Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: a stabbing on 20th Ave. and the Whitestone Expressway in Queens, a slashing on Van Siclen Ave. and Linden Blvd. in Brooklyn, and three people were shot (one homicide) on Hoe Ave. in the Bronx. Just when you thought crime in Newark could not possibly get worse, a witness in a major drug trial was murdered before he could testify. Cops believe that his killing was facilitated by a......

January hasn't started so well for the Knicks. Despite a stellar night from Kurt Thomas (23 points, 11 for 15 shooting) and another solid 28-point performance from 'NBA Player Of The Week' Starbury, the Knicks are 0-3 for the month after losing in Miami 102-94 on Wednesday night. The Heat started well and never really let the Knicks into the game, capitalizing on the Knicks' lack of an actual center by, as Bill Walton might......

Amy Blair, The Black Table...

The best part of a panel about "LOVE" sponsored by The Week magazine was when Harold Evans asked Bernardo Bertolucci, via a patchy connection from Rome, about love. Bertolucci said, "What love? Like I have passion for cinema!" and then he went into a story about how he loved Jean-Luc Godard and his work so much that the first time he met JLG, Bertolucci threw up on him - "That was the manifestation of......

Taking a cue from The Week in Gizmodo as well as television, Gothamist gives you Previously on Gothamist, a few of the past week's interesting posts. - Dale Chihuly, master glass artisan - Springtime, when one's thoughts turn to those of fancy (and speed dating) - Jen goes insane in Tampa - New York, from atop a bridge - Spellbound, the spelling bee documentary - Kicking competition - UFO in Midtown - Hilton's Reality: American......