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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 men accused of plotting to build radiation weapon
ALBANY, New York (Reuters) - Two New York men are accused of plotting to produce a lethal radiation weapon and trying to sell it to a Jewish group and the Ku Klux Klan, according to a federal complaint unsealed on ...
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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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Bronx Elementary School Teacher Accused Of Raping 10-Year-Old Student
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — An elementary school teacher in the Bronx was arrested Wednesday and charged with raping one of his students - and the victim was just 10 years old. As CBS 2's Dave Carlin reported, Anthony Criscuolo, 40, is a teacher at P.S. 386 School for Environmental Citizenship, at 125 E. 181st St. in the Fordham Heights section of the Bronx. He was arrested around 10 ...
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FBI ‘Material’ Unearthed Beneath Former Home Of Famed Gangster
excavation at the former Queens home of mobster Jimmy ';The Gent'; Burke has concluded after material was unearthed. The FBI confirmed material has been recovered from the site, but a forensic examination by the medical examiner will determine whether they were human remains or something else, WCBS 880′s Marla Diamond reported. The FBI and NYPD organized crime investigators ...
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Dodgers lose to Yanks 6-4 in return to the Bronx
Don Mattingly 's Dodgers will play a day-night doubleheader Wednesday at Yankee Stadium, the first meeting between these storied franchises in the Bronx since Los Angeles clinched the 1981 World Series. Rain postponed the scheduled opener of the two-game series Tuesday night, delaying the managerial debut at Yankee Stadium of Mattingly, one of the biggest fan favorites when he was ...
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Four Keys For Bruins In Game 4 Of Stanley Cup Final
BOSTON (CBS) — This just in: Winning a Stanley Cup is difficult. Most of the current Bruins roster knows that firsthand, as two years ago they had to erase 2-0 and 3-2 deficits against Vancouver. They, of course, did that, forcing a Game 7 in Vancouver and winning 4-0 to earn that title. This year, it’s too early to say whether or not their season will have the same end result, but ...
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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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