"Jeter? I hardly knew her!" It's surprising that people don't hear that lame joke more often, because Yankees shortstop and hardwood-swinging single Derek Jeter has more notches on his bedpost than World Series rings--many more. The Yankees may be sucking this season, but fans may take vicarious pleasure in the fact that the six position is still popular with the ladies. Let's go to the slideshow, courtesy of Maxim magazine. According to Maxim, Jeter's......

As if lighting up the Empire State Building wasn't enough, there's no harm in wearing a big fat engagement ring to up the publicity of your new album. It's being reported that Mariah Carey, who just released E=MC2, has a rock on a very important finger given to her by Nick Cannon (who is 11 years younger than her). The ring (pictured) is identical to the one that Cannon gave his ex-fiancee Selita Ebanks. Classy!......

On Tuesday, the Empire State Building was green for Earth Day. On May 5, it'll be yellow for Project Sunshine, a non-profit that offers free social, educational and recreational programs for children with medical challenges. But tomorrow, the Empire State Building will be purple, pink and white in honor of Mariah Carey. According to the ESB's website, it's "Honoring a Great New Yorker: Mariah Carey Breaks Records With E=MC2 Album Release." Yes, Carey's latest album......

This summer we saw the man behind Davey's Dance Blog entertain passers-by on the Brooklyn Bridge with his impromptu moves. Today, here's something a little more seasonal. And as usual, no one blinks an eye as the troupe flail around Rockefeller Center.......

Subway edition of the Gothamist Newsmap: stabbing at Hoyt Street and a large fight at 42nd. Tragedy in Brooklyn: "A 14-year-old Brooklyn girl who went to a hospital with stomach pains yesterday revealed that she had given birth hours earlier and tossed the baby from a third-floor window, a police source said." The Post looks at the hierarchy at the Waverly Inn - and Mariah Carey rates much higher than Jimmy Fallon The San......

You know those screaming kids who stand outside of 1515 Broadway in Times Square when they should really be in school? They have signs declaring their love for someone we've never heard of and their high pitched shrills are often heard below 14th. They are there because of MTV's TRL (Total Request Live), today's version of what we used to call the Top 5 at 5 (when we actually had to call in to place......

Mmm, there is nothing like it when the NY Times dips its toes into celebrity journalism. Sure, their story about what celebrities do when they buy or sell homes had some interesting new facts, but it also makes Gothamist feels less dirty than when we decide to get that issue of US Weekly for a subway ride (it takes 10 minutes to read!). This is our favorite anecdote:Dolly Lenz, a vice chairman of Prudential Douglas......

Gothamist was a bit underwhelmed by this year's Golden Globe nominees, and we were thinking of not liveblogging. But, gosh darn it as we watched the E! preshow and saw the starlets sparkle their way down the red carpet, we realize it was hopeless, so here we are. Let it be known that: - Keira Knightley looks gorgeous in her white Valentino - and there's something surprisingly youthful about the dress, even though there's that......

We're not normally into celebrities, but ever since her appearance at Times Square on New Year's, we can't get our mind off Mariah Carey and her rapidly ballooning weight. We were watching in high-definition, and it was impossible to look away-- every dent in her huge thighs and massive breasts was right there, in stunning detail. But hey-- lots of guys like a girl with a badonkadonk, a little junk in her trunk, a......

So during the strike the streets felt really crowded. We all can agree on that. But has anybody else noticed that the streets still feel really crowded? Because apparently they have been. Mechanical counters in Times Square registered a 57 percent increase in congestion this week over the same period last year. Mostly, authorities think this is due to yet another "perfect storm":There was the transit strike itself, which prompted many in the region......

The city is starting to brace itself for New Year's, with sanitation crews and the police at the ready. The weather is expected to break 50 degrees on Saturday, which means it won't be a New Year's Freezing Eve for once. Which also means insane crowds. (There is rain in the forecast, but that's supposed to clear up but hte evening). Have you rushed to the store to buy champagne, noisemakers, and low-fat food (for......

Yes, you read correctly. Gothamist has discovered the next best thing to come from Long Island since Mariah Carey . . . okay fine, since Entenmann's cakes (it’s like they are made with love). The find was made on a journey to the North Fork. We stumbled upon it since Harbes Farm was closed and we needed to drown away the sorrow that there would be no roasted corn dipped in hot butter on our......

There's a hilarious item in Ben Widdicombe's Gatecrasher about Mariah Carey turning down the chance to perform on the Today show, opting instead to promote her upcoming album, The Emancipation of Mimi, on Good Morning America. Widdicombe writes, "The source laughs, 'They think the album will be so huge that the 3,000 people Rockefeller Plaza holds won't be enough. Times Square can hold 10,000.'" Gothamist is laughing also, unless Carey's record label is hiring 7,000......

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Gothamist can't wait to hear Billy Joel's latest excuse for crashing his car into a HOUSE yesterday. Sure, the road was wet in Long Island, and the police say there were no drugs or alcohol involved, but come one - this was his third accident in two years. His car insurance must be crazy. It was after his June 2002 car accident, the first publicized one, that Joel checked himself into the substance abuse center,......

Little 12 year old old Brianna LaHara, sued by RIAA for downloading songs off Kazaa, is going to settle with RIAA for $2000. The Daily News' exclusive reports that LaHara's mother agreed to pay up (and said Brianna will not be file sharing anytime soon). RIAA was looking for up to $150,000 for the 1000 songs she downloaded, so maybe $2000 in the scheme of things didn't look so bad to LaHara's mother Brianna herself......

Looks like "alternative" music festival Field Day Fest is happening at Giants Stadium, at least according to Ticketmaster. Gothamist thinks it's funny how last weekend, Giants Stadium held Zootopia, the pop-hit heavy concert thrown by Z100 that had, according to their site, "Aerosmith, Kelly Clarkson, TLC, Mariah Carey, Ja Rule, Ashanti, Jewel, Third Eye Blind, Wayne Wonder, Simple Plan, Tanto Metro & Devonte, Daniel Bedingfield, JC Chasez, Bowling For Soup, Ginuwine... your American Idol's Ruben......

Thinking about disgraced former New York Times journalist, Jayson Blair reportedly in a hospital for "personal problems," reminded us of the time Gothamist was "in the hospital" in 1999. Other people who have been in a hospital for personal problems or needed to go: Mariah Carey, Billy Joel, Courtney Love, Anne Heche, Winona Ryder. Rick Moody, author of The Ice Storm and Purple America, went to a mental hospital for a while. Gothamist once joked......

The Today Show has announced some of the performers of its Summer Concert Series, which stretches into the fall. By the looks of it, many more names will be announced later on. The Today Show also does "One Hit Wonders" type themes on some days. Fleetwood Mac - April 18 Mariah Carey - May 9 Annie Lennox - June 13 Ashanti - July 18 Shania Twain - August 1 Michelle Branch - September 26 (a......

I may not like Mariah Carey's music, but I have to say, her last two videos have been amazing. The more recent one, "(Boy) I Need You" has so many elements: - Mariah - Her dog - Many butterflies - Hyper stylized sets - Tokyo - Japanese workers - Her alter ego, "Bianca" - Godzilla-like creature lumbering around - Car chase sequence - Rapper Cam'ron as well as a sample of his song "Oh Boy"......