Seeing stars on the Upper East Side, a spare pen to the rescue and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary.

The appropriately named How Many Stops Act recently revealed just how many stops the NYPD conducted last year since the law went into effect.

It all started six years ago when actor Nick Barrotta was cast on BET’s political drama series, The Oval, where he forged a ...

Percentages: FG .362, FT .708. 3-Point Goals: 9-33, .273 (Vanterpool 2-3, K.Glenn 2-4, Walker 2-7, Carroll 1-3, Evans 1-5, Tandy 1-5, Miller 0-3, Moretti 0-3).

When a singer steps away from the stage, a comeback isn’t always guaranteed. But Jessica Simpson? She just made hers happen. On Wednesday, March 12, the 43-year-old pop star returned to live ...

Percentages: FG .357, FT .600. 3-Point Goals: 7-27, .259 (Braswell 3-8, Metskhvarishvili 1-3, Blackmon 1-4, Graves 1-5, Thomas 1-6, Rosado 0-1). Team Rebounds: 12. Team Turnovers: 2. Blocked Shots: 5 ...

Explore the youngest and oldest Oscar winners in history, from teen prodigies to veteran legends who made Hollywood history.