Senate candidate says he’s enraged by report that he disparaged Hillary Clinton’s looks.

John Spencer says he may sue the New York Daily News for reporting that he called his rival Hillary Clinton ugly. Speaking to the Resident this morning, the underdog senate candidate said the story splashed on the cover of Monday's paper had sabotaged his campaign. “It was a total fabrication and a bold-faced lie,” he said.

By Mike McPhate

Harlem community leaders are accusing transportation officials of racism for polluting the area’s air.

Lawmakers met last week to condemn the Metropolitan Transportation Authority for maintaining a high concentration of bus depots, which pump out diesel fumes, in northern Manhattan. Six of the island’s seven depots are stationed north of 96th Street, even though the section of land comprises less than a third of the island.

By Aggie Sygnarowicz

It’s early evening as Joanna Siwek, a 21-year-old student at the University of Texas, makes her way across the cobblestone streets of the Old Town square in Krakow, Poland. She and her companions, all participants in a study-abroad program at Jagiellonski University, are excited by their night’s mission—to find an underground cellar pub and take their first sip of a freshly brewed Polish beer. “This city is a hidden treasure,” Siwek said later.

Rats And Bed Bugs Infest One East Harlem Apartment

By Mike McPhate

Rats the size of bricks emerge at night. You can hear them scurrying behind the walls of this tiny East Harlem apartment. They tore a hole in the corner of the kitchen.

By Sylvie Bigar

Foodies are waiting for the fall arrival of a coveted and expensive delicacy: white truffles.

“When white truffles are in season, we play,” said executive chef Michael Psilakis of Dona.

By Mike McPhate

Falsely accused rapists Alan Newton and Scott Fappiano last week traded looks of disbelief as an NYPD chief told lawmakers that the department is doing its job handling evidence.

By Sylvie Bigar

The original Oktoberfest in Munich closed its doors for 2006, but for many beer lovers around the city, it’s always time to drink beer with a meal.

By Mike McPhate

It was the best of times for Manhattan real estate, it was the worst of times for Manhattan real estate.

A new stack of reports does as much to confuse as to enlighten about whether the bubble is about to burst.

By Mike McPhate

American women joined the field of law in 1638, dentistry in 1866, and New York City’s firehouses in 1982.

But nearly a quarter century after Brenda Berkman successfully sued the city and became its first female firefighter, the department remains a club almost exclusively of men.

By Sylvie Bigar

Ever wondered where the city’s top chefs do their shopping? We spoke to a few of them and got them to share their (sometimes) secret sources with us.