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Once-Accused Pedophile Priest Arrested For Having Contact With Children
The Rev. Michael Fugee, a once-accused pedophile priest, has been arrested for having contact with children in violation of a court order. (Credit: Bergen County Prosecutor’s ...
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Mets to honor military on Sunday
A representative from each branch of the military will throw out a ceremonial first pitch before the game. (AP) NEW YORK -- After the cancellation of Fleet Week, the Mets joined with the USO of Metropolitan New York to plan their own gathering for thousands of military personnel. On Sunday, more than 3,000 servicemen and women, as well as their families, will be at Citi Field to participate in ...
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Murphy maintains top spot in lineup
Email NEW YORK -- Seeking some sort of production out of the first spot in his lineup, manager Terry Collins solicited advice following Saturday's loss in Chicago. Bench coach Bob Geren presented the winning suggestion, revisiting an idea that the team had broached several times in recent years: Daniel Murphy, leadoff man. "I said, 'OK, but we've got to have somebody hitting ...
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Davis moved to sixth in batting order
Email NEW YORK -- Ike Davis' rope with the Mets may extend indefinitely, but his run as the cleanup hitter has come to an end. Manager Terry Collins bumped Davis to sixth in the lineup on Monday, marking the first time in more than a week he has hit anywhere other than fourth against a right-handed pitcher. Collins had promised Davis a full week's worth of starts at the cleanup spot ...
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NYPD stop-and-frisk trial ends race an issue
In this Friday, May 17, 2013, photo, U.S. District Court Judge Shira Scheindlin is interviewed in her federal court chambers, in New York. Scheindlin is the federal judge presiding over civil rights challenges to the stop-and-frisk practices of the New York Police Department. (AP Photo/Richard ...
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Metro-North New Haven line to resume full service Wednesday
The Metro-North Railroad will resume full service on its New Haven line on Wednesday - for the first time since Friday’s rush-hour derailment that left 72 injured, including two critically, transit officials said.Service should be up and running by the peak a.m. hours, officials said.A broken section of rail is believed to have caused the crash.Commuters on sections of the disrupted train ...
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Seamless GrubHub cook up plans to combine
North America and GrubHub announced plans Monday to combine and create a new company covering more than 20,000 restaurants in 500 cities across the United States. Financial terms were not disclosed, and it's unclear what the combined unit will be called. GrubHub ...
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New York Toys With Out Of State Partner
Broadway on the left of the Flatiron building and Fifth Avenue on the right. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Out of state investors in real estate partnerships in high tax states sometimes get nasty surprises, particularly if partnership management is not sensitive to their concerns. That appears to be what happened to Craig Olsheim based on a recent decision in ...
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A look at Staten Islands Snug Harbor
Photo credit: Reflect on hectic city life at the New York Chinese Scholar's Garden It's certainly not a tropical island, but if your goal is to escape the hustle and bustle of the city, Staten Island's Snug Harbor is the perfect retreat. Located on the north shore, it was built in 1801 as a haven for retired sailors and dubbed Sailors Snug Harbor. Today, the 83-acre Snug Harbor ...
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Some Stores Are Already Offering Big Discounts Ahead Of Memorial Day Weekend
NEW YORK(CBSNewYork) — It isn’t Memorial Day yet but many stores have already slashed prices ahead of the big weekend; but, is it better to buy now, or wait? William Sonoma, The Gap, Coldwater Creek, and Banana Republic were all holding pre-Memorial Day sales on Monday. Avid shoppers told CBS 2′s Christine Sloan that it is well worth it to take advantage of the early ...
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Khloe Kardashian Apparel Line Leads To Copyright Questions From N.Y. State
Khloe Kardashian has reportedly pulled a design from her Rich Soil clothing line, after Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the logo may violate copyright laws for its resemblance to an image used by the State of New York. (Credit: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images/CBS ...
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Willets Point Business Owners We Are Being Evicted By NYC For No Reason
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A lot of workers are about to lose their jobs. They got kicked out of their auto body shops by the landlord. The landlord is New York City. As CBS 2's Marcia Kramer reported Monday, business owners are calling it harassment. The mayor known in some circles as "El Bloombito" has struck again, imperiously closing more than a dozen auto body shops ...
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Bronx Family Gets War Hero’s Purple Heart 70 Years After His Death
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - The family of a Bronx man who received the Purple Heart in World War II has received a replacement 70 years after his death. Carmelo DiGregorio received the Purple Heart in 1943 after being severely wounded in the third battle of Guadalcanal. His younger brother Ben said he did not have to return to war. ';He was a real sailor. I’ll tell you that who loved ...
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Knicks Offer a Blunt Assessment of What Went Wrong
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Tex takes at-bats for first time since injury in sim game
Email BALTIMORE -- The corner locker normally reserved for Mark Teixeira in the visiting clubhouse at Camden Yards was instead occupied by newly acquired infielder Reid Brignac on Monday, a reminder that Teixeira still has not played a single game for the Yankees this year. There is hope that could be changing soon. Teixeira announced on Twitter on Monday that he had his first at-bats since ...
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Youk A-Rod taking ground balls in Florida
Email BALTIMORE -- Yankees infielder Kevin Youkilis has resumed taking batting practice and ground balls at the club's complex in Tampa, Fla., while Alex Rodriguez is also taking ground balls at third base in his return to on-field action. Manager Joe Girardi seemed encouraged by Youkilis' progress as he comes back from a lumbar spine sprain, but indicated that it is not likely that ...
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Girardi gives Wells a break holds him out of lineup
Email BALTIMORE -- Vernon Wells has enjoyed some success against Orioles right-hander Freddy Garcia, stroking seven hits in 16 at-bats (.438), but he was out of the Yankees' lineup on Monday because manager Joe Girardi believes the veteran outfielder could use a break. Wells has been a nice surprise for the Yankees, batting .286 with 10 homers and 23 RBIs, but the 34-year-old had also ...
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Lawsuit challenges NYPDs anti-theft sting tactics
NEW YORK (AP) -- A lawsuit in Brooklyn is challenging the New York Police Department's anti-crime tactic of leaving wallets, cash and bags in plain sight to tempt ...
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NYPD increasing patrols in wake of attacks on gay man
The NYPD will beef up patrols in several Manhattan neighborhoods following the fatal shooting of a gay man in the West Village and two earlier violent attacks on gay men nearby, officials said yesterday."New York City is a place where we know our diversity is our greatest strength – a place where we are never going to go back to the time when it was unsafe to walk down the street ...
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Mayoral candidates downplay Anthony Weiner run
New York City mayoral candidates tried their best Monday to downplay the possible candidacy of former Rep. Anthony Weiner and the effect his well-funded campaign would have on the race.Candidates Christine Quinn and Bill de Blasio brushed off questions about how and if a Weiner candidacy would reshape the Democratic field at separate and unrelated news conferences."You know, ...
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Yahoo looks to regain its cool with Tumblr deal
SAN FRANCISCO -- After falling woefully out of fashion, Yahoo wants to be cool again while catering to the capitalistic demands of its shareholders. That goal led CEO Marissa Mayer to make a $1.1 billion bet on online blogging forum Tumblr in a risky acquisition that revolves around the vision and instincts of a 26-year-old entrepreneur who dropped out of high school to pursue his dream of ...
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L.I. Man For Allegedly Abusing Boys As Swim Coach Over 30 Years Ago
Paul Collins, 62, is charged with sexually abusing four boys as a swim coach in Massachusetts between 1978 and 1980. (Credit: Suffolk County ...
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Boyfriend Appears In Court In Murder Of Eastern Connecticut State U. Student
Richards didn’t enter a plea, but his lawyer, John Gulash, said his client intends to plead not guilty. Richards is a long-time Bridgeport resident with no criminal record, Gulash said. Wiley, a sophomore psychology major, was last seen April 20 on Main Street in Willimantic, a few blocks from campus. She was reported missing on April 24. In the weeks that followed, police searched for ...
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New Yorker Sells Social Networking Giant Tumblr To Yahoo For $1.1 Billion
David Karp of Tumblr speaks onstage at TechCrunch Disrupt NY 2013 at The Manhattan Center on May 1, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Brian Ach/Getty Images for ...
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Avon names former Tupperware exec North America president
Pablo Munoz as senior vice president and president of North America, effective June 24. Avon (NYSE: AVP), which is in the middle of a plan to cut costs and return to profits, last month announced ...
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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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