Commissioner Ray Kelly clarified yesterday that contrary to earlier reports, no struggle occurred between 18-year-old Ramarley Graham and the officer who fatally shot him in the bathroom of his Bronx home on Thursday. The Post reports that the two officers involved have been stripped of their weapons and assigned to desk duty, and the case will be presented to a grand jury to determine whether a crime was committed. “We’re still evaluating the actions here,” Kelly said. “We see an unarmed person being shot. That always concerns us.” [ more › ]
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Bronx Teen Did Not Struggle With Police Before Being Killed
This week, a single mother was arrested and charged with harassing and stalking Yankees general manager Brian Cashman amidst her claims that she had been Cashman’s mistress since last April. In the wake of that publicly humiliating event, as well as a previous revelation of a longtime alleged mistress by Deadspin , Cashman’s wife Mary has now filed for divorce from him, writing that the marriage “has broken down irretrievably.” [ more › ]
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Yankee Panky: Cashman’s Wife Files For Divorce As More Salacious Details Emerge
Suffolk County police pulled a man who had been swerving on County Road 19 in Holbrook on Thursday night—and found that he seemed “confused” and couldn’t locate paperwork. And then the driver admitted he had been swerving so he could blow into his ignition interlock device . [ more › ]
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Cops: Swerving Driver With Ignition Interlock Device Was High
Despite leading for much of the game, the Knicks fell to the Celtics 91-89 . Both Amar’e Stoudemire and Tyson Chandler had double-doubles, but the Boston defense stifled the Knicks down the stretch and cut off Stoudemire and Carmelo Anthony. He led the Knicks with 26 points. The Knicks have lost 11 of 13 games. [ more › ]
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Last Night’s Action: Knicks Waste Lead vs. Celtics
For the second time in a week , future president Newt Gingrich blasted the out-of-touch snobs who use our city’s subway system. Like most Americans, you’ve probably never been able to afford a trip on the subway, as it is the exclusive domain of Champagne-sipping dandies who love nothing more than to luxuriate in the MTA’s Gilded Age-opulence. But from what we’ve heard, it’s like entering another dimension of sophistication and enchantment, where only the most glamorous citizens ride gold-leaf locomotives along shimmering silver tracks winding through wondrous subterranean cathedrals that none of you lickspittles posses the refinement to appreciate. Populist everyman Gingrich gets this , and today he told a crowd of real Americans in Las Vegas that these “elites” in Manhattan who live in high rises and “ride the subway” are killing this proud nation. [ more › ]
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Newt Gingrich: If You Ride The Subway, You’re An Elitist
Some Park Slope parents—inspired by the never-ending “Sh*t Blank Says” meme—have been conspiring together to create a “Sh*t Park Slope Parents Say” video that really nails down their unique culture. [ more › ]
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You’ve Been Warned: There Is A "Sh*t Park Slope Parents Say" Video In The Making
The Brooklyn Paper has an update about the vandalism at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church in Williamsburg. Because a statue of the Virgin Mary and Baby Jesus were defaced with what looks like Kiss masks that Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley wear, 94th Precinct Commanding Officer Deputy Inspector Terence Hurson said , “ We are looking for a KISS fan .” In other words: TOTALLY Kiss Army. [ more › ]
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Cops Definitely "Looking For Kiss Fan" In Brooklyn Church Vandalism
Over the years we’ve had lots of reasons to love the folks over at the Red Cross , but this map is a great example of just how much the organization does for our fair metropolis. [ more › ]
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See All Of The Red Cross’s 2011 Responses, Mapped Out
As everyone already knows about the rules of dating , people just tell each other lies on the first date, and that usually gets them interested enough to go for a second date. But what if you haven’t gotten that first date with a rent-a-gent yet? Fear not single ladies ! The above flyer was spotted taped to the filthy tiled wall of the C line in Clinton Hill—and you know that in this case, the “C” stands for Carnal . [ more › ]
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Females Only: We’ve Got Your V-Day Date Right Here
A tipster says she got a $50 ticket for smoking in Washington Square Park. “I really feel like this news should be out there because IT IS RIDICULOUS & people should know.” [ more › ]
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Smoker Actually Got Ticket For Smoking In Washington Square Park