On The Beat- Saturday, April 4, 2026 - From Broadway to Biscayne Boulevard, from the Bird Streets to Euclid Avenue to Lark Street- Any Topic is Fair Game Until it is a Bore…

By Mr. Curmudgeon

Yankee Stadium last night, I thought when Eury Perez beaned Aaron Judge somehow near the right arm pit, even though he’s a righty batter, for a second I thought he might charge Perez. That’s a big man. Getting punched by that giant you’d get killed… NYC ran a subway train from 1917 in celebration of the Yankees first home game of the year... Billionaire investor Warren Buffett wisely distancing himself from Bill Gates due to his ties with Jeffrey Epstein… The New York Yankees vs. the Miami Marlins game tonight was so much more exciting than the Final Four. Maybe the most boring ever. UCONN controlled the game the entire time and Michigan trounced Arizona. How was Arizona even able to get this far?… Tavern on the Green says Ariana Grande is the most paparazzi’d celeb they ever had dine there. Just wait until Taylor Swift comes. Or pretty soon Danny Hurley… Members of Congress are demanding that the Department of Justice release 46 UFO videos they have hidden deep within the walls of their fortress. “You’re going to see some weird f*** s***,” they say. Only 46? We were hoping for more like 4,600… Man from New Jersey has checked himself into rehab for a kratom drink addiction after spending $60,000 on the Southeast Asian evergreen Mitragyna speciosa extract wellness beverage… Gigi Hadid spoke out regarding her appearance the Epstein files. This guy’s wake of wreckage seems endless. How so many people got sucked into hid perverse world is even stranger than the UFO files being sealed under lock and key… Johnny Depp unveils his new alcohol brand. Having been such good friends with Hunter S. Thompson, guaranteed he has a seasoned palette… Hugh Heffner’s widow marries marine biologist James Ward. From one marine biologist to another… All but three of Blake Lively’s claims against Justin Baldoni dismissed… Mav’s rookie, Cooper Flagg becomes the youngest player in NBA history to score 50 points in a game. That’s impressive but at the same time, done in a time where strong defense is not exactly heralded… Duke’s Cameron Boozer, as expected, won AP Player of the Year. Had Duke been playing Michigan tonight in game two of the Final Four, the outcome would surly have been different… Further Ado won the Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland. The payout on a $10,000 bet would have returned $14,000 ($4,000 profit plus the $10,000 stake with the final odds of 2-5)… We present it, you decide…