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Turkish parade in New York is a show of power Turkish Minister
Turkey's EU Minister Egemen Bagis said Turkish parade was a cultural show of power NEW YORK - Turkey's EU Minister and Chief Negotiator Egemen Bagis said, " Turkish Day Parade is a signal of Turkey's power, a cultural show of power." Federation of Turkish American Associations (FTAA) organized the 32thTurkish Day Parade in New York.Addressing the crowd after the parade, ...
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Mets To Resume Suspended Game At 610 p.m. Followed By Regularly Scheduled Game
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) -- The New York Mets have never had a suspended game. Still, manager Terry Collins is certain about how he’s going handle his pitchers for the completion. He’s going to use a reliever when play ...
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New York Aquarium Reopens After Sandy Damage
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The damp, raw weather may have canceled a day at the beach for Tri-State Area residents, but it did not stop many young visitors and their families from heading to the New York Aquarium at Coney Island. As WCBS 880's Monica Miller reported, crowds were enjoying the views underwater. ';We’re looking at different types of anemone and different types ...
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Todays MLB starting lineups May 25
Below are starting lineups that have been made public by the clubs. A lineup is not official until it is handed to the umpire. Additional lineups will be added as they become available: Baltimore Orioles: 1. ...
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Hot Dog Hooker ‘They Keep Framing Me’
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — The woman known as the "Hot Dog Hooker" pleaded not guilty to new charges in court Saturday, and accused authorities of framing her. Cathy Scalia, 47, was arrested Friday after she allegedly performed a massage, without a license, on an undercover detective at a hotel in Garden City, Long Island, according to Nassau County police. She is also ...
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Bad Luck Continues For Granderson Yankees Place Outfielder On Disabled List
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (CBSNewYork/AP) -- The New York Yankees have placed outfielder Curtis Granderson on the 15-day disabled list due to a broken knuckle on his left pinky finger and recalled outfielder Brennan Boesch from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. The moves were made ahead of Saturday afternoon’s game at Tropicana Field against the Tampa Bay ...
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Monzo Previews Memorial Day Weekend Racing At Belmont And Monmouth Park
More Columns With Memorial Day Weekend here, the racing gets better throughout the Tri-State area. Belmont Park has features on Sunday and Monday. Monmouth Park is filled with some solid races, as well. Monmouth also is having a Food Truck ...
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Another Newark Archdiocese Official Resigns Over Pedophile Priest Case
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Experts Don’t Be Afraid Of Cicadas
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Now that the much-discussed 17-year cicadas have begun their emergence, many have wondered how the insects should be dealt with. As WCBS 880's Levon Putney ...
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Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author Haynes Johnson dies at age 81
This undated photo shows journalist Haynes Johnson. Johnson, a pioneering Washington journalist who won a Pulitzer Prize for his coverage of the civil rights movements and migrated from newspapers to television, books and teaching, died Friday, May 24, 2013. He was 81. (AP Photo/The Washington Post) WASHINGTON TIMES OUT; NEW YORK TIMES OUT;THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER AND USA TODAY OUT; MAGS OUT; NO ...
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Hagel tells West Point cadets they must stamp out scourge of sex assault in military
WEST POINT - Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told cadets at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point on Saturday that they must stamp out the scourge of sexual assault in the military.A day after President Barack Obama delivered a similar edict to U.S. Naval Academy graduates, Hagel's message comes amid a series of widespread incidents of sexual misconduct across the armed services in recent ...
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SoHo Residents To City We Don’t Want Bike Sharing Docks Here
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — The city's bike sharing program is set to roll out Monday, and the stations are all in place with bicycles at the ready. But as 1010 WINS Steve Sandberg reported, for some people, the new Citi Bike racks are about as welcome as cockroaches in the kitchen cabinet. Such sentiment is particularly evident at one park in ...
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Totally Biased Turns Knicks Gay Protest Into Fashion Show At Madison Square Garden
"Totally Biased" sent two correspondents, comedians Guy Branum and Aparna Nancherla, to Madison Square Garden to interview people protesting gay-bashing that recently occurred at Knicks games -- interview them about their fashion choices, of course. Check out the clip above to see what happens when a protest turns into a red ...
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NYPD street stop policys critics seek big changes
NEW YORK -; It once was an accepted tactic as old as policing itself and, according to the New York Police Department, a key to the city's dramatic drop in crime: patrol officers stopping young men on the street to see if they're up to no ...
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Rescuers search for pilot of Angel Flight that crashed upstate killing two passengers
EPHRATAH - Divers searched a large pond while investigators combed nearby woods Saturday for any sign of the pilot of a volunteer Angel Flight that crashed, killing two passengers.The plane's passengers were found dead Friday night near where the small plane crashed in Ephratah, about an hour west of Albany, Fulton County Sheriff Thomas Lorey said. The bulk of the plane was found submerged ...
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Teen arrested for having illegal handgun
Police collared a teen for an illegal handgun during a police stop in Jamaica, authorities said.Plainclothes cops spotted Nicholas Morris, 17, adjusting an object in his waistband about 1:40 p.m. yesterday near Sayres Avenue and 167th Street during a surveillance operation, police said.They identified themselves and asked Morris what he had in the waistband, cops said.When he said he a gun, ...
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Mets Offer Free Tickets Perks For Volunteer Efforts
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The New York Mets have teamed with the charity New York Cares to reward people with free tickets in exchange for volunteer efforts. As WCBS 880's Marla Diamond reported, one volunteer effort was in progress this week in Far Rockaway - an area that was devastated by Superstorm Sandy seven months ago. The line of people in need of basic necessities such as ...
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8 Years For Doctor In LIRR Disability Fraud Scheme
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A Long Island doctor was sentenced to eight years in prison this week for his part in a massive scheme enabling Long Island Rail Road workers to collect disability fraudulently. As WCBS 880's Irene Cornell reported, Dr. Peter Ajemian, an orthopedist with a practice in Rockville ...
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Hagel To West Point Grads Sexual Assault In The Military Must Stop
WEST POINT, N.Y. (CBSNewYork/AP) — U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel told cadets at the West Point U.S. Military Academy that they must stamp out the scourge of sexual assault in the military. About 1,000 cadets received their diplomas at the academy Saturday. Speaking a day after President Barack Obama delivered a similar edict to U.S. Naval Academy graduates, Hagel’s message ...
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Joyful Noise in Silent Barn an Alt-Arts Mecca in Brooklyn
The Silent Barn, which its Twitter page calls an "auto-didactic cooperative performance space," does attract the weird and the surprising: noise bands, 'zine librarians, urban agriculturists, piata sculptors, jellyfish experts, makers of digital art. But five months after taking over the former offices of George Cho Contractors and establishing itself in the mainstream and ...
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Deadly Angel Flight crash in upstate New York
EPHRATAH, N.Y. The crash of a volunteer Angel Flight in upstate New York that killed at least two people is under investigation, and the search for the missing pilot is ongoing, authorities said. Fulton County Sheriff Thomas Lorey said the flight's two passengers were found dead near where the twin-engine plane crashed in a wooded area in Ephratah, about an hour west of Albany. He said the ...
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Sister of high-ranking Chinese diplomat busted for shoplifting
EXCLUSIVE The sister of a high-ranking Chinese diplomat was busted for alleged shoplifting from the Herald Square Macy’s - and her well-connected family caused a huge scene trying to get her out of police custody, The Post has learned.Guo Wang, 37 - whose brother Bangfu Wang is a section chief in the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs - walked into the Macy’s flagship store ...
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Weiners rivals in mayoral race may use Cuomos shame on us remark
Gov. Cuomo’s smackdown of Anthony Weiner’s mayoral bid is "political gold" for the shamed sexter’s rivals, campaign sources told The Post. "This is exactly the kind of stuff you’d use if you need to take Weiner down," an operative in an opposing mayoral camp crowed yesterday, after Cuomo bluntly declared "shame on us" if voters elect Weiner. ...
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Power Outage Shuts Down 7 Train Between Manhattan And Queens
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Service on the 7 Train between Manhattan and Queens was suspended Saturday morning, following a power outage. Due to the loss of power between the 42nd Street-Times Square and Queensboro Plaza stations, 7 Train service was suspended in both directions between the two stops shortly after 5 a.m., according to the Metropolitan Transportation ...
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Rain And Cold Not Dampening Spirit On Jersey Shore
Despite miserable weather, Jersey Shore residents and business owners were excited about the reopening of the shoreline for Memorial Day Weekend. (Credit: CBS ...
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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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