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Catholic leaders attacked NYC’s plan to give away 26 million, subway-themed rubbers yesterday, calling the attempt to lower the AIDS rate “tragic and misguided.” Another two journalists who oughta have their tushies paddled: first, our old classmate from NYU journalism … Continue reading

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Sex secrets from Judith Regan. One-time power editor for Harper Collins, recently sacked by media cadaver Rupert Murdoch, is examined by Michael Wolff in the March Vanity Fair. Regan, Wolff claims, is all about power, and once bragged of her … Continue reading

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Guns! Guns! Guns! In the decade since 1995, the NYPD has seized 70,000 illegal handguns. During that time, handguns killed 5,400 New Yorkers. No wonder Mayor Bloomberg has filed federal lawsuits again four gun dealers in Virginia that, according to … Continue reading

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$1B tax break from Bloomberg. Sounds good, right? Till you find out “the average small-home owner — including hose in co-ops and condos — would save $201.” Let’s see, that’s about 40 happy meals. We love this story. Jennifer Rubell, … Continue reading

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MSG digs dirt on Ranger cheerleader: we don’t know who’s right, but something smells fishy about MSG execs who’ve dug up a ton of dirt on Courtney Prince, ex-captain of the Ranger cheerleaders (for those of you who haven’t been … Continue reading

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Public golf course owner in Brooklyn linked to Colombo soldier: So cool. The business association, mafia soldier, Craig Marino, has a chest tatoo that says “Fuck the police.” Because of our life-long aversion to the game (avid-golfer dad, teenage rebellion), … Continue reading

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Atlantic Yards Project approved: A three-member state panel greenlights the Bruce Ratner’s $4.3 billion project that will not only include an arena for the Nets, but 16 office and residential towers that will strip that part of Brooklyn of anything … Continue reading

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Atlantic Yards project plans two huge, mall-style “temporary” parking lots. Read about it in streetsblog. Murders spike in NYC by 40%. Read about it on New York 1. Rate Those Bastards! Want to find a broker who’ll make you rich? … Continue reading

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Not a suicide–murder: Actress and Queens native Adrienne Shelly did not, as originally thought, commit suicide. A 5-foot Ecuadorian worker has reportedly confessed to the murder. According to the worker, Diego Pillco, Shelly became enraged over the noise he was … Continue reading

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Fossella Sinking: Vito Fossella, the bull-necked pretty boy fighting to retain his Staten Island congressional seat, has just received a C+ rating from The Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Association, IAVA, a delicious development considering Fossella bases his reelection hopes on … Continue reading

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