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PHOTOS MBTA officials seek alleged T toucher
Transit Police are looking for help identifying a man who allegedly assaulted a woman on a Green Line C Trolley at Park Street MBTA Station last ...
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Over $2 million in heroin and crystal meth seized in drug trafficking bust
Three men were indicted today on drug trafficking charges after investigators New York State Police Special Investigations Unit traced a drug trail from a handoff in the Bronx on April 9, to a stash house in Corona, Queens. The investigation yielded approximately 10 pounds of heroin and nine pounds of crystal meth. The meth is valued at about $960,000, and that amount ofheroin could be sold ...
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Skaters rejoice Paine’s Park to open Wednesday
This rendering of Paine’s Park by Friday Architects/Planners is finally set to become a reality as the skatepark opens Wednesday. Credit: Franklin’s Paine Skatepark ...
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Police Woman’s dog thwarts robbery attempt
The old adage about man’s best friend has again proven two be true -Delaware State Police are crediting a 31-year-old woman’s four-legged companion with thwarting a robbery attempt in Wilmington on Saturday night. Investigators said the woman was walking her dog on an unlit footpath near Shipley Road and Philadelphia Pike when shortly before 10 p.m., she was confronted by two ...
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NJ hospital could be liable for inmate’s escape alleged murder
A judge last week ruled that a Newark, N.J., hospital could be liable for the escape of inmate David Goodell, who received treatment there after allegedly faking a seizure and who police said went on to kill 21-year-old Viviana Tulli in Garfield. Tulli’s sister and estate administrator Estella Tulli-Makowski in September of 2012 filed a suit in Essex County Superior Court against the ...
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Toucher Rich Naughty Mazz Loves New York City
Every so often, Toucher & Rich employ the help of Tony Massarotti's randy alter ego "Naughty Massarotti." The Bruins are headed to New York City to continue their series with the Rangers, and not only does Naughty Mazz love the Big Apple, he has some strong feelings for people associated with the city. It's your job to guess which New Yorker Naughty Mazz is talking ...
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Goat Snarls Traffic On New Jersey’s Pulaski Skyway
Pulaski Skyway in northern New Jersey. Jersey City Police Capt. Edgar Martinez said it took 90 minutes for emergency services to corral the goat as it ran along the four-lane bridge between Jersey City and Kearny Point Tuesday. ';The goat kept jumping over the divider and on top of cars,'; Martinez told 1010 WINS. ';It was cornered and captured with a rope and we were able to ...
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Suspect In Hofstra Home Invasion Avoided Return To Prison Despite Parole Violation
the home invasion that triggered the accidental police killing of 21-year-old Hofstra University student Andrea Rebello was a parolee. Dalton Smith, 30, had been released from prison a year early, having served nine years of a ten-year sentence for attempted robbery and criminal possession of a weapon. But he had violated his parole. However, he avoided being returned to prison by completing a ...
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Mets’ Davis Yankees’ Robertson To Hold Sandy Relief Golf Tournament
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) – Yankees pitcher David Robertson and Mets first baseman Ike Davis will help host a Long Island golf tournament to raise money for victims of Superstorm Sandy. It will be held July 17 at Bethpage Black in Farmingdale, the course for the 2002 and 2009 U.S. Open. The tournament is scheduled for the day ...
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Thousands March Against Hate In New York City
murder of Mark Carson this weekend. The march to the spot where Carson was shot was led by City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, and Edie Windsor, the plaintiff in the Supreme Court challenge of the Defense of Marriage Act, and also included representatives from numerous other LGBT groups. Glennda Testone, Executive Director of the city’s LGBT Community ...
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Coming up New York Fed Dudleys speech
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - New York Fed President William Dudley will discuss monetary policy at the zero lower bound in Japan and the U.S. in a speech to the Japan Society in New York at 1 p.m. Eastern. Dudley's views are closely watched as he is seen as a member of Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke's inner-circle at the central bank. Dudley has been a strong supporter of the Fed's ...
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Attleboro rehires contractor despite lunch flap
ATTLEBORO, Mass. - The city of Attleboro has renewed its contract with the food services company that created a national ruckus when its workers denied lunch to about two dozen middle school students whose account balances were in arrears.The school committee on Monday approved a one-year contract with New York-based Whitsons Culinary Group.Whitsons officials apologized after cafeteria workers ...
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Another slow commute following train collision
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) - Connecticut commuters faced another morning of longer-than-normal delays on the highways leading to New York, as workers finished up repairs on the Metro-North railroad following last week’s train collision near ...
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Judge to rule on stop-and-frisk practices of NYPD
The judge hearing the lawsuit filed against the New York Police Department's stop-and-frisk practices indicated she doesn't think the policy is effective. However, effectiveness is not what U.S. District Judge Shira A. Scheindlin must determine in Floyd v. City of New York, a class-action lawsuit charging New York police stop and frisk African-Americans and Hispanics without evidence ...
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Book News Murakami Translation Stoop Books of Brooklyn
English translation of ';Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage,'; which sold over a million copies in just over a week when it was released in Japan last month. A selection from a collection of rare early printed books and manuscripts will ...
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Crews Continue To Dig Through Debris After Deadly Okla. Twister
MOORE, Okla. (CBSNewYork/AP) – Stamford-based AmeriCares is sending itsdisaster relief team to Moore,Oklahoma to help with the massive recovery effort after a monstrous tornado barreled through Monday, demolishing an elementary school and reducing homes to piles of splintered wood. At least 51 people were killed in the storm, including at least 20 children, and those numbers were expected ...
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Ike Davis Booed At Citi Field As Dreadful Slump Continues
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) -- Ike Davis was out of place at first base and looked out of sorts in the batter’s box. The Mets’ slumping slugger was called for obstructing a runner rounding first base in a three-run first inning and went hitless in three at-bats for New York during a 4-3 loss to the Cincinnati Reds on Monday night. And — no surprise here — he heard plenty ...
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Tornado Devastation In Moore Oklahoma Hits Home For Mets’ Hefner
Jeremy Hefner (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images); yellow caution tape marks off the area surrounding the heavily damaged Moore Medical Center after a powerful tornado ripped through the area on May 20, 2013 in Moore, Oklahoma. (Photo by Brett Deering/Getty ...
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For Conn. Rail Commuters Easier Travel Ahead
train collision disrupted theircommute can look forward to easier traveling. Rail service from Connecticut to New York City along with Amtrak service between Boston and New York was expected to resume by Wednesday morning’s rush hour on one of the nation’s oldest and most heavily traveled ...
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Schumer Over $240 million in security money to NY
NEW YORK (AP) -- More than $240 million in security grant money is coming to New York, an increase of almost $34 million from the previous fiscal year, Sen. Charles Schumer said ...
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Yankees Injury Notes A-Rod Adds To Workload Teixeira Bats In Simulated Game
TAMPA, Fla. (CBSNewYork/AP) – Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez started his third week of on-field work by adding defensive drills and hitting in a cage. The 37-year-old, recuperating from left hip surgery on Jan. 16, fielded grounders and took 25 swings during a batting practice session in an indoor cage Monday at the Yankees’ minor league complex. ...
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Banged-Up Lundqvist Ready To Go For Rangers In Game 3
Henrik Lundqvist of the New York Rangers grimaces in pain from his left shoulder after making a save late in the third period against the Boston Bruins in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. (Photo by Jared Wickerham/Getty ...
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Knicks’ Felton ‘I Love Our Team Just The Way It Is’
Paul George of the Indiana Pacers and Raymond Felton #2 of the New York Knicks react after a jump ball call during Game 6 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty ...
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Judge Skeptical of New York Police Stops’ Effectiveness
"A lot of people are being frisked or searched on suspicion of having a gun and nobody has a gun," Judge Scheindlin, of Federal District Court in Manhattan, said on Monday during closing arguments in the trial. "So the point is: the suspicion turns out to be wrong in most of the ...
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Crowds march against homophobic shooting in Manhattan
03/05/2013 10:04 CET Thousands of people took to the streets of Manhattan on Monday to protest against the murder of a gay man who was shot as he walked with 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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