Oh what a merry time we had today on this first of April, taking full advantage of the fooles and concocting hilarious gags that will fuel months of mass emails from Grandpa. We know you cannot get enough of these hijinks, so here are five more spoofs that are funnier than a suburban dad in a church parking lot. more ›

On April 1st the Queens Tribune alerted area residents that a Wal-Mart was moving into the neighborhood. The article (credited to Wiegot A. Bigbocks) has since been taken down... because it was an April Fools prank. LOL Queens, right?! Not so much. Today the Daily News reports that locals were outraged over the idea that the evil corporation was making a new home for themselves in the area. more ›

Looks like Starbucks has a sense of humor too? In response to actual requests for more sizes, Starbucks unveiled their "new" Plenta and Micra sizes to go with Tall, Grande and Venti. The Micra actually makes sense as an espresso cup, holding just 2 oz of coffee, while the Plenta delivers enough coffee to make a consumer go into cardiac arrest in record time at 128 oz (we don't even want to think about the calorie count). Other suggested uses for a Plenta cup include rain hat, planter or yoga block. more ›

Now that hirsute hipsters reign supreme over old-timey speakeasies, is the DOH cracking down on unsanitary facial hair? Today is April Fool's day, so unfortunately this amusing "report" on CHOW about a Cobble Hill facial hair crackdown is the stuff of fantasy. But isn't high time the Department of Health required all beards, mustaches and aggressive sideburns to be covered with a "mustache net"—and start raiding some of these hair raising establishments? When seen floating in a $12 cocktail, mustache hairs look all too similar to some other types of hair. more ›

[UPDATE BELOW] Some sick bastard is toying with the bellies of burger lovers in Manhattan this morning by putting up signs at various shuttered storefronts announcing that beloved In-N-Out Burger will be opening soon. Rumors that In-N-Out was making a move on Shake Shack's turf have been circulating for years, sparked more by desperation than any substantive news. And now a merciless prankster has exploited New Yorkers' perpetually frustrated lust for the In-N-Out by putting up signs like this in Union Square, where the Virgin Megastore used to be. The location is almost certainly way too big for an In-N-Out, so there's no fooling us there. But what about at 22nd Street and Broadway? more ›

There must be something about the morning shift at WABC. After just four days on the job as the permanent replacement for Steve Bartelstein, Ken Rosato, overslept and was late for the 5 a.m. edition of Eyewitness News. We think it is pretty safe to assume that he just overslept, since he probably hasn’t adjusted his body clock fully to the new hours, and that he wasn’t spending the night out clubbing like his predecessor. We wonder if he brought bagels to smooth things over. more ›

We don't know about where you are, but it seems like spring can't decide whether or not to happen. Some days are warm, some days are cold, and sometimes you aren't sure which. Baseball may have started up (and soccer/football winding down) but it still seems cold out there. Unless it's not. Anyways, onto the -ists. more ›

The 22nd Annual April Fools' Day Parade is today. Did you go? We hope not, because this is a long running joke itself. During its 15th year the press was fooled and showed up to find no parade. From the Museum of Hoaxes: more ›

Just when we were starting to forget about Peter 'the fake firefighter rapist' Braunstein, the New York Post brings him back. Er, well, talks to his 62-year-old former Bellevue roommate, a guy named William Allman. more ›

Tips and photos are beginning to come in regarding today's rally against changes in the immigration laws. Multiple thousands were expected to cross over the Brooklyn Bridge this morning, ending up in front of the Javits Federal Building. Obviously there were many protesters, but from the photographs we've seen the projections initially being thrown around sound a bit high. What happened? Were people worried about the rain? (Semi-related tangent: There was a really great article a while back that we're too lazy to google on the complications of getting an exact person count in protests, does anyone else remember this?) more ›

This morning we received not one, but three emails about ImprovEverywhere's No Pants prank. This one was from Charlie, the founder of the group: more ›