Michael Kaplan
The Archive
A Brooklyn writer hid 12 keys across the US decades ago — now this treasure hunter plans to dig for legendary 'The Secret' prize in NYC
“Some place in the city of New York, there is a ceramic casque, about the size of a volleyball. It has a ceramic key inside it," says David Hager.
Hugh Hefner son: I did not get my full inheritance after will changed — while dad was 'incoherent'
"There was no restriction on how much medicine he could take. He was incoherent,” Marston Hefner said of dad Hugh Hefner — and suspicions about the Playboy founder's will.
Amy Winehouse's friends reveal what her time in NYC was really like
They say the new biopic, "Back to Black," gets it wrong.
Japanese reality show contestant was naked for a year — and had no idea 30 million people were watching
Tomoaki “Nasubi” Hamatsu wanted to be a famous comedian. He wound up on a game show that humiliated him and almost led to a nervous breakdown, as seen in Hulu's...
Triumphant homeowners who spent millions on houses reveal how they took on squatters — and won
Many Americans find themselves stuck with squatters, spending months and thousands of dollars in legal fees to get the intruders out. Others get aggressive, act quickly and to what it...
OJ's final insult: Secretive web of companies and cash-only rule to keep fortune from victims' families
The Juice's financial secrets will prove tough to shake loose. Simpson left no real estate and a tangled web of LLCs. He owed $100m to his victims' families.
Bloody Bruno Maglis. Racial slurs. Warring lawyers. That glove. How the trial of OJ Simpson gripped the world
For eight wild months the Los Angeles courtroom's drama overshadowed everything and every day brought a surprise, from gavel to gavel.
Country bad boy Morgan Wallen has a PhD in partying, Nashville sources say: ‘Nobody can stop him’
When he's not on the road, Morgan Wallen spends plenty of time on Nashville's Lower Broadway party scene — and is set to open up his own bar this summer.
We're the ultimate eclipse chasers —with flights and hotels on hold across the US for the best view
These fanatics have held flights and booked rooms to be able to choose the best viewing spot. They say 3 minutes of darkness will be life-changing.
NYC's hottest chain, Sushi by Bou, turns old utility rooms into elaborate 200-square-foot sushi bars
The tiny restaurants' customers include celebrities such as Leonardo DiCaprio, Uma Thurman and Neil Patrick Harris.
Range Rover-driving 'squatter' who took over $1M NYC home demands ransom to leave— and claims he's the real victim
Brian Rodriguez wants money from the real owner for "repairs" to what he had planned to be his side-hustle.
New York's $4.4B shoplifting shadow economy revealed — fueled by vast internet black market to sell the spoils
Industrial-scale shoplifting in New York has led to a sprawling underground economy "boosting" stolen goods, ranging from bodegas to eBay.
Supermarket boss John Catsimatidis puts anti-theft coding on Häagen-Dazs
The Gristedes CEO is also offering rewards to security staff stop thefts. “Shoplifters will take half the store before the police arrive.”
A $3.9 million art installation is the most lavish NYC private school amenity yet: 'It's an arms war'
"You have parents paying over $60,000 to send their kids to private schools," says an educational consultant. "And they generally want the best bang for the buck."
Idyllic town furious at developers' plans to build 'blue zone' village
Residents in the town of Pawling, population 2,000, are fuming over plans to turn undeveloped farmland and hills into a massive, 600-acre luxury wellness retreat and housing community.
Prices to witness solar eclipse soar, hotels charge 10 times regular rates
The total solar eclipse on April 8 could wipe out your wallet as prices for hotels in its path soar.
Ringling Bros. back in NYC after years-long hiatus -- but without iconic circus animals: 'Worse than separating from my wife'
"“It broke my heart. It broke me into pieces," former Ringling Bros. animal trainer Tabajara Maluenda said of losing his job — and his tigers.
Shaquille O'Neal reveals more about 'dumbass mistakes' that cost him his family: source
"You get married, you make vows and you should be thankful for what you have," O'Neal told a friend after warning Jason Kelce to avoid following in his footsteps.
Inside Putin's bloody reign: Alexei Navalny is just latest casualty of ruthless Kremlin overlord
Russia's strongman leader is being blamed for the opposition leader's death — the latest in his alleged kill list.
Inside the brutally violent Venezuelan gang using migrant wave to launch NYC phone robbery spree
Phone snatches off New York streets by robbers on scooters are part of a vast Venezuela-based international crime network, sources say.