Jay-Z added two concerts to his bill that will christen the controversial Barclays Center in Brooklyn this fall.

The tide is high, but we’re holding on for another gone-too-fast Hamptons summer. Here are our East End number ones, from a Wainscott market stand to an East Hampton nightclub.

Ralph Lauren will remain with his eponymous clothing company through 2017 after signing a new contract with earning potential of $50 million.

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New York Yankees great and Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson came out swinging in the latest issue of Sports Illustrated.

Robert De Niro isn’t getting as much as he wanted for his St. Luke’s Place townhouse, but after 30 years of owning the address, he appears ready to take a hit.

Beth Stern (nee Ostrosky) on her work with North Shore Animal League Americ, and making a cuddly dog lover of her husband and famous germaphobe Howard Stern.

On Tuesday Mayor Michael Bloomberg was very frank in his dismissal of a prepared speech containing four too many wiener puns at a press conference launching Nathan’s annual Fourth of July hot dog eating contest. “Who wrote this s–t?” Bloomberg said.

Former Fugee and Haitian presidential candidate Wyclef Jean will headline a 12-hour live music extravaganza at The Waterfront @ Pier 92 tomorrow that will offer prime sight lines for the big fireworks show on the Hudson.