Reality "star" Nicole Polizzi, aka Snooki, has finally admitted that she's pregnant—apparently she was just waiting for this US Weekly issue to drop. You know you're having a baby for all the right reasons if you make the announcement through an exclusive cover story that a rag probably paid you a lot of money for. And thus begins the saddest baby story ever told. more ›

Czar alert! Yesterday the state Senate confirmed Jay Walder for the position of chairman and CEO of the MTA. That's equivalent to rank of czar, according to the Post, which reports that Walder told lawmakers he "will be back" to try and wrest $10 billion from Albany for the MTA's five-year plan, which includes finishing the fabled Second Avenue Subway. The Senate's 47-13 vote was preceded by some debate, during which Democratic Staten Island Senator Diane J. Savino spoke for her constituents: "There is a level of discontent that exists between the M.T.A. and the people in this room, the people who should be your partner." more ›