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December 27, 2003
Away For my three regular
Away For my three regular ScaryNY readers and the other people looking for scary images that make you shit your pants, I should mention that I won't be posting until January 5th or so. Fear not: there will be plenty...Posted by at 8:49 PM
December 23, 2003
NYC May Not be Included
NYC May Not be Included in Military Air Patrols "Military officials said Tuesday they have bolstered air patrols over the United States since the terror threat level was raised. But they would not say if that meant increased protection above...Posted by at 6:04 PM
B'klyn Cop Investigated "A Brooklyn
B'klyn Cop Investigated "A Brooklyn cop is being investigated for Internet postings in which he brags about beating suspects, writing phony tickets and ignoring calls to his precinct." The story goes one... "The officer, identified by Internal Affairs investigators as...Posted by at 12:52 AM
New Yorkers Remain Cool "As
New Yorkers Remain Cool "As police deployed security teams around landmark locations and transit hubs in a heightened 'Code Orange' response on Monday, many New Yorkers were paying attention to their own threat level: With just days before Christmas, the...Posted by at 12:15 AM
December 21, 2003
Nation's Threat Level Rising to
Nation's Threat Level Rising to Orange "The government on Sunday raised the national threat level to orange, indicating a high risk of terrorist attack, and said threat indicators are 'perhaps greater now than at any point' since Sept. 11, 2001,...Posted by at 5:05 PM
December 20, 2003
Amid overall drop in crime,
Amid overall drop in crime, NYC murder rate creeps up "When city officials brag about how crime has declined in America's largest city, the temper of one Brooklyn mother rises." Crime is down, sure. But numbers don't take away the...Posted by at 6:26 PM
Slice: Brooklyn Driver Fatally Shot
Slice: Brooklyn Driver Fatally Shot "If you were asked what the most dangerous jobs in America were, Pizza Delivery Driver probably wouldn't come to mind. In fact, it is the fifth most dangerous job, according to CNN/Money." A Ukrainian pizza...Posted by at 3:23 AM
December 19, 2003
BuzzMachine... by Jeff Jarvis "I'm
BuzzMachine... by Jeff Jarvis "I'm about to leave my New York City office to go over to my Jersey City office and I read this: 'Sources say the threat to New York City possibly involves a female suicide bomber...' Oh,...Posted by at 4:30 PM
December 18, 2003
Before & After: Stories from
Before & After: Stories from New York I've only read a few stories so far, but let me just say that this is a great book. "This is a book of true stories about New York, written, for the most...Posted by at 1:19 PM
Gothamist: Prospect Park Crime Wave
Gothamist: Prospect Park Crime Wave "It seems like there is a crime spree in Prospect Park." I'm still being lazy for a little while, so check out Gothamist's coverage on this....Posted by at 12:41 PM
NYC Sublog SubText Worth keeping
NYC Sublog SubText Worth keeping your eye one. Could be a winner. I came up with that name. If you're looking for a weblog name, talk to me. $5 a name....Posted by at 12:25 AM
December 16, 2003
Panel Finds Anti-Terror Efforts Waning
Panel Finds Anti-Terror Efforts Waning "The effort to protect Americans from terrorism 'appears to have waned' since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks as both the government and its citizens worry more about the latest disaster or health crisis, a federal...Posted by at 12:55 AM
December 15, 2003
We're Not Under Attack "If
We're Not Under Attack "If you happen to be up in the early a.m. on Wednesday December 17th, and you see or hear a plane flying a little low, don't panic." I guess the U.S. Air Force will be conducting...Posted by at 10:57 PM
ScaryNY Shopping Well, it's the
ScaryNY Shopping Well, it's the holiday season and frankly, documenting scary shit in the city is kind of ruining my festive mood, so I'm going to lighten things up a bit. Some recent search referrers make it clear that people...Posted by at 10:42 PM
December 14, 2003
Teenager Shot to Death on
Teenager Shot to Death on Street After Being Chased From a Party "A Brooklyn teenager was shot to death early yesterday, shortly after he arrived at a party in a Crown Heights storefront." This kid was killed over a chain...Posted by at 4:38 PM
Woman Gets Bat-Bashed in Brooklyn
Woman Gets Bat-Bashed in Brooklyn "A 36-year-old woman was in critical condition yesterday after she was whacked in the head with a baseball bat during a scuffle outside a Brooklyn nightclub in which her boyfriend was also hurt, police said."...Posted by at 4:19 PM
Qns. Girl Kidnapped and Raped:
Qns. Girl Kidnapped and Raped: Cops "A 15-year-old girl was grabbed off a Queens street, forced into a car and raped by a man who claimed had a knife, police said yesterday."...Posted by at 4:17 PM
A Stone-Cold Murder Mystery "Manhattan
A Stone-Cold Murder Mystery "Manhattan detectives are hoping a sketch and a gold-colored signet ring will help them solve the murder of a mystery woman strangled and buried in concrete in a Manhattan building as long as 24 years ago."...Posted by at 4:07 PM
Man Critically Injured By Bus
Man Critically Injured By Bus "An Atlanta man visiting Manhattan was struck by a private commuter bus and critically injured near Times Square Saturday morning, police said." I'm surprised this doesn't happen more often....Posted by at 4:03 PM
December 11, 2003
Yahoo! Search Results for I
Yahoo! Search Results for I HATE THE HOUSING PROJECTS IN THE BRONX That's my latest referring URL. Sorry, I can't help you....Posted by at 6:05 PM
December 10, 2003
deadly butt-leg war "A bootleg
deadly butt-leg war "A bootleg cigarette war in Brooklyn has claimed the lives of at least three people since the summer, the Daily News has learned." Some people have given up selling crack and the like in exchange for selling...Posted by at 6:15 PM
Pet Store Shootings Appear Justified
Pet Store Shootings Appear Justified "The owner of a Gravesend pet store that has been the target of several dog thefts, apparantly was justified when he fatally shot two robbers last night, Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said today." That's right,...Posted by at 6:11 PM
Computer blamed for all-hands blaze
Computer blamed for all-hands blaze "A fire that apparently began in a computer quickly erupted into an all-hands blaze in a West Brighton home yesterday." Computers are dangerous. This family lost everything....Posted by at 6:07 PM
Queens Man Charged With Harassing
Queens Man Charged With Harassing Neighbor "A Far Rockaway man once arrested in a racially charged case for donning a white hood and defacing property belonging to a neighbor who has black friends has been arrested again — this time...Posted by at 6:05 PM
Tomorrow's Headline Today "Some time
Tomorrow's Headline Today "Some time between 2 and 5 today, an Astoria man ferociously beat an RCN support technician until his Web connection was restored." I swear to God. If they don't fix my connection tomorrow, I'm going to go...Posted by at 5:52 PM
December 8, 2003
Boat's Here"A man said, 'The
Boat's Here"A man said, 'The boat's here' - then jumped into the freezing waters of the East River at 34th Street yesterday morning, police said." Is that a crime? Seriously?...Posted by at 4:55 PM
Sharpton Settles Suit Against NYPD
Sharpton Settles Suit Against NYPD "The city has agreed to pay Al Sharpton $200,000 in damages after he was stabbed nearly 13 years ago at a protest where he said police failed to protect him." That will buy so many...Posted by at 4:54 PM
Samurai slaying "A naked, samurai
Samurai slaying "A naked, samurai sword-wielding martial arts expert screaming, 'I'm God! I'm immortal' hacked his wife to death yesterday in a blood-soaked Bronx rampage, police said."...Posted by at 4:51 PM
December 7, 2003
Sex Offender Registry "In order
Sex Offender Registry "In order to search the Subdirectory of Level 3 Sex Offenders, please enter the following information…" My ISP hasn't worked for the last week (RCN = Really Crappy Network), so I haven't been able to keep up...Posted by at 5:23 PM
December 4, 2003
The most un-pop-ular bust of
The most un-pop-ular bust of all? "Police wrote Queens hospital worker George Pulido a summons for making unreasonable noise because his son Christopher's Winnie the Pooh balloon popped on the street." That's dumb. Really, really, dumb....Posted by at 3:11 PM
December 3, 2003
Hats off to the police
Hats off to the police "From Bronx bodegas to Belle Harbor beaches, New Yorkers heartily toasted the NYPD yesterday for making the city the safest it's been in at least 35 years." So the Daily News says New Yorkers feel...Posted by at 5:15 PM
December 2, 2003
Ship of Fools -- Har
Ship of Fools -- Har Har G.O.P. Option at Convention: Luxury Liner "'Our floating hotel will provide members an opportunity to stay in one place, in a secure fashion,' said a spokesman for Mr. DeLay, Jonathan Grella. He did not...Posted by at 12:55 AM
Pizza bandits make off with
Pizza bandits make off with dough "Last week, Tommy’s Pizza Express II on Pennyfield Avenue was robbed, leaving an employee seriously injured." Talk about a misleading headline. They stole $300, not dough....Posted by at 12:35 AM
Boy Arrested in Shooting of
Boy Arrested in Shooting of 12-Year-Old Girl In more what-the-hell-is-going-on-i-was-watching-disney-movies-at-age-12 news... "A 15-year-old boy was arrested Sunday for allegedly firing the shot that hit a girl's knee in Brooklyn, police said."...Posted by at 12:25 AM
Boy Nabbed With Gun in
Boy Nabbed With Gun in School "A 12-year-old boy was arrested with a loaded semi-automatic handgun after pointing it at students inside a Queens junior high school yesterday." Spit balls simply weren't cutting it anymore....Posted by at 12:20 AM
MTA: No Technical Problems in
MTA: No Technical Problems in Subway Dragging "Transit officials said yesterday that they have found no technical problems in a subway car that dragged a woman four feet along the platform Sunday when she caught her coat in the door."...Posted by at 12:15 AM