All eyes on Diamond when she's in the building. The self-proclaimed "Puerto Rican gutter chick" drops the self-loving track "Me" where she promises all she rocks is diamonds. The Big Dreek- produced song is off Miss 32 Flavor's upcoming eighth solo project, Evolved. "Cornbread thick, but I'm trying to watch my figure," spits Diamond. "Dessert before your food make a ...

In case you haven't made your way to Prospect Park today to take part in the NY Times' least favorite food and music festival, things have been pretty low-key at GoogaMooga. Reporter John Del Signore says that it's been drizzling a bit, which may be driving some people away, and photographer Scott Lynch added there were no lines to be ...

While dining out for Japanese food in NYC doesn't often require grilling up a whole cow like at West Village trailblazer Takashi, there's no shortage of solid options offering some adventurous takes on sushi and more. Check out NYC's 12 best Japanese restaurants.  No. 12: Blue Ribbon Sushi 119 Sullivan St. Food: 26Decor: 20Service: 23Cost: $59 Long a “standard bearer of cool” in SoHo, this ...

After weeks of anticipation, griping, and anticipatory griping, The Great GoogaMooga food and music festival got underway on a beautiful Friday yesterday with a big concert (The Darkness/The Flaming Lips/Yeah Yeah Yeahs) and lots of vendors. Now that AO Scott has started hatetweeting like a witty Kraken who hasn't gotten his quail eggs, it really feels like old times. But ...

Last year, NY Times film critic A.O. Scott complained about the Great GoogaMooga food festival taking over his and many others' beloved Prospect Park. This year, Scott was trying to immerse in defending his pan of Star Trek: Into Darkness but couldn't resist the allure of Googa-bashing, Tweeting yesterday: "was going to leave @GoogaMooga alone this year, but the footprint ...