After scores of malpractice lawsuits over the course of three decades, a Staten Island plastic surgeon finally had his medical license suspended this month and was deemed “an imminent danger to the health of the people of the state.” Legal documents show that Dr. Robert Cattani , whom the Post dubs “the Richmond County ripper,” leaves behind a horrifying trail of botched medical procedures. And though he may be prevented from perforating a patient’s bowels during a liposuction like he did back in 2007, many of his former patients wonder why it took so long for his practice to be shut down. [ more › ]

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So, Wendy’s is all set to depose Burger King as the second biggest burger chain in the land, and to celebrate they’ve decided to reenter the Japanese market with an over-the-top pr stunt. The kind that includes a $16 foie gras burger . Because when we think “let’s dine on decadent duck liver,” we always think “fast food.” Don’t you? [ more › ]

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A Staten Island restaurateur, sick and tired of the Health Department shaking restaurants down, is taking matters into his own hands (kind of), giving a big old “screw you” to the agency that’s already shut him down. [ more › ]

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Staten Island Restaurant Owner Basically Gives Middle Finger To DOH

And here is the utterly heartbreaking story of Donna Fountain, a 38-year-old home health care aide who was killed by a hit-and-run driver in Crown Heights on Christmas morning. Fountain was blocks from her home when she was run down at 7:30 a.m. Sunday, at the intersection of Eastern Parkway and Troy Avenue. Back at her apartment, her 8-year-old son waited with a babysitter for his mother to return from her morning shift and open presents with him. [ more › ]

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Single Mom Killed In Christmas Hit-And-Run Was Carrying List Of Dreams

Click here to view the full photogallery. Without a hint of holiday cheer, Men’s Health released a report on America’s saddest cities last week, based on suicide and unemployment rates, along with the percentage of households that use antidepressants and the percentage of citizens that report suffering from depression. But if they’re feeling down in the dumps, they’re not necessarily living in dumps, we’ve found luxurious homes in each of the top—or is it bottom—five cities. That shouldn’t be taken to mean these places are good looking. Surprisingly, given the Guiness-record-setting quanitiy of sunshine, St. Petersburg, Fla. is America’s saddest city. Maybe this waterfront mansion, built in 1990 for the largest Taco Bell franchisee in Florida, has enough luxury to counteract the undercurrent of depression in this sunny locale. Just be prepared to pay for it, $3.95M to be exact. Click here to view the full photogallery. ↑ After the Floridian surprise, here’s one city we were fully expecting to turn up on this list: Detroit. But, for some of the same reasons that #2 Detroit has seen such depression, there’s a soft spot in our hearts for the city. Where else can the value-oriented buyer pick up a robber-baron-style mansion for $700K? That’s how much the seller is charging for the Vandusen Mansion, a seven-bed, nine-bath, 10,400-square-foot brick Tudor. Then again, that only seems like a deal until one notices what the place went for back in 2008: $242K. Click here to view the full photogallery. ↑ When you see Memphis, Tenn. at number three on the “Saddest” list, it’s suddenly clear why blues music has had such a strong following here. Still, the robust music industry here has fueled a luxury property market to rival much larger cities, and these aren’t artifacts from a previous era. This $4.95M French Norman-inspired mansion was built just ten years ago and packs 10,000 square feet of living space into the beige walls. Plus, it lies within a gated community known as The Cloisters, so run-ins with the depressed and poor are kept to a minimum. Click here to view the full photogallery. ↑ The Sunshine State makes its second ignominious appearance at #4 with Tampa, Fla. Despite all the frowns around town, this city is home to a glut of milliondollar mansions. This one, an Italian-inspired spread complete with a private campanile, is asking $3.9M for its 7,200 square feet, bayfront lot, and “Port-A-Cache,” which we presume isn’t a mobile toilet, but rather a porte-cochère. Click here to view the full photogallery. ↑ Coming in at #5, Louisville, Ky. is the fourth Southern city to make this list. That’s either a sign of serious regional problems or shoddy stats. Either way, the equestrian community continues to flock to Louisville and the surrounding countryside, bringing their millions with them. This five-bed, seven-bath mansion has 9,000-square-feet of space for humans to go with a sizable barn and riding ring for the horses. Asking price: $6.25M. · Frown Towns [Men's Health] · 1850 Brightwaters Blvd NE [Realtor.com] · 1830 Balmoral Dr [Zillow] · 298 Cloister Green Ln [Zillow] · 60 Bahama Cir [Zillow] · 1830 Mayo Ln [Realtor.com]

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The rules for restaurants and bars, they are a changing. As the Times notes , the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene today is set to approve a number of changes to Article 81 of the city’s Health Code, the document that governs sanitation rules for food-service establishments (you can see the whole thing right here in this pdf ). Finally, bartenders won’t have to wear hair nets! Because, yeah, even if they so much as handled a lime they were supposed to. Now they tell us! [ more › ]

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Health Dept. Gives Restaurant & Bar Workers More Rules, Takes Some Away

The unlicensed Bronx cosmetologist who was convicted of criminally negligent homicide in the case of a client who came to her for silicone injections in her buttocks —and died of a silicone embolism in her lungs— was sentenced to nine months in jail. Prosecutors described Elsa Then, 58, as a “cold and calculating” manipulator who used Bounty paper towels, Band-Aids and Krazy glue to close victim Fiordaliza Pichardo’s wounds. [ more › ]

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Hasidic Jewish reggae performer Matisyahu shaved his beard , and announced this morning: “No more Chassidic reggae superstar.” The New York-raised artist, who grew up a Reconstructionist Jew, is best known for mixing traditional Jewish themes with reggae, and sometimes rock and hip hop. But with his new look (which he posted photos of this morning along with his announcement), comes a new sound (though he’s still going to Shul ). His announcement read: [ more › ]

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Former NJ governor Jon Corzine spoke to Congress today , to clarify the remarks he made last week about the collapse of brokerage MF Global. The firm, which he headed until it filed for bankruptcy , happens to be missing $1.2 billion in client money, and senators wanted to know who authorized the transfer . And, for what it’s worth, Corzine said it wasn’t him! [ more › ]

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Corzine Insists He Didn’t Tell MF Global Employees To Misuse Client Funds

Bars like Ludlow Manor, a three-level macaron of fancified boozing on the southwest corner of Ludlow and Delancey, continue to crop up in the Lower East Side. Call it gentrification or the “Lower Eastpacking District,” we just call it “expensive.” But the Lo-Down reports that CB 3 voted 3-2 last night to reject Ludlow Manor’s request for liquor permits on the second and third floors, after allegations that the venue had been operating illegally without them. “You are using a catering permit to conduct regular business. These are not private parties,” CB 3′s SLA committee chair Alex Militano said. [ more › ]

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