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November 29, 2003
Gothamist: A Train Robbery Murder
Gothamist: A Train Robbery Murder "A man on an A-train in Queens yesterday was shot dead by two assailants, who were then chased by police." I just got back from stuffing my face for three days, so I'll let Gothamist...Posted by at 9:07 PM
Mom and daughter burned in
Mom and daughter burned in turkey fry "An adventurous holiday meal turned tragic yesterday when a Brooklyn woman and her daughter tried to deep-fry a turkey and were badly burned by splattering oil." I've been going off about this whole...Posted by at 9:05 PM
November 25, 2003
Queens Teen Killed In Accident
Queens Teen Killed In Accident "A 16-year-old Rego Park girl walking home from school on Monday was struck and killed by an automobile, police said." It seems like this sort of thing has been happening a lot of late. I'm...Posted by at 3:55 PM
2 Students Stabbed Near Their
2 Students Stabbed Near Their School "Two students were stabbed near their Manhattan high school yesterday when a hangout session turned violent." Who's the square that decided to use the term "hangout session?" Anyway, this happened near Martin Luther King...Posted by at 3:52 PM
November 24, 2003
Elevator horseplay horror for cousins
Elevator horseplay horror for cousins "A bout of roughhousing turned deadly for two Bronx cousins when their horseplay in an elevator caused one of them to fall eight stories to his death, police said yesterday."...Posted by at 3:50 PM
November 23, 2003
A Night of Violence in
A Night of Violence in Four Boroughs Includes 2 Fatal Shootings "Four people died in a night of rampant violence that included six shootings, 10 stabbings and a bludgeoning spread across four boroughs of the city, the police said yesterday."...Posted by at 11:53 PM
Sanit Truck Fatally Crushes Homeless
Sanit Truck Fatally Crushes Homeless Man "A homeless man in Brooklyn, hidden from view as he tried to keep warm under the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, was killed early Friday when sanitation workers removing garbage inadvertently scooped him up and crushed him,...Posted by at 11:47 PM
Woman dead on subway tracks
Woman dead on subway tracks "The mangled body of a woman was found on the tracks of a Chelsea subway station during last night's rush hour, police said." This happened at the 18th street 1/9 station. I guess they don't...Posted by at 11:45 PM
Boy, 2, Killed by Bus
Boy, 2, Killed by Bus in Williamsburg "A yellow school bus struck and killed a 2-year-old boy Sunday in Williamsburg, police said."...Posted by at 11:41 PM
A Showdown in Queens, and
A Showdown in Queens, and a Vibrant Teenager Dies "They met up just past sundown on Friday evening, two groups of teenagers on an avenue of railroad tracks, bus stops and a federal office building just off the busy shopping...Posted by at 11:38 PM
'My buddy's in there!' "A
'My buddy's in there!' "A quick-thinking deliveryman and a team of Fire Department scuba divers heroically plucked two men from the Hudson River yesterday after their sport-utility vehicle plunged into the ink-black water." Well that was nice of them. 'The...Posted by at 11:33 PM
November 21, 2003
2 Teens Held in Heist
2 Teens Held in Heist of Golf Cart "Two 13-year-old boys from Staten Island have been arrested and charged with robbery for hijacking a golf cart in Huguenot on Monday, police said." A father and son duo were just hanging...Posted by at 4:39 PM
November 20, 2003
Breaking: Michael Jackson Mug Shot
Breaking: Michael Jackson Mug Shot I may be the first to have the Michael Jackson mug shot. (Ok, fine. That's not really him. Here. Not as good as I think we all thought it would be.)...Posted by at 4:06 PM
2 Teens Stabbed In Subway
2 Teens Stabbed In Subway Melee "A melee broke out aboard a Manhattan subway yesterday, leaving two teenagers stabbed and another slashed in the face, police said." Here's a little bit of advice... when this sort of thing happens --...Posted by at 2:54 PM
NYPD to Have Access to
NYPD to Have Access to Interpol Data "The NYPD will be the first police department in the United States to plug into a Interpol database that allows access to fingerprints, passports and pictures." Man, if I actually listened to Interpol,...Posted by at 2:51 PM
November 19, 2003
National ID Card, Please This
National ID Card, Please This just occurred to me, I'm might be the last. But the crazy security in London right now is probably only 1/100 what New York will see for the Republican National Convention next year. Everyone complains...Posted by at 10:39 PM
The Bull's-Eye Versus the Pork
The Bull's-Eye Versus the Pork Barrel "In the end, 50 cities were blessed last week with allocations from a program called the Urban Area Security Initiative. The New York region received the largest amount, $47 million, but city officials were...Posted by at 10:36 PM
Qns. driver catapults onto railroad
Qns. driver catapults onto railroad tracks "A 66-year-old man owes his life to luck and a pair of good Samaritans who pulled him out of his burning car after it plunged off a Queens highway to railroad tracks 15 feet...Posted by at 10:30 PM
November 18, 2003
Fordham security guard discusses his
Fordham security guard discusses his job "Rain, sleet, snow or sun, he stands patiently next to the security desk waiting for you to find your I.D. in the mess at the bottom of your backpack. Four hundred students pass by...Posted by at 1:33 AM
November 17, 2003
Subway service restored after police
Subway service restored after police investigate suspicious package in the BX "Service was halted on the Number 2, 4 and 5 lines Monday after someone called 911 about a suspicious package." Turns out it was a box with a lot...Posted by at 10:37 PM
Man, 8-year-old boy fatally shot
Man, 8-year-old boy fatally shot on Brooklyn street "An eight-year-old boy and a 23-year-old man were fatally shot while standing on a Brooklyn street Monday evening, police said."...Posted by at 10:29 PM
Special Report: Some mean streets
Special Report: Some mean streets deadlier than others "Your odds of dying prematurely - whether from heart disease, AIDS or a bullet - has a lot to do with which neighborhood you live in, according to a new study that...Posted by at 9:00 AM
It's 'The Sixth Fence' "Carl
It's 'The Sixth Fence' "Carl Reid must have the most unlucky address in the city. A careening car smashed into his Queens home yesterday - for the sixth time in the last two decades." This guy lives on the Van...Posted by at 8:43 AM
November 16, 2003
Machete "Mugger" from Family of
Machete "Mugger" from Family of Mob Killers "A suspect nabbed last week for committing 10 Brooklyn muggings in 61 minutes is the son of a convicted murderer and related to two mob killers who were rubbed out after bungling a...Posted by at 5:58 PM
Not Smart "A maritime college
Not Smart "A maritime college student was still fighting for his life yesterday when he was critically injured and his buddy killed 'subway surfing' after a booze-filled night in Manhattan."...Posted by at 5:46 PM
Lured to sex-slave hell, says
Lured to sex-slave hell, says teen "A Mexican teen who came to New York looking for her mother tearfully told a Brooklyn jury yesterday that she was beaten, raped and forced into prostitution by a man she thought would help...Posted by at 5:44 PM
Unsolved, and Unsettling "One night
Unsolved, and Unsettling "One night last January, a young man about to start his first job in New York City was shot dead on the Lower East Side as he returned home after a night out with friends. On Sept....Posted by at 5:40 PM
Car Strikes Queens Woman, 90
Car Strikes Queens Woman, 90 "A tough-boned old lady miraculously survived a run-in with a Lincoln Town Car in Queens yesterday - winding up in stable condition in Elmhurst Hospital after being hit by the vehicle while trying to cross...Posted by at 5:35 PM
BX. Slay Suspect is Busted
BX. Slay Suspect is Busted in Belguim "One of the NYPD's most wanted, accused killer Robin Valentin, was captured in Belgium after a two-year hunt, police said yesterday." From the NYPD Most Wanted Page on this guy: "On April 22,...Posted by at 5:30 PM
November 13, 2003
Post removed becasue: 1) It
Post removed becasue: 1) It was off topic. 2) I'd really rather not have the email exchange I had with the Matt Brewing Co. come up in the top 10 results for "Accel Beer." As others have pointed out in...Posted by at 3:51 PM
7th Arrest in Brooklyn Street
7th Arrest in Brooklyn Street Party Stabbing "A 16-year-old boy was arrested yesterday for wielding the knife used when he and six others ambushed, beat and repeatedly stabbed two men for moving a wooden barrier at a street party in...Posted by at 2:01 PM
Murray Hill driver arrested after
Murray Hill driver arrested after hitting woman "A 33-year-old dump truck driver was arrested last Thursday after he hit an 81-year-old at the cross section of Parsons Blvd. and 35th Street at about 3:48 p.m., cops said. "The driver, Jesus...Posted by at 1:49 PM
Anthrax scare at news outlets
Anthrax scare at news outlets "Two envelopes full of white powder mailed from Pakistan, including one to a Long Island television news station, renewed anthrax fears yesterday, though initial tests were negative." There was a letter that read: "Death to...Posted by at 1:34 PM
OT (Again) The Morning News
OT (Again) The Morning News - My Kind of Town "A city with more than two-dozen neighborhoods and nearly every one of the world’s ethnic groups can be a bit difficult to navigate. Correspondent Rosecrans Baldwin picks a single direction...Posted by at 1:07 PM
November 10, 2003
Two Mothers Attack Adult Sons
Two Mothers Attack Adult Sons "Two moms attacked their adult sons, one fatally, when family arguments got way out of hand, police said." I always like it (read: hate it) when papers lump unrelated stories of violence together. I mean,...Posted by at 11:42 PM
Four Hurt In Bronx Shooting
Four Hurt In Bronx Shooting "Four people were wounded after two men started shooting into a group hanging out in the Bronx Sunday night." I think I know the problem here... "Police said that just after 11 p.m. Sunday, two...Posted by at 11:39 PM
Window Washer Falls To Death
Window Washer Falls To Death "A workman washing windows at a midtown Manhattan apartment building fell 14 stories to his death Monday, police said."...Posted by at 11:35 PM
Post removed becasue: 1) It
Post removed becasue: 1) It was off topic. 2) I'd really rather not have the email exchange I had with the Matt Brewing Co. come up in the top 10 results for "Accel Beer." As others have pointed out in...Posted by at 11:10 PM
Man Killed By Cop Car
Man Killed By Cop Car "A 76-year-old Brooklyn man died yesterday of a heart attack hours after he was struck on a sidewalk by a police car involved in an accident while responding to a radio call, police and the...Posted by at 2:27 PM
Carjacked tot is found "A
Carjacked tot is found "A 2-year-old boy abducted by a car thief in Queens was found safe on Long Island early today — ending a massive Amber Alert hunt and a wrenching 10-hour ordeal for his mother." This was actually...Posted by at 2:20 PM
November 7, 2003
Where are the Germiest Places
Where are the Germiest Places in Town? You May Be Surprised "We tested all kinds things that we all touch every day, wondering whether money was filthier than, say, a toilet seat. We learned there is a difference between dirty,...Posted by at 11:09 PM
Bronx Police Blotter Ugh, this
Bronx Police Blotter Ugh, this page is about a mile long and the whole thing is pretty depressing. Here are a few of my favorites, if you can call them that: "A woman during the night disregarded the sounds of...Posted by at 4:09 PM
Bi-way robberies in Village "Cross-dressing
Bi-way robberies in Village "Cross-dressing teens from Harvey Milk High School offered sex for money in Greenwich Village and then robbed the would-be johns — by pretending to be cops, sources said last night."...Posted by at 3:43 PM
Hmm... I Feel Something Painful
Hmm... I Feel Something Painful "A 24-year-old man walked into Jamaica Hospital last Thursday after he realized he had been shot in the leg, police said. "The man, who was not identified, was walking in the area of 163rd Street...Posted by at 12:31 AM
Raid Nets 350 Switchblades, Swords
Raid Nets 350 Switchblades, Swords "A new undercover police unit whose goal is to weed out illegal knives in Queens arrested eight men and seized 350 switchblades, swords and other cutting weapons Thursday in raids at five variety stores, authorities...Posted by at 12:21 AM
November 5, 2003
Abandoned Bicycles of New York
Abandoned Bicycles of New York This gallery of abandoned bikes is Scary in an eerie sort of way. There was this shitty bike near my office one day locked to some pole. All rusty, flat tire, bent rims, etc. There...Posted by at 11:32 PM
Evicted, she leaps to death
Evicted, she leaps to death "An East Side woman died when she leaped from her 27th-floor apartment yesterday afternoon, apparently after being evicted, police said."...Posted by at 5:35 PM
Where's the Party? @ Gawker
Where's the Party? @ Gawker [Scroll past big honking Absolut ad] Drunk girl bothers tenant. Gets shoved. I guess this could be real, but it feels a little too "Girls Gone Wild" for me....Posted by at 5:14 PM
November 4, 2003
Two Friends Killed In Bronx
Two Friends Killed In Bronx Shooting "Two friends were shot to death Monday as they stood in a tree-lined courtyard at a well-kept housing project in the Bronx, police said."...Posted by at 1:30 AM
Man Tried For Murder, Dismemberment
Man Tried For Murder, Dismemberment "A Brooklyn man went on trial Tuesday for what prosecutors said was the depraved murder and dismemberment of a tenant for his apartment in a Manhattan housing project." Why did he do it, as has...Posted by at 1:24 AM
November 3, 2003
Stabbing in Boozy Brawl "A
Stabbing in Boozy Brawl "A verbal dispute outside an Upper East Side bar noted for its rowdiness led to a brawl and a stabbing that sent a man to the hospital for surgery yesterday, cops said. "The incident began at...Posted by at 11:37 AM
Folks-Away Rich Kids Go Wild
Folks-Away Rich Kids Go Wild On East Side "A boozy Upper East Side party thrown by a teen while her wealthy parents were out of town turned into a violent, drunken melee that had to be broken up by cops...Posted by at 11:20 AM
November 1, 2003
Yellow Taxi Jumps Curb, Kills
Yellow Taxi Jumps Curb, Kills Man "Gerold Sadesky had big plans for the end of the year. The 62-year-old elevator operator, who was planning to retire in December, had his eyes set on a $51,000 Cadillac, his friends and co-workers...Posted by at 10:28 PM
Serial Sex Offender Is Sought
Serial Sex Offender Is Sought in Killing of Homeless Woman "When Anthony Jones, a serial sex offender, was sentenced to just two to four years for attempted assault instead of 25 to life for rape in 2000, Howard Safir, then...Posted by at 2:27 PM
Queens dad stabbed by teen
Queens dad stabbed by teen ghouls "A gang of costumed teens jumped a Queens dad trick-or-treating with his wife and baby daughter last night, nearly stabbing him to death after he asked them not to throw eggs near his little...Posted by at 2:12 PM
Man stabbed to death in
Man stabbed to death in Chinatown bus transaction "A fight over a bus route operating out of Manhattan's Chinatown section ended in the stabbing death of a 31-year-old man, police said." This is just the latest in a long list...Posted by at 2:02 PM