Gothamist
A non-profit newsroom, powered by WNYC.
Gothamist
Listen Live
Arts & Entertainment
Extra Extra: Smooth TV Reporter Skateboards During Live Spot
By
Ben Yakas
Published Oct 14, 2021
Share
FacebookTwitterRedditEmail
Never miss a story
Email address
By submitting your information, you're agreeing to receive communications from New York Public Radio in accordance with our Terms .
By
Ben Yakas
Published Oct 14, 2021
Share
FacebookTwitterRedditEmail
We rely on your support to make local news available to all
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2026. Donate today
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
- Follow Gothamist on Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, and like us on Facebook. You can also get the top stories mailed to you—sign up here.
- An FDA panel has voted to recommend a booster shot of the Moderna COVID vaccine "for people 65 and older as well as younger adults at high risk" because of their jobs or pre-existing conditions.
- Luchiano Lewis, one of three teens involved in the fatal stabbing of 18-year-old Tessa Majors in Morningside Park in 2019, has been sentenced to nine years to life.
- There is a lot of misinformation running rampant on TikTok, including a viral video about sex traffickers using abandoned car seats to lure in victims.
- Steve Bannon may be facing criminal contempt charges for refusing to comply with a subpoena from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6th attack on the Capitol.
- Here are some fun photos of pet owners posing with their dogs, cats, birds, horses and more who were getting blessed at the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine.
- Katie Couric reveals in her new book that she purposefully edited Ruth Bader Ginsburg's remarks on national anthem protests because she "wanted to protect" her image, which seems like a weird thing to do and to admit.
- Please enjoy this video of the smoothest news live report ever.
- Having a bad day? Hey, at least a meteorite didn't crash through your ceiling and land on your bed.
- That partially-shredded Banksy piece Love Is In The Bin has sold for "a record £16 million ($22 million), far higher than its £4-6 million valuation price."
- Ominous headline of the day: "They’re putting guns on robot dogs now."
- If you haven't seen this movie trailer yet, watch it without checking out what the title is.
- I'm sorry to have to be the one to remind you that New Yorker story Cat Person is getting turned into a movie, and it has a pretty good cast (including Nicholas Braun, Emilia Jones, Michael Gandolfini, Hope Davis, Isabella Rossellini and more).
- In honor of the 40th anniversary of Prince's Controversy, listen to a previously unreleased demo of "Do Me, Baby."
- And finally, you're not a real bodega cat until you refuse to move for anyone and anything trying to get around you:
Tagged
extra extra
Ben Yakas
Ben Yakas is a former Gothamist reporter.
Read more
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
MORE arts-entertainment
Will Barnes and Noble in the East Village spell doom for smaller shops? It's complicated.
Independent booksellers are grappling with whether the big-box chain is a threat or an ally in the fight against Amazon.
By
Sonia Rao
Published Oct 16, 2026
Can eligible NYC singles find love with 30 minutes and some really spicy food?
We went to the Spiciest Supper Club singles night to take the temperature of New York City's dating scene.
By
Elizabeth Shwe
and
James Ramsay
Arts & Entertainment
Can eligible NYC singles find love with 30 minutes and some really spicy food?
We went to the Spiciest Supper Club singles night to take the temperature of New York City's dating scene.
By
Elizabeth Shwe
and
James Ramsay
How the NYC Marathon has changed in the last 50 years
By
Hannah Frishberg
A visit to Art of Play, the Brooklyn store in an animatronic bird beef with Kelly Clarkson
By
Sonia Rao
The hottest way to show you're an authentic New Yorker is… riding a Citi Bike?
By
Lindsay Lee Wallace
Never miss a story
Catch up on the most important headlines with a roundup of essential NYC stories, delivered to your inbox daily.
Sign upEmail address
By submitting your information, you're agreeing to receive communications from New York Public Radio in accordance with our Terms .