• Dave Portnoy slammed by short-seller over tech firm investment

    Dave Portnoy slammed by short-seller over tech firm investment

    Dave Portnoy says he buys stocks based on his mantra that they “only go up” — but a muckraking short-seller thinks one of his bets is in for a stomach-churning plunge. The famously flippant Barstool Sports founder — who has become a face for the recent day-trading boom since the coronavirus shut down this year’s sports seasons …
  • ‘Coyote Ugly’ turns 20: Secrets and scandals of the real-life bar and movie

    ‘Coyote Ugly’ turns 20: Secrets and scandals of the real-life bar and movie

    It gave haters a massive hangover — but to die-hard fans, “Coyote Ugly” has aged like a fine whiskey. Released 20 years ago Tuesday, the movie starred Piper Perabo as Violet, an aspiring songwriter from New Jersey who winds up bartending at the raunchy and rowdy NYC saloon owned by Lil (played by Maria Bello) …
  • 83 percent of NYC restaurants, bars unable to pay full rent, survey reveals

    83 percent of NYC restaurants, bars unable to pay full rent, survey reveals

    The coronavirus pandemic continues to impose a severe economic toll on New York City’s eateries and pubs – with 83 percent of establishments saying they’re unable to make their full July rent and 37 percent unable to pay at all, a survey released Monday reveals. The NYC Hospitality Alliance poll of 471 restaurants, bars and …
  • Graydon Carter giving up helm at posh Monkey Bar after 12 years

    Graydon Carter giving up helm at posh Monkey Bar after 12 years

    Graydon Carter’s 12-year stint at the helm of Monkey Bar has come to an end. The celebrity magazine editor — who ended his 25-year run as editor of Vanity Fair two-and-a-half years ago — is handing over the keys to the famous Midtown eatery, leaving its fate up in the air, The Post has learned. …
  • Councilman demands booze bill break for struggling NYC restaurants

    Councilman demands booze bill break for struggling NYC restaurants

    A New York City councilman wants state officials to give restaurants a break on strict rules for ordering booze that are weighing on their reopening plans. Manhattan Councilman Keith Powers urged the State Liquor Authority to temporarily lift rules that have landed legions of eateries on a “delinquent list” amid the coronavirus pandemic, as The …
  • In first solo ‘Call Her Daddy’ show, host Alex Cooper drags ‘Suitman’ Peter Nelson

    In first solo ‘Call Her Daddy’ show, host Alex Cooper drags ‘Suitman’ Peter Nelson

    She’s officially living that single-daddy life now. Alexandra Cooper debuted her first solo episode of the “Call Her Daddy” podcast Wednesday after a dramatic split with former co-host Sofia Franklyn. Cooper, 25, christened the now-one-woman show by airing out dirty laundry about the increasingly high-profile cast of characters involved in the saga. In an episode …
  • Alex Cooper to host ‘Call Her Daddy’ podcast without Sofia Franklyn amid drama

    Alex Cooper to host ‘Call Her Daddy’ podcast without Sofia Franklyn amid drama

    She’s a single father now. “Call Her Daddy” co-host Alexandra Cooper took to YouTube late Friday night, announcing that she signed a solo deal with Barstool Sports to resume her smutty podcast and to tell her side of the split from her partner Sofia Franklyn. Cooper, 26, said Franklyn, 28, allowed her beau HBO Sports …
  • Dave Portnoy hypes Barstool Sports auditions amid ‘Call Her Daddy’ drama

    Dave Portnoy hypes Barstool Sports auditions amid ‘Call Her Daddy’ drama

    Who wants to be the next Barstool “Idol”? In the wake of the sordid “Call Her Daddy” podcast drama, which has turned the co-hosts against each other and led to a stoppage of the smutty podcast since early April, Barstool Sports has been “inundated” with wannabe hosts eager to step into the vacuum left by …
  • Barstool’s Dave Portnoy: Sofia Franklyn lost ‘Call Her Daddy’ battle by being an ‘idiot’

    Barstool’s Dave Portnoy: Sofia Franklyn lost ‘Call Her Daddy’ battle by being an ‘idiot’

    Daddy will shed no tears for Sofia Franklyn. Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy commandeered the “Call Her Daddy” Instagram account on Tuesday to respond to Sofia Franklyn’s recent video statement, in which she claimed that her podcast partner and former friend Alexandra Cooper stabbed her in the back as the pair attempted to renegotiate their …
  • Sofia Franklyn: ‘Call Her Daddy’ co-host Alexandra Cooper stabbed me in the back

    Sofia Franklyn: ‘Call Her Daddy’ co-host Alexandra Cooper stabbed me in the back

    This sex podcaster says she got screwed — by her best friend. Sofia Franklyn, one half of the “Call Her Daddy” podcast, broke her silence about the sordid drama behind the breakup of her smutty show and friendship with her co-host Alexandra Cooper, 26. On Tuesday afternoon, the 28-year-old took to her Instagram stories to …