Posted by Billy Parker on 07 4th, 2009 |
No Comments A McDonald’s in The Bronx had a real McDowell’s -like situation on its hand when an employee intervened with a gun-toting mugging going on. But in this Soundview altercation, the action took place outside of the fast food joint when the guard of the Golden Arches spotted a couple attacking a man filling up his tank at a nearby gas station. And luckily for the McDonald’s security...
Posted by Jen Chung on 07 4th, 2009 |
No Comments On Friday, Mayor Bloomberg, Police Commissioner Kelly and Fire Commissioner Scoppetta reminded the public that consumer fireworks are illegal and dangerous (watch the ones over the Hudson instead !) and urged them to call 311 to report fireworks. Bloomberg said , “This should be a time to celebrate. Something we look back on with nothing but good memories. How would you feel if one of your family...
Posted by Jen Carlson on 07 4th, 2009 |
No Comments Phillies 7, Mets 2: That sound the Mets heard is Livan Hernandez’s other shoe dropping. A guy with ERAs of 4.83, 4.93 and 6.03 the last three seasons wasn’t going to keep his mark at 4.04. After he allowed seven runs in three innings, Hernandez now sports a 4.56 mark. That’s what happens when you allow 14 of the 23 batters you face to reach base. The Mets couldn’t rally, even...
Posted by Queens Crapper on 07 4th, 2009 |
No Comments June, 1944. Photos from the Library of Congress Gothamist has photos of New York City July 4ths past .
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WWII Victory Garden in Forest Hills
Posted by Queens Crapper on 07 4th, 2009 |
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Real American Stories - Nathan’s Famous
Posted by Queens Crapper on 07 4th, 2009 |
No Comments From NY1 : A new six-acre portion of the Gantry Plaza State Park opened to the public Wednesday. Great for viewing fireworks! But sorry, folks, the they’re are on the Hudson this year.
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"Pepsi Sign" park opens
Posted by Queens Crapper on 07 4th, 2009 |
No Comments From Newsday : It might not look like much now, but a nonprofit group hopes the Execution Rocks Lighthouse will draw a steady stream of visitors and overnight B&B guests when it’s transformed into a tourist beacon with sweeping views of Long Island Sound. “It needs a little bit of work,” said Craig Morrison, president of Historically Significant Structures Inc., a Philadelphia...
Posted by Queens Crapper on 07 4th, 2009 |
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