Posted by in New York on 07 18th, 2010 | No Comments
The Look Of Ruth: Mrs. Madoff Volunteers, Gets Dye Job
The Look Of Ruth: Mrs. Madoff Volunteers, Gets Dye Job
Ruth Madoff ( ABC News ) Could it be? Is the wife of the world’s biggest Ponzi schemer (to date) really trying to give back to the masses by…doing charity volunteer work? According to the Post , Ruth Madoff, “the formerly monied Manhattan matron,” spends much time in “south...
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Posted by in New York on 07 18th, 2010 | No Comments
Audit: City Doesn’t Pay Attention to Dangerous Trees
Audit: City Doesn’t Pay Attention to Dangerous Trees
Just last night, limbs from a Central Park tree fell onto 62nd Street and 5th Avenue. No one was hurt, but it highlights a 2007 audit from the comptroller, which shows that the Parks Department is inattentive when it comes to rotting trees. Though the trees which killed a middle aged man in February...
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Posted by in New York on 07 18th, 2010 | No Comments
Remembering Sheppard, Steinbrenner At Old Timers’ Day
Remembering Sheppard, Steinbrenner At Old Timers’ Day
                        Yesterday, the Yankees held a poignant Old Timers’ Game , where former players fondly remembered owner George Steinbrenner and public address announcer Bob Sheppard . Goose Gossage said of “The Boss,”...
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Posted by in New York on 07 17th, 2010 | No Comments
Convicted Rapist Curses Judge, Blames Victim
Convicted Rapist Curses Judge, Blames Victim
Ralph DiMassi At his sentencing yesterday, convicted rapist Ralph DiMassi yelled at the Brooklyn judge for issuing an order of protection against him on top of sentencing him to 70 years in prison. He shouted , “You gimme 70 years so how am I gonna see her?” But the judge showed no sympathy...
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Posted by in New York on 07 16th, 2010 | No Comments
Yankees’ Steinbrenner, Sheppard Tributes Tonight & Tomorrow
Yankees’ Steinbrenner, Sheppard Tributes Tonight & Tomorrow
Photograph of a makeshift memorial for George Steinbrenner outside Yankee Stadium by Frank Franklin II/AP The Yankees’ tribute to late owner George Steinbrenner and public address announcer Bob Sheppard will take place tonight before the 7:05 p.m. game against the Tampa Bay Rays. The Yankees recommend...
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Posted by in New York on 07 10th, 2010 | No Comments
Performers Have Sex, Get Banned From Highline Ballroom
Performers Have Sex, Get Banned From Highline Ballroom
You know what’s offensive? Fake blood. That’s what managers at the Highline Ballroom told singer Kayvon Zand , who often incorporates fetish gear, fire eating and fake blood into his acts. So after being told there could be no fire eating or fake blood in his performance on Thursday, he...
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Posted by in New York on 07 9th, 2010 | No Comments
"I Just Found A Body In My Son’s Room" 911 Call Played
"I Just Found A Body In My Son’s Room" 911 Call Played
2007 image of Michael Lenahan The 911 call made by the mother of a man accused of murder was played in court yesterday . Dorcas Chin, whose son Michael Chin Lenahan who killed his girlfriend in a Chinatown apartment and left her corpse in her bed for days in 2007, told an operator, “I just found...
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Posted by in New York on 07 9th, 2010 | No Comments
NY Papers Hate LeBron, But Ohio Has Most Reason To
NY Papers Hate LeBron, But Ohio Has Most Reason To
        LeBron James ‘ televised announcement that he was leaving the Cleveland Cavaliers to play for the Miami Heat —for the express purposes of winning multiple championships alongside Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh—broke the hearts of New Yorkers, who were hoping...
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Posted by in New York on 07 9th, 2010 | No Comments
More Frustrated Than Usual NJ Transit Commuters Last Night
More Frustrated Than Usual NJ Transit Commuters Last Night
From laurenmivey on Twitter Just in time for yesterday’s evening commute, wire issues caused troubles for NJ Transit riders who were left waiting, nearly packed like sardines, at Penn Station. According to the Post , there were “delays upwards of 60 minutes,” hitting the Northeast...
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Posted by in New York on 07 9th, 2010 | No Comments
Epic East Village Fire Delivers on Realtor’s Promises
Epic East Village Fire Delivers on Realtor’s Promises
            There were no deaths or serious injuries from that spectacular four alarm fire that engulfed the roof a high-priced East Village condo last night. (A 1400 square foot, 2 bedroom apartment in the building went for $1,795,000 according to Streeteasy , and the...
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