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  • May 2008

    • Silda Steps Out of Hiding

      New York Daily News  |  May 22, 08 10:30 AM CDT

      Silda Steps Out of Hiding

      (Newser) - While the fictionalized "Law & Order" version of her husband's infamous sex scandal was airing on NBC last night, Silda Wall Spitzer emerged from 2 months of self-imposed exile to attend the Manhattan benefit for Children for Children, the Daily News reports. The wife of prostitute-patronizing former New York governor Eliot Spitzer launched the foundation in 1996. More »

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      New York City  • Eliot Spitzer  • sex scandal  • charity  • Silda Wall Spitzer  • benefits

    • Groom-Slaying Cops Face Disciplinary Hearings

      Reuters  |  May 21, 08 10:27 AM CDT

      Groom-Slaying Cops Face Disciplinary Hearings

      (Newser) - The New York cops who were acquitted last month after firing more than 50 bullets at an unarmed man on his wedding day will face police department disciplinary action, Reuters reports. Seven officers are on the hot seat, including the three who were cleared of criminal charges last month, and will now face internal charges mirroring those, an NYPD spokesman said yesterday. Also being called to task are one other shooter, two crime scene detectives, and their commanding officer. More »

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      New York City  • Al Sharpton  • NYPD  • police brutality  • racial tension  • Sean Bell

    • New Yorkers See a Saltier Bloomberg

      New York Times  |  May 20, 08 1:19 PM CDT

      New Yorkers See a Saltier Bloomberg

      (Newser) - In his 6 years in office, Michael Bloomberg has enjoyed a reputation as the cool, collected CEO of the Big Apple. But as setbacks have mounted and his presidential ambitions have been shelved, another side is showing: the temperamental, sometimes explosive antagonist. Bloomberg's mood is "the worst I've ever seen it," one top pol told the New York Times . More »

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      New York City  • New York  • Eliot Spitzer  • Michael Bloomberg  • mayor  • temper tantrums

    • Spitzer Scandal Hits Small Screen Tomorrow

      New York Post  |  May 20, 08 11:56 AM CDT

      Spitzer Scandal Hits Small Screen Tomorrow

      (Newser) - If disgraced New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer was ever a Law & Order fan, he probably isn't anymore. Tomorrow’s ripped-from-the-headlines season finale on NBC tells a fictionalized version of the sensational sex scandal that doomed Spitzer’s political career, the New York Post reports. Actor Tom Everett Scott guest-stars as a charming governor who is caught planning a rendezvous with a hooker. More »

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      television  • New York City  • Eliot Spitzer  • sex scandal  • Law and Order

    • Owner Sues LiLo Over Lifted Mink

      Associated Press  |  May 20, 08 9:48 AM CDT

      Owner Sues LiLo Over Lifted Mink

      (Newser) - The Columbia student who claimed Lindsay Lohan swiped her $12,000 fur coat after a night at a New York club is now suing the troubled actress over the unauthorized pilfering, the AP reports. Maria Markova, 22, proved the theft with paparazzi photos of Lohan donning her golden mink and got it back after contacting LiLo’s lawyer. She seeks unspecified damages. More »

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      celebrity  • New York City  • Lindsay Lohan  • celebrity trials  • civil lawsuits  • fur

    • After Scandal, NYC Rep Won't Run Again

      Associated Press  |  May 20, 08 8:58 AM CDT

      After Scandal, NYC Rep Won't Run Again

      (Newser) - Vito Fossella, the Republican congressman whose drunk-driving bust earlier this month led to the discovery that he had a lover and child on the side, has decided not to run for reelection, the AP reports. He said today the decision was based on the need to "concentrate on healing the wounds that I have caused to my wife and family."  More »

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      New York City  • affair  • drunk driving  • love child  • political scandals  • congressman  • re-election  • Vito Fossella

    • Bird Lives! And He Does It in Fanatic Detail

      New Yorker  |  May 17, 08 6:38 PM CDT

      Bird Lives! And He Does It in Fanatic Detail

      (Newser) - A white guy from Queens may be our best link to a music rooted in black history. Phil Schapp grew up in a home full of jazz, and has hosted a radio show obsessed with the music's minutiae for decades, the New Yorker reports. He's liable to digress on Charlie Parker's pronunciation of "Okiedoke," but that's an improvement: "For the first twenty years, I was concerned about telling you absolutely everything about every tune," he said. More »

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      New York City  • music  • radio  • jazz  • Charlie Parker

    • Thanks , Carrie, You Ruined Everything

      New York Post  |  May 16, 08 7:25 PM CDT

      Thanks , Carrie, You Ruined Everything

      (Newser) - Thanks, Carrie. You and your Sex and the City gal pals have set Mr. Big-size expectations for fans who "continue to worship at the SATC altar," Sara Stewart gripes in the New York Post . Cultural fallout includes: Brunch: Men now think all female-only meals are sex gabfests. High-heels: No one sprints around Manhattan in strappy stilettos. More »

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      list  • New York City  • Sex and the City  • Sarah Jessica Parker  • Kim Cattrall  • Cynthia Nixon  • Kristin Davis

    • Stay Tuned to WN- Bleep- C

      New York Daily News  |  May 13, 08 10:45 AM CDT

      Stay Tuned to WN- Bleep- C

      (Newser) - A longtime local anchor in New York got her viewers' undivided attention during a promo last night when she said the F-word live, the New York Daily News reports. After the wrong video played as she teased the upcoming news during Medium, 28-year WNBC veteran Sue Simmons said, "What the f--- are you doing?" More »

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      New York City  • FCC  • NBC News  • local news

    • To Spitzer or Not to Spitzer? Playboy Answers Question

      New York Post  |  May 12, 08 9:05 AM CDT

      To Spitzer or Not to Spitzer? Playboy Answers Question

      (Newser) - Playboy's June issue introduces a new term into modern sexology parlance—"to Spitzer"—the New York Post reports. The flesh mag defines the nod to disgraced former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer as the act of asking a prostitute for sex sans condom, as in "I Spitzered her, but she was like, 'Duh, not a chance, pal.' " More »

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      New York City  • Eliot Spitzer  • prostitution  • Playboy  • sexual health

    • Is America's Wild Child Growing Up?

      People  |  May 9, 08 12:48 PM CDT

      Is America's Wild Child Growing Up?

      (Newser) - What's this? America’s wild child Paris Hilton says she’d rather "cook great lasagna" and "play Monopoly" than hit the club scene—and next up she wants a baby and a wedding. "When I was younger I loved to go out, but now that I'm in a really great relationship, it's so much more fun to stay at home," the 26-year-old Paris told People .  More »

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      New York City  • Paris Hilton  • rumors  • Benji Madden

    • Donatella to Hillary: Dresses Are OK

      New York Post  |  May 8, 08 3:48 PM CDT

      Donatella to Hillary: Dresses Are OK

      (Newser) - Don't say fashion and politics don't mix—Donatella Versace thinks one way Hillary Clinton can revive what's left of her campaign for president is to soften her look, the New York Post reports. "She could dress a little more feminine. She doesn't have to wear pants to show she is strong. She can wear a dress," the fashionista says. More »

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      Hillary Clinton  • New York City  • fashion  • fashion tips  • Donatella Versace

    • NY Rep: I Fathered Love Child

      Radar  |  May 8, 08 1:51 PM CDT

      NY Rep: I Fathered Love Child

      (Newser) - A New York City congressman already in deep trouble admitted today he has a 3-year-old daughter outside his marriage, Radar reports. Vito Fossella, the Big Apple’s only Republican rep, was pulled over for DUI last week and rumors had since swirled that the former Air Force lieutenant colonel he called after his arrest was the mother of his child. More »

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      New York City  • DUI  • love child  • Vito Fossella

    • NYPD Arrests Sharpton, Bell's Fiancée at Protests

      New York Post  |  May 7, 08 6:01 PM CDT

      NYPD Arrests Sharpton, Bell's Fianc&eacute;e at Protests

      (Newser) - New York City police arrested the Rev. Al Sharpton and the fiancée and mother of Sean Bell today during protests over the April 25 acquittal of three officers who shot Bell to death in a 50-bullet barrage. Hundreds blocked traffic at the Brooklyn Bridge and other city hot spots, the New York Post reports. Dozens were arrested, including two of Bell's friends who survived the 2006 shooting. More »

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      New York City  • civil rights  • Al Sharpton  • NYPD  • police brutality  • racial tension  • Sean Bell

    • The View From Inside the Uma Jury

      Wall Street Journal  |  May 7, 08 12:07 PM CDT

      The View From Inside the Uma Jury

      (Newser) - A Wall Street Journal reporter who served on the jury that convicted Uma Thurman’s stalker yesterday looks back today, recalling just over a week of debate, junk food, and weird dreams. “The fact that she was a famous movie star made us partly charmed, partly suspicious," writes Emily Steel, who normally covers online advertising. More »

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      celebrity  • New York City  • Wall Street Journal  • celebrity trials  • stalker  • verdict  • Uma Thurman  • juror

    • Lohan Lifts Mink, Returns Under Pressure

      New York Post  |  May 6, 08 9:21 AM CDT

      Lohan Lifts Mink, Returns Under Pressure

      (Newser) - A Columbia student wants answers—and $10,000—from Lindsay Lohan after the actress "borrowed" her beloved mink coat, the New York Post reports. Two weeks after losing the one-of-a-kind fur, the 22-year-old spotted a photograph in OK! magazine of Lohan leaving that exact party sporting the $11,000 luxury outerwear. More »

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      celebrity  • New York City  • Lindsay Lohan  • theft  • fur

    • Sex and the City Star Misses ... the City

      New York  |  May 5, 08 2:57 PM CDT

      Sex and the City Star Misses ... the City

      (Newser) - When Sarah Jessica Parker laments the old Manhattan that is slowly eroding—coffee shops and bodegas closing, Sex and the City bus tours parked outside Magnolia Bakery—her husband, Mathew Broderick, tells it to her straight: “That’s your fault!” New York magazine sits down with the star, who reminisces about the city of her youth. More »

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      celebrity  • television  • movie  • New York City  • New York  • HBO  • Sex and the City  • Sarah Jessica Parker  • Carrie Bradshaw  • Matthew Broderick

  • April 2008

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