Email Author Roy Edroso

Awards

• 2009 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published April 15, 2008

  "Blogosphere Guide"

• 2009 - National Society of Newspaper Columnists

  Runnin' Scared

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2010 Stories by Roy Edroso

• Pete King "Looking at" Run Against Gillibrand

  published Jan 04, 2010

  We heard today about Steve Levy, the conservative Democrat who's considering a challenge to Governor Paterson. Now here's something a little more expected, though barely: Conservative Republican Pete ... More >>

• Atheists Celebrate First-Ever Invite to Mayor's Interfaith Breakfast

  published Jan 04, 2010

  Ken Bronstein was excited to notify us of a great coup: six members of his organization, the New York City Atheists, attended Mayor Bloomberg's annual Interfaith Breakfast this weekend. It's believed ... More >>

• Espada Parks By Fire Hydrant in Bronx! Ticketing Not Observed!

  published Jan 04, 2010

  Good work, citizen journalists! The Bronx's Boogie Downer finds state senator Pedro Espada's Mercedes Benz parked "in front of our building" right next to a fire hydrant, and apparently indemnified a... More >>

• Feds Investigate Newark Airport Screwup; Perp Split After Causing Chaos

  published Jan 04, 2010

  The security breach that screwed up Newark Airport for six hours yesterday is being investigated and -- questions remain! Apparently the guy who went in the out door of the Transportation Security ... More >>

• Obama Appoints Transgender Federal Bureaucrat

  published Jan 04, 2010

  There is much excitement over President Obama's appointment of a transgender woman, Amanda Simpson, as Senior Technical Advisor to the Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security. Simpson wa... More >>

• Pink Tea Cup Closes -- But New Owner Plans to Re-Open It Nearby

  published Jan 04, 2010

  You may recall that the 55-year-old Village soul food restaurant the Pink Tea Cup was going to close on January 3rd because of a decline in trade, and that fans of the place (including manager Vincent... More >>

• Post: Ray Kelly Dined With J-Lo on New Year's Eve

  published Jan 04, 2010

  Well, here's a celebrity pairing we didn't expect: the Post's Page Six says after her cat-suited performance on New Year's Rocking Eve, Jennifer Lopez had dinner with NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly. J-Lo... More >>

• 2009 Darwin Award Winners Blew Up ATM, Building, Themselves

  published Jan 04, 2010

  The 2009 Darwin Awards have been announced, and we would like to congratulate the grand prize winners, though they are deceased. Back in September, two robbers in Dinant, Belgium attempted to open ... More >>

• Suffolk Co. Exec Steve Levy Mulls Run for Governor Against Paterson

  published Jan 04, 2010

  There's been a lot of talk about Andrew Cuomo challenging Governor Paterson for this year's Democratic nomination, but the attorney general has yet to step up (and Charlie Rangel thinks he won't). So ... More >>

• Governor, Rev. Al Team Up to Ruin Drinking at Bodegas

  published Jan 04, 2010

  Our local bodega is a lively place, where neighbors often gather to drink beer by the pet food shelves, which are near el baño. Maybe we shouldn't have mentioned that, as Governor Paterson, wit... More >>

• Wrong-Way Passenger Shuts Down Newark Airport for 6 Hours

  published Jan 04, 2010

  Twitpic via. Guy walked the wrong way through security at Newark Airport, and shut the place down for six hours. The breach was discovered around in Terminal C at Newark Liberty International arou... More >>

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  Wish You Were Here: Rightbloggers Celebrate Obama's Vacation With Attacks, Photo Analysis

  published Jan 04, 2010

  President Obama has just come back from his Hawaii vacation, but for rightbloggers it was as if he never went away. They continued to hammer Obama's terrorism policy in his absence, recycling old ... More >>

• Fox, Time-Warner Make Short-Term Deal; Corporate Bowl Games Not Blacked Out

  published Jan 01, 2010

  Huzzah! Fox and Time Warner, who had been locked in a death struggle over broadcast fees that threatened to black out Fox programming on the cable provider, have agreed to keep the argument going for ... More >>