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Attorney Plea deal closer in Rebecca fraud case
Photo credit: Charles Eckert | An exterior view of the Broadhurst Theatre, where the musical, "Rebecca," was to open in Manhattan. The play was ultimately cancelled due to lack of financing. (Oct. 3, ...
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International Planking Day Boston’s top spots for a faded fad
It's the two-year anniversary of the first International Planking Day, a makeshift holiday honoring an internet meme that had its heyday in 2011. ...
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Suspects still at large in Queens kidnapping of Ecuadorean national
Police Commissioner Ray Kelly holding a surveillance photo of one of the suspects still at large in the kidnapping of an Ecuadorean national in Queens. The photo is from a bank surveillance camera; the suspect attempted to use the victim’s card to withdraw cash. Credit: Danielle ...
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Bloomberg Cuomo offer mixed reactions to Weiner’s campaign
launch of Anthony Weiner’s campaign, a cagey Mayor Michael Bloomberg and a scornful Governor Andrew Cuomo separately offered their thoughts about the former congressman on Wednesday. Dodging questions at an East Harlem press conference regarding New York City’s new professional soccer team, Bloomberg steadfastly avoided saying whether he believed Weiner’s ...
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Queens girl 12 commits suicide after alleged ASK.FM cyberbullying
Kelly said the girl left a suicide note indicating that she had been a victim of cyberbullying. Two computers from the girl’s home have been seized and will be analyzed by detectives, Kelly said. When asked who, if anyone, would be held responsible, Kelly hedged, saying the NYPD is ';just gathering information now.'; Molina was found in her room by her 15-year-old sister ...
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Dropkick Murphys added to Boston Strong concert lineup filed under “well duh”
Imagine our surprise when an announcement that the Dropkick Murphys had just been added to the lineup for Boston Strong: An Evening of Support and Celebration landed in our inbox. No way, we said, do you also mean to tell us that the sky overhead is blue and the world is round? Because we were surprised when the Dropkicks weren’t on the bill to begin with. The Dropkicks and Boston are like ...
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Cigarette and booze tax meets City Council
Mayor Michael Nutter’s proposed cigarette and liquor-by-the-drink tax bills were introduced in City Council today, and were met with some suggestions. City Council President Darrell Clarke edited the cigarette tax so all the revenue would be used to fund the school district. Nutter’s original bill diverted a portion of the money to help fund a health department’s anti-smoking ...
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FDNY accused of underreporting response time
Officials with the firefighter union on Wednesday accused the FDNY of fudging its emergency response time numbers. The union analyzed response time data from the last two weeks and found that the FDNY excluded the amount of time it takes a caller to reach an operator through the city’s beleaguered 911 call system. "They're not counting the time a 911 caller spends with the 911 ...
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Infant and man 25 hurt in SEPTA bus accident
An infant suffered a head injury and a 25-year-old man suffered a back injury today after the SEPTA bus they were riding on was involved in a car accident, officials said. A car crashed into the back of a Route 53 bus around 1:45 p.m. this afternoon on the 4800 block of Wayne Avenue in Germantown. The car erupted into fire after striking the bus, but the extent of the blaze was not known, SEPTA ...
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DA Murder suspect’s sis intimidated witnesses on Facebook
The younger sister of a man wanted for a Charlestown murder allegedly made intimidating phone calls and sent Facebook messages to potential witnesses in an effort to derail the case, authorities ...
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Annual MSPCA gala raises nearly $450K for Boston-area animal protection
The fundraiser, which took place at WGHB-TV studios in Brighton, brought together nearly 400 animal lovers and 30-plus four-legged friends. The funds help support the MSPCA's law enforcement, advocacy, shelter and veterinary care programs. The annual event was emceed by WCVB-TV anchor Randy Price and chaired by Boston fashion maven and lifestyle guru Erica Corsano. Other guests included ...
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Catsimatidis to pay $3.9M in old Gristedes legal fees
Gristedes supermarket mogul John Catsimatidis is running for mayor in the 2013 election. Credit: Joseph Victor Stefanchik for The Washington Post via Getty ...
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With ‘Still Running An Art Marathon for Boston’ BU students hope to help the city heal through artistic collaboration
Two days after the bombings at the Boston Marathon, Boston University students Taylor Mortell and Luca De Gaetano were seated in painting class, their first since BU had resumed classes. But nobody painted that morning. "We naturally formed a circle and were trying to talk about it," Mortell says. "Everyone was very shaken up by what had happened. Out of this group discussion, ...
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Boston’s summer violence prevention effort includes more cops more outreach
Citing the typical spike in violence each summer, Boston officials said they are doing more this year to try to get ahead of crimes before they ...
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Matthew Royer returns to Collegeville Pa. unharmed
Matthew Royer was found alive. Royer, the Collegeville, Pa. native who never made it back to Montgomery County after he left the University of Rhode Island for summer break on May 16, was found Thursday unharmed, state police said. Where the 21-year-old student had been was not been disclosed. Royer’s parents made public pleas for their son’s return after state police said it ...
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VIDEO Two West Oak Lane burglars sought
Police identified one of two suspects in a West Oak Lane grocery store burglary that occurred overnight May 3. Richard Johnson and another man allegedly forced open a back door at Sam’s Grocery Store on 7100 Louise Street and stole a Glock 9mm handgun, a Dell laptop, an iPad Touch, two cartons of cigarettes and $200 in cash, police ...
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Obama video maven produced Weiner’s announcement
Jim Margolis, the man behind President Obama’s campaign ads in both 2008 and 2012, volunteered to produce the video announcement that Anthony Weiner was running for mayor, the Daily ...
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VIDEOS Andrew Garfield as Spider-Man shoots hoops with kids
filming all over New York City for the past several months. Even a superhero like Spider-Man needs a break sometimes. The film's lead actor, Andrew Garfield, played basketball with local kids at PS 1 school in Chinatown - in costume. Donning a full Spider-Man costume Garfield shot some hoops with kids. Tell us this is not every child's dream come ...
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Gang suspect in custody in Queens bus shooting of girl 14
the shooting death of a 14-year-old Daja ';Asia'; Robinson on a city bus in the Queens: with a suspect in custody as of this morning, Police Commissioner Ray Kelly confirmed that the shooting was ...
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Archdiocese of Boston clears priest of abuse claims
Cardinal Sean O’Malley’s office said it remains committed to resolving sexual abuse allegations ';in a manner that is as just as possible for all involved.';Credit: Nicolaus ...
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Bigwig donors push Cuomo on campaign finance reform
As news from Albany seems to involve little other than corruption and scandal, campaign finance reform advocates are putting pressure on Gov. Andrew ...
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NYPD ups security at British Consulate Kelly calls for more cameras
British nationals of Nigerian descent angry about Western interference in Muslim countries. NYPD Deputy Commissioner Paul Browne emphasized that the increased security was not the result of any information that these places were being targeted. ';But in an abundance of caution, the NYPD has increased coverage on the British consulate … and other locations in the city as a result of ...
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Body found in Allentown apartment fire
Firefighters found the body of a 47-year-old man in a burning apartment building in Allentown early Thursday, but believe the man may have been dead before the fire even started. Authorities do not believe the man’s death is related to the relatively small fire and don’t suspect foul play was involved early on in their investigation into the ...
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Anthony Weiner pens first op-ed of mayoral candidacy
a Daily News opinion piece , Anthony Weiner laid out three of his 64 ideas in his ';ideas book'; to ';get the conversation ...
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Man injured in collision with responding firefighter
A man was critically injured in a two-car collision with a firefighter rushing to a house fire in Wilmington, Del., on Wednesday night.Credit: Google ...
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New York's community gardens creating tension once more
Community gardening in New York is under threat again, but what are the ideas and opinions surrounding this ongoing battle between the people and the city?
Community gardening is a well-known term and idea in New York City thanks to the much-publicized opposition between former Mayor Giuliani and members of the New York City public, who brought a lawsuit to have the gardens protected. The issue was eventually resolved when Mayor Bloomberg replaced Giuliani and introduced the Garden Settlement of 2002. Read more
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