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NL Wild Card Standings: Mets pass the Braves for the top spot, who's still contending?
Is there a better way to get into the top NL Wild Card spot than to beat the team ahead of you? The New York Mets accomplished this by taking the first two against the Atlanta Braves. A close win on Thursday followed by a larger beating on Friday has given the 55-48 a slight half-game advantage over their biggest rivals. Now atop the NL Wild Card standings, the Mets have done the impossible and positioned themselves well for the final two months.
'let me do some healing for everybody': blackstar film festival previews at neuehouse cinema
Designboom attended the screening to take a first-look at this year’s edition of BlackStar Film Festival, and to experience Rockwell Group’s immersive new interiors for The Cinema by NeueHouse. Following the preview and panel discussion, insights were captured from Maori Karmael Holmes, founder of BlackStar, and NeueHouse’s General Manager, Sarita Tabarez.
When's the last time a Knicks player competed in Olympics for Team USA?
The United States men's basketball team will soon take the stage for the first time at the 2024 Paris Olympics when they face Nikola Jokic and Serbia on Sunday. New York Knicks fans will tune in, even though one of their team's players isn't on the roster. The squad consists...
Noah Clowney’s summer bodes well for him and rebuilding Brooklyn Nets
The two biggest headliners for the Brooklyn Nets summer league team were Jalen Wilson and Dariq Whitehead, for very different reasons. Keon Johnson also won himself a two year (partially guaranteed) deal, but as Brian Lewis reports Saturday, Noah Clowney’s performance may portend more than the other three’s.
Contract-Wise, the Offense and Defense are Built Differently
Tom Fitzgerald, at least in terms of contracts, has built the offense and defense of the New Jersey Devils fairly differently. It makes some sense in terms of the salary cap, Fitz could not build the defense the same way he attacked the offense. However, it is interesting to note and touches on some issues the Devils had last season and what could potentially happen again this year.
GOJIRA At The Olympics, STEPHEN CARPENTER Talks Touring & Other Top Stories You Might've Missed This Week
Check out our top stories of the week at the links below, and check out our Top Tracks Of The Week playlist on Spotify here and on Apple Music here. You can also get all the information for the upcoming Metal Injection Festival happening in Brooklyn this September right here featuring Jinjer, Converge, God Forbid, 3 Inches Of Blood, and more!
Watch Orange 9mm Reunite For First Show In 25 Years
Earlier this year, Orange 9mm announced their first show in 25 years. The hardcore band hasn’t released new music since 1999, but on Friday they pleased fans with a rowdy set on the Terminal 5 rooftop in New York. The gig was a part of the New York City...
3 Former Knicks who won't look right in their new team's jersey next season
The New York Knicks have had quite the offseason, and at least one more move should come before the 2024-25 season starts. They traded for Mikal Bridges, re-signed OG Anunoby, left the draft with four rookies, signed Jalen Brunson to an extension, and signed Cam Payne to a one-year deal.
Ice Spice & Gunna Turn Up Together At “Y2K” Release Party In NYC
Ice Spice unleashed her debut album yesterday. Yesterday, Ice Spice finally unveiled her eagerly anticipated new album Y2K. Fans had high hopes for the Bronx-born performer's debut, which boasts various high-profile features. Travis Scott, Central Cee, and Eve Gunna make appearances. To celebrate, Ice Spice hosted a release party in New York City last night, where she turned up alongside some of her collaborators.
Today on Pinstripe Alley - 7/27/24
Right now, the Yankees are the team that finds a way to lose. They wasted a great rally last night, with Luke Weaver and Clay Holmes coughing up a three-run lead in painfully predictable fashion. I will strain to be optimistic, and point out that truly bad teams don’t actually find ways to lose in heartbreaking fashion; they just get blown out all the time. The Yankees haven’t been getting crushed lately, with a positive run differential to their name over the last few weeks, but they’ve been hemorrhaging games all the same. Maybe their luck will start to soon, or maybe they’ll just continue to bleed out.
NYPD busts Brooklyn subway rider suspected of punching elderly man in fight over seat
A subway rider suspected of punching a 72-year-old man in a squabble over a train seat has been arrested, police said Saturday. Alexander Santiago was identified as the bald man who had put his backpack on a seat, sparking an argument with his victim on a Bay Ridge-bound R-train during rush hour Wednesday morning. Members of the NYPD Warrants Squad grabbed Santiago, 32, Friday morning, just a ...
NYC To Begin Subway Weapon Scanners From Today
Starting Friday, New York City will implement a controversial pilot program introducing weapon detection scanners at select subway stations. The initiative aims to enhance safety by preventing weapons, including guns and razors, from entering the subway system. The new technology is set to be in place by the evening commute.
Suspect arrested, charged with assault in unprovoked attack of 85-year-old man in Hell's Kitchen
Police have arrested the suspect accused of randomly attacking an 85-year-old man in Hell's Kitchen.29-year-old Marco Tomas of Manhattan is charged with second-degree assault in connection to the attack.The incident happened just before 5 p.m. on Friday at 400 W. 43rd Street near Ninth Avenue. Police say Tomas approached the 85-year-old before punching him in the head."Actually seeing him on the floor with all the blood around him - it was heartbreaking. You know, I have a granddad," said eyewitness Juan Rivera.Police huddled at the corner just steps away from David Kholikov's fruit stand after the attack. At a bustling...
Terrifying opioid 100 times stronger than fentanyl, and a second deadly additive discovered in NYC drug supply
Overdose deaths linked to a synthetic opioid 100 times stronger than fentanyl have more than doubled in the city — while a new lethal sedative has been detected for the first time in the Big Apple’s drug supply. Both terrifying drugs have created a perfect public-health storm, prompting...
Video shows Twitch star Kai Cenat drawing crowds at NYC park after 2023 Union Square riot
The popular Twitch streamer whose video game giveaway turned into an out of control riot in Union Square still hasn’t learned his lesson. Kai Cenat — who is worth at least $14 million and boasts more than 10 million followers each on Instagram, Twitch and TikTok — was caught on video traipsing through Washington Square Park last week like a Pied Piper, with a gaggle of at least two dozen admirers trailing him.
Krispy Kreme ‘doughnut specialist’ claims she was fired for wearing religious bracelets
Getting married got a Queens woman dunked from her job at Krispy Kreme, she claimed in a lawsuit. Tumpa Saha, 34, who is Hindu, worked at the Times Square flagship store on Broadway with permission to wear a Shaka — required religious bracelets that show she is married, she said in court papers.
Measles cases in US already triple last year’s total — NYC has seen 11 cases in 2024
The number of measles cases recorded in the US this year is already triple the 2023 total, stunning new data revealed. I188 measles cases across 26 states and Washington, D.C. – including one case upstate and 11 in New York City, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.
Muslim family slammed for flying Taliban flag outside their NYC home: ‘Terrorist supporters’
A Muslim family came under fire this week for brazenly hoisting a Taliban flag outside their Brooklyn home – only to remove the terror symbol after being called out by a local pol and grilled about it by The Post. Councilwoman Inna Vernikov (R-Brooklyn) posted an online video Tuesday...
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