Anthony Marshall has not only been indicted for alleged criminal mishandling of his mother Brooke Astor's estate - he's being called a "STONE COLD HEIR" by the Post for not properly maintaining his mother's grave. Ouch! A public spat with his own son over Astor's care led to an ultimate court settlement where Marshall ceded guardianship of Astor and her estate to JP Morgan Chase and Astor's friend Annette de la Renta. But after Astor......

The most famous new heiress these days is Trouble, the Maltese dog who was left $12 million in owner Leona Helmsley's will. To put this in perspective, Leona Helmsley gave a chauffeur $100,000, two grandchildren $5 million each (plus another $5 million each if they visit their father's grave at least once a year), and two other grandchildren nothing "for reasons which are known to them." Trouble has had a bad rap, even before becoming......

Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: a shooting on Sutter Ave. in Brooklyn, a water rescue off the Breezy Point Jetty in Queens, and a missing child on East 178th St. in the Bronx. Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum is upset that Coney Island native and Knicks star Stephon Marbury donated 3,000 pairs of his new Starbury basketball shoes to male high school basketball teams, while ignoring the female players. The Brooklyn Paper reports that the......

Anthony Marshall and his wife Charlene buried his mother, Brooke Astor, with an Episcopal priest as the only other person in attendance. A day after a very public funeral service in Manhattan, that had an audio webcast online and several news outlets liveblogging the event, Marshall buried Astor at the Sleepy Hollow Cemetary yesterday. Other family members were not told of the burial arrangements. Anthony Marshall is involved in a bitter dispute with his own......

Wow, Halloween and the start of CMJ all in one night. There will be lots of ear candy, and of course regular candy, all over the city tonight. So if you aren't checking out the Halloween Parade, here are some other options: THEATER: The Fortune Teller is a fascinating marionette play written and directed by Erik Sanko, with music by Sanko and Danny Elfman. Seven unusual characters are invited to the spectacular mansion of a......

- Manatee mania (or in our case, Missing the Manatee Mania) - he was spotted up by Sleepy Hollow and he's "massive" - A Brooklyn Little League team vows to win the championship game in honor of their teammate who was killed after their last game - If there's a movie called World Trade Center opening this Wednesday, then you must coordinate fundraising direct mail with that! - We don't get it - $815,000......

The past couple weeks have been a little slower than usual in Theatreland, with fewer openings, numerous closings, and performances on limited schedules. This week, as we all get back up to speed, there’s already quite a lot to choose from. Two unusual and intriguing festivals start on Thursday. Untitled Theater Company #61 is presenting the NEUROfest, which has theatre artists of all stripes performing pieces that revolve around neurological conditions like Tourette’s Syndrome (Welcome......

Yesterday's annual Halloween Parade reminded Gothamist of the protests during the Republican National Convention but just at night: Lots of people in mocking Bush costumes, men and women dressed like hookers (just not meeting clandestinely with delegates), and lots of enthusiasm. We hadn't been on the street for more than five minutes before we saw our first child throwing up from his sugar overload. The Daily News reports that other popular costumes were John......

Hudson River Park also starts its outdoor film series, RiverFlicks, this week. Films begin at dusk (generally between 8-8:30pm), there will be free popcorn and beverages available for purchase. The Wednesday night series features horror flicks (many of which are rated R, so best leave the kiddies at home) and Friday's will see their general audience selections. Kicking things off is probably one of the more popular horror films of recent, The Ring (2002)......