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The suspects, who range in age from 15 to 17, were arrested for assault as a hate crime in connection with Monday's violence outside Carmen's Place on Steinway Street in Astoria.

Published by New York Post on July 9, 2008.

Tewell, the former pastor of the prestigious Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church, lost his job in 2005 and was suspended from the ministry after admitting to the affair.

Published by New York Post on July 9, 2008.

Michael Tsitsires has had an apartment at The Windermere, at 400 W. 57th St., for 38 years - but he hasn't actually lived in it for at least the past decade because he prefers to sleep on the streets.

Published by New York Post on July 9, 2008.

A daredevil dressed in black early this morning attempted a night climb of the New York Times building - almost five weeks after two daytime climbers who reached the top of the building last month.

Published by New York Post on July 9, 2008.

He quickly rushed from his Sunset Park home to Times Square

Published by New York Post on July 9, 2008.

He quickly rushed from his Sunset Park home to Times Square

Published by New York Post on July 9, 2008.

Meanwhile, air controllers are hoping a federal probe of Saturday's near-collision at JFK will make things safer there.

Published by New York Post on July 9, 2008.

Grant is the brother of Rudy Fleming, who is serving life without parole for the Jan. 27, 2005, slaying of Nicole DuFresne, who had asked him after a Lower East Side robbery: "You got what you wanted. What are you going to do now, shoot us?"

Published by New York Post on July 9, 2008.

There's nothing the city can do about the hordes of brazen scalpers cashing in on the free Bon Jovi concert in Central Park this Saturday, Mayor Bloomberg admitted yesterday.

Published by New York Post on July 9, 2008.

"It's heartbreaking to know that those two people jumped," said Aaron Haynes, who lives at 611 W. 148th St., where the blaze broke out at 8:40 p.m.

Published by New York Post on July 9, 2008.

In his statement, Ellis, 35, claims to have been behind the wheel of the stolen BMW that morning as he and two pals were pulled over on Rogers Avenue in Crown Heights.

Published by New York Post on July 9, 2008.

FDNY officials told WNBC.com the victims were in the apartment directly above the fifth story apartment where the fire was on fire at West 148th Street and Broadway.

Published by WNBC on July 9, 2008.

The four boys gathered in front of Carmen's Place around 10 p.m. and started harassing and taunting the residents with homophobic slurs and insults, people at the shelter said.

Published by WNBC on July 9, 2008.

Braxton, 52, was treated at a hospital for cuts and bruises. A shelter resident also was injured in the attack, which occurred on one of the main thoroughfares in the Astoria neighborhood.

Published by WNBC on July 9, 2008.

There's no word on what started the fire Tuesday night in a six-story building in the Hamilton Heights neighborhood. The fire began on the fifth floor.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on July 9, 2008.

The intersection at 40th Street and 8th Avenue was closed because of the incident.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on July 9, 2008.

The fire broke out at West 148th Street and Riverside Drive in Hamilton Heights. It is reportedly a six-story building with 54 unites. The fire started on the fifth floor with extensions to the sixth.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on July 9, 2008.

For the third time in two months, a climber scaled the front of the New York Times building in Midtown Manhattan.

Published by New York Times on July 9, 2008.

“I thought he was a worker,” said Michael Pabon, 32, who was in front of the Port Authority entrance on 41st and 8th Avenue when he first saw the climber scale the first floor of the building.

Published by New York Times on July 9, 2008.

The fire was reported Tuesday night in a six-story building in the Hamilton Heights neighborhood. It started on the fifth floor.

Published by New York Daily News on July 9, 2008.

Yet another climber with a cause has gone up the side of The New York Times Building in midtown.

Published by New York Daily News on July 9, 2008.

Three days after the July 9, 2007, shooting in Crown Heights that left Timoshenko, 23, on life support with two bullets in his head, Ellis sat before a camera in a Pennsylvania police barracks and confessed.

Published by New York Daily News on July 9, 2008.

Ellis said they ditched the car and split up. He said he learned the cops were shot hours later while watching the TV news in a McDonald's in Springfield Gardens, Queens.

Published by New York Daily News on July 9, 2008.

The aerobatic maneuver that almost caused two airplanes to crash in midair at Kennedy Airport is becoming both more frequent and more risky in the area's clogged skyways, air traffic controllers warned Tuesday.

Published by New York Daily News on July 9, 2008.

The Rev. Wright is the founder and pastor of Grace Tabernacle Christian Center in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, and has released more than a dozen gospel recordings.

Published by New York Daily News on July 9, 2008.

Responding to an e-mail from The News, Marie said Rodriguez frequently visited her Chelsea apartment a few years ago to lend a sympathetic ear "when I had just gone through a separation and divorce."

Published by New York Daily News on July 9, 2008.

Famously, after photos appeared in the press last summer of her husband cavorting with a Las Vegas stripper, she showed up at Yankee Stadium in a white tank top with "f--k you" printed on the back, aimed squarely at the paparazzi.

Published by New York Daily News on July 9, 2008.

"She said no a lot to him," said the former friend. It was six years before Rodriguez proposed, popping the question over dinner in South Beach on Cynthia's 30th birthday.

Published by New York Daily News on July 9, 2008.

The teens started harassing Alessandra-Michelle Carver, 21, as she was dancing in front of Carmen's Place in Astoria about 10:30 p.m. on Monday.

Published by New York Daily News on July 9, 2008.

...luxury condominium tower and a five-story annex on a vacant lot at owns at 7-13 West 76th Street and Central Park West. Instead, the society plans a three-year $55 million renovation...

Published by The Real Deal on July 9, 2008.

A $47.5 million co-op listing at 1030 Fifth Avenue could lead to a new city record.

Published by The New York Observer on July 9, 2008.

That day, JP Morgan Investment Management closed on the purchase of The Wimbledon from P&H Associates. The building, a 28-story, 230-unit apartment complex at 200 East 82nd Street on the Upper East Side, sold for $150 million.

Published by The New York Observer on July 9, 2008.

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Published by The New York Observer on July 9, 2008.

The restoration's slated to start next spring and last a year, during which time the cottage, at 2460 Grand Concourse, will be closed. Construction of the visitors center is already under way, according to The Washington Post. The restoration will cost $250,000, the visitors center $4.2 million.

Published by The New York Observer on July 9, 2008.

Change of Pace at Tillary and Adams Street

Published by Brooklyn Heights Blog on July 9, 2008.

Guttman Cornering the Market at Willoughby and Flatbush

Published by Brownstoner on July 9, 2008.

Wimbledon Apartments, 200 East 82nd Street

Published by The Real Deal on July 9, 2008.

393 Lewis Avenue, Bed-Stuy; no phone yet

Published by Brownstoner on July 9, 2008.

...And according to Brooklyn Heights Blog, "Neighborhood favorite Tazza open[ed] their second location at 72 Clark Street...

Published by Brownstoner on July 9, 2008.

48 East 81st Street"For nirvana seekers searching for a rare oasis in the city, we are pleased... " More details

Published by The New York Observer on July 9, 2008.

Co-op of the Day: 10 Plaza Street East

Published by Brownstoner on July 9, 2008.

250 Bowery

Published by The Real Deal on July 9, 2008.

Where: Vox Pop Café, 1022 Cortelyou Road (Q train to Cortelyou Rd.)

Published by Only The Blog Knows Brooklyn on July 9, 2008.

505 Greenwich Street"Rarely available, this oversized two bedroom, two and a half bathroom home... " More details

Published by The New York Observer on July 9, 2008.

...this new shopping experience will have a mix of local and national retailers. Located on Sheepshead Bay Road at Voorhies Avenue, directly across from Exit 8 of the Belt Parkway, the shopping center is also adjacent...

Published by Sheepshead Bites on July 9, 2008.

Toby Cohen left his girlfriend's apartment Sunday evening, took $200 out of an ATM and traveled back to his Washington Heights home.

Published by New York Daily News on July 9, 2008.

The split decision by the Appellate Division, which was made public Tuesday, restores a 2005 ruling by a Manhattan Civil Court judge who ruled to evict Michael Tsitsires from the historic Windermere.

Published by New York Daily News on July 9, 2008.

"We've had a lot of activity here," Kelly said Monday after a news conference to reopen the Redfern Houses Community Center.

Published by New York Daily News on July 9, 2008.

The struggle to slim down was detailed Tuesday at Brooklyn Borough Hall, where formerly fat residents were showered with applause for their victories over the bulge.

Published by New York Daily News on July 9, 2008.

For Davis, who at the depth of his nightmare weighed 718 pounds, and was bedridden and had to wrap a bedsheet around himself for a lack of other clothing, the will to lose weight came only after firefighters evacuated his third-story Bedford-Stuyvesant apartment.

Published by New York Daily News on July 9, 2008.

Grant Fleming was shot on the fifth floor of a building in the Richmond Terrace Houses on Jersey St. but was able to stumble to the lobby, where he collapsed about 2 a.m., cops said.

Published by New York Daily News on July 9, 2008.

The man on the phone said he was climbing The Times Building.

Published by New York Daily News on July 9, 2008.

Residents in the Hunts Point neighborhood complain that the stench from the plants infiltrates homes and schools, keeping families from enjoying their yards or even hanging clothes out to dry. At a local school, students don't go out to play when the odor hits.

Published by New York Daily News on July 9, 2008.

He joined residents and environmental groups in announcing the lawsuit in Barretto Point Park, the congested neighborhood's only green oasis, built in 2006 at the behest of Mayor Michael Bloomberg. The well-tended park looks on the Bronx River and the Manhattan skyline.

Published by New York Daily News on July 9, 2008.

The team said Wednesday that the new Queens stadium, Citi Field, will include a Blue Smoke restaurant and a Shake Shack stand when it opens next spring.

Published by New York Daily News on July 9, 2008.

An Abu Dhabi investment fund has bought a 75 percent stake in the iconic Chrysler Building, one of the best-known landmarks on the city skyline, officials said Wednesday.

Published by New York Daily News on July 9, 2008.

Another man scaled the New York Times building early Wednesday morning, drawing a sizable crowd of onlookers.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on July 9, 2008.

A jury found him guilty in a 2004 plot to blow up the Herald Square subway station in a congested shopping district where Macy's has long had its flagship store.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on July 9, 2008.

The 400 drivers went on strike last Tuesday, disrupting work at many of the city's biggest construction sites, including the World Trade Center site.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on July 9, 2008.

The fire department says candles were to blame for a raging fire in Harlem that led a boy and a man to plunge to their deaths to escape the flames.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on July 9, 2008.

An Abu Dhabi investment fund has bought a big stake in New York City's landmark Chrysler Building.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on July 9, 2008.

Police say the victim, a 16-year-old girl, was walking down Merrill Street in Springfield Gardens around 8:15 when she was confronted by a man who threatened her with a box cutter. The man allegedly forced her into a building and sexually assaulted her.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on July 9, 2008.

Residents in the Hunts Point neighborhood complain that the stench from the plants infiltrates homes and schools, keeping families from enjoying their yards or even hanging clothes out to dry. At a local school, students don't go out to play when the odor hits.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on July 9, 2008.

The team said Wednesday that the new Queens stadium, Citi Field, will include a Blue Smoke restaurant and a Shake Shack stand when it opens next spring.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on July 9, 2008.

Eyewitness News is told the victims were all shot near West 142nd Street and Frederick Douglass Boulevard just after 11:30 p.m.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on July 9, 2008.

The victim said she was dragged into the church, near the intersection of Brocher Road and Merrill Street.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on July 9, 2008.

The first winner from Woodside, Queens will receive a Lotto prize check valued at $65,000,000.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on July 9, 2008.

After that presentation, a retiree from Claremont in the Bronx will received another Lotto prize check valued at $19,000,000.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on July 9, 2008.

Gunfire erupted before midnight on Eighth Avenue around 148th Street.

Published by WNBC on July 9, 2008.

Police said a man dragged a woman behind a church in Springfield Gardens and forced her to perform a sexual act.

Published by WNBC on July 9, 2008.

A jury found him guilty in a 2004 plot to blow up the Herald Square subway station in a congested shopping district where Macy's has long had its flagship store.

Published by WNBC on July 9, 2008.

Residents in the Hunts Point neighborhood complain that the stench from the plants infiltrates homes and schools, keeping families from enjoying their yards or even hanging clothes out to dry. At a local school, students don't go out to play when the odor hits.

Published by WNBC on July 9, 2008.

He joined residents and environmental groups in announcing the lawsuit in Barretto Point Park, the congested neighborhood's only green oasis, built in 2006 at the behest of Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

Published by WNBC on July 9, 2008.

An Abu Dhabi investment fund has bought a big stake in New York City's landmark Chrysler Building.

Published by WNBC on July 9, 2008.

Residents in the Hunts Point neighborhood of the Bronx complain that the stench from the plants infiltrates homes and schools, keeping families from enjoying their yards or even hanging clothes out to dry. At a local school, students don't go out to play when the odor hits.

Published by New York Post on July 9, 2008.

He joined residents and environmental groups in announcing the lawsuit in Barretto Point Park, the congested neighborhood's only green oasis, built in 2006 at the behest of Mayor Michael Bloomberg. The well-tended park looks on the Bronx River and the Manhattan skyline.

Published by New York Post on July 9, 2008.

...Louis Bringmann had had a home on the top landing of the Atlantic Theatre, at Flatbush Avenue and Dean Street, but the Fire Department inspector on his monthly round discovered it. “Patrolman Richard Palmay of...

Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on July 9, 2008.

...Journal reporter, will discuss the works and sign copies. Hosted by the Brooklyn Bar Association, 123 Remsen St. RSVP requested. For information or to RSVP, contact Avery Eli Okin, executive director, Brooklyn Bar...

Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on July 9, 2008.

...services to parolees returning to the community. Held at Alpha School Center for Progressive Living, 2400 Linden Boulevard,Brooklyn. For information, contact Sandy Silverstein: (718) 250-2300...

Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on July 9, 2008.

The events will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursdays, July 10 and 24, at NHS of East Flatbush, 2806 Church Ave., between Nostrand and Rogers avenues.

Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on July 9, 2008.

Approximately 30 people on a sightseeing trip over the Bronx Zoo got more than they bargained for Wednesday after the cable car rail system malfunctioned around 5:30 p.m.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on July 9, 2008.

Nearly 40 people became stuck on a ride at the Bronx Zoo after electricity went out following thunderstorms that rolled through the area Wednesday.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on July 9, 2008.

The 400 drivers went on strike last Tuesday, disrupting work at many of the city's biggest construction sites, including the World Trade Center site.

Published by Crain's New York Business on July 9, 2008.

The society in turn has scrapped earlier plans to build a 23-story luxury condominium at 76th Street and Central Park West. Preservationists and neighborhood groups had opposed the construction of the tower, saying it would deform the skyline.

Published by Crain's New York Business on July 9, 2008.

The 55-minute Gray Line sightseeing tour will take visitors to such landmarks as the Snug Harbor Cultural Center and the Alice Austen House.

Published by Crain's New York Business on July 9, 2008.

The 55-minute Gray Line sightseeing tour will take visitors to such landmarks as the Snug Harbor Cultural Center and the Alice Austen House.

Published by Crain's New York Business on July 9, 2008.

Steve & Barry’s bankruptcy filing is likely to hurt the Manhattan Mall, where the bargain retailer was brought in three years ago to boost sales.

Published by Crain's New York Business on July 9, 2008.

A $47.5 million co-op listing at 1030 Fifth Avenue could lead to a new city record.

Published by The New York Observer on July 9, 2008.

The Carlyle Group takes a $525 million bite out of 666 Fifth's retail.

Published by The New York Observer on July 9, 2008.

The Lipstick Building, at 885 Third Avenue, is nearly full, the Journal notes, though a small space remains available on the 33rd floor.

Published by The New York Observer on July 9, 2008.

The restoration's slated to start next spring and last a year, during which time the cottage, at 2460 Grand Concourse, will be closed. Construction of the visitors center is already under way, according to The Washington Post. The restoration will cost $250,000, the visitors center $4.2 million.

Published by The New York Observer on July 9, 2008.

That day, JP Morgan Investment Management closed on the purchase of The Wimbledon from P&H Associates. The building, a 28-story, 230-unit apartment complex at 200 East 82nd Street on the Upper East Side, sold for $150 million.

Published by The New York Observer on July 9, 2008.

The mini-skirted manequins and pouting coquettes found in store windows in places like Soho, for instance, will give way to the demure tunics and long-billowy dresses found in Mango branches in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.

Published by The New York Observer on July 9, 2008.

Mr. Golisano also tempered speculation that he might back a primary challenger to Mr. Silver, who represents a Lower Manhattan district. Two such challengers — Paul Newell, a community activist, and Luke Henry, a lawyer — have emerged recently, but Mr. Golisano said he had not spoken to either one.

Published by New York Times on July 9, 2008.

The fire began in a fifth-floor apartment of a six-story building at 611 West 148th Street near Broadway, in Hamilton Heights, around 8:45 p.m. Eight other people, including two firefighters, suffered minor injuries, according to Deputy Chief John Sudnik.

Published by New York Times on July 9, 2008.

The fire began in a fifth-floor apartment of a six-story building at 611 West 148th Street near Broadway, in Hamilton Heights, around 8:45 p.m. Eight other people, including two firefighters, suffered minor injuries, according to Deputy Chief John Sudnik.

Published by New York Times on July 9, 2008.

A Fire Department spokesman said the dead man was 45 years old, and the dead boy was 5 or 6. The man, who was pronounced dead at the scene, was the child’s godfather, fire officials said. The child was taken to NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia hospital in Washington Heights, where he was pronounced dead.

Published by New York Times on July 9, 2008.

A Fire Department spokesman said the dead man was 45 years old, and the dead boy was 5 or 6. The man, who was pronounced dead at the scene, was the child’s godfather, fire officials said. The child was taken to NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia hospital in Washington Heights, where he was pronounced dead.

Published by New York Times on July 9, 2008.

The New-York Historical Society has decided to focus on renovations, and preservationists see the change as a victory.

Published by New York Times on July 9, 2008.