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Teachers’ Union Backs Thompson for New York Mayor
The United Federation of Teachers, one of the largest local unions in the country, on Wednesday threw its vast network of supporters behind William C. Thompson Jr. in the race for mayor of New ...
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Two New York men accused of assembling X-ray weapon
Federal authorities accused two men Wednesday of assembling a portable X-ray weapon that they intended to use to secretly sicken opponents of Israel.The indictment charged 49-year-old Glendon Scott Crawford and 54-year-old Eric J. Feight with conspiracy to provide support to terrorists with the ...
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Wife mom and cousin plead guilty to helping CityTime scammer
The wife, mother and a cousin of the mastermind behind the massive CityTime payroll-system scam pleaded guilty today to helping Mark Mazer launder $25 million in kickbacks.Mazer’s wife, Svetlana, his mother Larisa Medzon, and cousin Anna Makovetskaya also agreed to forfeit more than $27 million in cash and various properties worth more than $4 million as part of their agreements ironed out ...
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Judge OKs Genovese crime family soldier wake attendance
This judge has respect for respects.A Brooklyn federal court judge today allowed a reputed Genovese crime family soldier to remain out on bail despite his ill-advised attendance at a mobbed up wake.Despite bail conditions that prohibit his mingling with mafiosi, James Bernardone, 46, showed up at a March 21 Bronx memorial that drew more than 25 known hoods - including Luchese underboss Steven ...
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Police dog from LI injured in subway fight
Photo credit: Craig Ruttle | With both their injuries apparent, Officer Vincent Tieniber, 36, shows his police dog Bear's broken teeth at One Police Plaza. The two are recovering from injuries suffered after they tried to break up a fight on the southbound platform of the No. 4 subway at 59th Street and Lexington Avenue, police said. (June 19, ...
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LIRR Loose track switch component may have caused derailment
Photo credit: Craig Ruttle | An Eastbound LIRR train that officials say "probably derailed" just after leaving the Penn Station platform on track 14 rests as it is looked over by officials. (June 17, ...
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Feds make find at former home of NY mobster
A woman ducks under crime scene tape in front of a New York city house once occupied by a famous gangster, Tuesday, June 18, 2013, in New York. The work started Monday at the home of James Burke, a Lucchese crime family associate known as "Jimmy the Gent." He was the inspiration for Robert De Niro's character in the 1990 Martin Scorsese movie "Goodfellas." Burke died ...
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New York man given three-year sentence for computer hacking
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is still developing and testing computer systems meant to determine consumers’ eligibility for government subsidies, the Government Accountability Office said. Plans to train “navigators” to assist people in finding new insurance plans have been delayed about two months past a June deadline, the GAO found. The exchanges are set to ...
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Rick Perry bashes New York in ad to attract businesses to Texas
Photo credit: Texas Gov. Rick Perry (Getty Images) Texas Gov. Rick Perry threw a gauntlet at the Empire State Wednesday in an attempt to woo employers to his neighborhood. The former presidential candidate stars in a TV ad that urges businesses to come to Texas by painting New York as a heavy taxer and business-unfriendly state. "If you're tired of the same old recipe . . . get out ...
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New York City Police Unions Livid Over Bill On Racial Profiling
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — New York City police unions are lining up to blast a bill they say would handcuff them from doing their job. "The community should be outraged that this legislation is out there," Roy Richter of the Captains Endowment Association said Wednesday. Richter is shown in a provocative ad that features police brass wearing a blindfold. It’s a campaign to ...
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Constant Construction Rattles Some Williamsburg Parents
Williamsburg, Brooklyn for some time, but it has meant for a big headache for some mothers in the neighborhood. As CBS 2's Vanessa Murdock reported, cement trucks, hammering and a whole lot of construction has become part of the daily routine along the waterfront ...
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Tony’s Table With Stephanie Pineapple Chicken
1/4 tsp. Sea Salt 1/2 Red Onion (diced) 1 Red Bell Pepper (chopped) 1 Lime (juiced) 1/2 tsp. Honey Preparation: Grill chicken until 70% cooked. Then add chicken to pan with pineapple, after a few minutes add cilantro, chili powder, cumin. Separately, combine red onion, red pepper, lime juice, honey, and remaining pineapple. Put salsa mixture over chicken and serve. (NOTE: Prep times can ...
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Joe Torre’s Daughter Catches Falling Baby Boy In Brooklyn
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The daughter of legendary former Yankees manager Joe Torre was being hailed as a hero Wednesday, after she caught a 16-month-old baby who was dangling from an awning in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. As CBS 2's Hazel Sanchez reported, everyone in the neighborhood was talking about how the baby was dangling from the awning of the Sweetie Frozen Yogurt shop at 9104 Third ...
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Yankees’ Derek Jeter Takes Batting Practice In Tampa
since being cleared to increase his rehabilitation program for a broken left ankle. Jeter took 21 swings on Wednesday at the Yankees’ minor league complex in Tampa, Fla. He looked comfortable at the plate, hitting balls to all fields. The Yankees captain has also increased his movement by taking grounders and fielding balls backhanded on the grass behind short and throwing to ...
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Storm Protection Measures Going Up Along Part Of Far Rockaway
a stretch of the Rockaways that was decimated by superstorm Sandy . The storm barrier of more than 7,500 bags filled with 20,000 tons of sand will stretch from Beach 55th Street to Beach 149th Street when ...
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Mets Ace Matt Harvey Eyeing All-Star Start At Citi Field
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Mets ace Matt Harvey has ';absolutely'; thought about making this year’s National League All-Star team. Just wearing the uniform would be an honor, especially in front of the hometown fans at Citi Field. Getting the starting nod would be even better. ';That would be a huge adrenaline rush,'; Harvey told WFAN radio’s Mike Francesa on ...
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Ichiro Yankees spoil Mattinglys return
LAD@NYY: Ichiro adds to lead with solo homer to right NEW YORK -- Don Mattingly's first game back at Yankee Stadium was hardly the most exciting part of the first half of a split doubleheader Wednesday. Yankees right fielder Ichiro Suzuki hit a home run, drove in three runs and robbed an extra-base hit with a leaping catch on the warning track in the eighth. Dodgers designated hitter ...
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New York to vote on bill increasing penalties for human trafficking
human trafficking are among the worst in the nation, are expected to vote on a bill this week that would bring it into line with federal law to protect sexually exploited minors from prosecution.The bill would raise to 18 the age at which a victim coerced ...
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NJ Transit probes bizarre bus trip into New York
New Jersey Transit is investigating why a trip that normally takes about 45 minutes took nearly two hours more Thursday when the driver took a circuitous route into Manhattan's Port Authority bus terminal.A passenger on the ill-fated trip tells Newark's The Star-Ledger newspaper ...
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Yankees 6 Dodgers 4 First Game Suzuki Spoils Mattinglys Return to Yankee Stadium
In Game 1 of a day-night doubleheader Wednesday, Don Mattingly, the beloved former Yankees star, was cheered from the moment he stepped onto the field to exchange the lineup cards. He was serenaded by the fans in the right-field bleachers and commemorated with a video montage of highlights from his playing days in pinstripes. He recognized the fans twice with a tip of his cap. But his ...
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Feds find possible remains at NYC mobsters home
A woman ducks under crime scene tape in front of a New York city house once occupied by a famous gangster, Tuesday, June 18, 2013, in New York. The work started Monday at the home of James Burke, a Lucchese crime family associate known as "Jimmy the Gent." He was the inspiration for Robert De Niro's character in the 1990 Martin Scorsese movie "Goodfellas." Burke died ...
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Woman who attacked weight-lifting Hugh Jackman with her pubic hair is not mentally fit for trial psych eval
No kidding!Actor Hugh Jackman's alleged razor-wielding stalker isn't of sound mind, a court-ordered psych evaluation has found."She's been found not fit to proceed to trial, but I'll ask the people if they have any objection," Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Maxwell Wiley said this afternoon.Katherine Thurston, 46, looked confused and disheveled wearing a black ...
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Hero cop who survived gunshot to head takes stand against thug accused of trying to kill him
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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Bronx teacher accused of raping 10-year-old after he told her she was receiving an award
A Bronx teacher allegedly raped one of his female students after telling the child’s parents he was taking her to receive an award, police sources said.Anthony Criscuolo, a teacher at P.S. 386 in Fordham Heights, allegedly wrote a letter on official school letterhead telling the 10-year-old victim’s parents she was set to receive some kind of academic award, police sources said.The ...
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Former Supervisory Official at New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development Sentenced to 18 Months’ Imprisonment for Accepting $100000 Bribe
Earlier today, Luis Adorno, formerly the supervisory construction project manager of the Department of Architecture and Construction Engineering at the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), was sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 18 months, followed by 300 hours of community service, for his corruption conviction for taking bribes. As part of his sentence, ...
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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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