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Posted by in New York on 08 30th, 2010 | No Comments

Brooklyn College Alum "Disinherits" School Over Assignment

Brooklyn College alumn Bruce Kesler has cut his alma mater out of his will over what he is calling an “unacceptable” book assignment. Like most colleges, Brooklyn College requires that incoming freshmen all read one book before they move in; the “common experience” is supposed...

Posted by in New York on 08 30th, 2010 | No Comments

Barnes And Nobles Closing Lincoln Center Store

Barnes and Noble, which put themselves up for sale recently, and have been in a battle for control of the company, announced today that it will be closing its Lincoln Center location in January, and the company blamed high rent as the reason it would shutter the vast space at West 66th Street and Broadway....

Posted by in New York on 08 30th, 2010 | No Comments

Central Park Ignores "Dangerous" Trees

The fallen limb that took the life of a 6-month-old child in June. The Central Park Conservancy has been using a program called TreeWorks to determine which trees in the park are in need of attention and care. Trees are tagged with labels like “Priority 1″ and “immediate action,”...

Posted by in New York on 08 27th, 2010 | No Comments

Baby Tiger Found In Traveler’s Suitcase!

There have been some strange things confiscated in New York City airports, but Bangkok International airport just discovered the most precious of cargos. According to the AP , authorities there found a baby tiger cub drugged and hidden in a 31-year-old Thai woman’s suitcase,...

Posted by in New York on 08 26th, 2010 | No Comments

Daniel Pearl’s Dad: Mosque Should Be Somewhere Else

Daniel Pearl During a Tuesday night Ramadan dinner at Gracie Mansion, Mayor Bloomberg continued his support of the Park 51 mosque and community center project proposed for 45-47 Park Place, two blocks from the World Trade Center site. During his speech , he mentioned the words spoken by Imam Feisel...

Posted by in New York on 08 26th, 2010 | No Comments

Video: Taiwanese News CGI Takes On Islamophobia

As the country continues to have its Park 51 mosque and community center fever (aka “Ground Zero” mosque fever), how NYC residents and rest of the United States debate the issue is being watched by the rest of the world . But sometimes, just sometimes,...

Posted by in New York on 08 26th, 2010 | No Comments

Will Queens Sextuplets Steal The Gosselin’s Spotlight?

Let’s face it: Jon and Kate Gosselin’s sextuplets just aren’t cute anymore —it’s sort of like watching six almost-awkward-era Jonathan Lipnikis. So move over and make way for the Queens sextuplets! TLC just signed them—and their mom and dad—for an 8-episode...

Posted by in New York on 08 26th, 2010 | No Comments

Video: NYC Man Walks From Rockaway To Rockaway

Matt Green walks through Rockaway Beach, OR (with his supplies) yesterday (Rick Bowmer/AP) A New York City man named Matt has been walking across the country and documenting his journey here . He started in Rockaway Beach, Queens, and just ended—152 days later— in Rockaway Beach, Oregon...

Posted by in New York on 08 26th, 2010 | No Comments

Police Confused By Body-Stealing Grave Robbers

Mattia and Stefano Filippazzo A family is devastated and police are utterly confused after grave robbers broke into a mausoleum, stealing the remains of a woman who died 12 years ago. Suffolk County police say Mattia Filippazzo’s body was removed from St. Charles Cemetery in East Farmingdale,...

Posted by in New York on 08 25th, 2010 | No Comments

Russell Simmons Unveils "Coexist" Banner Near Ground Zero

Russell Simmons tells us to “coexist” (Mary Altaffer/AP) Russell Simmons is a real Renaissance man: he was the co-founder of the Def Jam label, he’s tried to clean up rap lyrics , and he’s mentored Ashley Dupre. And now he’s literally unveiled a message of peaceful coexistence...

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