Posted by in New York on 07 13th, 2010 | No Comments
Players, Politicians Remember George Steinbrenner
Players, Politicians Remember George Steinbrenner
            The All-Star Game just offered a moment of silence in tribute to Yankees owner George Steinbrenner. Since news of the larger-than-life figure’s death this morning , past and present players, managers, colleagues, and politicians have been offering their...
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Posted by in New York on 07 13th, 2010 | No Comments
Weiner Has $3.9 Million For 2013 Mayoral Race
Weiner Has $3.9 Million For 2013 Mayoral Race
Because the 2013 mayoral election is over two years away, there’s no time like the present to consider the contenders! The Wall Street Journal examined the campaign finance disclosure reports from a batch of Democratic hopefuls and found that Rep. Anthony Weiner, newlywed , has $3.9 million left...
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Posted by in New York on 07 10th, 2010 | No Comments
Spy Son Doesn’t Believe Parents Worked For Russia
Spy Son Doesn’t Believe Parents Worked For Russia
Waldo Mariscal, left, and his half-brother Juan Lazaro Jr., sons of accused spy Vicky Peleaz (AP) The son of the an alleged spy told reporters that his mother and stepfather were innocent, in spite of their guilty pleas . Waldo Mariscal, whose mother Vicky Peleaz and stepfather Juan Lazaro left the...
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Posted by in New York on 07 7th, 2010 | No Comments
Son Of Cop Shot, Paralyzed On The Job Joins The NYPD
Son Of Cop Shot, Paralyzed On The Job Joins The NYPD
Yesterday, the NYPD welcomed a new class of recruits—1,249 of them, its largest class in years. One cadet has a special connection to the NYPD: Not only were his grandfather and great-grandfather on the force, Conor McDonald’s father, also a NYPD police officer, was shot while trying to...
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Posted by in New York on 06 29th, 2010 | No Comments
Canada Day Tips From Pat Kiernan
Canada Day Tips From Pat Kiernan
Photo by Tien Mao/Gothamist Last year NY1 anchor, and Canadian, Pat Kiernan gave us tips on how to celebrate Canada Day—following that, he took some of our readers out to indulge in the beloved French-Canadian dish poutine. And here we go again! Mr. Kiernan just sent over his newly updated tips...
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Posted by in New York on 06 29th, 2010 | No Comments
Two Cops Suspended in Wake of Prisoner Suicide
Two Cops Suspended in Wake of Prisoner Suicide
90th Precinct Stationhouse After a prisoner reportedly hanged himself in his cell Sunday night at the 90th Precinct stationhouse using the drawstring from his shorts, an NYPD sergeant and an officer have been suspended. The prisoner, James Peterson, 46, had been arrested two hours earlier after allegedly...
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Posted by in New York on 06 29th, 2010 | No Comments
Man Tried To Rob 94-Year-Old Woman
Man Tried To Rob 94-Year-Old Woman
Sigh: The police are looking for a man who attempted to rob a 94-year-old woman. WABC 7 reports , “Police say the suspect knocked on the victims door in the Richmond Hill section of Queens, pushed his way in and attempted to grab a chain from around her neck. The suspect was unsuccessful in grabbing...
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Posted by in New York on 06 28th, 2010 | No Comments
Hundreds Arrested as G20 Ends with Deficit Cut Agreement
Hundreds Arrested as G20 Ends with Deficit Cut Agreement
                      Our colleagues at Torontoist provided balls to the wall coverage of the protests surrounding the G20 summit in Toronto over the weekend. Police cars were set on fire , tear gas canisters were shot at demonstrators, and riot...
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Posted by in New York on 06 28th, 2010 | No Comments
Hackers Put Brooklyn Tech Students’ Personal Info Online
Hackers Put Brooklyn Tech Students’ Personal Info Online
Department of Education officials are blaming the assistant principal at Brooklyn Tech High School for lax security that resulted in students’ names, addresses and social security numbers being posted on the school’s website. This has been the third hack of the school’s website this...
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Posted by in New York on 06 24th, 2010 | No Comments
Questions Over Student’s Drowning During School Trip
Questions Over Student’s Drowning During School Trip
Sign at Long Beach noting there are no lifeguards on duty (WCBS 2) The tragic death of 12-year-old Nicole Suriel, who drowned during a class trip to Long Beach , is putting the practices that Columbia Secondary School and the Department of Education enforce during school trips under scrutiny. Suriel’s...
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