By Drew Grant 1/06/12 5:46pm

monsters

Don't worry, it's docile. (@TheGoodfella_)

Giant Gambian Pouched Rat Allegedly Found in Bronx Footlocker Definitely Not a Sewer Rat, Says Expert

As if child slave labor in China wasn’t bad enough, Footlocker’s reputation took another hit recently when a Twitter used named @Thegoodfella_ tweeted a photo of a five foot rat went viral on the web. Don’t worry though: an animal curator quoted by The Huffington Post, the creature, allegedly found in a Bronx store earlier this year (the photo was uploaded on Facebook earlier this year before it made the Twitter rounds) promised that “no way it’s a common sewer rat.” Read More

By Dana Rubinstein 6/17/10 5:30pm

Commercial Breaks

House of Hoops Temple Coming to Herald Square

A House of Hoops—Nike and Footlocker’s concept store/temple to all things basketball—will open a second New York City location at 11 West 34th Street, between Fifth and Sixth avenues, according to someone involved in the transaction.

The first House of Hoops opened in Harlem, at 268 West 125th Street, in the fall of 2007, with a Read More