NEW YORK — New York City is about to be flooded with abs. Real ones. Channing Tatum is bringing Magic Mike Live to the old Copacabana, which is fitting, because nothing preserves a historic New York landmark like turning it into a steamy terrarium of shirtless men named Blade and Diesel. They’re “turning up the gas,” promising more heat, more thrust, more upside-down men suspended like erotic bats to the eternal echo of Pony. The show seats 425 people, meaning 425 women having the time of their lives and a handful of men who were “just there with friends” now studying the exit sign like it owes them money. This is billed as an elevated, sex-positive reinvention of the male revue. Cirque du Soleil with abs. Audience participation “only if wanted,” which is comforting language when thighs start flying.

The Advocate reported that NYPD are searching for a suspect who slashed a 28-year-old man’s face on a subway train after he kissed his transgender partner. The attack happened on a 6 train in Manhattan, and the assailant shouted homophobic slurs before striking the victim with a sharp object. The victim was taken to Bellevue Hospital; his partner wasn’t physically hurt. The NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating and asking anyone with info to step forward.