Posted by in New York on 08 30th, 2010 | No Comments
New Raccoon Legislation Proposed
New Raccoon Legislation Proposed
If you have a raccoon breaking in to your brownstone (like some folks in Park Slope ), then soon you may just be able to call on the city to take care of it. A new bill unveiled today by Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley places responsibility on the city to trap raccoons in the five boroughs. All a concerned...
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Posted by in New York on 08 30th, 2010 | No Comments
Brooklyn College Alum "Disinherits" School Over Assignment
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...
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Posted by in New York on 08 30th, 2010 | No Comments
Barnes And Nobles Closing Lincoln Center Store
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....
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Posted by in New York on 08 30th, 2010 | No Comments
Central Park Ignores "Dangerous" Trees
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,”...
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Posted by in New York on 08 26th, 2010 | No Comments
Study: NYC Men Die 6 Years Earlier Than NYC Women
Study: NYC Men Die 6 Years Earlier Than NYC Women
Former Manhattan DA Robert Morgenthau at his 90th Birthday last year ( Daniella Zalcman on Flickr ) The NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene released a report about the longevity of New Yorkers. The big factoid is that life expectancy is at “an all-time high”: “City residents...
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Posted by in New York on 08 20th, 2010 | No Comments
Man Sues NYPD For Traffic Cop’s Bad Directions
Man Sues NYPD For Traffic Cop’s Bad Directions
A NJ man claims that a NYPD traffic cop’s terrible directions caused him injuries and his car damage! The Post reports , “In papers filed in Manhattan Supreme Court, Diogenes Tavarez, 61, says he was driving his car near the entrance of the Holland Tunnel last November ‘when his vehicle...
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Posted by in New York on 08 10th, 2010 | No Comments
Fast Food Joints Getting Straight A’s from Health Dept.
Fast Food Joints Getting Straight A’s from Health Dept.
For almost a month, the Health Department has been issuing letter grades to restaurants that score in the “A” range on inspections. Those with 0 to 13 points qualify for an A; while 14 to 27 points results in a B; and 28 or more points equal a C. Restaurants that score below an A on their...
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Posted by in New York on 08 2nd, 2010 | No Comments
Weiner Still Outraged Over Failed 9/11 Health Bill
Weiner Still Outraged Over Failed 9/11 Health Bill
Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) brought his annoyance about the Republicans’ failure to get behind the 9/11 Health and Compensation bill to MSNBC’s Morning Joe today. He said , “This is Republicans tactics and strategy and nothing to do with the 9/11 bill. The 9/11 bill was the evidence...
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Posted by in New York on 07 30th, 2010 | No Comments
Why The City Isn’t Feasting On Geese
Why The City Isn’t Feasting On Geese
A lot of city folk have been wondering why we can’t just eat the Canada geese that are being slaughtered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. That’s 290 birds to waste, and 170,000+ to go, after all. CityRoom reports that the bird tastes like a dark, tender cut of smoked chicken—and...
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Posted by in New York on 07 30th, 2010 | No Comments
Video: Rep. Weiner, Rep. King Shout It Out On Fox News
Video: Rep. Weiner, Rep. King Shout It Out On Fox News
New York House members Rep. Anthony Weiner (D) and Rep. Peter King (R) took their fighting over how the 9/11 Health and Compensation bill failed during yesterday’s House vote to Fox News. And basically it’s a lot of finger pointing and raised voices, so set the volume a little lower than...
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