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Violent School Stabbing Was Revenge For Bullying
Violent School Stabbing Was Revenge For Bullying
Yesterday, a 14-year-old boy was arrested for allegedly stabbing a fellow student 16 times at George Washington High School in Washington Heights. Now, it’s suggested that the teen was getting back at the 15-year-old victim because the victim taunted him over his Mexican heritage. A student told...
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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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Police: Man Fabricated Threesome to Explain Girlfriend’s Murder
Police: Man Fabricated Threesome to Explain Girlfriend’s Murder
A Brooklyn man confessed to cops that he’d stabbed his girlfriend to death and murdered her two male lovers, after walking in on them during sex, but now they doubt the story. Officers found John Brandon standing over Deborah Blount’s bloody body in their bedroom; he told them he’d...
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Suspect Arrested In Brutal Midtown Bar Beating
Suspect Arrested In Brutal Midtown Bar Beating
Police say they have arrested a man they believe viciously attacked a woman in the bathroom of a Midtown bar early Thursday morning. Mbarek Lafrem, 30, of Norwood, Pa. was charged with first- and second-degree assault and attempted rape. The Post reports that Lafrem “was described as a construction...
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Rain Brings Manhole Explosions
Rain Brings Manhole Explosions
The rain—and winds —is here and so are manhole explosions. WABC 7 reports that “after Con Ed received reports of two manholes smoking” on the Upper West Side, the “covers went flying and flames shot” up around 4:30 a.m. The explosions, which were caused by transformer...
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Posted by in New York on 03 12th, 2010 | No Comments
91-Year-Old Cashier Fought With Robber At L.I. Rite Aid
91-Year-Old Cashier Fought With Robber At L.I. Rite Aid
A 91-year-old cashier at the East Northport Rite Aid was back at work today after being attacked by a robber yesterday. Florence Critelli, who tried to fight him off, told the Post , “I want him to get caught because I want to smack him.” Critelli was giving a man change for his candy purchase...
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Cuomo’s Replacement Seen as Fair by Most (Not NY Post)
Cuomo’s Replacement Seen as Fair by Most (Not NY Post)
Judith Kaye Who is Judith Kaye? Yesterday allies of Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, as well as independent observers, had many nice things to say about the 71-year-old retired judge, who was appointed to the bench by Governor Mario Cuomo but has no experience as a prosecutor. Yet that’s just what...
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Photos: Nets Break Ground, Protester Arrested for Drumming
Photos: Nets Break Ground, Protester Arrested for Drumming
                            Here are Andrew Hinderaker ’s photos from yesterday’s demonstration against the groundbreaking ceremony for developer Bruce Ratner’s Nets arena in Brooklyn (which should really be called...
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Alleged DWI Driver In Fatal Bronx Crash
Alleged DWI Driver In Fatal Bronx Crash
WABC 7 reports , “An off-duty school safety agent was allegedly drunk when she slammed her car into a tree in the Bronx, killing one passenger and injuring another. Police say 25-year-old Mariely Gonzalez lost control of her 1999 Toyota Camry, traveling westbound on Orchard Beach Road in Pelham...
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