Poughkeepsie

13 Charged in Sex Trafficking Ring Promised Women a "Better Life in New York," Says US Attorney

On Tuesday, the federal government charged 13 men, nine of whom live in Queens, with crimes related to running an international sex trafficking ring from the rural enclave of Tenancingo, Mexico to New York. Homeland Security Investigations issued search warrants for four brothels in Yonkers, Poughke ... More >>

Bath Salt Apocalypse: AG Eric Schneiderman Hits New York Head Shops With Lawsuits

There's a new hero in the ongoing Bath Salt Apocalypse: New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman.Apparently recognizing that synthetic drugs like bath salts bring out a person's inner-cannibal, Schneiderman has filed 12 lawsuits against head shop retailers across New York for violating the state' ... More >>

People Are Actually Still Falling For Online Money-Wiring Scams

​If you wire money to some stranger who sent you an email promising a large sum of cash if you just cough up some sort of initial payment, you're an idiot. There, we said it.That said, people are still falling for these types of online money wiring scams, and a new one has caught the attention of ... More >>

Scientology Network TV Ads: More Precious Reactions!

Scientology's aggressive network TV ad campaign continued last night with another 2-minute commercial that aired on Fox's American Idol right after the New York Giants defeated the San Francisco 49ers to win the NFC championship and earn a spot in the Super Bowl. Poughkeepsie's Michael Farrell was ... More >>

Gingrich Wins South Carolina; Paterno Condition 'Serious'; Multiple Deaths in NYC Subways (UPDATED)

Newt Gingrich won the Republican primary South Carolina yesterday. The former House speaker won 40.4 percent of the vote with Mitt Romney trailing at 27.8 percent. Rick Santorum came in third with 17.0 percent. In his victory speech Gingrich targeted "elites." He said: "The biggest thing that I take ... More >>

Greenwich Village McDonald's Beating Updates; Ronald Responds

​The placid scene last night at the McDonald's on West 3rd Street where the beating occurred. The McDonald's just off Sixth Avenue in the Greenwich Village tenderloin was quiet last night, with patrons routinely entering and buying their Big Macs and Chicken McNuggets seemingly oblivious of ... More >>

Hot Bird's Anthony Buccellato On Beer, Booze Snobbery & Bar Design

Hot Bird may be the perfect neighborhood bar. It has great beer and whiskey selections, good music, and a big outdoor space where you can often find someone grilling sausages. In fact, the only discernible problem is that everyone seems to agree it's the perfect bar and, despite its location on a ra ... More >>

The Creature Behind Snooki's Success Is a Flatulent Horse

I don't know why you would want to watch this either.As the fourth season of Jersey Shore creeps upon us like red tide, and we learn more about Bridge & Tunnel, a precursor MTV show that the Shore's guido-monsters ate, let us remember how hyperventilating poofball Snooki came to be.

New York Times' Favorite Hobo Cannot Escape the New York Times

​Last week, the New York Times was positively thrilled to have located a real-life old-timey hobo in New York City (New York City!?) and wrote about the discovery breathlessly, with a bunch of old-timey real-life hobo references (see: "ramblin' man," "odd jobs," "wide open spaces," "front teet ... More >>

Watergate Just "Seven Bad Boys Who Went Just a Bit Too Far in Their Efforts to Re-elect the President"

​Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archives. January 18, 1973, Vol. XVIII, No. 3 The commies at Watergate? by Judith Miller WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The major problem with the Watergate trial is that the prosecution has not gotten to the bottom of the sordid affair, because it has ref ... More >>

Tuthilltown Founder & Master Distiller in Critical Condition After Car Crash

Ralph Erenzo​Ralph Erenzo, the founder and master distiller of Tuthilltown Spirits, was in a near-fatal accident on December 21, and is still in critical condition at St. Francis Hospital in Poughkeepsie. The latest reports from his friends and family at the hospital are hopeful thanks to sign ... More >>

Manhattan Swingers' Club Wants Snooki To Host Their Upcoming Sex Party, Ewwwww

snookieshop.tumblr.com Exclusive Manhattan swingers club Behind Closed Doors is looking to have Jersey Shore's Snooki host one of its monthly sex parties. The notoriously orange poof monster wouldn't be required to take off her clothes, however, or participate in any of the sexual activities at the ... More >>

Latino Heat

Some hot hate from a fellow brownskin

This Is, Apparently, Who We Have To Blow

​ ...or rather, blow away, in the next election. Ladies and gentlemen, the 'No' votes...

Staten Island Congressman Complains of Lack of Federal Money for Cops

​When it looked like the NYPD wasn't going to get any federal stimulus funds, everyone from the Governor on down was upset, so Obama relented and had Homeland Security scrape up $35 million for us. But when the big-money federal COPS Hiring Recovery Program (CHRP) grants came out in late July, ... More >>

Live: Elvis Costello Swings by the Financial District

Elvis Costello Jim Brady's Tuesday, June 2 Introduced by Matt Pinfield! We (we = mostly 101.9 WRXP contest winners) have gathered at Jim Brady's, an Irish pub near Wall Street: After ordering a pint, you can turn 90 degrees and watch Sportscenter on a projection screen, and turn another 90 degre ... More >>

Local Republicans Threaten to Bring Back Giuliani

Rudolph Giuliani's got some gubernatorial fanboys working for him. Brooklyn Republican Party Chairman Craig Eaton claims his 2010 candidate for governor is "overwhelmingly supported" by the Party and that "compared to New York City, turning Albany around would be a breeze." (George Pataki didn't d ... More >>

Local Republicans Threaten to Bring Back Giuliani

Rudolph Giuliani's got some gubernatorial fanboys working for him. Brooklyn Republican Party Chairman Craig Eaton claims his 2010 candidate for governor is "overwhelmingly supported" by the Party and that "compared to New York City, turning Albany around would be a breeze." (George Pataki didn't d ... More >>

I, Locavore--Awesome Deal on Local Chardonnay

The crisp chardonnay of Millbrook Vineyards and Winery (click to taste) As a wine enthusiast, you're no doubt familar with the reasonably priced and often good wines of the North Fork of Long Island, and the pricier product of New York's pristine Finger Lakes region. But a lesser known wine reg ... More >>

After NY-20 Election, Spin War Begins

We'll have to wait a few weeks for the absentee ballots and inevitable court challenges to tell us who won last night's Tedisco-Murphy special election in New York's 20th Congressional District. But with national attention focused on the race, operatives are struggling to paint the tie in a good li ... More >>

The Sublet Suffers Student-Film Level Tedium

Bigger, Stronger, Faster*: Roid Documentary

Muscled-up tragedy

American Heroes and Zeroes at Sundance ’08

Morgan Spurlock makes us look bad, plus (separate!) films on baseball and steroids shine.

Old Time Relijun, Mountain Goats Play NY in October

"Alt-dude from last century fails to embarrass himself."

Evan Dando returns as an immaculate powerpop elder statesman

Room Serviceable

Suite-natured Sundance favorite founders on indie clichés

Bliss Through Cheese

Late bloomer taps into passion for goats

Pataki's Quiet Court-Packing

Long after he's gone, the governor's GOP judges will still be ruling

Her Crowning Glory

Urban shaman Donna Henes makes royal mischief

Punk Rock to Breaking Rocks

Letters

Weapons of Mass Sedition

Can a sacred music festival lure us away from violence and toward reason?

Not Ready for Prime Time

Tribulations of St. Joseph

In an ever changing South Africa, Ladysmith Black Mambazo keep the iscathimiya faith

Suicide in the Box

For the Mentally Ill, Solitary Confinement Can Be a Death Sentence. The Stories of Two Men Who Never Made It Out.

Invisible Citizen

When Italo Met MLK

Sports

Jeb & George

Bush Slated to Pay Top Dollar for Libby Pataki’s Florida Land

Hot Man Grits Coming Up!

The Conference that Wasn’t

The Fight Over Zionism-Equals-Racism Pushed Aside Many Issues

Letters

Sports

Making Money Like Crazy

Out With the Poor, in With the Rich . . . and Into Lazio’s Coffers

System Failure

The Comptroller Says HS Systems Overcharged for Screening Disabled Welfare Recipients. So Why Did the Company Win a Fat New Contract?

Millennial Matchup

Zany and Historical Factors That Will Make Rudy or Hill a Winner 

The Singing Body

Letters

The Reflective Rudy

Memo to file: Rudy Giuliani, April 4, 1999

Imitation of Life

Rage Against Muhammad

An investigation by the joint terrorist task force adds to the Million Youth March leader's woes