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March 31, 2004
I Work for Condi
Man's false claim: I'm Rice's bodyguard "A Brooklyn man was arrested at police headquarters Wednesday after he submitted a gun permit application falsely claiming to be a bodyguard for National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice, officials said." This guy is a...Posted by at 11:35 PM
Toddler Killed
\Brooklyn Toddler Shot To Death "A 2-year-old boy was shot dead Wednesday in a car in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn, police said." I never said I understand everything I link to here. Jesus....Posted by at 11:33 PM
Suicide Video on Web
Suicide video turns up on porn Web site "Police are investigating how a videotape that captured a suicide at a housing development later appeared on a pornographic Web site, officials said Wednesday." Where'd the video come from? "The video was...Posted by at 11:19 PM
East Side Rapist - Take Two
New 'East Side rapist' arrested "The East Side rapist, who had instilled fear in the residents of one of the city's safest neighborhoods, has been arrested, police said again Wednesday, the second time in as many months." You'll remember they...Posted by at 11:15 PM
Man Killed on Scaffold
Shot dead outside neighbor's apt "A Brooklyn man was shot dead on a scaffold outside his neighbor's apartment yesterday after the tenant saw him through a window and thought he was breaking in, cops said." They're charging the shooter with...Posted by at 11:10 PM
130 to 121
NYPD: Murder rate down in year's first quarter "There were 121 homicides in the city during the first quarter of the year, down from 130 in the same period last year, according to new police statistics." And that's even with...Posted by at 5:10 PM
March 30, 2004
Break Over and High Turnstiles
So my week break from ScaryNY is over. It was nice, but I did feel the urge to post a few times. I'm glad I didn't. A little time away can do wonders to get a fresh view on things....Posted by at 9:01 PM
We're Number 1!
N.Y. tops big cities in fewest traffic deaths "Fewer people are killed on New York's thoroughfares than in any other big city in the U.S. - and the Big Apple is less deadly than plenty of minor-league hubs, too." Woo...Posted by at 8:38 PM
911 a Number of Times
911 glitch killed my dad, says son "A glitch that downed 911 service for two hours last week was blamed yesterday for the death of an elderly Queens man whose family members say they couldn't get an ambulance after he...Posted by at 8:28 PM
What's Down is Up
SO THAT'S HOW THEY DO IT! Crime is down in New York City, right? Well, reported crime is down: "Well, now the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association has come out and said, in essence, 'Eh, we were just making the whole thing...Posted by at 8:19 PM
Ice Cream War
Couple injured in ice cream truck turf war "A years-long battle over a Harlem ice cream truck route exploded into a violent turf war when one couple assaulted another couple, leaving them in critical condition, police said Monday." You know...Posted by at 8:12 PM
March 23, 2004
Short Break
If you're a frequent reader of ScaryNY (I'm talking to either one of you), please excuse me over the next week or so. I'm going to take a small break from the "scary new york" stuff for a bit. I...Posted by at 9:01 PM
March 22, 2004
Floating to the Top
Fishing for bodies cops' rite of spring "His [Spalding Gray] was among 70 bodies recovered by the NYPD's harbor unit in the past three years, most in March and April, police said. Last year there were 29, up from 15...Posted by at 5:25 PM
Cellphones Underground
THE TRACKS OF OUR FEARS "In the wake of the commuter train bombings in Madrid that claimed 202 lives, the NYPD has mounted an unprecedented security effort in the city's subway system in the hopes of thwarting a massive terror...Posted by at 5:21 PM
March 19, 2004
ScaryNY Field Trip?
Night Court as Entertainment "State law dictates that anyone arrested in New York must be arraigned - that is, formally charged with the crime - within 24 hours of his or her arrest. So the city that never sleeps maintains...Posted by at 4:16 PM
No Love
From Flashing Letterman to Being Flashed a Badge "Ms. Love stood on David Letterman's desk and bared her breasts to him; tried unsuccessfully to talk her way onto the stage at Irving Plaza; drank Cristal in a V.I.P. room at...Posted by at 3:14 AM
NYT on Prisoner Escape
Correction Lapses Admitted in Prisoner's Escape Via Bus "There are not many places in the world where a jail inmate can flee a boat by riding a bus, but Ivan Jones found a way to do it when he broke...Posted by at 3:05 AM
March 17, 2004
Hey, that woman ran off with your eyeglasses!
Fight! Fight! "There was a huge line to get on the buses, however, and as I was waiting to try to get on the bus, a fight broke out. It was actually between two women, one in her forties, the...Posted by at 11:19 PM
Trash
Precinct Evacuated For Suspicious Trash "A box containing material that warned about terrorist activities and books on electronic circuitry and aircraft was found by sanitation workers collecting garbage on a Queens street on Wednesday and was taken to a police...Posted by at 6:22 PM
Basta Pasta
Chef Arrested For Throwing Pasta At Waiter "A chef at a Staten Island restaurant is facing assault charges for allegedly throwing a plate of hot pasta and sauce at a waiter." He could get 7 years in prison. Sheesh....Posted by at 11:30 AM
March 16, 2004
Two Million Pints of Urine and 300 Pools of Vomit
Here's a press release you probably won't see on NYC.gov, but probably should. Don't soil it for everyone "The equivalent of two million pints of urine is collected from the streets of London every year. That's just the amount that...Posted by at 9:33 PM
Bus Beating
Union offers reward in driver attack "The alleged beating and sexual assault of a Bronx bus driver prompted her union Tuesday to offer a $5,000 reward for the capture of her attacker." What happened? "The unidentified driver, 34, was attacked...Posted by at 9:24 PM
March 15, 2004
To hit with or as if with a heavy club.
Man fatally blugeoned "A man was blugeoned and left for dead in the middle of a Jackson Heights street yesterday morning, leaving police puzzled and residents shaken." That's not how you spell "blugeoned," is it? But wait, there's more: "'Of...Posted by at 10:45 PM
Sweat the Small Stuff
At mock emergency, no talk of mass transit "But it was striking to see no one from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority or New York City Transit there to address questions about safety on a subway system that carries more than...Posted by at 10:37 PM
March 14, 2004
Time Cop
New York Post Online Edition: news "A deranged man who though he was a 'time cop' gave the police some bomb-scare practice last night, police sources said." Some guy left a bag full of cell phones and other junk on...Posted by at 10:42 PM
Is 'Pimp' a Real Word?
Snafu turns girl over to pimp "A teenage runaway jailed in Florida only to be mistakenly handed over to her suspected pimp may be walking the streets in the Bronx." I saw a poster about this girl in the 59th/Lex...Posted by at 10:31 PM
Falling Bricks
Falling Bricks Rain Down On Midtown Hotel "Officials believe weather erosion may have caused two large sections of brick to fall Friday morning from a midtown Manhattan hotel, slightly injuring a pair of hotel employees working in a second-floor office."...Posted by at 10:26 PM
Can Subway Bombings be Prevented?
Rather than link to any stories for this post, I'll just ask a simple question. Is there anything that can be done to prevent subway bombings? If there is, I don't know what it is. I've spent the last few...Posted by at 10:18 PM
March 10, 2004
Dead, But Still Missing
Missing Persons / Irene Silverman The NYPD missing persons page is in need of an update. She's been missing for 4 years and two people are in prison for her murder. Mother, son convicted of murdering New York millionaire "A...Posted by at 11:55 PM
Man Lists Cop Addresses/Cars/Photos
Web worm posts cop secrets "A Queens man has created a Web site divulging home addresses and other personal details of police officers - even putting up photos of undercover detectives." I actually came across this site a week or...Posted by at 2:00 PM
NYU Suicide Picture - Too Far?
NYU REELING OVER FOURTH DEATH LEAP "The daughter of a Silicon Valley executive has become the fourth New York University student to take a fatal plunge this academic year." I had a flashback to my days as a Media...Posted by at 1:36 PM
March 9, 2004
More on Melissa Kennedy
Gothamist was kind enough to point to this NYT story: Bard College Student Facing No Charges in Disappearance "A Bard College student who spent two weeks hiding at a deliveryman's house in the Hamptons while her parents feared her dead...Posted by at 9:37 AM
March 8, 2004
(Not) Ready New York
Most New Yorkers are not prepared for emergencies "Nearly 75 percent of New York City residents say they have not devised emergency preparedness plans for themselves, according to a survey by the American Red Cross in Greater New York." *raises...Posted by at 6:37 PM
Spalding Gray Found Dead - Lame Joke Ahead
Body of actor-writer Spalding Gray found in E. River "The body of actor-writer Spalding Gray was pulled from the East River over the weekend, two months after he walked out of his Manhattan apartment and disappeared. He was 62." Lame...Posted by at 6:27 PM
Two-Fer
Subway Trains Kill Two Men "Two men were struck and killed by subway trains in separate incidents yesterday, police said." Neither case really sounds like an accident....Posted by at 6:16 PM
It's a TV Show
‘Law & Order’ out of order, an agency says "Friends and relatives of the late City Councilman James Davis weren't the only ones angry about a Feb. 11 'Law & Order' episode inspired by his shooting. "The Department of Environmental...Posted by at 6:14 PM
March 7, 2004
Melissa Kennedy - Found Safe
Missing Student Found Safe "A young woman missing since last month, has turned herself in to police in Southampton." Ok, a little follow up and then I'll go back to just being a smartass. "Now she's back -- but so...Posted by at 12:31 PM
March 6, 2004
A Little More Off The Top
To Get a Bit More Off the Top, City Ends Free Jail Haircuts "New York City has jacked up property taxes. It has cut fire companies. Now, city officials are zeroing in on what may just be a final frontier...Posted by at 2:18 AM
March 5, 2004
Melissa Kennedy - Still Missing
I wrote about missing college student Melissa Kennedy before. Well, her uncle Gerard posted a link to a site her family has set up. Take a look: Melissa Kennedy - Missing. From the "What We Know" page: Melissa Kennedy, has...Posted by at 8:24 PM
2 Hours vs. 20 min
So I either lost my wallet or had it stolen late Wednesday night. I'm not sure which. In order to get a new ID without paying any fees, you have to file a police report. That was a first for...Posted by at 8:18 PM
No?
Man Is Held in Stabbing Death After Victim Refused Marriage "A 25-year-old Bronx man has been charged with murder in the death of his former girlfriend, who was stabbed repeatedly on Tuesday and left to die on the floor of...Posted by at 8:03 PM
Breaking News: Breaking News Used Too Often
'Breaking' a bad habit "Watch local newscasts these days and you'll get the impression that there's a ton of breaking news going on. "Repeatedly, graphics flash on the screen telling viewers what's ahead. It happens so often that it's hard...Posted by at 7:59 PM
Brazilian Stripper Killed
STRIPPER KILLED IN 3-WAY TRYST "A Queens man turned a Brazilian stripper's basement into the scene of a bloodbath, murdering the woman and wounding her gal pal after their "threesome" turned violent and the women tried to attack him, he...Posted by at 7:47 PM
Keep Digging, Watson
Man hurt in botched robbery "A federal agent visiting his mother on the Lower East Side shot and wounded a gunman who fired at him during a robbery attempt, authorities said Friday." Woops. Wrong guy. "The alleged robber, an ex-convict...Posted by at 7:44 PM
More School Trouble
Student stabbed near high school "A 15-year-old high school student was stabbed in the back during his lunch hour in Manhattan Thursday, hours after two female students were arrested on weapons possession charges outside a Brooklyn high school, police and...Posted by at 7:41 PM
Man Loses Arm to 5 Train
Man survives subway fall "A New Jersey man was struck and run over by an uptown subway in a Lower Manhattan station Thursday, losing his arm but emerging alive from under the 40-ton car, police said." Amazing. "Pierre, whom a...Posted by at 7:36 PM
March 3, 2004
Follow up on "Meanwhile"
Brooklyn man admits killing his girlfriend, 14 "A Brooklyn man was arrested yesterday for allegedly killing his 14-year-old girlfriend, mutilating her body and dumping her remains in a garbage bin, police said." More details on the story that only got...Posted by at 12:36 AM
Shocking - Subways Vulnerable
Incident shows subway's vulnerability "Even though the MTA has dedicated more than half a billion dollars to counterterrorism preparedness, a single individual wielding easily available material triggered a frightening subway disturbance." I've been saying this. There are really two sides...Posted by at 12:25 AM
Queens Plaza - Hell Hole
Stray bullet kills nightclub worker "A Queens woman waiting for a taxi with two friends after work at a strip club early yesterday was shot and killed by a bullet intended for someone else, police said." This happened at Queens...Posted by at 12:19 AM
March 1, 2004
Drop the Shoe!
Gothamist: Tiny Transvestite 'ttacks Taxi Driver "Now, maybe taxi driver Barun Ghosh was right not to pick up Carlos Sanchez: Drag queen Sanchez beat Ghosh with his high-heel shoe 32 times when Ghosh refused to pick him up."...Posted by at 1:05 PM
Shots in Union Square
Police investigate Union Square shooting "People scurried for cover after a gun discharged during a fight between two teenagers near Union Square in Manhattan Sunday, police and witnesses said." I love Union Square. Second to Bryant Park, I find it...Posted by at 1:01 PM
Haven't Learned
Subway fire sparks panic "An explosion in a subway tunnel near the West 4th Street station in Manhattan last night forced the evacuation of more than 1,000 panicked riders on three lines, fire officials said." Once again, a subway evacuation...Posted by at 12:58 PM