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September 28, 2004
Tunnel Fire Snarls Evening Rush at Penn Station
An electrical fire in an East River rain tunnel yesterday led to massive delays for 100,000 passengers. Amtrak, LIRR, and NJT were all affected. The fire began in the early afternoon, and normal service did not return to normal until...Posted by adm at 6:20 AM | TrackBack
September 27, 2004
Man murdered on N train, discovered at Rector Street station
A man who had been viciously stabbed staggered off the subway onto the Rector Street platform early yesterday morning and died soon afterwards. The victim, who has not been named, was taking the N to the PATH trains to get...Posted by adm at 6:01 AM | TrackBack
September 22, 2004
Underground fire sends manhole covers flying on 38th Street
An underground electrical fire sent manhole covers sailing on 38th Street during rush hour last night, injuring several people between Eighth and Ninth Avenues. Pressure and gas from the fire launched the five covers as far as 25 feet, crashing...Posted by adm at 8:07 AM | TrackBack
September 21, 2004
Bronx man recruits local kids to spread Nazi stickers
Defacing property with swastikas is so common in the city, I can't even track all the incidents on this site. Probably every day or two there is an item in the police blotter about it. If you've ever wondered whether...Posted by adm at 6:32 AM | TrackBack
September 17, 2004
Mayor Bloomberg's girlfriend's fur coat stolen from dry cleaner
Wasn't there a Seinfeld episode about this? Usually, I'd just put something like this over in the Blotter, but there's a great quote I wanted to highlight. Says the owner of the dry cleaning shop: I didn't think it...Posted by adm at 3:52 AM | TrackBack
September 16, 2004
$2 bus fare leads to assault
A 31-year-old Staten Island woman boarded the S78 bus yesterday and refused to put her MetroCard in the fare-box slot. When the driver asked her to pay, she refused, and then hit him in the head with card and refused...Posted by adm at 4:08 AM | TrackBack
September 14, 2004
Teen trying to rappel into his apartment dies after rope breaks
Osano Dallas, a Chelsea high school student, died yesterday morning after a rope he was suspended from broke, sending him about five stories to the ground. Dallas, 16, had apparently forgotten his keys, and was rappelling down to his window...Posted by adm at 3:31 AM | TrackBack
September 11, 2004
Gunman kills two NYPD detectives in Brooklyn
Two detectives went to question Marlon Legere at his home in Brooklyn because they had received reports from his mother that she felt threatened. The detectives arrived at the scene and blocked Legere's vehicle. As they approached him, Legere grabbed...Posted by adm at 5:43 AM | TrackBack
September 10, 2004
Feds bust up $20 million chop shop operation
Astra Motor Cars, a salvage yard in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, was a front for a "chop shop" operation that produced $20 million in revenues and funded a burgeoning real estate empire that stretched out to the suburbs of Long Island. The...Posted by adm at 12:19 AM | TrackBack
September 6, 2004
Father kidnaps son to ensure vegan diet +++
Update (9/8/04, 8 pm): According to NY1, the baby is now in custody of ACS. It's unclear where the baby's dad is. Someone claiming to be Raphael, the baby's father, left this long comment on another blog, in which...Posted by adm at 4:49 AM | TrackBack
September 3, 2004
ScaryNY photos from Thursday night rally
I attended the Answer Coalition's rally on Thursday night. From my point of view (the corner of 29th Street and 8th Ave), the biggest tension of the evening came from the NYPD's initial refusal to allow protesters to join...Posted by adm at 12:52 AM | TrackBack
September 2, 2004
ScaryNY photos from a protest march
I attended the March on the Media event on Wednesday night. The march was intended to confront media corporations about their complicity in the Bush administration's promotion of the war in Iraq, etc, and to rally supporters of independent...Posted by adm at 12:42 AM | TrackBack