A Bronx elementary school teacher is suing the city after the school's principal allegedly became enamored with her, rubbing up against her, winking at her and hugging her. According to the lawsuit obtained by the Post, Kristin Erat, Grant Avenue Elementary School's principal since 2009, kept a photo of Barbara Woods in her desk, and once "told Woods that [she] cannot stop thinking about" her. When Woods informed Erat that she was straight, Erat became "upset, surprised, and disappointed." more ›

We've heard all about how Occupy Wall Street protesters are having loud sex among the tents and the tables at Zuccotti Park as OWS stretches into its sixth week there. But it isn't all just hedonistic young people losing their virginities and gaining some STD's—some protesters may be finding true love. And one demonstrator who was pepper-sprayed by infamous officer Anthony Bologna shared her story of getting blinded by love with the News: "Nothing strengthens a relationship like a chemical agent," said medic Robert Grodt. more ›

Hurricane Irene isn't even here yet, and it has already ruined so many things, from Freshman move-in day to the Dave Matthews Band Caravan festival. And now you can add true love to that list: bride-to-be Rona Geller reluctantly called off her Long Island nuptials which were supposed to happen on Sunday. "It was the hardest decision I ever made," Geller told the Post. more ›

In an apparent attempt to join the Appalachian Trail via the Seventh Avenue Express, former South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford was spotted on the 2 train around 2:45 this afternoon. A reader writes that Sanford was on the train sporting a preppy Palmetto State belt "through 42nd street," but she had to get off before she saw where Sanford exited. "I didn't try to talk to him, I was hoping to if he looked up but he was pretty buried in his Blackberry." Yes, it's annoying when Auto-Correct messes up "kissywissy dewdrop lips" for the eighth time. more ›

We've seen this coming since 2009, but it's official: Paul McCartney and Nancy Shevell will marry. The couple—spotted at the Met earlier this week—have been together for four years, and just got engaged. The 51-year-old Shevell's term on the MTA Board will end in June, and we're guessing she won't return. more ›

Some New Yorker subscribers have had a few days (or not) to LOL about this week's cover of Mayor Bloomberg gazing at himself in the mirror while seated at a vanity with a box of chocolates (the card reads "To Me"). Today, the press corps asked the cover boy what he thought of the Barry Blitt illustration—turns out that double the Bloomberg is all right with Mike! The Wall Street Journal reporter Michael Howard Saul described Hizzoner as such, "Bloomberg gushed with tremendous pride and happiness. In Yiddish it’s called kvelling." more ›

New York may be a city filled to the brim with left-wing, communist, Jewish, homosexual pornographers, but despite all that, and the bedbugs, the bike lane wars and the police quotas, the majority of New Yorkers are very satisfied with the city, according to a new Marist poll. Eighty four percent of NYers answered favorably that they liked to live in the city, and their neighborhood in particular, while only four percent said they were completely unsatisfied. Among the revelations of the survey: Brooklyn is the most active borough, Manhattan is the most preservation oriented, Manhattanites are more inclined to support small business in their neighborhood, and Manhattanites and Queens residents are more inclined to buy things made in NYC. more ›

You still can't smoke or litter on the subway, but now you can be in love, or find love, or give love, or target love? So long as it's not the kind your mother warned you about, or this kind. more ›

Gustavo Rivera may have trounced soon-to-be FORMER State Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada, Jr. by a margin of 62%-32%, but don't think for a second this resounding loss means the end of the Espada dynasty. Like his fellow coup-mate Hiram Monserrate, Espada is vowing to come back with a vengeance. But unlike Monserrate, whose comeback attempt ended last night with another humiliating loss, Espada has the power of LOVE on his side more ›

A new study shows that romantic comedies may be killing the romance in real life relationships. According to the study, women are let down when their men don't shower them with love, attention and gifts the way professional paid actors do their on-screen love interests. The head of this study surmised, "It seems our love of rom-coms is turning us into a nation of happy-ever-after addicts. Yet the warm and fuzzy feeling they provide can adversely influence our view of real relationships." more ›

40-year-old self-made millionaire Cheryl Mercuris somehow landed in the headlines yesterday for simply taking a two-week family vacation in the Hamptons (well, the house she's renting is pretty epic). Today the NY Post follows up with the lovelorn lady, who is searching for suitors during her spare time in the beach town—unsurprisingly, she's been flooded with phone calls, emails and Facebook friend requests. more ›

There are probably plenty of pretty young things looking for filthy rich flings each summer in a certain Long Island beach town, but 40-year-old Cheryl Mercuris is lookin' for love in the Hamptons, and she's already a self-made millionaire on her own. The NY Post reports that she's spent $500,000 (or $1,488 an hour!) for a two-week summer rental in hopes of finding Mr. Right. more ›

This was inevitable. One, from the sounds of it—very enthusiastic, local has taken her love for the city, and her lookin' for love attitude, and combined it all with the newly launched Key to the City project. And the 26-year-old, Lauren Burke, is now documenting it all over at her “Key 2 The City, Key 2 My Heart: Searching for Love One Lock at a Time" blog. more ›

The Post reports a Greyhound bus driver "driven by love" (har) stole a $600,000 coach from Port Authority Bus Terminal to visit his girlfriend in Mount Vernon, NY. A surveillance video caught him disabling the bus's security system and driving it away last Wednesday, and he caused a terror scare when he abandoned the bus in Mount Vernon. more ›

The artist who created the iconic LOVE logo, Robert Indiana, has been sparring with his ex-business partner John Gilbert—most recently over a Sanskrit version of the design. Now the 81-year-old Indiana claims that Gilbert is painting threats directed towards him in his own artwork. more ›

A tradition dating back to... 2004, has now reached Brooklyn by way of Italy. That year a movie called Tre Metri Sopra il Cielo (based on a 1992 novel by Federico Moccia) hit the big screen and included a scene where a couple secured their love (via a lock) to a bridge, and then tossed the keys into the river below. In Italy this has plagued the Ponte Milvio, and now it seems to have made its way over to the Brooklyn Bridge. more ›

Pop artist Robert Indiana—best know for his LOVE statue, which was created in 1964 for a Christmas card for the Museum of Modern Art—is deep in a not-so-lovely court battle. According to the NY Post, his former business partner John Gilbert claims the artist signed an agreement three years ago which allowed him to license sculptures and other pieces bearing the word "prem" (Sanskrit for "love") in his iconic style. more ›

So yeah, Valentine's Day is around the corner, but big whoop, this is New York City, romance runs through our sewers practically— we've got romantic bridges, we fall in love with our doormen, hell, there's a whole genre of movies about falling in love in NYC (or with NYC). But according to the scientists at Daily Beast, you're more likely to find love in Omaha, NE or Newark, NJ than here! It doesnt help that their rating system doesn't make much sense—We get an A for "marriage," but a D for "divorce?" Thankfully, the Post is on top of the situation; they point NYers to love guru Dr. Paul Dobransky, who "charges up to $500 an hour for a personal session," and gives some particularly creepy tips to help men read women's "attraction signals," like a relaxed jaw and tilted head: "She's saying, 'I'm exposing my most vulnerable area. I'm trusting you with my safety.' " more ›

Remember when that guy shut down a terminal at Newark Airport after entering a secure area unauthorized... and then caused thousands upon thousands to be trapped there with delayed flights? Would it make you feel better if it all happened in the name of love? more ›

A correction officer at Rikers snapped this priceless photo of another guard fast asleep in her chair while a grinning inmate hovers over, mere inches from her big Barney Fife keys. The sleeping officer, Nadja Green, has been at Rikers for over four years, and one source describes her as "the Precious of Corrections," a reference to the movie about a teen from a dysfunctional family. The mother of several children, Green reportedly worked 96 hours of overtime this month. So isn't it kind of a dick move to photograph her while she catches a few hard-earned z's? Green's union thinks so! more ›

While investigating former police officer Robert Melia Jr.'s alleged sexual assault on three underage girls, detectives discovered a video in his home that shows him sexually molesting cows in 2006. So animal-cruelty charges were added to the list, but on Wednesday a judge dropped the charges because prosecutors didn't "present enough evidence to jurors that Melia's alleged actions tormented the animals." more ›

Artist Robert Indiana's HOPE sculpture is coming to Times Square. From June 4th to 10th the 6-foot, one-and-one-half ton piece will be on display at 44th and Broadway. His LOVE sculpture was exhibited in New York in 1966, and a version of it resides on 6th Avenue now. This is his followup, of which the now 80-year-old says, “I wanted to help name and empower the next generation,” Indiana, now 80, says, “and I felt that HOPE encompassed the needs of our time.” To help celebrate the opening, there will be a Hope Dance, along with a string quartet, this Thursday at noon. more ›

Still looking for that perfect so-and-so to share the 14th with? Time Out NY has a plethora of single men and women for you to date in their "Date These New Yorkers" feature...and some of them look awfully familiar. There's the human blockhead from the Coney Island Sideshow, Judah Friedlander of 30 Rock, Matt Pinfield, someone named Moonshine, and Brooklyn's own Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson (learn more about him here). Not too shabby! But ladies, beware: Not all these fellas are showing their true selves—take Nate H. for example. While he may seem harmless in his dolphin costume (though this could be a hat tip to the Furry culture?), what he doesn't mention is that he can often be found rummaging through trash in Chinatown to make sculptures out of fish heads and other assorted dead animals. But maybe that's what does it for you? more ›

There are probably some folks out there not complaining about the subway typos—the ones who found love underground. Do you have a story like Patrick Moberg's, except one that didn't end with public appearances on national television and, ultimately, a break-up? The NYC Transit Museum wants to know if you met your loved one on the bus or subway. They're asking that you share your story online, and on Valentine's Day they'll pick the best of the public transit romances to share. Just remember, if you do meet someone using NYC mass transit, use an NYC condom, and report any suspicious packages. more ›

Remember that resourceful young Animal Collective fan who conned a bevy of real fans in the Craigslist ticket scam heard round the blogsphere? Well the plot thickens! NBC reports that, "a little over a week after a handful of hipsters around the city got ripped off, the scammer may have resurfaced on Craigslist, looking for his Williamsburg scam victim with 'cute bangs and funky glasses'." He even confesses in the ad, saying "I printed ten copies of my Animal Collective ticket and sold you one near the Lorimer stop. Maybe we can go to our next show together?" Sure, this has fake written all over it, but maybe, just maybe, this cold-hearted hustler listened to My Girls a few too many times and it softened him up. more ›