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NJ Gov. Christie is still a Dallas Cowboys fan
SAYREVILLE, N.J. -; New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie surprised some schoolchildren when he told them his favorite football team is the Dallas ...
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Anthony Weiner Bring back commuter tax
Photo credit: Steven Sunshine | New York City mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner attends a street fair in Brooklyn with his son Jordan. (June 16, ...
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Silverman Vigneault Has Flaws But Will Be Improvement Over Tortorella
The New York Rangers will hold a press conference (eventually) and tell the world that Alain Vigneault will be their next head coach . Vigneault certainly has a track record and he appears to be an improvement over John Tortorella. There was never any doubting Tortorella's commitment or his ability to diagnose an opponent's strength or weakness.He had the technical tools to become an ...
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Family Of Young Girl Killed In UWS Crash Demands Justice At Suspect’s Arraignment
struck by a car and killed while walking with her grandmother on the Upper West Side, was in court to demand justice for their daughter as the teenager accused of killing her was arraigned. Franklin Reyes, 17, looked afraid as he entered the courtroom, CBS 2's Don Champion reported. He's charged with vehicular manslaughter for crashing into Russo and her grandmother while being ...
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Police Shoot Gun-Wielding Man In Nassau County
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Nassau County Police officers shot an armed man in Albertson Wednesday morning. According to Nassau County Police, a neighbor called 911 around 10:20 a.m. after the suspect pointed a gun at the resident. ';The suspect is located in front of 49 Netz Place. The officers ordered him to stop and show his hands. He refuses. The suspect then pulls a gun and ...
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Former Giants Jets Punter And Broadcaster Dave Jennings Dies At 61
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Former Giants punter and broadcaster Dave Jennings died on Wednesday after a long battle with Parkinson's disease. He was 61. WFAN radio host Mike Francesa opened his show with the news just after 1 p.m. He said he received a call about Jennings’ passing ';less than an hour ago'; and was asked to say a few ...
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Former Fort Lee Man Charged In Infant Son’s Death
HACKENSACK, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) – A former northern New Jersey man stands accused of causing his infant son’s death last year. Michael Marrara Jr., 32, has been charged with aggravated manslaughter, child endangerment and hindering apprehension, Bergen County prosecutors announced Wednesday. Marrara, a former Fort Lee resident who now lives in Boca Raton, Fla., turned himself in ...
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A-Rod reportedly sought Boschs advice last year
The Yankees hope Alex Rodriguez is ready after the break. NEW YORK -- Alex Rodriguez allegedly reached out to Biogenesis founder Anthony Bosch for help while struggling in last year's American League Championship Series, according to a report published on Tuesday by the Miami New Times. Porter Fischer, a former business associate of Bosch's, told the weekly newspaper that Rodriguez ...
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Almonte set to debut in Yankees nightcap
10th-best prospect according to MLB.com, is expected to make his Major League debut on Wednesday for the club. Manager Joe Girardi said that he plans to start Almonte in the second game of Wednesday's day-night doubleheader against the Dodgers, though he could also use Almonte as a substitute in the afternoon contest. "We really believe this kid is going to hit," Girardi said. ...
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Brooklyn Librarys Pacific branch wont be sold to developer -- yet
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Gun Safety Tips For Safely Keeping A Gun In Your Home
Over a third of American households currently contain at least one working firearm. With so many homes containing weapons, gun-related accidents make all-too familiar tragic headlines, compounded by the knowledge that most could have been avoided had added safety precautions been taken. Benjamin Nuzzi is a family man and former active duty United States Marine Corp. Sergeant marksmanship ...
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Video Car crash in New York City injures eight
A car rocketing down an avenue in Manhattan's dense East Village swerved out of control, plowed down a sidewalk and smashed through a storefront flower stand Wednesday morning, injuring eight ...
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Hanson Celebrate 21st Birthday as a Band in New York
Hanson turned 21 this year, and the brotherly trio celebrated with a birthday party last night in New York at Irving Plaza as fans swarmed to see the band perform. The brothers started the group as pre-teens, and released their sixth studio ...
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Perv teacher convicted after turning 8 and 9-year-olds into personal sex toys
A Queens jury convicted a teacher for using five elementary students as his "personal sex toys" inside their third and fourth-grade classrooms. Simon Watts, a former teacher at the Jackie Robinson Elementary school, appeared shocked when the foreperson read "guilty" on all eleven counts for forcing four little girls to inappropriately touch his crotch and molested a ...
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Alleged drunk driver going 75 mph jumps curb and injures 5 in street race witnesses
An allegedly wasted driver racing another car in the East Village jumped a curb and injured five people when his car smashed into a deli and caused a fire hydrant to torpedo through the air and strike a Citi Bike rider, cops and witnesses said.Shaun Martin, 32, of Queens, was charged with DWI when his white Nissan Altima lost control on Second Avenue between Fourth and Fifth streets and smashed ...
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LIRR Trains on time Wednesday morning
See how much MTA hikes will cost you LIRR trains were running on or close to schedule Wednesday morning, a day after round-the-clock repairs followed a derailment in the East River Tunnel."We're looking good," Long Island Rail Road spokesman Salvatore Arena said shortly before 7 a.m. and about two hours into the peak of the morning commute.Arena said the only reported delay was ...
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Will hotel room service check out
In Bay Shore accident on Sunrise Hwy Service Rd EB at Hwy 27/Brentwood Rd. Slow traffic from Penataquit Ave In Bay Shore accident on Sunrise Hwy Service Rd EB at Hwy 27/Brentwood Rd. Slow traffic from Penataquit ...
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Hartnett Klinsmann Winning Over Doubters Guiding U.S. Soccer To Unexpected Heights
More Columns Back in February, furious American soccer fans vented their dissatisfaction at national team manager Jurgen Klinsmannafter the United States dropped their opening game of the 2014 World Cup qualifying on enemy soil. Honduras came from behind to earn a shocking 2-1 victory, and the disharmony wasn't just confined to the fans of the national team. It had spread to the players ...
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Self-Professed Father-Son Pimps Acquitted On Sex Trafficking Charge
A father-son duo of self-described pimps were found not guilty of sex trafficking in Manhattan Supreme Court Wednesday but could still face jail time for lesser ...
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Stephanie Tony’s Watermelon Pico De Gallo Recipe
1 red bell pepper, diced 1 yellow bell pepper, diced 1 orange bell pepper, diced 2 jalapeos, diced (seeded for less spicy) 1 bunch cilantro, torn 2 limes, juiced Salt and pepper to ...
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Police Intoxicated L.I. Man Plows Car Into Pack Of Dinosaurs
SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. (CBSNewYork/AP) –Tyrannosaurus Wrecked. A Long Island man has denied a police claim that he was intoxicated when his car smashed into about a dozen roadside dinosaurs. Only one 30-foot-long, 10-foot-tall T-Rex wasstill intact after the crash Tuesday in Southampton, Newsday reported. Larry Schaeffer owns the statue store, Yesterday’s Treasures. He said that the ...
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BC Morning Show Wednesday’s Podcast And MOTD
Terry Collins introduced the activity of ';bobbing for Johnson’s'; to the morning show, and Jerry Recco liked the sound of it so much that he made it the introduction to his highly-anticipated ';Moment of the ...
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FBI says no tie between NY and Hoffa Mich. dig
Investigators have been digging this week under a New York City house once occupied by a famous gangster, James Burke. In suburban Detroit, the FBI ended an excavation for any remains of Hoffa, the former leader of the Teamsters union who disappeared in ...
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Admitted father-son pimps with family of happy hookers cleared of sex trafficking - could still spend 15 years behind bars for prostitution raps
My son Maddox gets shot in head during 'World War Z,' says Brad Pitt Adults were left terrified at the end of Brad Pitt’s zombie thriller ...
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NY Gov. Cuomos Abortion Plank Back in Play in New York Senate
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo arrives at a meeting with Appropriations Committee Chairman and Vice-Chairman Senator Daniel Inouye and Senator Thad Cochran on Capitol Hill in Washington, December 3, ...
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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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