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Man dies in Long Island house fire
| MANHASSET, N.Y. — Police say a 63-year-old man has died in a fire that engulfed a Long Island dwelling in heavy smoke and flames. Police say the conditions prevented firefighters and officers from gaining access to the building Sunday night. The victim was found in a basement apartment. Police say.....
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Poll: Cuomo shouldn't investigate Gov. Paterson
Associated PressGovernor Paterson is being investigated by Attorney General Cuomo. A poll of New York voters finds they don't think it should be that way.ALBANY, N.Y. -- A new poll shows two-thirds of New Yorkers don't think Attorney General Andrew..... continue reading »
Preliminary ratings show Oscars up over last year
NEW YORK -- Early indications are that an Academy Awards telecast where "The Hurt Locker" topped the popular "Avatar" for best picture was popular with viewers. The Nielsen Co.'s overnight measurement of the nation's 56 biggest markets gave ABC's Sunday..... continue reading »
Crane co. owner indicted for deadly collapse
James Frank Lomma -- owner of the two tower cranes that collapsed in Manhattan in 2008, killing a total nine people -- was brought to court in handcuffs this morning, to be arraigned on manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide charges for two of the deaths. The indictment against Lomma, 64..... continue reading »
Bloomberg backs tax on sugary soft drinks
Mayor Michael Bloomberg says the state could raise nearly $1 billion a year by taxing sugary soft drinks... continue reading »
Clinton, Beverage Group: School Efforts Working
The beverage industry says the drinks in school vending machines are getting healthier. Former President Bill Clinton will give an update on the effort Monday in Manhattan with officials from the American Beverage Association and the American Heart Association... continue reading »
GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham offers Obama terror trials deal
WASHINGTON -- A Republican senator is offering the White House a deal on terror trials. Associated PressSen. Lindsey GrahamSen. Lindsey Graham says that if the president agrees to try alleged Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed and four accused henchmen..... continue reading »
6 N.J. women hospitalized after cosmetic buttocks surgery where bathtub caulk was injected
NEWARK, N.J. -- Six women in New Jersey are recovering after they received buttocks-enhancement injections containing silicone used to caulk bathtubs. State health officials say the women, from Essex County, apparently underwent cosmetic procedures from unlicensed providers. Investigators have not..... continue reading »
Van accident at NYC church kills woman, injures 4
NEW YORK -- A van has struck five people in the parking lot of a New York City church, killing one and injuring four. Police Lt. John Grimpel says no criminality is suspected in Sunday's accident at the Pyeong AHN..... continue reading »
JetBlue Celebrates its Birthday With $10 Fares
New York's hometown value airline JetBlue Airways is celebrating 10 years of service by offering up some $10 fares on all remaining seats between JFK and 10 destinations... continue reading »
Front-runners rule at predictable Oscars
On a night when so many changes were intended to shake up the Oscar ceremony, the winners themselves were pretty predictable... continue reading »
A.M. News Links: NYPD strips top cop of post; 43-year-old fish lives in Queens; N.J. air guitar effort falls short and ...
Advance file photo/Irvinvg SilversteinPolice Commissioner Raymond Kelly* NYPD axes 'snoop' hubby (New York Post) In a rare disciplinary move, Police Commissioner Ray Kelly has stripped a top cop of his post, demoted him and forced him to retire after the..... continue reading »
California man charged in NYC with cyber-extortion
NEW YORK -- A California man has been charged with attempting to extort $200,000 from a New York-based life insurance company by threatening to muddy the company's name with cyber spam. Anthony Digati was arrested Monday morning at his home..... continue reading »
17-Year-Old Killed In Bronx Hit-And-Run
A teenage boy was the victim of a fatal hit-and-run in the Bronx Sunday night. Police say the driver fled on foot from the scene at White Plains Road and Seward Avenue, leaving a 1996 green Honda Accord... continue reading »
NYPD Daily Blotter
Bronx It must have been "crack" cocaine. Police busted a drug suspect who had stashed 20 bags of cocaine in his buttocks, authorities said yesterday. A police officer spotted Jesse Christie, 19, lurking in the hallway and the lobby of a building on East 194th Street near Webster Avenue in..... continue reading »
Hotel banks on 9/11 pilgrims
Location, location, location. Looking down on the construction site covering the 16 acres where the World Trade Center once stood, some might see a place shadowed by death. But Cheryl Palmer sees a rebirth -- and a business opportunity. She's vice president of Club Quarters Inc., the company opening..... continue reading »
Paterson to Hold Brooklyn Town Hall Meeting on Budget
It's back to business for New York's embattled governor... continue reading »
Deadly hit and run in Brooklyn
Police in Brooklyn are searching for clues in a deadly hit and run accident... continue reading »
Man shot on a subway in Midtown
Gunfire inside a subway train in Midtown wounded a 21-year-old man... continue reading »
Proceeds from jewelry auction estimated at $250K to be given to victims of 2 Wall Street swindlers
A standing-room-only crowd packed a conference room at the Belvedere Hotel Sunday for a jewelry auction run by the Manhattan district attorney's office to raise money for the victims of two Wall Street swindlers... continue reading »
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