News articles on May 8, 2008
345 news articles
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1 Police Plaza
Hundreds protest Sean Bell verdict
Led by the Rev. Al Sharpton, they massed outside 1 Police Plaza and five other key locations in Manhattan and Brooklyn to protest the acquittal of three cops who killed Bell in a 50-bullet barrage on his wedding day.
Published by New York Daily News on May 8, 2008.
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Brooklyn Bridge
Hundreds protest Sean Bell verdict
"You are unlawfully obstructing vehicular traffic," Lt. John Wolf yelled through a bullhorn when Sharpton tried to lead a march across the Brooklyn Bridge. "I order you to leave the roadway now."
Published by New York Daily News on May 8, 2008.
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Queensboro Bridge
Hundreds protest Sean Bell verdict
Earlier, on the the upper East Side, about 100 protesters waded into traffic and made for the Queensboro Bridge.
Published by New York Daily News on May 8, 2008.
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Triborough Bridge
Hundreds protest Sean Bell verdict
In Harlem, about 90 people were arrested when they tried to block the entrance to the Triborough Bridge.
Published by New York Daily News on May 8, 2008.
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World Trade Center
360 dead: It's tip of the WTC 'iceberg'
More than 360 workers who dealt with the aftermath of the World Trade Center disaster have died, state health officials said Wednesday.
Published by New York Daily News on May 8, 2008.
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1 Police Plaza
360 dead: It's tip of the WTC 'iceberg'
Matthew Brophy, 6, wears his late dad's NYPD hat to the memorial ceremony at 1 Police Plaza Wednesday.
Published by New York Daily News on May 8, 2008.
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59th St. Bridge and Second Ave
Daly: Quite the civil-ized protest, then
Demonstrators block the entrance to the 59th St. Bridge on Second Ave. Wednesday.
Published by New York Daily News on May 8, 2008.
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Police Headquarters
Daly: Quite the civil-ized protest, then
The most civil of disobedience was about to commence. An activist in a baby blue sweater was calling out to those gathered outside Police Headquarters to protest the verdict in the Sean Bell case.
Published by New York Daily News on May 8, 2008.
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Brooklyn Bridge
Daly: Quite the civil-ized protest, then
The time had come for the disobedience. Lewis and the others in the line followed the Rev. Al Sharpton and Nicole Paultre Bell to the foot of the Brooklyn Bridge. Sean Bell's fiancĂŠe was as serenely dignified as she has been since that terrible morning when she identified his body at Jamaica Hospital.
Published by New York Daily News on May 8, 2008.
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Public School 236 Mill Basin School
'Idol' in PS perv act
Special schools investigator Richard Condon said the 23-year-old was charged with two counts of child endangerment for his allegedly inappropriate behavior with students at Public School 236 in Mill Basin.
Published by New York Daily News on May 8, 2008.
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Crown Heights
DA sez no deal in Jews' attack on black man
The Brooklyn district attorney's office refused to accept the surrender of two Jewish men accused of beating an unarmed black man in Crown Heights in exchange for more lenient charges, sources told the Daily News.
Published by New York Daily News on May 8, 2008.
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Triborough Bridge
Hardhat in bridge tragedy was star boxer
The Golden Gloves' champ-turned-hardhat who fell to his death off the Triborough Bridge was remembered Wednesday as a devoted family man and respected construction worker.
Published by New York Daily News on May 8, 2008.
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Union Square
Now we're (bed)bugged in subway
Brownbear cited three stations where he believed bedbugs had, at least temporarily, bedded down: Hoyt-Schermerhorn, Union Square in Manhattan and Fordham Road in the Bronx.
Published by New York Daily News on May 8, 2008.
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Hoyt-Schermerhorn
Now we're (bed)bugged in subway
Brownbear cited three stations where he believed bedbugs had, at least temporarily, bedded down: Hoyt-Schermerhorn, Union Square in Manhattan and Fordham Road in the Bronx.
Published by New York Daily News on May 8, 2008.
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Fordham Road station
Now we're (bed)bugged in subway
Brownbear cited three stations where he believed bedbugs had, at least temporarily, bedded down: Hoyt-Schermerhorn, Union Square in Manhattan and Fordham Road in the Bronx.
Published by New York Daily News on May 8, 2008.
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Greenpoint Reformed Church
Now we're (bed)bugged in subway
"When he mentioned that I was horrified," Letzkus, who attended the meeting at the Greenpoint Reformed Church, told the Daily News.
Published by New York Daily News on May 8, 2008.
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Prospect Park
Jennifer Connelly selling $8.5M pad
The "Beautiful Mind" hottie and her Brit actor husband, Paul Bettany, are selling their corner mansion on Prospect Park West for $8.5 million, more than twice what they paid for it five years ago.
Published by New York Daily News on May 8, 2008.
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West Village
Jennifer Connelly selling $8.5M pad
The celebrity couple reportedly signed a deal to buy a $7 million penthouse on the West Village's gold coast.
Published by New York Daily News on May 8, 2008.
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75th St. near Second Ave
Mysterious swarm of bees on upper E. Side
Hundreds of bees swarmed a bin on 75th St. near Second Ave., forcing cops to escort kids attending Robert F. Wagner Middle School away from the area.
Published by New York Daily News on May 8, 2008.
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Robert F. Wagner Middle School
Mysterious swarm of bees on upper E. Side
Hundreds of bees swarmed a bin on 75th St. near Second Ave., forcing cops to escort kids attending Robert F. Wagner Middle School away from the area.
Published by New York Daily News on May 8, 2008.
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1945 Loring Place
He's tossed in pen for throwing cat to pit bulls
On June 14, 2005, Boateng and an unidentified acquaintance were walking two pit bull dogs past the building at 1945 Loring Place when they spotted the cat sleeping in the window of the ground-floor apartment about 4:30 a.m.
Published by New York Daily News on May 8, 2008.
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20 Rockefeller Plaza
'Peace' lyrics give fan $600G chance
The lyrics are on display at Christie's New York, 20 Rockefeller Plaza, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., through Saturday.
Published by New York Daily News on May 8, 2008.
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Putnam and Tompkins
New Business on the Block: The Bush Doctor
The Bush Doctor, it’s located near the corner of Putnam and Tompkins and it’s been open for about a month. It’s a juice bar that also sells coffee, herbal teas, ginger beer, salads and wraps.
Published by Bed-Stuy Blog on May 8, 2008.
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Tavern on the Green
Coming Soon: San Francisco Tavern on the Green
The renowned Central Park restaurant, Tavern on the Green, is opening a second location in San Francisco's central business district in the summer of 2009. The new eatery will feature 30,000 square feet of interior space; it also will have a 13,000-square-foot terrace, overlooking the city's Yerba Buena Gardens, where patrons can dine al fresco.
Published by New York Sun on May 8, 2008.
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Union Square Park
JUDGE NIXES SQUARE MEALS
A seasonal restaurant is off the menu at Union Square Park - but the city can proceed with other planned renovations, a judge ruled yesterday.
Published by New York Post on May 8, 2008.
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Hoyt-Schermerhorn
SUBWAYS' BLOOD-BUG INVASION
At a recent Department of Housing, Preservation and Development forum on the subject, a city bedbug educator admitted to seeing the pests on benches in subway stations - in one case, catching a ride on an unsuspecting straphanger's caboose at Brooklyn's Hoyt-Schermerhorn station, according to people at the meeting.
Published by New York Post on May 8, 2008.
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Union Square
SUBWAYS' BLOOD-BUG INVASION
The official, identified as Edward Brownbear, also reported seeing the bugs on wooden benches at the Union Square and Fordham Road stations in Manhattan and The Bronx, respectively.
Published by New York Post on May 8, 2008.
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Fordham Road station
SUBWAYS' BLOOD-BUG INVASION
The official, identified as Edward Brownbear, also reported seeing the bugs on wooden benches at the Union Square and Fordham Road stations in Manhattan and The Bronx, respectively.
Published by New York Post on May 8, 2008.
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Brooklyn Bridge
200 BELL BUSTS AT RALLIES
Roughly 200 demonstrators, including bride-to-be Nicole Paultre-Bell, Bell's family, friends and supporters - all wearing black - were cuffed and carted into NYPD wagons after they blocked traffic on the Brooklyn Bridge.
Published by New York Post on May 8, 2008.
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City Hall
200 BELL BUSTS AT RALLIES
Their act of civil disobedience occurred in the shadows of City Hall and Police Headquarters as part of citywide demonstrations orchestrated by the Rev. Al Sharpton, who was also arrested, as was City Councilman Charles Barron, who allegedly scuffled with cops.
Published by New York Post on May 8, 2008.
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One Police Plaza
200 BELL BUSTS AT RALLIES
"Seeing all the support and everyone out there - everyone was on my side, everyone sang Sean's name - made me feel better. It feels good," said Paultre-Bell in front of One Police Plaza after being released from the holding cells in the basement.
Published by New York Post on May 8, 2008.
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Triborough Bridge
200 BELL BUSTS AT RALLIES
The lockups were the most celebrated of the hundreds of arrests throughout Manhattan, where demonstrators protesting the acquittal of the three cops who shot Bell tied up traffic at the Brooklyn Bridge, the Holland Tunnel, the Triborough Bridge, the 59th Street Bridge and the Queens Midtown Tunnel.
Published by New York Post on May 8, 2008.
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Holland Tunnel
200 BELL BUSTS AT RALLIES
The lockups were the most celebrated of the hundreds of arrests throughout Manhattan, where demonstrators protesting the acquittal of the three cops who shot Bell tied up traffic at the Brooklyn Bridge, the Holland Tunnel, the Triborough Bridge, the 59th Street Bridge and the Queens Midtown Tunnel.
Published by New York Post on May 8, 2008.
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59th Street Bridge
200 BELL BUSTS AT RALLIES
The lockups were the most celebrated of the hundreds of arrests throughout Manhattan, where demonstrators protesting the acquittal of the three cops who shot Bell tied up traffic at the Brooklyn Bridge, the Holland Tunnel, the Triborough Bridge, the 59th Street Bridge and the Queens Midtown Tunnel.
Published by New York Post on May 8, 2008.
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Midtown Tunnel
200 BELL BUSTS AT RALLIES
The lockups were the most celebrated of the hundreds of arrests throughout Manhattan, where demonstrators protesting the acquittal of the three cops who shot Bell tied up traffic at the Brooklyn Bridge, the Holland Tunnel, the Triborough Bridge, the 59th Street Bridge and the Queens Midtown Tunnel.
Published by New York Post on May 8, 2008.
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Metropolitan Synagogue
RANDY RABBI ROLLS
The trysts included recurring romps in his office in the Metropolitan Synagogue that occurred while Goor was keeping his wife in the dark, Pizzo said in legal papers and interviews.
Published by New York Post on May 8, 2008.
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49th Precinct station house
PROFILING SUIT FILED VS. NYPD
Leonardo Blair, a freelancer who has worked for The Post, had just left his car and was walking home in The Bronx on Nov. 28 when a cop confronted him and hauled him off to the 49th Precinct station house - an incident the reporter first described in a Post story on Dec. 2.
Published by New York Post on May 8, 2008.
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Police Headquarters
HEROES' BELATED HONORS
In a ceremony attended by some 200 at Police Headquarters, Linda Zadroga, the mother of Detective John Zadroga, whose death was the first to be officially linked to a dust-related 9/11 illness, said she had mixed feelings.
Published by New York Post on May 8, 2008.
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World Trade Center
HEROES' BELATED HONORS
Standing at attention next to his mom was 6-year-old Matthew Brophy, wearing the police cap of his dad, Police Officer Thomas Brophy. Matthew was 3 when his father died from colon cancer after performing rescue work at the World Trade Center.
Published by New York Post on May 8, 2008.
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Jamaica
BOY, 5, IN CAR EJECT
The crackup at 12:34 a.m. occurred in front on 109th Avenue in Jamaica.
Published by New York Post on May 8, 2008.
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East 75th Street and Second Avenue
UPPER EAST HIVE
After all, it's not every day a bee hive is born atop a newspaper vending machine on East 75th Street and Second Avenue.
Published by New York Post on May 8, 2008.
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Fifth Avenue and 58th Street
Condo Market: You Can't Handle the Truth!
"As transaction volume dries up, and liquidity remains nonexistent, property values will fall, and banks will begin foreclosures," say Kevin Comer, the president of Beck Street Capital. "The kid gloves will come off, and it won't matter if you own property at Fifth Avenue and 58th Street or Williamsburg, the banks will be brutal as they all struggle to survive and avoid Bear Stearns fate. The busted condo deals will be the first to fall given their short term financing."
Published by Brownstoner on May 8, 2008.
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Fort Greene
Clinton Hill, Fort Greene Street Cleaning Days Reduced
"The Department of Sanitation has agreed to reduce street cleaning days in Commuinty District 2, most notably Fort Greene and Clinton Hill."
Published by Brownstoner on May 8, 2008.
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Clinton Hill
Clinton Hill, Fort Greene Street Cleaning Days Reduced
" The Department of Sanitation has agreed to reduce street cleaning days in Commuinty District 2, most notably Fort Greene and Clinton Hill."
Published by Brownstoner on May 8, 2008.
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Brooklyn Heights
Clinton Hill, Fort Greene Street Cleaning Days Reduced
Other parts of the district, like Brooklyn Heights, already have street cleaning only once a week on each side.
Published by Brownstoner on May 8, 2008.
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East 76th Street and 2nd Avenue
Bee swarm cleared from newspaper box
NYPD and FDNY units were called to the corner of East 76th Street and 2nd Avenue after the swarm of some 5,000 bees descended on the newspaper box. Emergency responders called the Bronx Zoo for guidance, and the zoo called in beekeeper Jim Fisher.
Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on May 8, 2008.
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Red Hook
Getting groceries on a fixed income
Alexa Johnson is a foodie. She works for Fairway in Red Hook. We teamed her up with Kathy Scantlebury, who gets by on $100 in food stamps per month.
Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on May 8, 2008.
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Brooklyn Bridge
Paterson To Meet With Sharpton, Bell Family
Sharpton was arrested without incident at the base of the Brooklyn Bridge, along with Bell's fiancé, Nicole Paultre Bell, and the two shooting victims who survived, Trent Benefield and Joseph Guzman.
Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on May 8, 2008.
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Brooklyn Bridge
Gov. Paterson, Sharpton To Talk About Bell Case
"We're going to keep coming until we get federal indictments. It's wrong," said Frank Rodriguez, a military veteran who brought a homemade model of the shooting scene to the Brooklyn Bridge rally, which began outside police headquarters in downtown Manhattan.
Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on May 8, 2008.
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Holland Tunnel
Gov. Paterson, Sharpton To Talk About Bell Case
After marching to the Holland Tunnel behind a "Stop the Brutality" banner, the protesters blocked two entrances to the tunnel as some sang the civil rights anthem "We Shall Overcome." Demonstrators who moved to the sidewalk applauded each time one of their fellow protesters was arrested.
Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on May 8, 2008.
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Queensboro Bridge
Gov. Paterson, Sharpton To Talk About Bell Case
A few miles uptown, some protesters were arrested after blocking traffic into midtown Manhattan on the Queensboro Bridge, while about 200 people rallied near the entrance to the Triborough Bridge in Harlem.
Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on May 8, 2008.
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Triborough Bridge
Gov. Paterson, Sharpton To Talk About Bell Case
A few miles uptown, some protesters were arrested after blocking traffic into midtown Manhattan on the Queensboro Bridge, while about 200 people rallied near the entrance to the Triborough Bridge in Harlem.
Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on May 8, 2008.
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109th Avenue and 164th Place
Boy, 5, Killed In Brutal Car Crash In Queens
Police say the accident at 109th Avenue and 164th Place happened around 1 a.m. this morning, an believe the teens may have been drag racing.
Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on May 8, 2008.
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Brooklyn Bridge
Sharpton, 200 Others Arrested In NYC Protests
"We're going to keep coming until we get federal indictments. It's wrong," said Frank Rodriguez, a military veteran who brought a homemade model of the shooting scene to the Brooklyn Bridge rally, which began outside police headquarters in downtown Manhattan.
Published by WNBC on May 8, 2008.
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Holland Tunnel
Sharpton, 200 Others Arrested In NYC Protests
After marching to the Holland Tunnel behind a "Stop the Brutality" banner, the protesters blocked two entrances to the tunnel as some sang the civil rights anthem "We Shall Overcome."
Published by WNBC on May 8, 2008.
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Queensboro Bridge
Sharpton, 200 Others Arrested In NYC Protests
"If this is what people really need to do to make a statement, it's what they should do."A few miles uptown, some protesters were arrested after blocking traffic into midtown Manhattan on the Queensboro Bridge, while about 200 people rallied near the entrance to the Triborough Bridge in Harlem.
Published by WNBC on May 8, 2008.
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Triborough Bridge
Sharpton, 200 Others Arrested In NYC Protests
"If this is what people really need to do to make a statement, it's what they should do."A few miles uptown, some protesters were arrested after blocking traffic into midtown Manhattan on the Queensboro Bridge, while about 200 people rallied near the entrance to the Triborough Bridge in Harlem.
Published by WNBC on May 8, 2008.
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109th Avenue and 164th Place
Boy, 5, Killed In Hit-And-Run Crash
The three males fled the scene of the crash on foot. They were driving a blue BMW, police said. The accident at 109th Avenue and 164th Place happened around 1 a.m., authorities said.
Published by WNBC on May 8, 2008.
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Lower Manhattan
Firefighter Pulls 4 From Burning Manhattan Building
A veteran firefighter who helped save four people from a burning building in Lower Manhattan says he was just doing his job.The fire happened Wednesday night on Church Street.
Published by WNBC on May 8, 2008.
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P.S. 236
'Idol' Reject Accused Of Inappropriate Texts To NYC Boy, 12
Authorities say Colin Leahy was arrested on charges of endangering the welfare of a child after he made sexual references in messages sent to the P.S. 236 student.
Published by WNBC on May 8, 2008.
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Flatbush
New York real estate: Flatbush
Good luck trying to get a straight answer on where Flatbush is. Encompassing 11 neighborhood associations, all of which can claim some stake in this emerging community, the boundaries are amorphous--something in which local civic leaders seem to take pride, given the great diversity that exists here.
Published by amNY.com on May 8, 2008.
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Fourth Avenue and Ninth Street
Historic Brooklyn F Train stop to get facelift
The Art Deco F station at Fourth Avenue and Ninth Street in Park Slope will soon be given an overdue facelift that includes a new copper roof and an aluminum panel exterior.
Published by amNY.com on May 8, 2008.
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Downtown Brooklyn
Historic Brooklyn F Train stop to get facelift
The F line that runs out to Coney Island is named after Andrew Culver (1832-1906), who first tried to build a direct rail connection between Downtown Brooklyn and Coney Island, according to the Website, nycsubway.org. Democratic Councilwoman Sara Gonzalez, whose district includes the station, said it was a welcome repair.
Published by amNY.com on May 8, 2008.
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Coney Island
Historic Brooklyn F Train stop to get facelift
The F line that runs out to Coney Island is named after Andrew Culver (1832-1906), who first tried to build a direct rail connection between Downtown Brooklyn and Coney Island, according to the Website, nycsubway.org. Democratic Councilwoman Sara Gonzalez, whose district includes the station, said it was a welcome repair.
Published by amNY.com on May 8, 2008.
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Holland Tunnel
Sean Bell Protesters Slow City; Sharpton, Paterson Will Meet
Nearly 200 protesters were arrested at locations across the city, where they gathered just before the afternoon rush hour to block the Holland Tunnel, the Midtown Tunnel, the Manhattan Bridge, and the Queensboro Bridge. After praying, they offered their hands to police to be cuffed.
Published by New York Sun on May 8, 2008.
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Midtown Tunnel
Sean Bell Protesters Slow City; Sharpton, Paterson Will Meet
Nearly 200 protesters were arrested at locations across the city, where they gathered just before the afternoon rush hour to block the Holland Tunnel, the Midtown Tunnel, the Manhattan Bridge, and the Queensboro Bridge. After praying, they offered their hands to police to be cuffed.
Published by New York Sun on May 8, 2008.
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Manhattan Bridge
Sean Bell Protesters Slow City; Sharpton, Paterson Will Meet
Nearly 200 protesters were arrested at locations across the city, where they gathered just before the afternoon rush hour to block the Holland Tunnel, the Midtown Tunnel, the Manhattan Bridge, and the Queensboro Bridge. After praying, they offered their hands to police to be cuffed.
Published by New York Sun on May 8, 2008.
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Queensboro Bridge
Sean Bell Protesters Slow City; Sharpton, Paterson Will Meet
Nearly 200 protesters were arrested at locations across the city, where they gathered just before the afternoon rush hour to block the Holland Tunnel, the Midtown Tunnel, the Manhattan Bridge, and the Queensboro Bridge. After praying, they offered their hands to police to be cuffed.
Published by New York Sun on May 8, 2008.
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Brooklyn Bridge
Sean Bell Protesters Slow City; Sharpton, Paterson Will Meet
Downtown, at the focal point of the protests, the largest contingent of demonstrators gathered first at police headquarters. From inside a metal pen monitored by dozens of police officers, a diverse group of demonstrators, led by Rev. Sharpton, counted down the number of shots fired at Bell — 50 — and shouted "Guilty!" at the closed windows of the building. Then they turned to march toward the Brooklyn Bridge.
Published by New York Sun on May 8, 2008.
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2728 Henry Hudson Parkway
Above the Fold: Car vandals run rampant
The night doorman of 2728 Henry Hudson Parkway, Alberico Riera-Elena, estimated as many as 27 car windows were smashed last week in the neighborhood. Though car vandalism on the Henry Hudson Parkway has been rampant of late, only three people reported the crime to police. In all three incidents no property was taken. According to interviews with residents and workers of the building, no property had been taken in any of the car break-ins.
Published by Riverdale Press on May 8, 2008.
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West 227th Street and Henry Hudson Parkway
Above the Fold: Car vandals run rampant
Also that morning, sometime between 8 and 11 a.m., the passenger window of a 2002 Mazda Protégé was smashed at the northeast corner of West 227th Street and Henry Hudson Parkway, about half a block from the other two report break-ins, according to a complaint by a 65-year-old woman. Once again, no property was taken.
Published by Riverdale Press on May 8, 2008.
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West 232nd Street and Netherland Avenue
Above the Fold: Car vandals run rampant
The pattern of vandalism wasn't isolated to the parkway. A 2008 Honda Civic, belonging to a 66- year-old woman was broken into on the corner of West 232nd Street and Netherland Avenue shortly after 8 a.m. April 29. No property was taken.
Published by Riverdale Press on May 8, 2008.
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3240 Riverdale Avenue
Above the Fold: Car vandals run rampant
A man parked his 2004 Hyundai Sante Fe outside 3240 Riverdale Avenue at 9 a.m. on Saturday. At noon he returned to the car to find the front window smashed.
Published by Riverdale Press on May 8, 2008.
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Independence Avenue and West 237th Street
Above the Fold: Car vandals run rampant
A 63-year-old man parked his 2007 Hyundai Elantra on the northeast corner of Independence Avenue and West 237th Street at 12:10 a.m. Fifty minutes later he found the front passenger window smashed and no property taken, police said.
Published by Riverdale Press on May 8, 2008.
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5900 Arlington Ave
Above the Fold: Man held in Skyview fatal feud
Fiftieth Precinct officers were called to the scene, at 5900 Arlington Ave., after neighbors reported that items - including chairs and a table - were being thrown off a balcony on the 11th floor.
Published by Riverdale Press on May 8, 2008.
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Kingsbridge
Above the Fold: City set to buy Putnam trail site
The city's effort to turn a long-abandoned rail line through the center of Kingsbridge into a public greenway - which has inched along at the pace of a 100-car freight train - may now be on a faster track, according to a Department of Parks and Recreation spokeswoman.
Published by Riverdale Press on May 8, 2008.
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Van Cortlandt Park
Above the Fold: City set to buy Putnam trail site
The Parks Department has cobbled together the money to buy and redevelop the right-of-way that once belonged to the Putnam Division of the New York Central Railroad, said the spokeswoman, Jesslyn Tiao. The line, which comes through Van Cortlandt Park from the city line and hugs the Major Deegan Expressway from the park south to the Harlem River, has long held the eye of community leaders who want to transform it into a recreational biking and hiking trail. The city and Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrión Jr. are already on board - but the idea was stuck in the station for years because no funds were forthcoming.
Published by Riverdale Press on May 8, 2008.
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Grand Central Terminal
Above the Fold: City set to buy Putnam trail site
Passenger service on the Putnam line - or "Old Put" to the nostalgic - was discontinued in 1958, after over 80 years ferrying passengers between Grand Central Terminal and Brewster, N.Y. It stopped at a station at West 230th Street and at another station in Van Cortlandt Park as it wound through Kingsbridge and Riverdale. Over the years, homeless folks have set up camp along the line, now littered with the detritus that comes with years of inactivity.
Published by Riverdale Press on May 8, 2008.
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Wave Hill
Local architect gets recognition (Accent on People Section)
Mr. Byrns, one of the firm's founding partners, received his bachelor of arts degree from Princeton University and his master of architecture from Columbia University. He currently serves on the board of directors of Wave Hill, the Riverdale Nature Preservancy, the New York City Opera and the Frederick S. Upton Foundation.
Published by Riverdale Press on May 8, 2008.
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Riverdale Neighborhood House
Duquesne earns competition spot (Accent on People Section)
Mr. Duquesne is a member of the Bronx Toastmasters Club, which meets regularly at Riverdale Neighborhood House.
Published by Riverdale Press on May 8, 2008.
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Riverdale
Bronx teen wins speech contest (Accent on People Section)
Angel took first place in the fifth annual Bronx Pro-Life Oratorical Contest held April 5 at St. Margaret of Cortona Church in Riverdale. He received a $500 prize for his winning presentation and an invitation to the state competition in Albany.
Published by Riverdale Press on May 8, 2008.
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PS 24
Parents will pay big bucks for these works of art (Better Living Section)
THREE-YEAR-OLD Luka sizes up the student paintings on display at PS 24’s art fair on Saturday night. The evening, organized by Kids Art Fairs, raised money for the school. Photos by Claudio Papapietro
Published by Riverdale Press on May 8, 2008.
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3210 Riverdale Ave
Builder's plan will destroy Irwin Ave. (Letters to the Editor Section)
The building site in question, 3210 Riverdale Ave., aka 3217 Irwin Ave., began several years ago when the original builder hit the retaining wall holding up Riverdale Avenue, sending it crashing down and taking with it most of Riverdale Avenue. This odd-shaped lot is bounded by a flight of steps giving access to Riverdale Avenue from Irwin Avenue. The collapse of this wall wreaked havoc on the community and it was more than three years until the wall was rebuilt and Riverdale Avenue traffic could flow again. Since then there have been at least three builders attempting to make a "silk purse out of a sow's ear." This is not a proper site for construction of an apartment building.
Published by Riverdale Press on May 8, 2008.
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3217 Irwin Ave
Builder's plan will destroy Irwin Ave. (Letters to the Editor Section)
The building site in question, 3210 Riverdale Ave., aka 3217 Irwin Ave., began several years ago when the original builder hit the retaining wall holding up Riverdale Avenue, sending it crashing down and taking with it most of Riverdale Avenue. This odd-shaped lot is bounded by a flight of steps giving access to Riverdale Avenue from Irwin Avenue. The collapse of this wall wreaked havoc on the community and it was more than three years until the wall was rebuilt and Riverdale Avenue traffic could flow again. Since then there have been at least three builders attempting to make a "silk purse out of a sow's ear." This is not a proper site for construction of an apartment building.
Published by Riverdale Press on May 8, 2008.
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Kingsbridge Heights
Two communities come together (Letters to the Editor Section)
Last weekend, two communities, normally separate, became one. Over 300 people, including residents of Kingsbridge Heights along with parents, staff and students from Horace Mann, created a new oasis at the Kingsbridge Heights Community Center.
Published by Riverdale Press on May 8, 2008.
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Riverdale YM-YWHA
Article on Y's fair was a cut above (Letters to the Editor Section)
I say that not only in my capacity as the Riverdale YM-YWHA's director of communications, but also because your article will bring our community closer to environmental awareness. (Really, the story hit all the right points in just the right tone.) Your good work has contributed to Tikkun Olam (repairing the world). What better result for a good journalist!
Published by Riverdale Press on May 8, 2008.
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Kingsbridge Armory
Parents: unite to bring about change (Letters to the Editor Section)
It inspired me to join the Kingsbridge Armory Redevelopment Alliance (KARA) rally last week.
Published by Riverdale Press on May 8, 2008.
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St. Barnabas Hospital
Tea and sympathy go a long way for wounded vets (News and Features Section)
Ms. Bonelli, a library director at St. Barnabas Hospital, stood nervously next to the window of her makeshift command center on an April afternoon, as she explained her operation.
Published by Riverdale Press on May 8, 2008.
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Kingsbridge Heights Community Center
College Directions' goal is hundreds of diplomas (News and Features Section)
FATEMA ELAS, a sophomore at the Bronx High School of Science, and Tameicka Williams, 11, chat with college representatives at Kingsbridge Heights Community Center’s fair on April 30. Photo by Claudio Papapietro
Published by Riverdale Press on May 8, 2008.
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Kingsbridge Heights Rehabilitation Center
Politicians join rally to support striking nursing home workers (News and Features Section)
Thousands of union members crowded into Fort Independence Park on Saturday to hear their own leaders and elected officials speak in support of strikers at the Kingsbridge Heights Rehabilitation Center. Photo by Joshua Bright
Published by Riverdale Press on May 8, 2008.
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Van Cortlandt Village
Parking rules Sanitation review (News and Features Section)
The board passed a resolution seeking the change - which would trim streetsweeping in Van Cortlandt Village and in parts of Kingsbridge and Riverdale from four days a week to twice weekly - months ago. The proposal is now in the hands of the city Department of Sanitation. With the Sanitation Department reviewing the idea, board members are playing a waiting game.
Published by Riverdale Press on May 8, 2008.
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Amalgamated Houses
Parking rules Sanitation review (News and Features Section)
In March, the board adopted the recommendation of a special committee on alternate- side parking to ask that street sweeping days be reduced from four times a week to twice weekly around Amalgamated Houses in Van Cortlandt Village; in Kingsbridge, from West 231st to West 238th streets, including Irwin, Tibbett and Corlear avenues; in South Riverdale, from West 227th to West 235th streets, including Fairfield, Arlington and Netherland avenues; and Central Riverdale, from West 237th to West 246th streets, including Blackstone and Independence avenues and the northern part of Hudson Manor Terrace.
Published by Riverdale Press on May 8, 2008.
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Robert J. Christen School
Councilman calls for canning commissioner (News and Features Section)
Drivers going northbound on Riverdale Avenue, fed by the nearby Henry Hudson Parkway, turn left on to West 254th Street en route to both of those locations. Just up the street sits the Robert J. Christen School, PS 81. T
Published by Riverdale Press on May 8, 2008.
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PS 24
After snafu, gifted kids get some extra time (News and Features Section)
In Community School District 10, which encompasses the Riverdale-Kingsbridge area, gifted and talented seats in first and second grade are available at PS 24 in Riverdale and PS 54 in the Fordham section.
Published by Riverdale Press on May 8, 2008.
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John F. Kennedy High School
Fashion forward (News and Features Section)
This is the third year the school, housed in John F. Kennedy High School, organized the event.
Published by Riverdale Press on May 8, 2008.
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475 W. 250th
Public meetings (News and Features Section)
Community Board 8 will meet on Tuesday, May 13, at 7:30 p.m., at the Conservative synagogue Adath Israel of Riverdale, 475 W. 250th st. Community service awards, honoring local volunteers, will be given out. For more information, call 718-884-3959.
Published by Riverdale Press on May 8, 2008.
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3880 Sedgwick Ave
MetroCard vans and buses make neighborhood stops (On the Calendar Section)
On Friday, May 9, there will be stops from 9:30 to 11 a.m., at 3880 Sedgwick Ave.
Published by Riverdale Press on May 8, 2008.
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West 235th Street and Johnson Avenue
MetroCard vans and buses make neighborhood stops (On the Calendar Section)
On Wednesday, May 21, there will be stops from 9 to 11:30 a.m., at West 235th Street and Johnson Avenue; from noon to 1 p.m., at Skyview
Published by Riverdale Press on May 8, 2008.
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West 231st Street and Broadway
MetroCard vans and buses make neighborhood stops (On the Calendar Section)
on Riverdale Avenue and West 259th Street; and from 2 to 3 p.m., at West 231st Street and Broadway.
Published by Riverdale Press on May 8, 2008.
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3880 Sedgwick Ave
MetroCard vans and buses make neighborhood stops (On the Calendar Section)
On Friday, May 23, there will be a stop from 9:30 to 11 a.m., at 3880 Sedgwick Ave.
Published by Riverdale Press on May 8, 2008.