Provides the latest RSS feeds for New York News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page New York City News.net http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/cat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b/ en-us Sat, 25 May 2013 20:00:43 -0400 Sat, 25 May 2013 20:00:43 -0400 30 U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel called for an end to sexual assaults in the military Saturday in a commencement speech to graduates of the West Point military academy in New York state. Hagel called sexual harassment and sexual assault in the military a "profound betrayal" of sacred oaths and trusts and a "scourge" that must be stamped out. A day earlier, President Barack Obama ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214764347/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Sat, 25 May 2013 18:15:11 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214764347/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Bang with Friends- the controversial Facebook app run by its CEO and co-founder who just goes by his initial 'C' has been revealed accidentally by Internet New York which included the founders' name on the online ballot. BWF app creator Colin Hodge, 28, and Omri Mor had remained anonymous till last week, but the leak of their identity through Internet Week New York disappointed Hodge, the Daily ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214757837/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Sat, 25 May 2013 07:30:02 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214757837/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art has reopened its European paintings galleries after a two-year renovation, giving a privileged space to Spanish masters Velazquez, El Greco and Goya. Prior to the overhaul, the Met's large collection of works by Velazquez, Goya, Ribera, Murillo and El Greco had been distributed in different galleries organized either by artistic movement or thematically. ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214753727/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Sat, 25 May 2013 01:50:01 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214753727/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b United States Tyson Gay roared to a 100-metres victory while Sanya Richards-Ross withdrew and high jumper Blanka Vlasic made an emotional comeback triumph in Saturday's New York Diamond League athletics meet.Cold, windy and rainy conditions dimmed bids for spectacular performances at the third of 14 stops in the global series, making health issues a concern as athletes look to the world ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214764875/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Sat, 25 May 2013 19:24:49 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214764875/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b suspended for tweeting about the district's failed 2013-14 school budget had no idea his words and actions would resonate with so many people, he said today. Patrick Brown created the ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214765028/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Sat, 25 May 2013 19:07:38 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214765028/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b New York Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist (30) celebrates defeating the Washington Capitals with team mates Anton Stralman (6) and Derek Stepan (21) during Game 7 of their NHL Eastern Conference quarterfinal playoff hockey game in Washington May 13, 2013. New York Rangers vs Boston Bruins takes place in the Stanley Cup Playoffs Game 5 on Saturday afternoon, with the Rangers knowing they are on the ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214764474/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Sat, 25 May 2013 18:45:15 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214764474/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Email NEW YORK -- The Mets have had a few dead spots in their lineup this season, and manager Terry Collins is doing anything he can to fix them. New York has seen the ninth slot (.187) in the lineup account for a higher batting average than the fifth (.178) and the eighth slots (.179) this season. The Mets have also seen their cleanup hitter bat .194 (34-for-175) through the season's first ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214764580/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Sat, 25 May 2013 18:37:00 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214764580/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Email NEW YORK -- The Mets found themselves in the odd position of starting their closer on Saturday, but manager Terry Collins said his bullpen should be fine. New York and Atlanta began play on Saturday with the ninth inning of a 5-5 tie game that got suspended late Friday night. Bobby Parnell was be on the mound for the Mets, and Collins said that Brandon Lyon would also be available for the ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214764581/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Sat, 25 May 2013 18:36:59 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214764581/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Email ST. PETERSBURG -- The Yankees officially placed Curtis Granderson on the 15-day disabled list on Saturday, recalling Brennan Boesch from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre to replace him on the active roster. Granderson has played just eight games for the Yankees this season, and he will be sidelined for at least four weeks after suffering a fractured fifth metacarpal of his left hand when he ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214764256/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Sat, 25 May 2013 17:54:27 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214764256/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Email ST. PETERSBURG -- The Yankees made a move to add to their pitching staff, claiming David Huff off waivers from the Indians on Saturday. Huff, 28, made three relief appearances for Cleveland this season, allowing five earned runs in three innings. He opened the year at Triple-A Columbus, where he was 3-1 with a 4.07 ERA and 28 strikeouts in 24 1/3 innings pitched over nine games (two ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214764255/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Sat, 25 May 2013 17:54:27 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214764255/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b NEW YORK (AP) -- Tyson Gay accomplished all his goals at the Adidas Grand Prix: He won, put his body through the grind of rounds - and stayed ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214763631/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Sat, 25 May 2013 16:28:30 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214763631/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Syracuse, NY -- Police are on the scene where a dead body was found in a wet marsh area this afternoon. The body was found partially submerged in the water near Velasko Road and Grand Avenue, police said. The circumstances surrounding the death are unknown and an investigation is ongoing. We'll update with more information as it becomes ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214763760/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Sat, 25 May 2013 16:17:35 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214763760/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Turkey's EU Minister Egemen Bagis said Turkish parade was a cultural show of power NEW YORK - Turkey's EU Minister and Chief Negotiator Egemen Bagis said, " Turkish Day Parade is a signal of Turkey's power, a cultural show of power." Federation of Turkish American Associations (FTAA) organized the 32thTurkish Day Parade in New York.Addressing the crowd after the parade, ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214763291/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Sat, 25 May 2013 15:35:27 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214763291/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Below are starting lineups that have been made public by the clubs. A lineup is not official until it is handed to the umpire. Additional lineups will be added as they become available: Baltimore Orioles: 1. ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214762794/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Sat, 25 May 2013 14:17:05 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214762794/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b WEST POINT - Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told cadets at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point on Saturday that they must stamp out the scourge of sexual assault in the military.A day after President Barack Obama delivered a similar edict to U.S. Naval Academy graduates, Hagel's message comes amid a series of widespread incidents of sexual misconduct across the armed services in recent ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214761662/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Sat, 25 May 2013 12:43:12 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214761662/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Police on Saturday say they arrested Steven Hamilton of Blooming Grove about 3 p.m. Friday in a grocery store parking lot. He is accused of stabbing 21-year-old Daquan Nugent to death on May 17 in Newburgh, about 60 miles north of New York ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214761736/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Sat, 25 May 2013 12:27:36 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214761736/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b "Totally Biased" sent two correspondents, comedians Guy Branum and Aparna Nancherla, to Madison Square Garden to interview people protesting gay-bashing that recently occurred at Knicks games -- interview them about their fashion choices, of course. Check out the clip above to see what happens when a protest turns into a red ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214761352/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Sat, 25 May 2013 12:23:54 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214761352/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b New Haven, NY -- The Vietnam Moving Wall will be on display in Oswego County until Monday evening. The memorial wall is being hosted by the New Haven American Legion Post #1532 and the Mexico American Legion Post #384. The original replica is half the size of the Vietnam Wall in Washington D.C. and will be at the New Haven Fire Station until Monday. The wall will be open to the public 24 hours ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214761738/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Sat, 25 May 2013 12:16:43 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214761738/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b a house fire on Davis Street in the city of Syracuse Friday afternoon. Firefighters responded to a three-apartment house at 219 Davis St. around 3 p.m. after a caller reported smoke coming from the windows. The first floor of the house is vacant, but the second floor is occupied, a fire official said. No one was home at the time of the fire. The fire was out by 3:30 p.m. and no one was ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214761739/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Sat, 25 May 2013 12:16:42 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214761739/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b NEW YORK -; It once was an accepted tactic as old as policing itself and, according to the New York Police Department, a key to the city's dramatic drop in crime: patrol officers stopping young men on the street to see if they're up to no ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214760773/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Sat, 25 May 2013 11:45:21 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214760773/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b EPHRATAH - Divers searched a large pond while investigators combed nearby woods Saturday for any sign of the pilot of a volunteer Angel Flight that crashed, killing two passengers.The plane's passengers were found dead Friday night near where the small plane crashed in Ephratah, about an hour west of Albany, Fulton County Sheriff Thomas Lorey said. The bulk of the plane was found submerged ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214761098/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Sat, 25 May 2013 11:42:52 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214761098/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Police collared a teen for an illegal handgun during a police stop in Jamaica, authorities said.Plainclothes cops spotted Nicholas Morris, 17, adjusting an object in his waistband about 1:40 p.m. yesterday near Sayres Avenue and 167th Street during a surveillance operation, police said.They identified themselves and asked Morris what he had in the waistband, cops said.When he said he a gun, ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214761097/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Sat, 25 May 2013 11:42:52 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214761097/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author Haynes Johnson has died in Bethesda, Md., of a heart attack, his wife said. He was 81. The former Washington Post journalist, who won acclaim for his coverage of the civil rights movement in the 1960s, died Friday at Suburban Hospital, his wife, District of Columbia Court of Appeals Judge Kathryn Oberly, said. Johnson began his career as a journalist ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214761206/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Sat, 25 May 2013 11:14:54 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214761206/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b EPHRATAH, N.Y. The crash of a volunteer Angel Flight in upstate New York that killed at least two people is under investigation, and the search for the missing pilot is ongoing, authorities said. Fulton County Sheriff Thomas Lorey said the flight's two passengers were found dead near where the twin-engine plane crashed in a wooded area in Ephratah, about an hour west of Albany. He said the ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214760251/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Sat, 25 May 2013 10:22:34 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214760251/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Williamstown, NY -- A 17-year-old is dead after his boat overturned in Kasoag Lake in Oswego County, Oswego County sheriff's deputies said. Around 1:10 a.m., deputies responded to the lake after a reported drowning. Nicholas Curtis Bastable, of Camden, died after his paddle boat overturned on the lake. Bastable was one of three occupants on a two-man paddle boat, deputies said. The two ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214760637/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Sat, 25 May 2013 10:17:27 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214760637/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b EXCLUSIVE The sister of a high-ranking Chinese diplomat was busted for alleged shoplifting from the Herald Square Macy’s - and her well-connected family caused a huge scene trying to get her out of police custody, The Post has learned.Guo Wang, 37 - whose brother Bangfu Wang is a section chief in the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs - walked into the Macy’s flagship store ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214760054/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Sat, 25 May 2013 09:43:43 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214760054/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Gov. Cuomo’s smackdown of Anthony Weiner’s mayoral bid is "political gold" for the shamed sexter’s rivals, campaign sources told The Post. "This is exactly the kind of stuff you’d use if you need to take Weiner down," an operative in an opposing mayoral camp crowed yesterday, after Cuomo bluntly declared "shame on us" if voters elect Weiner. ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214760053/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Sat, 25 May 2013 09:43:42 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214760053/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b from Minnesota. At 26 years old, Carmelo is in the prime of his NBA career having already established himself as a one of the games elite players and the opportunity to add him to our roster was one we could not pass up, Walsh said. I feel we now have a great frontcourt tandem in Amare and Carmelo and this is an exciting day for the New York Knicks and all our fans. It is extremely difficult ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214757449/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Sat, 25 May 2013 06:38:19 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214757449/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b NY KNICKS VS. MIAMI HEAT SWEEPSTAKES (The Sweepstakes) OFFICIAL RULES NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. A PURCHASE WILL NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. 1. PERIOD: Sweepstakes begins at 12:00pm (noon) Eastern Time (ET) on Monday, January 24, 2011 and ends at 8:00pm ET on Wednesday, January 26, 2011 (the Sweepstakes Period). 2. ELIGIBILITY: Sweepstakes is open to ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214757450/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Sat, 25 May 2013 06:38:17 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214757450/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b The New York Knicks roster is starting to fill out nicely. A day after the Knicks officially obtained five-time All-Star Amare Stoudemire, the team announced the acquisition of Anthony Randolph, Ronny Turiaf and Kelenna Azubuike from Golden State in a sign-and-trade deal for David Lee on Friday. The Knicks roster, including the three drafted rookies, now stands at 12. This trade gives us an ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214757451/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Sat, 25 May 2013 06:38:04 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214757451/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b has been officially acquired from the Phoenix Suns, via sign-and trade, in exchange for a protected future second-round draft selection. Stoudemire, 6-10, 249-pounds, has career averages of 21.4 points, 8.9 rebounds, 1.40 blocks and 34.3 minutes in 516 career games (499 starts) in eight NBA seasons with the Phoenix Suns. The Lake Wales, FL-native has been named an NBA All-Star five times and ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214757452/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Sat, 25 May 2013 06:38:01 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214757452/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Riverkeeper Calls on Governor to Declare new York City Watershed Off-Limits to Natural Gas Drilling NEW YORK - August 8 - At a press conference with Queens City Councilman Gennaro today, Riverkeeper called on Governor Paterson to designate the New York City Watershed ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214755655/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Sat, 25 May 2013 04:33:43 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214755655/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b The crash of a volunteer Angel Flight in upstate New York that killed at least two people is under investigation, and the search for the missing pilot is ongoing, authorities said. Fulton County Sheriff Thomas Lorey said the flight's two passengers were found dead near where the twin-engine plane crashed in a wooded area in Ephratah, about an hour west of Albany. He said the search for ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214755261/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Sat, 25 May 2013 03:29:09 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214755261/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Opponents of the city’s bike-sharing program have plastered East Village kiosks with copies of a Post article headlined, "Get the rack outta here," that shows a crew moving a rack across town. A gadfly scribbled, "Call 311!" over the photocopied posters. "This is not a good location," resident Tallia Herrara, 29, said of bike racks on East 13th Street and ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214754780/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Sat, 25 May 2013 02:50:14 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214754780/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Cops busted two heavily armed Brooklyn drug dealers yesterday, scoring three guns and a cache of cocaine and heroin, authorities said.David Etienne, 27, and Brian Johnson, 25, were caught off guard when officers from the NYPD’s Brooklyn North Gang Squad stormed their building on Clifton Place in Bedford-Stuyvesant at 9:30 a.m., and gave up without a fight.Cops said they recovered a .22- ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214754781/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Sat, 25 May 2013 02:50:14 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214754781/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Andrea Peyser Sometime-actress and full-time train wreck Amanda Bynes took her pocketful of crazy into Manhattan Criminal Court yesterday, where the disturbed and potentially hazardous actress caught a major break. In a ratty, platinum-blond wig that looked as if something had died in it, Bynes did her best impersonation of that competing four-car pileup, Lindsay Lohan.This is just what the city ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214754674/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Sat, 25 May 2013 02:50:14 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214754674/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The engineer of the commuter train that derailed last week in Connecticut observed an "unusual condition" on the track before the wreck, federal officials said yesterday.They didn’t explain what the condition was, though they did say repair work had been done last month in the area of the crash. The National Transportation Safety Board said it has not yet ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214754677/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Sat, 25 May 2013 02:50:13 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214754677/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Long Island’s hot-dog hooker is back to selling her buns, cops said yesterday. Catherine Scalia, 47 - who got seven days in prison last year for selling sex out of her hot-dog truck - was busted again yesterday for prostitution, Nassau County cops said.Sacalia was caught during a prostitution sting when she responded to a police officer’s call for a masseuse at an East Garden City ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214754782/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Sat, 25 May 2013 02:50:13 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214754782/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Troubled starlet Amanda Bynes wore a tangled peroxide-blond wig and sweat pants yesterday to a Manhattan courtroom, where she answered to drug charges - then had to bum $20 off her lawyer for the cab ride home. The dazed former Nickelodeon actress had allegedly flung a bong out of her Times Square apartment’s 36th-floor window on Thursday as she was being interviewed by uniformed cops.Fresh ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214754676/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Sat, 25 May 2013 02:50:13 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214754676/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b In a bizarre scene at JFK Airport, Mayor Bloomberg yesterday toasted a new terminal - while mayoral race front-runner Christine Quinn was outside protesting the airline that helped build it. Hizzoner held court with Virgin Atlantic boss Richard Branson and the Rockettes at Gate 41 in Terminal 4, touting the $1.4 billion facility for bringing jobs to New Yorkers and promoting "the great ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214754679/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Sat, 25 May 2013 02:50:12 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214754679/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Police Commissioner Ray Kelly was the talk of the political world yesterday, with sources saying Republican power brokers are in a "full-court press" to get him to enter the mayor’s race."There are people who are unhappy with the field of candidates who badly want Kelly to get in," one said.Sources said state GOP Chairman Ed Cox is part of the push. Kelly maintained that ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214754783/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Sat, 25 May 2013 02:50:12 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214754783/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b A doctor at the heart of the massive LIRR "gravy train" scandal was sentenced to eight years in federal prison yesterday for the audacious $1 billion pension scam - which the judge condemned as "a large pool of corruption."Dr. Peter Ajemian, 63, was also ordered to pay back $233 million for falsely diagnosing hundreds of greedy Long Island Rail Road workers with disabilities ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214754785/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Sat, 25 May 2013 02:50:12 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214754785/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b The elite Horace Mann School yesterday publicly apologized for the decades-long sexual abuse of dozens of students - but officials did not say they’d support an outside investigation of the scandal as some victims had demanded.In a joint statement, Board of Trustees Chairman Steven Friedman and Principal Thomas Kelly said "it is clear that between 1962 and 1996, former teachers and ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214754784/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Sat, 25 May 2013 02:50:12 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214754784/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Selected by the Indians in the 48th round of the 2009 First-Year Player Draft, released two years later and now taking Ivan Nova's spot in the Yankees' starting rotation is 25-year-old left-hander Vidal Nuno. While Nova was activated from the 15-day disabled list Friday, Yankees manager Joe Girardi sent him to the bullpen. Instead, Nuno, who will start Saturday's game against the ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214754683/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Sat, 25 May 2013 02:34:28 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214754683/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b The Mets avoided Jason Heyward during their first meeting with the Braves this season -- he was still recovering from an emergency appendectomy performed on April 22. On Saturday night at Citi Field, New York starter Dillon Gee can expect to see plenty of the 23-year-old right fielder as he and the rest of Atlanta's left-handed weapons look to stay hot. But first, the Braves and Mets have ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214754684/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Sat, 25 May 2013 02:34:27 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214754684/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b NEW YORK – The Horace Mann School, one of New York City's most prestigious private schools, has apologized for more than three decades of sexual abuse perpetrated by some of its teachers and administrators, according to a letter posted on its website Friday. "We sincerely apologize for the harm that was caused by the teachers and administrators who abused anyone during their ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214754525/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Sat, 25 May 2013 02:29:37 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214754525/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b EPHRATAH, N.Y. -- The founder of Angel Flight Northeast says he's ''tremendously saddened'' to hear that one of its flights crashed in upstate New York, killing two passengers. Investigators are searching for the pilot, who is missing. Angel Flight President Larry Camerlin said in a statement Friday night that ''no words can adequately express our ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214754788/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Sat, 25 May 2013 02:22:07 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214754788/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Fair weather clouds over Seventh Lake in the Adirondacks. The mountains are slow to give up their moisture after a steady rain. Skies often fill with these clouds the next ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214754787/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Sat, 25 May 2013 02:22:06 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214754787/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b A bank that accidentally deposited over $30,000 in a Brooklyn man’s account is suing him because he quickly withdrew every last dime - and refuses to pay it back, court documents state.Last year, a Carver Federal Savings Bank employee mistakenly dropped $30,048.42 into Joseph Nicholson Jr.’s lap. Nicholson noticed his newfound riches a week later and quickly transferred the $30,000 ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214754061/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Sat, 25 May 2013 01:45:38 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214754061/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b The ringleader of a burglary crew that gunned down NYPD cop Peter Figoski was convicted of felony murder yesterday.Nelson Morales, 28, rounded up the five-man burglary team that broke into the home of an East New York drug dealer in 2011. One of the other crooks in Morales’ crew, Lamont Pride, 29, was convicted earlier this year of shooting and killing responding Police Officer Peter ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214754060/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Sat, 25 May 2013 01:45:38 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214754060/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Seven months after being pummeled by Hurricane Sandy, Coney Island and the city’s seven other beaches are back in business.Mayor Bloomberg officially opened the beaches yesterday, in time for the Memorial Day weekend, and unveiled the new Steeplechase Plaza, just west of Stillwell Avenue. The $29.5 million, 2.2-acre plaza showcases the Parachute Jump and a 106-year-old carousel.Brooklyn ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214754249/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Sat, 25 May 2013 01:45:38 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214754249/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b The crooks running rampant in Albany won’t change their ways if the state institutes taxpayer funding for election campaigns, Mayor Bloomberg said yesterday.His stance placed him in direct conflict with Gov. Cuomo, who has pledged to enact just such a public funding system to help get rid of the corruption that had two legislators wearing wires for two different federal prosecutors last ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214753814/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Sat, 25 May 2013 01:45:37 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214753814/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b He’s the hottest thing in baseball. And she’s hot, too.Mets pitcher Matt Harvey and super-model Anne V. made no secret they were dating - they were spotted canoodling in choice Madison Square Garden seats at Thursday night’s playoff win by the Rangers over the Boston Bruins.Harvey, a Connecticut-born, die-hard Rangers fan, first met the green-eyed blonde after they watched the ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214754251/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Sat, 25 May 2013 01:45:37 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214754251/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Snooki and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie went toe to toe on the Jersey Shore yesterday during a Memorial Day weekend media blitz to showcase the area’s recovery from Hurricane Sandy. Christie frequently slams "Jersey Shore" - and the wild antics of its cast members - for giving the Garden State a bad rap.And when the two oversize personalities met backstage on the set of the ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214754248/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Sat, 25 May 2013 01:45:37 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214754248/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b The animal-rights group PETA is seeking personal information on anonymous commenters who allegedly defamed the organization by blasting its pet-euthanasia policy on the Huffington Post, according to a new Manhattan lawsuit. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals wants the court to release names, e-mail addresses, phone numbers and other private details about three bloggers who reacted to an ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214754064/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Sat, 25 May 2013 01:45:37 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214754064/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b The best friend of the Queens teen shot dead on a city bus collapsed into tears at her funeral yesterday."I’m gonna really miss you baby, but I’m gonna hold [your] mama strong," sobbed Shaquana Almonds, 16.A line stretched around the block, as hundreds of mourners flooded the Greater Allen Cathedral of New York in Jamaica to say good-bye to D’aja Robinson, 14.Shaquana ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214754252/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Sat, 25 May 2013 01:45:36 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214754252/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Police nabbed a freckle-faced teen terror yesterday who allegedly was sticking up boys for single dollar bills in Carroll Gardens.The bully allegedly began his spree Monday when he approached a 12-year-old at about 7:20 a.m. near Court Street and Second Place, but the kid fled.He pulled off five similar heists, twice getting cash. The suspect, who lives in Red Hook, was charged with ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214754250/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Sat, 25 May 2013 01:45:36 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214754250/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Organizers of Coney Island’s Mermaid Parade told The Post yesterday that the freakfest won’t be sunk this year after all.The march is all set for June 22, thanks to 1,930 devotees who shelled out more than $86,000 to save it."The fans of the Mermaid Parade came to the rescue," said Dick Zigun, founder of Coney Island USA, which runs the event, now in its 30th year. ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214754067/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Sat, 25 May 2013 01:45:36 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214754067/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b The Port Authority’s treasurer and two top associates were summarily fired this week for accepting valuable gifts, meals and theater tickets from agency vendors, The Post has learned.Treasurer Anne Marie Mulligan, a 35-year veteran, assistant treasurer Veronica Biddle and PA risk manager John Huxel were axed for "mismanagement and ethical violations," according to an internal ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214754072/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Sat, 25 May 2013 01:45:35 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214754072/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b A Manhattan judge yesterday tossed a last-ditch effort by Brooklyn DA Charles Hynes’ political adversary to block next Tuesday’s premiere of a CBS reality show about the DA.Justice Paul Wooten denied an injunction brought by Abe George, a Democrat running against Hynes in the September primary, who sued Hynes and CBS last week for colluding to give the incumbent "millions in free ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214754253/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Sat, 25 May 2013 01:45:35 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214754253/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b In his "Star Trek" getup. Burton claims the company charged $10,000 a month and botched the job. "Child’s Play Communications failed to provide adequate p.r. services, forcing the staff at Burton’s company to personally take on most of CPS’s duties and to ultimately seek alternative p.r. representation," Burton said in court papers. Philip Semprevivo, the ad ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214754068/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Sat, 25 May 2013 01:45:35 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214754068/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b PRINCETON, NJ - Princeton University has put the manuscript and corrected galley pages of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s "The Great Gatsby" online.The 1925 novel is a staple of high-school English class reading lists. A new film version, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, opened this month.Princeton officials say the handwritten work shows Fitzgerald’s writing process.Fitzgerald studied at ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214754070/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Sat, 25 May 2013 01:45:35 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214754070/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b MILWAUKEE, May 24, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- The hugely popular musical had a San Francisco tryout in 2003 and had its official opening there at the Curran Theatre. On Broadway, it opened at Gershwin Theatre on October 30, where it is still playing today. Touring productions are occurring at different locations across the U.S. and elsewhere. SuperbTicketsOnline.com has reduced the prices of ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214753796/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Sat, 25 May 2013 01:41:50 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214753796/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Havana, May 25 (Prensa Latina) Cuba will take part in the 3rd stage of the Diamond League in the city of New York with three athletes, as confirmed by Daniel Osorio, technical coach of the Cuban track and field team Friday. Olympic female pole vault jumper and runner-up Yarisley Silva is heading the Cuban trio, said Osorio to Radio Habana Cuba. The other athletes will be Orlando Ortega (110 ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214753126/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Sat, 25 May 2013 00:37:36 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214753126/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Cops busted a pair of alleged Brooklyn drug dealers today, scoring three guns along with a cache of cocaine and heroin, authorities said.David Etienne, 27, and Brian Johnson, 25, were caught off guard when officers from the NYPD’s Brooklyn North Gang Squad stormed their building on Clifton Place in Bed-Stuy and gave up without a fight.Cops with a search warrant raided the drug house at 9:30 ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214752982/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Sat, 25 May 2013 00:36:36 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214752982/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b NEW YORK – Department of Justice lawyers filed court papers Friday again asking a federal appeals court to delay lifting age restrictions and prescription requirements on an emergency contraceptive popularly known as the morning-after pill. The papers seek to delay implementation of a judge's April 5 ruling lifting restrictions on the drugs, including the medications sold under the ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214753181/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Sat, 25 May 2013 00:15:01 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214753181/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b © 2013 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Any reproduction, republication, redistribution and/or modification of any UPI content is expressly prohibited without UPI's prior written ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214753679/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Sat, 25 May 2013 00:05:42 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214753679/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b NYY@TB: Gardner goes yard with two-run shot in fourth ST. PETERSBURG -- The Yankees seemed to have little difficulty coming up with enough runs and hits to defeat the Rays on Friday night, but they bumped into at least one more serious problem in the injury department. Curtis Granderson was forced to leave the game after being hit by a fifth-inning pitch that caused a left hand fracture, and ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214752580/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Fri, 24 May 2013 23:13:07 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214752580/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b USA Fast-food workers continued demonstrating for better conditions Friday, protesting a Wendy's shareholder meeting just one week after the New York Attorney General announced an investigation into claims of widespread wage theft in the industry. Two labor rights groups, Fast Food Forward and the Coalition of Immokalee Workers, organized rallies Thursday and Friday outside the Sofitel ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214751554/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Fri, 24 May 2013 22:11:47 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214751554/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b The setting was modest, the mood jovial, the dignitaries on hand pretty impressive. In the school cafeteria of P. S. 72 in East Harlem on Wednesday morning, professional soccer was nudged forward in New York City, with talk of a new team with prestigious owners and a new stadium designed specifically for the sport. At a news conference in the cafeteria, Mayor Michael ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214752368/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Fri, 24 May 2013 22:09:33 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214752368/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b A small plane that departed from Hanscom Field in Bedford with three people on board has crashed in New York, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The Piper PA 34 aircraft was 60 miles from its Rome, N.Y., destination when it went down near Garoga, N.Y., at 5:10 p.m., said FAA spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen said. The conditions of the passengers were not immediately available. The ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214751822/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Fri, 24 May 2013 21:58:12 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214751822/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Police said 51-year-old Michael Daniels was standing alone around 9:40 p.m. Thursday outside the Los Amigos Market at the corner of West Brighton and Cannon streets when he was attacked by a group of ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214752025/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Fri, 24 May 2013 21:53:00 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214752025/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b A collapsed section of the Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River is seen in an aerial view Friday, May 24, 2013. Part of the bridge collapsed Thursday evening, sending cars and people into the water when a an oversized truck hit the span, the Washington State Patrol chief said. Three people were rescued from the water. Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Friday declared a state of emergency in ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214752026/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Fri, 24 May 2013 21:52:59 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214752026/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S-Syrian citizen accused of conspiring with jailed Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout has been extradited to New York from Australia to face charges he conspired to buy aircraft in violation of economic sanctions, federal prosecutors said on ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214750907/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Fri, 24 May 2013 20:55:24 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214750907/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Twitter about the district's failed 2013-14 school budget. Brown, who has never been in trouble with the district before, started a hashtag on Twitter Wednesday to discuss things the district could cut in its budget for next year. The ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214751300/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Fri, 24 May 2013 20:44:28 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214751300/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Syracuse, NY -- A 51-year-old man who was attacked and beaten outside a Syracuse store Thursday night has died. Syracuse police said Michael Daniels, of Syracuse, was standing alone around 9:40 p.m. outside the Los Amigos Market at the corner of West Brighton and Cannon streets when he was attacked by a group of teenagers. Police said the teens repeatedly punched Daniels and then kicked him in ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214751299/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Fri, 24 May 2013 20:44:27 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214751299/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b The elite Horace Mann prep school today apologized for decades of sexual abuse suffered at the hands of teachers and administrators and pledged reforms to improve student safety, in its first public comments addressing the sex scandal."We sincerely apologize for the harm that was caused by the teachers and administrators who abused anyone during their years at Horace Mann School," the ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214750303/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Fri, 24 May 2013 20:06:43 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214750303/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b A doctor at the heart of the massive LIRR "gravy train" scandal was sentenced to eight years in federal prison yesterday for his central role in the audacious $1 billion pension scam - which the judge condemned as "a large pool of corruption."Dr. Peter Ajemian, 63, was also ordered to pay back $233 million for falsely diagnosing hundreds of greedy Long Island Railroad workers ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214750302/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Fri, 24 May 2013 20:06:43 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214750302/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Email ST. PETERSBURG -- Mark Teixeira expects to begin a Minor League rehabilitation assignment next week with the Double-A Trenton Thunder, and the Yankees first baseman believes his first big league action of the season is just around the corner. Teixeira has not played since injuring his right wrist on March 6, but he will advance to extended spring training games this weekend at the ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214750310/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Fri, 24 May 2013 19:50:05 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214750310/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Email ST. PETERSBURG -- Chris Stewart had an audience as he ran the bases at Tropicana Field on Friday afternoon, testing the left groin strain that has kept him out of the Yankees' lineup since May 16. Manager Joe Girardi, coaches Tony Pena and Rob Thomson and head athletic trainer Steve Donohue were all on the field as Stewart jogged from home plate to first base several times and then ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214750311/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Fri, 24 May 2013 19:50:05 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214750311/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Email ST. PETERSBURG -- A seat in the Yankees' bullpen may not be Ivan Nova's ideal assignment, but as he acknowledged with a chuckle, it still beats riding buses in the Minor Leagues. Nova was activated from the 15-day disabled list on Friday by the Yanks, and while they gave some thought to reinstating him to the rotation in Vidal Nuno's place, Nova will instead be asked to work ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214750309/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Fri, 24 May 2013 19:50:05 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214750309/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Email NEW YORK -- With Ike Davis in the crosshairs of fans and media alike, manager Terry Collins continues to deflect rumors that his first baseman may be imminently headed to the Minors. "If Ike's not here, we have several options," Collins said prior to Friday's game against the Braves. "Now have we discussed them? No. Because he's the first baseman still." ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214750312/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Fri, 24 May 2013 19:50:05 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214750312/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Email NEW YORK -- Injured reliever Jeurys Familia is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment Saturday with Class A St. Lucie. Familia, who has been on the disabled list since May 9 with right biceps tendinitis, will also pitch for Triple-A Las Vegas before returning to the Mets. Familia has already spent two stints on the big league roster this season, most recently posting a 2.70 ERA over seven ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214750313/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Fri, 24 May 2013 19:50:04 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214750313/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Adam Savader (suh-VAH'-dur) of Great Neck, N.Y., is charged with cyberstalking and extortion through the Internet. He's accused of threatening to release nude photos of young women unless they sent some to him. Many are college students who know ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214750426/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Fri, 24 May 2013 19:49:22 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214750426/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Clay, NY -- Authorities said two people were injured Friday in a car crash in the town of Clay. Around 12:30 p.m. 38-year-old Jennifer Madura, of Cicero, was driving a pickup truck west on West Taft Road. She didn't noticed a car stopped in front of her, police said. That car -- driven by 44-year-old Richard Lambo, of Oswego --was stopped behind another car -- driven by 41-year-old Shane ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214750429/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Fri, 24 May 2013 19:36:59 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214750429/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Chris Baker has put together a list of performances around Central New York. Don't forget to snap a photo at the show! Headed out on the road? Check ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214750430/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Fri, 24 May 2013 19:36:58 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214750430/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b The core of the cooler air will be over us today and Saturday. It will then begin to pull out of here, shifting to the east of us on Sunday and Memorial ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214750431/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Fri, 24 May 2013 19:36:57 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214750431/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b View Photo Reuters/Reuters - Attendees pass by the General Growth Properties booth during the International Council of Shopping Centers convention in Las Vegas, May 18, 2009. REUTERS/Las Vegas Sun/Steve ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214749782/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Fri, 24 May 2013 19:30:06 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214749782/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Costume design for the Imelda Marcos hit musical "Here Lies Love" Set and costume designer Clint Ramos received the 2013 Obie Award for Sustained Excellence of Costume Design at the 58th Annual Village Voice Off-Broadway Theater Awards ceremony. He was also the recipient of the 2013 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Scenic Design and a nominee of Outstanding Costume Design for his ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214748991/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Fri, 24 May 2013 18:42:51 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214748991/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Ryan Harding is taken to arraignment at police headquarters in Scranton. Harding is accused of murdering a man on May 5, and was captured by police on Tuesday in Syracuse. He was held without ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214749404/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Fri, 24 May 2013 18:30:24 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214749404/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Citi Bike, the country's largest urban bike-sharing system, will soon be rolling in New York City after almost a year of delays. The idea has worked elsewhere, including Paris, Washington, D.C., and Montreal. But critics wonder if it's safe to add tens of thousands of new cyclists to the crowded streets of New ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214747945/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Fri, 24 May 2013 17:50:31 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214747945/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b NEW YORK - A New York City lawyer for two massage therapists who sued retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre (farv) over claims he sent racy text messages says the case has been settled.Lawyer David Jaroslawicz (yahr-oh-SLAH'-vihk) wouldn't comment Friday on the terms of the settlement.Massage therapists Christina Scavo and Shannon O'Toole said Favre sent sexually suggestive texts to ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214748352/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Fri, 24 May 2013 17:48:53 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214748352/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b EAST HAMPTON, N.Y. This may be hard to believe in the aftermath of superstorm Sandy, but an annual list of the best beaches in the country has a New York beach ranked No. 1. Less surprisingly, that beach is in East Hampton, the vacation playground for the rich and ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214747957/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Fri, 24 May 2013 17:26:29 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214747957/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Schweinfurth Art Center Executive Director Donna Lamb Friday describes the Yarn Bomb, an installation of scarves on trees in front of the Auburn museum. The yarn-wrapped trees are meant to draw attention to the museum's "Innovators & Legends" exhibit opening. The scarves will stay on the trees until the exhibit closes on Aug. 11, Lamb said. And the museum will gladly take more ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214748411/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Fri, 24 May 2013 17:21:12 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214748411/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b the Utica Observer-Dispatch reports . Mark Scheidelman, 53, was convicted this afternoon of first-degree sexual abuse. He is a former Oneida County Republican Party chairman and Boy Scout leader. Jurors deliberated for a day and a half before reaching a verdict, the Observer-Dispatch ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214748410/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Fri, 24 May 2013 17:21:12 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214748410/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Syracuse, NY - A dispute between a Syracuse charter school foundation and the city over tax exemption status was recently resolved in state Supreme Court. The Syracuse-based non-profit foundation that supports a network of charter schools, Terra Science and Education, Inc., filed a petition against the city in late April claiming that as a 501c(3) organization, it should not have to pay taxes on ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214748409/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Fri, 24 May 2013 17:21:11 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214748409/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Memorial Day weekend is here, and with it the official start of the summer season. AAA says 31.2 million Americans will travel by car this Memorial Day weekend, packing up kids, luggage, snacks and a car-full of iPads, iPods, smart phones and in-car DVD players Road Trip Bingo (below) is a game designed to help make those hours in ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214748412/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Fri, 24 May 2013 17:21:11 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214748412/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b The 50th UJA-Federation of New ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214747795/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Fri, 24 May 2013 17:15:22 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214747795/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b BUFFALO, N.Y. -; Drug-maker ISTA (IS'-tah) Pharmaceuticals has pleaded guilty in New York in a federal case involving its eye drug Xibrom (ZY'-brum) and has agreed to pay more than $30 ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214746510/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Fri, 24 May 2013 16:44:27 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214746510/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Daja Robinson The grief-stricken best friend of slain teenager Daja Robinson collapsed into tears at a funeral today – vowing to help her heartbroken family get through the tragedy."I'm gonna miss you baby - but I'll try to help [your] mommy be strong," pal Shaquana Almonds, 16, said between tears.She added, "Who would have known I’d never see my best friend ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214747112/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Fri, 24 May 2013 16:41:53 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214747112/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b A 2-year-old girl was injured when she fell out of her stroller during robbery attempt in Brooklyn Friday afternoon, cops said.The tot’s 29-year-old mother was pushing the stroller near Dekalb and Tompkins Avenues in Bedford-Stuyvesant at around 12:20 p.m. when the thief ran up and tried to snatch the woman’s purse from the handlebars of the stroller, cops said.The woman put a fight ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214747111/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Fri, 24 May 2013 16:41:53 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214747111/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b In an image made from video, actress Amanda Bynes, center, wearing sweats and a blonde wig, is escorted after a Manhattan criminal court appearance on Friday May 24, 2013, in New York. Bynes was arrested Thursday evening and charged with reckless endangerment after police say she heaved a marijuana bong out of out of her Manhattan apartment ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214746565/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Fri, 24 May 2013 16:40:12 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214746565/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said there is mounting evidence that banks have violated the terms of a settlement designed to end mortgage servicing abuses, according ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214746713/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Fri, 24 May 2013 16:20:54 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214746713/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Reuters New Yorkers -- they all have such interesting lives. This year, some of those lives are going to be on extraordinarily display in the political arena. Between newly announced mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner's extra-marital sexting and the impending June 11 release of City Council Speaker Christine ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214746714/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Fri, 24 May 2013 16:19:26 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214746714/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b that de Lesseps still refuses to sign a deal that would have her return to the reality series -- though, with production already underway, that offer is said to be for a diminished role than the one originally on the ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214746543/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Fri, 24 May 2013 16:19:24 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214746543/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b President Barack Obama today sent the name of former U.S. Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle to the U.S. Senate as his nominee to serve as a Republican commissioner on the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Buerkle is pictured in September 2012 during her unsuccessful campaign to be re-elected to the 24th Congressional District ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214747318/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Fri, 24 May 2013 16:12:05 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214747318/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b This weekend and Monday, dozens of Central New York communities will hold Memorial day parades and services. Above you'll find photos from parades and services last ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214747319/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Fri, 24 May 2013 16:12:04 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214747319/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b United Airlines says it now offers flat-bed seats and on-demand personal entertainment systems in premium cabins on every international flight from New York area airports. No matter what the surveys say about the quality of its service, Chicago-based United Airlines is charging ahead with upgrades of its service in a variety of ways. Today, United bragged that it is now the only United ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214746528/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Fri, 24 May 2013 15:48:39 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214746528/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b National Park Service Director Jonathan B. Jarvis says the furloughs will end on June 3, after just three days off, because the agency has found other ways to offset automatic budget cuts imposed by ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214745143/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Fri, 24 May 2013 15:33:12 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214745143/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b The Port Authority’s veteran treasurer and two of her top associates were summarily fired yesterday morning after it was revealed that they had accepted valuable gifts, meals and theater tickets from vendors doing business with the agency during their local and international travels, The Post has learned.The treasurer, Anne Marie Mulligan, a 35-year veteran, was dismissed, along with ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214745822/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Fri, 24 May 2013 15:30:48 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214745822/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Playful sea lions and trusty penguins are welcoming visitors back to the New York Aquarium for the first time since the Coney Island marine haven was damaged by Superstorm Sandy.The shorefront aquarium will partially reopen on Saturday.Visitors will be able to peer down into pools containing walruses, harbor seals and other mammals. Sea lions will perform in the renovated aquatheater.And there ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214745821/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Fri, 24 May 2013 15:30:48 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214745821/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b NEW YORK – Police have rescued an Ecuadorean businessman who was kidnapped in New York City and held hostage for a month while his captors demanded his family pay ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214745198/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Fri, 24 May 2013 15:25:57 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214745198/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA' rating to bank bonds corresponding to the following New York City variable rate general obligation (GO) bonds: -- $275,000,000 GO bonds, fiscal 2006 series I, Subseries I-4, I-5, and I-6. The Rating Outlook is Stable. The ratings are being assigned in connection with issuance of letters of credit provided ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214746111/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Fri, 24 May 2013 15:13:54 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214746111/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said there is mounting evidence that Bank of America Corp, Wells Fargo and Co and other banks violated the terms of a settlement designed to end mortgage servicing ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214745477/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Fri, 24 May 2013 15:10:29 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214745477/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Debabrata Mukherjee . Finch Paper reported $280 million of revenue in 2012. The mill has about 500 hourly workers and another 200 salaried employee, making it among the largest manufacturers in the 11-county Capital Region. Raccuia, a Wilton resident, was hired in February 2009--as the recession and Internet were beating margins to a pulp. He cut 100 jobs that year, ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214746028/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Fri, 24 May 2013 15:02:35 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214746028/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Natasha McGlown was 13 when she saved her family from a house fire in 2002 but 10 years later she couldn't save herself when her own apartment caught fire, police ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214746031/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Fri, 24 May 2013 14:59:05 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214746031/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Syracuse -- A 10-year-old girl was taken by ambulance to Upstate University Hospital Tuesday after an incident on a school bus at Dr. Weeks Elementary in Syracuse, police say. The girl, an Ethiopian whose family arrived in the United States from Kenya recently, was taken to the hospital as a precaution after she was kicked and choked by a 10-year-old boy, the girl's father said. The girl, a ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214746029/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Fri, 24 May 2013 14:59:04 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214746029/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b A continued search for Christopher T. Dennis, who went canoeing alone on Cayuga Lake has been called off for the day due to increasing bad weather, Seneca County Sheriff Jack Stenberg ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214746032/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Fri, 24 May 2013 14:59:04 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214746032/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Syracuse, NY - In retailing the busiest day of the year is called Black Friday, for property assessors the busiest is Grievance Day. This year grievance day for most municipalities is Tuesday. That's the day owners go before a local board of assessment review to make the case that their property assessment has been set too high. A sampling of tax assessors in Onondaga County said they ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214746033/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Fri, 24 May 2013 14:59:03 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214746033/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Also in company news, McClurg Remodeling & Construction Services, American Fashion Network, Rural/Metro Medical Services, Meier Supply Company, Taylor-Brown Auxiliary, Le Moyne College, Michels ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214746034/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Fri, 24 May 2013 14:59:02 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214746034/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b courtesy of Kate Szrom SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Ronnie Bell is jumping into the deep end of the pool with his first political campaign, in which he will challenge Onondaga County Legislature Chairman Ryan McMahon to represent the Legislature's 15th District. Until a few days ago, Bell, a Democrat, had campaigned for a seat on the Syracuse school board. Having failed to win his party's ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214746035/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Fri, 24 May 2013 14:59:01 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214746035/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Chicago-based broker Hub International's Northeast division hired Scott Konrad as senior vice president and not-for-profit business practice leader. Based in Hub's New York City office, Konrad will be responsible to build, brand, grow and lead a specialty practice serving the insurance, risk management, and employee benefit needs of nonprofit organizations throughout Connecticut, New ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214745140/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Fri, 24 May 2013 14:56:16 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214745140/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Holly Brown, general manager of the Palace Theatre. A fundraiser generated $58,000 for The Palace Theatre in Albany, NY, officials said. The May 9 fundraiser, called Salute to the Palace, featured a live performance by Sandy Hacketts Rat Pack Show. The fundraiser is an important event for the non-profit theater, which is on track to finishing its second consecutive season with a surplus after ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214745210/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Fri, 24 May 2013 14:32:28 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214745210/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Researchers at the University of Rochester in New York state say they can predict a person’s intelligence quotient, or IQ, using some simple visual tests. Test subjects were asked to watch brief video clips of black and white bars moving across a computer screen within three different sized circles. They were asked to identify in which direction the bars drifted. The exercise measures ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214744052/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Fri, 24 May 2013 14:25:44 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214744052/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Nelson Morales A Brooklyn jury convicted the ringleader of a burglary crew that murdered a NYPD cop on felony murder and burglary charges today.Nelson Morales organized the armed crew that broke into the home of an East New York drug dealer in 2011. One of the other burglars, Lamont Pride, was convicted of fatally shooting responding police officer Peter Figoski earlier this year.Figoski's ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214744555/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Fri, 24 May 2013 14:18:56 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214744555/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - Attorneys for a 65-year-old woman injured in last week's train crash in Connecticut say they have filed a lawsuit alleging negligence by the Metro-North Railroad.Attorney Joel Faxon says the suit was filed Friday in federal court in Bridgeport to gain access to witnesses and allow victims and their families to be involved in the investigation. He said it was the first ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214744557/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Fri, 24 May 2013 14:18:55 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214744557/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Placing himself on the opposite side of Gov. Cuomo, Mayor Bloomberg argued today that public financing won't get rid of the corruption that pervades Albany. "Public financing wouldn't have cured anything," the mayor declared on his weekly WOR radio show."What is clear is that they have a lot of corruption. Most of the things that have been in the paper would not be cured ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214744556/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Fri, 24 May 2013 14:18:55 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214744556/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Train service from New York to Boston was back on schedule Wednesday on one of the nation's oldest and most heavily traveled railways, five days after a derailment in Connecticut injured scores of commuters and damaged ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214744175/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Fri, 24 May 2013 14:17:46 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214744175/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b New York in the early hours of Friday, greeted with a combination of curiosity, puzzlement, and not a little suspicion.Which is hardly surprising, as it's not been plain cycling so far. Residents of the West Village think the docking stations will destroy the area's historic character. In Brooklyn, treasured parking spots have been usurped. Tabloid columnists fear the city's ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214743777/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Fri, 24 May 2013 14:13:59 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214743777/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b "I'd have them come around the store and order a sandwich or something, and stuff it in the sandwich when I wrapped it," Mr. Ramos said this week. "Or when I gave a book of matches. Be creative when giving it to them, instead of just being ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214744184/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Fri, 24 May 2013 13:58:06 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214744184/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Sean Sheehan , another Siro's veteran. Dillon tells me the pair plan to open when they receive a liquor license, which he expects is four or five weeks out. They are leasing their new place, Jack Dillon's Farm to Fork Cuisine, from El Mondo Properties ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214744722/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Fri, 24 May 2013 13:51:31 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214744722/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Albany County's newest construction job has an unusual twist: Everyone already knows the winning bid. County legislators voted May 23 to re-bid a contract to create new classrooms ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214744723/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Fri, 24 May 2013 13:51:30 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214744723/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b shooting of a handcuffed burglary suspect by an Onondaga County Sheriff's deputy on May 7 has been ruled justified by a grand jury. The shooting happened after Sheriff's detectives took Arcadio Figueroa, 58, to his residence at 207 Ervingham Road to recover allegedly stolen property, according to the Onondaga County District Attorney's Office. Despite being handcuffed, Figueroa ... http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214744724/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Fri, 24 May 2013 13:48:00 -0400 http://www.newyorkcitynews.net/index.php/sid/214744724/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b