Posted by in New York on 06 21st, 2010 | No Comments
Bloomberg Pens Editorial In Favor Of Bullet Microstamping
Bloomberg Pens Editorial In Favor Of Bullet Microstamping
Last week, Mayor Bloomberg lost crucial support in his effort to get illegal guns off the streets by “microstamping” bullet casings with unique markings. Yesterday, he wrote an editorial for the Daily News in which he pleads his case directly to NYers, listing several victims of gun violence...
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Posted by in New York on 06 15th, 2010 | No Comments
LeBron Recruitment Attempts Will Never End
LeBron Recruitment Attempts Will Never End
Can’t we all just be like Derek Jeter and leave LeBron’s next team placement up to The Fates? Apparently not. In the latest attempt to woo the free agent, the Knicks have put together a “free agent” committee of city big shots—like Donald Trump, Alec Baldwin and Chris Rock—with...
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Posted by in New York on 06 15th, 2010 | No Comments
Foster Agency Sues City Over Terminated Contract
Foster Agency Sues City Over Terminated Contract
Little Flower Children and Family Services —a foster care agency serving the city and Long Island since 1927—is suing the city for rejecting their contract under a new award process. The agency claims moving over 1,400 children to new agencies is a difficult and traumatizing process, and...
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Posted by in New York on 06 13th, 2010 | No Comments
Bloomberg’s Tax Returns: He’s Still Really Rich!
Bloomberg’s Tax Returns: He’s Still Really Rich!
Bloomberg likes soccer! (NYC Mayor’s Office) Last Friday, Mayor Bloomberg allowed reporters to take a peek at his taxes. Guess what—he’s still crazy rich , since he’s able to not only put $500,000 into a trust for his ex-wife, he’s also put over $1 million into a trust...
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Posted by in New York on 06 7th, 2010 | No Comments
Bloomberg’s "Bromance" With Jeb Bush
Bloomberg’s "Bromance" With Jeb Bush
Bush and Bloomberg in 2007 (NYC Mayor’s Office) According to the Post , “insiders” are wondering why Mayor Bloomberg and former Florida governor Jeb Bush are so buddy-buddy. A “City Hall veteran” says, “There’s something going on there. This is a lot more than,...
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Posted by in New York on 06 7th, 2010 | No Comments
Bloomberg’s "Bromance" With Jeb Bush
Bloomberg’s "Bromance" With Jeb Bush
Bush and Bloomberg in 2007 (NYC Mayor’s Office) According to the Post , “insiders” are wondering why Mayor Bloomberg and former Florida governor Jeb Bush are so buddy-buddy. A “City Hall veteran” says, “There’s something going on there. This is a lot more than,...
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Posted by in New York on 06 4th, 2010 | No Comments
Bloomberg’s Girlfriend Did Consider Running For Senate
Bloomberg’s Girlfriend Did Consider Running For Senate
Back in March, Diana Taylor’s name was added to the long list of possible Republicans challengers to Senator Kirsten Gillibrand. With her credentials as a one-time Pataki administration staffer and former NY State banking official—not to mention being Mayor Bloomberg’s girlfriend —she...
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Posted by in New York on 05 26th, 2010 | No Comments
Meredith Gran, Octopus Pie
Meredith Gran, Octopus Pie
Sometimes, Brooklyn hipsters deserve to be made fun of: Everyone’s riding their fixies and and trying to out-organic each other and seem to care more about finding secret loft parties in Bushwick than doing anything important. But they’re people, just like us, and they have their human side....
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Posted by in New York on 05 25th, 2010 | No Comments
Dakota Residents Fight Flocks Of Tourists
Dakota Residents Fight Flocks Of Tourists
The residents and neighbors of the famous Dakota building on the Upper West Side are sick of seeing tour buses filled with folks who want to see where John Lennon lived and died. A long time resident told the NY Post that, “They are an inconvenience and a nuisance. When the tourists get out, they...
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Posted by in New York on 05 25th, 2010 | No Comments
Bill May Forbid Cops From Shooting to Kill
Bill May Forbid Cops From Shooting to Kill
Cops are furious over a new bill that would require them to shoot suspects in the arm or leg rather than shooting to kill—even in life-or-death shootouts. The newly introduced “minimum force” bill would edit the justification clause, requiring cops to shoot “with the intent to...
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