Almost 90 years ago, NYC’s greatest urban legend was born: A 125 pound, eight-foot-long alligator was found roaming the sewer system in East Harlem. Here's why, as bizarre at it sounds, metro area alligator sightings were not all that rare in the 1930s. gothamist.com/arts-entertain…

Every time I see the very serious ad for the Fresh Prince of Bel Air reboot I think of this 'Mary Poppins' trailer, recut as a horror movie youtu.be/2T5_0AGdFic

Here's to every halftime background singer and dancer hoping to seamlessly blend in tonight #LeftShark

U.S. sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson, who was denied a spot at the Tokyo Olympics after testing positive for THC, asked why Kamila Valieva was cleared to compete after failing a drug test. "The only difference I see is I'm a black young lady," she said. n.pr/3rRXShO

"The idea that some lives matter less is the root of all that is wrong with the world." RIP Paul Farmer

That was very fun, and I even managed to watch the last few minutes without covering my eyes (I get stressed by tight games!) 🦚🦚🦚🦚

I thought this show couldn’t get any weirder and then we get this upbeat In Memoriam segment

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I'm a guest on this Long Island history podcast, talking about my late dad's book, 'Horrific Homicides,' which recounts his most infamous murder trials as a judge, incl. the DeFeo murders that led to the Amityville Horror tales. Check it out!

How 1 million deaths from Covid have changed the lives of millions more forever. This lovely story is well worth a read, especially as we move into this "new normal," whatever that is washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/05…

As a longtime Mets fan & friend/fan of UniWatch, I love, love, love this story of how a seemingly minor mistake made it into in the new Seaver statue paullukas.bulletin.com/mets-seaver-st…

"Why are we here?" Sen. Murphy presses fellow senators in emotional speech after Texas elementary school shooting. "I am here on this floor, to beg, to literally get down on my hands and knees and beg my colleagues ... find a way to pass laws that make this less likely."

I was interviewed for this episode, talking about my father's book, 'Horrific Homicides' Thomas M. Stark was the trial judge for the original DeFeo murder trial and later wrote about that case and the aftermath

“The cost of living has increased at a greater rate than wages for decades,” says Canary's Rachel Schneider. "So there’s a real need." Schneider spoke w/ Ellen Stark on responding to the financial stressors of the workforce. #FD1Conference fromdayone.co/stories/2024/3…