Bronx City Councilman Larry Seabrook was in federal court yesterday, as his corruption trial began. The first witness, who had donated tens of thousands to the Democrat, insisted the money wasn't in exchange for getting the job to make boilers for the new Yankee Stadium, "He never said give me money for the Yankee Stadium. It was never a, what do you call it? Quid pro quo." more ›

Governor Andrew Cuomo promised to change the way Albany does things, and New Yorkers have responded by continuing to give him high poll numbers. But there's one thing he hasn't changed: the quid pro quo of giving backers state appointments. more ›

Crusading Obama hater and leading (at least according to the polls) 2012 Republican candidate Donald Trump is apparently sorta paying attention to calls for him to disclose his net worth, because he announced he would "maybe" reveal his tax returns on Good Morning, America—except there's a catch: He'll only do it if President Obama will release his birth certificate. The Donald told George Stephanopoulos, "Maybe I’m going to do the tax returns when Obama does his birth certificate…I’d love to give my tax returns. I may tie my tax returns into Obama’s birth certificate." more ›

Hoping to reverse the curse of Ang Lee’s The Hulk, director Louis Leterrier and Edward Norton have teamed up to unleash The Incredible Hulk upon the masses. Their take on the franchise keeps the origin story brief and cuts to the chase, as the Army tries to neutralize their experiment run amok. A.O. Scott at the Times writes, “Let’s not get carried away: The Adequate Hulk would have been a more suitable title... If you really need a superhero to tide you over until Hellboy and Batman resurface next month – and honestly, do you? really? why? – I guess this big green dude will do.” more ›