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Alec Baldwin's alleged stalker was hit with 20 new counts of harassment on Thursday, according to the New York Post.

Prosecutors said they have new emails sent from Genevieve Sabourin to Baldwin, begging to see him and threatening to show up at his apartment if he didn't respond, the report said. Sabourin claims she was in a relationship with the actor.  ...

A Staten Island man has contacted the first human case of West Nile Virus this year, according to the Health Department.

The unidentified man, who is in his 50s, was hospitalized with viral meningitis and has since been released. The city declined to release any other details on the man's health.

The virus, which was first discovered in the U.S. in 1999 and is spread by mosquitoes, is...

About 300 people were left homeless and two firefighters remained in the hospital Thursday night after a massive blaze ravaged a seven-story apartment building in Brooklyn.

One civilian was treated at the scene, 665 New York Ave. in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, and two dozen firefighters were taken to Kings County Hospital and SUNY Downstate Medical Center, mostly for exhaustion, sprains, strains...

Bronx City Councilman Larry Seabrook was convicted Thursday on nine counts of corruption and wire fraud in Manhattan Federal Court in Manhattan.

Seabrook, 61, who was retried following a mistrial in December, misdirected $1.5 million of taxpayer money that was supposed to go to community groups to his own pocket, U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said.

"Today's conviction ensures that...

Robert Pattinson is outta there.

The "Twilight" star has reportedly moved out of the Los Angeles home he shared with girlfriend Kristen Stewart, just a day after she admitted to having an affair with her much-older, married "Snow White and the Huntsman" director Rupert Sanders.

"I'm not sure they'll be able to recover from this," a source told People magazine,...

NewFest - New York's LGBT film festival - celebratse its 24th year with a plethora of narratives, documentaries and shorts screenings, as well as panel discussions. (Fri.-Tues., various showtimes, $12-$14, Water Reade Theater, 165 W. 65th St., newfest.org)

Head out to iAdventure.com's first annual BBQ & Blues Blowout for a day of chowing down on barbecue, sipping on brews and listening...

Cops are still on the hunt for the shooter who opened fire during a basketball tournament in Harlem Wednesday night.

Five men playing in the Entertainers Basketball Classic at the Holcombe Rucker Park were wounded when an unidentified suspect opened fire when a game ended, police said.

The victims, whose ages range from 16 to 25, were hospitalized and listed in stable condition, according...

Nymph Errant 2.5 stars

Although "Anything Goes" just received a major Broadway revival and "Kiss Me Kate is regularly produced everywhere, countless other Cole Porter musical comedies from the 1920s through 1950s are rarely performed due to their excessively silly books.But despite their second-rate characters and awkward dialogue, many of these shows contain songs by Porter...

'Ghost' musical to close in August after 136 shows Just like its otherworldly lead character, the time has come for "Ghost the Musical" to disappear - at least from New York. The new musical, which opened to scathing reviews and very few Tony nominations, will close on Aug. 18 after just 136 performances. The show's producers, however, noted that plans are under way for tour. Let's see...

Klown 3 stars Directed by Mikkel Norgaard Starring Frank Hvam, Casper Christensen, Marcuz Jess Petersen Rated R

You might think you've already seen "Klown" countless times. And in one sense you have. Many big-screen, thirty-something male buddies before main characters Frank and Casper have hit the road for one last chance to bond in freedom, before the burdens of domesticity take...