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More Than A Third Of 2011 NYC Murders Took Place In Brooklyn (And Other Interesting Stats)

Sat, 19 May 2012 16:50:47 +0000

Last year, despite some issues including fudged crime stats and a jump in subway crime, New York still saw a drop in overall crime according to the NYPD. Most importantly, the number of murders continued to drop. And, if trends hold, this year promises to have even fewer murders (there have been 136 so far, 20 percent below where we were this time last year). To celebrate that news, the NYPD has sent out its annual analysis of murder victims , and once again it’s an interesting read! [ more › ]

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More Than A Third Of 2011 NYC Murders Took Place In Brooklyn (And Other Interesting Stats)

Weekend Of Gluttony Continues With Ninth Avenue International Food Festival

Cole Perkins — Sat, 19 May 2012 16:20:50 +0000

Not going to be chowing down on Fried Cheesecake Bombs and fois gras doughnuts at this weekend’s Great GoogaMooga gorgefest? No need to go hungry; this weekend is also the 39th Annual Ninth Avenue International Food Festival! [ more › ]

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Bus Driver Claims Boss Licked Her Face, But Continues To Work

Cole Perkins — Sat, 19 May 2012 15:55:01 +0000

Bus drivers have it hard out there—when passengers aren’t punching them in the face , they have to deal with their bosses licking their face. At least that’s what Bronx driver Nancy Jenkins claims her superior did to her: “He stuck out his tongue and licked me from under my chin all the way up to my eyebrow,” Jenkins told the News . “It was just so nasty.” [ more › ]

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What The Great GoogaMooga Looks Like Before Crowds

Cole Perkins — Sat, 19 May 2012 15:30:55 +0000

The big food-and-music festival, The Great GoogaMooga , is starting in less than an hour in Prospect Park. The natives are eager to try the decadent dishes— Fried Cheesecake Bombs and Dirty Duck Dogs , anyone?—while listening to the sweet sounds of Hall & Oates, The Roots and many more bands (here’s the lineup for today and tomorrow ). But here’s a look at the quiet before the storm. [ more › ]

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Cops Find 125 Lbs Of Marijuana in "Homer’s All-Purpose Bucket" Of Weed

Sat, 19 May 2012 15:05:44 +0000

Four people were arrested yesterday for criminal possession of pot in Brooklyn. Police recovered approximately 125 lbs of marijuana in the Brownsville home where the four suspects all lived. As you can see above, they really took advantage of the 5 gallon “All-Purpose” buckets ( which only go for $2.60 each ). [ more › ]

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Home Owners: Beware Of People Wearing Scrubs, Claiming They Are Home Health Aides

Sat, 19 May 2012 14:35:53 +0000

On Thursday morning, a woman wearing scrubs rang the bell of a Staten Island home owner. The woman told the resident that she was a home health care worker. Then, NBC New York reports , “When he told the woman he didn’t use a home health aide, a man who appeared to be her accomplice pushed his way into the house flashing a gun, police said.” So the homeowner ran out and called 911. [ more › ]

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Extra, Extra: The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air Slapped A Reporter

Cole Perkins — Fri, 18 May 2012 23:35:06 +0000

Because you don’t try to get jiggy with Will Smith without his permission, check out today’s end-of-day links: Mad Men’s Megan goes Vogue, “Highlander” remake, adorable Ramen Noodle poodle, and magical meerkat moments. Don’t forget to follow Gothamist on Twitter and like us on Facebook . You can also get the top stories mailed to you— sign up here . [ more › ]

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NYC Shut Down Hardware Store That Sold Spray Paint To Minors

Fri, 18 May 2012 23:17:00 +0000

New York City’s war on graffiti has been going on for decades , and Mayor Bloomberg formed an anti-graffiti squad in 2005 , “Graffiti is something for which our administration has zero tolerance…[it's] an invitation to criminal behavior.” But now there’s a new way to fight graffiti, besides spying on taggers and arresting taggers : It’s shutting down the stores where spray paint is sold—talk about going up the chain! [ more › ]

Bedbug Forces Rally, Striking Carroll Gardens School And Possibly NYC Criminal Courts

Cole Perkins — Fri, 18 May 2012 23:03:00 +0000

There’s been a lot of Pollyannaish talk in the past month about how we may be turning the tide in the war against bedbugs, with rosy reports of the city “winning.” Last month the city released stats suggesting that bedbug complaints to 311 were still on the rise, but were increasing at a slower pace. Victoryish! It was enough for DNAinfo, which triumphantly declared that the “bed bug epidemic that has plagued the city for nearly a decade finally appears to be waning.” Today Patch brings the sad news that the bastards are surging, and have launched a brazen attack on schoolchildren in Carroll Gardens, in direct violation of the Geneva Bedbug Convention. [ more › ]

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Video: Darth Vader Haggles With Cop Over Parking Ticket

Fri, 18 May 2012 22:53:39 +0000

This is by far the greatest video we’ve seen all week: Darth Vader haggling with a traffic cop over a parking ticket somewhere in Brooklyn. Is Darth Vader’s authentic NY accent the best part? He put the ticket on the dashboard! Or is it when the stormtroopers wander into the scene too late to aid their commander? You’d think Vader could have used some Jedi mind tricks to sway the cop to his side, but those almost never work on the NYPD. [ more › ]

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