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Gothamist: Another Bronx Teen Struck By Errant Bullet

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 18:05:00 -0500

Just one mile from the spot where 15-year-old Vada Vasquez was shot in the head by a stray bullet, a 16-year-old girl was caught in the crossfire after a Bronx house party, the Post reports.

Victim Angelica Bermudez was outside [...]

Capitol confidential: Paterson and lawmakers: Still far apart on budget

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 18:00:45 -0500

From the remarks at a press conference he had a few hours ago, it doesn’t sound like G0v. David Paterson and lawmakers have made much progress in budget negotiations.

We’ll have more on this first thing in the morning, and but here is a quick update:

http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=864884

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Gothamist: State Dinner Party Crashers Want Money For Interview

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 17:55:00 -0500

No chance of a Larry King Live revelation tomorrow night from the State Dinner crashers Michaele and Tareq Salahi who still managed to mingle with President Obama. The NY Times reports, "Television industry executives said on Saturday that Michaele and Tareq Salahi" [...]

Jason Gooljar: Absoluteley criminal stereotype about construction workers must end…

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 17:42:26 -0500

But at Gage, a fashionable cafe just a block from the pounding hammers and buzzing saws, Steve Thompson, a cyber-executive, said he considered $40-an-hour pay “unreasonable” for the crowd in steel-toe boots, “given their education and training.” To workers in the trades, that kind of talk is as familiar as the [...]

Gothamist: Suspect Who Escaped Custody Re-Arrested In Tears

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 17:30:00 -0500

A petty larceny suspect escaped from a TriBeCa police station last night only to be dragged back to the First Precinct in tears. Orlando Reyes, 21, was being transferred to Central Booking when he reportedly broke free from the Ericsson Place stationhouse and hid in [...]

Jason Gooljar: Canada gets a little like Iran and China: Questions Amy Goodman on speaking out about Olympics

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 17:12:28 -0500

U.S. journalist Amy Goodman was stopped at a Canadian border crossing south of Vancouver on Wednesday and questioned for 90 minutes by authorities concerned she was coming to Canada to speak against the Olympics. via US Journalist , Amy Goodman, Grilled at Canada Border Crossing | CommonDreams.org. I would not usually blog [...]

Gawker: Brad Pitt's Got 99 Problems, and an Angelina's One: Smokin' Weed and Psycho Women [Marital Discourse]

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 17:00:00 -0500

Number of comments: 18
Problems of Brad Pitt, Part 2. Can he live? No. The New York Post reports on a book coming out detailing Brad Pitt's recent troubles. Among them: Brangalina's divorce-bound, because Angelina Jolie's...

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Gothamist: Elsewhere In The ist-a-verse

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 16:58:00 -0500

SFist questioned this footage showing a BART cop using (excessive?) force again.

LAist was all about being thankful this week, and our editors gave much of their thanks to Los Angeles itself.

DCist scratched their heads when a crazy guy stopped traffic downtown to demand $200 million while [...]

Power Plays: Feds plan to battle foreclosure crisis with social awkwardness

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 16:55:34 -0500

Treasury spokeswoman Meg Reilly announced Saturday that the Obama administration plans to step up their efforts to pressure mortgage companies receiving government bailout funds to modify loans an...

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Gothamist: Opinionist: American Treasure

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 16:30:00 -0500

Rob Strong

At first glance, the premise of Julia Jarcho's American Treasure seems clever; the production evokes film noir and Hollywood western styles to unfold a gossamer-thin "story" about a "Real History Detective," a "vagabond with a harrowing past," a malevolent human [...]

Politicker NY: Weekend in Review: Parades and Christmas Trees

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 16:22:34 -0500

The budget crisis isn't Paterson's fault, it's the Legislature's!

The MTA's underground lost and found.

More Atlantic Yards breakdown.

Norman Siegel on paparazzi.

Black Friday insanity, Upstate.

A changing skyline.

The Brooklyn GOP shifts.

Capturing the Queens coyote.

The 9/11 Wikileaks.

The First Family gets their Christmas tree...

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Gothamist: Nets Fire Coach Frank As Loss Streak Record Looms

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 16:00:00 -0500

Photograph of Frank during the Nets' 16th loss by Steve Yeater/AP With the New Jersey Nets likely to tie the NBA's record of for most consecutive losses (17) at the start of the season tonight when they play the Los Angeles Lakers, the' [...]

Gothamist: Tiger Woods Says "Embarrassing" Accident Was His Fault

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:30:00 -0500

Photographs of Tiger Woods' SUV from TMZ

Tiger Woods issued a statement on his website about his Friday car accident, blaming himself for the incident, calling his wife Eiln's actions "courageous," and refuting the "many false, unfounded and malicious rumors"' [...]

Dave Lucas: Hold That Tiger (Woods)! - OR - Boys Will Be Boys!

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:24:00 -0500

Poor Poor Tiger Woods! Missin' his mistress, dissin' his missus! Seen on twitter: tiger said his wife had "gone ghetto" - Woods reportedly bought his angry wife a "Kobe Special" - also some discussion earlier on twitter comparing Tiger to Rihanna!

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Gothamist: Making The Call: A Great Career

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:15:00 -0500

One of the great figures in New York sports officially retired this week. Bob Sheppard, the public address announcer of the Yankees, Giants and St. John’s called it quits at the ripe old age of 99. Sheppard, who worked for the Yankees [...]

Politics on the Hudson: Gov. to act unilaterally to close half of budget deficit

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:00:57 -0500

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Gov. David Paterson said Sunday that he would act unilaterally to close $1.6 billion of the approximately $3.1 billion budget gap, and he urged the Legislature to reach an agreement on a deficit-reduction plan for the balance as soon as possible. Negotiations with the Senate and Assembly over the [...]

Gawker: Scoring Sunday's Nuptials: Star Trek Weddings On Thanksgiving Weekend? Live Long and Prenup! [Altarcations]

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:00:00 -0500

Number of comments: 21
Don't mistake a tryptophan coma for Phyllis Nefler's mellow; Thanksgiving weekend involves sitting in Mama Nefler's basement and packing a round of the NYT Weddings & Celebrations. This week:...

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Albany Watch: Paterson to act unilaterally to close $1.6 billion of deficit

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:59:35 -0500

Gov. David Paterson said Sunday that he would act unilaterally to close $1.6 billion of the approximately $3.1 billion budget gap, and he urged the Legislature to reach an agreement on a deficit-reduction plan for the balance as soon as possible. Negotiations with the Senate and Assembly over the [...]

Gothamist: Police Nab Teen Suspected In Fatal Chinatown Stabbing

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:55:00 -0500

Cops cuffed a 17-year-old accused of stabbing and killing 18-year-old Nelson Rafael Pena near the corner of Hester and Forsyth Streets on Nov. 18. Police charged Victor Fong with second-degree murder when he surrendered at the [...]

Gothamist: Big Drop In Number Of Bars Open Late On New Year's

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:25:00 -0500

New Year's Eve celebrations might turn out ending a little earlier this year, because the number of New York area bars that have applied for a special permit allowing them to keep serving booze until 8 am has plummeted by 60 percent. [...]

Power Plays: Senate report: Bush, Rumsfeld let bin Laden get away

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:24:10 -0500

The hot topic in Washington this week is President Obama's upcoming speech at West Point on Tuesday, which is expected to call for deploying 30-35,000 additional troops to Afghanistan. Just ahead ...

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Gawker: Lady Gaga Penis Conspiracy Finally Debunked by Inevitably Insane Rachel Sklar? [Conspiracy Theory]

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:15:00 -0500

Number of comments: 22
What do Lady Gaga, Dan Abrams, Lady Gaga's Penis, and Rachel Sklar have in common with JFK? They're all out to shut down my Macarthur Grant-level work on the Lady Gaga Penis Conspiracy. Sklar claims...

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Power Plays: Sidewalk Santas aren't coming to town

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:10:39 -0500

Volunteers of America's 109-year-old Sidewalk Santa program is taking place online for the second year this christmas. The non-profit VOA says they can't afford to pay and administer the formerly ...

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Gothamist: Madonna's Model Boyfriend Makes $$$ As A DJ

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:10:00 -0500

Madonna's 22-year-old boyfriend Jesus Luz gets the NY Times Styles section treatment. Sure, he met his ridiculously famous 51-year-old girlfriend for a W fashion shoot last year, but now, he's not only modeling. "He enrolled at a D.J. school in Manhattan and in" [...]

Albanysinsanity: Four police officers shot, killed in ambush

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:02:52 -0500

My God, Please keep the families of these cops in Prayer. What a tragedy, hope and pray they catch this guy real soon.

PARKLAND, Wash. – Four police officers were shot and killed in a Sunday morning ambush at a Parkland-area coffee shop, officials said.Pierce County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Ed [...]

Power Plays: Espada intimidates some Soundview Healthcare employees

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 13:40:54 -0500

Pedro Espada sent letters to workers at his perenially-investigated Soundview Healthcare Network in October instructing them to "immediately" contact Soundview lawyers Hafetz & Necheles if they'r...

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Gothamist: Judges Spent Taxpayer $ On iPod, Pics Of Themselves

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 13:40:00 -0500

New York City judges spent taxpayer money on seemingly personal purchases like meditation retreats, framed photographs of themselves, and an iPod, according to the New York Post. Each year, judge's receive an expense allowance of $10,000 each — a citywide total of $12.6 million [...]

Gothamist: Early Addition

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 13:06:00 -0500

Photograph by Guy Eppel on Flickr
From the Gothamist Newsmap: A person under the train at Forest Pway at Jamaica Ave in Queens, a serious trauma on East 172 Street at Boynton Ave in the Bronx and a shooting at Broome [...]

Gawker: Humor Inherent in Ari Fleischer's Blowjob Increased Exponentially by Revelation of Blowjob-Giver [Blowjobs]

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 12:45:00 -0500

Number of comments: 68
Riddle me this! What do Greenville, South Carolina, allegations of John McCain's illegitimate African American kid, Christian Coalition leader Ralph Reed, and former Dubya press secretary Ari...

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Gothamist: Failed TV Crooks Shot Man Because He Has Bad Knee

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 12:29:00 -0500

The crooks who robbed a 64-year-old for his television — but couldn't escape with the unwieldly flatscreen — shot the victim because his achy knee kept him from following their orders.

Three perps entered Bentley White's Cambria Heights home on Black Friday after spotting the' [...]

Inland Z: Bufflao area residents may not like the terrorism trial location, but, the Law is the Law.

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 12:06:00 -0500

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Some people from Buffalo just don’t understand what goes before a Military Tribunal or a Civilian Court. In today’s Buffalo News Three area residents expressed similar opinions regarding...

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Making Light: Robert Holdstock, 1948-2009

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 12:06:00 -0500

The first thing I saw when I started up Twitter just now was a message from John Jarrold: John Jarrold... [...]

Adirondack Musing: Many Cancer Treatments Not Cost Effective

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 11:53:00 -0500

There is an article in today's Washington Post with some information that I expect many people do not want to hear. The bottom line is that treatment for most cancers is ineffective and very expensive. At the moment, there is a giant disconnect between patients, the cost of care [...]

Gothamist: Tweets Is Watching — Street Gangs Using Twitter

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 11:50:00 -0500

The city's street gangs have turned to Twitter to communicate amongst themselves, taunt their foes, and plan brawls, according to the Daily News. Police even think an adolescent might have been shot in the legs on Lenox Avenue over an online turf war started [...]

Gawker: The Kingdom of St. Jetersburg: Derek Jeter's Awesome Sex Palace of Shagged Balls. [Gossip Roundup]

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 11:45:00 -0500

Number of comments: 31
Derek Jeter: planning on sexing Minka Kelly in all 62 rooms of St. Jetersburg. Sandra Bullock's new look: chola. Anna Wintour: apartment shopping for spawn. Diddy and Jay-Z: alone with caviar? Alec...

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Gothamist: Does Espada Want "Control" Over What Staffers Say?

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 11:44:00 -0500

State Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr. has, the Post reports, "advis[ed] staffers at his health-care charity to check with his lawyers before speaking to state investigators probing allegations of financial misconduct -- a move some see as an effort to" [...]

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Sun, 29 Nov 2009 11:44:00 -0500

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NYCO's Blog: Food stamp nation

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 11:35:08 -0500

The New York Times has an article on increased food stamp use in America that delivers the staggering statistic that up to one-fourth of America’s children are currently being helped by the program. Food stamps mean different things to different people - for some, it’s something they chronically need [...]

Gothamist: Jets Out to Salvage Pride, if Nothing Else

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 11:10:00 -0500

Photograph of Sanchez getting sacked last week from the AP At 4-6, the Jets are not on the path to the playoffs. At this point, their season is all about making themselves feel better for next year and after that. That's' [...]

Dave Lucas: Around The Blogosphere 29 November 09

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 11:00:00 -0500

TechCrunch How Did The Major Online Retailers Cope With Black Friday Madness? - Website monitoring service InternetVista vigorously measured the uptime and response time of seven of the most popular Internet retail websites...

BloggingStocks.com's Tom [...]

Left at the Gate: Odds and Ends

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 10:42:00 -0500

- So, doesn't the weak 9th place effort by Macho Again in the Clark serve to illustrate the mediocrity of the Woodward field that Rachel Alexandra beat, thus giving a boost to those who think that Zenyatta should be Horse of the Year?

- 4th in the Champagne,' [...]

Gothamist: Senate Report: Bush Missed Chance To Catch Bin Laden

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 10:35:00 -0500

A new Senate Foreign Relations Committee report says that Osama bin Laden was within the grasp of U.S troops in December 2001, but bin Laden was allowed to escape into the Afghan mountains. The Daily News reports, "The report asserts that the failure" [...]

Making Light: Latin obscenities meet comment-order preferences

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 10:10:00 -0500

Debra Doyle has pointed me at a piece by Mary Beard in her weblog, A Don's Life, at TLS. It's...' [...]

Gothamist: Bronx Hit-And-Run Driver Had Suspended License

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 10:00:00 -0500

The driver suspected in a fatal Bronx hit-and-run on Friday has a suspended license and a lengthy automotive rap sheet. Sheldon Reid, 28, is accused of mowing down 40-year-old Sonya Powell at around 8:30 pm as she walked home from Christmas shopping in Wakefield with [...]

Gothamist: Drivers, Expect Traffic Today

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 09:35:00 -0500

For those of you driving today, be patient: 1010WINS reports that with the Thanksgiving holiday weekend winding down, "Cars will pile up on the highways across the nation and create traffic jams. With both the Jets and the Eagles playing at home on Sunday," [...]

rochesterturning.com: In Case You Missed It…

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 09:17:16 -0500

Welcome to another week that was on Rochesterturning. It was a shortened holiday week as the crew at RT gathered around their respective Thanksgiving dinner tables. Still, we had a Republican State Senator advocating for more government, closing arguments in the ex-State Senator Bruno Trial, Rep. Louise Slaughter focusing on [...]

Atlantic Yards Report: In error-filled editorial, Crain's says elected officials should reassure arena bond investors

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 08:58:00 -0500

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In a Crain's New York Business editorial, headlined Affirming Atlantic Yards: In every decision so far, the courts have held for Mr. Ratner, the errors start with the headline.The state eminent domain case case was filed against the Empire State Development Corporation (aka Urban Development Corporation), and the courts have [...]

BuffaloPundit: O Hai

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 06:50:35 -0500

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Atlantic Yards Report: Lawyer for developers: expect a crisis every eight to ten years

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 06:00:00 -0500

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From the Spring 2009 issue of Development magazine, the quarterly publication of NAIOP, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association:[John W. Waldeck, partner and chair of the Real Estate Group at the Cleveland-based law firm Walter & Haverfield] observed that the commercial real estate industry is in the midst of its [...]

Left at the Gate: Aqueduct Notes

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 01:34:00 -0500

A double in the second at third at the Big A for the stallion Harlan's Holiday. First-time starter Launch N Relaunch ($12.80) won the second for Dutrow Juan Rodriguez, earning $26,400 towards his $350,000 price tag at auction as a yearling last fall. In the third, On Vacation ($18.40)' [...]

Gothamist: Last Night's Action: The Defense Is Offensive

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 00:04:00 -0500

Pittsburgh 8 Rangers 3: It has been two nights to forget for New York, but the question is, where did the defense go? Surely it cannot be the loss of Wade Redden that sparked the total breakdown in the defensive zone. Whatever it is, [...]

SpeakUpWNY.com: Fewell fleeces Dolpins 31-14

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

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Gawker: Saturday Night Special [Open Thread]

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 23:00:00 -0500

Number of comments: 167
Good christ. I need a drink. So do Tiger and Brad, and probably some Secret Service guys, too. Time to pour some Saturday night open thread. There's nothing new on Saturday Night Live tonight, but...

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Gawker: Seven Reasons Why White House Party Crashers are Awesome for America [Gatecrashersgate]

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 22:00:00 -0500

Number of comments: 53
Everyone needs to stop being so mean. Why aren't our White House Party Crashers being toasted? These guys are awesome...for America. Why? 1. They represent American ingenuity, and the possibility it...

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Dave Lucas: Three Blog Night

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 21:19:00 -0500

It has been reported that most bloggers haveTHREE or more blogs registered. Most bloggers are using just one, the other two abandoned or rarely used. There are a few bloggers who are blog-juggglers, trying to keep 3 or more blogs in the air at one time... I've asked a handful' [...]

Gawker: Christmas-Saving Dogs Fight Raging Battle Royale For Prime-Time Network Domination [Kill Your Television]

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 20:30:00 -0500

Number of comments: 46
Tomorrow night, a TV ratings battle for the ages. Two dogs, on two different networks, will attempt to save Christmas. In doing so, they will demonstrate the completely brainsucking, disturbingly...

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Power Plays: Westbury Wal-Mart evacuated for christmas tree fire

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 20:01:40 -0500

Happily, we avoided post-Thanksgiving Wal-Mart deaths on Long Island this year, but we did get a fire. According to Newsday, 2,000 shoppers and employees were evacuated from the WalMart on Old C...

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Gawker: Shucks. [Crime]

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 20:00:00 -0500

Number of comments: 8
"French oyster farmers suffer wave of thefts." As far as stealing goes: whimsical, right?

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Gawker: Problems of Brad Pitt: Pretty Lower Ninth Public Housing Pissing People Off? [Volunteerism]

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:30:00 -0500

Number of comments: 119
Further proving the road to hell as indeed paved with good intentions—or in this case, "green" concrete—Brad Pitt's taking flack for building housing in New Orleans' Katrina-devastated...

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Power Plays: Quick hits

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:26:50 -0500

Rep. Patrick Kennedy is scheduled to speak Monday at Brown University about healthcare. This marks Kennedy's first public appearance since he and then Rhode Island Bishop Thomas Tobin went public ...

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