• The list of New York Times staffers accepting buyouts from the paper to leave has grown. And it includes Jenny 8. Lee, surprisingly). [Gawker, NYO]
• Television news: The Early Show has a new boss as of today; profits are up at CNBC; and Joy Behar's new show on HLN is doing pretty well in the ratings.
• Will Vevo,…
Jimmy Breslin —
the former columnist for the New York Daily News and Newsday giving his remarks after a gushing tribute last night at New York University's Ireland House, according to the New York Times.
Happy Birthday
Andre Leon Talley, Vogue's inimitable editor-at-large, turns 60 today. Actor Tim Robbins is turning 51. John Mayer is 32. Angela Lansbury is 84. Sports commentator Tim McCarver turns 68. JetBlue founder David Neeleman is turning 50. David Zucker, the man who directed Airplane! and The Naked Gun, is 62. Broadway…
Breslin Buys on West 57th
• Jimmy Breslin and his wife, former City Council member Ronnie Eldridge, have paid $1.65 million for a 38th-floor apartment in Kent Swig's Sheffield 57, two months after selling their old condo on Broadway for $3.3 million. [Real Deal]
• John Clay, co-founder of the asset management firm Clay Finlay LLC, and his…
Breslin Sells, Prices Fall at 15 CPW
♦ Jimmy Breslin and his wife, former City Councilmember Ronnie Eldridge, have sold their condo at 2000 Broadway for $3.3 million. The 1,745-square-foot penthouse has two bedrooms, three baths, and, according to the listing, a terrace with "movie-set views." [Cityfile]
♦ Casino mogul Richard Fields has knocked 10…
Happy Birthday
Wyclef Jean has been busy stumping for Obama as of late, but perhaps he'll find time to take a short break today to celebrate his 36th birthday. Others who may (or may not) indulge in cake today: Socialite Debbie Bancroft is 54. Artist Ryan McGinley is 31. Chicago director Rob Marshall is 48. Legendary newsman Jimmy…
The Prison Journals of "Son of Sam" Serial Killer
Ew: David Berkowitz, the jailed "Son of Sam" serial killer who stalked New York women in the late 70s, has written a book: Son of Hope—The Prison Journals of David Berkowitz, Volume 1. He's a Christian now! Village Voice columnist Michael Musto begs us not to buy it: "I can still vividly remember being a teen harlot…
Jimmy Breslin
A legendary chronicler of New York life, Breslin was a columnist for New York newspapers for more than 40 years. Known for his hard-boiled prose and salt-of-the-earth journalism, he's also author of more than a dozen books, including I Want to Thank My Brain for Remembering Me, The Church That Forgot Christ, and The…
The Underpants Of Pulitzer-Winning 'Daily News' Reporter Jimmy Breslin
Speaking of old school, this weekend the Times featured an epic 2,000-word Alan Feuer profile of legendary Daily News reporter Jimmy Breslin who's got a book out and, who is, much to Feuer's surprise, still alive, kicking-and working! Gee whiz, good for him. Feuer may not be the most erm, precise reporter on the…
New York dug up their May, 1969 cover on Jimmy Breslin and Norman Mailer's bid for City Council prez and Mayor. It's wacky! [Daily Intel]
Jimmy Breslin Walked to the Newsroom. In the Snow. Uphill. Every day. And He Liked It.
The Times runs an odd profile today, of the forgotten file cabinets in the old pressroom in the Queens courthouse (yes, you read that right), to which Jimmy Breslin adds this non sequitur complaint that newspaper writing was better in the old days:
Jimmy Breslin goes off the deep end
Pulitzer Prize-winning commentator Jimmy Breslin wrote a column last week for Newsday in which he wrote that dogs are "meaningless," "useless," and "indescribably bothersome." He writes, "Out on the streets of the city there is the revolting sight of people walking along with their dogs and then bending and picking up…
