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NY Post: Local News Freak show at Coney! Chestnut wins, but Kobayashi's arrested! July 6, 2010 at 12:06 AM It was double disappointment at Coney island on July 4 as three-time world hot dog–eating champion Joey Chestnut triumphed over 15 challengers at the annual Nathan's contest — but he not only failed to come close to his history-making performances of the past, and he also had to watch...   Board backs housing on former Culver Shuttle land July 5, 2010 at 8:56 PM The city is moving ahead with a plan to create affordable housing on a strip of land that was once an elevated train line.The plan would allow the Southern Brooklyn Community Organization to build 17 four-story buildings on the south side of 37th Street between 12th and 14th Avenues...   3 dead after small plane crashes in New Jersey July 5, 2010 at 8:52 PM Three people were killed Monday after a small plane crashed and burst into flames in New Jersey, The Star Ledger reported. The plane crashed after the pilot aborted a landing at Essex County Airport in Fairfield, authorities said. Holly Baker, a spokeswoman for the Federal Aviation Administration, said the aircraft...   Imam entangled in terrorism case deported July 5, 2010 at 8:02 PM An imam who pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI during the investigation into a suicide bomb plot against New York City subway stations has been deported. The lawyer for Ahmad Afzali says Afzali and his wife left on a Saudi Arabian Airlines flight to Jeddah on Monday afternoon. Two...   Family Fun Day on July 10 July 5, 2010 at 5:31 PM Family Fun Day is once again coming to The Playground for All Children in Pelham Bay Park. This year's annual event looks to build on the success of last year's extravaganza for kids and their families, which drew over 1,000 people.Hosted by the Westchester Square-Zerega Improvement...   Local writer shares travel tales in second book July 5, 2010 at 5:31 PM Sam Oglesby, 70, of Mott Haven, says that his newest book was borne out of two emotions: forgiveness and forgetfulness.Oglesby grew up in Virginia, during a time of segregation, and after graduating from the University of Virginia he travelled across the world in his 30-year career working for the...   CB 10 votes to reopen Harding Ave. onramp July 5, 2010 at 5:21 PM Community Board 10 has voted to reopen an entrance to the Throgs Neck Expressway at Harding Avenue for four hours during weekend evenings hours in order to aid a local catering hall. The new plan has the board also requesting signage that would seek to curtail trucks cutting through residential...   Throggs Neck, Morris Park spend most on eating out July 5, 2010 at 5:21 PM vertise on Facebook and we use Twitter," she says. "We put up a special code once a week and if you come in and say it you get 10% off your bill."Incentives such as these are nice for eaters, but less wonderful for business. Eileen Tierney, manager of the...   52nd Precinct Cops Triumph with Devoe Park Effort July 5, 2010 at 5:21 PM Police officers at the Thursday, June 17 meeting of the 52nd Precinct Council were thrilled to announce an exciting victory: they feel they have successfully cleaned up Devoe Park.The small park, located between West Fordham Road and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard near the Major Deegan, has long...   South Bronx group to de Blasio: "We don't want you after all" July 5, 2010 at 5:21 PM Friends of the big banks are not friends of the newly-formed South Bronx Community Congress.The congress, a coalition of local activists, tenants, businesspeople and church groups, just recently came together in an effort to form the equivalent of the Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition. The congress's inaugural...   Crossway pastor appeals removal July 5, 2010 at 5:21 PM Pastor Mark Gregori has filed an appeal with the New York District Office of the Assemblies of God, stating that he is innocent of any alleged wrongdoing. He contends the charge of inappropriate behavior by three female members of his congregation is false.. Gregori was senior pastor of the Crossway...   Do You Remember July 5, 2010 at 5:21 PM The White Cross Fishing Club was established on December 18, 1898 when a dozen men gathered at Hohler's Hall, located at 3027 Third Avenue between 155th and 156th Streets to talk about one of their greatest interests, fishing. George Hohler was elected president that evening and they set up...   Former Monroe College pitcher drafted by Oakland Athletics July 5, 2010 at 5:21 PM The Bronx is full of young sandlot pitching aces that think they're the next CC Sabathia, but not many ever get a chance to actually play in the majors. Jose Macias has been given that chance — Macias was drafted by the Oakland Athletics on Monday night, June 7 at...   "Yield to pedestrian" signs installed July 5, 2010 at 5:11 PM By fighting for safety signage at a busy intersection that claimed the life of his mother in a horrible auto accident more than a year ago, Robert Pace can now claim a small victory by making the intersection safer for pedestrians in the future.Pace won his fight recently for...   Feds Praise Bronx Company For Job Creation July 5, 2010 at 5:11 PM Top federal officials came to the south Bronx on Wednesday, June 23, to laud a borough company for its use of federal stimulus money to create green energy jobs and weatherize multi-family buildings across the country.Since receiving more than $19 million in funding from the American Reinvestment and Recovery...   Cat adoption and workshop July 31 July 5, 2010 at 5:11 PM Residents of Throggs Neck, Country Club, and elsewhere have noticed an increase in the number of feral cats. Now a free workshop will give people the chance to do the humane thing and help control cat overpopulation. At the urging of Community Board 10, Fort Schuyler House at 3077 Cross...   "Ring road" partially paved July 5, 2010 at 5:11 PM Residents of the Ferry Point community are happy to see that a contractor working for the MTA has partially paved the "ring road" that loops under the Whitestone Bridge. This is because the road provides increased access from their community to streets and highways beyond it. The ring road links...   Hot enough for ya? Temps soar to near 100 July 5, 2010 at 4:58 PM The heat wasn't going to keep Jerryll Freels inside on his vacation. The 28-year-old made his way through Times Square on Monday, combating the hot weather with a wet white washcloth over his head and a water bottle in hand. "It's hot, but I know how to stay...   Wrong-way car slams shuttle van; 2 critical July 5, 2010 at 3:16 PM A drunken driver speeding his Mercedes the wrong way on the Long Island Expressway slammed into a shuttle van early this morning in Queens, critically injuring himself and the other driver, police sources said. Dave Richards, 30, of Hempstead, LI, whose silver Mercedes burst into flames after smashing into the...   Hearings set for big underwater power cable July 5, 2010 at 2:17 PM ALBANY — The U.S. Department of Energy has scheduled public meetings on a proposed $3.8 billion power line running 420 miles from Quebec to Connecticut under Lake Champlain, the Hudson River and Long Island Sound. The Champlain-Hudson Power Express project, proposed by Toronto-based Transmission Developers Inc., would carry up...   PATH upgrading stations to tune of $200 million July 5, 2010 at 12:57 PM NEWARK — Commuters who take PATH trains from New Jersey to Manhattan are going to notice some improvements over the next several years, including more benches, cleaner stations and better loudspeaker systems. The upgrades are part of a $200 million, 10-year project by the Port Authority of New York and New...   Kobayashi released from jail July 5, 2010 at 12:01 PM He's out of the dog house - for now. Takeru "The Tsunami" Kobayashi was released on his own recognizance Monday following his arrest after the iconic competitive eater -- banned from yesterday's Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest -- tried to rush the stage. "I went as a...   Chess icon Fischer's body exhumed over paternity July 5, 2010 at 11:23 AM REYKJAVIK, Iceland — Authorities in Iceland have exhumed the body of American chess champion Bobby Fischer to determine whether he is the father of a 9-year-old girl from the Philippines. Police district commissioner Olafur Helgi Kjartansson said Fischer's corpse was dug up from a cemetery near Selfoss in southern Iceland...   Queens hit-and-run driver was loaded: cops July 5, 2010 at 8:13 AM The Queens man arrested for plowing his van into two women in a horrific hit-and-run accident over the holiday weekend had a blood-alcohol content more than twice the legal limit, cops said yesterday. Adam Melendez, 59, blew .19 on a Breathalyzer -- more than twice the legal limit -- when...   Sleeping subway worker's family says he 'was on a break' July 5, 2010 at 6:25 AM Dozy subway track maintainer Frank Ryan, caught taking a two-hour nap on the job by The Post, "was on a break," defiant family members claimed yesterday. "They're acting like he killed somebody. There are worse things to worry about in the world," said an angry relative who answered the...   Kobayashi busted after trying to rush stage at Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest July 5, 2010 at 6:25 AM He's in the dog house! Cops carted away hot-dog-devouring legend Takeru "The Tsunami" Kobayashi after the iconic competitive eater -- banned from yesterday's Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest -- tried to rush the stage. Six-time Nathan's champ Kobayashi made his move after eating machine Joey "Jaws...   Divorce judge orders wall for warring Brooklyn couple July 5, 2010 at 5:52 AM He spitefully blows out her Shabbos candles. She hides his medications and makes him sleep in the dining room. Can this Orthodox Jewish marriage be saved? Probably not -- but a wall down the middle of the Williamsburg couple's house is a good idea regardless, a Brooklyn judge has...   'Spy' vixen's kinky sex secrets exposed July 5, 2010 at 5:52 AM Ravishing redhead "spy" Anna Chapman is a sizzling Russian undressing in stunning topless photos shot by her ex-hubby. Alex Chapman, who was married to the undercover -- and uncovered -- spy for four years, says she loved to pose nude and had a libido worthy of a James Bond femme...   Other 'LeBron's hoping for a business boost if James comes to New York July 5, 2010 at 5:52 AM Some New York businesses are waiting for LeBron James to show THEM the money. Gotham establishments lucky enough to share a name with basketball's most-lusted-after free agent hope King James will sign with a New York team -- and give them a huge advantage in luring customers. "Everyone who...   It's trial and aero July 5, 2010 at 3:50 AM Adrian Perry has found a way to mix white shoes with "Walk This Way." The 29-year-old son of legendary Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry lives an amazing double life -- working as a lawyer for one of New York's white-shoe firms by day and playing bass and singing in a...   NYPD Daily Blotter July 5, 2010 at 3:31 AM Brooklyn Three young men were shot -- one fatally -- yesterday when a thug opened fire after being turned away from a Flatbush party, police said. The assailant tried to crash the early-morning soiree at an apartment on Rogers Avenue. When he was told to get lost, he pulled a...   A house divided July 5, 2010 at 3:30 AM He spitefully blows out her Shabbos candles. She hides his medications and makes him sleep in the dining room. Can this Orthodox Jewish marriage be saved? Probably not -- but a wall down the middle of the Williamsburg couple's house is a good idea regardless, a Brooklyn judge has...   Qns. hit-and-run driver was loaded: cops July 5, 2010 at 3:23 AM The Queens man arrested for plowing his van into two women in a horrific hit-and-run accident over the holiday weekend had a blood-alcohol content more than twice the legal limit, cops said yesterday. Adam Melendez, 59, blew .19 on a Breathalyzer -- more than twice the legal limit -- when...   Track-nap kin raging July 5, 2010 at 3:21 AM Dozy subway track maintainer Frank Ryan, caught taking a two-hour nap on the job by The Post, "was on a break," defiant family members claimed yesterday. "They're acting like he killed somebody. There are worse things to worry about in the world," said an angry relative who answered the...   Andy, rivals in mosque split July 5, 2010 at 3:21 AM Andrew Cuomo and his GOP challengers are splitting sharply on the hotly contested question of building a mosque near Ground Zero, even as they're in surprising agreement on the need to cut taxes and spending. Attorney General Cuomo said he favored building the mosque, which polls show is opposed...   'spy' vixen a randy russian July 5, 2010 at 3:19 AM Ravishing redhead "spy" Anna Chapman is a sizzling Russian undressing in stunning topless photos shot by her ex-hubby. Alex Chapman, who was married to the undercover -- and uncovered -- spy for four years, says she loved to pose nude and had a libido worthy of a James Bond femme...   'Bron's age is gold to some July 5, 2010 at 3:07 AM Some New York businesses are waiting for LeBron James to show THEM the money. Gotham establishments lucky enough to share a name with basketball's most-lusted-after free agent hope King James will sign with a New York team -- and give them a huge advantage in luring customers. "Everyone who...   Tragedy in B'klyn bay July 5, 2010 at 2:56 AM A Jet Skier tried to rescue his drowning pal in Brooklyn's Gravesend Bay just after sunset last night, but his heroism was in vain -- the swimmer died at a hospital, officials said. The incident occurred at 9:15 p.m. off Bayview Avenue and West 37th Street in...   Fiancée's agony July 5, 2010 at 2:54 AM The distraught fiancée of the man killed by an allegedly boozy boater near the Statue of Liberty is in denial that her betrothed is dead, a friend said yesterday. "She can't accept it. He was supposed to be here for a barbecue [yesterday]. She can't believe he is...   Declaration on display at library July 5, 2010 at 2:50 AM New York Public Library patrons partied like it was 1776 yesterday, taking a rare peek at some of the nation's most sacred documents. A copy of the Declaration of Independence, handwritten by Thomas Jefferson, and an early typeset version of the document made a rare public appearance at the...   Fireworks father's arm can't be saved July 5, 2010 at 2:49 AM Grim-faced relatives yesterday told a critically injured Long Island dad that doctors wouldn't be able to reattach his left arm -- which he had blown off with illegal fireworks. "What's the extent of the damage?" a still-dazed Eric Smith, 36, scribbled with his right hand to kin from...   Fireworks fest leaves a 'blasting' impression July 5, 2010 at 2:48 AM A dazzling display of July 4th fireworks over the Hudson River thrilled hundreds of thousands of spectators who endured 100-degree heat to witness the patriotic pyrotechnics. "It was really amazing," gushed 10-year-old Maddie Whittemore, from Lakewood Ranch, Fla. "I've never seen a fireworks show this long. This is my...   Schools on clash course July 5, 2010 at 2:39 AM A city schools superintendent is independently trying to open up charter schools that would compete for the same struggling students served by her own district -- a blatant conflict of interest, critics charge. Cami Anderson -- who oversees the city's alternative high schools, collectively known as District 79 --...   City's bidder blunder hits kid agencies July 5, 2010 at 2:33 AM In a stunning snafu, the city's child-welfare agency has rescinded more than $600 million worth of contracts awarded to nonprofit agencies in April -- causing havoc among groups that serve more than 40,000 children, The Post has learned. City officials, claiming that the scoring of contract proposals was...   Queen Elizabeth in New York July 5, 2010 at 2:32 AM Queen Elizabeth II will visit Ground Zero for the first time and make her first address to the UN General Assembly in more than half a century when she arrives in New York tomorrow. The 84-year-old monarch, accompanied by Prince Philip, will lay a wreath at the World Trade Center...   Heat wave set to be a record 'sweater' July 5, 2010 at 2:29 AM A heat wave that could shatter records before the week is over began baking the Big Apple yesterday, tying the old mark of 101 degrees. And 101 is only the "official" reading from JFK -- one thermometer at Yankee Stadium hit 110 yesterday. "It's scorching out here," said Jill...   Dems ready to give Pedro the heave-ho July 5, 2010 at 2:28 AM ALBANY -- State Democratic leaders, disgusted with scandal-a-minute Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada of The Bronx, will move to oust him from the party, The Post learned yesterday. A top state party official, in an unprecedented move, has prepared a letter to Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz, the Bronx Democratic chairman, calling...   Guardin' state from 'fraud' July 5, 2010 at 2:24 AM TRENTON, NJ -- New Jersey is taking aim at residents who fraudulently register their vehicles or obtain auto insurance in other states. The Assembly recently passed a measure that makes so-called reverse rate evasion a form of insurance fraud. Under the practice, vehicle owners register and insure their vehicles in...   Probed pol's bizarre money trail July 5, 2010 at 2:22 AM Embattled Brooklyn state Sen. Carl Kruger last year tapped his campaign fund for $10,500 in payments to an obscure New Jersey company that operates out of a private home and communicates via post-office box, The Post has learned. The payments went to Reliable Repair Inc., a Fair Lawn, NJ...   This email was sent to cellphone.plan.newsarticles@blogger.com.  Account Login Don't want to receive this feed any longer? Unsubscribe here This email was carefully delivered by Feed My Inbox. 230 Franklin Road Suite 814 Franklin, TN 37064