A cryptic message left New Yorkers scratching their heads over the weekend. It took a while for the plane to finish skywriting, but eventually, the phrase “LAST CHANCE” was spelled out over New York City, leaving plenty of people puzzled as the project sponsored with private money by “Friends of the High Line” took form. [...]

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Police get a bad rap sometime for abusing their authority and having it caught on film.  This is not one of those times. These girls tried to hop on a subway in Manhattan without paying, then they resisted arrest and fought with the police until backup arrived on the scene. The cameraman even says, “It [...]

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A news helicopter has crashed into the East River in Manhattan on Tuesday afternoon. Five people were aboard the chopper, according to the NYPD. Four people have been pulled out of the water, including the pilot, but one person is still unaccounted for. A witness who saw the helicopter shortly after it crashed said it [...]

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More than 700 protesters from the Occupy Wall Street movement were arrested yesterday after they stormed New York’s Brooklyn Bridge and shut down traffic for several hours in a tense confrontation with authorities. The group had orchestrated an impromptu march to Brooklyn on Saturday afternoon, walking in rows on the sidewalk up to the bridge. [...]

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New York university student Nadia Habib and her mother are fighting deportation to Bangladesh, according to their attorney. Her supporters cheered as attorney Agyul Charles said an immigration judge would now be reviewing their case, although no timetable has yet been established. Habib says she’s nervous while waiting for the final decision, but she plans [...]

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An Islamic cultural center near the site of the September 11 terrorist attacks that destroyed the Twin Towers held its first exhibit Wednesday evening, an event that went off without incident. Sharif El-Gamal, the developer for the new center, said the biggest error they made on the new project was not involving the families of [...]

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Protesters from the group “U.S. Day of Rage” gathered on Wall Street in New York today in a movement they call “Occupy Wall Street”. At noon, throngs of protesters gathered at Bowling Green Park in Manhattan, home of the charging bull statue erected in New York’s Financial District as they prepare to “take the bull [...]

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A lost cat has been found 1,800 miles away from home. The cat went missing in Colorado five years ago and was found wandering the streets of Manhattan, in New York City. The cat will soon be sent home to reunite with its former owners, according to an animal pound spokesman. Workers at the pet [...]

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The Target website crashed and went down for the count yesterday, the same day company launched the online sale of its limited offerings of Missoni for Target, part of a partnership with the Italian luxury designer. The collection, which includes everything from plates to clothes, sells at a mere fraction of the price of the [...]

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Hurricane Irene continues her trek up the East Coast this morning, making landfall in Coney Island, New York at 8:45 a.m. EDT as a tropical storm with winds at around 65 mph and heavy rainfall. Tornado warnings have been issued in NYC and southern New England as Irene leaves a swath of destruction that has [...]

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Laying waste to Alex Roy‘s 2001 record of 27 minutes, a new, anonymous driver representing “Corporate Broadcasting Company” (CBC) accomplished the feat in a mere 26:03. Below, you can view the time-lapsed video of the 24.48 mile drive. The record-breaking drive was done in a Saturn Sky and with a modest average speed of 56 [...]

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Rest easy, citizens.  A dangerous criminal is now off the streets. Joseph Waldo, the guy who has been going around scribbling the word “Moustache” on subway advertisements has been arrested. Waldo was arrested last week and admitted he had left his “Moustache” signature on a poster at the Third Ave. L train station on June [...]

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