Rapper Ja Rule is serving a two-year sentence for attempted criminal possession of a firearm (a loaded .40 was found in his car in 2007 )—plus another four months for tax evasion —and he seems pretty upbeat. At least, that what this exclusive interview and video from the Daily News suggest: “The Queens-raised rap star says disgraced pol Alan Hevesi and corporate greed poster-boy Dennis Kozlowski took him under their wings. From Kozlowski, he got stock tips. From Hevesi, he heard about the perennial impasse in Albany. They watched Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert together.” Ja Rule said, ” Outside, you don’t meet guys like this every day. This place is amazing. ” [ more › ]
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Ja Rule: Prison An "Amazing" Place To Meet White Collar Criminals, Crooked Pols
A pregnant 16-year-old was shot outside her apartment on Stanton Street yesterday afternoon in an altercation with her boyfriend. Kimberly Valasquez, who is two months pregnant, was shot shortly after 2:00 p.m. in the second-floor hallway at 210 Stanton Street and was rushed to Bellevue soon after. “Her boyfriend shot her,” a girl who identified herself as Valasquez’s best friend told the Daily News. “She’s out of surgery now—she and the baby are going to be okay.” [ more › ]
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Pregnant Teenager Shot In The LES, Boyfriend Suspected
Earlier this month, a seven-year-veteran NYPD officer accused of moonlighting as a pimp was charged internally by the NYPD with promoting prostitution. Officer Monty Green has been the subject of an Internal Affairs probe since 2009, and hasn’t been formally charged with anything. But the IAB has amassed a largely circumstantial case in order to try to take away his badge. Green denied all the allegations to the Daily News : “I’m not a pimp. I don’t solicit anyone for sex or pay anyone for sex.” [ more › ]
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NYPD Vice Officer Suspected Of Being Pimp: "I’m Not A Pimp"
If it’s the third week of January, it’s time for media outlets to regurgitate Travel & Leisure’s annual reader survey of America’s “favorite” cities. Bite-size tabloid AM New York was quick to cough up a cover story today about how we’re just not that friendly, and the Daily News also reports that “out-of-towners have ranked New York as the No. 1 city — in rudeness.” But as we pointed out last time this bullshit survey resurfaced, the word “rude” isn’t part of Travel & Leisure’s survey, which ranks cities by how friendly its residents are. And just because you’re not perceived as “friendly” doesn’t mean you’re rude! For instance, it might mean you’re simply busy and don’t have time to cheerfully pour iced tea for every needy hayseed tourist blocking the tourist lane . [ more › ]
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New Yorkers Aren’t "Friendly" Enough, Say Sensitive Readers Of Irrelevant Magazine
Occasionally, Police Commissioner Ray Kelly jots down a memo on some NYPD stationary (we imagine it features Snoopy, or Popeye ) to remind his force to ease up on low-level marijuana arrests or stop harassing journalists. But a new department-wide memo released on Tuesday and obtained by the Daily News has a much simpler message: do your job. Specifically, when someone reports a crime, cops should take them seriously and follow proper procedure. [ more › ]
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Ray Kelly To NYPD Cops: Do Your Jobs
Last night, Miss New York Kaitlin Monte was named second runner-up (aka third place) at the Miss America pageant in Las Vegas. The Daily News reports , “Miss Wisconsin edged out Miss Oklahoma and Miss New York Saturday night to become Miss America 2012 — in what hopefully will not be an omen for Sunday’s Giants/Packers playoff game in Green Bay.” [ more › ]
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Miss New York Criticizes OWS, Takes 3rd At Miss America Pageant
Hot off the heels of news that Staten Island men are amongst the most sensitive in the nation, some FBI documents have been unsealed showing that the borough’s own Wu-Tang Clan is linked to guns, drugs, and murders. The report was obtained by blogger Rich Jones , who filed a FOIA request. According to the Daily News , the 93-page file is part of the late Russell Jones’s file, aka Ol’ Dirty Bastard. [ more › ]
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Unsealed FBI File Shows Wu-Tang Clan Linked To Murders, Drugs, Guns!
Despite their Goods intentions (see what we did there?) the arts collective 3rd Ward’s parked truck eatery in Williamsburg , Goods, didn’t quite cut it and only made it one summer. But as sad as that is, it might have turned out for the best since—whoa—it now appears the truck and its land have been taken over by popular nearby Mexican eatery Mesa Coyoacan . Why is it not April yet? [ more › ]
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Williamsburg Getting A Permanent Food Truck From The Mesa Coyoacan Crew
Last month we learned that lobbyists for the gas industry spent $3.2 million in lobbying Albany over the last two years to influence lawmakers regarding the controversial tactic of hydraulic fracturing. Now Common Cause has released a report [ pdf ] detailing that gas companies have contributed $1.34 million to the state’s politicians, including $153,816 to governor Andrew Cuomo. “New Yorkers need to be assured that such a controversial issue will be decided based on merit, not money,” Common Cause’s executive director Susan Lerner tells the Daily News. [ more › ]
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State Pols Received $1.34 Million In Donations From Frack-Happy Gas Companies
Today’s beautiful blue skies are going to give way to a messy weather situation tonight and tomorrow as the high pressure system producing the cloudless sky will soon be knocked out by one-two punch of potent storms. For the rest of the day today we should see mostly sunny skies and a temperature slowly climbing to the mid 40s. [ more › ]
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Rain, Wind And Much Colder Weather On The Way