There are three kinds of pests the city will never be lacking in: Yankees fans, bed bugs and racist morons. One particularly dumb racist attacked a Sikh MTA employee in Brooklyn on an A train on Memorial Day, knocking out three of his teeth. "He was saying, 'You are the brother of Osama.' I said, 'I am not Osama. I have nothing to do with him!'" said Queens resident Jiwan Singh, an Indian immigrant who moved to the US over 30 years ago. more ›

In one of the more bizarre, if endearing, fundraisers we've heard of, a Red Hook bartender is planning a 15-hour marathon ping pong tournament next Saturday to raise money for his much-needed dental work (the result of a car accident several years ago). And not only is bartender Jamie, whose lack of teeth hasn't held him back from a rigorous ping pong training schedule, playing nonstop at B61 Bar from 1 p.m. to 4 a.m., but he is challenging well-documented tabletop doyenne Susan Sarandon to a match as well. more ›

The gentlemen behind the blog Where Todd P Won't Be emailed us last night with the following urgent press release:

BREAKING (GIF Siren) -- Alec Baldwin picking teeth at US Open tonight during the female quarterfinal at the US Open earlier tonight. Developing....