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Banning Big Sodas: Nanny State or Smart Move?
Banning Big Sodas:
Nanny State or Smart Move?
OPINIONs
May 31, 2012 1:44 PM CDT

Banning Big Sodas: Nanny State or Smart Move?

Mayor Bloomberg's proposal draws flak and praise

(Newser) - Mayor Bloomberg wants to ban sodas bigger than 16 ounces from being sold in New York City (with a few exceptions ), and as the AP points out, he's likely to get his way considering he appoints everyone on the city's Board of Health. A sampling of reaction:...

NYC Moves to Ban Big, Sugary Drinks

Mayor proposes 16-ounce limit at restaurants, movie theaters

(Newser) - Michael Bloomberg wants to boot big, sugary drinks from the Big Apple. The New York City mayor has unveiled a plan to ban the sale of any cup or bottle of sweetened drink larger than 16 ounces at restaurants, arenas, movie theaters, and street carts, reports the New York Times...

Dear NYC: Stop Hating on Drivers

 Dear NYC: 
 Stop Hating 
 on Drivers 
OPINION
May 28, 2012 1:27 PM CDT

Dear NYC: Stop Hating on Drivers

Cars, bikes, public transit can coexist: Justin Davidson

(Newser) - Driving has become a sin, "demoted to a form of depravity": Holier-than-thou car-haters remind motorists that they're destroying lives, wrecking the planet, and boosting our dependence on foreign oil. But there's a time and a place for driving, even in New York City, writes Justin Davidson in...

NYC to Teachers: Don't 'Friend' Students

City sets new Facebook rules

(Newser) - Facing growing controversy over teachers contacting students online, New York City is taking matters into its own hands: The city has created its first set of rules regarding how teachers should operate on Facebook and beyond. Teachers are forbidden from "friending" students on Facebook and following them on Twitter,...

'Illegal' Dinosaur Skeleton Sells for Over $1M

Heritage Auctions ignores Mongolia's restraining order

(Newser) - A New York auction house sold off a dinosaur skeleton for $1 million yesterday despite a restraining order from the Mongolian government, which said the find had been illegally exported, New Scientist reports. Heritage Auctions kept mum about the seller and winning bidder, and said it had "legal assurances"...

Unparalleled NYC Parking Spot Up for $1M

Inside spot for 'camera shy' people, says exec

(Newser) - New York has long been home to some of the most expensive apartments in the world. But now the city that never sleeps is getting a new icon of excess—a $1 million parking spot, reports the New York Post . Buying it would be the same as paying a $115...

Babe Ruth Jersey Grabs $4.4M
 Babe Ruth Jersey Grabs $4.4M 
May 21, 2012 1:01 AM CDT

Babe Ruth Jersey Grabs $4.4M

Shirt bears names of city, King of Swing

(Newser) - The Great Bambino's baseball jersey has knocked one out of the park. Babe Ruth's cotton No. 44 shirt grabbed a hefty $4.4 million at auction. The road jersey worn by the Sultan of Swat in the 1920s busted a record for sports memorabilia. The previous record-holder—the...

$90M+ Manhattan Penthouse Sets Record

Mystery buyer snaps up One57 duplex

(Newser) - A mystery buyer has smashed a New York City record by shelling out more than $90 million for a duplex penthouse, reports the New York Times . The 10,923-square-foot property—with 23-foot ceilings—occupies the 89th and 90th floors of One57, a midtown residential building that is still under construction....

New York City's Neglected Killers: Trees

'Times' reveals overstretched, dangerous system of risk management

(Newser) - Over the past decade, at least 10 lawsuits have been filed over deaths or injuries from falling tree limbs or branches in New York City, a disturbing problem kept rather quiet by the city. In an extensive piece on the subject—the first in a series of three—the New ...

Some New Yorkers Work Out 3 Times Daily

Boutique gyms push them hard and charge bigtime

(Newser) - Think you're in shape? Then meet the New Yorkers who endure—sorry, enjoy—two or three workouts a day, along with a full-time job and whatever family or social life they can fit in. “It’s New York, and I think that everyone’s always just trying to...

Thieves' Latest Target: Manhole Covers

More than 30 have gone missing in New York

(Newser) - A crime spree is tearing up the streets of New York—literally. More than 30 manhole covers have been stolen in Queens, Brooklyn, and the Bronx in recent weeks, the New York Times reports, which is pretty startling, given that usually only two or three go missing all year. It...

Bronx Crash Occurred at Freeway's 'Bermuda Triangle'

But Maria Gonzalez was speeding when she clipped median: police

(Newser) - Yesterday's horrifying car crash near the Bronx zoo occurred at the Bronx River Parkway's "Bermuda Triangle," where accidents have happened before, a lawyer tells the New York Daily News . In fact, Eric Buckvar sued New York state and city for some of the six people...

Occupy Plots Global Protests Tomorrow

115 US cities plan to reignite movement

(Newser) - We haven't heard much from Occupy Wall Street in a while, so protesters are looking to make some noise tomorrow. Groups from Barcelona to London to Kuala Lumpur, as well as in 115 cities across the US, are getting ready for May 1, known as International Workers' Day. "...

7 Dead in Bronx Van Plunge
 3 Kids Among Dead 
 in SUV Plunge 
update
Apr 29, 2012 7:04 PM CDT

3 Kids Among Dead in SUV Plunge

3 children among fatalities near Bronx Zoo

(Newser) - Authorities say an out-of-control SUV plunged off a highway into a ravine on the grounds of the Bronx Zoo in New York City, killing seven people aboard, including three children. Police say the victims were an 84-year-old man; three women, ages 80, 45 and 39, and three girls, ages 3...

Restaurateur Reveals Ugly Secrets of Fine Eateries

 Restaurateur 
 Reveals Ugly 
 Secrets of 
 Fine Eateries 
bribes, boozing, bill clinton...
Apr 29, 2012 1:29 PM CDT

Restaurateur Reveals Ugly Secrets of Fine Eateries

Joe Bastianich book 'Restaurant Man' comes out this week

(Newser) - Welcome to the world of New York restaurants, where Wise Guys drop "hundies," Bill Clinton always gets a table, and the maitre d' is usually on the take. Long-time restaurateur Joe Bastianich—co-owner of dining hotspots like Babbo, Lupa, and Eataly—dishes on the biz in a potty-mouthed...

Tigers Player Faces Hate Crime Charges

Delmon Young accused of shouting anti-Semitic remarks during fight

(Newser) - An outfielder for the Detroit Tigers was arrested in New York City early this morning and could be charged with a misdemeanor hate crime. Delmon Young, 26, was involved in the incident outside his hotel around 2:30am. The New York Post reports that a panhandler wearing a yarmulke was...

Runaway Dog Stalls NYC Flights

Pup escapes cage to run free on LaGuardia runway

(Newser) - A free-spirited Rhodesian Ridgeback puppy briefly brought New York City's LaGuardia Airport to a standstill yesterday after escaping from her crate as it was being loaded onto a plane. Several flights were delayed as 14-month-old Byrdie ran loose on the runway and tarmac area before being corralled with the...

Rare Photos of NYC Go Online
 Rare Photos of NYC Go Online 
Apr 24, 2012 2:00 PM CDT

Rare Photos of NYC Go Online

870K images going back to 1800s added to public database

(Newser) - Prepare to lose some serious time if you're fascinated by historic photos and/or New York City: The Department of Records has put 870,000 images online for the first time, some of them going back to the 1800s, reports AP . The collection is here , though heavy demand is making...

New Yorkers Crack Down on Sex in Cars

Back-seat love annoys neighbors

(Newser) - New Yorkers are getting fed up with clubgoers who make hanky panky inside of parked cars. Residents between Seventh and Eighth Avenues around West 30th Street say randy partiers are having sex in cars, leaving condoms on the street, honking car horns at all hours ... you get the idea. So...

Etan Patz Search Comes Up Empty

They found a single hair, brick with blood stain

(Newser) - The FBI and NYPD called off their search for Etan Patz in a Soho basement today, having found precious little evidence. "The digging aspect is done," one police official said. All investigators found in the basement was a single human hair, some animal bones, and a cinder block...

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