No more butts at the beach or parks - cigarette butts, that is.
Wednesday Mayor Bloomberg will announce an expansion of the smoking ban to city parks and beaches, a city official familiar with the plan said.
The controversial move is an extension of his anti-smoking crusade, which began with spiking smoking in bars.
There will be some exceptions, the official said, but details were unavailable.
Incarcerated rapper Lil Boosie has revealed details behind his upcoming album Incarcerated, which will be released as the rapper serves a four-year sentence for drug possession and awaits trial for 1st-degree murder.
Boosie, born Torrence Hatch, was sentenced to prison after police arrested the rapper in October 2008 and found marijuana and a gun in his vehicle.
In June of 2010, as he was serving his sentence for the guns and drugs, the… Continue
A disgruntled employee canned from a Domino's Pizza shop in the Bronx helped himself to a slice of payback, torching two of the chain's storefronts, authorities said Monday.
"Revenge was the motive," a Fire Department source said. "Clearly, he's not a guy who cares a lot about life."
Domino's estimated the damages and lost business at the two locations totaled more than $1 million.
Jamal Thomas, 24, of the Bronx, was hit with… Continue
Now everyone can have their very own Kim Kardashian.
The reality TV star, who earned fame via a sex tape, is being made into an X-rated, life-size blow-up doll, RadarOnline.com reported.
And if the celebutante's reaction is similar to when she found out about the surprise release of nude Playboy photos of herself earlier this month, Kardashian will not be pleased.
The doll, made by Pipedream products, is reportedly called the… Continue
The genre's two biggest stars - Jay-Z and Eminem - headlined Yankee Stadium in the borough that gave birth to this whole revolution in sound and style more than 30 years ago.
The triumphant performance in the Bronx, followed by a twin event Tuesday night, will put the stars in front of roughly 100,000 fans, perhaps the largest audience New York has ever hosted for a hip-hop… Continue
Amber Rose, won't be too jealous of Thornton, despite Rose's breakup with Kanye this summer. After a rumored summer fling with New Orleans Saint Reggie Bush, the model found another trophy fish in the hip-hop gene pool: rapper Fabolous. Rose and Fab haven't advertised their romance, either, but one nightlife-loving source spied the duo at Juliet Supper Club in Chelsea on Monday morning. They arrived… Continue
Kanye West has new arm candy just in time for Fashion Week: Former "Pussycat Doll" Melody Thornton.
The rapper and Thornton were spotted at the Marc Jacobs women's store on Mercer St. during the boutique's Fashion's Night Out festivities. After chatting up Vogue editor Anna Wintour, they took photos together and held hands leaving the boutique. Fans of West chased the musical twosome down the street, snapping pictures on their cell… Continue
Chicago Bulls point guard C.J. Watson wants to make one thing perfectly clear -- he has never ... nor will he ever ... date Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s baby mama ... despite what she told police.
Josie Harris told Las Vegas cops that before Mayweather Jr. allegedly attacked her last week ... he demanded to know if Harris was dating Watson ... and she responded, "'Yes, that is who I'm seeing now.'"
Decked out in a stained and raggedy weave, John Lennon shades, bra, panties, fishnets, a "Solid Gold" dancer jacket, travel handcuffs, a pair of sensible Alexander McQueen hoof heels and not much else, Lady Gaga made her way through an airline terminal at LAX on… Continue
Entertainment One Music/Krossover Entertainment/Larsiny Family recently announced the release of a new studio album from Cassidy.
His fourth studio album, C.A.S.H. (Cass A Straight Hustla), is set to be released on November 2nd, 2010 on Denver Nuggets star Carmelo Anthony’s new label, Krossover Entertainment.
“I'm happy to be in business with E1," Carmelo Anthony said. "I came to E1 because I know all the hard work they are going to put… Continue
Mariah Carey is reportedly about to be exposed "Super Head" style in a new book.
Legendary R&B songstress and mom to be Mariah Carey has become a subject of a book, and it's not a memoir.
According to published reports, Mariah Carey and other big names in the industry are the subjects of a tell-all book, written by Hip-Hop producer Da Mizza.
Da Mizza, who states that he had a long-term love affair with the songstress and… Continue
And the plot thickens… According to the police report filed by Josie Harris, Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s ex-girlfriend, the boxers alleged physical attack on her was fueled by jealousy that she has moved on with another pro athlete – Chicago Bulls baller C.J. Watson. According to TMZ reports:
Floyd Mayweather Jr. was in a fit of jealousy over a basketball player when he allegedly attacked his baby mama, Josie Harris and threatened to kill the… Continue
This fight took place on Saturday, September 4th during the 7th annual DM3 Fest (2010). The story is, a girl (who had a boyfriend) was having sex with another guy inside of one of the port-a-potties. The boyfriend found out, tipped the port-a-potty over, and chaos ensued. Including the chick who was inside of it (naked and covered in human waste) getting into a fight with another… Continue
It appears like Kanye West has been confirmed as a feature performer on Lloyd Banks' Hunger For More, says G-Unit chief 50 Cent.
The rapper spoke to radio host Big Boy and explained that Kanye West, a former 50 Cent adversary, would appear on Lloyd Banks' new album.
"I'd like to get in [the studio] with [Kanye West] and I actually look forward to him and Banks on Banks' new album," 50 Cent said. "Kanye is really… Continue
Rapper Gucci Mane has announced the track listing and release date for his new album The Appeal: Georgia's Most Wanted, which is due in stores September 28th.
The album is the follow-up to the rapper's 2009 release The State Vs. Radric Davis, which hit stores just as Gucci Mane was sent to prison for 12 months, for violating his probation, by testing positive for drugs.
The new album from Gucci features an all-star lineup of Hip-Hop and… Continue