We knew Sean Connery was a tough guy (or so his screen persona and Darrell Hammond's impression would have us believe), so we might have imagined the lawsuits between him and his East 71st Street neighbor would pile up. But who knew that it would get to the point of a judge complaining that the two parties were being too fighty? Dr. Burton Sultan, who lives on the first four floors of the Upper East......

We sort of slept through this season of Saturday Night Live. Sure it had its moments, but the show still isn't what it used to be (even Rainn Wilson couldn't revive it for a night). The best thing to happen in recent years has been Andy Samberg and the Digital Shorts (what did you think of last nights? Watch it here). These broke out in 2005 with Lazy Sunday, and kept going strong in 2006......

In the masses of offerings at this year's Tribeca Film Festival, there's quite a few strong New York-centric selections both in and out of competition to seek out. Granted at $25-$14 per, tickets for the festival don't come cheap, so if you're going to see something at the fest make it a local joint. Our favorite film so far at the festival has been West 32nd, a thriller directed by NYU alum Michael Kang (The......

- Would you eat naked once a month? - Hunter S. Thompson dies - A bid for the West Side Stadium from a power company - Some New Yorkers attempt to jam cellphones - Try making Blue Hill Stone Barns' Citrus Skate, thanks to Gothamist's Eating In by Joe DeSalazar - The Megaphone Man of Union Square - NYC, as seen through the noirish lens of TV - Jake Fogelnast and Paul Scheer take over......

There's so much to love in the story about Sean Connery's neighbor suing Connery for being a big ol' bully. Eye doctor Baron Sultan, who lives in the bottom four floors of a six story Sutton Place (fancy!) townhouse, claims that Connery and wife Micheline's renovations ruined the Sultans' special wicker furniture and that their behavior caused "constant noise, foul fumes, water leaks and a rat infestation." Or, as Connery would say with his Scottish......

The second most interesting thing Gothamist found about the Oscars last night was that Oscar-nominated Seabiscuit cinematographer John Schwartzman is Jason Schwartzman's brother, which means he's cousins with Sofia and Nic, nephew of Francis... The first most interesting thing was how bored we could be watching the Oscars. BORING BORING BORING. Gothamist hates your producing, Joe Roth. Hate hate hate! A few moments before the show officially starts, Billy Bush makes Keisha Castle Hughes......

Gothamist knew Canadian geese were vicious, but this is ridiculous: A gaggle of geese flew into an American Airlines flight leaving LaGuardia, forcing it to land at Kennedy minutes later. The geese damaged "both the plane and the engine on its right side" according to American Airlines spokespeople. The plane is a two-engine F-100, which seems small, but still, Canadian geese... that boggles the mind. Though it does remind of that cool part in Indiana......

He may have won an Oscar for it, but Sean Connery's performance as Jim Malone in The Untouchables has been called the worst movie accent of all time by Empire magazine. Awww, maybe, but it's got one of the best explanations of how to fight your enemies ever, when Malone tells Elliot Ness how to get Al Capone: You wanna know how you do it? Here's how, they pull a knife, you pull a gun.......

It's not a good time for David Pullman. His creation, the David Bowie Bond, faces a downgrade. And he was finally kicked out of his apartment at 40 West 67th Street, after a protracted fight with his neighbors and co-op board. The Times examines what happened at the Upper West Side prewar: Pullman felt his neighbors were too noisy and from that, it seems Pullman freaked out. He accused them of running an illegal book......

Oscar Commentary
Oscar is celebrating its 75th anniversary, I'm celebrating my 25th anniversary of watching Oscar....