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May 11, 2012
Q&A: Brownsville Ka On Creative Control, Growing Up, And Why He Doesn't Release Mixtapes
Close to 75% of the New York State prison population comes from seven New York City neighborhoods—Harlem, South Bronx, Lower East Side, Bed Stuy, Bushwick, South Jamaica and Brownsville/East New York. Brownsville Ka never went to prison, but he is from perhaps the most violent on that list, th ... More >>
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April 3, 2012
It's Hard As Hell To Party Like Its the 1940s (Census)
Ancestry.com and its little green leaves can take a hike. Yesterday, the National Archives flicked on the switch for the 1940 census, marking the end of 72 years of confidentiality that held the records back from the public. In less than four hours, the site was paralyzed after being hit with 22 mil ... More >>
Blogs
October 20, 2011
Steve Cuozzo's Other Review This Week: The OWS Soup Kitchen
getdarwin/flickrThe well-fed 99 percent.New York Post food critic Steve Cuozzo got a taste of what it's like to be the 99 percent. Sort of. In his report from the so-called "five-star soup kitchen" in East New York where Occupy Wall Street meals are cooked, he first takes aim at the food for ... More >>
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September 27, 2011
Susan Sarandon to Occupy Wall Street: 'You Have to Make Your Message Clear'
viaAs the Wall Street occupation drags on, it's starting to attract more celebrities. Last night filmmaker Michael Moore spoke at Zuccotti Park, and today Susan Sarandon (who recently gave us an interview) dropped by the protest HQ to dispense words of advice.
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June 18, 2011
Anthony Weiner Target of Fake Twitter Accounts; Convict Says Amanda Knox Is Innocent
via CBSThere's evidence that at least one person was involved in creating two fake Twitter accounts with the intent to gather information about Anthony Weiner, the Times reports. One phony account was of an alleged 16-year-old girl who tried to get Weiner to be her prom date; another one posed as ... More >>
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April 14, 2011
NYC Foreclosures Drop, But Don't Get Giddy
The good news? The overall number of foreclosures in New York City dropped dramatically in 2010 after a spike in woeful 2009. The bad news? The number of foreclosed buildings is still staggering, and the city's overall rate of foreclosures is high. Those are part of the mixed bag of conclusions ... More >>
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April 4, 2011
Beaten Toddler Kymell Oram Dead; Kysheen 'Killer' Oliver — Yes, That's His Moniker — Now May Face Murder Charge
Daily NewsDead: Kymell Oram, 17 months.Kymell Oram, the 17-month-old toddler who was severely beaten a couple of weeks ago in his East New York foster home, has died of his injuries, cops said today. The chief suspect all along, Kysheen Oliver, 19, whose nickname is "Killer," likely faces mur ... More >>
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February 22, 2011
Pascual Flores, 22, Stabbed to Death During Beer Run in Brooklyn; Bronx Teen Shot Dead
Saturday night's party went on too long for Pascual Flores. The 22-year-old Bronx man was stabbed to death shortly before 4 a.m. Sunday, February 20, in Brooklyn, at Liberty and Sheridan avenues in East New York. Cops say he had left a party with another man to get more beer when they were confro ... More >>
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January 4, 2011
Tourists Love New York City, and Especially Brooklyn
Oh, goody. The New York Times' City Room reports that tourism in New York City hit a new high last year, raking in a record 48.7 million slow-walking, skyscraper-gazing, sidewalk-congesting, Century 21-shopping visitors.
Blogs
December 2, 2010
Murder Stats Say Drugs Really Will Kill You
If you had any doubt that drugs are dangerous, the Daily News wants you to think again: The paper crunched some crime statistic numbers and found that drugs were a factor in more than half of the city's slayings, and the exclusive motive in 12 percent of New York homicides. More fun murder s ... More >>
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October 8, 2010
Cops Testing Stronger Tasers So They Won't Have to Kill You
Five NYC police precincts are testing a new type of taser today after a the department's standard-issue taser failed to subdue a knife-wielding suspect and led to a fatal shooting Sunday morning.
Music
October 6, 2010
Group Home Reminisce Over Guru
The veteran rap duo pay tribute to their late mentor
Music
September 22, 2010
This Is Why Nine 11 Thesaurus Are Hot
A Bushwick after-school program points young kids toward hip-hop's past and future
Blogs
August 26, 2010
New Yorkers: We're All Living Longer, But Dudes, You're Still Dying First
There's a new report out about men's health in New York City. The good news: We're all living longer than ever. If you were born in 2007 (and can read; if not, ask Mommy or Daddy to read this to you), you will probably live to an average of 79.4 years. But: Men die six years before women on a ... More >>
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May 24, 2010
Mike Bloomberg and Joel Klein Want More Charter Schools So Bad, They Went to Church
With the looming deadline to apply for federal Race to the Top education funds coming next week, Mayor Bloomberg and Schools Chancellor Joel Klein have been taking their call to increase the number of charter schools far and wide. This weekend, they took the word to church, reports Daily News writer ... More >>
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January 10, 2010
12-year-old Luis Martinez of Brooklyn found stabbed on Queens Parkway
Police are are questioning two teenaged suspects in the Saturday night stabbing of 12-year-old Luis Martinez of Brooklyn. Initial reports suggested that Martinez, who was found bleeding from multiple wounds on the Jackie Robinson Parkway, was thrown from a car, but police are now saying that he walk ... More >>
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January 3, 2010
Somebody Got Murdered: Young Father of Two Fatally Stabbed Outside NYE Party
View Larger Map DATE: Friday, Jan. 1, 2010, 2:53 a.m. LOCATION: Vicinity of 369 Ashford St., East New York, Brooklyn. A Queens man was stabbed to death early on New Year's Day near the above address in the once murder-plagued East New York section of Brooklyn. Kirk Holgate, 21, of 126th Avenue in ... More >>
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December 30, 2009
Teen Stars Break Up Over Eating Habits; Food Trucks Bring the South to Brooklyn
Torrisi Italian Specialties opens today in Little Italy selling Italian foods made in America. Owners Richard Torrisi and Mario Carbone, both chefs, cure their own anchovies and olives, and will start offering prix-fixe dinners in February. [NY Times] Teen stars Taylor Swift and Taylor Lautn ... More >>
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November 5, 2009
Straphangers Award "Pokeys" for Slowest Buses; M42, B63 Big Winners
The NYPIRG Straphangers Campaign and Transportation Alternatives have announced their eighth annual Pokey Awards for the city's slowest buses, and the surprise winner is the M42 that lumbers between the Javits Center and First Avenue on 42nd Street. By the sponsors' calculations, the M42 achieves a ... More >>
Blogs
October 25, 2009
Short subjects
The Times and News endorse Bloomberg. The Times takes the occasion to undiplomatically point out that they never liked term limits to begin with. The Times also credits the Mayor's multi-jillion dollar campaign with saving the local economy by spending a lot of money on pizza. Two firetrucks collid ... More >>
Blogs
June 24, 2009
Mon Dieu! French Tourists Start New York Trip with Car Chase
It was, she said later, like something out of a film. Moments after Ester-Ethy Mamane landed at JFK yesterday, she and four other French tourists, including her 60-year-old mother, were guided into a waiting van that was supposed to shuttle them into town. The trouble started a few minutes later, as ... More >>
Blogs
June 3, 2009
Grocery Baggers, Some Unpaid, Win $300,000 From Supermarkets
Six New York City supermarkets have agreed to pay some $300,000 to baggers who worked in their stores for tips only and no base pay, the state Department of Labor announced yesterday. The supermarkets, located in low-income neighborhoods throughout Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx, include a Key F ... More >>
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June 3, 2009
Littlejohn Guilty in St. Guillen Murder
Darryl Littlejohn, the Manhattan bouncer who was on trial for the brutal rape and murder of a 25-year-old graduate student, was convicted of first degree murder today. He faces life without parole and will be sentenced on July 8. Littlejohn, who grew up in the city's roug ... More >>
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March 6, 2009
New York Named Least Manly City
The compulsive listmakers at Sperling's Best Places have come up with "America's Manliest Cities." The #1 butchtown is Nashville, and at the bottom of the list of 50 towns is New York. Nashville took the warm, sticky crown with "its high number of NASCAR enthusiasts" and "popularity of hunting and f ... More >>
Columns
November 26, 2008
A Thanksgiving NYC Honor Roll for Hard Times
The compulsive listmakers at Sperling's Best Places have come up with "America's Manliest Cities." The #1 butchtown is Nashville, and at the bottom of the list of 50 towns is New York. Nashville took the warm, sticky crown with "its high number of NASCAR enthusiasts" and "popularity of hunting and f ... More >>
Blogs
July 16, 2008
If You're Thinking of Living in Woodside...
The compulsive listmakers at Sperling's Best Places have come up with "America's Manliest Cities." The #1 butchtown is Nashville, and at the bottom of the list of 50 towns is New York. Nashville took the warm, sticky crown with "its high number of NASCAR enthusiasts" and "popularity of hunting and f ... More >>
Dining
May 6, 2008
New Nigerian Rocks on Hendrix in East New York
The compulsive listmakers at Sperling's Best Places have come up with "America's Manliest Cities." The #1 butchtown is Nashville, and at the bottom of the list of 50 towns is New York. Nashville took the warm, sticky crown with "its high number of NASCAR enthusiasts" and "popularity of hunting and f ... More >>
News
December 18, 2007
Do NOT Go Directly to Jail
Visiting a loved one in Rikers? Good luck.
Blogs
October 15, 2007
Brooklyn Residents Chant 'Save Our Neighborhood, Yo'
Visiting a loved one in Rikers? Good luck.
NYC Life
May 8, 2007
The Dark Side of Summer
Turn off your air conditioners. Take a cue from a camel. Lay off the ice cream. And other advice for surviving a 'heat island'
Music
May 1, 2007
The Makeup Test
Lil Mama's 'Lip Gloss' boosts both her self-esteem and her burgeoning rap career
News
July 11, 2006
Home Shopping Network
A hidden camera catches the underside of a Brooklyn pol's personal housing deal
Blogs
June 30, 2006
New Development: City Feeling Industrious
A hidden camera catches the underside of a Brooklyn pol's personal housing deal
News
April 25, 2006
The Children's Hour
The fight for legislation to help young prostitutes
Blogs
December 22, 2005
Dust Settles After Strike: Pataki Preens, Bloomberg Bargains
The fight for legislation to help young prostitutes
News
December 20, 2005
Fault Line
Deal or no deal, transit workers want more respect, less punishment
Blogs
October 4, 2005
The Wealth of Districts
Deal or no deal, transit workers want more respect, less punishment
Music
March 1, 2005
A Healthy Tune-Out
Hot words aimed at Hot 97 at chilly protest rally
News
December 30, 2003
Getting Better All the Time
Inside New York's Quiet Success Stories
NYC Life
April 22, 2003
Close-Up on DUMBO, Brooklyn
Inside New York's Quiet Success Stories
Music
February 18, 2003
Music
Inside New York's Quiet Success Stories
News
April 9, 2002
The Bruise Sisters
The Maxims of Full-Contact Football
News
November 13, 2001
Council Chaos
Facing Bloomberg and Newness, Legislators Struggle to Organize
NYC Life
August 7, 2001
Three-Bedroom Row House
Facing Bloomberg and Newness, Legislators Struggle to Organize
NYC Life
March 27, 2001
'Sounds of Praise'
Facing Bloomberg and Newness, Legislators Struggle to Organize
News
July 25, 2000
The Money Trail
Dollars Don’t Always Follow New Trends in AIDS Cases
News
July 4, 2000
Gore-Test
Candidate Challenged to Take On Issue of Affordable Housing
News
June 15, 1999
Execution-Style
Amateur Boxer Says Cop Shot Him
News
April 27, 1999
Getting Up
DONDI and the Late, Great Art of Graffiti
Theater
February 2, 1999
Director's Cut
DONDI and the Late, Great Art of Graffiti
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