Posted by in New York on 07 28th, 2010 | No Comments
Preview Of President Obama’s View Interview
Preview Of President Obama’s View Interview
President Obama and the View hosts, Whoopi Goldberg, Barbara Walters, Joy Behar, Sherri Shepherd, and Elisabeth Hasslebeck (ABC) President Obama’s historic* visit to The View will air at 11 a.m. tomorrow (*historic because he’s the first sitting president to visit a daytime talk show), but...
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Posted by in New York on 07 21st, 2010 | No Comments
Infamous EMT Will Get Full-Honor Funeral
Infamous EMT Will Get Full-Honor Funeral
The FDNY Honor Guard The fatally shot EMT who was under investigation for allegedly ignoring a dying pregnant woman because he was on break will get a funeral with full FDNY honors. Jason Green, who was gunned down early Sunday morning during a Soho street fight, will be buried next week, and an FDNY...
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Posted by in Real Estate on 07 16th, 2010 | No Comments
Statue’s View Saved?: The Statue of Liberty salute from…
Statue’s View Saved?: The Statue of Liberty salute from…
The Statue of Liberty salute from Minerva in Green-Wood Cemetery has long been threatened by the South Slope development boom, and she isn’t taking it anymore! The Brooklyn Paper reports Green-Wood is trying to get the scenic view worked into official city policy, which would force developers...
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Posted by in New York on 07 6th, 2010 | No Comments
CT Priest Used Church Cash For NYC Pad, Male Escorts
CT Priest Used Church Cash For NYC Pad, Male Escorts
Rev. Kevin J. Gray Roman Catholic Priest Rev. Kevin J. Gray was charged with first-degree larceny for stealing $1.3 million to pay for “hotels, restaurant meals, clothing and male escorts.” Oh and also rent on a NYC apartment and the Harvard tuition for a man he met in Central Park. According...
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Posted by in New York on 07 6th, 2010 | No Comments
Painted Flag Censored From Brooklyn Art Show
Painted Flag Censored From Brooklyn Art Show
This Friday the Gallery House in Cobble Hill is opening a new group exhibition called “Reclaiming Space.” One artist that was meant to be involved, however, has just been tossed out. Clark Clark contacted us today saying his piece ( larger picture ) has been removed from the show. He explained:...
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Posted by in New York on 07 6th, 2010 | No Comments
TSA Finally Cracking Down on Snow Globes!
TSA Finally Cracking Down on Snow Globes!
Scott Beale’s Flickr It’s been public information for a while that the TSA has flagged snow globes as a potential security threat, but apparently people aren’t getting the message. So at LaGuardia airport, they’ve got these helpful signs reminding you that if you expect to get...
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Posted by in New York on 06 14th, 2010 | No Comments
City Ignored Higher Bid for Tavern on the Green License
City Ignored Higher Bid for Tavern on the Green License
The Bloomberg administration rejected a significantly higher bid for the license to operate Tavern on the Green, instead awarding the rights to an operator who failed to deliver , according to financial documents obtained by the Post through the Freedom of Information Law. Dean Poll, who operates the...
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Posted by in New York on 06 14th, 2010 | No Comments
Flashback: NYC’s Libraries, As They Face Closures
Flashback: NYC’s Libraries, As They Face Closures
              Over the weekend, librarians and their supporters spoke up on the steps of the Brooklyn Public Library in Grand Army Plaza, saying: “We Will Not Be Shushed.” The group read from stacks of books throughout their marathon “book-in”...
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Posted by in New York on 06 13th, 2010 | No Comments
USA’s World Cup Tie, The Day After
USA’s World Cup Tie, The Day After
              After the USA soccer—or football —team’s surprising tie with the British team in its first match of the World Cup had American fans thrilling—and British ones cursing. One man, who traveled 15 hours from Ohio to watch the game...
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Posted by in New York on 06 13th, 2010 | No Comments
Teens Arrested For Stabbing, Setting Fire To Turtle
Teens Arrested For Stabbing, Setting Fire To Turtle
Mugshots of Thomas Gorman, left, and Roark Xanthos via Newsday Two Long Island teenagers have been charged with animal cruelty and third-degree criminal trespass after dousing a turtle with gasoline, setting it on fire, and then stabbing it with a pole until it died. Roark Xanthos and Thomas Gorman,...
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