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NYPD Detective Accused Of Hacking Into Fellow Officers’ Email Accounts
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – A veteran New York City Police Department detective is accused of hacking into the email accounts of his colleagues, including his ex-girlfriend who is also a police officer. Edwin Vargas, 42, was arrested outside his home in Bronxville on Tuesday morning after FBI agents followed his computer trail, 1010 WINS’ Juliet Papa reported. Between March 2011 and ...
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Police 2 Charged In Attack Against Gay Couple In SoHo
Protestors rally against LGBT hate crimes after a gay man was murdered in New York City on May 20, 2013. (credit: TIMOTHY CLARY/AFP/Getty ...
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Oklahoma City Thunder Star Kevin Durant Pledges $1 Million For Tornado Relief
for tornado relief through his family foundation. The American Red Cross announced Tuesday that the gift from The Durant Family Foundation is meant to match other donations and be an incentive for more people to give. Red Cross’ regional CEO Janienne Bella said the organization was thankful for Durant’s ...
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Schmeelk Knicks’ Big Picture Presents A Clear Path For The Offseason
I took a lot of heat for my story on Monday , as many people were upset that I was willing to "accept" a "mediocre" season. They were upset that I would "settle" for coming up short from the Knicks’ ultimate goal of playing the Heat and challenging for a championship. There seems to be a strange consensus from a segment of fans out there who believe that this ...
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BC Morning Show Tuesday’s Podcast And MOTD
Right Click Here To Download Below you can listen to -- and download -- all of the memorable audio from today's (05/21) edition of the Boomer & Carton Morning Extravaganza in one nice little package for your convenience. Until tomorrow morning at 6 a.m., when the guys make their return to the airwaves, stay classy New ...
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BC Morning Show Mark Messier Breaks Down How Rangers Can Win Game 3
The former captain of the New York Rangers called into the show Tuesday morning. He is 100 percent on board with how coach John Tortorella is running the team and gives some insight on what the Rangers need to do to improve their power play and beat the Bruins in Game ...
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BC Morning Show Reminiscing On Mets Managers
Jerry is giving a rundown of the sports update — and then he gets to the Mets. The Mets lose again thanks to some wonderful defense from Ike Davis. Jerry plays some audio of Terry Collins regarding Ike Davis, and that makes Craig reminisce on some other Mets ...
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BC Morning Show Barclays Center Smells
The Barclays Center has decided to spray scents through the vents to keep the arena smelling fresh. Craigie starts giving other good ideas of what they should make the arena smell ...
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Climate change will push up New Yorks heatwave deaths
Radley Horton of Columbia University in New York and colleagues have now calculated the net effect. They matched daily temperature data for Manhattan with death rates between 1982 and 1999 to estimate how sensitive the city's population is to temperatures, then used future temperature forecasts to estimate future death rates. In all their 16 models, temperature-related deaths increased ...
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Knicks Unsure About Stoudemires Role
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ESPN giving the axe to staffers as Disney stock hits highs
ESPN has confirmed the layoffs of 10 percent of its staff. The bloodbath at the Walt Disney Co. continues. ESPN just announced that it is laying off 400 U.S.-based employees in efforts to improve profitability, according to Deadspin which originally broke the story. With the company reaching record stock prices as of late, it's hard to imagine that profitability is a major issue. Yet, when ...
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Sands Point woman charged in fake art scheme
LI crime and police reports A Sands Point art dealer has been charged in federal court in Manhattan with a sophisticated double-barreled scam, selling counterfeit paintings from famous artists like Jackson Pollock to Manhattan galleries, and then hiding $12.5 million in profits from the Internal Revenue Service.Glafira Rosales, 56, was arrested Tuesday morning and charged with three counts of ...
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Ex-NYC housing exec sentenced to 18 months in prison
A Massapequa man who pleaded guilty to taking bribes while he was a construction supervisor at New York City's Department of Housing Preservation and Development was sentenced to 18 months in prison on Tuesday.Michael Provenzano, 50, HPD's former director of construction services, was accused of taking $10,000 annual payoffs from a developer in return for tipping him off on bids and ...
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Gov. Cuomo Warns Kardashian Statue of Liberty Logo on Her T-Shirt Could Violate Copyright Laws
FILE - In this March 23, 2013 file photo, Khloe Kardashian arrives at the 26th annual Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards, in Los Angeles. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo sent a letter to Khloe Kardashian's informing the reality star that the logo on her T-shirt line may be violating copyright law. Her T-shirt line resembles the logo of a New York farm program. The state's design ...
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Road Test 2014 Kia Cadenza
SAN DIEGO, CA (KDKA) – The folks at Kia — who have, by the way, been doing nothing but a bang up job at rolling out vehicles that give you bang for the buck — say that after the top of the line Optima sedan, their customers who want more have nowhere to go but another brand. That’s why the Cadenza was born. A little bigger and much more upscale, the Cadenza is ...
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Top 10 Family Cars Of 2013
IRVINE, CA (WWJ) – Kelly Blue Book’s list of the 10 Best Family Cars includes mid-size cars, minivans and small SUVs. It’s also a mix of brands, foreign and domestic. ';This is a great year for family cars,'; said Jack Nerad, Kelly Blue Book’s executive market analyst. ';There are some new entries in the marketplace that are terrific. Some of the old ...
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Four Rare Falcon Chicks Living On GWB Banded By City
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) – Four falcon chicks that live on the George Washington Bridge connecting Manhattan to New Jersey have gotten identifying bands around their legs. Their mother’s squawks competed with the din of rush-hour traffic on Tuesday. The chicks hatched three weeks ago on a girder six feet below the bridge’s lower level. Their parents are among 20 pairs of ...
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Report Mets Have Discussed Demoting Ike Davis Ruben Tejada Jordany Valdespin
Ike Davis (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images), Ruben Tejada (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images) and Jordany Valdespin (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty ...
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Online Resource Helps Women Going Through Divorce
through divorce , help is just a click away. One woman turned her own personal experience into a resource for other women that don’t know where to begin. It’s ...
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Bruins Expecting Desperate Rangers In Game 3
Henrik Lundqvist and Mats Zuccarello of the New York Rangers lie on the ice after giving up the game-winning overtime goal to Boston’s Brad Marchand in Game One of the 2013 Eastern Conference Semifinals. (Photo by Jared Wickerham/Getty ...
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New Rule Bans Golfers From Anchoring Long Putters Against Their Bodies
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — A big change is coming to the world of golf. Golf’s governing bodies approved a rule Tuesday that outlaws the putting stroke used by four of the last six major champions, a move opposed by two major golf organizations that contend long putters are not hurting the game. The Royal & Ancient Golf Club and U.S. Golf Association said Rule 14-1b will take ...
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Beach Beauty DIY Tips For The Sun Sand
NEW YORK (WLNY) – You can get a luxe beauty treatment right on the beach. Beauty expert Anna De Souza dishes on how to make a foot scrub from sand, an acne treatment and toner from coconut water and ...
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Disabled Long Island Newlyweds Offered Apartment
RIVERHEAD, N.Y. (CBSNewYork/AP) – A newlywed mentally disabled couple forced to live in separate group homes may soon be able to move in together. According to court papers, Paul Forziano and Hava Samuels have been offered an apartment in a group home for the mentally disabled in Riverhead run by East End Disability Associates. The apartment is attached to a group home housing eight ...
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Jim Boeheim Knocks Knicks Defends Carmelo Anthony
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Jim Boeheim says former Syracuse star Carmelo Anthony has no shot at winning an NBA title with the New York Knicks. Or at least with these Knicks. The Syracuse coach sounded off on the shortcomings of Anthony’s teammates ...
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Mobile Couch Operation Homefront On The Intrepid
deck of the Intrepid to witness a Guinness World Record attempt for the most sandwiches made in one hour. Over 100 volunteers from Operation Homefront, a national nonprofit providing emergency financial and food assistance to our military veterans, wounded warriors and their families, joined Eckrich Bacon Lovers Deli Meats to attempt to build 2,500 sandwiches in one hour — all as a ...
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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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