Posted by in New York on 07 25th, 2010 | No Comments
Watch Out For Lying Nun!
Watch Out For Lying Nun!
Little Italy visitors, beware! Your supposed generosity towards the city’s orphans could actually be funding a scam ring run by a convicted rapist. The Post followed “Sister Milindia” around Little Italy as she begged for money “for the children of St. Joseph’s,”...
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Posted by in New York on 07 25th, 2010 | No Comments
Police Search for Natty Killer in Staten Island
Police Search for Natty Killer in Staten Island
Surveillance shots of the suspected killer. Police are searching for a well dressed killer who shot a Staten Island man in the head and body before fleeing the scene on Friday. The gunman, wearing a “charcoal-gray suit” and dress shoes, killed Shaun Adorno as he opened his apartment door...
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Posted by in Real Estate on 07 22nd, 2010 | No Comments
Meanwhile, on Roosevelt Island…: If we’re understanding this City Room…
Meanwhile, on Roosevelt Island…: If we’re understanding this City Room…
If we’re understanding this City Room story correctly, a recent successful coup against the president of Roosevelt Island’s operating corporation may lead to residents taking up arms and fighting for their independence . Something like that. As usual we turn to blogger Roosevelt Islander...
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Posted by in New York on 07 19th, 2010 | No Comments
Bloomberg Defends Aide’s Freedom of Tweet
Bloomberg Defends Aide’s Freedom of Tweet
NYC Mayor’s Office Flickr Today City Hall reporters were eager to talk about Mayor Bloomberg’s reaction to Sarah Palin’s entree into the debate over the mosque/community center planned for downtown , and Hizzoner did not disappoint. Besides voicing his differences with Palin, the mayor...
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Posted by in New York on 07 18th, 2010 | No Comments
Cool Japan In Hot New York
Cool Japan In Hot New York
Reni Mimura and her backup performers via her website If you happened to see an abundance of ladies dressed in French maid outfits and men rocking furry headdresses in the East Village yesterday, you weren’t suffering from heat stroke-induced hallucinations. The costumed cosplayers were attending...
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Posted by in New York on 07 18th, 2010 | No Comments
Youths Bringing Back Ancient Craft of Moonshine Distilling
Youths Bringing Back Ancient Craft of Moonshine Distilling
This recession is getting more ridiculous than we thought. Wooed by the trends of financial crises past, the nation’s youths are looking to the 20s and 30s for lifestyle inspiration. And as if the raccoon hats and speakeasies weren’t enough, the latest trend brings speakeasies right into...
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Posted by in New York on 07 18th, 2010 | No Comments
Ratdemic Hits the East Village
Ratdemic Hits the East Village
Courtesy NY1 After crawling through the Upper East and Upper West sides, the city’s Ratdemic has apparently hit the East Village. Residents of 355 East 10th Street say the rodents have been creeping through the walls, ceilings, elevators and halls nonstop. One resident told NY1 , “It’s...
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Posted by in New York on 07 18th, 2010 | No Comments
Victim Gets $10MM to Make Up for Botched Circumcision
Victim Gets $10MM to Make Up for Botched Circumcision
Mazel Tov? A Brooklyn federal judge has awarded $10 million to the victim of a circumcision gone wrong, leaving his man parts “partially amputated.” The settlement is ordered to be paid by the makers of the Mogen clamp, which was used to perform the procedure. Though it is advertised as...
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Posted by in New York on 07 18th, 2010 | No Comments
Triathletes Will REALLY Sweat: Heat Advisory Still In Effect
Triathletes Will REALLY Sweat: Heat Advisory Still In Effect
Photograph by naftels on Flickr With the heat index (temperature combined with humidity) expected to be at least 95 today, the heat advisory is still in effect and the city’s cooling centers are once again open. Today is also the Nautica Triathlon, which includes a 1.5K swim, a 40K bike portion,...
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Posted by in New York on 07 17th, 2010 | No Comments
Art Vendor Cap Upheld by Judge
Art Vendor Cap Upheld by Judge
Yesterday, a federal judge upheld a city regulation calling for a limit to the number of street vendors allowed in areas like Union Square, High Line Park and Battery Park. Though local art vendors claim the limit is unconstitutional, the judge threw out their lawsuit against the city . The city calls...
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