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Manchester City envisions soccer thriving in NYC
Manchester City's Yaya Toure and Chelsea's Fernando Torres take part in a friendly match at Yankee Stadium. (Julio Cortez/AP) NEW YORK -- Joe Hart walked out of the Manchester City clubhouse wearing a backward New York Yankees cap. It was the perfect portrayal of two teams from two different countries coming together, hoping to build a successful new soccer team in New York City. From ...
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Rough fifth inning proves costly for Gee Mets
ATL@NYM: Burke strikes out Minor to end the eighth NEW YORK -- It's the baseball law of inertia: Get them before they get you. Mets starter Dillon Gee mastered the first half of the equation for four innings Saturday, casually dominating the Braves. But then came the fifth. Gee, who had retired 14 of Atlanta's first 16 batters, suddenly lost his command and the Braves took a ...
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Amanda charging cop grope
Wigged-out starlet Amanda Bynes told authorities she was sexually assaulted by the cops that arrested her, The Post has learned. Bynes - who was busted last week on drug charges after allegedly tossing a bong from her high-rise window - claimed that two officers who hauled her in ran their fingers up her arm and one of them penetrated her with his finger, law- enforcement sources said. Sources ...
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Artful bike-share protest in Soho
Protests against Citi Bike moved into high gear yesterday. Soho residents rallied at Petrosino Square, demanding the removal of a 43-cycle station that replaced a public art space in the tiny park in the square.Dozens of people held signs and chanted, "Art, not bikes!" and "Art, not ads!" The hecklers also circulated a petition that contained more than 500 signatures."I ...
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Paddle Boarder Pulled From Water By Suffolk County Police A Mile Off-Shore
NEW YORK(CBSNewYork) — A paddle boarder has been pulled from the water by the Suffolk County Police Department. Brian Hopkins realized something was wrong when he started to drift further from shore during a paddle boarding trip off of Fire Island. Hopkins called 911 shortly after 4 p.m. on Saturday and told them that he needed help. Officers from Marine and Aviation elements of the ...
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Braves Hand Mets Fifth Straight Loss In 6-0 Beat Down
NEW YORK (AP) Light-hitting pitcher Mike Minor homered for his first two RBIs in the majors and struck out 10 as the Atlanta Braves posted their second win in a matter of hours, beating the New York Mets 6-0 Saturday for their eighth straight ...
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Soccer Exhibition at Yankee Stadium Feels Like a Rehearsal
It was a preliminary rendering for curious observers, a rough sketch of one possible future for soccer in New York City. Manchester City defeated Chelsea, 5-3, in a rollicking exhibition game Saturday at Yankee Stadium. The match, between two powerhouse English clubs, was cast officially as a friendly at a neutral site, a no-stakes contest played shortly after the conclusion of the ...
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City hold off Chelsea at Yankee Stadium
Manchester City have resisted a comeback from Chelsea to win 5-3 in New York and complete a clean-sweep of the two-game tour of the USA.Chelsea trailed 2-0 at half-time thanks to goals from Gareth Barry and Samir Nasri for Manchester City but the London-based club fought back after the break at Yankee Stadium.Ramires inspired Chelsea with a second-half brace to keep his side in the game but with ...
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Witnesses say 17 killed in attack by Maoist insurgents in India
Maoist insurgents abducted a leader of the Indian National Congress party and his son Saturday evening in an attack witnesses said left 17 people dead. The Indian Express reported 150-200 militants struck the party's convoy of about 20 vehicles on the Bastar-Sukma national highway in Jagdalpur district. State Congress President Nand Kumar Patel and his son Dinesh Patel were kidnapped, ...
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Manchester City beat Chelsea and plant a flag at New Yorks Yankee stadium
Manchester City played the second of two exhibition matches on a brief post-season US tour, at a Yankee Stadium that may soon be home to regular Major League Soccer games. For sure, the day's main conversation, here as elsewhere, may have been on the all-German ascendancy of Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich, and the opening of a new front in Europe, but locally (and for New York, the ...
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Protestors Hit The Streets As NY Pols Push Legislation That Would Require Labels On Genetically Modified Food
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — Protesters rallied in dozens of cities Saturday as part of a global protest against seed giant Monsanto and the genetically modified food it produces, organizers said. Organizers said ';March Against Monsanto'; protests were held in 52 countries and 436 cities, demonstrators waved signs that read ';Real Food 4 Real People'; and ';Label ...
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Cobbled-together Yankees send CC vs. Cobb
The biggest constant for the Yankees lineup this season has been its seemingly constant state of flux. Roster shuffling is becoming the norm for New York, which on Saturday placed Curtis Granderson on the 15-day disabled list, recalled his presumed replacement -- Brennan Boesch -- from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, and claimed reliever David Huff off waivers from the Indians. "I think ...
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New Yorks Hot Dog Hooker arrested again
New York's infamous "Hot Dog Hooker" allegedly tried to serve up the full works to one customer, but she didn't know the customer was an undercover detective and is now facing a prostitution case, police ...
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NYPD Amanda Bynes claims of sexual assault by cop under investigation
Photo credit: Splash News | Amanda Bynes appears in court in Manhattan facing charges of reckless endangerment, tampering with evidence and marijuana possession after allegedly throwing a bong from her apartment window. (May 24, ...
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Harold Bud Thompson Navy vet dies at 88
Harold "Bud" Thompson, a Navy veteran who participated in D-Day during World War II, died May 23. Thompson, 88, died of complications from peritonitis and sepsis at St. Charles Hospital in Port Jefferson. He lived in Aquebogue for 20 years, until his home was destroyed during superstorm Sandy. After that, he lived with several of his children.Thompson, born in Manhattan, ...
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Yankees Top Rays In Extra Innings Overbay Homers In Eleventh Inning
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) Lyle Overbay homered with two outs in the 11th inning, and the New York Yankees rallied late to beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 on ...
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Playoff Dream Over For Blueshirts Bruins Send Rangers Packing In Conference Semifinals
BOSTON (AP) Tuukka Rask stopped 28 shots, Gregory Campbell scored twice and the Boston Bruins beat the New York Rangers in Game 5 on Saturday to advance to the Eastern Conference ...
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Overbay sparks tying rally wins it in 11th
NYY@TB: Overbay's solo shot puts Yankees up in 11th ST. PETERSBURG -- With the Yankees down to their final out, Lyle Overbay worked a crucial walk to set up a game-tying two-run rally, then homered in the 11th to lift New York to a 4-3 victory over the Rays at Tropicana Field. Two innings after the Yanks handed Fernando Rodney his Major League-leading fifth blown save -- a rally Overbay ...
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NYPD investigating actress Bynes allegations
NEW YORK -; The New York Police Department is investigating allegations made by actress Amanda Bynes that she was sexually assaulted by officers arresting her for throwing a bong out of a ...
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Guitar Center Employees Unionize in New York
May 25, 2013 1:20 PM ET Employees at Guitar Center's flagship store in Manhattan overwhelmingly voted on Friday to form a union of its 57 retail workers. The new bargaining unit will press the company for improved working conditions and a reversal of declining wages at the 14th Street store. The ...
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Baby dies after being found unresponsive when he slept in parents bed
A baby boy died this morning at a Bronx hospital, cops said.The parents of 4-week-old Maximus Mussenden found him unresponsive after he slept in their bed, according to a police source.The couple lives near the North Central Bronx Hospital in Woodlawn and brought him there shortly before 9:50 a.m., where he was pronounced dead.There were no obvious signs of the trauma on the baby's body, ...
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Cops haul poncho-clad mental case from chilly East River
The NYPD rescued a Tennessee man from the East River this morning, authorities said.A passerby spotted the unhinged man in the water near the FDR Drive and East 81st Street shortly before 10 a.m., and called the police.When ESU Detective Robert Mirfield and his partner Officer Paul Braver heard the job come over, Mirfield began driving quickly up the FDR while Braver suited up in a dry suit, ...
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Toni On New York Toni Goes On A Health Kick
NEW YORK(CBSNewYork) – If you love New York City like we love New York City then tag along with Toni On! We uncover hidden city secrets, show you the coolest stuff to do and hunt down the best treats because we love to eat! If you’re looking for a good time, Toni is your go-to ...
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Mets drop suspended game to Braves in 10 innings
ATL@NYM: Lagares makes a great running grab in center NEW YORK -- The delay was long and intricate, the resolution sudden and abrupt. The Mets played to their first suspended result in more than 25 years Friday night, an impasse caused by inclement weather in a tie game. Eighteen hours passed before the game resumed, but Atlanta worked quickly Saturday and notched two crucial runs in the ...
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Brooklyn Park woman accused of embezzling more than $230000 from...
A Brooklyn Park woman siphoned off more than $230,000 from a regional church office where she worked, padding her paychecks and diverting money through other schemes for more than seven years, according to criminal charges. The Hennepin County attorney's office charged Raenay Liane Hendrickson, 50, on Friday with seven counts of felony theft-by-swindle. Hendrickson worked as a bookkeeper ...
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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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