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New York Cabs Accused of Jacking Tourists' Fares

Fifty-nine drivers arrested

(Newser) - Dozens of New York City taxi drivers have been arrested on charges of quietly doubling the rates that thousands of passengers should have paid. Officials say tourists and residents unsuspectingly overpaid hundreds of thousands of dollars in all. City officials said today that the 59 drivers were among far more...

Ahmadinejad Stinking Up the Hilton

Hotel neighbors not too happy about the smell of his cooking

(Newser) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is in New York for the UN General Assembly, and he brought along his own chef. Remember how some of the state’s top politicians greeted Ahmadinejad’s arrival with protests ? Well, some of his neighbors at the Hilton Manhattan East would like to do...

NY Welcomes Ahmadinejad... With Protests

Paterson, Gillibrand head up demonstrations

(Newser) - Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is getting a rousing welcome to the Big Apple this week, but not in a nice way: Several of New York's top politicians are protesting Ahmadinejad's regime while he attends a UN General Assembly meeting, reports the AP. Among them, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and David Paterson, who denounces...

Tornadoes Confirmed in NYC Storm

Rare macroburst also tore through city, says weather service

(Newser) - The National Weather Service is confirming that the storm system that ripped through New York City Thursday spawned two tornadoes and a rare "macroburst," or intense downdraft, reports the New York Post. The first tornado rammed through Brooklyn's Park Slope neighborhood with winds up to 80mph; the second...

Killer NYC Storm May Have Been Tornado

One killed as brief but violent storm rips through city

(Newser) - At least one person was killed when a fierce storm ripped through New York City last night, tearing off roofs and knocking down trees. The storm, which packed winds of up to 100 miles an hour, strongly resembled a tornado , and National Weather Service experts are analyzing data to see...

Dead Man in Driver's Seat Gets Parking Ticket

 Dead Man in Driver's Seat 
 Gets Parking Ticket 
THERE'S NO ESCAPE
Sep 16, 2010 2:25 PM CDT

Dead Man in Driver's Seat Gets Parking Ticket

And no one realizes he's dead for another hour

(Newser) - Nicholas Rappold was parked illegally on a New York street, so a traffic agent issued him a parking ticket . Only one problem: Rappold was dead in his car at the time. The officer apparently couldn't see Rappold through the "heavily tinted windows," a police source tells the New ...

Bloomberg: No Smoking in Central Park

Mayor wants to take ban outdoors to cover parks, walkways

(Newser) - Mayor Bloomberg wants smokers to stay out of Central Park and parts of Times Square. The anti-tobacco mayor has proposed widening the city's smoking ban to cover parks, beaches, pedestrian plazas, and boardwalks, reports the New York Post . Scofflaws, tourist or not, would face a $50 fine under his plan,...

9/11 Tribute Traps Thousands of Dazzled Birds

Beams pull birds away from migratory path

(Newser) - This year's 9/11 memorial tribute ended up mesmerizing and trapping some 10,000 birds as they headed south for the winter. The Tribute of Light—beams of light projected where the Twin Towers once stood—was the brightest light in the area on that overcast night and birds relying on...

Journal vs. Times: Sharks vs. Jets Style

Taiwanese animators explain the news again

(Newser) - Here's everything you need to know about the turf war between the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times in the Big Apple ... in animated form. (Get ready for Rupert Murdoch with a fin, and a Jets vs. Sharks homage). The YouTube video comes from Taiwanese New Media Animation,...

Two-Thirds of Americans Oppose Mosque

And nearly half have a negative view of Islam

(Newser) - The proposed Islamic center near Ground Zero—and the entire religion of Islam, for that matter—get little love in a new Washington Post-ABC poll :
  • Two-thirds oppose the construction of the center and mosque, with most of those (82%) saying it's because of the location.
  • 49% have an unfavorable view
...

NYC Dims Lights for Migrating Birds

Feathered friends confused by the light, scientists believe

(Newser) - The city that never sleeps will be a little less bright through Nov. 1, as buildings hit the lights to protect migrating birds. An estimated 90,000 birds die each year by slamming into buildings in NYC alone; turning lights off can reduce that number by 83%, according to one...

Caribbean Soccer Star Shot Dead in Brooklyn

St. Lucian player killed after scoring winning goal

(Newser) - A St. Lucian soccer player was shot and killed on a New York City street hours after scoring a goal that sent his country through to the finals of a tournament for Caribbean teams. Isidore Philip Tisson was shot in the head by an unknown gunman who approached from behind...

See Alleged Cabbie Attacker's Videos

Some wonder if he had PTSD himself

(Newser) - Michael Enright filmed a lot of videos, none of which gave the slightest hint that he might be the kind of person accused of brutally attacking a cab driver with a knife. But his YouTube shorts (see them in the gallery) do have an interesting through-line—they all deal with...

Ambassador's Daughter Dead in High-Rise Fall

Nicole John, 17, fell from ledge after night of drinking

(Newser) - The 17-year-old daughter of the US ambassador to Thailand is dead after an apparently accidental fall from a New York City high-rise. Nicole John, 17, took off her shoes and walked onto a 25th-story ledge around 4:15am, possibly to take a picture. She, and her camera, landed on the...

Accused Cabbie-Stabber Worked for Tolerance Group
Accused Cabbie-Stabber Worked for Tolerance Group
Irony alert
Aug 26, 2010 8:51 AM CDT

Accused Cabbie-Stabber Worked for Tolerance Group

21-year-old also spent time in Afghanistan

(Newser) - The man accused of stabbing a New York cab driver after asking if he was Muslim doesn’t fit the stock image of someone accused of a hate crime. Michael Enright has volunteered for the past year at Intersections International, a group dedicated to promoting religious tolerance, the Wall Street ...

Ban Glenn Beck From Ground Zero
Ban Glenn Beck From
Ground Zero 
OPINION
Aug 25, 2010 3:33 PM CDT

Ban Glenn Beck From Ground Zero

Fox host said in 2005 he 'hated' 9/11 families

(Newser) - The argument against the Park51 project—the so-called Ground Zero mosque—hinges on the idea that an Islamic symbol near the site of the 9/11 attacks is offensive to the families of the victims. One of the loudest voices opposing the project has been Glenn Beck, writes Cenk Uygur for...

Hate Crime? Man Attacks Muslim Cabbie in NYC

Drunk man asks religion, then pulls knife, say police

(Newser) - A New York man was arrested last night after attacking a cab driver with a pocket knife because he was Muslim, police tell the New York Daily News . Enright Michaels, a 21-year-old from upstate, was “very, very intoxicated” when he got in a cab around 6pm, according to a...

Alligator Surfaces In NYC
 Alligator Surfaces In NYC 
Aug 23, 2010 2:00 AM CDT

Alligator Surfaces In NYC

What danger lurks below?

(Newser) - Hold the phone: it's not a croc; there are alligators in the New York City sewer system—at least in Queens. The alleged urban legend turned out to be the real thing when Joyce Hackett pulled over to find a group of passers-by and a cop staring, agog, at a...

Hundreds Rally Against Islamic Center

But rival protest pleads for peace

(Newser) - Some 1,000 protesters swarmed the site of the proposed Islamic Center near Ground Zero yesterday, largely overshadowing 250 demonstrators supporting the project. "It's a breeding ground for terrorists," grumbled critic Shawn Gilfeather. Opponents held aloft banners reading: "Building a mosque at Ground Zero Is like building...

Local Strippers Totally OK With Ground Zero Mosque

Dismiss 'hallowed ground' claims

(Newser) - Plans to build a mosque near the Ground Zero site in lower Manhattan have stirred outrage far and wide, but for many who work in the neighborhood, it's live and let live. "I don’t know what the big deal is," a stripper from the nearby New York...

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