A regular caller to a sports talk show had memories that went back to his childhood in the 1930s. Then one day, the calls stopped.

Jesus Roldan was hospitalized in critical condition after an encounter with plainclothes officers, and a .380-caliber pistol was recovered, the authorities said.

For the first time since the attacks of Sept. 11, the public had a chance to climb to the crown of the statue. But first, they had to endure red tape and stiff security.

A regular caller to a sports talk show had sports memories that went back to his childhood in the 1930s. And then one day, the calls stopped.

Many churches are trying to embrace Facebook, MySpace and other social media networks, but it has been an uneasy alliance thus far.

Matt Angus, left, and Anthony Morgan with members of the Matt Angus Thing and Mr. Morgan’s Inspirational Choir of Harlem, scheduled festival performers.For Matt Angus, 40, the founder of the annual Black Potatoe Music Festiva, this year’s event, the 13th, is not just a source of pride.

Works by Antoni Tàpies, an influential postwar Spanish artist, at Dia:Beacon. Wall assemblages by Antoni Tàpies, combine paints, sand, string and other materials, in a show at Dia:Beacon.

Buddy Valastro of Carlo’s City Hall Bake Shop decorates confections on camera for his show, “Cake Boss.” “We blow up, we go a little nuts,” he conceded.At a bakery in Hoboken, having feuding family members fill hundreds of orders a week could be a recipe for disaster — or a juicy reality show.

A. Benard Cummings with Rachel Mewbron.The heavens above the open-air amphitheater where this abridged production is being performed produced their own special effects.

Cast members of “The Video Guys.”This may be a year of retrenchment in the arts world, but the Long Island International Film Expo, which starts on Thursday at the Bellmore Movies, has expanded since last year.