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Clearly Elisabetta Canalis - the Italian hottie known for dating George Clooney - doesn't have a type, as she was spotted at an L.A. hair salon this weekend with "Jackass" daredevil Steve-O, perpetuating recent dating rumors.

Offhand, here are a few things we know about Clooney: He's an Oscar winner, he's socially and politically active, and he owns property in Italy.

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Amid complaints from New Yorkers about bars not keeping crowds under control, New York's State Liquor Authority is creating an online map that will let the public see an establishment's history of violations and liquor licenses.

The website -- set to launch next month -- will let New Yorkers search for an establishment by name or location, and scroll through its license and violation history,...

Here's a bit of gossip that, if true, is likely a product of Kim Kardashian's trusty PR team.

The new issue of The National Enquirer quotes an insider who claims Kim has a "big crush" on Denver Broncos QB Tim Tebow, 24, finding him both "handsome" and in possession of "really strong values."

The source said that KK's flack is aware that "[she] needs...

On off-duty NYPD detective shot and killed a 17-year-old alleged mugger in Bushwick on Sunday after an attempted robbery, according to the NYPD.

The detective felled Antwain White outside the Gates Avenue stop along the J train around 11:50 p.m., after White and an accomplice attacked Cintron, grabbing him and hitting him in the face with a cane, police said.

Cintron identified himself...

One lucky family is going to Boston for free - if the Giants beat the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced his friendly wager Monday with his Boston mayor Thomas Menino. The losing city will host a family of four from the winning town and give them free meals at restaurants, tours of landmarks, and a photo with the hosting mayor.

"New York sports...

An ex-clerk of the Archdiocese of New York has been arrested for allegedly stealing $1 million from the Archdiocese over the past seven years, the Manhattan district attorney's office said Monday.

Anita Collins, 67, of the Bronx, worked as a bookkeeper in the Archdiocese's education department and is charged with first-degree grand larceny and first-degree falsifying business records.

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Have you seen "flying people" overhead lately? If so, then here's the explanation: As part of a campaign to promote the upcoming movie "Chronicle," people have been flying three human-shaped kites over the city for the past few weeks.

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Comedienne Caroline Reid, 43 performs as Pam Ann - the stewardess from hell - in her show "Around the World," which plays on Thursdays at 9 p.m. at the Triad (158 W. 72nd St.). She lives in midtown.

What would you most like to see changed in New York? Take down that sign on the MetLife Building and put up "Pam Ann."

What's the best investment a New Yorker can make?...

Transit cops nabbed a few would-be crooks over the weekend.

Police say Edward Binyard, 19, demanded a rider's wallet on a No. 6 train early Saturday and punched and kicked him in the head when he refused. Cops said Binyard, of the Bronx, had been arrested 14 other times in the past.

Later that day, Mohamed Barry, 48, allegedly snatched a woman's phone on a Queens-bound Q train. The unidentified...

Mayor Michael Bloomberg still has J. Lo's back -- even when it comes to her commercials.

TheSmokingGun.com first reported last fall that Jennifer Lopez never actually stepped foot in the south Bronx to shoot a Fiat 500 ad praising her home borough, instead shooting her close-ups in California.

In light of the recent negative press about Fiat, Bloomberg on Monday brushed aside critics:...