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"I Am Not The Catwoman," Wails Convicted Robber

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:10:55 +0000

The woman accused of donning a cat mask and robbing stores in Manhattan and Queens was convicted today. However, Shana Spalding yelled , ” I’m not the Catwoman ,” as she was led from court. [ more › ]

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Hello, Gerrymandering: NY’s Sucky Proposed Redistricting Maps Will Probably Get Vetoed

Cole Perkins — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:34:01 +0000

For instance, here’s how the AP describes the maps, “Among the proposed [Senate] districts are six now represented by Democrats in Queens which would be reduced to three, forcing potential two-way battles by incumbent Democrats in one district in the shape of a lobster.” [ more › ]

On-Duty Cop Kills Himself In Queens

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:55:47 +0000

A police officer on duty in the 111th Precinct in Queens killed himself last night on 211th Street in Hollis Hills. And the police officer apparently had been arguing with his girlfriend on the phone moments before. [ more › ]

Two Dead In Queens Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 16:35:20 +0000

Investigators say that a father and son found dead in a Queens home were killed by carbon monoxide poisoning . The bodies of Kuo-Kung Chen, 66, and his 29-year-old son Aaron were found yesterday when the older man didn’t arrive to baby-sit his granddaughter . [ more › ]

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Video: Colbert Super PAC Rips Mitt Romney, The Serial (Corporation) Killer

Cole Perkins — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 16:05:59 +0000

This week, Stephen Colbert handed over the reigns of his super PAC—Citizens for a Better Tomorrow, Tomorrow—to good buddy Jon Stewart so that he could focus on exploring a possible run for “president of the United States of South Carolina.” Almost immediately, The Definitely Not Coordinated With Stephen Colbert Super PAC started buying up air time in South Carolina—and today, they released their first attack ad , which ripped Mitt Romney over his “corporations are people” comment. And the whole thing is narrated by John Lithgow! Watch below. [ more › ]

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Brother Of Dallas Cowboys Wide Receiver Shot In Queens

Cole Perkins — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 18:30:54 +0000

The older brother of a Dallas Cowboys wide receiver was shot in Queens last night . Calvin Ogletree, 25, brother of Cowboys receiver Kevin Ogletree, was shot in front of the luxury car rental shop he opened last summer in St. Albans. “I heard one or two pops,” a witness who works nearby told the News. “I didn’t know if it was gunshots. Then I saw some excitement. I got a streak of fear. I saw a bunch of people running and screaming.” [ more › ]

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Woman Forgives Kids Who Nearly Killed Her With Shopping Cart

Sun, 08 Jan 2012 18:00:09 +0000

Last October, there was shock and outraged after two 12-year-old boys tossed a shopping cart from a fourth story walkway and hit a woman , who was left in critical condition and a medically-induced coma . The victim, Marion Salmon Hedges, a real estate broker and active volunteer at numerous organizations, had come to the East Harlem shopping complex to buy Halloween candy for needy children. Now, the Post reports that Hedges “bears no ill will” towards the boys. [ more › ]

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Starbucks Bottles Used As Molotov Cocktails In Possible Hate Crimes In Queens

Mon, 02 Jan 2012 15:35:28 +0000

Police are investigating a series of firebombings in Queens late last night as possible bias crimes. Between 8 p.m. and 10:15, four locations within two miles of each other in Jamaica, Queens were hit by Molotov cocktails. One of the locations was a private residence on 107th Avenue that caught fire after the burning bottles struck it, and it took more than 60 firefighters to bring it under control, the Times reports . Another target was an Islamic center on the Van Wyck Expressway. [ more › ]

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Videos: You Know You Want To Watch These Animals Opening Presents At The Zoo

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 19:50:00 +0000

It’s the most wonderful time of the year… when we get to see animals opening up colorful Christmas presents at the city’s zoo. Last year we saw a polar bear in Central Park open up a gift box containing fishsicles and fruit (what, no bloodsicle ?), and this year the Wildlife Conservation Society offers up the below videos. They show Prospect Park’s dwarf mongooses unwrapping gifts of mealworm treats, and bears in the Queens Zoo digging into their specially wrapped peanut butter! [ more › ]

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Videos: You Know You Want To Watch These Animals Opening Presents At The Zoo

Ex-Cop Who Allegedly Killed Wife Was Having Financial Problems

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 19:30:00 +0000

On Saturday night, police found the body of NY State tax investigator Tracey Young in her Queens apartment. Young 42, had been shot ten times in the head and torso, and, hours later, her husband, former NYPD officer Clarence Cash, turned himself in at a Manhattan police station. According to the Post , Cash said, “I’m a retired cop. I tried to kill myself, but I couldn’t do it.” The Daily News adds that Cash allegedly said, “She didn’t deserve that.” [ more › ]

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