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| State moves to close radioactive waste plant near W'burg school
July 7, 2010 at 12:57 AM
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| | A bill passed by the state legislature last week may force a controversial radioactive waste plant three blocks from a Williamsburg school to move from the neighborhood, but the company isn't willing to leave without a fight.Radiac Research and Environmental Sciences, a hazardous waste facility on Kent Avenue... | | |
| Cyclones fall from first — this team needs some relief
July 6, 2010 at 12:56 AM
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| | The culprit is the Clones' leaky bullpen, which has been responsible for six of the Clones' eight losses. The most glaring example of the team's relief woes came last Sunday on July 4, when the Jamestown Jammers were knocking balls around the park like bottle rockets.And these fireworks... | | |
| Say 'Ola' to David Wingo at Littlefield next week
July 7, 2010 at 12:56 AM
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| | By night, you can find him with an acoustic guitar, fronting his indie band Ola Podrida. The two jobs actually help to create a cinematic yet American sound that you can't help but be sucked into."My film scoring has had a big influence on how I write songs... | | |
| JellyNYC releases its 'pool party' schedule
July 7, 2010 at 12:11 AM
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| | Summer in Williamsburg means free waterfront concerts! Deerhoof and Xiu Xiu open JellyNYC's fifth annual Pool Parties at East River State Park on July 11, the first of seven free concerts on Sundays through Aug. 29. Other concerts on the just-announced schedule include:• Murder City Devils and Silver Ghost... | | |
| Yankees sweep the reeling Clones!
July 6, 2010 at 10:21 PM
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| | It doesn't get much worse than this, Cyclone fans: A three-game sweep, and a fall from first place, at the hands of the Staten Island Yankes. Here's how it all went down (literally):Yankees 8Cyclones 5 Thursday, July 1 at MCU ParkThe Clones were on a roll against... | | |
| Our weekly events calendar!
July 6, 2010 at 10:21 PM
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| | Fri, July 9 Greenpoint Flea Market: Noon–?8 pm. Greenpoint Reformed Church [138 Milton St. between Manhattan Avenue and Franklin Street in Greenpoint, (718) 383-5941]. Film, "Thirty Day Princess": As part of a retrospective on Cary Grant. $12 ($8 members). 4:30, 6:50 and 9:15 pm. BAM Rose... | | |
| Sex god! Bklyn College doc loves a good crab orgy
July 6, 2010 at 10:11 PM
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| | There's a horseshoe crab orgy going on right now, and everyone's invited.Thousands of the freaky crustaceans are partying on the shores of Sheepshead Bay like its 420 million B.C. — and there are only a few weeks left to enjoy one of nature's greatest treats: a... | | |
| 'Heatwave' is on! But park says party will be legal and clean this time.
July 6, 2010 at 9:51 PM
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| | The Heatwave is back — not talking about the weather, but the notorious illegal party that left Prospect Park looking like a garbage dump last summer.The yearly bash orchestrated by the Bergen Street-based event promoters, MIH Ventures, is hosting another round of revelry on July 18, though this time Prospect... | | |
| Independence Day horror: Man drowns during July 4 swim
July 6, 2010 at 9:51 PM
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| | July 4 drowningA 37-year-old man drowned in the waters off Seagate on July 4.Police said the victim had taken a small boat out into the water from the corner of Bayview Avenue and West 37th Street at 9:14 pm, and then decided to jump into the water for... | | |
| Teen killed at party
July 6, 2010 at 9:16 PM
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| | Independence Day bloodbathOne man was killed and two others were left wounded during a July 4 shooting in East Flatbush.Police said the three victims were attending a party on Rogers Avenue between Newkirk and Foster avenues at 5:17 am when an unidentified gunman charged up and opened fire... | | |
| Thief breaks into store, come out with pocket change
July 6, 2010 at 8:46 PM
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| | Poor imageA thief went through a lot to get into an Avenue U store on July 1, but only got $5 in quarters for his trouble.Workers at Vital Image, which is between West 6th and West 7th streets, told police that someone forced in the rear door to their... | | |
| McRobbed! Canarsie McDonald's held up
July 6, 2010 at 8:46 PM
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| | McDonald's menaceA gun-toting goon held up a McDonald's on July 5 during a daring raid that erupted in front of several witnesses.Police said the thief, who was sporting a bright orange hat and matching jersey, entered the eatery near the corner of Seaview Avenue and Rockaway Parkway... | | |
| It was wrestle mania when the Dudley Boyz visited MCU Park
July 6, 2010 at 8:36 PM
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| | The Dudley Boyz threw down at MCU Park last week, but instead of tossing feeble opponents over the ropes, they tossed out the first pitch.The vaunted pro wrestling tag team, noted for their brawling style, visited the Cyclones home field last Thursday to promote their "TNA Live!" event the... | | |
| It's kickball all-star time again!
July 6, 2010 at 8:21 PM
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| | The third-ranked Lobos and seventh-ranked New Frontiersmen lead the way with six members selected from each squad for the Brooklyn Kickball League's All Star tournament this weekend.The two-day tourney, which consists of more than a dozen teams from as far away as Toronto and Little Rock, AK, will... | | |
| Queen Elizabeth II addresses UN, visits Ground Zero
July 6, 2010 at 8:13 PM
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| | Queen Elizabeth II paid a whirlwind visit to New York City on Tuesday, addressing the United Nations, laying a wreath at Ground Zero and cutting a ribbon at a garden honoring British victims of the Sept. 11 attacks -- all in just under five hours. The 84-year-old monarch, dressed in... | | |
| Male call!
July 6, 2010 at 8:11 PM
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| | Residents living around King's Chapel Church on Quentin Road say that the U.S. Post Office has turned their mail route into the Homecrest proving grounds — and washout letter carriers are forcing them to hunt down their own letters and deliver errant parcels to neighbors.The problem, according to... | | |
| S' Bay supermom gives birth to third set of twins
July 6, 2010 at 8:01 PM
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| | Sheepshead Bay resident Gezime Amer is getting plenty of practice at being a medical marvel.The 37-year-old biological whiz has defied the odds and given birth to her third set of naturally-born twins, becoming part of a miniscule tiny community of couples, genetically prone to making multiple sets of babies... | | |
| Electricity demand near record high as NY swelters
July 6, 2010 at 8:01 PM
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|  The Big Apple is baking today with record-breaking temperatures, and the rest of the Metropolitan Area sweltered in the heat/humidty wave that may last until the end of the week. The thermometer hit 102 degrees in Central Park at 2:20 p.m, breaking the 101-degree record set in... | | |
| Family mourns NYC doc who died in plane crash
July 6, 2010 at 7:51 PM
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| | The shattered family of pilot-doctor Margaret Smith gathered at her West Village home today to mourn her death, and that of her stepson and his wife, in a fiery plane crash in New Jersey. "Their loss is incalculable," said Sheila Anne Feeney, a cousin of Smith's husband, Matthew Ferguson... | | |
| Fowl play!
July 6, 2010 at 7:06 PM
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| | A serene Norman Rockwell moment ended up in a soggy mess for a young child who fell into Sheepshead Bay while attempting to feed some ducks last Friday.Cops said that the boy plunged into the murky water from the footbridge near the corner of Emmons and Ocean avenues at... | | |
| Our exclusive family calendar!
July 6, 2010 at 6:56 PM
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| | Fri, July 911:30 am: Storytime with Emily. Moxie Spot [81 Atlantic Ave. between Hicks and Henry streets in Brooklyn Heights, (718) 923-9710], themoxiespot.com. 3 pm: "Illuscination." Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey's new summer circus. $10-$50. Coney Island Boardwalk [Surf Avenue at West 21st Street in Coney... | | |
| Civic calendar
July 6, 2010 at 6:56 PM
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| | Mon, July 12Town Square. General meeting. 7 pm. [102 Oak St. between Franklin and Guernsey streets in Greenpoint, (718) 609-1090], www.townsquareinc.com. Tues, July 13Dyker Heights Civic Association. Monthly meeting. 8 pm. St. Phillip's Episcopal Church [1072 80th St. between 10th and 11th avenues in Dyker Heights, (718... | | |
| Robbed of bike -- at gunpoint!
July 6, 2010 at 6:26 PM
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| | Gunning for bikesA pair of thugs pulled a gun on a bicyclist in Mill Basin on June 28, taking both the teen's wheels and jewelry.The 14-year-old victim told police he was pedaling past the corner of Avenue T and East 65th Street at 6:15 pm when two... | | |
| iPhone reception woes not just software glitch: mag
July 6, 2010 at 6:11 PM
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|  Too bad there's not an app for dealing with bad publicity. Techno giant Apple continued to blame a software glitch for the iPhone 4's sketchy signal strength, but a leading consumer publication said company's explanation could be all talk. According to Consumer Reports, the new iPhone's... | | |
| Man-eat-dog
July 6, 2010 at 6:01 PM
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| | So, how hard is it to eat 54 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes? Consider that 54 HDBs comprises:• 16,038 calories (normal daily intake is 2,500).• 983.34 grams of fat (normal is 65 g)• 37,371 miligrams of sodium (normal is 2,400 mg)• 587.52... | | |
| Terror defendant scoffed at JFK security
July 6, 2010 at 5:23 PM
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|  A former cargo handler on a reconnaissance mission in an alleged plot to blow up New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport marveled at the lack of security for jet fuel storage tanks there, according to tapes played Tuesday at his terror trial. "You can't believe how a... | | |
| Soc. of Old Brooklynites inducts new slate
July 6, 2010 at 5:16 PM
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| | A true-blue Brooklyn organization, formed when the borough was the nation's third largest city and when James Abram Garfield [1831-1881] was elected the 20th president of the United States, is still going strong — after 130 years.The Society of Old Brooklynites, founded in 1880 by Mayor of Brooklyn John... | | |
| Feds want to block release of Yonkers 'spy'
July 6, 2010 at 4:57 PM
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|  Not so fast, comrade columnist. Federal prosecutors today are appealing the planned release on bail of accused Russian spy Vicky Pelaez, which will keep the El Diario op-ed columnist in jail at least until tomorrow. The Yonkers resident Pelaez, who was busted last week along with her husband, Juan Lazaro... | | |
| Temps crack record highs in NYC as heat wave continues
July 6, 2010 at 4:57 PM
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| | The Big Apple is baking today with record-breaking temperatures, and the rest of the Metropolitan Area sweltered in the heat/humidty wave that may last until the end of the week. The thermometer hit 102 degrees in Central Park at 2:20 p.m, breaking the 101-degree record set in... | | |
| Even Shavana — a Brit! — loves the Fourth
July 6, 2010 at 4:56 PM
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| | Brooklyn used to rock on the Fourth of July. In the days of blissful ignorance about the dangers of pretty explosives, every neighborhood had its own display. Some even gave the Macy's ones a run for their money.A few years back, I stumbled across one as I tried... | | |
| Subway mayhem!
July 6, 2010 at 4:36 PM
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| | 88th PrecinctFort Greene–Clinton HillSub no wayAt least three robberies — and two on the same train! — took place on manic subways last week. Here are the grisly details:• A thug choked and mugged a 25-year-old man early on July 4 on the 4 train between Atlantic Avenue and Nevins Street... | | |
| Throggs Neck, Morris Park spend most on eating out
July 6, 2010 at 4:16 PM
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| | The study was done with a Department of Health database that allows users to type in a zip code and get access to specific data on neighborhood spending and demographics. To learn that residents of Throggs Neck and Morris Park spend the most per month on eating out will come... | | |
| Judge allows Monserrate to have contact with girlfriend again
July 6, 2010 at 4:01 PM
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| | Disgraced Queens legislator Hiram Monserrate kissed girlfriend Karla Girlado and walked out of Queens State Surpeme Court hand in hand today after a judge downgraded the order of protection that kept them apart for more than a year. "I love him and I want to be with him," Giraldo, wearing... | | |
| Smoked out
July 6, 2010 at 3:41 PM
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| | 84th PrecinctBrooklyn Heights–DUMBO–Boerum Hill–DowntownNewport newsThe high price of cigarettes might have motivated a pack of nicotine addicts to steal 30 cartons of Newports from a delivery van on Hoyt Street on June 28.Days before the latest city tax hike on smokes went into effect, a pack... | | |
| Prison jitters for DWI mom
July 6, 2010 at 3:41 PM
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|  Raise your hand if you can't bear the thought of prison. Tears rolled down the face of alleged drunk driving mom Carmen Huertas as she sat in court refusing -- for now -- to take a plea deal that will send her upstate for as long as 5 to... | | |
| Jury out on mugging of three-year-old girl
July 6, 2010 at 3:11 PM
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| | A 3-year-old mugging victim may see justice soon. A Manhattan jury is set to begin deliberations this afternoon in the case of little Mariah Rodriguez -- a developmentally delayed toddler who survived a brutal chain snatch after wandering off alone in her Upper East Side housing project in June 2009... | | |
| This dame is a bombshell
July 6, 2010 at 2:26 PM
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| | 94th PrecinctGreenpoint–NorthsideSiren songA woman in cahoots with two thieves flirted with a man before the three beat him and took his iPhone on Manhattan Avenue on July 2.The victim told cops that he left a bar near Leonard Street at about 1:30 am when he was "distracted... | | |
| Box cutting action
July 6, 2010 at 2:26 PM
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| | 90th PrecinctSouthside–BushwickBox cutA crook brandishing a box cutter robbed his victim on Graham Avenue on June 28, but was arrested by police a few hours later.The perp approached a man at 11 pm near Meserole Street, wielding the slicing impliment and demanding cash. The victim gave all he... | | |
| Mosque 'bomber,' under investigation by cops, changes story
July 6, 2010 at 2:06 PM
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| | A would-be bomber's threats to blow up a mosque slated for Voorhies Avenue have fizzled like a wet firecracker after an apparent investigation by anti-terror cops.After reading his own words in our article last week about the heated protest against the house of worship, the bomber called us... | | |
| Judge allows Monserrate to have limited contact with girlfriend
July 6, 2010 at 1:45 PM
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| | Disgraced Queens legislator Hiram Monserrate kissed girlfriend Karla Girlado and walked out of Queens State Surpeme Court hand in hand today after a judge downgraded the order of protection that kept them apart for more than a year. "I love him and I want to be with him," Giraldo, wearing... | | |
| Grief turned ugly at Marine Park corner
July 6, 2010 at 1:41 PM
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| | The city removed a makeshift memorial to two people killed in a motorcycle accident at the corner of East 38th Street and Quentin Road last week after the shrine had grown out of control.The sidewalk at the Marine Park intersection was transformed into a graffiti-scarred tribute to 22-year-old Carl... | | |
| Young gardeners grow a lush oasis at PS 102
July 6, 2010 at 1:41 PM
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| | School's out, and PS 102 students still have their work cut out for them — but they're overjoyed about it.Budding horticulturists took home vegetable planters and other verdant delights from the garden they have been transforming into a lush oasis at the Bay Ridge school on Ridge Boulevard... | | |
| Carroll Gardens cats go to 'school' on Second Place
July 6, 2010 at 1:11 PM
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| | A koi-tastrophe is brewing in Carroll Gardens.A rogue band of cats is on the prowl on Second Place, stalking exotic fish, threatening pet pigeons — and raising the blood pressure of the animal lover who owns the veritable menagerie."It's very frustrating — I'm always worried about them attacking... | | |
| Of guns, Hannity and … hair
July 6, 2010 at 1:01 PM
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| | I saw the best response to the recent Supreme Court decision about the right to bear arms on an old bumper sticker. "WHEN GUNS ARE OUTLAWED, ONLY OUTLAWS WILL HAVE GUNS"••• Here are two advantages of computers that we've never thought about: 1) We now know that the tic-tac-toe... | | |
| Crooked union official pleads guilty to racketeering
July 6, 2010 at 12:54 PM
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| | A crooked labor leader pleaded guilty this afternoon to racketeering charges in a scam that betrayed his fellow union members by letting contractors hire illegal aliens to work off the books. Michael Brennan, a former shop steward for Local 608 of the carpenters union, faces up to 87 months in... | | |
| Yeah, but what is stained glass?
July 6, 2010 at 12:16 PM
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| | You've seen it in the windows of churches and on really expensive lamps, but what is stained glass?The process of creating stained glass hasn't changed since Medieval times. The stained part of the name refers to the act of coloring clear glass with chemicals, such as silver... | | |
| It's the Mom and Pop prostitution business
July 6, 2010 at 12:06 PM
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| | A couple responsible for coercing a 17-year-old they took under their wing into prostitution pled guilty to sex trafficking on July 1 — charges that carry a minimum sentence of 15 years behind bars.Federal prosecutors said that Domingo Salazar, 33, and his wife Norma Mendez, 32, used "physical violence, threats... | | |
| Get the lead out
July 6, 2010 at 10:41 AM
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| | Become a glass act in just a few days.UrbanGlass is the center of glass art in the city, with workshops in glassblowing, stained glass, jewelry making, and more. Through these, the Fort Greene space has helped innumerable artists develop their craft, from learning the tools of the trade to... | | |
| Geriatric doctor Robert Butler dies at 83
July 6, 2010 at 10:17 AM
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| | Dr. Robert Butler, an expert on aging who coined the phrase "ageism," has died in New York City. Christine Butler said her father died Sunday at Mount Sinai Medical Center. He was 83. She said the cause was leukemia. Butler was a gerontologist and psychiatrist. He was the founding director... | | |
| 2 killed, 4 wounded in Yonkers shooting
July 6, 2010 at 9:53 AM
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| | Two people are dead and four wounded after a wild shoot-out in a Yonkers apartment building. It happened at about 1:30 a.m. at the Cromwell Towers on Locust Hill Avenue. Police responded to reports of people shot inside the building and in the parking garage. The towers are... | | |
| More troubles at Slope Armory
July 6, 2010 at 9:51 AM
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| | 78th PrecinctPark SlopeArmory horrorTwo residents of the women's shelter in the Park Slope Armory slugged it out on the front lawn on June 28, resulting in a double arrest and a very public display at what has become the neighborhood's main kid's recreation center.Cops say that... | | |
| Son of paralyzed NYPD cop to join force
July 6, 2010 at 9:35 AM
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|  Among the new NYPD cadets scheduled to be sworn into the police academy is Conor McDonald. He's the son of Steven McDonald who was paralyzed on the job in 1986. The 23-year-old Conor is Steven's only son. His wife was pregnant when he was shot in Central Park... | | |
| Queen Elizabeth II to address UN, visit Ground Zero
July 6, 2010 at 8:21 AM
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| | Britain's Queen Elizabeth II is due to address the U.N. General Assembly in New York Tuesday for the first time in more than half a century. The speech, before the 192 U.N. members, is expected to focus on the institution's development over the decades. It is... | | |
| Wrong-way 'DWI' car smashes into van on LIE
July 6, 2010 at 5:02 AM
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| | A drunken driver speeding the wrong way on the Long Island Expressway slammed his car into a shuttle van yesterday 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 van... | | |
| Top doc killed in plane crash
July 6, 2010 at 5:00 AM
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|  A renowned Manhattan doctor crashed a small plane in New Jersey yesterday, killing herself, her stepson and his wife, authorities said. Dr. Margaret Smith, 70, a leader in the field of arthritis and rheumatology, was trying to land at the Essex County Airport at around 5:30 p.m. when... | | |
| Livery tax scrapped
July 6, 2010 at 4:46 AM
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| | Here's one way to get a tax break: Just don't fork over the dough. Albany lawmakers are planning to eliminate the sales tax on all livery cars in the city -- because state officials haven't been able to collect the money from the all-cash business anyway, sources... | | |
| Joes vs. 'Pros vs. Joes'
July 6, 2010 at 4:40 AM
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|  These Joes say they got hosed. Two seething Long Island men have filed a federal lawsuit against Spike TV, claiming the television network flagrantly ripped off their copyrighted script for the sports reality show "Pros vs. Joes." Hosted by former Giants star Michael Strahan and now entering its fifth season... | | |
| Art-broken: 40G pic loss
July 6, 2010 at 4:40 AM
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| | A New York family that entrusted a centuries-old painting to a Connecticut consignment shop -- only to be told it was "worthless" and had been "given to charity" without their knowledge -- was outraged to see the artwork up for auction last month at Christie's, with a $40,000... | | |
| Kobi's dogged fans
July 6, 2010 at 4:40 AM
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|  Famed hot-dog eater Takeru "The Tsunami" Kobayashi said yesterday he stormed the stage at Nathan's annual Fourth of July contest in Coney Island for one reason: He didn't want to be taken for a wiener. "Everyone kept chanting 'Let him eat! Let him eat!' -- so I jumped... | | |
| Big Apple banks on 'finance'
July 6, 2010 at 4:40 AM
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| | Workers and their employers in the finance industry are contributing 10 times as much in taxes to the city as the government and its employees, according to a study by the city's Finance Department. Each employee in the securities and commodities business generated an average of $21,543 for... | | |
| Shot dead at B'klyn bash
July 6, 2010 at 4:40 AM
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| | A 29-year-old custodian at a prestigious private school was shot and killed early yesterday while trying to leave a party in Brooklyn, police sources said. Kevin Roberts, who was engaged to marry the mother of his 3-year-old son, was trying to get his female cousin to leave the party in... | | |
| One-armed man 'beating self up'
July 6, 2010 at 4:40 AM
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| | A Long Island man who blew off his left arm shooting illegal holiday fireworks told his family he "knows he messed up" and worried whether he'd be able to keep his LIRR job, a relative said yesterday. As Eric Smith, 36, coped with what he had done to himself... | | |
| Makeup queen robbed
July 6, 2010 at 4:40 AM
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| | A celebrity makeup artist who has worked on such stars as Madonna, Cher and Diana Ross was the victim of a $60,000 jewelry heist at her posh Upper East Side apartment while praying at her synagogue, police sources said yesterday. Police quickly nabbed a suspect -- but the jewelry... | | |
| 86G disability pension for marathon man
July 6, 2010 at 4:35 AM
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|  He's got some pair of lungs on him! Retired FDNY Lt. John McLaughlin has literally run off with a fat, tax-exempted disability pension -- despite being known as "Iron Man" in the Long Island hometown where he regularly trains and competes as a triathlete, The Post has learned. The... | | |
| Scorch of July
July 6, 2010 at 4:35 AM
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|  The only thing cool about today is that it could wind up shattering a 9-year-old heat record for New York City. "Uncomfortable may be an understatement," said AccuWeather.com meteorologist Andy Mussoline, predicting pummeling temps of at least 99 degrees -- that could hit 102 -- with choking humidity and... | | |
| PA covering up JFK crime: cops
July 6, 2010 at 3:21 AM
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| | The thieves at JFK Airport have a friend in Port Authority police brass. When laptops and suitcases are reported stolen by travelers, officers are routinely ordered to downgrade the incidents from thefts to merely lost luggage -- to keep the airport's crime stats down and their bosses looking good... | | |
| 'Pension' headaches plague city
July 6, 2010 at 3:20 AM
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| | Fat civil-servant pensions are costing taxpayers more than ever before and have led to a clarion call for re form nationwide. For the taxpay ers of New York City, who fund five different pension funds, the need for fis cal relief prom ises to become ever more dire in the... | | |
| PA plans a shining PATH
July 6, 2010 at 3:19 AM
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| | PATH train commuters will find cleaner stations, a greater number of benches, and more efficient loudspeakers as part of a $200 million, 10-year project, officials announced yesterday. The Port Authority upgrades will be funded, in part, by an extra $2 that motorists have been paying at city bridges and tunnels... | | |
| Called to account
July 6, 2010 at 3:17 AM
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| | ALBANY -- Many of the more than 700 public authorities that run New York's mass-transit systems, toll highways, power plants and other projects have so far failed to comply with new reporting requirements meant to make them more accountable. So says the Independent Authorities Budget Office in its first... | | |
| NJ shore drownings
July 6, 2010 at 3:05 AM
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| | ATLANTIC CITY, NJ -- Two men drowned on the Jersey Shore over the holiday weekend, authorities said yesterday. Melvin Brown Jr., 24, of Philadelphia, drowned early Sunday off the beach in front of the Atlantic City Hilton Casino Resort, Atlantic City police said. Cops also recovered the body of a... | | |
| Snowmobiler death
July 6, 2010 at 3:01 AM
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| | CICERO, NY -- The driver of a snowmobile modified to race on asphalt died in a high-speed crash at an upstate drag-racing track, authorities said. Chad Wilcox, 24, was speeding down the ESTA Safety Park Dragstrip here Sunday when he veered into the guard rail, the Onondaga County sheriff's... | | |
| NYPD Daily Blotter
July 6, 2010 at 2:52 AM
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| | Manhattan A man was busted for sexually assaulting a woman and a girl in a city swimming pool in Harlem yesterday, sources said. Leonel Vabala, 24, allegedly grabbed a 28-year-old woman and tried to kiss her at around 1:45 p.m. at the Jackie Robinson Pool on Bradhurst Avenue... | | |
| The rich are back!
July 6, 2010 at 2:51 AM
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| | Local businesses that thrive on the niche market of the very rich are banking on a new report that shows the global number of millionaires to be close to prefinancial-crisis levels. "There's a new confidence," said Leonard Steinberg, a broker who specializes in multimillion-dollar condos with Prudential Douglas Elliman... | | |
| Zazi imam deported for lying
July 6, 2010 at 2:46 AM
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| | A Queens imam who lied to the FBI about tipping off subway bomb plotter Najibullah Zazi has been deported. Ahmad Afzali's lawyer said the imam and his wife left on a Saudi Arabian Airlines flight to Jeddah yesterday. Two immigration agents accompanied him to the plane. The lawyer said... | | |
| Carroll Gardens cats go to 'school' on Fourth Place
July 6, 2010 at 2:11 AM
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| | A koi-tastrophe is brewing in Carroll Gardens.A rogue band of cats is on the prowl on Second Place, stalking exotic fish, threatening pet pigeons — and raising the blood pressure of the animal lover who owns the veritable menagerie."It's very frustrating — I'm always worried about them attacking... | | |
| Sen. Kruger speaks: Sell my services to donors? Me?
July 6, 2010 at 2:01 AM
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| | After a week of tight-lipped silence, state Sen. Carl Kruger is finally speaking out about the FBI's probe into his campaign practices, saying that he's just an innocent patsy despite allegations that he sold his sizable political clout at high-priced fundraisers."All I know is that I'm... | | |
| Kruger's campaign expenses reveal a really fancy bathroom
July 6, 2010 at 2:01 AM
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| | State Sen. Carl Kruger's $2.1-million campaign war chest brings new meaning to the phrase "money to burn."With no viable competition this year, Kruger (D–Sheepshead Bay) has spent a good chunk of that money on high-priced hotels ($8,630), swanky restaurants ($13,000), his car ($8,939... | | |
| Tips for putting your breast foot forward
July 6, 2010 at 1:51 AM
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| | Fittings are free at Iris Lingerie — and owner Iris Clarke's got an extensive array of low- to high-end lingerie to choose from. But in the meantime, here are Clarke's top-three tips for finding the perfect undergarment:• For better support and comfort, go bigger on the cup size and... | | |
| It's time for you to have the perfect bra
July 6, 2010 at 1:51 AM
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| | More than 80 percent of women are wearing the wrong bra size, killing their support, weakening their posture and ultimately causing pain to themselves and, perhaps, others.But don't take it from us — go see expert bra fitter Iris Clarke, whose cleavage-enhancing work has been recognized by Oprah, and... | | |
| Clones knock off the Jammers
July 6, 2010 at 12:56 AM
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| | Cyclones 4Jammers 2Monday, July 5 at JamestownThe Cyclones curbed a four-game slide with a 4–2 victory on the road, where so many of their losses this season have come.Rylan Sandoval obviously enjoyed his move to the leadoff spot, hitting a homer to start the game. But the Clones... | | |
| Stealing water from a baby!
July 6, 2010 at 12:36 AM
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| | 76th PrecinctCarroll GardensCobble Hill–Red HookBald baddieA thief stole water bottles from a 13-year-old who was just trying to make a few bucks on a hot day on June 30.The teenager told cops that he had set up a stand hawking the bottled sustainance on Warren Street between Court... | | | | 
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