Suffolk police say that a wealthy NJ man shot his wife before killing himself in their East Hampton estate yesterday morning. Lester Stockel, who Newsday describes as the "founder of a successful enterprise involving the processing of credit-card receipts for businesses," and his wife Georgiana were found his their bedroom by East Hampton Town police, who were responding to various 911 calls. Neighbors were shocked, saying they never heard the couple argue--Stockel, 64, was described......

Thank goodness for alcohol crackdowns in the Hamptons, or else the Post and Daily News wouldn't have covers today! East Hampton gallery owner Ruth Vered (of the Vered Gallery) is featured on the front pages of both tabloids being hauled away by the police for serving alcoholic drinks without a license on Saturday night. Vered had been holding a posh reception for the opening of a Steven Klein photography exhibit when police arrived. Newsday......

Comedian and car enthusiast Jerry Seinfeld managed to walk away "without a scratch" after his 1967 Fiat BTM flipped in East Hampton over the weekend. According to the Post’s account, Seinfeld was alone behind the wheel and was about to merge into highway traffic when the brakes gave out. He then tried the emergency brake, and that failed, too. Drenched in flop sweat, the Bee Movie star cut the wheel to the right and "the......

Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: a hostage situation on East 124th St. in Manhattan, a carjacking on Undercliff Ave. in the Bronx, and a home invasion robbery on East 18th St. in Brooklyn. For a few thousand dollars a month, one can join the LL Yacht Club at Chelsea Piers and East Hampton and enjoy access to their selection of luxury yachts to head to and from the Hamptons. Ball State University in Indiana......

The NY Sun details Senator Hillary Clinton's fundraising agenda in the NY area. Most notably, she and former President Bill Clinton will be on a "48-hour, six fund-raiser blitz" in the Hamptons that includes events at billionaire Ron Perelman's East Hampton home and Entenmann's heir Robert Entenmann's North Fork vineyard. From the Sun:The Hamptons trip highlights just how crucial New York's wealthy donors are to Mrs. Clinton, and to all of the 2008 presidential candidates.......

This weekend at the movies means a bunch of overblown new releases. Clerks II is out this weekend and if Kevin Smith didn't think he was the coolest before, he does now that Joel Siegel's walked out of one of his press screenings. You can read about the whole back and forth then decide if you too will be more offended by some reference to bestiality or that Jay and Silent Bob still have cultural......

On Sundays Gothamist runs opinion pieces relevant to life in New York and reviews of recent books and performances. The judgments expressed below are entirely those of the author. Over the past centuries, people have adapted Shakespeare’s plays in countless ways, often to put them in a contemporary setting. With Clean, by contrast, Bob Epstein has taken an already contemporary story and setting and written it in the manner of a good Shakespearean comedy mixed......

Gothamist loves to hear about animals that can do crazy tricks. Gerbils that dance, cats that are potty trained and birds that can count in pig-latin are truly fabulous feats of talent. But last night, Gothamist heard of perhaps the greatest animal trick yet – a dog that can tell if the wine is good by sniffing the cork. Apparently if the wine is good, this brilliant Weimaraner will chew on the cork, but if......

A Hampton Jitney, those familiar green buses that spirit New Yorkers to fro the Hamptons, broadsided a car in East Hampton, killing the driver. The Post reports that none of the Jitney's fourteen passengers or driver were injured, while the 53 year old man driving a PT Cruiser was apparently from Manhattan. The bus had the right of way, and the Cruiser had tried to make a left.......

In honor of Administrative Professional’s (a.k.a. Those Who IM and Google to Help Ease Their Pain) Day, let’s discuss the peculiarity of a certain brand of officemate. We all work with her. The girl that’s not all there and you can’t quite put your finger on why no one calls her out on taking three hour lunches or having mysterious doctor’s appointments every other day. She is clearly a little bit crazy but no one......

Kurt Wenzel, Novelist...

The Post talks to Ty Wenzel about her new book, Behind Bars: The Straight-Up Tales of a Big-City Bartender. Wenzel was a bartender in the East Village for 10 years, but now lives in East Hampton with husband and child. She categorizes bar regulars thusly: Expert, Name-Dropper, Snacker (noshes olives and cherries out of the garnish tray), Babbler (chats obliviously through a rush at the bar), Big Spender (blows cash on everyone except the bartender......