Posted by in New York on 07 27th, 2010 | No Comments
MTA May Cut Fun Pass, Raise Monthly Metrocard $10-15
MTA May Cut Fun Pass, Raise Monthly Metrocard $10-15
The time has come to put away touristy things: tomorrow the full MTA board will propose the elimination of the one day “Fun Pass” MetroCard, which was introduced as a boon for tourists back in 1998. But the passport to fun has been abused by subway scammers, who use it to sell discounted...
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Posted by in New York on 07 27th, 2010 | No Comments
Mexican Consulate Condemns Bias Attacks in Staten Island
Mexican Consulate Condemns Bias Attacks in Staten Island
The latest victim speaks on NY1 After at least the sixth bias attack in Staten Island since April , the Mexican Consulate has begun distributing its phone number to immigrants in the area, hoping they will call if they are concerned about speaking to American authorities. The Consul General of Mexico...
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Posted by in New York on 07 26th, 2010 | No Comments
BFD: Obama In NYC For Wednesday View Taping
BFD: Obama In NYC For Wednesday View Taping
President Obama will become the first sitting president to visit a daytime TV talk show when he visits with the ladies of The View this week. It’s part of the show’s “Red, White & View” series (VP Biden was on in April) and ABC News reports , “The president will take...
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Posted by in New York on 07 21st, 2010 | No Comments
Acorn, Part 2: USDA Employee "Racial" Remarks Mess
Acorn, Part 2: USDA Employee "Racial" Remarks Mess
Shirley Sherrod The White House is dealing with fallout after Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack (by way of his underlings) allegedly pressured black USDA employee Shirley Sherrod to resign after a video clip surfaced. In the clip, Sherrod, speaking at a NAACP event in Georgia, said she didn’t...
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Posted by in New York on 07 21st, 2010 | No Comments
BP’s Tony Hayward Not Getting Life Back Just Yet
BP’s Tony Hayward Not Getting Life Back Just Yet
Yesterday the Times of London reported ( paywall ) that BP’s tone deaf CEO was stepping down. Tony Hayward —who infamously predicted that “the environmental impact of this disaster is likely to have been very, very modest” and later struck a tone of breathtaking self-pity when...
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Posted by in New York on 07 21st, 2010 | No Comments
Chelsea Clinton’s Wedding Is Ruining Everything
Chelsea Clinton’s Wedding Is Ruining Everything
Chelsea Clinton’s ” Wedding of the Century ” is set to be held in Rhinebeck, NY on July 31st at the Astor Courts estate in the area. And though a great time is sure to be had by all, one Brooklyn teacher is pissed. Emn Haddad-Friedman has been planning her wedding for the past two...
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Posted by in New York on 07 17th, 2010 | No Comments
Obama’s Maine Vacation Draws Criticism
Obama’s Maine Vacation Draws Criticism
The Obamas at Cadillac Mountain in Acadia National Park in Maine (AP) Enjoying weekends are so much harder for President Obama: His weekend family trip to Maine is drawing all sorts of criticism and analysis . The Republican National Committee even has a website showing what Obama has been doing besides...
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Posted by in New York on 07 17th, 2010 | No Comments
Underwear Run Sprints Through Central Park
Underwear Run Sprints Through Central Park
                                          Yesterday, the annual Jamaica Underwear Run took place in Central Park, attracting 500 runners for the 1.7 mile jog they day before the New York City Triathlon....
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Posted by in New York on 06 22nd, 2010 | No Comments
Back In The Day, Bloomberg Donated To Blagojevich
Back In The Day, Bloomberg Donated To Blagojevich
2003 photograph of Mayor Bloomberg and former Illinois Governor Blagojevich, from the Mayor’s Office Mayor Bloomberg had to wade into the messy world of Illinois pay-for-play politics when it was revealed that he donated money to disgraced former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich’s 2006...
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Posted by in New York on 06 22nd, 2010 | No Comments
Great White Caught, Not Released, In Montauk
Great White Caught, Not Released, In Montauk
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration It’s been over a decade since the National Marine Fisheries Service prohibited commercial fishing of the great white shark and established a catch-and-release policy for recreational fisherman. The species—which has terrified beach-goers and...
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