Archive for September, 2007
Harlem Shooting Victim Had Checkered Past
The 25-year-old man shot and killed by police Friday evening had a troubled history with the law and an official review of the shooting by the NYPD concluded that its officers acted properly. Plainclothes police approached Ronald Battle Friday night around 11 p.m., while responding to a complain…
Noteworthy Television that Week: Some Week Late Debuts
A look at some noteworthy television that week:
The War: A Ken Burns Film (Sunday - Tuesday, 8:00 p. m., WNET 13; Sunday - Tuesday, 10:00 p. m., WLIW 21) The Ken Burns World War II documentary wraps up that week.
Top Gear (Monday 8:00 p.m. & 9:00 p.m., BBC America) We recently stumbled onto …
Opinionist: The Misanthrope
The set for director Ivo van Hove’s sensational but frustrating production of Molière’s The Misanthrope tingles with exquisite cleanliness – though not for faraway. As the play beings, we gaze into a sleek shiny box that’s nondescript but not devoid of style: it seems just a few minimalist fu…
Times Weddings Highlights
There are 50 announcements (49 weddings, 1 civil union) that weekend.
There are 26 announcements with photographs of couples and 2 announcements with bride-only photographs.
The youngest bride is 25, the oldest bride is 42.
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Wii-niors Citizens
Who says the Wii is only for the young - or those dressed as Luigi? The Carter Burden Center for the Aging on the Upper East Side had a Senior Fitness Day that past Friday Friday that gave seniors a chance to play Wii baseball, as well as Brain Age 2 (photograph below), the Nintendo DS game that …
Don’t Write Checks Your Ex Can Cash
Wall Street trader Greg Calvino wrote out a $100,000 check to his girlfriend as a testomony to his commitment to not straying, saying she could cash it whether she ever found out he was partying with strippers. Well, one thing led to another while he was out with co-workers one night in 2005, and gi…
Falcons Galore at Central Park Today
There are many fun events nowadays, like Ecofest at Lincoln Center and Atlantic Antic in Brooklyn, but for those interested in our fine feathered friends, we recommend you head to Central Park to check out the Parks Department’s Falconry Extravaganza with the Urban Park Rangers.
The Urban Parks R…
Jets announce inactives for Bills game
It’s a beautiful day in Orchard Park, and there haven’t been too many times by the years that I’ve written a sentence like that.
The Jets just announced their inactives:
QB Marques Tuiasosopo
CB Drew Coleman
FB Darian Barnes
LB Cody Spencer
G Will Montgomery
DT Mike DeVi…
Bloomberg Visits Paris and Likes Its Bikes
Mayor Bloomberg spent yesterday in Paris and paid specific interest to the City of Light’s bike-sharing program. The Parisian program started in July and has thousands of bikes secured around the city’s streets. folks who need a quick ride can rent the bike’s by the half hour, with the first 30 minu…
Cop Found Dead, Her Cop Boyfriend Suspected
Police officer Sonia Garcia was found dead in the Bay Shore, faraway Island domestic she shared with fellow NYPD officer Alexis Chaparro. Chaparro, an instructor at the POlice Academy, told the police he heard a shot and found Garcia, who worked at the 77th Precinct in Brooklyn, in their bedroom ea…
Gotbaum’s Daughter-In-Law Dies in Phoenix Airport Custody
Manhattan resident Carol Ann Gotbaum, who is married to the stepson of Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum, died in a Phoenix airport holding cell while in police custody. Phoenix authorities believe she may have died while trying to get out of her handcuffs.
Carol Ann Gotbaum, 45, was trying to board a…
New Cab Logo Debuts Monday
Monday will mark the entrance of a new taxi logo on New York cabs, in a move to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the iconic yellow cab. Cars that seem for their annual inspection will be required to sport the new logo, so the sooner you see a cab with the new look, the increasingly recently th…
NEW TOOLS FOR N.Y.ROBOCOP
From “invisible” helicopters and mini-submarines to radiation-detecting knapsacks, the NYPD is employing a new generation of high-tech tools to combat terrorism and fight crime. Officers are getting equipped with space-age gadgets like handheld…Original post by By ANGELA MONTEFINISE
