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Accused NY Plotters, 'Eager' to Kill Jews, Denied Bail

Would-be temple bombers 'eager to bring death to Jews': feds

May 21, 09 1:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - A federal judge today ordered three New York men accused of plotting to blow up a synagogue and target military aircraft to be held without bail, the Journal News reports. “These were people who were eager to bring death to Jews,” said an assistant US attorney. The aspiring... More »

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terrorism • FBI • New York • Jews • terror plots • synagogue • terror cell • James Cromitie • David Williams • Onta Williams

Hollywood Bends to Yogi's Rocking Style

LA's elite get tough love, NY accent from former drug addict

May 21, 09 10:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - Vinnie Marino is as likely as yoga teacher as Led Zeppelin is meditation music. Yet the recovering drug addict stretches some of Hollywood’s most elite muscles—Heather Graham and Adrien Brody among them—to his own tune. Marino, 50, has a cult of followers who live for his rocking,... More »

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New York • Los Angeles • celebrity • exercise • Yoga • Adrien Brody • Heather Graham • Vinnie Marino • Grace Slick

 NYC School Official 
 Dies From Swine Flu 

City faces new wave of crisis

May 18, 09 2:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - An assistant principal in New York has become the sixth person to die from swine flu in the US, reports the New York Post. Mitchell Wiener, 55, fell ill more than week ago, but didn't seek medical help until his symptoms became severe, officials said. His school was shut last... More »

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New York • death • Queens, New York • principal • swine flu • H1N1 virus • schools

 Thrift Is Expensive 
 in the Hamptons 

Wave goodbye to conspicuous consumption in the playground of decadence

May 16, 09 2:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Keeping up with the Joneses means downplaying wealth in the Hamptons this summer, Allen Salkin writes in the New York Times. Conspicuous consumption is out, conspicuous thrift is in as Hamptonites try very hard to match the economic malaise in the rest of the country. “Low-key” and “beachy”... More »

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New York • beach • recession • Long Island • Hamptons • conspicuous consumption • wealthy • Jay-ZTV

Carlyle to Pay $20M to Settle Pension Probe

Private equity firm adopts ethics rules to end Cuomo inquiry

May 15, 09 7:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Carlyle Group will pay a $20 million settlement and adopt strict new ethics rules to appease New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, the Wall Street Journal reports. Cuomo had threatened to bring charges against the group or its employees as part of his pay-to-play probe into New York’... More »

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New York • Carlyle Group • Andrew Cuomo • pension funds • pay-to-play

NY State Assembly OKs Gay-Marriage Bill

Some change vote from 2007; bill heads to Senate

May 13, 09 10:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - The New York State Assembly passed a measure last night legalizing gay marriage, setting up a heated battle to the state senate. The 89-52 vote saw several lawmakers who voted against gay marriage in 2007 change sides, the New York Times reports. “That vote just never felt right to... More »

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gay marriage • New York • state senate • bill • state assembly

White House Changes Tune on Flyover Photo Release

Photos, official report on 'Scare Force One' low flight over NY may be released soon

May 7, 09 7:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - The White House has switched gears and decided to release a report on, and photos from, the Air Force One low-altitude flyby that spooked New Yorkers, CNN reports. A spokesman said that, contrary to earlier reports, images would be probably be released later this week—along with the findings of... More »

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New York City • New York • White House • classified information • Air Force One • photo op

(Newser) - The White House won’t release pictures from Air Force One’s much-criticized Manhattan flyover, reports the New York Post. “The photos are classified—that’s ridiculous,” said one city council member. But a White House aide says the fruits of the $328,835 photo-op aren’t classified,... More »

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New York • Manhattan • White House • classified information • Air Force One • photo op • flyover

 NY Prefers Spitzer 
 to Paterson: Poll 

Only 19% think Paterson is doing a good job

May 4, 09 1:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - Gov. David Paterson is so unpopular in New York that most would prefer to see his hooker-loving predecessor Eliot Spitzer running Albany, the Daily News reports. A Marist College poll showed that 51% would rather see Spitzer as top dog, while only 19% of New Yorkers said Paterson was doing... More »

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Rudy Giuliani • New York • poll • Eliot Spitzer • governor • approval ratings • David Paterson

Paterson Settles Discrimination Suit for $300K

Then-state senator accused of firing white photog to hire black

May 1, 09 12:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - New York Gov. David Paterson won’t have his day in court after all. The state has settled a case brought by a former photographer for the state senate who accused Paterson, then the minority leader, of reverse discrimination, the Post reports. Joseph Maioriello originally sought $1.5 million in... More »

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New York • federal courts • David Paterson • New York state • racial discrimination • Joseph Maioriello

Tyra Stalker
Convicted,
Avoids Jail

Judge urges attorney
to get Brady Green out of New York

Apr 30, 09 11:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Brooklyn grocer who threatened to slit the throat of a studio staffer for denying him access to Tyra Banks was convicted today of stalking the supermodel. A judge spared Brady Green jail time and suggested he leave New York for “a location where he can thrive,” the... More »

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entertainment • crime • New York • stalker • Tyra Banks • court • harassment • Brady Green

Dazed Astor Didn't Recognize Jesse Jackson: Witness 

Her son also convinced her she was going broke

Apr 29, 09 4:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - A decade before her death, Brooke Astor was so out of it that she couldn’t recognize Jesse Jackson, a prosecution witness testified today in the fraud trial against Astor’s son, the New York Daily News reports. Anthony Marshall’s defense rides on his mother’s mental state, with... More »

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fraud • Jesse Jackson • crime • New York • Manhattan • theft • will • charity • inheritance • Brooke Astor • Anthony Marshall

Son 'Manhandled Astor to Change Will': Prosecutor

Anthony Marshall exploited mom's dementia to funnel fortune to him, says prosecutor.

Apr 28, 09 5:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - Brooke Astor's son "dragged" his frail mom from her nurse's arms to a closed-door meeting about her will, which was immediately changed in his favor, according to the prosecutor at the heir's  fraud and grand larceny trial yesterday in New York. Anthony Marshall exploited his vulnerable mother's dementia to... More »

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fraud • crime • New York • Manhattan • theft • will • charity • inheritance • Brooke Astor • Anthony Marshall • grand larceny • society • heir • socialite

 Bloomberg Blasts 
 'Photo Op' Flyover  

Chain of communication broke down on DoD photo op

Apr 27, 09 5:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg is livid over a Department of Defense photo op that sent two planes buzzing over lower Manhattan today, ABC News reports. Bloomberg called the flyover “ill-conceived” and expressed ire over the DoD's failure to notify him. "Poor judgment would be a nice... More »

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New York City • New York • photography • Michael Bloomberg • panic • 9/11 attacks • Air Force One

Latest Astor Battle Restages 1959 Clan Fight

Greed, coercion, and senility apparently
run in the family

Apr 26, 09 1:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - New Yorkers can be forgiven for feeling a sense of déjà vu when it comes to the latest scandal involving the storied Astor fortune, the New York Times says. Tomorrow begins the criminal trial of Anthony Marshall, the son of deceased matriarch Brooke Astor whom prosecutors allege exploited her... More »

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crime • New York • will • Brooke Astor • Anthony Marshall

(Newser) - The fight for Kirsten Gillibrand’s House seat is over, the Albany Times Union reports. Republican candidate Jim Tedisco conceded the race to Democrat Scott Murphy this afternoon, more than 3 weeks after the election. “Ultimately, it became clear that the numbers were not going our way,”... More »

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Congress • New York • House of Representatives • Election 2008 • concession • Kirsten Gillibrand • Scott Murphy • Jim Tedisco

Dem's Victory in NY House Race All But Official

GOP quiet on legal challenges; Tedisco may concede today

Apr 24, 09 8:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - The special election in New York’s 20th congressional district looks like it won’t go the way of the Minnesota Senate vote, with recounts, lawsuits, and ballot challenges, Politico reports. Republican Jim Tedisco may concede as soon as today to Democrat Scott Murphy, who holds a 401-vote lead with... More »

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Congress • New York • special election • Scott Murphy • Jim Tedisco

 Laid-Off Execs 
 Try Fatherhood 

Mr. Moms confess new gig hurts the ego

Apr 23, 09 9:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Jobless Mr. Moms are becoming more prevalent at school pickup time and PTA meetings in Pelham Manor, a posh New York suburb where hedge-fund managers and execs raise families. Their blunt decisiveness is a remnant of once-successful careers, and while PTA moms welcome their help, they worry for them, too.... More »

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parenting • men • New York • unemployment • father • corporate jobs • Mr. Mom

 NY Attorney 
 Beat, Suffocated 
 Family Over Hours 

Gig was about to be up on Parente investor scam, investigators believe

Apr 23, 09 3:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - A New York attorney beat and suffocated his wife and two daughters in a horrific attack that took hours, police told the New York Daily News. He then fatally slashed himself in a Baltimore hotel room where the four bodies were found. Investigators believe William Parente, 59, was ripping... More »

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parenting • New York • Manhattan • murder • scam • lawyer • father • attorney • filicide • William Parente

NYC Probes Rattner's Firm in Pension Scandal

Quadrangle paid finders fees to indicted adviser's company

Apr 22, 09 9:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - New York City authorities are investigating whether Quadrangle Group, formerly led by Obama car czar Steven Rattner, deceived managers of the city's pension funds, the Wall Street Journal reports. Rattner's firm, Quadrangle, paid finders fees to Searle & Co., which had been headed by now-indicted political adviser Hank Morris,... More »

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New York City • New York • New Mexico • corruption • Searle • pension funds • kickbacks • Jeff Bingaman • Steven Rattner • Quadrangle Group • Hank Morris

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