Posted by in New York on 03 12th, 2010 | No Comments
Charles Addams’s New York
Charles Addams’s New York
              Earlier this month Charles Addams took over some space at the Museum of the City of New York with a fitting exhibit spotlighting the cartoonist’s own depictions of the city. Over 80 drawings, cartoons, sketches, watercolors, and pencil sketches...
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Posted by in New York on 03 12th, 2010 | No Comments
Hit and Run Fugitive Sentenced After 13 Years
Hit and Run Fugitive Sentenced After 13 Years
After thirteen long years, the driver of the black BMW that fatally struck Virginia Tech grad student Kristin Nemec has been sentenced to 3 1/2 to 7 years in prison. Jose Heras, who initially surrendered in 1998, later ditched bail and fled to Ecuador. Last month, he pleaded guilty to vehicular manslaughter....
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Posted by in New York on 03 12th, 2010 | No Comments
Will Bloomberg’s Girlfriend Run For Senate?
Will Bloomberg’s Girlfriend Run For Senate?
Add another name to the list of unexpected candidates considering running against Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand. Mayor Bloomberg’s longtime girlfriend Diana Taylor has reportedly been meeting with Republicans to discuss a possible campaign. The race has already seen a short-lived Democratic campaign...
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Posted by in New York on 03 11th, 2010 | No Comments
Sleep Like A Baby In… Midtown?
Sleep Like A Baby In… Midtown?
While silence is nearly extinct in the world, we never really had much hope of being surrounded by it in New York City anyway. But would you believe that the most quiet place you’re going to find in Manhattan is in Midtown? At least if you go by the amount of residential noise complaints—which...
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Posted by in New York on 03 10th, 2010 | No Comments
City High School Graduation Rates On The Rise
City High School Graduation Rates On The Rise
Well here’s some good news amidst a week of sex scandals and protests : city high school graduation rates have gone up in the past year. In a statement released yesterday , Mayor Bloomberg announced that the rate for the city climbed to 63% in 2009, up three percentage points from the year before....
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Posted by in New York on 03 10th, 2010 | No Comments
Will The Latest Public Art Installation Cause Panic?
Will The Latest Public Art Installation Cause Panic?
A sculpture on Pentagram Design’s office, via 1010Wins That Antony Gormley public art installation , that will most definitely up the 911 call count, is now being installed on rooftops around the city. All in all 31 statues of bodies will be placed on top of buildings near Madison Square Park,...
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Posted by in New York on 03 10th, 2010 | No Comments
Google Maps Now Offer Bike Directions
Google Maps Now Offer Bike Directions
Google has added bicycle directions to their American Maps. This handy video shows you how it works, but it’s not brain surgery; you just click on “Get Directions” link in Google Maps and choose the “Bicycling” option from the drop down menu. Enter the origin and destination,...
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Posted by in New York on 03 10th, 2010 | No Comments
Snowball Gets 4 Teens Arrested
Snowball Gets 4 Teens Arrested
Four Bronx teens are facing a year behind bars after nailing a cop in the leg with a snowball. Their crime? Weapons possession, attempted assault, menacing and harassment. Late last month the friends were out in a snowstorm and hit officer Adonis Ramirez, who was not in uniform at the time. According...
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Posted by in Real Estate on 03 10th, 2010 | No Comments
Domino Dealt a Blow: Brooklyn’s Community Board 1 voted 23-12…
Domino Dealt a Blow: Brooklyn’s Community Board 1 voted 23-12…
Brooklyn’s Community Board 1 voted 23-12 against the redevelopment of the Domino Sugar factory on the Williamsburg waterfront last night, the latest public lashing of the 2,200-unit housing bonanza . The board’s vote is only advisory, and the developers—who are dealing with criticism...
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Posted by in New York, Real Estate on 03 10th, 2010 | No Comments
Brooklyn Bridge Park Watch: For $55M, City Nabs Control of Delayed Brooklyn Bridge Park
Brooklyn Bridge Park Watch: For $55M, City Nabs Control of Delayed Brooklyn Bridge Park
After a protracted squabble, state officials have agreed to hand over control of Brooklyn Bridge Park to the city in the hope of finally getting it done. The joint state-city Brooklyn Bridge Park Development Corporation is set to approve the handoff today, the Times reports. So what does the city have...
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