A newspaper's most basic function, one could argue, is to keep tabs on crime. For decades, New York newspapers have done this out of the "police shack," but the NYPD is now kicking them out.

1010 WINS gets punked; repeats hoax that Lil' Kim is running for mayor of Hoboken.

A reader sends in word of the World Hunger Year charity auction next Tuesday. Ooh, a charity auction, you say? Surely this will be one of the most glamorous events of the season, filled with socialistes like Tinsley Mortimer bidding on exotic resort vacations and diamond-encrusted dog collars.

hot to head to a museum? Let blogger David of Ironic Sans take you on a tour of the badly Photoshopped art created for the website of New York radio station 1010 WINS. Here's a sample:

A coyote was spotted in Central Park Sunday, and sharpshooters with tranquilizer guns have been hunting for him ever since. He was finally caught this morning, as 1010WINS is reporting on the top of its website. This is moderately good news for New Yorkers, who may have been concerned about walking their dogs in the Park while the animal was on the loose. And no doubt it's excellent news for San Antonio Spurs fans, who hope to have him back in time for tonight's halftime show.