While Lansky's Traditional Jewish Deli on the Upper West Side boasts delicious pastrami sandwiches and matzoh ball soup that tempts Jon Hamm, there is one option for the seriously ravenous: It's the Jackpot Sandwich, which features seven pounds of meat (pastrami, turkey, corned beef, salami) on ten pieces of rye bread with Muenster and American cheeses, cole slaw, sweet peppers and Russian dressing. more ›

It's already been confirmed that several seemingly healthy hawks have died this year due to eating rats who had ingested rat poison. But it seems someone may be purposefully trying to kill off birds (and/or other animals) in Manhattan: the above flyer was spotted and posted on Reddit today. We've contacted Wild Bird Fund for comment on the poison dried cracked corn. We'll update as we learn more, but until then, keep in mind that all the world DOES NOT seem in tune on a spring afternoon when you're poisoning pigeons in the park: more ›

One person is dead and another was left in critical condition after both were hit by subway trains in separate incidents early this morning. Police say that a 24-year-old drunk man somehow got onto the elevated tracks at Broadway and 31st Street station in Astoria, Queens, around 5:15 a.m. He was fatally struck by a Manhattan-bound N train. more ›

Yesterday, two men were hit by subways at the 72nd Street and Broadway subway station four hours apart. The first victim, Hector Saint-Hilarie, 63, was struck by a northbound 1 train just before 8 a.m.—police initially believed he had jumped, but Laura Jervis of West Side Federation For Senior and Supportive Housing, Inc. tells us it was a tragic accident: "He was feeling dizzy and had just taken a blood pressure pill. He was leaning over the edge to see if a train was coming...As he leaned over, the train hit him. For some reason he couldn’t react fast enough to pull back." more ›

[Update Below] A man has been hit by a train at the 72nd Street and Broadway subway station—the same station where a man jumped in front of a train early this morning during rush hour. According to the FDNY, the man was struck by a 2 train at 11:56 a.m.; he was taken to St. Luke's Hospital in stable condition. Power has been removed from the tracks; the 2 and 3 trains are now running local between the Times Square Station-42nd Street Station to the 96th Street Station in both directions, and MTA advises people to expect delays for both trains. more ›

For the second time this month, Columbia University's Bwog has posted a photo of a squirrel munching on some delicious-looking pizza. We're now one photo away from this becoming a trend...unless this is the same hungry squirrel as last time? more ›

[Update Below] A man jumped in front of a train at the 72nd Street and Broadway subway station in the middle of rush hour this morning. The victim was struck by a northbound 1 train just before 8 a.m.; police tell us he was rushed to St. Luke's Hospital in critical condition. According to DNAInfo, an NYPD spokesman initially said he had died. Update: That's now confirmed. more ›

Beneath New York City lies a vast network of abandoned tunnels, caverns, nooks and crannies that the average joe will never see. But urban explorer Steve Duncan is not your average joe! As you'll see in their Undercity series, he and filmmaker Andrew Wonder really like getting dirty below grade. This week they explore a series of tunnels quite familiar to graffiti fans and Manhattan kids with a penchent for exploration: The Amtrak "Freedom Tunnel" underneath the West Side. more ›

Last night Joanne Trattoria, the new Upper West Side restaurant from Art Smith and Lady Gaga's papa, opened its doors to the public (and, apparently, Tony Bennet). And though it was supposed to be a no-press affair, the Post's resident curmudgeon, Steve Cuozzo, popped in for "a 2 1/2-hour meal that seemed like as many days." Pop star parents or no, the Cuozz was not amused. And Gaga was not to be seen. more ›

The funeral for the Upper West Side soap opera actor who committed suicide after euthanizing his beloved pet dog took place on Monday. Nick Santino committed suicide last week the day after his 47th birthday, and the NY Post alleged that in his suicide note he said it was because he was wracked with guilt and grief over euthanizing his pit bull Rocco, following harassment and pressure from his condo board. Outside his funeral at St. Athanasius Church in Brooklyn, Santino's friend Sara Schwartz told the Post that she believes the death of Rocco was the tipping point for Santino: “It’s more than the dog. I definitely think the dog thing was the last straw. It gave him a reason to do it. If that didn’t happen, he may have lived a long life...He wanted to be in heaven with the dog.” more ›

This week, an Upper West Side soap opera actor committed suicide, and the NY Post alleged that in his suicide note he said it was because he was wracked with guilt and grief over euthanizing his beloved pet dog Rocco. Nick Santino euthanized Rocco this past Tuesday—on Santino’s 47th birthday—after being under pressure from his apartment condo to get rid of the dog. Marilyn Fireman, a board member at his building at 1 Lincoln Plaza, responded to the allegations: “I’m sorry the man is dead, but it has nothing to do with the pet policy. You just assumed that [his suicide] was a result of a board’s decision.” more ›

An Upper West Side soap opera actor committed suicide this week—according to the Post, he wrote in his suicide note that he was wracked with grief over euthanizing his beloved pet dog Rocco. Nick Santino euthanized Rocco this past Tuesday, on Santino’s 47th birthday, under pressure from his apartment condo to get rid of the dog. "Today I betrayed my best friend and put down my best friend," Santino wrote in a suicide note, according to close friend Stuart Sarnoff. "Rocco trusted me and I failed him. He didn't deserve this." more ›

According to our research, Lady Gaga is a recording artist whose ubiquitous song "Poker Face" makes some people want to blow their brains out just to get it unstuck from their heads. Her fame and wealth have escalated to such a degree that even people genetically associated with her attract media attention. For example, Joanne Trattoria, a "neighborhood" restaurant on the Upper West Side, might have gone overlooked if the owners weren't Gaga's parents (and if the keywords "lady gaga" didn't get even more clicks than a story about "Snooki Kim Kardashian Rehab Kitten Daily Show Sex Tape"). So here's a look inside Joanne, you monsters. more ›

The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf is spreading across NYC with an almost Starbucksian appetite for expansion: the wildly popular LA-based chain has just opened its third location in Manhattan, on the corner of 79th Street and Columbus Avenue. This new outpost arrives barely a month after CBTL began pouring over on 86th and Amsterdam. (The first NYC location opened Broadway at 39th Street last August.) But unlike its NYC predecessors, this new spot has a "sit-down restaurant vibe" with table service, an expanded food menu, and, come spring, an outdoor patio. more ›