Does Joe Torre, manager of the Yankees, treat black and white players differently? According to former Yankees outfielder Gary Sheffield, he does. In an interview that is scheduled to air Tuesday on HBO's Real Sports with Bryant Gumble. Sheffield makes some shocking allegations in the interview with Andrea Kremer, saying that he wasn't the only black player that had issues with Torre. more ›

Did you happen to read the NY Times City Section essay, Under the Scaffold, a No-Fight Club? The author Allan Ripp writes about a confrontation between some youngsters hanging out under the scaffolding of a building near Columbus Circle. Apparently the teens have been loitering around there regularly during the day, and one day, one of the kids gets shoved into Ripp's way while he's walking. Ripp decides to say something:

“You guys are always here, standing around, bumping into people and fooling around,” I scolded. “It’s not the place, and someone’s going to get hurt.” I’m certain I cursed as well. more ›

Passionate men cook great food. And Ali is one of the most passionate men you’ll ever meet. That’s all you need to know before you go to Ali’s Kabab Café in Astoria. more ›

In all my years as a yellow cabbie, not once have I taken a fare to City Island in The Bronx. But I can’t say I’m surprised by this fact. Exactly 4,634 people live on that tiny island in Pelham Bay, so in a city of eight million it would be statistically unlikely to find one of these “clamdiggers” as they call themselves. Consequently, I had no idea which of the wall-to-wall seafood restaurants along City Island Avenue were tourist traps and which were frequented by the natives. more ›

Since I’ve dubbed myself The Hungry Cabbie, I thought my first post as Gothamist’s outer borough food correspondent should be about a classic eating institution that absolutely every cabbie should know: New Park Pizzeria. more ›

Last summer we were in Tokyo, and we got addicted to Japanese desserts. Most of it is made from sweet red bean paste wrapped in various kinds of dough. When we got back, we were majorly fiending for it-- total case of the dessert DTs. Luckily, we noticed that the Sunrise Market on Broome Street stocks plenty of simple wagashi-- and fairly reasonably priced at $1-$3/piece, depending on the size. If you are looking for something a little more sophisticated, check out the wagashi made by Toraya-- they've been making candy in Japan since the 1600s, and you can buy their stuff at two locations in New York. more ›

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Steve Tarpin, Steve's Authentic Key Lime Pies more ›

Michele Zipp, Writer, ex-Editor-in-Chief, Playgirl more ›

Laurence Kardish, MoMA, Dept. of Film & Media more ›

Crazy Legs Conti, Competitive Eater more ›

Jenny Rubin, Funny Girl more ›

Jessica Lappin, City Council Candidate more ›

Rachel Johnson, Filmmaker more ›

Dear Gothamist, more ›

Mayor Bloomberg and Miami Mayor Manuel Diaz have put their stomachs as well as sports prides on the line. Mayor Bloomberg's office released this press release about their friendly wager: more ›

Mike Williams, The Wire " more ›

Since I started working in technology, I've become an early adopter- digital cameras, TiVo, surround sound, WiFi, LCD screens, PDAs, robotic butlers, brain chip implants. I'm down for all that stuff. That's why it's particularly gratifying to see Amazon.com putting up an Early Adopter page to track and sell this kind of hairbrain technology to geeks like me with too much time and money on their hands. [Via Dashes] more ›

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