A couple's crusade to overturn rent regulations for a rent-stabilized tenant at their Upper West Side townhouse is being looked at by the U.S. Supreme Court. See, James and Jeanne Harmon think that Nancy Wing Lombardi, who has lived in a one-bedroom apartment at 32 West 76th Street, should pay more than the $1,000/month she currently pays. After all, she does have a second home in Southampton!
Should You Have $1,000/Month Rent-Stabilized UWS Apt If You Own House In The Hamptons?
Check Out Bloomberg's New $20 Million Southampton Mansion
One of the best things about having a billionaire as a mayor, is that you know when this whole recession business is finally over (any day now!) he's gonna throw a huge ragerwe're talkin ice luges, broto celebrate. To show us just how serious he is about this commitment, Mayor Bloomberg has just bought a 11 bedroom, 8 bathroom, 22,000 square foot mansion sitting on 35 acres of land in Southampton for $20 million. It's also next to the world-renowned National Golf Links of America, and you know what that means: everybody's getting laid!
Photographer Says No Paparazzi Startled Madonna
Madonna was spotted back on her feet yesterday after tumbling from a horse on Saturday. While her publicist blamed paparazzi for startling the pop singer—who was "leaping over hurdles" at the time—a photographer who was there disagrees. The Daily News spoke with Thomas Hinton who said he was taking photographs of Madonna on her horse but left because he didn't have a good spot, but then he got a tip that she was injured, "I arrived more than 10 minutes after she fell, and I was shooting from the street. I don't know what [her publicist] is talking about." Maybe Madonna's publicist is covering up the Material Girl's riding skills? Hinton also told Newsday if a photographer had startled the horse, the police would be on the case, "As far as I'm concerned, the only photographer present when the accident happened was Steven Klein," the fashion photographer and friend of Madona whose horse farm is where the accident took place. Anyway, Madonna, who was suffered bruising from the fall, seems to be doing fine, asking the media who approached her, "Are you the guys that spooked my horse?" and saying she was feeling "better."
White and His Son Calls for Arrest of Victim's Father
John White is free on bail after being convicted of manslaughter, and yesterday called for the arrest of the father of the 17-year-old Long Island man he killed. His son Aaron filed a complaint with police after Daniel Cicciaro Sr. seemed to threaten his life. White was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to two to four years for the death of Daniel Cicciaro Jr., who he shot in the head during an altercation in August 2006. The victim's father was apoplectic following the sentencing, which he deemed inappropriately light. In front of news cameras, Cicciaro Sr. went on a profanity-laced tirade. "Let's see what happens when Aaron White gets shot!" he yelled at one point.

