much-publicized show all wet with no advertising money to dry them off. Even the Post's resident curmudgeon Andrea Peyser is upset about the situation (no, not the person), in which the network is reportedly worried that the show's third episode borders on child pornography. She does, however, couche her concern with the valid point that this may very well just be a "ginned-up ploy for publicity." Having not watched the remake ourselves (but being fans of the original), we've been unsure of how exactly to feel about the matter. So we figured we asked a rabbi. And "America's Rabbi," Shmuley Boteach certainly had some opinions to share. more ›

As you may have heard, there have been some objections raised to a rumored Walmart location in East New York. The City Council is holding hearings at the beginning of next month, and Public Advocate Bill de Blasio recently released a report suggesting that a Walmart in NYC would "eliminate more jobs than it creates, result in the loss of independently owned small businesses, and create an increased burden on taxpayers." But the big box company probably isn't sweating it, because its got NY Post columnist Andrea Peyser in its corner. In her column today, titled "Absurd Wal of Fear," Peyser targets one of the studies cited by de Blasio: more ›

It took her a while, but after what was surely an epic inner-debate, Andrea Peyser has sided with Mayor Bloomberg and aimed her moral compass in favor of... well, writing a sensationalist editorial for the NY Post. Basically, she wants the Canada geese dead, she wants the "militant animal-rights activists" to STFU, and she wants New Yorkers to side with humans, just like she is. But not everyone sees the issue as so cut and dry, one pro-goose human told her: "I will be gassed before I let another goose die." And the war rages on... more ›

This week CBS 2 and the NY Post are busy fanning the flames of the bicycle backlash. CBS 2's sensationalist "Bike Bedlam" series looks at the turf war over street space fought between motorists, cyclists, and pedestrians, focusing on "plenty of New Yorkers [who] have little liking for the biking." CBS 2's Tony Aiello reports that "many New Yorkers have stories to tell about dangerous encounters with bike riders, but when you look for statistics, they are nowhere to be found. New York City doesn’t keep a central database of accidents involving bicycles and pedestrians." But a DOT source tells Streetsblog that Aiello didn't even bother asking the DOT for this info, probably because it goes against his anti-bike narrative. [Update: Turns out the DOT never had the info! See below.] more ›

Post columnist Andrea Peyser can be relied upon for trenchant insights, like how Lindsay Lohan "needs a swift kick to the teeth" and that the Times Square pedestrian plazas are catastrophes. Now she sets sights on Rudy Giuliani's relationship with (allegedly) shoplifting daughter Caroline: "Caroline's primal scream is aimed at her dad. In photos on her MySpace page, she is seen at Harvard parties slugging from a champagne bottle or holding cocktail glasses that appear to contain beverages illegal for those under 21. Caroline is a girl crying out to be noticed. Or punished. Or loved. Rudy, do something. Your child needs you." more ›

There is so much drama in Lindsay Lohan's orbit that it's almost surprising she isn't embracing this jail sentence she just got slapped with. It's like a 90-day vacation from paparazzi, family, the internet, and whatever else is driving her to the very edge of sanity. But the troubled starlet is lashing out, and with that, she's getting criticized with poor baby-toned editorials in all the rags. more ›

Whaddup, Wal-Mart haters, the Post's Andrea Peyser thinks you need to drop your leftist ideals and think about what the company can contribute to the city. With chatter of the big box moving in to East New York, politicians, union members and activists have dusted off their soapboxes and are standing tall to defend the city from discount shopping. But while Peyser says some are viewing the franchise getting a foothold in any of the five boroughs as destructive as "inviting Lindsay Lohan to an open bar," some locals are ready to welcome their new neighbor. more ›

The assault trial of State Senator Hiram Monserrate has adjourned for the weekend after yesterday's dramatic testimony from his girlfriend Karla Giraldo. The victim explained inconsistencies with her initial accusations that she was attacked by Monserrate to her current version that a glass broke on her face by saying that she was so drunk that night that "my mind was in another planet." Despite her previous grand jury testimony saying she only had a couple glasses of wine, Giraldo said that she was so drunk that she could not remember banging on a neighbor's door looking for help or telling a doctor that Monserrate attacked her while being treated for the cuts that would leave her with 40 stitches. more ›

After talking to the victim of the "skank blogger" last week, the Post's Andrea Peyser features a different kind of New York woman in her column today: The second ex-wife of City Comptroller—and mayoral candidate—Bill Thompson. Sylvia Kinard-Thompson, who married Thompson in 1999, says their relationship started to go south in 2002, when he was elected Comptroller, "I wasn't sure if he was going through a midlife crisis, stress of a new job. I was willing to work on it. You hit a bump in the road, you don't just bail out... [But by 2004,] he was starting to stay out. He was on trips longer than he should have... I asked him if he was having an affair. He never acknowledged that he was; he never acknowledged that he wasn't." more ›

Giants linebacker Antonio Pierce completed his testimony before a grand jury yesterday, concluding two days recounting his involvement in the Plaxico Burress shooting mess last year. Pierce's lawyer sounded confident that the star's defense was as strong on the stand as it is on the field, recounting his testimony that he was helping "save the life of his teammate" by concealing the gun Burress shot himself with and returning it to the receiver's home after getting him to a hospital. His attorney seemed unconcerned with DA Robert Morgenthau's allusions that charges may be coming for Pierce as well, saying, "It was really clear once all the testimony came out that no one could have acted any differently." While the linebacker didn't talk to reporters, he's been all over Twitter discussing the case, saying he would "Draw a line in the Stand and see what side PEOPLE are on." Immediately after testifying, Pierce asked for directions to Giants training camp with bravado, tweeting, "Which way to ALBANY? someone just told me." Naturally the Post's Andrea Peyser was disgusted, thinking about the trip up I-87 bumping K-Ci and Jojo. more ›

It's almost the end of the road for those cheap lawn chairs scattered throughout the Broadway pedestrian plazas. After incurring enormous vitriol from likes of NY Post columnist Andrea Peyser, who condemned "the flimsy furniture that littered the streets like a going-out-of-business sale," the Times Square Alliance is finally taking action to appease the haters. Some new signs have been placed around the car-free sections of Broadway to explain what the future holds:

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In her closing arguments yesterday, prosecutor Leila Kermani told jurors that alleged cat killer Joseph Petcka, a retired minor league baseball player and sometime actor, is just a "washed-up, never-made-it-to-the-big-leagues athlete" and a "D-minus" actor. On Friday the 6'2" Petcka testified that Norman, the name of his then-girlfriend's 7-pound neutered and de-clawed tabby, "came and lunged at me, throwing me on my butt on the coffee table. Norman was biting into my hand." While he admitted to kicking Norman "hard," his lawyer insists "it was a tragic accident. It was not intentional." But Kermani showed jurors a photo of Norman wearing a Christmas bow and, sarcastically referring to the cat's teeth as his "fangs of fury," asked them, "How can this, knock over that?" The jury begins deliberations this afternoon; Petcka faces up to two years in jail if convicted in the animal cruelty case. more ›

NY Post columnist Andrea Peyser interviewed Joseph Petcka--the 205-pound man on trial for animal cruelty after kicking his girlfriend's 7-pound cat to death (the cat had a broken leg, three broken ribs, broken teeth, and a lacerated tongue, plus a chest full of blood). She finds him "uncomplicated" and writes his "life devolved into tragi-comedy" because of the incident. Petcka tells Norman the cat, via Peyser, "I apologize, and I'm very sorry - I'm so sorry this happened between us," says he loves all animals, and tells his side of the story. Petcka, who now has a new girlfriend with "an awesome dog," ultimately gets this reaction from Peyser, "He killed a cat! Can't this guy get a break?" more ›

When Super Sunday rolls around, there will be a lot of questions that will be answered. Will the Giants stop the undefeated season of the Patriots? How will Eli Manning perform in the biggest game of his career? And how Tom Brady's foot be? While there are clearly lots of other questions, one question that isn't so obvious is...who's the hotter quarterback. Is it the boy from New Orleans with Southern charm? Or is it the quarterback from California's Bay Area with the supermodel girlfriend? more ›

The custody battle over Michelle Malakov, a 4-year-old who witnessed her father being shot to death at a Queens playground, continued in Queens Family Court. And the testimony of State Senator Diane Savino underlined how the dispute between the slain man's family and his ex-wife has gone almost full-tilt crazy. Queens dentist Daniel Malakov had been awarded temporary custody of his daughter for about a week. On October 28, he was dropping her off to... more ›

The most famous new heiress these days is Trouble, the Maltese dog who was left $12 million in owner Leona Helmsley's will. To put this in perspective, Leona Helmsley gave a chauffeur $100,000, two grandchildren $5 million each (plus another $5 million each if they visit their father's grave at least once a year), and two other grandchildren nothing "for reasons which are known to them." more ›

The Khalil Gibran International Academy––a new bi-lingual school dedicated to teaching children Arabic and instructing students about Middle Eastern history––received a new principal after the abrupt departure of its founder Debbie Almontaser in a flap over a t-shirt. The new interim principal is Danielle Salzberg, who is an Orthodox Jewish woman that has been working with the Dept. of Education to establish the Khalil Gibran school. more ›

Peter Braunstein, the writer who was convicted of kidnapping and torturing a former colleague, is back to writing: He sent a letter to the judge, expressing his remorse. Last month, it took a jury about four hours to find Braunstein guilty of his 13-hour 2005 attack, and Judge Thomas Farber will be sentencing Braunstein on Monday. more ›

Jane Larkworthy, beauty editor of W magazine, testified yesterday in the sensational trial of her boyfriend Peter Braunstein. Lawyers for Braunstein are trying to argue that when Larkworthy dumped Braunstein, it sent him into a 2-year tailspin of depression and mental illness so severe that when he sexually attacked a co-worker on October 31, 2005 while holding her captive for 13 hours, he was just acting out a fantasy (and therefore, cannot be found guilty). The prosecution believes that Braunstein had planned the attack meticulously and was of sound mind at the time. more ›