NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly continued to be bombarded by questions concerning his appearance in the Islamophobic propaganda film The Third Jihad yesterday, and admitted to reporters that it was “inflammatory” and “a little much.” Kelly added that when you’re in his position, it’s tough to keep track of all the filmmakers and journalists chasing you down for a quote. “In this job, you do a lot of interviews,” he told the Times. This one sounds worse than a simple scheduling conflict: maybe it’s time to fire the secretary? [ more › ]
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Ray Kelly On Islamophobic Film: "In This Job, You Do A Lot Of Interviews"
A former NYPD detective was convicted of beating, raping and setting his wife on fire , after Tampa jurors refused to believe his claims that his wife and a masked man were trying to kill him. Christopher Hanney is now facing a possible life sentence for the crime. [ more › ]
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Ex-NYPD Detective Found Guilty Of Setting Wife On Fire
Ian Abercrombie, the veteran British character actor best known for playing Elaine Benes’ boss Mr. Pitt on Seinfeld , has died . Abercrombie appeared in dozens of other parts over his 50-plus-year career. He was 77. [ more › ]
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Ian Abercrombie, Seinfeld’s Mr. Pitt, Dies At 77
This week, we dipped out toes into the waters of extreme Giants fandom . As it turned out, the guy who shaved the Giants logo into his head seemed pretty tame compared to the mysterious “Travis from Queens” who tattooed Eli Manning giving Peyton Manning a noogie on his butt. We’ve tracked down Travis to ask him all about his giant Giants tattoo, and how he ended up inscribing the Manning brothers on his derriere: “It’s about time Easy E gave his big bro some noogies and I wanted my tush to be the forum for this occasion.” [ more › ]
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Giant Giants Ass Tattoo Owner Tells All!
Uncle Chichi, the toy poodle who lived in the West Village and held the unofficial title as the world’s oldest dog died last Tuesday. Depending on who you ask, he could have been as “young” as 24, or as old as 26. His owners tell the Times that his cancer became too advanced, and that they had no choice but to euthanize him. “We just feel completely empty; the whole apartment’s empty,” Frank Pavich, one of ChiChi’s owners said. [ more › ]
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World & West Village’s Oldest Dog, Uncle ChiChi, Dead At 26 (?)
Oh the Internet, always catching politicians with their mouths open. In the latest example of the dangers of the interwebs, the Times today digs into a website purportedly written by potential Republican senate candidate Marc Cenedella. Maybe potential representatives of the Empire State don’t want to be on the record as being in support of making March 14 a Steak and Blow Jobs holiday? [ more › ]
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Was Potential GOP Senate Candidate Cenedella Writing A Misogynist Blog?
On Saturday freelance writer Julieanne Smolinski was diligently doing the NY Times crossword when she started trippin’ on the clue for 28 down, which read “Wack, in hip-hop.” According to the Paper of Record, the answer is “ILLIN,” but Smolinksi, who identifies herself as “Not Even a Hip-Hop Expert,” thought this was a misinterpretation of the word, so she fired off a letter to the Times crossword editor, Will Shortz, insisting that “illin’” is not “wack.” Gawker obtained the correspondence , in which Shortz stands his ground: [ more › ]
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Buggin’ NY Times Reader Blasts Crossword For Use Of Word "Illin’"
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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Starbucks Bottles Used As Molotov Cocktails In Possible Hate Crimes In Queens
If you’re not going to Times Square for New Year’s Eve ( if you are, heed this ) there are other places to see fireworks and get a bit of good cheer: [ more › ]
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New Year’s Eve Fireworks Around The City
As if New Year’s Eve in Times Square isn’t horrible enough , the Post today gives us a peek at the man who’s making it even more insufferable: meet Andrew Fox . [ more › ]
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"King Of Times Square" Embodies Everything That’s Horrible About New Year’s Eve