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MTA Offers Plan For Hurricane Earl
MTA Offers Plan For Hurricane Earl
Photograph from reader Faith during the 2007 tornado The MTA just sent out its plan to deal with the possibility of transit issues related to Hurricane Earl. While Long Island would likely be harder hit than NYC—so there are LIRR service changes—the MTA is also inspecting drains in the subways...
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Google HQ: The Latest Target For Bed Bugs?
Google HQ: The Latest Target For Bed Bugs?
Feeling lucky, Google employees? Then stay at work and ignore this tip we just got in from an anonymous source saying that bed bugs have been detected at Google’s New York offices on 9th Avenue. Twitter confirms ! More details to come… Read more here: Google HQ: The Latest Target For Bed...
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New York On Skunk Alert?
New York On Skunk Alert?
Raccoons, coyotes, opossum… all nothing compared to nature’s walking stink bomb: the skunk . And word is their population in the city is on the rise. City Room reports that residents of northern Manhattan and the Bronx are fed up with their unwelcome guests, which they believe have multiplied...
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Happy 90210 Day, New York
Happy 90210 Day, New York
Valerie hailed from Buffalo, NY and smoked pot We may be in New York City, but it’s still September 2nd, 2010 here—which means we can still celebrate 90210 day. There are some New York ties during the original series: Brandon Walsh eventually works for the New York Chronicle (D.C. branch),...
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Posted by in New York on 09 1st, 2010 | No Comments
Le Bernardin Dirtier Than A Queens Deli
Le Bernardin Dirtier Than A Queens Deli
As expected, the truth behind some of New York’s fanciest restaurants is coming to light, thanks to the DOH’s new restaurant grading system . And the city’s #1 restaurant is one of the first victims! World-renowned chef and Top Chef judge Eric Ripert’s Le Bernardin got 32 demerits,...
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Cops Catch Multi-State Toys "R" Us Crime Syndicate
Cops Catch Multi-State Toys "R" Us Crime Syndicate
The Crime Syndicate Of America! Four NYC men were arrested after being caught on a multi-state video game stealing binge in several East Coast Toys “R” Us stores. It’s nice to know some criminals still respect this city enough to pursue their crime spree dreams elsewhere. Rodney McCreary,...
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Pat Kiernan Celebrates Bieber’s MSG Show With Haircut
Pat Kiernan Celebrates Bieber’s MSG Show With Haircut
        By last night it seems Justin Bieber had recovered from catching his own fever , and was well enough to perform to a sold out crowd at Madison Square Garden. The 16-year-old hadn’t been feeling well in the days leading up to the concert, part of his My World Tour, but...
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Woman May Have Been Target In St. Lucian Soccer Star Slaying
Woman May Have Been Target In St. Lucian Soccer Star Slaying
Phillip Tisson leaps over Guatemala’s Guillermo Ramirez Ortega (AP Photo/Jeff Lewis, File) An investigation has been launched into whether the bullet that killed St. Lucian soccer star Isidore Philip Tisson Sunday morning may have been intended for one of the women he was with. One of the women...
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Hairdresser Claims Artist’s Monkey Attacked Her
Hairdresser Claims Artist’s Monkey Attacked Her
Parvin Hajihossini A Queens hairdresser was the victim of too much monkey business when the beloved pet monkey of a famed artist and hotelier attacked her. Parvin Hajihossini, 53, is suing the owner of the Kaaterskill lodge in Catskill, NY, Allen Hirsch , the artist who painted Bill Clinton’s...
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Two Tribes Saved From Paying Cigarette Taxes…For Now
Two Tribes Saved From Paying Cigarette Taxes…For Now
Throwing a wrench in Governor Paterson’s plan to collect cigarette taxes on cigarettes from Indian Tribes starting today , a Buffalo judge ruled yesterday that the Seneca and Cayuga tribes would not have to pay cigarette sales taxes for at least two weeks. But that doesn’t mean all tribes...
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