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  • Blogs

    May 23, 2012

    Westchester Man Passes Out On Sidewalk And Gets Robbed...Repeatedly *VIDEO*

    We've all been there (at least that's what we tell ourselves) -- you're drunk, you're heading home, and an inviting piece of sidewalk lures you in a for a quick roadside nap. In most cases, you wake up, say "how the hell did I get here," and spend the rest of the day ashamed and trying to forget the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 22, 2012

    Frank DeMaria, Kung Fu "Grandmaster," Taught Kids The Art Of Penis Pulling. Now He's Going To Prison

    Frank DeMaria, 67, is a kung fu "grandmaster" who taught children the finer points of the martial arts. One of his lessons, unfortunately, involved having prepubescent girls "pull" on his penis -- which is why he'll be spending the next several years as a guest of the state.DeMaria was sentenced tod ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2012

    Someone Turned Westchester Highway Into Pet Cemetery; 25 Bags Of Dead Animals Found On Side of Road

    There was a pretty grisly scene on the side of a Westchester County highway yesterday morning when Department of Transportation workers found 25 bags full of dead animals dumped on the side of the road.Westchester County Sheriff's Office Detective David Whitney tells the Voice that of the remains re ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 29, 2012

    Ceferino 'Papo' Perez, Cocaine Kingpin and Photoshop Aficionado, Gets 20 Years to Life

    Recall Ceferino "Papo" Perez? He's that humble East Harlem coke king who Photoshopped his pic on top of Al Pacino's photo in a Scarface movie poster -- and displayed the masterpiece on his nightstand(!) Perez, 45, pleaded guilty this month to mastermining a massive cocaine ring, which got busted ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 20, 2011

    Greg Ball's All Atwitter at Gay-Marriage Bill: Upstate Senator Takes His Own Online Poll.

    Here's what happened over the weekend with the gay-marriage bill, which the Assembly has already approved: Publicly, the bill has the support of 31 of the 32 senators it needs for passage. Though he was considered "leaning no," GOP senator Greg Ball (who represents all of Putnam County, northern ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 13, 2011

    Pet Cemetery Told: No More Humans!

    The Hartsdale Pet Cemetery, the nation's oldest and largest final resting place for furry friends, which we profiled in a 2009 Voice cover story on the pet death business, has been told to stop burying humans with their beloved pets. The Post reports that the state Division of Cemeteries has told H ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    April 13, 2011

    JOY RIDE

    Go trailblazing in the Bronx

  • News

    April 6, 2011
  • Blogs

    February 25, 2011

    Orlando Is Fast-Food Heaven; Oscar-Inspired Cocktails

    ​Orlando has more McDonald's, Burger Kings, KFCs, and other fast-food restaurants per 100,000 residents than any other city in the country. [LA Times] Homes for the Homeless has launched the new Milk From the Heart initiative that will distribute free fresh milk to needy families. [PR Newswir ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 14, 2011

    Afghan Fried Chicken Fight; Whoopie Pie War

    ​Spot Dessert Bar won customers back after the blizzard by offering half-price hot drinks on Facebook, Twitter, and its blog. It also offers discounts to people who "like" the place. [Wall Street Journal] Abdul Haye, who owns the Kennedy Fried Chicken brand, is declaring war against all Afgha ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    February 2, 2011

    HARDCORE LOVE

    Cupcakes and Fucked Up—what could be better?

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2011

    Mobster Bragged of Dangling Mom-in-Law Off the Roof

    ​ There are thousands of pages to wade through, but so far the catch of the day in the 127-defendant Mobapalooza takedown by the feds is a caught-on-tape conversation in which a mobster describes how he took care of a major menace: his mother-in-law. Peter Pace Jr., a Genovese crime family ass ... More >>

  • Film

    December 1, 2010

    All Good Things: True Crime, Minus the Truth

    ​ There are thousands of pages to wade through, but so far the catch of the day in the 127-defendant Mobapalooza takedown by the feds is a caught-on-tape conversation in which a mobster describes how he took care of a major menace: his mother-in-law. Peter Pace Jr., a Genovese crime family ass ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 7, 2010

    MEMO TO BRUCE McMAHAN, DAUGHTER-SEDUCER

    Bruce McMahan and his daughter, Linda​ Dear Bruce, Listen, I know you have a lot of money. Like, piles of cash that you don't know what to do with. But surely, there's got to be a better way to throw your money away than to keep trying to haul me into court. I suppose you might be thinking ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 3, 2010

    Joseph Yannai, Chef Book Writer, Hit With Fed Sex-Trafficking Charges

    ​Brooklyn U.S. Attorney Loretta Lynch just announced a pretty nasty sex-trafficking case against a 66-year-old Westchester County man who allegedly went Web-trolling for women innocently seeking work as au-pairs. Joseph Yannai, a writer who wrote a book about famous chefs (The International W ... More >>

  • Film

    July 6, 2010

    Anthology Celebrates the Four Boroughs

    Forget Manhattan. "The Outer Boroughs on Film" celebrates the Bronx, Brooklyn, SI, and Queens

  • Music

    June 15, 2010

    Styles P Wrote a Novel

    The hard-boiled NYC rapper has found a new artistic medium for his badassness

  • Blogs

    April 9, 2010

    FreshDirect Moves Into the Suburbs; Five Guys Close to Being Billionaires

    ​A recent report shows that 41 percent of apples in supermarkets are Red Delicious. The cultivation of heirloom apples, however, is slowly making a comeback. [NY Times] Queens-based FreshDirect is making inroads into Westchester County and has added service in Connecticut for the first time. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 6, 2009

    Cheek, in Review: 7 Days of Runnin' Scared

    After the parade. Twitpic by Mzthicknflychic. Theeeee Yankees won! Doooooouuug Hoffman lost! The week was a mixed bag -- half fire, half dog poo. How 'bout them Yanks? They won one in Philly, then another, and were back home at the climax. Local merchants didn't get much out of it -- nor, Tom R ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2009

    Kerik Moved Out of Mental Health Unit of Jail

    Or, as NBC has it, "Kerik is Sane, Judge Rules." Guess he's okay, then. His admission to the Mental Health Forensic Unit of Westchester County Jail 10 days ago was described as voluntary, and examining doctors have found him no threat to himself or others. NBC provides the letter. Kerik was jailed ... More >>

  • Film

    March 27, 2007

    BookScam

    In The Hoax, a lying president (Nixon) begets a lying author (Richard Gere). Good thing that wouldn't happen today.

  • News

    September 27, 2005

    Tanisha's Scars

    Inside Bedford Hills prison, women swallow pins and slice their arms

  • News

    August 2, 2005

    Pirro for U.S. Attorney General?

    NY Republicans wonder what's in it for Hillary Clinton's kamikaze opponent

  • News

    May 24, 2005

    Kamikaze Jeanine

    Pressed by GOP bigs—Karl Rove!—Pirro considers a run against Hillary Clinton

  • News

    April 12, 2005

    The Hayseed vs. Hillary

    William Brenner is a small-town guy with a big ambition

  • News

    December 14, 2004

    The Case of the Ohio Recount

    In the whodunit over who won it, the true villain is slipping away

  • Art

    July 27, 2004

    Aeschylus or Swahili?

    The changing notions of what students need to know

  • Books

    March 9, 2004

    Lost Time

    Freedom's just another word for power-mad parole officers

  • News

    February 10, 2004

    Cyber-Age Goodfellas

    John Gotti's Crew Makes a High-Tech Killing

  • NYC Life

    December 30, 2003

    Eight Wonders of the City Parks

    Paddling and Galloping

  • Music

    September 9, 2003

    Sometimes Lyrics Suffice

    Folkies Multiply in a Time When So Many Are Singer-Songwriters and So Few Admit It

  • News

    July 8, 2003

    Showdown for the Phone Union

    With a Nod From Washington, Verizon Prepares for Battle

  • News

    May 27, 2003

    Hospital Holiday

    Study Finds Poor Oversight of a Billion Health Care Dollars

  • News

    May 20, 2003

    Transit Hurrah

    The People Who Stood Up to the MTA Bullies

  • NYC Life

    March 18, 2003

    Close-Up on Woodlawn

    The People Who Stood Up to the MTA Bullies

  • Music

    January 28, 2003

    Music

    The People Who Stood Up to the MTA Bullies

  • News

    December 17, 2002

    Fueling Fears

    Expert Warns of Nuclear Horror at Indian Point

  • News

    August 20, 2002

    Demolition Man

    An Old Con Surfaces in Multimillion-Dollar City Project

  • News

    December 18, 2001

    Unsafe at Any Price

    If Terrorists Take Down Nuclear Plants, You Pay—By the Hundreds of Billions

  • News

    August 21, 2001

    Nature’s Candy

    Escape the Asphalt Jungle into New York City’s Boondocks

  • News

    August 7, 2001

    Post-Straight

    How Gay Men Are Remodeling Regular Guys

  • Specials

    May 15, 2001

    Letters

    How Gay Men Are Remodeling Regular Guys

  • News

    April 4, 2000

    Joe Gould's Secret History

    The Diary of a Legendary Village Bohemian Surfaces at NYU

  • NYC Life

    February 1, 2000

    Court TV

    Cameras at the Diallo Trial: Justice or Circus?

  • Long Island Voice

    September 14, 1999

    We got your hip-hop hall of fame

    Cameras at the Diallo Trial: Justice or Circus?

  • NYC Life

    July 27, 1999

    Beach Blanket Surgery

    Summertime Blues

  • News

    July 20, 1999

    Power to the People

    Summertime Blues

  • News

    February 2, 1999

    Pataki's Pick

    A new hire could cast the governor's prochoice stance further into doubt

  • News

    January 5, 1999

    The Rangers' Rough Ride

    Their Down, Briefly Up, and then Down Again Season

  • News

    December 22, 1998

    Campaigning For Clemency

    Just before Christmas Governor Pataki is expected to commute the sentences of a few state prisoners. Will any of these women get lucky?

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