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January 29, 2004
NYC Department of Records - Photo Gallery
NYC Department of Records - Photo Gallery Howard Sherman points to the "Crime and Criminals" section of the Municipal Photo Gallery (after he was pointed to it by the Manhattan User's Guide). Jeez, complicated. Anyway... some photos of criminals and...Posted by at 5:30 PM
January 27, 2004
City Sanitation Worker Killed in a Freakish Truck Accident
City Sanitation Worker Killed in a Freakish Truck Accident "A city sanitation worker died in a freakish accident in Brooklyn yesterday after she was pinned on top of a garbage truck by a mechanical lever, city officials said." There's a...Posted by at 11:30 PM
Queens Coyote Goes With Floe
Queens Coyote Goes With Floe "A not-so-wily coyote landed in the doghouse with would-be rescuers yesterday after getting cold feet and refusing to hop to safety from a floating chunk of ice in Jamaica Bay." They make it seem like...Posted by at 10:29 PM
Snow School
Snow School [unable to blog this due to the weather]...Posted by at 10:29 PM
SubText: [1] NYC Commuter "Tough"
SubText: [1] NYC Commuter "Tough" "Truth is that almost all New Yorkers either look or TRY to look a little scary on the subway." By the way... in case you haven't seen it, SubText is a moblog with images and...Posted by at 5:29 PM
I'm a Conspiracy Freak
I'm a Conspiracy Freak Jan 25, 2004 12:42 pm US/Eastern: One Dead In Brooklyn Banquet Hall Shooting "A man trying to break up a fight at a banquet hall in Brooklyn has been shot dead. "It happened at about 4...Posted by at 3:28 PM
Winter storms wallop Midwest, East
Winter storms wallop Midwest, East "Winter storms are glazing roads, delaying flights and causing deadly car crashes Tuesday throughout the Midwest and along the East Coast." Run for your lives! It's going to snow! Forget the cat... get out of...Posted by at 1:28 PM
January 26, 2004
Rat Trap
Rat Trap "A Bronx neighborhood group is using bacon, peanut butter and cheese to lure some ten thousand rats to their deaths within a month." Can someone get pictures of this? Please? I'm imaging 10,000 hypnotized rats making their way...Posted by at 10:27 AM
Free Rape Prevention Seminar
Free Rape Prevention Seminar "Jiu-Jitsu utilizes physics and science through leverage, off-balance, and the knowledge of human anatomy to overcome an attacker with as little effort possible: maximum effect with minimum effort." Date: February 27, 2004 Time: 6:30pm - 8:30p.m....Posted by at 12:27 AM
January 25, 2004
Officer Under Scrutiny Over NYC Shooting
Officer Under Scrutiny Over NYC Shooting "A grand jury this week will consider charges including murder against a police officer who fatally shot an unarmed teenager Saturday in the stairwell of a housing complex, law enforcement officials said." The cop...Posted by at 11:27 PM
Too Weak
Too Weak Says Evan the Unrelentless: "3) people too weak to live in this city: Matt and 601." Um, ok....Posted by at 2:27 PM
Teen is stabbed in all-girl melee
Teen is stabbed in all-girl melee "A long-simmering feud between teenagers erupted in violence yesterday when a schoolgirl wielding a kitchen knife stabbed another girl during a brawl in a Manhattan subway station, police said." More crap involving school kids...Posted by at 2:26 PM
Friend's Injury Drains the Zaniness From a Race
Friend's Injury Drains the Zaniness From a Race "When Christopher Hackett failed to show up yesterday with the confetti gun that was to be fired to start the Idiot Race, a shopping cart chariot run of sorts, his Madagascar Institute...Posted by at 1:26 PM
January 24, 2004
Man Arrested With Weapons, WTC Material
Man Arrested With Weapons, WTC Material "Authorities called to the home of a Brooklyn artist injured in a backyard explosion Saturday discovered a cache of weapons and ammunition along with material related to the World Trade Center and other sensitive...Posted by at 4:25 PM
More Questions In Queens Fatal Hit-and-Run Case
More Questions In Queens Fatal Hit-and-Run Case " There is a plea out today, from family members of a young mother killed by hit and run drivers. They are calling on the drivers involved to come foreward. The accident happened...Posted by at 10:25 AM
Man Shot To Death in Brooklyn
Man Shot To Death in Brooklyn "A deaf and mute Brooklyn man was fatally shot early Friday while waiting to catch a bus home after basketball practice, police said." Back in the day, they would've called this guy deaf and...Posted by at 12:25 AM
Paroled Sex Offender Goes On Crime Spree
Paroled Sex Offender Goes On Crime Spree "A paroled sex offender with a history of violence was charged Thursday in a 10-hour, three-borough rampage that included a slashing murder and a sex attack on a teenage girl." Why'd this guy...Posted by at 12:24 AM
January 23, 2004
Four New York Teens Nailed In High School Fire, Assaults
Four New York Teens Nailed In High School Fire, Assaults "Two high-school students have been arrested for assaulting and menacing their teachers and two others for setting a fire while classes were in session, police said yesterday." More school stuff....Posted by at 11:24 PM
Final WTC Death Toll Is 2,749
Final WTC Death Toll Is 2,749 "More than two years after the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, the city believes it has arrived at a conclusive tally of the people killed in the twin towers that day: 2,749."...Posted by at 11:24 PM
Gothamist: NY Crime This Week
Gothamist: NY Crime This Week "Crime might have gone down in 2003, but this past week has been a doozy..." Me = lazy....Posted by at 2:23 PM
January 21, 2004
Reader Writes
Reader Writes A ScaryNY reader wrote in yesterday to point out an error in one of my link titles (since fixed) and added, "...though I'm not thrilled with your obsession on the scary stuff, what with crime in NYC down...Posted by at 2:23 PM
Savage Subway Attack
Savage Subway Attack "Reynaldo Hidalgo cannot understand why a stranger attacked his grandson on a packed No. 7 train Monday, taunting the 18-year-old before biting the teen's left cheek and upper chest." Yeah, I can see how you wouldn't be...Posted by at 11:21 AM
January 20, 2004
Subway shootout
Subway shootout "An illegal Mexican immigrant wrestled a gun away from a pair of bandits on a Manhattan subway, triggering a wild shootout early yesterday that left one thug dead, police sources said." Found at Amy's Robot Link Factory. Add...Posted by at 11:21 PM
January 19, 2004
Subway Shooting
Subway Shooting "A man was in critical condition after he was shot twice in the head Monday on a subway train in Manhattan, police said." 4 am. Happened at the 8th street station. Two guys were arrested at Union Square....Posted by at 9:05 AM
January 17, 2004
8 Shot at B'klyn Diner
8 Shot at B'klyn Diner "Eight people were shot at a Brooklyn diner Saturday morning after an argument among three men, police said." Good Morning! "Police said two suspects pistol-whipped an employee at the Galaxy Diner and demanded money from...Posted by at 5:51 PM
Cops: Student Pushed Dean Down Escalator
Cops: Student Pushed Dean Down Escalator "A high school student was arrested on a charge of second-degree assault after he allegedly pushed a school official down an escalator in a Manhattan high school, police said." It's becoming increasingly clear to...Posted by at 5:48 PM
Woman Walking Dogs is Electrocuted
Woman Walking Dogs is Electrocuted "A 30-year-old woman collapsed and died while walking her two dogs in Manhattan's East Village, authorities said." The city is a dangerous place....Posted by at 11:46 AM
January 16, 2004
OT: Editorial Openings at About.com
OT: Editorial Openings at About.com Not scary, but these jobs are in New York, so it's only almost on topic. Guide Coordinator "About.com, the leading content destination on the Web and recently ranked top ten Web property is seeking an...Posted by at 5:22 PM
Sailors saved by NYPD
Sailors saved by NYPD "Four Navy sailors took part in a dramatic rescue at sea last night - except they were the ones being saved. "An NYPD helicopter flew into freezing winds to pluck the four men from two Navy...Posted by at 2:21 PM
Teacher Allegedly Punches Student At Brooklyn School
Teacher Allegedly Punches Student At Brooklyn School "A Brooklyn teacher punched a student in the face after the boy repeatedly unplugged an overhead projector, police said." More fun in the NYC school system. By the way... the kid is 12....Posted by at 3:03 AM
Bayside Woman Brutally Raped, Burglarized
Bayside Woman Brutally Raped, Burglarized "A Queens woman was awakened from her sleep, tied up and brutally raped by a man who broke into her home while two other men ransacked the house as her young son slept, police said...Posted by at 2:44 AM
Rip Torn Ripped
Rip Torn Ripped "Actor Rip Torn was arrested early yesterday for drunk driving after he crashed his car into a taxicab in New York City's Greenwich Village. According to the below misdemeanor criminal complaint, the 72-year-old Hollywood veteran was incoherent...Posted by at 2:35 AM
Thief Stabs Man With Needle
Thief Stabs Man With Needle "A man at a pay phone in Harlem early Thursday was accosted by a thief who stole his laptop computer and jabbed him three times with a hypodermic needle, police said." A show of hands...Posted by at 2:32 AM
January 15, 2004
Hells Angel Accused of Stockpiling Weapons
Hells Angel Accused of Stockpiling Weapons "A Hells Angels gang member is being charged with illegal possession of deadly firearms and accused of stockpiling an arsenal of weapons inside his Douglaston, Queens home." I don't know what it is, but...Posted by at 2:18 PM
January 13, 2004
Gothamist: 2 Train Subway Slashing
Gothamist: 2 Train Subway Slashing "A robber demanding money on a 2 train slashed a passenger yesterday. And it happened at about 1PM, as the train was arriving at the West 72nd Street stop." Also, two comments from Gothamist readers...Posted by at 10:51 PM
Police To Expand Operation Impact
Police To Expand Operation Impact "In a measured shift of crime-fighting strategy, Mayor Michael Bloomberg and top police commanders Monday unveiled plans to beef up patrols in 52 zones across the city." Listen, I like to make fun of the...Posted by at 10:46 PM
Fourteen students arrested in city
Fourteen students arrested in city schools "At least 14 students were arrested at city schools on a single day, including 11 busted during a cafeteria brawl at a Brooklyn high school, police said." Looks like those safety officers are doing...Posted by at 10:31 PM
January 12, 2004
Bronx Employees Stab Boss To
Bronx Employees Stab Boss To Death "Three employees at a Bronx moving company were arrested for stabbing their boss to death after work."...Posted by at 11:39 AM
January 10, 2004
"A Real Tough Guy" at
"A Real Tough Guy" at Nuggets... "Around 3:30 pm yesterday a guy wearing a brown hooded jacket and tan pants walked into one of the six laundries in my neighborhood and pulled out a paper bag. He told the owner...Posted by at 4:32 PM
Committee: New Yorkers 'Complacent' About
Committee: New Yorkers 'Complacent' About Terrorism "Though home to ground zero and the worst horrors of Sept. 11, 2001, 'citizen complacency' toward terrorism remains a serious problem in New York state, a state legislative committee has concluded." Isn't that what...Posted by at 3:08 AM
January 8, 2004
Glendale Bomb Scare Turns Out
Glendale Bomb Scare Turns Out To Be A High Energy Dud: Cops "Dozens of Glendale residents were evacuated from their homes on New Year’s Day when a device, suspected to be a bomb, was found underneath a car at 87th...Posted by at 5:27 PM
New York Post Online Edition:
New York Post Online Edition: SLAY RAP FOR TRANSVESTITE "A homeless transvestite stabbed a man to death in a Manhattan subway station early yesterday, cops said." Homeless man fatally stabbed on subway platform "A homeless man was fatally stabbed on...Posted by at 5:25 PM
Secret Search for 'Dirty Bombs'
Secret Search for 'Dirty Bombs' "With New Year's Eve celebrations and college football bowl games only days away, the U.S. government last month dispatched scores of casually dressed nuclear scientists with sophisticated radiation detection equipment hidden in briefcases and golf...Posted by at 5:18 PM
OT: Henry Earl Mug Shots
OT: Henry Earl Mug Shots Not New York, but funny. Lexington, Kentucky is nice enough to post mug shots on their Web site. Fine. "Particularly notable is Henry Earl. He's been arrested nearly 50 times for alcohol intoxication. And they...Posted by at 12:36 AM
January 7, 2004
A Response to my series
A Response to my series of questions at the end of the Kitty post below Do you think this could happen today? Absolutely Do you think it does happen today? Yes Do you think September 11th has changed the way...Posted by at 1:54 PM
Kitty Genovese A post at
Kitty Genovese A post at Catherine Shu's Newcomer Weblog about a crime she witnessed mentions the story of a woman named Kitty Genovese (do a ctrl+F for "Abstract in the City" and you'll see the post). As Catherine explains: "Kitty...Posted by at 12:50 AM
January 6, 2004
City Rules Out Metal Detectors
City Rules Out Metal Detectors On Ferries "New York City has ruled out the use of metal detectors and other passenger screening devices for the Staten Island Ferry." I can't imagine how that would've work. If you've ever taken the...Posted by at 10:19 PM
Sandbag kills woman standing under
Sandbag kills woman standing under el "A Brooklyn woman was killed when she was hit by a falling sandbag while standing under an elevated train, in a mystery-tinged tragedy that has left her heartbroken family searching for answers." Authorities aren't...Posted by at 10:11 PM
Guards assaulted at two New
Guards assaulted at two New York high schools "Students assaulted and injured guards at two New York high schools Tuesday, just one day after Mayor Michael Bloomberg ordered a beefed-up, armed police presence to quell school violence." Woops. Really, though,...Posted by at 10:07 PM
January 5, 2004
New York hits Web to
New York hits Web to perk up police auctions "...in New York, whose Police Department has joined about 300 others across the country in clearing out crowded property rooms online, unloading television sets and car-stereo speakers, leather coats and compact...Posted by at 3:28 PM
Church Missing Its Baby Jesus,
Church Missing Its Baby Jesus, and Then Thief Grabs Purses "People stopped in the drizzle on West Houston Street yesterday and stared at a Nativity scene that looked more like a bad art installation. "Life-size statues of the Virgin Mary,...Posted by at 3:18 PM