Is this turning into the Summer of the Groper? In the past week, we've heard several first-hand accounts of an Upper East Side serial groper who has been attacking women for the past seven months. Then earlier today, we heard about the bicycle-riding groper attacking women all over Astoria. And now, it seems that a skateboarding groper has been apprehended by police on the Upper West Side near Columbia! Reader Mary M. recounted her experience with the groper this afternoon below: more ›

Between the bull riding tournaments, Zombie protests and now this, Manhattan has been filled to the brim with bizarre events the past two days. Over 450 skaterboarding enthusiasts took over Broadway yesterday, darting past cabs and pedestrians alike for the annual "illegal" Broadway Bomb event, a skating race across Manhattan. The "world's most dangerous skateboard race" started at w 116th street by Riverside Park, and ended at the Charging Bull statue at Bowling Green. The race was started by three skaters in 2001 who challenged each other to skate the full length of Broadway to the bull, and not get killed in the process. You can see a video of yesterday's event below. more ›

Next month, Pope Benedict XVI will be coming to the Big Apple for his first papal visit. And amongst the gifts he receives will be a skateboard designed by young New Yorker. more ›