Posted by in New York on 03 12th, 2010 | No Comments
Corey Haim Had Enlarged Heart, Pulmonary Congestion
Corey Haim Had Enlarged Heart, Pulmonary Congestion
Actor Corey Haim died of pulmonary congestion, according to the LA County Coroner’s Office, who also said he had an enlarged heart and his lungs were filled with water. Yesterday his mother Judy talked to Access Hollywood with the report, after she received the call from the coroner explaining...
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Posted by in New York on 03 7th, 2010 | No Comments
Seinfeld’s The Marriage Ref A Sign of NBC’s Desperation?
Seinfeld’s The Marriage Ref A Sign of NBC’s Desperation?
After the Leno-Conan disaster and the Black History Month menu NBC was reportedly so happy to see Jerry Seinfeld show up at the office, it didn’t even care what he was pitching. “If you know the Yiddish term kvelling , that’s what the executives were doing. They were rejoicing. Jerry’s...
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Posted by in New York on 03 7th, 2010 | No Comments
Report: Paterson Wasn’t Spitzer’s 1st, 2nd Or 3rd Choice
Report: Paterson Wasn’t Spitzer’s 1st, 2nd Or 3rd Choice
The Post has a ball while reporting on how Eliot Spitzer came to choose David Paterson as his running: Apparently Spitzer’s aides were warned that Paterson was a “hard partier,” a reference to Paterson’s ” extramarital dalliances , past drug use and penchant for late-night...
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Posted by in New York on 03 5th, 2010 | No Comments
Bloomberg Tackles His Administration’s 2 Millionth Pothole
Bloomberg Tackles His Administration’s 2 Millionth Pothole
Photograph of Mayor Bloomberg and other city officials filling a pothole in Staten Island from the Mayor’s Office After the snowiest February ever, Mayor Bloomberg helped out with the city’s pothole blitz by filling the two millionth pothole recorded by his administration. Located on Slater...
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Posted by in New York on 03 5th, 2010 | No Comments
Poll Shows Most Voters Want Paterson Out NOW
Poll Shows Most Voters Want Paterson Out NOW
At right, alleged domestic violence victim Sherr-una Booker Keeping the promise he made yesterday , David Paterson is still Governor today (so far, anyway), despite a growing chorus demanding his resignation in the wake of two recently-revealed scandals. His chief of staff, Larry Schwartz, and counsel,...
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Posted by in New York on 03 4th, 2010 | No Comments
Mayor Launches Program To Place NYers Behind The Scenes
Mayor Launches Program To Place NYers Behind The Scenes
Photo via the Mayor’s Office Yesterday Mayor Bloomberg announced (from the set of Law & Order !) a $120,000 “Made in NY” Production Crafts Training Program, which will help women and minorities in the television and movie industry “move up the ladder to well-paying union...
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Posted by in New York on 03 4th, 2010 | No Comments
Architect Robert Scarano Banned From Filing Plans
Architect Robert Scarano Banned From Filing Plans
A judge ruled yesterday that embattled Brooklyn architect Robert Scarano Jr. can no longer file construction plans after he was caught “deliberately overbuilding” and making multiple false statements “so deceptive that they call to mind out-and-out fraud.” The prolific builder...
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Posted by in New York, Real Estate on 03 4th, 2010 | No Comments
Crimes Against Humanity: Robert Scarano May Never Work in This Town Again, DOB Says
Crimes Against Humanity: Robert Scarano May Never Work in This Town Again, DOB Says
The mezzanine miscreant of Brooklyn (and er, the rest of the boroughs) may be on temporary hiatus. The Department of Buildings yesterday barred architect Robert Scarano from filling construction plans . The administrative law judge who issued the order accused Scarano of “deliberately overbuilding,”...
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Posted by in New York on 03 2nd, 2010 | No Comments
As Scandal Continues, NY State Police Chief Resigns
As Scandal Continues, NY State Police Chief Resigns
NY State Police Superintendent Harry Corbitt has stepped down from his position after the scandal surrounding the alleged abuse by a top aide to Governor Paterson—including Paterson’s and the State Police’s involvement in possibly trying to cover it up—grows. Corbitt partly blamed...
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Posted by in Real Estate on 03 2nd, 2010 | No Comments
Construction Watch: The Plot Deepens on Extell’s 73-Story Midtown Mystery
Construction Watch: The Plot Deepens on Extell’s 73-Story Midtown Mystery
Click the image above to view the full photogallery. Can a 73-story Manhattan skyscraper “quietly” begin construction? It’s happening at 157 West 57th Street , where—despite a world-renowned architect and a cash injection from Abu Dhabi—the colossal condo/Park Hyatt hotel...
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