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.... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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...... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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?... Continue reading...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 Now they're not just outdated.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 -... Continue reading...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.... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...Posted by at 12:39 AM | #
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:... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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.... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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:... Continue reading...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.... Continue reading...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."... Continue reading...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.... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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,... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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."... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...Posted by at 3:33 PM | #
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... Continue reading...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.... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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.... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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.... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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."... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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.... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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."... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...Posted by at 12:58 PM | #
February 29, 2004
The Man
Fall victim may have been robbed "The man who was thrown from a third-story window in Brooklyn Friday may have been the victim of an attempted robbery, police said yesterday." The first few words made me think about this a... Continue reading...Posted by at 2:49 PM | #
2-for-1
2 Bodies Turn up in Town "Four men fishing in a Central Park pond stumbled on a gruesome discovery yesterday: the body of a man laying face down in ice that was breaking up in the warm weather." Then: "Meanwhile,... Continue reading...Posted by at 2:42 PM | #
Not Above the Law
New York Police Car Towed "They collared and handcuffed Sherika Brown without incident - but when they emerged from the famed cheesecake mecca, their unmarked car was gone." What happened to it? "Turns out they had parked in a No... Continue reading...Posted by at 2:35 PM | #
The New Gangs of New York
Bloody gangs of New York "Gang slayings shot up nearly 80% across the city last year, a startling statistic given the Police Department's success in pushing overall murders to historic lows." This story is actually a pretty good introduction to... Continue reading...Posted by at 2:31 PM | #
February 28, 2004
Man Arrested in NYCT Murders, Tries to Hang Himself
1010 WINS: SUSPECT TRIES SUICIDE "A former NYC Transit Authority worker was arrested early Saturday in the shooting deaths of two supervisors, police announced. "Darryl Dinkins, 39, of Brooklyn, was arrested at 7:15 a.m. after a day of questioning by... Continue reading...Posted by at 1:26 PM | #
February 27, 2004
Where's Doug Llewelyn When You Need Him?
Tenant, Owner Shoot Each Other "A Staten Island landlord was shot in the back by one of his tenants yesterday in an argument over a late rent payment - but was able to wrestle the gun away and fire back,... Continue reading...Posted by at 12:21 PM | #
Good News, Bad News
Subway-push victim reunited with hero Good News: "The Manhattan woman who was pushed off a subway platform was reunited last night with the humble hero who rescued her from almost certain death." Bad News: "Brown ran off to get help,... Continue reading...Posted by at 12:04 PM | #
NYC Transit Murder
Two transit workers found shot dead on the job "Two NYC Transit supervisors were found shot to death Friday in a trailer at a Coney Island rail yard, hours after they showed up for an overnight shift, police said." Police... Continue reading...Posted by at 11:56 AM | #
February 26, 2004
Not Him
Sex predator may still be out there "A warning to New Yorkers: The highly publicized arrest of a Queens man in a string of sexual assaults and robberies on the Upper East Side in late January apparently was a case... Continue reading...Posted by at 11:58 PM | #
Melissa Kennedy
Update: Melissa's uncle Gerard posted a comment below with a link to a site her family has set up. Please take a look. Another Update: She's been found. Please take a look. Family searches for missing co-ed "What was supposed... Continue reading...Posted by at 11:52 PM | #
Look for Good Samaritan, Ignore Pusher
I want my hero! "A Manhattan woman shoved onto subway tracks by a deranged homeless man is desperately searching for the anonymous hero who pulled her to safety seconds before a train roared into the station." This happened at the... Continue reading...Posted by at 1:21 PM | #
11 Years Ago
World Trade Center Bombing "On February 26, 1993, a car bomb was planted by the Islamist terrorists in the underground garage below Tower One. The bomb's fuses burnt at a rate of one inch per two and one half seconds.... Continue reading...Posted by at 12:27 AM | #
Ramming Speed
Man charged with hitting police cars "A Queens man rammed his sport utility vehicle into the police car of an officer responding to a domestic call at the man's home then returned about 90 minutes later and crashed into two... Continue reading...Posted by at 12:00 AM | #
February 25, 2004
$35,000 in MetroCards
Man Charged With Stealing Over $35,000 in MetroCards "A worker who maintained ticket vending machines for the Long Island Rail Road was charged yesterday with stealing more than $35,000 worth of MetroCards from them, a spokesman for the Metropolitan Transportation... Continue reading...Posted by at 10:16 AM | #
February 24, 2004
Live Wires
NewYorkish: Wet Streets, Live Electrical Wires NewYorkish reports on the continuing battle against live wires. Complete with picture of exposed wire poking out from the street. Super.... Continue reading...Posted by at 3:30 PM | #
Good News -- Only 344 Killed
City traffic deaths driven way down "Traffic deaths are at the lowest level in nearly a century, with 344 people killed last year in a city of 8 million." That's less than one a day! "You have to go back... Continue reading...Posted by at 2:43 AM | #
Subway Violence
Weekend train attacks hurt 3 men, 2 seriously "A No. 4 train passenger was stabbed repeatedly yesterday morning, one of three attacks that occurred on the subways this weekend, police said." Police called the attack "unprovoked." Also... "Police are also... Continue reading...Posted by at 2:34 AM | #
Pistol Whip
Police suspend cop accused of hitting friend with his gun "A police officer was arrested and suspended yesterday after he got into a fight with a friend in Sunset Park, police said." Some friend.... Continue reading...Posted by at 2:31 AM | #
It'll Be Like Woodstock
To Greet G.O.P., Protests of Varying Volume "Though the Police Department and many protest organizers have been reluctant to predict how many people will ultimately turn out for protests, estimates have ranged from 500,000 people to a million." Where are... Continue reading...Posted by at 2:27 AM | #
February 20, 2004
Maybe He Just Likes Books... A Lot
Trespasser In Library Accused, Charged "A man was charged with criminal trespassing Wednesday night in Butler Library, and further charges may be forthcoming." Ok, nothing out of the ordinary. Maybe he was just lost or something. "The man, Anthony Perri--who... Continue reading...Posted by at 11:12 PM | #
New York Press - ScaryNY Readers?
Shouldn’ta Had that Burrito Does the New York Press read ScaryNY? In their crime blotter section, which I actually kind of like, they had this to say about the two people who died after carbon monoxide fumes filled their apartment.... Continue reading...Posted by at 6:01 PM | #
Divine Secrets of the YaYa Wacko-hood
Mayor Bloomberg Shrugs Off Phone Threat "Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Friday shrugged off a threat against him made to the city's 311 telephone hot line by a Bronx man police found armed with a gun. "The caller, Awlia Yaya, 38,... Continue reading...Posted by at 5:39 PM | #
Missing Poster
Did Bogus Doc Kill Woman? "Police are investigating the possibility that Maria Cruz, the financial analyst missing since April, died in a Chelsea apartment during a laser removal procedure performed by a charlatan posing as a doctor." I'm happy they... Continue reading...Posted by at 2:05 AM | #
February 18, 2004
Most NYC Surfing Bad
Manhattan Man Found Dead on Rooftop "A Manhattan man was found dead on the roof of his building Monday afternoon, in what police believe was a case of rooftop surfing." I didn't know what rooftop surfing was. "Police said it... Continue reading...Posted by at 1:08 PM | #
35th
Empire Death Leap "A man jumped to his death from the 80th floor of the Empire State Building yesterday after walking into an office under the guise of applying for a job and climbing out a window, police said."... Continue reading...Posted by at 7:48 AM | #
All Walk Signs Converted
Completion of Installation of Energy Efficient and Pedestrian Friendly Traffic Lights "Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Iris Weinshall today ushered in a new era for New York City transportation by announcing the completion of the... Continue reading...Posted by at 1:02 AM | #
February 17, 2004
G.I. G.O.P
GOP fest may get G.I. patrol "Federal officials have discussed bringing in U.S. troops to boost security at this summer's Republican National Convention - but the NYPD doesn't think it needs them." What exactly would they be doing? Beyond just... Continue reading...Posted by at 5:27 PM | #
Wrong Way on a One-Way Track
Amtrak hits car driving on tracks "A badly confused 80-year-old woman heading from the Bronx to Manhattan drove onto the Spuyten Duyvil railroad bridge last night, where an Amtrak train rammed her car and plowed it 250 feet along the... Continue reading...Posted by at 5:10 PM | #
Falling Rock Kills Grandmother
Grandmother Dies in Freak Car Accident "A 77-year-old grandmother who was heading to a Brooklyn shopping mall Monday to take advantage of holiday sales was killed when a bowling ball sized rock crashed through the windshield of her car and... Continue reading...Posted by at 1:21 AM | #
Heard of Locks?
Prisoner Escapes in the Bronx "A handcuffed prisoner swung open the side door of a police van in the Bronx Monday afternoon and managed to escape, police said." Don't they lock those vans? Seriously. Those kid-proof doors should be enough.... Continue reading...Posted by at 1:17 AM | #
February 16, 2004
Poor Headline
1010 WINS: Silent But Deadly "Two people died and two others were critically hurt after they breathed carbon monoxide fumes in a Manhattan apartment building, authorities said." Ok, I know the person who wrote this headline knows there's another use... Continue reading...Posted by at 11:19 AM | #
February 15, 2004
Any Word on the Small Stuff?
New York Police Training for Catastrophic Terrorism "The New York Police Department, working with city health officials, federal authorities and other agencies, has been preparing for a possible attack with nuclear, biological or chemical weapons, perhaps the most daunting threat... Continue reading...Posted by at 12:43 PM | #
Remember the movie Problem Child?
Suspended at 5 years old "First, the student went after a classmate with a pair of scissors. Later the same day he knocked the teacher into an easel, bruising her jaw. A few months later he hit another student and... Continue reading...Posted by at 12:13 PM | #
Deliveryman Killed
Deliveryman is found slain in Queens "The teenage son of a Chinese restaurant owner was clubbed and knifed to death by two 16-year-olds while delivering food to Rochdale Village in Queens, police said last night."... Continue reading...Posted by at 12:03 PM | #
February 12, 2004
So How'd You Meet?
Queens Pupils Get Flashed "So, how did you and Frank meet?" "Oh, it's a sweet story, really. Frank 'was seated at the wheel of his white two-door sedan outside PS 18 in Queens Village' when we 'were walking to school.'... Continue reading...Posted by at 9:00 PM | #
I'm Here to Learn
New York City - Police Arrest 4 Students In 3 Boroughs "A spate of crime ripped through city high schools yesterday with police arresting four students in three boroughs and confiscating two weapons - a loaded 9-mm handgun and a... Continue reading...Posted by at 8:44 PM | #
February 11, 2004
Read the Comments
Gothamist: Woman Killed By Subway "Yesterday afternoon, a 19 year-old woman was killed by an oncoming V train when she climbed down to pick up her cellphone on the subway tracks." [Gothamist does a really good job with this stuff,... Continue reading...Posted by at 12:36 PM | #
February 10, 2004
F Train Fire
Portrait of Near Disaster "Potentially lethal mistakes hampered the evacuation of subway riders during a fire last summer at Brooklyn's York Street station and exposed numerous vulnerabilities in the armor of the century-old transit system, according to a draft report... Continue reading...Posted by at 7:30 PM | #
Remembering Catherine "Kitty" Genovese: 40 years later
More details on the Catherine "Kitty" Genovese symposium forum I mentioned here. I plan on attending. --------------------- Dear Friend, Even 40 years after the Genovese tragedy, journalist Jim Rasenberger's sensitive and powerful report in the Feb 8 Sunday Times (City,... Continue reading...Posted by at 4:46 PM | #
Heads Up
Bronx Boy Smashed by Falling Bricks "A 10-year-old boy was seriously hurt after being bashed on the head by bricks that fell from the top of a building as he and pals walked home from school in The Bronx yesterday,... Continue reading...Posted by at 12:36 PM | #
February 9, 2004
Kitty, 40 Years Later
Kitty, 40 Years Later "Forty years ago, on March 13, 1964, the picturesque tranquillity of Kew Gardens was shattered by the murder of 28-year-old Catherine Genovese, known as Kitty. The murder was grisly, but it wasn't the particulars of the... Continue reading...Posted by at 7:55 PM | #
2 men fight, fall 3 floors but still live
2 men fight, fall 3 floors but still live "A slugfest between two men over bootleg music CDs ended when both crashed through closed elevator doors yesterday and plunged three stories onto the elevator car in a Manhattan building, police... Continue reading...Posted by at 7:55 PM | #
February 4, 2004
Death Traps
Death Traps "Dozens of electrified manhole and service-box covers that could zap you to death have been discovered throughout the city, Con Ed revealed yesterday." In case you didn't get that the first time, they can "zap you to death."... Continue reading...Posted by at 12:33 PM | #
'Taliban' taunt in sex attacks
'Taliban' taunt in sex attacks "Accused East Side sex attacker Kevin White threatened to 'go Taliban' on a male victim and allegedly violated him with a pair of scissors, court records revealed yesterday." Go Taliban? What exactly does that mean... Continue reading...Posted by at 12:32 PM | #
Powdery Envelopes Prompt Postal Scares
Powdery Envelopes Prompt Postal Scares "Three envelopes containing white powder that turned out to be harmless were discovered yesterday at three U.S. Postal facilities in New York -- one in Brooklyn and two in Manhattan -- authorities said." So this... Continue reading...Posted by at 12:32 PM | #
Gothamist: Death's Decline in New York City
Gothamist: Death's Decline in New York City Gothamist does a fine job of making death cheery.... Continue reading...Posted by at 12:14 PM | #
February 2, 2004
Suspect Arrested in East Side Sex Assaults
Suspect Arrested in East Side Sex Assaults "Police announced the arrest on Sunday of a man believed to have sexually assaulted a woman and a man on separate days this week in their Manhattan apartment buildings." Well that's good news.... Continue reading...Posted by at 5:31 PM | #
F.Y.I.: When MetroCard Fails
F.Y.I.: When MetroCard Fails "Q: Occasionally my unlimited MetroCard will fail, and there is inevitably a long line for the attendant - or no attendant at all. Am I breaking any laws if I save everyone's time and hop over... Continue reading...Posted by at 1:31 AM | #
Arrest Warrant Issued For 50 Cent
Arrest Warrant Issued For 50 Cent "Police issued an arrest warrant for multi-platinum rapper Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson, after he allegedly threatened gun play at a video shoot yesterday (January 31)." Woops. Read the story. It's not clear if he... Continue reading...Posted by at 1:31 AM | #
1010 WINS: TRAGIC MISTAKE
1010 WINS: TRAGIC MISTAKE "A Manhattan woman was electrocuted in a freak dog-walking accident because utility workers failed to properly wrap an exposed wire one year earlier, Consolidated Edison announced Thursday after an internal probe." Well negligence doesn't really make... Continue reading...Posted by at 1:30 AM | #
February 1, 2004
Shocking flaw by Con Ed
Shocking flaw by Con Ed "Four blocks from where a woman was shocked to death by a charged Con Ed grate cover, pedestrians were forced yesterday to sidestep a frayed electrical cable running across a sidewalk. "And despite calls from... Continue reading...Posted by at 12:32 PM | #
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... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...Posted by at 10:29 PM | #
Snow School
Snow School [unable to blog this due to the weather]... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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.... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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.... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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.... Continue reading...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."... Continue reading...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.... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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.... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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.... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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.... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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."... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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,... Continue reading...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... Continue reading...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,... Continue reading...Posted by at 3:18 PM | #
December 27, 2003
Away For my three regular
Away For my three regular ScaryNY readers and the other people looking for scary images that make you shit your pants, I should mention that I won't be posting until January 5th or so. Fear not: there will be plenty... Continue reading...Posted by at 8:49 PM | #
December 23, 2003
NYC May Not be Included
NYC May Not be Included in Military Air Patrols "Military officials said Tuesday they have bolstered air patrols over the United States since the terror threat level was raised. But they would not say if that meant increased protection above... Continue reading...Posted by at 6:04 PM | #
B'klyn Cop Investigated "A Brooklyn
B'klyn Cop Investigated "A Brooklyn cop is being investigated for Internet postings in which he brags about beating suspects, writing phony tickets and ignoring calls to his precinct." The story goes one... "The officer, identified by Internal Affairs investigators as... Continue reading...Posted by at 12:52 AM | #
New Yorkers Remain Cool "As
New Yorkers Remain Cool "As police deployed security teams around landmark locations and transit hubs in a heightened 'Code Orange' response on Monday, many New Yorkers were paying attention to their own threat level: With just days before Christmas, the... Continue reading...Posted by at 12:15 AM | #
December 21, 2003
Nation's Threat Level Rising to
Nation's Threat Level Rising to Orange "The government on Sunday raised the national threat level to orange, indicating a high risk of terrorist attack, and said threat indicators are 'perhaps greater now than at any point' since Sept. 11, 2001,... Continue reading...Posted by at 5:05 PM | #
December 20, 2003
Amid overall drop in crime,
Amid overall drop in crime, NYC murder rate creeps up "When city officials brag about how crime has declined in America's largest city, the temper of one Brooklyn mother rises." Crime is down, sure. But numbers don't take away the... Continue reading...Posted by at 6:26 PM | #
Slice: Brooklyn Driver Fatally Shot
Slice: Brooklyn Driver Fatally Shot "If you were asked what the most dangerous jobs in America were, Pizza Delivery Driver probably wouldn't come to mind. In fact, it is the fifth most dangerous job, according to CNN/Money." A Ukrainian pizza... Continue reading...Posted by at 3:23 AM | #
December 19, 2003
BuzzMachine... by Jeff Jarvis "I'm
BuzzMachine... by Jeff Jarvis "I'm about to leave my New York City office to go over to my Jersey City office and I read this: 'Sources say the threat to New York City possibly involves a female suicide bomber...' Oh,... Continue reading...Posted by at 4:30 PM | #
December 18, 2003
Before & After: Stories from
Before & After: Stories from New York I've only read a few stories so far, but let me just say that this is a great book. "This is a book of true stories about New York, written, for the most... Continue reading...Posted by at 1:19 PM | #
Gothamist: Prospect Park Crime Wave
Gothamist: Prospect Park Crime Wave "It seems like there is a crime spree in Prospect Park." I'm still being lazy for a little while, so check out Gothamist's coverage on this.... Continue reading...Posted by at 12:41 PM | #
NYC Sublog SubText Worth keeping
NYC Sublog SubText Worth keeping your eye one. Could be a winner. I came up with that name. If you're looking for a weblog name, talk to me. $5 a name.... Continue reading...Posted by at 12:25 AM | #
December 16, 2003
Panel Finds Anti-Terror Efforts Waning
Panel Finds Anti-Terror Efforts Waning "The effort to protect Americans from terrorism 'appears to have waned' since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks as both the government and its citizens worry more about the latest disaster or health crisis, a federal... Continue reading...Posted by at 12:55 AM | #
December 15, 2003
We're Not Under Attack "If
We're Not Under Attack "If you happen to be up in the early a.m. on Wednesday December 17th, and you see or hear a plane flying a little low, don't panic." I guess the U.S. Air Force will be conducting... Continue reading...Posted by at 10:57 PM | #
ScaryNY Shopping Well, it's the
ScaryNY Shopping Well, it's the holiday season and frankly, documenting scary shit in the city is kind of ruining my festive mood, so I'm going to lighten things up a bit. Some recent search referrers make it clear that people... Continue reading...Posted by at 10:42 PM | #
December 14, 2003
Teenager Shot to Death on
Teenager Shot to Death on Street After Being Chased From a Party "A Brooklyn teenager was shot to death early yesterday, shortly after he arrived at a party in a Crown Heights storefront." This kid was killed over a chain... Continue reading...Posted by at 4:38 PM | #
Woman Gets Bat-Bashed in Brooklyn
Woman Gets Bat-Bashed in Brooklyn "A 36-year-old woman was in critical condition yesterday after she was whacked in the head with a baseball bat during a scuffle outside a Brooklyn nightclub in which her boyfriend was also hurt, police said."... Continue reading...Posted by at 4:19 PM | #
Qns. Girl Kidnapped and Raped:
Qns. Girl Kidnapped and Raped: Cops "A 15-year-old girl was grabbed off a Queens street, forced into a car and raped by a man who claimed had a knife, police said yesterday."... Continue reading...Posted by at 4:17 PM | #
A Stone-Cold Murder Mystery "Manhattan
A Stone-Cold Murder Mystery "Manhattan detectives are hoping a sketch and a gold-colored signet ring will help them solve the murder of a mystery woman strangled and buried in concrete in a Manhattan building as long as 24 years ago."... Continue reading...Posted by at 4:07 PM | #
Man Critically Injured By Bus
Man Critically Injured By Bus "An Atlanta man visiting Manhattan was struck by a private commuter bus and critically injured near Times Square Saturday morning, police said." I'm surprised this doesn't happen more often.... Continue reading...Posted by at 4:03 PM | #
December 11, 2003
Yahoo! Search Results for I
Yahoo! Search Results for I HATE THE HOUSING PROJECTS IN THE BRONX That's my latest referring URL. Sorry, I can't help you.... Continue reading...Posted by at 6:05 PM | #
December 10, 2003
deadly butt-leg war "A bootleg
deadly butt-leg war "A bootleg cigarette war in Brooklyn has claimed the lives of at least three people since the summer, the Daily News has learned." Some people have given up selling crack and the like in exchange for selling... Continue reading...Posted by at 6:15 PM | #
Pet Store Shootings Appear Justified
Pet Store Shootings Appear Justified "The owner of a Gravesend pet store that has been the target of several dog thefts, apparantly was justified when he fatally shot two robbers last night, Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said today." That's right,... Continue reading...Posted by at 6:11 PM | #
Computer blamed for all-hands blaze
Computer blamed for all-hands blaze "A fire that apparently began in a computer quickly erupted into an all-hands blaze in a West Brighton home yesterday." Computers are dangerous. This family lost everything.... Continue reading...Posted by at 6:07 PM | #
Queens Man Charged With Harassing
Queens Man Charged With Harassing Neighbor "A Far Rockaway man once arrested in a racially charged case for donning a white hood and defacing property belonging to a neighbor who has black friends has been arrested again — this time... Continue reading...Posted by at 6:05 PM | #
Tomorrow's Headline Today "Some time
Tomorrow's Headline Today "Some time between 2 and 5 today, an Astoria man ferociously beat an RCN support technician until his Web connection was restored." I swear to God. If they don't fix my connection tomorrow, I'm going to go... Continue reading...Posted by at 5:52 PM | #
December 8, 2003
Boat's Here"A man said, 'The
Boat's Here"A man said, 'The boat's here' - then jumped into the freezing waters of the East River at 34th Street yesterday morning, police said." Is that a crime? Seriously?... Continue reading...Posted by at 4:55 PM | #
Sharpton Settles Suit Against NYPD
Sharpton Settles Suit Against NYPD "The city has agreed to pay Al Sharpton $200,000 in damages after he was stabbed nearly 13 years ago at a protest where he said police failed to protect him." That will buy so many... Continue reading...Posted by at 4:54 PM | #
Samurai slaying "A naked, samurai
Samurai slaying "A naked, samurai sword-wielding martial arts expert screaming, 'I'm God! I'm immortal' hacked his wife to death yesterday in a blood-soaked Bronx rampage, police said."... Continue reading...Posted by at 4:51 PM | #
December 7, 2003
Sex Offender Registry "In order
Sex Offender Registry "In order to search the Subdirectory of Level 3 Sex Offenders, please enter the following information…" My ISP hasn't worked for the last week (RCN = Really Crappy Network), so I haven't been able to keep up... Continue reading...Posted by at 5:23 PM | #
December 4, 2003
The most un-pop-ular bust of
The most un-pop-ular bust of all? "Police wrote Queens hospital worker George Pulido a summons for making unreasonable noise because his son Christopher's Winnie the Pooh balloon popped on the street." That's dumb. Really, really, dumb.... Continue reading...Posted by at 3:11 PM | #
December 3, 2003
Hats off to the police
Hats off to the police "From Bronx bodegas to Belle Harbor beaches, New Yorkers heartily toasted the NYPD yesterday for making the city the safest it's been in at least 35 years." So the Daily News says New Yorkers feel... Continue reading...Posted by at 5:15 PM | #
December 2, 2003
Ship of Fools -- Har
Ship of Fools -- Har Har G.O.P. Option at Convention: Luxury Liner "'Our floating hotel will provide members an opportunity to stay in one place, in a secure fashion,' said a spokesman for Mr. DeLay, Jonathan Grella. He did not... Continue reading...Posted by at 12:55 AM | #
Pizza bandits make off with
Pizza bandits make off with dough "Last week, Tommy’s Pizza Express II on Pennyfield Avenue was robbed, leaving an employee seriously injured." Talk about a misleading headline. They stole $300, not dough.... Continue reading...Posted by at 12:35 AM | #
Boy Arrested in Shooting of
Boy Arrested in Shooting of 12-Year-Old Girl In more what-the-hell-is-going-on-i-was-watching-disney-movies-at-age-12 news... "A 15-year-old boy was arrested Sunday for allegedly firing the shot that hit a girl's knee in Brooklyn, police said."... Continue reading...Posted by at 12:25 AM | #
Boy Nabbed With Gun in
Boy Nabbed With Gun in School "A 12-year-old boy was arrested with a loaded semi-automatic handgun after pointing it at students inside a Queens junior high school yesterday." Spit balls simply weren't cutting it anymore.... Continue reading...Posted by at 12:20 AM | #
MTA: No Technical Problems in
MTA: No Technical Problems in Subway Dragging "Transit officials said yesterday that they have found no technical problems in a subway car that dragged a woman four feet along the platform Sunday when she caught her coat in the door."... Continue reading...Posted by at 12:15 AM | #
November 29, 2003
Gothamist: A Train Robbery Murder
Gothamist: A Train Robbery Murder "A man on an A-train in Queens yesterday was shot dead by two assailants, who were then chased by police." I just got back from stuffing my face for three days, so I'll let Gothamist... Continue reading...Posted by at 9:07 PM | #
Mom and daughter burned in
Mom and daughter burned in turkey fry "An adventurous holiday meal turned tragic yesterday when a Brooklyn woman and her daughter tried to deep-fry a turkey and were badly burned by splattering oil." I've been going off about this whole... Continue reading...Posted by at 9:05 PM | #
November 25, 2003
Queens Teen Killed In Accident
Queens Teen Killed In Accident "A 16-year-old Rego Park girl walking home from school on Monday was struck and killed by an automobile, police said." It seems like this sort of thing has been happening a lot of late. I'm... Continue reading...Posted by at 3:55 PM | #
2 Students Stabbed Near Their
2 Students Stabbed Near Their School "Two students were stabbed near their Manhattan high school yesterday when a hangout session turned violent." Who's the square that decided to use the term "hangout session?" Anyway, this happened near Martin Luther King... Continue reading...Posted by at 3:52 PM | #
November 24, 2003
Elevator horseplay horror for cousins
Elevator horseplay horror for cousins "A bout of roughhousing turned deadly for two Bronx cousins when their horseplay in an elevator caused one of them to fall eight stories to his death, police said yesterday."... Continue reading...Posted by at 3:50 PM | #
November 23, 2003
A Night of Violence in
A Night of Violence in Four Boroughs Includes 2 Fatal Shootings "Four people died in a night of rampant violence that included six shootings, 10 stabbings and a bludgeoning spread across four boroughs of the city, the police said yesterday."... Continue reading...Posted by at 11:53 PM | #
Sanit Truck Fatally Crushes Homeless
Sanit Truck Fatally Crushes Homeless Man "A homeless man in Brooklyn, hidden from view as he tried to keep warm under the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, was killed early Friday when sanitation workers removing garbage inadvertently scooped him up and crushed him,... Continue reading...Posted by at 11:47 PM | #
Woman dead on subway tracks
Woman dead on subway tracks "The mangled body of a woman was found on the tracks of a Chelsea subway station during last night's rush hour, police said." This happened at the 18th street 1/9 station. I guess they don't... Continue reading...Posted by at 11:45 PM | #
Boy, 2, Killed by Bus
Boy, 2, Killed by Bus in Williamsburg "A yellow school bus struck and killed a 2-year-old boy Sunday in Williamsburg, police said."... Continue reading...Posted by at 11:41 PM | #
A Showdown in Queens, and
A Showdown in Queens, and a Vibrant Teenager Dies "They met up just past sundown on Friday evening, two groups of teenagers on an avenue of railroad tracks, bus stops and a federal office building just off the busy shopping... Continue reading...Posted by at 11:38 PM | #
'My buddy's in there!' "A
'My buddy's in there!' "A quick-thinking deliveryman and a team of Fire Department scuba divers heroically plucked two men from the Hudson River yesterday after their sport-utility vehicle plunged into the ink-black water." Well that was nice of them. 'The... Continue reading...Posted by at 11:33 PM | #
November 21, 2003
2 Teens Held in Heist
2 Teens Held in Heist of Golf Cart "Two 13-year-old boys from Staten Island have been arrested and charged with robbery for hijacking a golf cart in Huguenot on Monday, police said." A father and son duo were just hanging... Continue reading...Posted by at 4:39 PM | #
November 20, 2003
Breaking: Michael Jackson Mug Shot
Breaking: Michael Jackson Mug Shot I may be the first to have the Michael Jackson mug shot. (Ok, fine. That's not really him. Here. Not as good as I think we all thought it would be.)... Continue reading...Posted by at 4:06 PM | #
2 Teens Stabbed In Subway
2 Teens Stabbed In Subway Melee "A melee broke out aboard a Manhattan subway yesterday, leaving two teenagers stabbed and another slashed in the face, police said." Here's a little bit of advice... when this sort of thing happens --... Continue reading...Posted by at 2:54 PM | #
NYPD to Have Access to
NYPD to Have Access to Interpol Data "The NYPD will be the first police department in the United States to plug into a Interpol database that allows access to fingerprints, passports and pictures." Man, if I actually listened to Interpol,... Continue reading...Posted by at 2:51 PM | #
November 19, 2003
National ID Card, Please This
National ID Card, Please This just occurred to me, I'm might be the last. But the crazy security in London right now is probably only 1/100 what New York will see for the Republican National Convention next year. Everyone complains... Continue reading...Posted by at 10:39 PM | #
The Bull's-Eye Versus the Pork
The Bull's-Eye Versus the Pork Barrel "In the end, 50 cities were blessed last week with allocations from a program called the Urban Area Security Initiative. The New York region received the largest amount, $47 million, but city officials were... Continue reading...Posted by at 10:36 PM | #
Qns. driver catapults onto railroad
Qns. driver catapults onto railroad tracks "A 66-year-old man owes his life to luck and a pair of good Samaritans who pulled him out of his burning car after it plunged off a Queens highway to railroad tracks 15 feet... Continue reading...Posted by at 10:30 PM | #
November 18, 2003
Fordham security guard discusses his
Fordham security guard discusses his job "Rain, sleet, snow or sun, he stands patiently next to the security desk waiting for you to find your I.D. in the mess at the bottom of your backpack. Four hundred students pass by... Continue reading...Posted by at 1:33 AM |