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NYC Hit-Run Suspect Killed the 'Original 50 Cent'

Julio Acevedo was arrested for drunk driving 2 weeks before crash

(Newser) - Police in New York City are hunting the man who was behind the wheel of a BMW when it slammed into a cab early Sunday morning, killing a pregnant woman and her husband on their way to the hospital. Julio Acevedo, 44, has a long criminal record and spent eight...

Grand Central Station Hit By Bomb Scare

Trains skip station during brief investigation

(Newser) - Most New Yorkers were probably at home watching the Oscars, but those out and about might have noticed a hiccup in the MTA last night. Trains started skipping Grand Central Station last night, and the Times Square Shuttle was shut down over a bomb scare, DNAinfo reports. At 9:40,...

Slavery Math Problems Outrage Parents

School asks students to tally slave deaths and whippings

(Newser) - Some New York City teachers have found themselves in hot water over a math assignment for fourth graders featuring questions like, "In a slave ship, there can be 3,799 slaves. One day, the slaves took over the ship. 1,897 are dead. How many slaves are alive?" The...

America&#39;s Most Miserable Cities
 America's Most 
 Miserable Cities 
forbes list
Feb 22, 2013 11:30 AM CST

America's Most Miserable Cities

Detroit grabs the distinction from Forbes

(Newser) - Sorry, Detroit. Forbes is out with its annual list of the most miserable cities in America, which takes into account not only obvious factors such as unemployment and crime, but also things like taxes, foreclosures, home prices, and commute times. Some highlights:
  • The worst five: Detroit leads the way, followed
...

Cops Bust Guy in Bizarre Dali Theft, Return
 Bizarre Dali Theft Explained 
Feb 20, 2013 9:06 AM CST

Bizarre Dali Theft Explained

Greek publicist allegedly freaked, mailed drawing back

(Newser) - After a thief walked out of a New York gallery with a Salvador Dali drawing only to later return it by mail , observers were scratching their heads—but now they have an explanation, via prosecutors. Authorities arrested Greek fashion publicist Phivos Lampros Istavrioglou, 29, in the case; he has pleaded...

NYC Won't Jail Those Caught With a Little Pot

They'll get a court appearance ticket instead, says mayor

(Newser) - New York City is loosening up on how it treats those picked up with a small amount of marijuana, reports Daily Intel . No longer will they have to spend the night in jail—instead, they'll get a desk appearance ticket to return to court at a later date. "...

Valentine's Day Sewage Tour Back by Popular Demand

It's certainly more original than dinner and a movie

(Newser) - Looking for a grand romantic gesture this Valentine's Day? Consider New York City's sewage tour. The Department of Environmental Protection is again offering Valentine's Day tours of the Newtown Creek sewage treatment plant in Brooklyn—three tours this year, in fact, due to "overwhelming demand" after...

Storm Begins Belting Northeast

 9 Dead in Brutal Storm 
updated
Feb 9, 2013 5:51 PM CST

9 Dead in Brutal Storm

More than 650K lose electricity

(Newser) - A howling storm across the US Northeast left the New York-to-Boston corridor shrouded in up to 3 feet of snow today, stranding drivers on highways overnight and piling up drifts so high that some homeowners couldn't open their doors. More than 650,000 homes and businesses were left without...

NYC Subway Riders Given Bloody Metrocards

Union says MTA is taking wrong approach to deaths

(Newser) - The Transport Workers Union in New York City isn't happy with MTA measures to boost safety on the tracks—and it's making its point rather graphically. Union members are distributing "Grim Reaper" MetroCards that appear to be covered in blood, CBS New York reports. After 55 people...

Target of Bloomberg's Next Crusade: Styrofoam

NYC mayor's office considering banning containers made of it

(Newser) - The healthification of New Yorkers continues, whether they want it or not. Mayor Michael Bloomberg has forced restaurants to post calorie counts, increased smoking bans , and taken away jumbo sodas . Now he's aiming to eliminate Styrofoam containers. Yes, the Bloomberg administration is thinking about a ban on all Styrofoam...

Ground Zero Mosque Imam Embezzled Millions: Lawsuit

Feisal Abdul Rauf allegedly used charity cash for swanky lifestyle

(Newser) - The former imam for the much-maligned mosque near Ground Zero embezzled millions of dollars from his charity, a $25 million lawsuit alleges. Feisal Abdul Rauf, ousted two years ago from the mosque, used the money to fund a luxury lifestyle, including gifts and support for a woman outside his marriage,...

Next Super Bowl May Not Have Halftime Show...

...because it could be too cold for one: report

(Newser) - Don't start placing bets on who will play next year's halftime show: There may not even be one. The next Super Bowl, set for New Jersey's Meadowlands stadium, will mark the first time the big game will be open to potentially frigid temps—and it may be...

Best Ed Koch Quotes
 Best Ed Koch Quotes 
Feb 1, 2013 3:44 PM CST

Best Ed Koch Quotes

Hizzoner was always good for a one-liner

(Newser) - The death of former New York City mayor Ed Koch prompts the AP to recall some of his famous quotes:
  • "How'm I doing?"
  • "I'm not the type to get ulcers. I give them."
  • "You punch me, I punch back. I do not believe it'
...

Former NYC Mayor Ed Koch Dead at 88

 Former NYC 
 Mayor Ed Koch 
 Dead at 88 
obituary
Feb 1, 2013 6:07 AM CST

Former NYC Mayor Ed Koch Dead at 88

Three-term mayor was New York legend

(Newser) - Three-term New York City Mayor Ed Koch has died of congestive heart failure at age 88, a spokesman announced this morning. Koch, who was mayor from 1978 to 1989, led the city back from the brink of financial disaster and became a New York icon worldwide, the AP notes. Never...

iPhone Stolen —From Guy Who Just Stole It

'Apple picking' amounts to 14% of NYC crime

(Newser) - How rampant is 'Apple-picking'—iPhone and iPad theft—in New York City? Well, last year saw 16,000 thefts, or 14% of total city crimes. Consider a case related by the New York Times , in which the same phone was stolen twice in an afternoon. A teenage girl...

Tourist Jailed in NYC When He Can't Pay Bill

Italian lawyer says he forgot wallet, but restaurant is unforgiving

(Newser) - An Italian lawyer spent Monday night in a New York City jail because he didn't have his wallet when his $208 bill arrived at a swanky steak restaurant. Both the New York Post ("Mama Mia!") and the Daily News ("Crime Rib") love the tale....

NYPD Can &#39;Stop and Frisk&#39; for a Few More Months
NYPD Can 'Stop and Frisk'
for a Few More Months
says judge
Jan 23, 2013 2:10 PM CST

NYPD Can 'Stop and Frisk' for a Few More Months

Judge rules that practice can continue during appeal

(Newser) - A US district judge ruled earlier this month that a portion of New York City's controversial "stop and frisk" policy may be unconstitutional, but today she said the NYPD can continue the practice while her decision is appealed. Specifically, Judge Shira Scheindlin had ordered a halt to "...

Germany to Withdraw 300 Tons of Gold From US

Country's reserves stored mostly abroad

(Newser) - Germany boasts gold reserves worth $183 billion—but two-thirds of the stuff is kept outside the country. Now, the country's central bank is set to make a heck of a withdrawal, including some 300 tons currently in a vault under Manhattan, stored by the Federal Reserve Bank of New...

152K Kids Have to Find Ride as NYC Bus Drivers Strike

And a third of those kids have special needs

(Newser) - It's a rough day to be a schoolkid in the Big Apple. Some 152,000 of them had to find an alternate way to get to class in the freezing rain this morning, amid a school-bus drivers strike, reports the NY Daily News . Schools issued MetroCards to affected students...

House OKs $50.7B for Superstorm Sandy

Measure goes back to Senate for expected quick approval

(Newser) - The House approved $50.7 billion in emergency relief for the victims of Superstorm Sandy tonight as Republican leaders struggled to close out an episode that exposed party divisions . The 241-180 vote came more than 10 weeks after the storm brutalized parts of the Northeast. The Senate is expected to...

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