Shocking NYC Parking Ticket Blitz $115 Fines For What Was Legal Minutes Before

CBS 2 - Monday 20th May, 2013

Signs such as this went up in parts of NYC on May 20, 2013, spots where bike-share racks were installed, and within an extremely short period of time the NYPD was handing out pricey parking tickets. (Photo: CBS ...

Knicks say they need time not an overhaul

Boston Herald - Monday 20th May, 2013

GREENBURGH, N.Y. - Some of the players were old, though the New York Knicks say their team is young in its development.So they feel they need time, not an overhaul, to get further next season."We're just fine. I love our team just the way it is," point guard Raymond Felton said Monday. "When you start making too many changes, you can't build on something. If you're ...

New York City police department defends itself in court over surveillance of Muslims

Canada.com - Monday 20th May, 2013

This undated handout photo obtained by The Associated Press shows New York Detective Stephen Hoban. The New York Police Department defends its surveillance of Muslims as narrowly focused in a new court filing in a civil rights lawsuit. But text messages between a detective and an informant obtained by The Associated Press reveal wide-ranging efforts to get Muslims to privately make incriminating ...

US accuses 3 New York University medical researchers of taking bribes from Chinese institution

Canada.com - Monday 20th May, 2013

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Three New York University researchers from China divulged results from a U.S.-funded study to Chinese competitors in exchange for tuition, rent and other expenses, federal prosecutors said Monday. Zhu Yudong, a U.S.-educated NYU professor, and Yang Xing, a lab engineer, were released on bail after appearing in court in Manhattan to face commercial bribery and other charges. ...

Brooklyn Center auto mechanic claims co-workers uttered gay slurs

Pioneer Press - Monday 20th May, 2013

A mechanic says that his co-workers at a Twin Cities car dealership accosted him with gay slurs and threats and that when he complained to superiors, the company did nothing. In a lawsuit filed in Hennepin County District Court, Joel Michael Roland also says he was disciplined for "speaking in a high-pitched voice and lisping," which a customer interpreted as being demeaning to ...

Barbie dream house being reimagined in New York India

Middle East Times - Monday 20th May, 2013

U.S. toymaker Mattel says it hired designers to come up with new dream home ideas for its Barbie doll but likely won't actually manufacture them. The toymaker said the interior designers will sketch up homes with a California, New York and India feel, with the top design to be chosen in August, the New York Post reported Monday. Celerie Kemble said her New York version resembles a ...

New York Landowners Sue Norse Energy USA Over Leases

Rigzone - Monday 20th May, 2013

Eighty-nine New York landowners who once agreed to let Norse Energy Corp. USA drill for natural gas on their property have filed a lawsuit against the struggling company, arguing that its executives have unfairly extended the life of their lease agreements using a legal clause meant for natural disasters and terrorist attacks. The landowner group said that Norse Energy USA shouldn't be ...

Caroline Kennedy and fellow jurors acquit accused Harlem crack dealer

New York Post - Monday 20th May, 2013

Former First Daughter Caroline Kennedy and her fellow jurors took just over an hour today to acquit a Harlem man of charges that he sold four "nickel bag" crack rocks at $5 each to an undercover officer near Harlem River Park.Violent predicate felon Nelson Chatman, 31, smiled big as the jury foreman rendered the not guilty verdict in the circumstantial case after just 75 minutes of ...

Study Most shipwrecks a minor US pollution threat

The Miami Herald - Monday 20th May, 2013

WASHINGTON -- A new government report details 87 shipwrecks - most sunk during World War II decades ago - that could pollute U.S. waters with tens of millions of gallons of oil.Even so, the potential for pollution is less than scientists had expected. The report released Monday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration concludes "the scope of the problem is much more ...

LIVE BLOG Yahoo New York Press Event

Forbes - Monday 20th May, 2013

's master plan to dominate the news cycle is continuing into Monday night with a major press event that may or may not be tied to its $1.1 billion acquisition of social sharing platform Tumblr, which ...

Magic Try To Follow Howard Trade With Lottery Luck

WJZ 13 - Monday 20th May, 2013

Armed with the best odds and their three-time winner back on stage, the Magic will try to jump-start the rebuilding process Tuesday night by landing the rights to the No. 1 pick in the NBA ...

Report Mary J. Blige Owes Millions In Back Taxes

CBS 2 - Monday 20th May, 2013

R&B superstar Mary J. Blige has been hit with a $3.4 million tax lien from Uncle Sam for failing to pay her taxes over several years, according to court records. Blige has already been hit withliensin Saddle River, N.J. and Westchester County, N.Y. where she owns homes, according to court documents. The IRS said Blige, 43, has failed to pay all her income taxes over the past several ...

Woody Johnson On Mike Goodson Situation ‘Truth Justice And The American Way’

CBS 2 - Monday 20th May, 2013

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Jets running backMike Goodson was in attendance at New York’s first OTA practice on Monday morning. Three days earlier, theIrvington,N.J., ...

We wont screw it up Yahoo buys New York-based social network Tumblr for $1.1bn as chief executive Marissa Mayer rules out radical changes following negative reaction

The Independent - Monday 20th May, 2013

The statement from Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer begins with a promise "not to screw it up", whilst assuring users that David Karp will remain CEO and that Yahoo! will "operate Tumblr independently".The deal went through for $1.1 billion (723 million) in cash, a sum justified by Tumblr's impressive numbers as one of the world's fastest growing social-media networks.The ...

Todays MLB starting lineups May 20

New York Yankees - Monday 20th May, 2013

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: Atlanta Braves: 1. ...

Aardsma signs Minor League deal with Mets

New York Mets - Monday 20th May, 2013

The Mets signed right-hander David Aardsma to a Minor League deal and assigned him to Triple-A Las Vegas on Monday. Aardsma, 31, opened the year with Miami's Triple-A affiliate in New Orleans, and he went 1-0 with a 2.57 ERA in 10 games (14 innings). He was released on Wednesday. The veteran hurler was in Spring Training this year with the Yankees, but was designated for assignment on ...

Cat and mouse game between Royalty Pharma and Elan suddenly a blur of motion

New York Business Journal - Monday 20th May, 2013

Royalty Pharma again increased its offer for Irish drug company Elan Corp. to $12.50 a share, but said it would withdraw its offer if shareholders approve several transactions just announced by Elan. The increased offer values Elan at about $6.4 billion, a 7 percent premium to Elan's closing price of $11.67 on Friday. The stock was up 3.4 percent at $12.06 a share Monday afternoon. In ...

Music Review Look and Listen at the Pratt Manhattan Gallery

International Herald Tribune - Monday 20th May, 2013

Look and Listen is the title of a festival of new music performed in art galleries that kicked off its 12th season with a concert at the Pratt Manhattan Gallery on Friday evening. But during a performance of Lewis ...

Feds NYU researchers took bribes from Chinese co.

San Diego Union-Tribune - Monday 20th May, 2013

NEW YORK -; Three researchers are charged with taking bribes from a Chinese government-supported institution in exchange for access to restricted research from a New York University ...

Figoski slay thug testifies against former partners-in-crime

New York Post - Monday 20th May, 2013

A violent thug turned courtroom snitch fingered his former partners-in-crime today in the murder trial of two Brooklyn men accused of a botched robbery that led to the death of a NYPD cop.Ariel Tejada, 24, detailed the planning that went into the brutal 2011 robbery that led to the fatal shooting of NYPD Det. Peter Figoski.The former Crips gang member testified against alleged robbery ringleader ...

LaGuardia delays linger after dense fog advisory lifted

Newsday - Monday 20th May, 2013

Latest forecast A dense fog advisory for Long Island has expired, but LaGuardia Airport was still experiencing some flight arrival delays of up to an hour and a half, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.For the most part, flights at both Kennedy and MacArthur airports were back to normal, following some earlier weather-related delays, the FAA reported on its website.As for the ...

Now that Tumblrs hit it big whos next in line on the New York tech scene | Heidi Moore

The Guardian - Monday 20th May, 2013

$1.1bn acquisition of Tumblr - "we won't screw it up," the acquirer promised - than the New York tech world erupted in gossip and speculation about which company among them would be next to find an equally rich and self-deprecating corporate suitor. "That's all people are talking about at Internet Week - what's going to be the hot new acquisition?" said ...