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NYPD Releases Video of Fatal Police Shootout

Video shows Johnson draw gun, aim at police

(Newser) - The New York Police Department released raw video last night showing yesterday's fatal confrontation with Jeffrey Johnson, reports DNA Info . (Warning: It's rough to watch.) The silent video shows police approaching Johnson, who responds by pulling a gun and pointing it at them. Police shoot him dead...

Cops Identify NYC Shooter
 Cops Identify NYC Shooter 
Aug 24, 2012 11:32 AM CDT

Cops Identify NYC Shooter

Jeffrey Johnson, 53, killed former manager, say police

(Newser) - Some details are starting to clarify about this morning's shooting spree near the Empire State Building that left two dead and nine injured:
  • The shooter has been identified as Jeffrey Johnson, 58, a clothing designer who got laid off about a year ago from apparel company Hazan Imports in
...

Lil Wayne Disses NYC, Politician Freaks

State Sen. Malcolm A. Smith decides to call news conference on matter

(Newser) - Lil Wayne does not like the Big Apple, and now New York State Sen. Malcolm A. Smith does not like Lil Wayne ... and went so far as to call a news conference on the matter. Seriously. The politician took issue with an interview the rapper gave to MTV News on...

'Who's Your Daddy' Truck Sells DNA Tests on Road

New York City vehicle sees 'constant drama'

(Newser) - A truck has hit the streets of New York selling DNA tests to passersby. The "Who's Your Daddy" truck caters mostly to men who aren't sure their children are their own, CBS News reports. "They flag us down, they pull us over, they talk to us,...

Triathlete Dies in NYC Ironman
 Triathlete Dies in NYC Ironman 
Aug 12, 2012 5:59 AM CDT

Triathlete Dies in NYC Ironman

43-year-old died in initial swim portion of grueling race

(Newser) - A 43-year-old man competing in the first New York City Iron Man triathlon died yesterday, after experiencing "distress" during the 2.4-mile swimming portion, reports DNA Info . He was pulled from the water and taken to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead. "On behalf of all...

Police Shoot Knife-Wielding Man Near Times Square

Cell phone cameras capture daytime mayhem

(Newser) - A man brandishing a six-inch knife near Times Square was gunned down in a hail of bullets yesterday, reports the New York Daily News . The unidentified 51-year-old man was approached by police because he appeared to be smoking pot in public, reports the New York Times , and responded by putting...

Levi Aron Admits Killing 8-Year-Old in 'Panic'

Made grisly admissions before pleading guilty to murder of Leiby Kletzky

(Newser) - In a quiet, emotionless voice, Levi Aron yesterday pleaded guilty to the kidnapping and second-degree murder of 8-year-old Leiby Kletzky last summer, as part of the deal that will likely put him in jail for the rest of his life (he won't be eligible for parole for at least...

NYC to Pleasure-Seekers: No Free Vibrators for You!

Insists it's due to permit, crowd issues

(Newser) - Sorry, seekers of free vibrators, but New York City has put the kibosh on Trojan's sex toy giveaway . The company started doling out its Tri-Phoria and Pulse products yesterday as planned, but after just a few hundred pleasure-seekers were made very happy with their free swag, a City Hall...

Microsoft, NYPD Create Surveillance Network

NYPD to get a cut of profits from sales of system to other cities

(Newser) - The NYPD has teamed up with Microsoft to create a citywide terror and crimefighting surveillance system that the partners plan to sell to other cities around the world. The system, which the Guardian likens to the data screens in Minority Report, collects data from thousands of video cameras, radiation detectors,...

Fire Sweeps 1WTC&#39;s 88th Floor
 Fire Sweeps 
 1 WTC's 88th Floor 
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Aug 8, 2012 7:48 AM CDT

Fire Sweeps 1 WTC's 88th Floor

84 firefighters responded, put out the flames

(Newser) - A fire broke out this morning on the 88th floor of 1 World Trade Center, the centerpiece of the new WTC complex. The blaze was called in around 7:45am, and 84 firefighters responded. CBS New York reports it was extinguished by 8:30am. The cause and scope of the...

Trojan Giving Away Sex Toys in NYC 'Pleasure Carts'

Company wants to show 'vibrators are mainstream'

(Newser) - Be careful while approaching vendor carts on the streets of New York City tomorrow and the next day—you may find yourself in line not for a hot dog, but for a vibrator. Trojan is handing out 10,000 Tri-Phoria and Pulse sex toys from "Pleasure Carts" that will...

Bloomberg's New Push: Get Moms to Breastfeed

But some women aren't happy with new initiative at city hospitals

(Newser) - New York City Mayor Bloomberg's mission to make his city healthier isn't stopping at public smoking or big sodas . Now he wants moms to breastfeed, reports the New York Post (which is dismissive of what it views as another "nanny state" effort). Starting in September, most of...

America's Worst Airport for Spreading Disease Is ...

... New York's JFK, scientists say

(Newser) - Which US airport is most likely to spread an infectious disease during an epidemic? This won't surprise New Yorkers: It's JFK. But its top ranking has nothing to do with dirtiness, reports the New York Daily News . MIT scientists who analyzed 40 of the biggest US airports compared...

Mystery Donor Gives Away $900K and Vanishes

James Williams did it all from his little apartment

(Newser) - How can a small apartment in Queens, New York, be the source of nearly $900,000 in political donations? This odd center for financial activity is the home of 64-year-old James Williams; not much is known about him except that he's reclusive, he walks with a cane, and he...

Now Brooklyn Is Protesting a New Mosque

Opponents to 'ground zero mosque' join in fight

(Newser) - Controversy is raging over a mosque under construction in New York City—no, not that one. A Muslim developer in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn has been trying to build a mosque in a vacant lot for five years, but an organization known as Bay People, Inc. has been fighting it all...

Coming to Cities: Mini Target, Petite Walmart

Major retailers open up tiny, urban-friendly outlets

(Newser) - Major chains are starting to think outside the big-box, at least where cities are involved. Stores like Walmart, Target, and Office Depot are willing to do what it takes to follow young adults who grew up in the 'burbs to their new urban homes, even if that means shrinking...

Only in NYC: Yogurt Bars
 Only in NYC: Yogurt Bars 
Jul 24, 2012 3:48 PM CDT

Only in NYC: Yogurt Bars

Get a bowl of Greek yogurt, topped with stuff

(Newser) - What else would you expect from the city that hawks $2.50 bottles of tap water ? New York will, as of tomorrow, have the distinction of being home to two "yogurt bars." And we're not talking about the kind of yogurt that's frozen and comes...

DNA Links 1987 Killing to Ex-Con

Edwin Alcaide, 53, accused in murder of young woman

(Newser) - The brutal 1987 murder of a young woman in New York City may finally be cracked. DNA found under the fingernails of Lissette Torres has been matched to Edwin Alcaide, 53, an ex-con with a violent history who was an acquaintance of Lissette's then-boyfriend, reports DNAinfo.com . Lissette was...

Rent Obama's Old Apartment for $2.4K a Month

NYC 2-bedroom went up in price

(Newser) - Barack Obama's old New York apartment needs new tenants. For $2,400 a month, you can live like—well, if not a king, then at least a future president. The two-bedroom Upper West Side abode was last available two years ago, Daily Intel notes, for just $1,900 a...

&#39;Queen of Soul Food&#39; Dead at 86
 'Queen of Soul Food' Dead at 86
obituary
Jul 20, 2012 3:41 AM CDT

'Queen of Soul Food' Dead at 86

Sylvia Woods' Harlem restaurant a global landmark

(Newser) - A Harlem icon has passed on. Sylvia Woods, the "Queen of Soul Food," died yesterday at 86 after fighting Alzheimer's, her family says. Tourists and celebrities from all over the world have flocked to her restaurant, Sylvia's, for half a century to sample its corn bread...

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