Crazy Brooklyn rabbi Yehuda Levin, one-time Carl Paladino supporter, has withdrawn his backing after the Tea Partier sort of apologized for making homophobic remarks. Levin said he "almost choked" on a pastrami sandwich after hearing about Crazy Carl's apology.

Carl Paladino, the Republican candidate for governor in New York, wants politicians to stop "pandering to... pornographers and perverts." Okay, Carl! So, to start, maybe you should stop forwarding emails filled with porn?

Depending on who you ask today, Boston might be better than New York, or New York might have totally trounced Boston (again). One study says that Boston is way more "innovative" than NY, while another says Boston's business sucks.

Rotund, Croc-clad celebrity chef Mario Batali, who also works part-time as Gwyneth Paltrow's spirit guide, is being sued by the waiters and busboys at his highly regarded New York restaurant Del Posto. The staffers claim their tips were pooled illegally.

After at first defending a starkly homophobic statement about "dysfunctional homosexuals," New York gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino has issued a sprawling, six-point apology comparing himself to "Barrack Obama" and saying he has gay friends.

By nasty old New York gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino's standards, does saying "Fuck him," twice, on video, in reference to the U.S. Attorney General, even count as a "gaffe"? Nah, it's just Crazy Carl. Oy. Let's roll the clip.

When a friend downtown texts with a Woody Allen sighting, the gang decides that a "true New Yorker" wouldn't care. This spawns a discussion about which public transportation system is fastest and inspires an episode-long race through Manhattan.

The New York Republican candidate for Senate, Joe DioGuardi was paid $5,000/month as an advisor to Medical Capital Corp—a subsidiary of Medical Capital Holdings, which blew $1 billion of investors' money on yachts and other crap. Nice.

Tonight, Jon Stewart opened with a segment about the midterm elections. The focus of a portion of that segment was homophobic New York gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino, and Stewart didn't hold back when mocking Paladino's ridiculous hypocrisy. Video inside.

Two unexpected things happened on tonight's Factor. The first: Ann Coulter and Bill O'Reilly disagreed about something. Heatedly! The second: the thing they disagreed about was Carl Paladino. Bonus: Coulter thinks that Paladino's homophobic outburst actually helped him. Video inside.

A bomb was found in the Marble Cemetery on 2nd Street in Manhattan's East Village at around 11:45am today. Streets are still blocked off. The normally closed cemetery had an "open house" this weekend and was open to the public.

Filter-free madman Carl Paladino, New York's Republican gubernatorial candidate, went on television this morning to explain those anti-gay remarks he made to some Jews yesterday. The takeaway: Hey gays? Carl Paladino's your best friend.

We already knew Tea Party-backed New York Republican gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino is sort of racist, and definitely a hypocrite. It was only a matter of time before Carl Paladino said a bunch of homophobic stuff. That time is now!

You've probably heard the horrifying story of the man and two teens who were tortured by Bronx gang members for being gay. Now, members of the Latin King Goonies are rolling over on the gang's leaders to clear themselves.

Pedobear, the Internet joke that sparked a full-blown media panic, is on the loose at New York's Comic Con this weekend, dancing to Michael Jackson and handing out candy. Somebody call the militia! Protect our kids from this dangerous threat!

One should not take love advice from one's psychiatrist. Dating is not conducive to mental health! Now we learn of a woman whose psychiatrist set her up with dudes to get some creepy vicarious kicks of his own.

Mayor Mike Bloomberg likes junk food, just not for poor people. He's gone to war against salt and soda, but his company's office remains stocked with goodies: "We have all the junk in the world up there," one employee says.

Want the experience of owning a BMW but don't have the cash to actually buy one? This magnanimous owner of a new BMW will park their brand new white Bimmer in your driveway: "Cost to you is $0."

Insane New York Republican gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino broadcast a strange, live fireside chat on TV today. In it, he explained why he tangled with a New York Post reporter last week. He also talked about his opponent's "legendary prowess."

We always thought 'rolfing' was what you did after doing four tequila shots in a Daytona Beach sports bar. Turns out it's a violent and painful, New Age-y massage technique. And it's having a moment. Let's all get rolfed!