Posted by in New York on 09 2nd, 2010 | No Comments
The Onion Sums Up Summer In the City
The Onion Sums Up Summer In the City
Photograph by Jim Kiernan At the end of a brutally hot summer filled with bedbugs , Mosque debates and cat fashion shows , The Onion reports that New Yorkers have finally realized that the city is “nothing more than a massive, trash-ridden hellhole that slowly sucks the life out of every one of...
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Posted by in New York on 09 1st, 2010 | No Comments
Man Survives 39-Story Fall After Landing On Parked Car
Man Survives 39-Story Fall After Landing On Parked Car
Daily News cover showing Magill in the crushed Dodge Charger; 75 West End Avenue (right; photo by Jen Chung) Yesterday morning, a man jumped from the roof of a 40-floor building on West End Avenue—and survived because a red Dodge Charger parked on a dead end apparently cushioned his fall. The...
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Posted by in New York on 08 31st, 2010 | No Comments
#1 Subway Superfan Darius McCollum Arrested For Stealing Bus
#1 Subway Superfan Darius McCollum Arrested For Stealing Bus
Darius McCollum, NYC’s #1 mass transit enthusiast , was arrested today for stealing a bus. McCollum, 45, was spotted driving the coach northbound on a ramp of the Van Wyck Expressway at 8:50 a.m. and was arrested without incident, police said . Interestingly, according to the Times , he stole...
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Posted by in New York on 08 27th, 2010 | No Comments
Rev. Al Sharpton Thinks Glenn Beck’s Rally Goes Against MLK
Rev. Al Sharpton Thinks Glenn Beck’s Rally Goes Against MLK
At the Lincoln Memorial where Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s gave his famous ‘I Have a Dream’ speech (Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP) With conservative radio and Fox News personality Glenn Beck set to hold his “Restoring Honor” rally in D.C. tomorrow , featuring former Alaska...
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Posted by in New York on 08 23rd, 2010 | No Comments
Preservationists Plan Rally To Save Pelham Parkway Trees
Preservationists Plan Rally To Save Pelham Parkway Trees
NYC Taxi Blog In order to save the now 73 trees, including an oak that dates back to the Civil War, Bronx preservationists are planning to rally on Saturday. The city claims the trees need to go in order to repair a stretch of road that is notorious for accidents, but locals say the trees are an integral...
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Posted by in New York on 08 23rd, 2010 | No Comments
Spike Lee, Brooklyn Ready To Celebrate Michael Jackson Again
When we interviewed Spike Lee last month, he told us, “we will be having our 2nd annual Michael Jackson birthday Brooklyn extravaganza in Prospect Park on August 29th. It’s going to be bigger and better this year. People come the world over.” He was less enthusiastic when asked about...
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Posted by in New York on 08 21st, 2010 | No Comments
Yosef Robinson Was The "Kind Of Guy We Should All Emulate"
Yosef Robinson Was The "Kind Of Guy We Should All Emulate"
According to those who knew him, Yosef Robinson, the hip hop artist turned Orthodox Jews who was fatally shot during a liquor store robbery , inspired many people with his faith. One friend told the Daily News, “I would look at him and say, ‘Yoseph, how can you be black and be Jewish?’...
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Posted by in New York on 08 21st, 2010 | No Comments
Cell Towers Give Great Service, Might Destroy Buildings
Cell Towers Give Great Service, Might Destroy Buildings
In a city where cell phone service is notoriously bad , some residents are finding everyone can hear them crystal clear. However, the service is coming at a cost. Residents of an 82-year-old building in Washington Heights get great service because of two cell phone base stations installed on the building’s...
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Posted by in New York on 08 21st, 2010 | No Comments
Penn Plaza Tower Could Drastically Change City’s Skyline
Penn Plaza Tower Could Drastically Change City’s Skyline
      After being approved by the City Planning Commission in July, plans for a 1,200-foot tower just two avenues away from the Empire State Building are being reviewed by the City Council. If passed, the tower at 15 Penn Plaza would be a huge change to the New York City skyline. And...
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Posted by in New York on 08 17th, 2010 | No Comments
Bloody Bedbug Nightmare Turns Brooklyn Man into Pariah
Bloody Bedbug Nightmare Turns Brooklyn Man into Pariah
Chances are you know somebody who’s been afflicted with bedbugs, and have heard plenty of horror stories about sleepless nights and traumatic insemination . But there’s always room for one more! 38-year-old East Williamsburg photographer Jeremy Sparig tells the Daily News how bedbugs turned...
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