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Winds Stop Staten Island Ferry Service
Winds Stop Staten Island Ferry Service
What winds! NotifyNYC issued an alert saying, “All service on the Staten Island Ferry has been suspended in both directions due to severe weather conditions and high tides.” The suspension, ordered by the U.S. Coast Guard and captain of the docks ordered, began at 5:30 p.m., and the Staten...
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Daylight Saving Time: Spring Forward At 2 A.M.
At 2 a.m., it’s time for the U.S. (well, not Hawaii and Arizona save some parts ) to spring forward an hour. While you lose an hour of sleep, just think—it’ll be lighter in the late afternoon/early evening! Also, it’s a good time to change the batteries in your smoke alarms and...
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Paterson: Trouble Began "The Day I Was Sworn In"
Paterson: Trouble Began "The Day I Was Sworn In"
On CBS yesterday Paterson said his troubles date back long before he was accused of ethics violations or charged with misusing state police . “The difficulty and disaster greeted me and have dictated most of the decision making through my term,” he said, adding that now, with a $9 billion...
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LIRR and Metro North May Soon Have Wi-Fi!
LIRR and Metro North May Soon Have Wi-Fi!
courtesy Trainjotting Wireless internet may soon be a reality for our city’s trains. The Taking of Pelham 1-2-3 predicted it, and now the MTA says it wants Metro North and LIRR to be connected by the end of the year. According the Post officials have issued a call for ideas on how best to float...
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"Sneaky Chef" Sues Seinfeld AGAIN
"Sneaky Chef" Sues Seinfeld AGAIN
“Sneaky Chef” author Missy Lapine is taking another stab at Jerry Seinfeld, claiming he slandered her character by calling her a “nutjob” on national TV. In a previous lawsuit Lapine accused the comic’s wife of stealing her idea for a cookbook that showed parents how to...
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3 House Dems: Station Agents Important For Fighting Terror
3 House Dems: Station Agents Important For Fighting Terror
Photograph by bitchcakesny on Flickr The latest plea to save hundreds of subway station agents from the MTA’s budget cuts is now coming from House of Representatives. Three Democrats sent a letter to MTA chairman Jay Walder, “We strongly urge you to re-evaluate the current plans” and...
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Accused Dog Killer Finds 2nd Dachshund Puppy Victim
Accused Dog Killer Finds 2nd Dachshund Puppy Victim
Ramsay via FB A 270-pound ironworker was found guilty of aggravated animal cruelty after beating a five-month-old Dachshund puppy, “breaking six of his tiny ribs and damaging his lungs and liver,” according to the News . Reportedly, the calico-colored pup named Junior was “insubordinate”...
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Judge Wonders About 9/11 Responders Case Legal Fees
Judge Wonders About 9/11 Responders Case Legal Fees
Responders at the WTC site (photo: EPA) While the city and lawyers for 10,000 9/11 first responders have worked out a $657 million settlement , a federal judge wants to review the deal’s details first. While his approval isn’t needed, Judge Alvin Hellerstein wants some plaintiffs to testify...
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Bronx Neighborhood to Lose Decades-Old Stench
Bronx Neighborhood to Lose Decades-Old Stench
New York Organic Fertilizer Company ( 2kjb’s Flickr ) Residents of Hunts Point in the Bronx may at last be rid of a decades-old stench that on hot days makes the area smell “like a decaying body.” The city says it will end it $34 million-a-year contract with the organic fertilizer...
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Family Of Woman Killed By Subway "In Shock"
Family Of Woman Killed By Subway "In Shock"
The father of the woman crushed by a 6 train said he was “in shock” . Rose Mary Mankos, 48, had been trying to retrieve her gym bag (which contained her ID and cellphone), when it fell onto the tracks; while onlookers yelled for her to lie down, she apparently froze in panic. Mankos, a lawyer...
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