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Crooked doc gets 8 years
A doctor at the heart of the massive LIRR "gravy train" scandal was sentenced to eight years in federal prison yesterday for the audacious $1 billion pension scam - which the judge condemned as "a large pool of corruption."Dr. Peter Ajemian, 63, was also ordered to pay back $233 million for falsely diagnosing hundreds of greedy Long Island Rail Road workers with disabilities ...
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Sex school Manns up
The elite Horace Mann School yesterday publicly apologized for the decades-long sexual abuse of dozens of students - but officials did not say they’d support an outside investigation of the scandal as some victims had demanded.In a joint statement, Board of Trustees Chairman Steven Friedman and Principal Thomas Kelly said "it is clear that between 1962 and 1996, former teachers and ...
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Yankees ask Nuno to outduel unbeaten Moore
Selected by the Indians in the 48th round of the 2009 First-Year Player Draft, released two years later and now taking Ivan Nova's spot in the Yankees' starting rotation is 25-year-old left-hander Vidal Nuno. While Nova was activated from the 15-day disabled list Friday, Yankees manager Joe Girardi sent him to the bullpen. Instead, Nuno, who will start Saturday's game against ...
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Gee to face Braves after completion of suspended game
The Mets avoided Jason Heyward during their first meeting with the Braves this season -- he was still recovering from an emergency appendectomy performed on April 22. On Saturday night at Citi Field, New York starter Dillon Gee can expect to see plenty of the 23-year-old right fielder as he and the rest of Atlanta's left-handed weapons look to stay hot. But first, the Braves and Mets have ...
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Elite New York City prep school apologizes for past sexual abuse
NEW YORK – The Horace Mann School, one of New York City's most prestigious private schools, has apologized for more than three decades of sexual abuse perpetrated by some of its teachers and administrators, according to a letter posted on its website Friday. "We sincerely apologize for the harm that was caused by the teachers and administrators who abused anyone during their ...
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Official 2 dead after Angel Flight crashes en route to Rome
EPHRATAH, N.Y. -- The founder of Angel Flight Northeast says he's ''tremendously saddened'' to hear that one of its flights crashed in upstate New York, killing two passengers. Investigators are searching for the pilot, who is missing. Angel Flight President Larry Camerlin said in a statement Friday night that ''no words can adequately express our ...
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Anything outdoors planning around the holiday weekend weather across New York State
Fair weather clouds over Seventh Lake in the Adirondacks. The mountains are slow to give up their moisture after a steady rain. Skies often fill with these clouds the next ...
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Give us back our 30G bank
A bank that accidentally deposited over $30,000 in a Brooklyn man’s account is suing him because he quickly withdrew every last dime - and refuses to pay it back, court documents state.Last year, a Carver Federal Savings Bank employee mistakenly dropped $30,048.42 into Joseph Nicholson Jr.’s lap. Nicholson noticed his newfound riches a week later and quickly transferred the $30,000 ...
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Figoski slay fiend convicted
The ringleader of a burglary crew that gunned down NYPD cop Peter Figoski was convicted of felony murder yesterday.Nelson Morales, 28, rounded up the five-man burglary team that broke into the home of an East New York drug dealer in 2011. One of the other crooks in Morales’ crew, Lamont Pride, 29, was convicted earlier this year of shooting and killing responding Police Officer Peter ...
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City beaches are back
Seven months after being pummeled by Hurricane Sandy, Coney Island and the city’s seven other beaches are back in business.Mayor Bloomberg officially opened the beaches yesterday, in time for the Memorial Day weekend, and unveiled the new Steeplechase Plaza, just west of Stillwell Avenue. The $29.5 million, 2.2-acre plaza showcases the Parachute Jump and a 106-year-old carousel.Brooklyn ...
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Public elex funding no cure for crooks Mike
The crooks running rampant in Albany won’t change their ways if the state institutes taxpayer funding for election campaigns, Mayor Bloomberg said yesterday.His stance placed him in direct conflict with Gov. Cuomo, who has pledged to enact just such a public funding system to help get rid of the corruption that had two legislators wearing wires for two different federal prosecutors last ...
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Met ace scores a honey
He’s the hottest thing in baseball. And she’s hot, too.Mets pitcher Matt Harvey and super-model Anne V. made no secret they were dating - they were spotted canoodling in choice Madison Square Garden seats at Thursday night’s playoff win by the Rangers over the Boston Bruins.Harvey, a Connecticut-born, die-hard Rangers fan, first met the green-eyed blonde after they watched the ...
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Christie snipes at ‘Snooki’
Snooki and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie went toe to toe on the Jersey Shore yesterday during a Memorial Day weekend media blitz to showcase the area’s recovery from Hurricane Sandy. Christie frequently slams "Jersey Shore" - and the wild antics of its cast members - for giving the Garden State a bad rap.And when the two oversize personalities met backstage on the set of the ...
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PETA hunting down critics
The animal-rights group PETA is seeking personal information on anonymous commenters who allegedly defamed the organization by blasting its pet-euthanasia policy on the Huffington Post, according to a new Manhattan lawsuit. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals wants the court to release names, e-mail addresses, phone numbers and other private details about three bloggers who reacted to an ...
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Tears for bus-slay victim 14
The best friend of the Queens teen shot dead on a city bus collapsed into tears at her funeral yesterday."I’m gonna really miss you baby, but I’m gonna hold [your] mama strong," sobbed Shaquana Almonds, 16.A line stretched around the block, as hundreds of mourners flooded the Greater Allen Cathedral of New York in Jamaica to say good-bye to D’aja Robinson, 14.Shaquana ...
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Kid busted in $1 muggings
Police nabbed a freckle-faced teen terror yesterday who allegedly was sticking up boys for single dollar bills in Carroll Gardens.The bully allegedly began his spree Monday when he approached a 12-year-old at about 7:20 a.m. near Court Street and Second Place, but the kid fled.He pulled off five similar heists, twice getting cash. The suspect, who lives in Red Hook, was charged with ...
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Can’t rain on Coney’s Mermaid Parade
Organizers of Coney Island’s Mermaid Parade told The Post yesterday that the freakfest won’t be sunk this year after all.The march is all set for June 22, thanks to 1,930 devotees who shelled out more than $86,000 to save it."The fans of the Mermaid Parade came to the rescue," said Dick Zigun, founder of Coney Island USA, which runs the event, now in its 30th year. ...
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‘Gift of grab’ PA execs axed
The Port Authority’s treasurer and two top associates were summarily fired this week for accepting valuable gifts, meals and theater tickets from agency vendors, The Post has learned.Treasurer Anne Marie Mulligan, a 35-year veteran, assistant treasurer Veronica Biddle and PA risk manager John Huxel were axed for "mismanagement and ethical violations," according to an internal ...
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DA foe faces TV reality in court
A Manhattan judge yesterday tossed a last-ditch effort by Brooklyn DA Charles Hynes’ political adversary to block next Tuesday’s premiere of a CBS reality show about the DA.Justice Paul Wooten denied an injunction brought by Abe George, a Democrat running against Hynes in the September primary, who sued Hynes and CBS last week for colluding to give the incumbent "millions in ...
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He’s ‘Star Ticked’ at ad ‘botch’
In his "Star Trek" getup. Burton claims the company charged $10,000 a month and botched the job. "Child’s Play Communications failed to provide adequate p.r. services, forcing the staff at Burton’s company to personally take on most of CPS’s duties and to ultimately seek alternative p.r. representation," Burton said in court papers. Philip Semprevivo, the ad ...
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Great original ‘Gatsby’ online
PRINCETON, NJ - Princeton University has put the manuscript and corrected galley pages of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s "The Great Gatsby" online.The 1925 novel is a staple of high-school English class reading lists. A new film version, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, opened this month.Princeton officials say the handwritten work shows Fitzgerald’s writing process.Fitzgerald studied at ...
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Cheap Wicked Tickets SuperbTicketsOnline.com Announces Reduced Pricing On Tickets For Broadway Production At Gershwin Theatre Wicked tickets are available at SuperbTicketsOnline.com that have been reduced in price for Broadway showings at New York039
MILWAUKEE, May 24, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- The hugely popular musical had a San Francisco tryout in 2003 and had its official opening there at the Curran Theatre. On Broadway, it opened at Gershwin Theatre on October 30, where it is still playing today. Touring productions are occurring at different locations across the U.S. and elsewhere. SuperbTicketsOnline.com has reduced the prices of ...
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Cuba With Three Athletes in New York City
Havana, May 25 (Prensa Latina) Cuba will take part in the 3rd stage of the Diamond League in the city of New York with three athletes, as confirmed by Daniel Osorio, technical coach of the Cuban track and field team Friday. Olympic female pole vault jumper and runner-up Yarisley Silva is heading the Cuban trio, said Osorio to Radio Habana Cuba. The other athletes will be Orlando Ortega (110 ...
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Cops recover three guns drug cache in Brooklyn bust
Cops busted a pair of alleged Brooklyn drug dealers today, scoring three guns along with a cache of cocaine and heroin, authorities said.David Etienne, 27, and Brian Johnson, 25, were caught off guard when officers from the NYPD’s Brooklyn North Gang Squad stormed their building on Clifton Place in Bed-Stuy and gave up without a fight.Cops with a search warrant raided the drug house at ...
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Feds fight ruling on access to morning-after pill in New York
NEW YORK – Department of Justice lawyers filed court papers Friday again asking a federal appeals court to delay lifting age restrictions and prescription requirements on an emergency contraceptive popularly known as the morning-after pill. The papers seek to delay implementation of a judge's April 5 ruling lifting restrictions on the drugs, including the medications sold under the ...
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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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