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High Demand For Food Stamps Means Hiring People To Give Them Out

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:13:53 +0000

With more people clamoring for food stamps and turning benefits centers into fire hazards by waiting in line all day, creating human gridlock that the FDNY had to alleviate, the city is finally going to do something about it: Hire more people to distribute the benefits. Human Resources Administration Deputy Commissioner Patricia Smith told the City Council , “The alleviation of crowding at our office is a high priority.” [ more › ]

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Terror Porn Alert: You May See Photos Of Bin Laden’s Corpse

Cole Perkins — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:12:19 +0000

It’s a proud day to be an American terror-porn fetishist: an analysis of a DOJ filing by The Atlantic Wire reveals that the Obama administration may be forced to release photos of Osama bin Laden’s dead body if “sensitive information” is redacted. The portion of the brief “concedes that there are reasonably segregable, nonexempt portions of the records that are legally required to be disclosed,” a former director of the DOJ’s Office of Information and Privacy says. Will they still be released “like a wedding album?” [ more › ]

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Gothamist Cat Battle! Which Staffer’s Cat Reigns Supurrreme?

Cole Perkins — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:50:00 +0000

It has been almost six years since Randolph the kitten handily whooped Thompson in Gothamist’s first cat battle , so with many more cats in the Gothamist office mix now, we thought it was about time for a rematch. Please help us settle this office dispute and crown the Gothamist Cat Mascot for 2012! [ more › ]

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"Unemployed" Mitt Romney Had 13.9% Tax Rate On $21.7 Million

Cole Perkins — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:06:15 +0000

Because a guy named “Brad” is in the office today, the country has been graced with Mitt Romney’s tax returns. They show that in 2010 the candidate earned $21.7 million, and paid $3 million in federal taxes, for an effective tax rate of 13.9%. Romney also gave $2.98 million to charity, $1.5 million of which went to the Mormon Church. Reuters also reports that Romney closed down accounts in Switzerland and the Caymans that year “after an investment advisor decided it could be politically embarrassing to Romney.” [ more › ]

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Americans Spend A Stupid Amount On Coffee & Lunch Every Year

Cole Perkins — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 21:50:20 +0000

How many times have you packed your lunch this week? How many cups of coffee have you picked up on your way in to the office? Do you keep track of how much you’re spending? No? Yeah, didn’t think so, because if you knew how much cash you dropped on seemingly minor expenses , you’d be brown-bagging it and home-brewing it every day for the rest of the year. [ more › ]

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Walkers Beware: Cuomo Drivers Hit 2 Pedestrians In 2 Days

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 21:31:16 +0000

Is Governor Cuomo the new Joe Biden ? Or, let’s rephrase that, did Governor Cuomo inherit our Veep’s drivers? Because for the second time in two days his drivers have gone and hit pedestrians near the home he shares in Westchester with Semi-First Lady Sandra Lee. [ more › ]

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Make A Famous Author Your Pen Pal Today!

Cole Perkins — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 20:48:00 +0000

Is your brain frazzled from staring at the computer screen all day? Want to save the Post Office ? Looking for a bit of old-fashioned correspondance… with a famous person? The lit-lovers over at The Rumpus have just launched a great way to do all three, with a new project they’ve dubbed, appropriately, Letters in the Mail . [ more › ]

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Manhattan DA’s Office Won’t Pursue Self-Abortion Case

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 19:50:34 +0000

The 20-year-old woman who was charged with self-abortion for the death of her 24-week fetus arrived in court today to find out that the Manhattan DA’s office was dropping the charges . DNAinfo reports the prosecutors said there was not enough evidence to charge Yaribely Almonte. [ more › ]

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Say Something: Cuomo Introduces A JoePa Bill To Help Stop Child Sex Abuse

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 22:50:04 +0000

In the wake of the ongoing sex abuse scandals at Penn State and Syracuse , politicians around the country have been trying to figure out how to cover themselves and make it easier to punish those who don’t report pedophiles working in youth sports situations. Call the resulting legislation JoePa laws if you want, the latest to trot one out is no less than our very own governor, Andrew Cuomo. Today his office proposed a new bill that would make coaches at high schools and universities in New York mandatory reporters of child sex abuse. [ more › ]

U.S. Postal Service Delays Closings, Hopes Government Can Help

Cole Perkins — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 23:25:28 +0000

No one is very happy about the impending postal service cuts, which include post office location closings and plans to kill next-day mail , because it’s possible it will run out of cash in less than a year. Now, the U.S. Postal Service says, “In response to a request made by multiple U.S. Senators, [the USPS] has agreed to delay the closing or consolidation of any Post Office or mail processing facility until May 15, 2012. The Postal Service will continue all necessary steps required for the review of these facilities during the interim period, including public input meetings.” [ more › ]