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May 30, 2004
It's Been as Fun as Writing About Crime and Stuff Can Be
Today marks the first anniversary of ScaryNY. It is also the last day of ScaryNY. I'm done. My attention has shifted from local crime, terrorism preparedness and other "scary" things lately, so I'm not going to document these stories anymore....Posted by at 1:35 PM
May 19, 2004
Update - Break
Just a quick update for both of you that care. The exciting first anniversary of ScaryNY is coming up on May 30th. A year in review post is in the works. It's actually kind of fascinating to look back in...Posted by at 2:17 AM
May 16, 2004
OT
You get what you pay for with SiteMeter. They lost about a year's worth of data, so I'm starting anew at zero. Oh well. 10th visitor gets a prize: Site Meter - Counter and Statistics Tracker Regular posting to resume......Posted by at 10:47 PM
May 10, 2004
Warning Photobloggers
Camera Buff Put Under 'Civilian Arrest' in New York City "Camera buff Ram Porat didn't think twice about snapping pictures of an Upper West Side housing complex - until he was surrounded by security guards with post-9/11 jitters who put...Posted by at 11:35 PM
SiteMeter Dead (for now)
OT: SiteMeter, the free service I use to track traffic on ScaryNY, has apparently taken a crap and died. Or at least the server that records this site's statistics (SM5 to those in the know). Just thought I'd share. Not...Posted by at 10:42 PM
May 6, 2004
You Are The Weakest Link
Railways' emergency preparedness off track "New York's next disaster exercise will be staged a week from Sunday, early in the morning, around the Bowling Green subway station on the nearly deserted southern tip of Manhattan." Anyone taking bets on this?...Posted by at 11:35 PM
Newsday: Breaking Martha News
UPDATE: They finally fixed it. I can now sleep at night. No email reply from them. Confirmed. The people at Newsday are asleep. Now they're not just outdated. They're conflicting themselves. This despite 3 notes to them. Later today -...Posted by at 7:08 AM
Smoking in Bed
95-yr-old woman killed smoking in bed "Smoking in bed led to the death of a 95-year old woman Wednesday morning after she fell asleep while smoking a cigarette, fire officials said." See. Smoking kills. "'She smoked morning, noon and night....Posted by at 12:21 AM
May 4, 2004
WNBC Chopper Crashes in Flatbush
Helicopter crashes in B'klyn "A Channel 4 news helicopter crashed into a rooftop in Flatbush while covering a shooting in the Brooklyn neighborhood Tuesday." I'm watching this on WNBC (channel 4) right now. The helicopter is in two pieces... the...Posted by at 7:28 PM
May 3, 2004
What's Your Bag
N.Y. SUITCASE SCARES SPUR TERROR 'DRY RUN' FEAR "Police fear five empty suitcases left at Penn Station, New York FBI headquarters and other security hot spots in early April were a test by terrorists bent on a Madrid-type attack on...Posted by at 1:46 AM
Olds Day
Newsday's Crime section could use an update. They're running this right now: It links to their coverage of the trial, featuring a whole bunch of dated stories. I'm going to shoot them a note. Let's see what happens. Update: I...Posted by at 12:47 AM
Suspect arrested in restaurant killing
"A porter at the Union Square hot spot Pop was charged Sunday with murdering the eatery's manager, who was found brutally slain and lying in a pool of his own blood, police said." As soon as I head the details...Posted by at 12:39 AM