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One-star Yelp reviewers of Las Vegas nightclub branded a--holes and clowns
Heaven help you if you bad-mouth the service at a top Las Vegas cocktail bar. Customers who leave one-star reviews on Yelp for The Golden Tiki are incurring the wrath...
How bad weather spawns negative Yelp restaurant reviews
The customer is always right — maybe, unless it's raining. A new study appearing in the Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research has revealed that no restaurant is safe from...
Yelp board targeted by activist hedge fund
Like that delivery guy who takes an hour and a half to deliver your spicy wings, Yelp’s board is suffering from a “lack of urgency.” That’s according to SQN Investors,...
Jewelry seller forged court docs to scrub bad reviews from Google
He got zero stars and nine months. A Yonkers jewelry seller was busted sending Google bogus court orders in an effort to scrub bad reviews of his business from search...
Lawyer who took down Gawker sets his sights on Yelp
A high-profile lawyer whose clients have included wrestler Hulk Hogan, as well as President Trump, wants the US Supreme Court to agree to hear a case against Yelp over the...
Woman whose negative Yelp review led to legal nightmare in more hot water
A Manhattan woman who has spent $20,000 defending a defamation suit filed against her by a Kips Bay gynecologist she’d panned on Yelp is now on the hook for even...
Yelp adds 'open to all' feature after gay wedding cake snub
Yelp is adding yet another feature to help people make more informed decisions about where to eat. A week after announcing the brand was going to add health inspection scores,...
Yelp now listing health code scores for restaurants
Yelp is now offering users more information when choosing where to eat. The review app, which many turn to for suggestions on restaurants and services, is adding health inspection scores...
My hotel room was swarming with maggots
It sounds like the making of a B-movie. Instagram-famous makeup artist @hayleyyjay and her boyfriend were just settling into their room at a Palo Alto, Calif., hotel. But just as...
Businesses named 'Red Hen' harassed after Sanders incident
Everyone’s seeing Red. Restaurants named “Red Hen” have been receiving threats and nasty Yelp reviews since one kicked out the White House press secretary — and President Trump fueled the...
Eatery owner defends booting Sanders as critics bombard Yelp
The Virginia restaurant owner who wouldn’t serve Sarah Huckabee Sanders defended the ouster — as critics on Sunday slammed the refusal. Stephanie Wilkinson, owner of The Red Hen in Lexington,...
Yelp bars teacher after her third-graders post restaurant reviews
Yelp is shutting down accounts used by a Boston teacher to post rave restaurant reviews written by her third-grade students. The reviews were part of an assignment designed to teach...
Gym owner's sexual abuse accuser 'so happy' after arrest
A sex abuse victim of the founder of an Upper West Side boutique gym praised his arrest Tuesday – calling it a “victory.” "I was so happy. My heart was...
Fitness guru busted for allegedly groping, kissing customer
The founder and chief fitness strategist of an Upper West Side boutique gym was arrested Tuesday morning for allegedly sexually abusing a patron at the facility, law enforcement sources told...
I wrote a negative Yelp review — and it made my life a nightmare
Yelp reviewers, beware. A Manhattan woman who gave one-star reviews on Yelp and ZocDoc to a Kips Bay gynecologist has spent nearly $20,000 defending herself against a defamation suit filed...
Restaurant manager shows up at woman's home after 'mediocre' Yelp review
A woman is claiming the manager of a restaurant came to her house at 10 p.m. after she left a “mediocre” Yelp review. Yesha Callahan of Loudoun County, Virginia, said...
A 'Yelp' for help
Dear John: I got your e-mail address from a Yelp review about Mr. Cooper, formerly Nationstar Mortgage. I have had an issue with getting my mortgage modification resolved for over...
Complaining about low pay online 'destroyed my life'
Talia Jane was fed up with low pay at Yelp, so she wrote an open letter to her CEO. The backlash was swift — and harsh, but two years later...
Bad Yelp reviews may have fueled fatal restaurant shooting
Poor Yelp reviews may have prompted a Connecticut man to shoot his co-worker at a fried chicken restaurant, according to a new report. Cops arrested James Goolsby on Tuesday and...
Salon customers: We've been threatened after leaving negative Yelp reviews
Someone is browbeating two customers who posted negative reviews about an Upper East Side salon on the Yelp Web site. Women who complained about Brows by Victoria said they have...