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| Terminal 1 at JFK evacuated because of bomb scare July 4, 2010 at 8:49 PM |
| A bomb scare at Kennedy Airport this afternoon forced almost 300 passengers to be evacuated, authorities said. The terminal was reopened this evening. A woman called Terminal 1 shortly after 5:30 p.m. to there was a bomb inside the building, a Port Authority spokesman said. Moments earlier, an... | |
| NYC offers water at outdoor public spaces July 4, 2010 at 3:16 PM |
| The city is looking to make the hot days of summer a little more comfortable. Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Sunday announced a new program that will bring portable water stations to public spaces around the city this summer. The Water-On-The-Go program will connect the stations to fire hydrants so that... | |
| Freak show at Coney! Chestnut wins, but Kobayashi's arrested for trespassing! July 4, 2010 at 2:41 PM |
| It was double disappointment at Coney island this afternoon 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 as... | |
| Kobayashi arrested as Chestnut nabs 4th hot dog crown July 4, 2010 at 2:18 PM |
| He's in the dog house! Cops carted away six-time Nathan's champ Takeru Kobayashi after the legendary competitive eater — banned from the Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest today — tried to rush the stage. Two beefy men, wearing polo shirts with NYPD logos, stopped Kobayashi as he attempted to hop... | |
| Man's arm, severed by fireworks in LI, cannot be reattached July 4, 2010 at 2:10 PM |
| Surgeons cannot reattach the arm of a Long Island man whose limb was severed when he set off amakeshift fireworks launcher during a weekend holiday celebration, a source said today. Eric Smith's arm, which was blown off at the shoulder, "was not a replantable injury," according to a person... | |
| Queen Elizabeth to make first visit to Ground Zero July 4, 2010 at 12:04 PM |
| LONDON — Queen Elizabeth II will visit Ground Zero for the first time and make her first address to the U.N. General Assembly in over half a century when she arrives in New York on Tuesday. The 84-year-old monarch, accompanied by her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, will lay a... | |
| Broke 'Housewives' hubby accused of forgery July 4, 2010 at 11:00 AM |
| They're real frauds. The hubby of "Real Housewives of New Jersey" star Teresa Giudice forged a former business partner's signature on a mortgage document in order to take out another loan and pocket $1 million, court papers charge. What Joe Giudice did with the 2007 windfall is anyone... | |
| Spiteful Quinn $laps mouthy Qns. Dem July 4, 2010 at 10:56 AM |
| Freshman City Councilwoman Liz Crowley played with fire and got burned. The Queens Democrat learned a hard lesson during recent negotiations for the 2011 city budget: Don't anger Council Speaker Christine Quinn. Crowley got the least amount of member-item money in the 2011 budget -- approximately $358,000 --... | |
| Doc numbed my man-boobs July 4, 2010 at 8:55 AM |
| He went in for man-boob reduction surgery, and came out with numb nipples instead. Manhattan plastic surgeon Dr. Lawrence Reed allegedly did such a bad job trying to fix Michael Bettinger's gynecomastia, or male breast enlargement, that Bettinger's nipples were also misshapen and he had large, jagged scars... | |
| Mom fights finger-chop escalator July 4, 2010 at 8:34 AM |
| Doctors reattached the severed finger of a 4-year-old boy who lost the pinky to a wooden escalator at Macy's in Herald Square -- as his mother vowed yesterday to have the store's rickety riding relics replaced. "My son is still not well," Natalia Gell-Tejada, of Washington Heights, told... | |
| 'F' student graduates July 4, 2010 at 8:17 AM |
| Tatiana Reina wanted to graduate in the worst way -- and she did. The 21-year-old was enrolled at Lafayette HS in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, for six years with a dismal record marked by truancy and failing grades. She faked her own graduation in 2007, donning a cap and gown and sneaking... | |
| Subway workers caught snoozing on the job July 4, 2010 at 8:10 AM |
| All aboard the Zzzzzz train! Three transit workers who should have been fixing hydraulics in the city's aging subway system instead decided to catch some winks. The Post caught subway maintainers Frank Ryan and Robert Malandrino taking a two-hour snooze downtown when they should have been working on broken... | |
| Heroic EMT slain in B'klyn July 4, 2010 at 7:28 AM |
| He never backed down from a call for help. An off-duty FDNY paramedic was senselessly stabbed to death early yesterday while trying to break up a fight in Brooklyn, Fire Department sources said. "He was a hero. That's the only word for him," said his heartbroken uncle Charles Potts... | |
| Wiener take all! July 4, 2010 at 7:28 AM |
| His is truly the biggest mouth in New York. Today, Joey "Jaws" Chestnut seeks to win his fourth consecutive title at the 95th annual Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest in Coney Island. He set a world record at last year's competition, eating 68 hot dogs in 10 minutes... | |
| 'Poor' play by Amazin's July 4, 2010 at 7:28 AM |
| Everybody knew the Brooklyn Dodgers as "Dem Bums," but the Mets? Investment bankers who sell sports teams believe the Amazin's owners, the Wilpon family, are so cash-strapped that they will have to sell the Flushing franchise if the team has a losing season or two and attendance falls. There... | |
| Senate's biggest 'waste' July 4, 2010 at 7:28 AM |
| The state Senate's top fat cat lives like a king off his campaign cash, tapping donations to pay for his meals, car, hotel rooms, phone, computers -- even flowers, candy and iTunes, records show. Brooklyn Democrat Carl Kruger, who's being probed by the FBI in an alleged shakedown... | |
| Fuhrer furor over 'Hitler' in soccer bar July 4, 2010 at 7:28 AM |
| There's going to be heil to pay! A Hell's Kitchen bar packed with fans of Argentina watching their team take on Germany in the World Cup were shocked when a man walked in dressed up as one their opponent's biggest fans -- Adolf Hitler. The faux fuhrer... | |
| Fraud charges loom for Pedro July 4, 2010 at 7:28 AM |
| Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr. -- accused of living large off the money from his Bronx health-care empire -- could face criminal charges for lying on state and federal applications to get more cash for the clinics, The Post has learned. Sources say Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's office... | |
| Broke 'Housewives' hubby faces $1M forge suit July 4, 2010 at 6:39 AM |
| They're real frauds. The hubby of "Real Housewives of New Jersey" star Teresa Giudice forged a former business partner's signature on a mortgage document in order to take out another loan and pocket $1 million, court papers charge. What Joe Giudice did with the 2007 windfall is anyone... | |
| Chappelle airborne 'freak-out' July 4, 2010 at 4:54 AM |
| A jet carrying funnyman Dave Chappelle made an emergency landing in Pittsburgh because of the comedian's erratic behavior. Chappelle was on the private jet on his way home to Ohio from New Jersey on Friday when he "freaked out," would not put his seatbelt on and repeatedly walked into... | |
| Well, blow me down! Cops seize coke sub July 4, 2010 at 4:45 AM |
| This is more like 20,000 kilos under the sea. Authorities seized a stealth submarine in Ecuador that was built for smuggling tons of cocaine. Officials believe this is the first time an underwater vessel has been built to carry illegal drugs. The fully operational, 100-foot sub had a periscope... | |
| Kaboom town! July 4, 2010 at 4:40 AM |
| New Yorkers will get a bigger bang today -- with a show that's higher, brighter and with longer-lasting fireworks. The 26-minute Macy's Fourth of July Fireworks show returns to the Hudson River tonight at 9:20 with pyrotechnics never before seen in the Big Apple. And perennial favorites... | |
| Motorboat kin grieve for groom-to-be July 4, 2010 at 4:33 AM |
| The family of the New Jersey man killed in a drunken motorboat crash near the Statue of Liberty had been looking forward to his joyous wedding -- but now must plan a heartbreaking funeral. "His sister is still holding his clothes," said a cousin of Jijo Puthuvamkunnath, 30, a New... | |
| 'Poor' play by amazin's July 4, 2010 at 4:25 AM |
| Everybody knew the Brooklyn Dodgers as "Dem Bums," but the Mets? Investment bankers who sell sports teams believe the Amazin's owners, the Wilpon family, are so cash-strapped that they will have to sell the Flushing franchise if the team has a losing season or two and attendance falls. There... | |
| Mom fights finger-chop escalator July 4, 2010 at 4:20 AM |
| Doctors reattached the severed finger of a 4-year-old boy who lost the pinky to a wooden escalator at Macy's in Herald Square -- as his mother vowed yesterday to have the store's rickety riding relics replaced. "My son is still not well," Natalia Gell-Tejada, of Washington Heights, told... | |
| Senate's biggest 'waste' July 4, 2010 at 4:09 AM |
| The state Senate's top fat cat lives like a king off his campaign cash, tapping donations to pay for his meals, car, hotel rooms, phone, computers -- even flowers, candy and iTunes, records show. Brooklyn Democrat Carl Kruger, who's being probed by the FBI in an alleged shakedown... | |
| Fraud charges loom for Pedro July 4, 2010 at 4:04 AM |
| Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr. -- accused of living large off the money from his Bronx health-care empire -- could face criminal charges for lying on state and federal applications to get more cash for the clinics, The Post has learned. Sources say Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's office... | |
| NYPD Daily Blotter July 4, 2010 at 3:25 AM |
| Police are searching for Juan Joaquin, who vanished from his East Harlem home. Joaquin, 55, was last seen on Third Avenue near East 123rd Street on Thursday. He suffers from memory loss and requires daily medication, said police. He is 5 feet, 4 inches tall and he weighs about 135... | |
| Heroic EMT slain in B'klyn July 4, 2010 at 3:23 AM |
| He never backed down from a call for help. An off-duty FDNY paramedic was senselessly stabbed to death early yesterday while trying to break up a fight in Brooklyn, Fire Department sources said. "He was a hero. That's the only word for him," said his heartbroken uncle Charles Potts... | |
| Fotog left us at altar: brides July 4, 2010 at 3:18 AM |
| Call her the runaway bride photographer. Stacy Librandi charged up to $5,000 to shoot a host of New York nuptials but vanished without delivering any pictures, heartsick newlyweds allege. They claim the shutterbug showed up late to weddings, didn't shoot important moments and offered nothing but excuses when... | |
| City 'failed to learn' in drown case July 4, 2010 at 3:17 AM |
| The drowning of a 12-year-old girl from a Harlem public school could have been prevented if school officials had only learned from a prior tragedy, an outraged former official says. The June 22 death of Nicole Suriel in the rough surf at Long Beach, LI, bears striking similarities to the... | |
| Wiener take all! July 4, 2010 at 3:17 AM |
| His is truly the biggest mouth in New York. Today, Joey "Jaws" Chestnut seeks to win his fourth consecutive title at the 95th annual Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest in Coney Island. He set a world record at last year's competition, eating 68 hot dogs in 10 minutes... | |
| The mole Russia as surpass the merrier for '1,000s' of spies Cold War record July 4, 2010 at 3:15 AM |
| The Russians are coming? The Russians are here. America is infested with more Russian spies than at any point in history, say former intelligence agents who spoke with The Post. "I would say there are a few thousand here," said Boris Korczak, a former double agent who worked for the... | |
| Shark puts bite on LI fisherman July 4, 2010 at 3:14 AM |
| Jaws: the revenge! A day after the Coast Guard warned that sharks could be a danger to New York this summer, one ferocious fish got back at a Long Island fisherman. Officials said that the finned fiend -- identified as a blue shark, which can grow to 12 feet long... | |
| CEO crook's wife bids to make honest cash off LI manse July 4, 2010 at 3:13 AM |
| While her husband rots in jail, the wife of one infamous corporate bad boy is trying to stay filthy rich. Sylvia Kumar is sitting on a veritable gold mine estate on Long Island as disgraced husband Sanjay Kumar, the ex-chairman and CEO of Computer Associates International, serves a 12-year sentence... | |
| The future is hear: mta July 4, 2010 at 3:12 AM |
| Hear here! New stations along the under-construction Second Avenue line are being designed by acoustical engineers who hope to bring to an end to the city's classic incomprehensible subway public announcements. You may even be able to stand on a subway platform and talk to a fellow straphanger in... | |
| A 'fake' reality July 4, 2010 at 3:12 AM |
| They're real frauds. The hubby of "Real Housewives of New Jersey" star Teresa Giudice forged a former business partner's signature on a mortgage document in order to take out another loan and pocket $1 million, court papers charge. What Joe Giudice did with the 2007 windfall is anyone... | |
| Janet's a 'gam' rocker July 4, 2010 at 3:11 AM |
| She's finally in "Control" of her wardrobe. Wearing a sexy, space-age outfit that exposes her legs to good advantage, Janet Jackson is groped by dancers during a show at the Essence Music Festival in New Orleans. Unlike her performance at the 2004 Super Bowl in which Justin Timberlake peeled... | |
| Doc numbed my man-boobs July 4, 2010 at 3:10 AM |
| He went in for man-boob reduction surgery, and came out with numb nipples instead. Manhattan plastic surgeon Dr. Lawrence Reed allegedly did such a bad job trying to fix Michael Bettinger's gynecomastia, or male breast enlargement, that Bettinger's nipples were also misshapen and he had large, jagged scars... | |
| 'DWI' van tears into 2 women in Queens July 4, 2010 at 3:08 AM |
| Two women were fighting for their lives last night after a drunken driver smashed into them in Queens as they were unloading groceries, sources said. The impact of the crash sent the two victims flying "at least seven feet" in the air, a witness told The Post. The holiday-weekend horror... | |
| City holds the pork July 4, 2010 at 3:07 AM |
| SHREDDED pork, anyone? Millions of dollars in discretionary grants awarded to neighborhood groups a year ago by the City Council -- commonly categorized as pork-barrel spending -- are snagged in a bureaucratic pipeline and still haven't been paid. Officials said that 500 of 1,400 contracts announced in June... | |
| Spiteful Quinn $laps mouthy Qns. Dem July 4, 2010 at 3:00 AM |
| Freshman City Councilwoman Liz Crowley played with fire and got burned. The Queens Democrat learned a hard lesson during recent negotiations for the 2011 city budget: Don't anger Council Speaker Christine Quinn. Crowley got the least amount of member-item money in the 2011 budget -- approximately $358,000 --... | |
| Fireworks rip man's arm off July 4, 2010 at 2:59 AM |
| A man blew off his arm while lighting fireworks at a party on Long Island yesterday, police said. Eric Smith's friends and relatives retrieved his severed left arm and packed it into a cooler after the blast, Suffolk County police said. Doctors at a hospital are trying to reattach... | |
| 'f' student graduates July 4, 2010 at 2:59 AM |
| Tatiana Reina wanted to graduate in the worst way -- and she did. The 21-year-old was enrolled at Lafayette HS in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, for six years with a dismal record marked by truancy and failing grades. She faked her own graduation in 2007, donning a cap and gown and sneaking... | |
| Landlord slain in Brooklyn July 4, 2010 at 2:53 AM |
| A Long Island father of two was killed in broad daylight while collecting rent from tenants in Brooklyn, authorities and relatives said yesterday. James Donovan, 52, was on West Third Street in Gravesend at 2 p.m. Friday when he was approached outside an auto-body shop by two unknown men... | |
| New York has got the hots July 4, 2010 at 2:52 AM |
| Hot, hot, hot! A heat wave blasted into town yesterday, and oven-like temperatures will bake the Apple all day and all night for the whole week. Yesterday's high in New York was 89 degrees. We can expect temperatures in the mid- to high 90s today, dropping only to 78... | |
| Sorry, did we disturb your nap? July 4, 2010 at 2:51 AM |
| All aboard the Zzzzzz train! Three transit workers who should have been fixing hydraulics in the city's aging subway system instead decided to catch some winks. The Post caught subway maintainers Frank Ryan and Robert Malandrino taking a two-hour snooze downtown when they should have been working on broken... | |
| Fuhrer furor over 'Hitler' in soccer bar July 4, 2010 at 2:49 AM |
| There's going to be heil to pay! A Hell's Kitchen bar packed with fans of Argentina watching their team take on Germany in the World Cup were shocked when a man walked in dressed up as one their opponent's biggest fans -- Adolf Hitler. The faux fuhrer... | |
| Elevator emergencies going up July 4, 2010 at 2:43 AM |
| What goes up must go down -- unless you're inside a city elevator. The number of elevator emergencies in New York City surged 82 percent to 11,362 through May, up from 6,233 over the first five months in 2009. The number of people in those elevators needing... | |
| Docs launch 9/11 cancer probe July 4, 2010 at 2:43 AM |
| Doctors have begun probing whether recovery work amid toxins at Ground Zero caused thyroid cancer -- apparently the first tumor cancer to come under close scrutiny, The Post has learned. The WTC Medical Monitoring and Treatment Program is contacting responders who have the disease. A February 2009 court report listed... | | | 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 | |