Although Mayor Bloomberg is too shy to say which NY team he supports more ( unlike NJ Gov. Chris Christie ), he’s perfectly fine with making bets over playoff games. To that end, Bloomberg made a friendly wager with Green Bay Mayor Jim Schmitt over this Sunday’s NFC Divisional game between the Giants and Packers. “The Giants are playing best when it matters most, and I know they’re going to keep it up on Sunday,” said Mayor Bloomberg. “I have a feeling that Victor Cruz will be dancing in the end zone and the Giants will be putting the Packers’ Super Bowl dreams to rest just like they did four years ago. And our salsa and cheesecake will be staying right here in Brooklyn.” [ more › ]

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Bloomberg Lays Salsa And Cheesecake On The Line For Giants/Packers Bet

Police suspect that a seven-year-veteran NYPD officer has been moonlighting as a pimp. Officer Monty Green has been the subject of an Internal Affairs probe since 2009, and hasn’t been formally charged with anything. But their investigation report claims they have taped evidence of him “discussing prostitution-related activities.” Green denied the charged to the News : “That’s not me. I don’t know anything about that.” [ more › ]

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NYPD Believe Vice Officer Moonlighted As A Pimp

After Newsday featured a homeless 17-year-old girl—who happened to be named one of the country’s 300 Intel Science Talent Search semi-finalists —on its front page yesterday, her perseverance prompted an immediate reaction. Suffolk County officials announced that they had found a three-bedroom home for Samantha Garvey and her family while an anonymous donor stepped up to save the Garvey’s dog from being euthanized at a pound. She said, “It is absolutely amazing and incredible.” [ more › ]

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          After a decade of brisk business on the north side of Williamsburg, the Bedford Avenue location of the popular Bagel Store has moved on down to the neighborhood’s Southside . The smaller location opened two days ago on the corner of South 4th Street and Bedford Avenue, and owner Scott Rossillo tells us he’s still “doing old fashioned handmade bagels with state of art equipment.” Rossillo also says he feels like he’s “free” after over a decade at the old location, which is owned by local real estate mogul Yehuda Backer, whom Rossillo calls “a liar.” [ more › ]

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Eric Nederlander, scion of the Nederlander Broadway theater clan, was arrested last night for violating an order of protection when he allegedly went into his girlfriend’s West Village apartment , pulled Nancy Okun’s hair and yelled, “You’re cheating on me.” [ more › ]

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Famously Jilted Broadway Producer Arrested For Violating Order Of Protection

Not to be all Smokey the Bear about it, but since deadly fires happen most often in the winter months, now is a good time to brush up on some fire safety. We talked to FDNY spokesperson Frank Dwyer recently, and got tips on dealing with fires in different types of city dwellings. After all, how you deal with a fire in your home all depends on what type of home you live in. [ more › ]

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The FDNY Gives Us Fire Safety Tips For All Kinds Of Apartments (And Those On Sesame Street)

It sounds like someone was really trying to put the “beyond” in Bed, Bath And Beyond: the company announced that metal tissue boxes containing low levels of radiation had to be removed from stores in cities across the country , including NY. The company claims there is little risk for people who already bought one of the boxes—but they said the same thing to Bruce Banner , and look how that turned out. [ more › ]

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Bed, Bath And Beyond Yanks Radioactive Tissue Boxes From NY Stores

If you thought the crowd of people waiting for the new Grand Central Terminal Apple Store was huge —or laughed at the folks waiting for the iPhone 4S —then you’ll be interested to know that the iPhone 4S release at the Apple Store in Beijing, China turned into a melee complete with eggs being tossed at the glassy store when it sold out of the phones, upsetting buyers. [ more › ]

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Following the success of this uncensored history of the network , four of the original MTV veejays—Martha Quinn, Alan Hunter, Mark Goodman and Nina Blackwood—are coming back together to give their own uncensored accounts of MTV in the early days. You know, the days when the “M” actually stood for “music” and not “more reality television.” Last year we checked in on the four pioneers as the network turned 30 years old, and even talked to Goodman , who told us the VJs and much of the crew are still friends to this day. [ more › ]

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Original MTV Veejays Will Give "Uncensored" Details In New Book

As you may know, there are some pivotal pro football games happening this weekend, in particular New Jersey’s own New York Giants will be playing the Green Bay Packers in Wisconsin. There are four games in all on Saturday and Sunday, and if you don’t want to spend the entire weekend on the couch locked in your apartment, you may want to consider Bark Hot Dogs in Park Slope. The popular meat and beer emporium is airing all the games on their new 50” HD TVs, and they’re practically giving away the Sixpoint on tap. [ more › ]

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Watch Playoffs, Super Bowl At Bark Hot Dogs And Save Big On Beer, Food