Posted by in New York on 08 30th, 2010 | No Comments
Christian Right Wingers Obsessed With Appropriating MLK
Christian Right Wingers Obsessed With Appropriating MLK
Two days ago Glenn Beck held his “Restoring Honor” Rally in Washington D.C. on the anniversary of Martin Luther King’s historic “I Have a Dream” speech. Turns out he’s not the only one trying to equate right wing ideology with the civil rights leader. The “Manhattan...
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Posted by in New York on 08 28th, 2010 | No Comments
Girardi "Trying Not To Pay Any Attention" To Cubs Rumors
Girardi "Trying Not To Pay Any Attention" To Cubs Rumors
Joe Girardi answers questions before the game (AP) With the Yankees in the Windy City to play the White Sox, Yankees manager Joe Girardi has been the much speculated-about possible choice to manage the Chicago Cubs. He said, “I’ve said all along my responsibility is to the Yankees. I was...
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Posted by in New York on 08 27th, 2010 | No Comments
"Pervert" Films 17-Year-Old Girl In Times Square
"Pervert" Films 17-Year-Old Girl In Times Square
Recently a girl—who at one point in this video says she’s 17—was doing some ballet moves in the middle of Times Square with what appears to be her family and friends around. As all of this is going on, one man (stranger danger!) comes up and starts videotaping her. Carlos Miller notes...
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Posted by in New York on 08 27th, 2010 | No Comments
W. Village Gets Urgent Care Center, But Not At St. Vincent’s
W. Village Gets Urgent Care Center, But Not At St. Vincent’s
After an apparent dispute over rent and birth control , North Shore-LIJ and VillageCare have abandoned plans to open an urgent care center at the now-shuttered St. Vincent’s Hospital and will instead open a 20,000 square foot facility on West 20th Street. North Shore-LIJ’s president and...
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Posted by in New York on 08 27th, 2010 | No Comments
Video: Baby Baboons In Prospect Park!
Move over, piranhas , Prospect Park is welcoming two new residents to the zoo: baby Hamadryas baboons! The two male babies are the first baboon births at the zoo in six years, and were officially announced by the Wildlife Conservation Society this morning. In a statement, Denise McClean—Director...
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Posted by in New York on 08 18th, 2010 | No Comments
Bouquet Bandit Rejects Plea, Explains Bank Robbing Technique
Bouquet Bandit Rejects Plea, Explains Bank Robbing Technique
Edward Pemberton, AKA The Bouquet Bandit who made tabloid headlines after a string of bank robberies armed with nothing but foliage, has turned down a plea deal that would have landed him in prison for no fewer than seven years prison in return for a guilty plea to two of his bank robberies. His Legal...
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Posted by in New York on 08 12th, 2010 | No Comments
K-Rod Suspended For Two Games, Barred From Own Home
K-Rod Suspended For Two Games, Barred From Own Home
Photograph of Francisco Rodriguez being escorted by cop by Jason DeCrow/AP Meet the Mess! Francisco Rodriguez, the Amazin’s’ closer, was suspended for two games and arraigned on third-degree assault charges for allegedly attacking his girlfriend’s father at Citi Field last night. Plus...
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Posted by in New York on 08 12th, 2010 | No Comments
How The MTA Stacks Up Next To Other US Cities’ Mass Transit
How The MTA Stacks Up Next To Other US Cities’ Mass Transit
              For all our muttered complaints, New York City’s public transportation system is still one of the oldest and most extensive in the world. Dating back to 1910, the subway is today one of four in the U.S. to at least partially serve 24/7, 365 days...
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Posted by in New York on 08 12th, 2010 | No Comments
Heads Up: 1958 DC-7 Overhead Friday, Saturday
Heads Up: 1958 DC-7 Overhead Friday, Saturday
A reader in Midtown emailed us earlier in the day, “I swear I was just walking along W. 47th st. near 11th ave and saw a WWII era bomber fly over head?” We think this is the answer: According to CBS 2 , there was apparently a fly-over by a 1958 DC-7 this morning—and there will be two...
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Posted by in New York on 08 12th, 2010 | No Comments
Family Of Man Killed In Bus Shelter Crash Wants Justice
Family Of Man Killed In Bus Shelter Crash Wants Justice
Days after the 76-year-old was fatally struck by a livery cab that crashed into a bus shelter in the Bronx, Marcelino Adraneda’s family is preparing for his funeral. Adraneda was pinned by the cab and his leg was apparently severed; his granddaughter told the Daily News , “I don’t...
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