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If Fabio and the horse he rides on the covers of novels merged into one beautiful beast, you would have Frederik the Great Stallion.

WATCH: Frederik the Great, the Fabio of horses, is about to gallop into your heart

He's been called the Fabio of horses and his flowing mane is enough to make any mare swoon. If horses had romance novels, Frederik the Great, the "world's most handsome horse," would be on every cover. The award-winning, purebred Friesian stallion will join Rolex Central Park Horse Show on the evenings of Sept. 23 and 24 as part of the multi-day equestrian show at Wollman Rink, the first horse show to take place at the iconic rink. “Frederik has taken the world by storm and helped to shine an...
 
Meighan McSherry, 46, from the Upper West Side, was charged for allegedly robbing a bank in Connecticut.2Photos

Why this bank robbery arrest was unlike most others

A criminal defense lawyer was arrested earlier this month on charges of robbing a bank in Greenwich, Connecticut. Police also suspected her in the attempted robbery of another bank in Manhattan. Her background in law along with her familiarity with the criminal justice system made the woman an unusual suspect.  Meighan McSherry, 46, worked for the Legal Aid Society in the Bronx until a year ago and was living in a 15-story pre-war co-op in an upscale residential neighborhood in the Upper West...
 
Officer catches four people who leap from burning home

Officer catches four people who leap from burning home

A New Jersey police officer is being praised as a hero after he caught a family of four who jumped out of a second-story window in a burning home Monday. Patrolman Brian Gay was among the first to arrive at the fire on Jacobsen Street in Sayreville, New Jersey, reported just after 1:30 p.m., according to ABC7. A young girl who made it out of the home reportedly told Gay that four others were trapped on the second floor, but did have access to a window. Gay told NJ.com that he tried to climb up...
 
X-ray technician charged with groping patients at Brooklyn hospital

X-ray technician charged with groping patients at Brooklyn hospital

A X-ray technician at Kings County Hospital is under arrest after two patients — one of them 83 years old —  told police he sexually assaulted them before their procedures.  Larry Jones, 65, of Lower Manhattan was arrested Saturday for allegedly digitally penetrating the vaginas of victims in the X-ray room, the New York Daily News reported. The 83-year-old woman reportedly told police that Jones groped her for about two minutes during a 12:30 p.m. examination. He later brought her back to the...
 
Penn Station departure board to receive digital upgrade 2Photos

Penn Station departure board to receive digital upgrade

Amtrak has plans to upgrade their main departure board located at Penn Station with new digital information screens. The idea behind the new departure screen is to provide passengers with clearer and detailed travel information. There will be several information screens placed throughout the concourse to improve the flow of passengers at the station. "The idea is to improve the passenger experience through more dynamic, easier to read and strategically located information points throughout the...
 

Sports

Nick Saban and Alabama will be shooting for yet another national title in 2016.

When does football season start? NFL, college 2016 begin date

The 2016 NFL regular season will begin on Thursday, Sept. 8 and the first full Sunday of games will take place on Sunday, Sept. 11. The first major college football game of 2016 will be played on Friday, Aug. 26 in Sydney, Australia between Cal and Hawaii (10 p.m., ESPN). The first full Saturday of games will be played on Labor Day weekend - Sept. 3. For a full college schedule, click here. The Denver Broncos will host the Carolina Panthers on Sept. 8 in a rematch of last season's Super Bowl,...
 
Neymar celebrates a gold medal win with fans in Brazil.

Slate on soccer: Talking Neymar, MLS expansion, Manchester City and United

Let’s be honest, nobody at the just-completed 2016 Rio Olympics had more singular pressure on them than Brazilian men’s soccer superstar, Neymar. He was by far the biggest name that competed in the mostly Under-23 tournament and it paid off for his country as host nation Brazil beat Germany, 2-1, in the gold medal match on Saturday (5-4 on penalty kicks). I’m sure that his juggernaut club-Barcelona-wasn’t too thrilled that he played every minute of each game for Brazil, even in blowouts (not...
 
Daily Fantasy is legal again in New York, for now …

Daily fantasy sports permitted to operate in New York again

Fantasy sports fans in New York got a good piece of news from the state's gambling commission Monday afternoon when the body announced it was temporarily handing permits to five daily fantasy sites to operate once again. These are DraftKings, FanDuel, Yahoo, FantasyDraft and Draft. “As the newly enacted law requires, the commission regulates all aspects of interactive fantasy sports, including ensuring the operators put important consumer protections in place,” said commission executive...
 
Will the Jets seriously consider keeping four quarterbacks?

Jets youngsters Robbie Anderson, Bryce Petty and Zach Sudfeld making cases for roster spots

The Jets are a veteran, win-now outfit, but judging by the recent play of some of its youngsters, they’re showing they can also offer help.    Quarterback Bryce Petty is making things rather difficult for a Jets’ coaching staff that may not be too keen on keeping four signal callers on its final 53-man roster. But due to his recent performances, the second-year veteran is thumbing his nose at the dissenters — and that’s actually a good problem for the Jets.      Petty went 15-of-24 with 230...
 
Are Aaron Judge and Gary Sanchez future staples of the Yankees' next contender?

Marc Malusis: 'Baby Bombers' Gary Sanchez, Aaron Judge make Yankees watchable

Just call them the "Baby Bombers." The excitement is real. The potential is real. Are they still prospects? Absolutely. Gary Sanchez and Aaron Judge have made quite the impact on the Yankees thus far in their brief careers as major leaguers. There has not been this much excitement around the Yankees in quite some time and that is what makes the Yankees so much more readily watchable. Certainly, they are selling us all on hope and potential. They also represent the potential of future October...
 

Things to Do

Camp for free on a secret NYC rooftop5Photos

Camp for free on a secret NYC rooftop

While urban camping might sound like an oxymoron, there are some surprising options for roughing it in the city. Take for example Bivouac, a pop-up campsite on rotating, secret rooftops where you can wake up surrounded by Brooklyn’s terraces or admiring Central Park from above–free of charge. Created by artist Thomas Stevenson, the site consists of six waterproof canvas tents with wooden frames and one-inch wool felt flooring for comfort and insulation. There’s no electricity or internet to...
 
Bill Nye "The Science Guy" is a National Park Service centennial ambassador.2Photos

Bill Nye talks climate change and why our national parks are so important to the election

Bill Nye “The Science Guy” wants you to “Find Your Park.” The engineer and television personality is known for his outspoken views on climate change, space exploration and evolution, but the environmental champion is now turning his attention to our nation's parks as a National Parks Service centennial ambassador. New Yorkers can join Nye and DJ Questlove on Monday in Brooklyn Bridge Park for a special celebration and lots of dancing that will connect people to each other, their city and, Nye...
 
Bloody Mary after it's gotten the build-your-own treatment at Kingsley

Overload your Bloody Mary with octopus, cheeses and more at this new DIY bar

Between Frosé and pie shakes and the natural inclination for tiki drinks during summer, it’s probably been a while since you’ve had a Bloody Mary.   Fix that this weekend at Kingsley (190 Ave. B), when the contemporary French-American restaurant launches a Build Your Own Bloody Mary & Maria Bar during brunch from noon to 4 p.m. Chef Roxanne Spruance is a former Midwesterner, where Bloody Mary Bars are basically an Olympic-level sport, so there’s some hometown pride at stake. RELATED: Green...
 
Le Savoir by Bompas & Parr28Photos

PHOTOS: Bompas & Parr's enchanted dinner party Le Savoir reimagines Stella Artois

Pairing dinners usually emphasize the food with various drinks, but Bompas & Parr’s Le Savoir is all in the service of Stella Artois — and even if you’ve had it a hundred times before, it’ll be new again at least once during the night. The British culinary magicians have created an enchanted greenhouse filled with botanists, their science experiments and plenty of Stella to create an all-senses-on-deck reimagining of the Belgian lager. Improbable things are the norm as you experience all four...
 
Diner en Blanc NYC 2016 in Hudson River Park

Here's the date for NYC's Diner en Blanc 2016

The world’s biggest secret dinner party is returning to NYC next month. Dîner en Blanc announced its sixth annual all-white pop-up soiree will take place Sept. 15. On the night, 5,000 people will make the trek across the city to a location they don’t find out about until an hour before the event — last year, attendees dined along the waterfront on Hudson River Park’s Pier 26. RELATED: Culinary wizards Bompas & Parr are finally holding an NYC dinner party Back to curate this year’s meal is Todd...
 
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