As July's BSI (Back Sweat Index) continues to rise, it's only natural to yearn for a pool. One devoid of the crowds at the city's public pools, and festooned with eye candy and important people who somehow sit at the pool (importantly) all day. We're referring, of course, to the famed pool atop the Hotel Gansevoort, where only guests or those wealthy enough to afford the $300/day fee can dip. It's as if there's something in water there (besides music). Well according to the Post's cleanliness test of pools, there is: "coliform bacteria," indicative of "possible fecal contamination." Meanwhile the five public pools they tested had "pristine conditions." more ›

Over the weekend, the Post reported that a few trendy bars in the Meatpacking District were including automatic gratuities of up to 20% on all bar tabs. There was a lot of bitching, and now the Gansevoort Hotel Group says they're ending the policy. They sent us this statement: more ›

Last night TMZ reported that Cameron Douglas (spawn of Michael) was arrested in NYC for "possession of methamphetamines with the intent to distribute." Indeed, the Post later reported that the 30-year-old was busted by a DEA task force at the Gansevoort Hotel—and it turned out he was holding around a half-a-pound of crystal meth. They also believe he already sold $18,000 worth (it goes for $80/gram). This isn't the first time Douglas has been busted, either; in 2007 he was charged "with felony possession of a controlled substance after cops found a syringe with liquid cocaine in a car he was in." more ›

After Page Six alluded to The Gansevoort Hotel staff as being just a tad anti-semitic, the hotel retorted saying that the incident on New Year's Eve that led to the allegation was a misunderstanding. Their side of the story includes having to kick out a yarmulke-less (and apparently racist) "ill-behaved boyfriend of a member of Kid ['I love Jewish people'] Rock's PR team." Today Grub Street asked "which member of Kid Rock’s PR team brought in this ruffian," saying they were "not at all surprised that it involves Kid Rock." more ›