NY has been the site of many a Guinness World Record. But this week, not only was a Guinness record set—it was the first time anyone has claimed the record for this particular item. Newburgh residents Giulio Pistolesi and Scott Wilkinson set the record for the world's largest cannoli (or the proper singular, cannolo). The duo crafted the massive 123-pound cannoli last August in the parking lot outside Pistolesi's bakery, the Cake Bin, but it was only confirmed as the record this past week. No word on whether they left the world's largest gun. more ›

Sam Kass of West Nyack set a new Guinness World Record with the help of some friendly strangers in Times Square. The 49-year-old dad collected 3,132 high-fives in a 24-hour period, standing in the middle of the tourist hub and asking anyone nearby to give his gloved hand a good slap. His son told the Daily News, "I never thought my dad would be one of those crazies in Times Square. But here he is." more ›

After this morning's report of an underwear-clad thief stealing a truck and going on a bizarre joyride, we didn't expect any more underwear-clad stories to roll by us today. But that would have been a great oversight, because we would have missed out on Jack Singer, the fourth-grader from Warwick, NY who is anxiously waiting to see if he has broken the Guinness World Record for most pairs of underwear worn at one time. more ›

Over 400 fans at Citi Field set the Guinness World Record for most people crocheting in one place yesterday, hooking together blue and orange yarn in honor of the Mets. National NeedleArts Association co-chair Lily Chin told the Daily News, "I thought this was a great team effort, because baseball is a team sport. I thought it was brilliant." more ›

If you stop by Professor Thom's on 2nd Avenue right now, or anytime through Sunday night, you'll find three former college pals on the balcony watching Lost. Every episode, from beginning to Sunday night's series finale. All in all that's 96 hours of being on (and sometimes off) the island, and we're guessing by now they've already lost any ability to keep up with plotlines we can barely understand when we've gotten 8 hours of sleep. Because... why else would they be totally ignoring the television?! more ›

And then there were three. The “Couch Potato” publicity stunt going on over at ESPN Zone – the favorite restaurant of Yo La Tengo’s James McNew – took a dramatic turn when one of the four contestants abruptly dropped out of the butt-numbing competition. The quitter was Rutgers student Lindsay Wagenblast, the only female participant, who had “emerged as the favorite” in the contest, which started New Year's Day and involves sitting in a recliner in front of twelve 42-inch high-definition plasma televisions and a couple of 14-foot HD projection TVs broadcasting sports nonstop. more ›

Some high school reunions spurs thoughts of regret and schadenfreude. The 10 year high school reunion for some Regis High School alums prompted a group of classmates to attempt to ride break the record for fastest ride through the NYC subway system. Stefan Karpinski, Andrew Weir, Bill Amaosa, Jason Laska, Michael Boyle and Brian Brockmeyer teamed up to ride the subways starting yesterday afternoon at Rockaway Park station, and should be ending around 3PM or 4PM at the 241st Street stop in the Bronx, if they're on track (hee!). In order to break the record, they must stop at all 468 stations in under 26 hours, 21 minutes and 8 seconds. more ›