By John Friia “Being a Yankee meant something and still does,” Yogi Berra states in Marty Appel’s new book Pinstripe Empire: The New York Yankees from before the Babe to after the Boss. Unlike most Yankee biographies that have been published, Appel’s book is a narrative history of the famous team with insights from some 
Our Town’s Karaoke Idol is searching for Manhattan’s best singers By Alex Mikoulianitch Aspiring singers who want to unleash their inner crooner or rock star will soon have a chance to do it, for the opportunity at cash and performing in front of a large crowd. Our Town is hosting Karaoke Idol this October after 
Tasty drinks for a night on the town By Megan Bungeroth, Alissa Fleck, Christine Wei When the mood to imbibe strikes, you can grab a beer or a gin and tonic at any old bar in the neighborhood. But when you’re craving a delicious, expertly crafted cocktail, the likes of which can only be invented 
Independence Plaza North residents who built the community hope to stay in it By Paul Bisceglio “When you see banners that say ‘luxury housing,’ you know something has gone wrong.” City Council member Dan Garodnick delivered this message in a news conference last week to a crowd of tenants in front of Independence Plaza North 
Grape Stomp Two perps were strolling down the 1700 block of First Avenue on Tuesday, Aug. 21, when they decided to grab some grapes from a stand. The duo grabbed the person working the produce stand by his shirt and punched him repeatedly in the face, causing him to have a black eye. They then 
Max Friedlich, 17, is the youngest playwright at this year’s Fringe Fest. By Mayara Guimaraes As the youngest playwright at the New York International Fringe Festival, Max Friedlich, 17, son of media executive Jim Friedlich and artist Melissa Stern, capably wrote SleepOver, about two teens who live in New York and are dealing with issues 
Actress Sutton Foster on her first curtain call, bubble wrapping her Tonys and yogurt at Bloomingdale’s By Angela Barbuti You may have seen Sutton Foster sprawled across MTA buses in the ad campaign for Bunheads, her new show on ABC Family. Sutton herself hasn’t even seen them yet, but has had “many, many” friends send 
Compiled by Amanda Woods Playground Affair A 47-year-old woman and a 41-year-old man were having consensual sex in a playground on the northeast corner of Marginal Street and East 63rd Street on Saturday morning when a 46-year-old woman walking with her kids spotted them and called the police. Both the man and the woman were 
Permanent Plaza To the Editor: I support turning the Kips Bay Pedestrian Plaza into a permanent fixture. The test run spanning June and July on the service road at Second Avenue between East 33rd and 30th streets was a positive addition to the neigborhood where I have lived since 1985. People in this area are 
By Maya Guimaraes Owner and self-taught baker Denise Cumming, armed with her family recipes, wanted to create delicious desserts for people with celiac disease, a digestive disorder that makes people unable to tolerate gluten, a protein found in wheat, rye and barley—and most regular baked goods. “When my mom started to change her recipes to 
