Not to be an alarmist, but, Bongo is still missing, you guys. The stuffed monkey toy that a middle-aged couple lost in Park Slope on Sunday night has been in their lives for a decade, and Bonni Marcus and Jack Zinzi say it's been like "losing a child." They offered a $500 reward for his return, and say they'll know if it's their Bongo, noting that he "has specific marks and features." more ›

You guys seen Bongo? He is the beloved stuffed animal of Manhattanites Bonni Marcus and Jack Zinzi, and he went missing on their semi-regular outing to Park Slope on Sunday night. And now it's in an actual newspaper! And he we are, concerned as well! So let's go retrace some steps... more ›

Portrait artist Allen Hirsch has reportedly been in South America for the past couple months, while news that a Queens hairdresser was attacked and bitten by his pet monkey came to light. He may not want to come back any time soon, since he is now facing new criminal charges that may land him in jail for up to a year. more ›

After biting Queens woman Parvin Hajihossini in the face in July, Benjamin the capuchin has been banished to the Jungle Friends habitat in Gainesville, Florida, where lots of other cute monkey pets who wind up biting people apparently go. Jungle Friends owner Kari Bagnall reminds anyone thinking of bringing home a monkey, "They're not pets. They're wild animals.... It's not a matter of if they'll bite, it's when. I don't know of any monkeys that don't bite." more ›

">suing the owner of the Kaaterskill lodge in Catskill, NY, Allen Hirsch, the artist who painted Bill Clinton's inaugural portrait as well as several Time magazine covers, after she was attacked by Benjamin, his pet monkey. more ›

A few days ago national Tea Party leader Mark Williams sparked controversy over a blog post criticizing a proposed World Trade Center mosque called Cordoba House. In case you missed it, here's a risible excerpt: more ›

This is weird: a London-based ad agency in SoHo is offering British citizens a unique opportunity to cast their ballot in the national elections via a monkey. BallotMonkey.org offers a free pick-up and delivery service of ballots through their monkey helpers, like a 10-month-old Japanese snow macaque named Yoko, who arrive at your home or office with a trainer to collect your vote. more ›

A federal judge sentenced a Staten Island mother of eight to probation for smuggling monkey meat into the country. more ›

A 22-month-old Queens girl, Kimberly Salinas, may have lost her pinky finger after sticking it through a backyard fence, on the other side of which was a neighbor's caged pet monkey. The monkey bit the girl's little finger and surgeons spent 12 hours trying to reattach it. It's unclear if they were successful or not. The Salinas family lives next door to Mimwon Khan, who was illegally keeping a capuchin monkey named Sampson as a pet. more ›

Why wasn't this monkey in the care of a zoo or someone who was qualified to care for monkeys? The Feds are nothing but a bunch of incompetent buffoons more ›