[A woman, surrounded by santas, hula hoops during New York's annual Santacon event, during which a bunch of santas get drunk and roam the streets, searching for prey. Image via Getty.]

Rich people get really worked up about holiday decorations, apparently.

Today is the last day to buy Four Loko in New York. Be safe.

33-year-old swimsuit designer Sylvie Cachay has been identified as the woman found dead in a bathtub at Manhattan's posh Soho House hotel. Just hours before her body was discovered she dumped her boyfriend, the privileged son of an Oscar-winning composer.

A woman was found dead in the bathtub of a room at the exclusive-ish Manhattan club and hotel (the one with the pool on the roof, from Sex and the City) early this morning. Update: Police have questioned her companion.

A Queens woman claims two NYPD cops beat her last month for not picking up her dog's shit. She said that the pile they saw was "cold" and therefore not her dog's, so they arrested and allegedly beat her. [NYDN]

Here's a recent news report by Joe Torres of New York's WABC regarding some unsolved robberies in the Bronx's Bedford Park neighborhood. But wait! Just as Torres finishes, a random woman in the background takes quite a tumble. Watch inside.

McDonald's just introduced a brand new line of New York-themed sandwiches at their locations throughout the Czech Republic.

The Six Days Seven Nights actor is selling his 5,664 sq.ft. W. 17th Street pad, complete with four bedrooms, a home gym, and views to kill, for a mind-boggling $16M. The priceless religious artifacts cost extra, though.

The NYPD has released video of a man pulling a gun on a Queens cab driver before shooting him several times. The suspect is still at large. This is one of those times we're glad Big Brother was watching.

Elaine Kaufman, proprietress of the famed writers' haunt Elaine's, has died at 81 years of age.

New York state senator Kevin Parker is currently on trial for attacking a New York Post photographer last year. Parker's lawyer says the case is "entirely about politics." I dunno. It almost seems like there's a pattern here.

Crooked old Charlie Rangel was censured by his colleagues yesterday, which is pretty embarrassing and whatnot. But say Rangel steps down. Who will replace him? The Daily News hears "speculation" that equally-crooked Governor David Paterson could take over. Great idea!

The holiday season is officially upon us! Tonight, the 74-foot, 12-ton Norway Spruce that serves as this year's Christmas tree at New York's Rockefeller Center was lit—with 36,000 bulbs!—by Mayor Michael Bloomberg and... Jeff Zucker? Watch inside.

Ever wonder what's it's like to race a bike from one tip of Manhattan to the other? Now you can practically sit on the handlebars as one rider takes you on his winning obstacle-laden journey downtown.

New York City high school teacher Carlos Garcia was suspended and fined $15,000 for saying "coño" in his class — a Spanish word that can be taken several very different ways. He's suing the city and denies saying it.

A Daily News report on squirrels being massacred by one woman's dogs has some people heated, and undercover Parks Enforcement officers are issuing tickets for unleashed dogs. Hopefully they'll start busting people for not picking up their dog's crap, too.

[A group of travelers, some looking happier than others, waiting for a bus out of New York's Herald Square today, the busiest travel day of the year. Safe travels, everyone! Image via AP]

With the Bedbug Apocalypse upon us, inspectors from the NYC housing authority want to buy bedbug-sniffing dogs, according to the Daily News: "It's something we've been looking at as we've seen the violations increase." Too bad they don't really work!

Traffic data provider NAVTEQ says New York has the slowest-moving traffic in the country and three of the 10 slowest-moving freeways. In good news, traffic fatalities in the city are at an all-time low. You'll die sitting in gridlock instead!