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Politicians furious over Bronx bus companys Ghetto tour
Tourists are crowding onto a Bronx bus tour that promises "a ride through a real New York City ‘GHETTO’ " - and local politicians are furious.Three times a week, Real Bronx Tours takes riders - mainly white Europeans and Australians - on a trip that includes stops at food-pantry lines and a "pickpocket" park.Last week, on the first stop of the $45 tour, guide Lynn ...
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Giant Renaissance Food People Descend Upon New York
this video . "It's very clear that's how they were meant to be seen," Brown says. "They were a source of amusement or entertainment, because there was this element of surprise." That they also often feature an element of fruits, berries or other foods is partly a reflection of the Renaissance blossoming of natural sciences, like botany. "At a distance, they ...
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Hostage victim mistakenly killed by police in Hempstead N.Y.
A Hempstead, N.Y., police officer shot and killed a 21-year-old Hofstra University student while aiming for the man holding her hostage, officials said. Dalton Smith, 30, of Hempstead, N.Y., forced his way into the home of Andrea Rebello and her twin sister, Jessica, Friday in an apparent robbery attempt, Nassau County police said. A person who was in the home at the time of the robbery ...
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Game of bones Brooklyn bar hosting contest to find NYs smallest scepter
This could be some stiff competition! A Brooklyn bar is hosting a contest to find the smallest endowment in New York - giving men used to coming up short a chance to rise to the occasion. Kings County Bar in Bushwick is already signing up members for the inaugural contest, set for July 20."The little guy needs to be celebrated," said bar manager Aimee Arciuolo, 33, who’s behind ...
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Albany corruption has cost NY taxpayers at least $49710630.64
These crooks cost us a fortune.Shady politicians and their backroom deals cost taxpayers at least $49,710,630.64 - enough cash to build two schools, bankroll the New York Islanders or pay for 100 new fire trucks - according to a Post analysis of documents relating to 15 city and state officials who’ve been jailed, indicted, censured or lost re-election bids under a cloud of suspicion since ...
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House of the Week Lake views inside and out
SKANEATELES, N.Y. - Although he lives in New York City now, Tom Eagan has a soft spot for Skaneateles Lake. "I grew up on the lake in the summers," he said. "My parents have a place on the lake. My aunt has a place on the lake. I love the lake. It's irreplaceable." Eagan and his family bought a place of their own on the east shore of the lake in 2010 to use as a ...
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Person found dead inside Syracuse house this morning
A person was found dead inside a house fire in Syracuse this morning, police said today. The body was found in the house at 354 Clairmonte Ave. around 4 a.m. today. The police say the person has not been ...
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One dead in overnight fire in Syracuse
Syracuse, NY - Syracuse police say there was a fatal fire early this morning at 354 Clairmonte Avenue. The fire happened at 4 a.m. Sunday. A body was found inside the home, but police have not identified the person. The cause is also not known. Syracuse police and fire departments are ...
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Secret drug shame of Mets star Doc Gooden
Few athletes have risen so far, so fast and fallen so hard as Dwight "Doc" Gooden. The New York Mets wunderkind debuted in 1984 as a 19-year-old - his sizzling fastball and ungodly curve packing stadiums across the country. By 1986, he and the boozing, brawling Mets dominated baseball, snatching a miracle come-from-behind victory over the Boston Red Sox in the World Series. But what ...
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Colossal Head Sculptures Grace New York Botanical Garden In Bronx
Four colossal fiberglass sculptures of human heads dominate the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory Courtyard. Their features are made of faux vegetation including fruit, bark, flowers and twigs. Each head depicts one of the four seasons. For example, the mosaic-like features of the Autumn work are a composite of nuts, gourds, figs and grapes. The 15-foot-high busts are the creation of contemporary ...
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Break-in suspect Hofstra student victim both killed by police during confrontation
By FRANK ELTMAN,Associated Press MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) - In what police are describing as a crime of opportunity, a wanted man with a criminal history dating nearly 15 years entered a front door that had been left open at a New York home near Hofstra University.A short time later, the intruder, Dalton Smith, and a 21-year-old college junior, Andrea Rebello, were both dead. The two were killed ...
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Probe into Conn. train crash giving way to cleanup
Officials in Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's office say the governor will meet with representatives from the National Transportation Safety Board and Connecticut's two U.S. senators at the site of a Metro-North Railroad crash that injured 70 ...
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$590M-plus Powerball 1 winning ticket sold in Fla
DES MOINES, Iowa - It's all about the odds, and one single ticket in Florida has beaten them all by matching all the numbers to win the highest Powerball jackpot in history at an estimated $590.5 million, lottery officials said early Sunday.The lone winner was sold at a Publix supermarket location in Zephyrhills, Fla., according to Florida Lottery executive Cindy O'Connell. She told ...
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1 Winning Ticket Sold in Fla. on Powerball
A lottery official says 1 winning ticket has been sold in Florida for a record Powerball jackpot of more than $590 million. Terry Rich, a lottery official in Iowa, confirmed the ticket matching all six numbers was sold in Florida. Rich told The Associated Press by telephone that details were expected to be announced later by Florida lottery officials about the actual ticket ...
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Angelina Jolies sisters When genetics feel like a death sentence women resort to radical options
SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Rachel Francisco had both breasts removed and reconstructed in 2008. She didn't have cancer. Not yet. Francisco is a "previvor." The Camillus woman has a gene that raises her risk of breast cancer to close to 90 percent over her lifetime and the risk of ovarian cancer to 45 percent. It is the same rare genetic mutation that actress Angelina Jolie recently ...
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How Gov. Cuomo the Oneida Indian Nation and two counties made historic deal in record time
Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Oneida Indian Nation leader Ray Halbritter, with John Becker, chairman of the Madison County Board of Supervisors, left, and Oneida County Executive Anthony Picente in Albany last ...
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Lance Stephenson Gives Pacers Energy Points and Signature Play Against Knicks
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Anthony blocked in 4th as Knicks knocked out
New York Knicks guard J.R. Smith, center, is held by guard Raymond Felton as he appeals to referee Ken Mauer, left, after receiving a technical foul during the second quarter of Game 6 of the Eastern Conference semifinal NBA basketball playoff series against the Indiana Pacers in Indianapolis, Saturday, May 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Michael ...
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Thug blows away teen on Qns. bus
A 14-year-old girl was shot dead aboard a city bus in Queens last night when a gunman opened fire from the sidewalk, cops said.The unidentified victim was struck at least once in the head at about 9 p.m. and pronounced dead at Jamaica Hospital, according to police.It was unknown why the shooter, who ran away after spraying bullets at the Q6 bus, which was stopped while headed north on Sutphin ...
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In clutches of hofstra fiend
Hofstra student John Kourtessis described a chaotic scene of fear and horror when a crazed parolee in a ski mask took his friends and him hostage in a gunpoint siege that ended with the death of a pretty co-ed."Somebody in this house f--ked up and owes this Russian guy $10,000," yelled Dalton Smith, who was on the run after violating parole last month."I was trying to calm ...
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‘Gay slay’ in Village
A gay man was gunned down in Greenwich Village early yesterday allegedly by a bigot who hurled homophobic slurs at him - a senseless attack that Police Commissioner Ray Kelly called "clearly a hate crime."Brooklyn resident Mark Carson and a pal were walking on Sixth Avenue near West Eighth Street at around midnight when the two were approached by Elliot Morales, 33, and two other ...
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Friendly fire killed tragic coed cops say
The Hofstra University student killed during a home-invasion robbery was the victim of friendly fire from a veteran cop, Nassau County police revealed last night.The officer unleashed a barrage of bullets when intruder Dalton Smith pointed a gun at him while using Andrea Rebello as a human shield, police said."He kept saying, ‘I’m going to kill her,’ then pointed the gun ...
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New York police kill hostage
Source: Facebook New York police have shot and killed a university student who was being held hostage in her home by an intruder. Andrea Rebello, 21, was shot once in the head when a police officer opened fire on the intruder who was holding Rebello in a headlock, the Associated Press reported. The intruder, 30-year-old Dalton Smith, was shot seven times and also died. Police said he had an ...
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Stephenson helps Pacers eliminate Knicks in Game 6
The Pacers defeated the Knicks 106-99 in Game 6 to secure a 4-2 victory in their Eastern Conference semifinals series. Indiana advances to the Eastern Conference finals where they will face Miami. Game 1 is set for ...
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Police Cop shot Hofstra student
Twin sisters Andrea Rebello and Jessica Rebello at their 2010 graduation from Sleepy Hollow High School. Andrea Rebello was killed Friday morning in a break-in near Hofstra University. Jessica was in the house, but was unharmed. / Ricky Flores/The Journal News file ...
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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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