The Rhode Island woman who was raped by hotel employee Jaime Marin Lopez Mendoza while staying at Midtown's Dream Hotel in December 2009 is still haunted by the horrific incident. A month after her rapist was sent to jail for 15 years she's filed a lawsuit Surrey Hotel Associates, the Hotel's parent company. more ›

Police arrested a 27-year-old hotel worker accused of sexually assaulting a female guest inside the Dream Hotel on West 55th Street early on Sunday. The perp — identified as Jaime Marin Lopez Mendoza — allegedly forced himself upon the 27-year-old victim while she was sleeping just before 4 am, according to NY1. more ›

Sheesh, now there are all these rules! A week after would-be Hamptons restaurateur Bruce Buschel published his list of 100 things restaurant servers must never do, longtime bartender and restaurant manager Patrick Maguire has fired back with some rules for people who eat at restaurants. Apparently, snapping fingers, demanding perfection, and starting a sentence with Gimmee or Get me are all frowned upon. But there are all sorts of other no-nos that come with paying strangers to serve you food. To wit: more ›