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April 30, 2004
ScaryNY Commenter Witnesses Crime
C left a comment below about the aftermath of a crime she witnessed: "It must be the warm weather making people crazy. Yesterday, on my office'block, some guy ran past us really fast -- then the cops were after him:...Posted by at 1:08 PM
April 29, 2004
Fight! Fight!
I heard some commotion as I walked on Broadway just south of Union Square this evening. As I got closer to the noise, I saw two presumably homeless men having a heated argument. They were trading insults aimed at the...Posted by at 10:44 PM
April 23, 2004
Amy's Robot - PI
Amy's Robot Link Factory pointed to this: Gender- bender teen shot in B'klyn and said, "Is this the Daily News article the couple in the tree were protesting?" Good detective work....Posted by at 6:27 PM
April 22, 2004
AK-47s Bound for NY
Police seize Kalashnikovs from New York-bound ship "Authorities in southern Italy seized about 7,500 Kalashnikov assault rifles and other combat-grade firearms from a ship headed for New York, officials said Tuesday." There's a good story in the latest issue of...Posted by at 6:04 PM
Hablas inglés?
New York Region > Translating Crime Reports by Cellphone" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/22/nyregion/22phone.html?ex=1397966400&en=613f0db08fb81d89&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND">Translating Crime Reports by Cellphone "The police officer's cellphone - which links her to 24-hour translation service in 150 languages - is part of a new effort aimed at one...Posted by at 5:53 PM
April 20, 2004
10K
This is not directly related to the theme of this weblog, but big props to the 10,000th visitor to ScaryNY. So to the person who logged on from: OrgName: CIBC World Markets Address: 425 Lexington Avenue City: New York StateProv:...Posted by at 7:45 PM
Another Mass Transit Thing
Three Charter Buses In Fender Bender "More than a dozen students from Long Island had minor injuries when three chartered school buses had a chain fender bender in Queens Tuesday." Bad week for mass transit....Posted by at 7:33 PM
April 19, 2004
Trains Collide
Trains collide in New York's Penn Station "An Amtrak train slammed into a Long Island Rail Road commuter train parked at New York's Penn Station during Monday rush hour, causing minor injuries to 130 people, the New York Fire Department said."...Posted by at 10:36 PM
Boing
New York Region > Metro Briefings" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/19/nyregion/19mbrf.html?ex=1397793600&en=fa680c39af451b07&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND">MANHATTAN: SUBWAY CAR DERAILS "The front car of an L subway train derailed yesterday after the train failed to stop normally at the station at Eighth Avenue and 14th Street, the authorities said....Posted by at 10:24 PM
That's What I Like to Hear
SUBWAY 'MUGGERS' TRACKED DOWN "Three teenage bandits have been busted in a string of muggings on subway trains in Manhattan and Queens, police said yesterday." Having had my wallet stolen on the train a few weeks back, I like hearing...Posted by at 10:19 PM
Quality of Boston Life
I spent the weekend in Boston and I noticed something as soon as I got off the bus. Beantown has a serious problem with (aggressive) panhandlers. Not only do these men and women aim high ("Can I have $5?"), they...Posted by at 10:05 PM
April 15, 2004
Wrongful Death Suit
City sued for ticket heart attack "The family of a Brooklyn man who suffered a fatal heart attack while getting a parking ticket last weekend filed a notice of claim Wednesday on a wrongful death suit against the city, alleging...Posted by at 12:58 AM
Huh?
New York Daily News - Home - Retired cop shoots ex-Marine "A retired cop shot a beefy ex-Marine who pulled a knife on him during a brawl with a neighborhood drunk outside a Queens diner yesterday, police said." I read...Posted by at 12:51 AM
Man Pleads Guilty to Murder
Chef admits killing wife "A Queens chef pleaded guilty to murder yesterday for strangling his wife, then sawing off her head and leaving her body in a suitcase on a Harlem street after she said she was leaving him." As...Posted by at 12:45 AM
April 14, 2004
Man Beats Cat to Death
Cops: Man beat cat 'Darwin' to death "Brooklyn man who beat his girlfriend's cat to death because he was angry was arrested Wednesday, animal protection authorities said." I try to keep my language mildly under control here, but this guy...Posted by at 11:12 PM
April 12, 2004
Fight in Central Park
Meccapixel | CENTRAL PARK BRAWL RESULTS IN ARRESTS "It wasn't all lighthearted Easter fun at Central Park this weekend, as several young men engaged in an alcohol-induced brawl just feet away from hundreds of kids who were taking part in...Posted by at 11:59 PM
Doused with Rubbing Alcohol
Cops: Wife torched hubby "A Queens man suffered serious burns on a third of his body when his wife set him on fire during an argument at their home, police said Saturday." There are better ways to get your point...Posted by at 12:22 PM
This Isn't Virginia
Snake's alive & in the dash! "A Brooklyn family returned from a road trip to Virginia yesterday to find a snake hidden in the dashboard of their car, police said." They don't know how it got there, but I bet...Posted by at 12:16 PM
No(kia), I Won't Give it to You
Shot for his cell phone "A 26-year-old bicyclist was shot twice on the Williamsburg Bridge yesterday after he refused to hand over his cell phone, police and the victim said." This happened at 7am. On Easter. Man. "'Maybe it was...Posted by at 10:31 AM
April 9, 2004
Bite Your Tongue
Shots spoil mayor's moment "Maybe he spoke too soon: Less than 12 hours after Mayor Michael Bloomberg touted the Bronx's nine days without shootings, gunshots rang out in the borough and three men were wounded Wednesday night." Funny, in a...Posted by at 1:52 AM
1 Bear on 4 Wheels
Hurt on 4-wheeler "A 21-year-old man riding an all-terrain vehicle on a Queens highway was critically injured yesterday after he ran a red light, hit a car and flew off his machine, police said." Well yeah, that'll happen. Highways are...Posted by at 1:27 AM
Twice
Teens hurt by hit-run cars "A 14-year-old girl and boy were hit by two cars that fled the scene last night in Fresh Meadows, police said." I wonder if the cars were related in some way. In case you see...Posted by at 1:17 AM
3 Months Later
Suspect Wanted for Two Murders is Armed and Dangerous, Say Cops "New York police at this hour looking one man who they say is responsible for two separate murders." So they're looking for him at this hour, right? "Police say...Posted by at 1:06 AM
April 8, 2004
7 Days
The Shots Not Heard Around the Bronx "Ten years ago, at least 30 shots were fired during a single week in the Bronx, killing 12 people. On a single day in that week, 40 minutes apart, two men were shot...Posted by at 12:56 PM
April 6, 2004
Train Ramains
Grisly find halts Harlem train service "Evening rush-hour subway service was disrupted in Harlem yesterday when human remains were found near the 116th Street-Lenox Avenue station, authorities said." Ugh. Update: Police ID remains in tunnel...Posted by at 10:22 PM
Manhunt on for Rapists
Manhunt on for rapists "Two women were forced into a vestibule, then raped, robbed and threatened with their lives during an hour-long ordeal in Brooklyn, police said Tuesday." Just saw this on the local news. "The two women, both 27,...Posted by at 10:18 PM
April 5, 2004
Passover the Paint Thinner, Would Ya?
Fire injures 4 in Brooklyn "A flash fire during a Passover bread burning ritual in Brooklyn severely burned one man and seriously injured a child when paint thinner was used to reignite a smoldering fire, officials said." I didn't know...Posted by at 10:16 PM
Time Warner Blows
Chunk of metal from Time Warner Center clips Harlem man "A Harlem man cheated death yesterday when a 22-inch piece of metal blew off the troubled Time Warner Center, grazing his arm before crashing onto the sidewalk." Finally, a story...Posted by at 10:08 PM
Burst Steam Pipe Kills Woman
Brooklyn Woman Dies After Steam Pipe Bursts "A 57-year-old woman was found dead in Brooklyn after a burst steam pipe apparently caused the temperature in her apartment to rise to dangerous levels." How dangerous? The TV news was saying over...Posted by at 7:57 AM
April 4, 2004
I'm Alive
Women in taxi accident recovering "Her leg was broken and her mouth wired shut, but Liz Leger managed to say two words of gratitude when her sister visited her at the hospital." Those words were, "I'm alive." This is the...Posted by at 10:16 PM
April 3, 2004
Run Over Foot
Driver Runs Over Traffic Agent's Foot "A traffic enforcement agent was hurt when his foot was run over as he issued a summons to a driver in Queens."...Posted by at 1:16 PM
NYPD + FDNY = Bickering
Roles in Disaster Cause Rift in City "More than two and a half years after the World Trade Center attacks exposed weaknesses in New York City's emergency response system, the city still lacks what many experts say is the most...Posted by at 1:10 PM
That Was Fast
Fast collar in brutal Harlem rob "Two thugs who menaced a Harlem family at gunpoint for 45 minutes in search of cash were nabbed within an hour by cops on routine traffic patrol, police said yesterday." Not bad. These guys...Posted by at 1:02 PM
April 2, 2004
(Not-so)Peace(ful) Officers
3 arrested in shelter beating "Three peace officers at a Manhattan homeless shelter were arrested for allegedly beating a resident with a metal garbage can, police said Thursday." Interestingly enough, peace officers are, "special officers who have arrest powers but...Posted by at 6:06 PM
April 1, 2004
Elephants at MSG to Stop Trains
GOP lockdown looms "New York may stop in its tracks the night President Bush accepts his party's nomination in Madison Square Garden. "While Bush is in the convention center Sept. 2, the Secret Service wants all Amtrak, NJTransit and Long...Posted by at 3:33 PM