The nanny search can be tough (just check out all the desperate Craigslist ads), but as we all learned in The Nanny Diaries, the nanny job is even tougher. One Upper East Side mother, Rebecca Land Soodak, recently spelled that fact out when she took her search to Craigslist, a move that has now landed her in the NY Times. Her ad described her four bundles of joy as a pain in her ass, and......

Scarlett Johansson may have portrayed an UES nanny in The Nanny Diaries, but Lisa Ramirez is bringing her real-deal Brooklyn nanny experiences to the stage. Her one-woman show called "Exit Cuckoo" will give a "glimpse into the world of alcohol-soaked mommies and hardworking caregivers," The Daily News reports. The 90-minute show is playing at the Midtown International Theater Festival, and Ramirez says it isn't a sensationalized account, like the aforementioned film, but rather a way......

Long Island police continue to investigate the death of a nanny who jumped into pool to save one of her charges in Syosset, Nassau County. Ana Maria Montano de Gimenez could not swim and appeared to die of a heart attack; her employer, Rubian Saunders, had heard her screams but could only manage to pull out her 3-year-old son, who was revived and is being monitored at a hospital. Still, Gimenez's family and friends want......

A nanny in Syosset, Long Island died after jumping into a backyard pool when her 3-year-old charge was struggling in the water. Nassau police spokesman Det. Sgt. Anthony Repalone said the boy had been wearing a life vest, but "It's possible that the 3-year-old child removed his jacket and got into the pool." The boy's mother heard the screams from the house and ran out, able to pull her son from the water but yelled......

Cops have recently arrested a suspect in the January knife-point rape of a 34-year-old woman in an East Harlem building's elevator. The alleged perpetrator is 21-year-old Kevin Rios, who police believe followed the victim from the subway to the building on 105th St. between 1st and 2nd Aves. Ironically, the woman held the elevator for Rios, who then put a knife to her throat and sexually assaulted her. WABC News describes a different scenario, with......