When will people learn not to let people they've met on Craigslist into their homes? A 71-year old woman has been arrested in New Jersey for a house-sitting scam she has performed in at least three other states, including New York. Mary Ann Demmy was hired to care for a Glen Ridge, NJ house and pets while the family was away on vacation, but a neighbor called the cops when he saw "a lot of windows and doors were left open." more ›

Clearly believing that two Hollywood starlets will sell papers, the Daily News devoted front page real estate to the alleged spat between Cameron Diaz and Kate Hudson over Alex Rodriguez. There's nothing new in the News' article, which is based on the US Weekly analysis of this verrrry exciting sorta/not quite love triangle. The Post mentions the feud in Page Six and has this quote from a "source close to" Kate Hudson: "Kate thinks Cameron is an aging old-lady actress struggling to remain sexy and relevant." Meow, indeed! more ›

First the disabled, now the elderly—Hizzoner's really on a roll this month. When Margaret Ionescu, an 82-year-old Romanian immigrant, returned to her Astoria apartment after a recent hospital stay, she was dismayed to find that the ceiling was water-damaged, a faulty front door wouldn't close properly, and the bathroom mirror was damaged. When her superintendent failed to make the repairs, she knew where to turn for help: The 311 non-emergency hotline created by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg. more ›