Archive for July, 2008
Police Search for Southeast Queens Sexual Predator
Police say they are looking for a man who they think has committed four separate instances of sexual abuse involving young women in the past month in southeastern Queens. New York City Councilman Peter Vallone Jr., the chair of the public safety committee, said he thinks the suspect may be responsib…
Police Stop Teens Trying to Mug Tourists in Central Park
Last night, two 15-year-olds were arrested after allegedly attacking and robbing a tourist couple in Central Parke on West Drive approach West 85th. The incident occurred around 9:15 p.m., according to WABC 7, with two boys punching “33-year-old man in the face, while a 15-year-old girl tried t…
Democrats Defeat Censure of Rangel for Apartments
WASHINGTON House Democrats voted down nowadays an effort by Republicans to chastise a energetic lawmaker, Rep. Charles Rangel, by a questionable housing arrangement, which the congressman insists violated no laws. Mr. Rangel, the chairman of the forceful tax-writing House Ways & Means Committ…
Double Dutch, New City High School Varsity Sport
Photograph by urbanblitz on Flickr
The transition of the beloved neighborhood past instance of double dutch into the official realm of NYC high school varsity sport is examined in the NY Times today. A physical education teacher who will teach a co-ed team, Shani Newsome, said, “In Bed-Stuy…
MTA Looks to Remove Toll Booths at Bridges and Tunnels
The MTA has put out a inquiry for proposals to convert its current toll plaza to an all-E-Z Pass and cashless payment system. Non-E-Z Pass users would be charged with license plate cameras (the same concept floated in congestion pricing), and NY1 says the MTA wants to “get rid of all toll booth…
Masked Man in YouTube Videos Arrested After Claiming to Poison Baby Food
The FBI arrested Manhattan resident Anton Dunn nowadays after he posted a series of videos on YouTube in which he claims to have used an employee at Gerber to poison baby food with cyanide. The Post reports that Gerber has been receiving a flood of calls since the videos first arised on YouTube;…
Staten Island Discovery Tour on a Roll?
The reviews are in! And the word on the street is that the Staten Island bus tour is, well, perhaps off to a slow start. When the NY Times visited, the bus had five passengers (Gray Line said “it often takes up to five years before a new tour catches on”). Most passengers aren’t even leaving the…
Robert Morgenthau Plans to be Manhattan DA Forever
Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau turned 89 years old nowadays and shot down any rumors of retiring. He told the Daily News, “It’s my intention to run,” regarding the 2009 election, “I’m not announcing my candidacy nowadays, but I mean to run.” And food for thought for those thinking…
Woman Sues Cheating Husband for Giving Her STDs
The Post reports a woman is suing her husband for $25 million, claiming that the sexual transmitted diseases she has now are the aftereffect of his indiscretions Stephanie Lerner says after being infected with “several severe incurable strains of the human papilloma virus,” she’s had a number o…
Expert Claims the Montauk Monster is a Raccoon
Yesterday Gawker posted a photo of what quickly became referred to as “the Montauk Monster.” Lizzy Grubman jokes were made, spines shivered, conspiracy theorists pondered (the Montauk Project, anyone?), a new World Wide Web superstar was born, and most came to the conclusion that it was a bloate…
Restaurant Week to Continue After that Week
Restaurant Week, which was supposed to end after Friday night, has been turned into Restaurant Summer, with 130 restaurants extending their prix-fixe deals on weekdays all the way through Labor Day. The special three course menus – $24.07 for lunch and $35.00 for dinner – have proven extra-p…
Soon New Yorkers Will Send Crime Video to 911
NYPD commissioner Ray Kelly told reporters yesterday that in a “relatively short period of time” public will be able to send “video and text straight to 911 to increase the flow of info.” Kelly didn’t go into details about how the technology would work, but he did say that “generally…
Mayor Bloomberg: Private Ownership of Subway May Not Be Attractive
After word that the MTA will raise fares in 2009 and 2011 due to huge financial shortfalls, many society called for the MTA to be privatized. And with Governor Paterson suggesting that perhaps some public properties should be sold because of NY State’s budget crisis, perhaps that concept is not …
