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New York City stories: 471 news summaries

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shake it, don't break it

 Shakira Imitator 
 Can't Sue Bar 

Shake it and break it? You're on your own, court rules

Oct 23, 09 12:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - A woman who says she shredded knee ligaments when she fell during a “Shake it Like Shakira” contest can't sue the New York bar that staged the competition. Calico Jack’s Cantina is off the hook after Megan Zacher's lawyer failed to convince a judge the bar “knew... More »

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New York City • dancing • contest • lawsuit • Shakira • knee injury • bar • Megan Zacher • Calico Jack's Cantina

the imperial mayor

 In New York, No One 
 Matters But Bloomberg 

Political foes gone, power elite diminished, moneyed mayor calls all the shots

Oct 19, 09 11:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - Say what you will about Michael Bloomberg—the perfect mayor for New York in a financial crisis or arrogant billionaire who's pretty much bought an unprecedented third term—above all, Chris Smith writes, he is “a one-man Establishment.” A perfect storm of his personal fortune, the vagaries of... More »

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New York City • Michael Bloomberg • finance • recession • mayor • term limits • financial crisis • power elite • Establishment

 NYC to Ban All 
 Cabbie Phone Calls 

Even hands-free devices will be a no-go under new rules limiting electronics

Oct 16, 09 10:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - New York City’s Taxi and Limousine Commission is cracking down on its drivers, proposing tough new rules today that ban the use of any electronic communication devices while on the job, hands-free included. "Every driver will be prohibited from even wearing a Bluetooth device on their ears and... More »

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New York City • cell phones • Bluetooth • taxi driver • regulations • mobile phones • hands-free cell phone • rule

NYC Pol Highlights Interracial Marriage—and Wins

One historian sees it as a 'post-Obama' moment

Oct 15, 09 11:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Bill de Blasio's victory in the Democratic primary to be New York City's public advocate is a knock at the door of another racial hurdle. De Blasio’s wife is black, and his children interracial, a fact made clear in campaign ads and mailings. "For so long in American... More »

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New York City • campaign advertising • interracial marriage • President Obama • post-racial • political campaign • public office • Bill de Blasio • public advocate

Sure, We Read the Calorie Charts—Then Eat More

Customers say they seek guidance from signs, but receipts tell a different story

Oct 6, 09 11:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - A new study casts doubt on the effectiveness of calorie-counting charts in fast-food restaurants. Half of those surveyed in New York City say they noticed the charts, and about 28% say the information influenced their orders for the better. But a look at overall customer receipts shows people are ordering... More »

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obesity • New York City • fast food • consumption • calories • health study • calorie-posting law • restaurant chain

 Terror Suspect 
 Zazi Had Senior 
 al-Qaeda Contacts 

CIA tipped FBI, other domestic agencies after catching a whiff

Oct 5, 09 8:40 PM CDT
(AP) - An Afghan immigrant accused of plotting a terrorist attack in New York after receiving training in Pakistan was in contact with a senior al-Qaeda operative, intelligence officials familiar with the investigation say. The CIA learned about Najibullah Zazi through one of its sources and alerted domestic agencies, including the FBI. More »

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CIA • FBI • New York City • terror plots • al-Qaeda • Islamic terrorism • Najibullah Zazi

 'Manhattan Manny' Pleads Guilty in Boy's Sex Abuse

21-year-old babysitter dodges life sentence with plea

Oct 2, 09 4:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - A male babysitter who dubbed himself "the Manhattan Manny" is facing a 12-year sentence after pleading guilty to sexually abusing an 8-year-old boy. Jonathan Then, who also worked at summer camps and as a teaching aide in some of New York City's ritziest private schools, had originally been charged... More »

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New York City • child molestation • sexual abuse • guilty plea • babysitter

 China Critics 
 See Red as 
 Empire State 
 Changes Color 

Building lit to mark 60th anniversary of Communist rule

Oct 1, 09 1:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - Critics of the Chinese regime cried foul last night as the Empire State Building was illuminated with red and yellow lights to mark 60 years of Communist rule. The move is "outright, blatant approval for a communist totalitarian system," said a statement from Students for a Free Tibet,... More »

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China • New York City • Empire State Building • Chinese Communist party

Analysis


 Youth-Magnet 
 Cities in US 

Washington, Seattle, New York top list

Sep 30, 09 2:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - Where will young people wind up once the recession ends? Some experts give the Wall Street Journal their best guesses:
  1. (tie) Washington, DC: Young people see Barack Obama as “America’s coolest boss,” says one panelist. Jobs in and around government abound, including nonprofit work that appeals
... More »

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New York City • Austin • youth • Seattle • coolest cities • cities • Portland • Washington, DC

GLOSSIES

 Imprisoned 
 Ponzi Schemer: 
 It Happens to 
 the Best of Us 

Jailed Ponzi lawyer just wanted a beach house. $380 million later...

Sep 29, 09 3:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - Before he left house arrest in his posh New York apartment to start serving a 20-year sentence, Ponzi schemer Marc Dreier attempted to explain his bizarre actions. Dreier sold bogus debt to expand his law firm, impersonating execs from other companies to do so. His criminal enterprise, he tells More »

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New York City • federal prison • Ponzi scheme • bank fraud • law firm • Bernard Madoff • Marc Dreier

(AP) - Najibullah Zazi has pleaded not guilty to plotting a terrorist attack on New York City using common chemicals. The Afghan immigrant's lawyer entered the plea today in Brooklyn. Zazi was ordered held without bail during the brief hearing. Zazi's defense attorney says what he's seen so far "does not... More »

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terrorism • New York City • terror suspects • Najibullah Zazi

 Get the Freaking 
 Phone! Jackman 
 Stops Play for 
 Fan's Cell 

Actor steps out of character to confront audience member

Sep 29, 09 1:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - Don't mess with the wolverine. Miffed Hugh Jackman stopped his Broadway play in its tracks to tell an audience member to turn off his cell phone. Jackman suddenly pulled out of character and asked the errant cell-phone user: "Do you want to get that?" while the the gadget rang.... More »

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theater • New York City • cell phones • Broadway • Daniel Craig • Wolverine • X-Men • Hugh Jackman • stage

FUNNYWOMAN PROFILE

Just Being Carrie Fisher Is Super-Weird

'You’re supposed to be unusual' in Hollywood: Wishful Drinking author

Sep 28, 09 4:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - Carrie Fisher’s shrink told her, “If you worked in a supermarket they would’ve institutionalized you at 20,” she recalls. Not so in Hollywood, where the erstwhile Princess Leia suffered through drug addiction, manic depression, and failed relationships—her own and her parents’. But electroshock therapy helped... More »

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entertainment • Hollywood • theater • New York City • celebrity • play • People Magazine • Ashton Kutcher • Elizabeth Taylor • Carrie Fisher • Marcel Proust • Jon Gosselin • Kate Gosselin • Eddie Fisher • Debbie Reynolds

 Zazi Linked 
 to 9/11 Redux 
 Bomb Strike 

Accused terrorist bomber ordered to face charges in New York

Sep 25, 09 1:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - Najibullah Zazi may have been planning a bomb attack in New York on the anniversary of September 11th, a federal prosecutor said today. “There is a chilling, disturbing sequence of events showing the suspect was intent on being in New York on Sept. 11,” said Assistant US Attorney... More »

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terrorism • New York City • September 11 • bombing • federal indictment • al-Qaeda • 9/11 attacks • Najibullah Zazi • bomb plot

 Feds: Zazi Loaded Up 
 on Bomb Makings 
 in Beauty Stores 

Terror suspect had bomb-making instructions on his laptop, court papers say

Sep 25, 09 3:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - Terror suspect Najibullah Zazi planned to make home-made bombs using ingredients he bought at stores selling beauty supplies, according to a federal indictment released yesterday. Zazi, charged with conspiracy to create weapons of mass destruction, allegedly stockpiled bottles of hydrogen peroxide and nail polish remover from Denver-area stores, reports the... More »

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New York City • terror plots • explosives • bomb • federal indictment • al-Qaeda • Najibullah Zazi

 Zazi Charged With Plotting 
 Bomb Attacks in US 

Terror suspect will face charge in New York after Denver court date

Sep 24, 09 10:12 AM CDT
(AP) - Terror suspect Najibullah Zazi has been indicted on a charge of trying to detonate bombs in the United States. The new charge of conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction was filed today in New York. Authorities plan to transfer him to federal court there to face the new charge... More »

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terrorism • New York City • federal courts • bombing • federal indictment • al-Qaeda • criminal charges • Najibullah Zazi • bomb plot

NYPD Yanks
Top Cop From
Terror Unit

Official replaced after unit's imam informant
tipped off suspect

Sep 24, 09 6:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - A top official from one of the NYPD's two counterterror units has been replaced after his unit disrupted a federal terror probe by inadvertently alerting the prime suspect to the investigation. Paul Ciorra of the Intelligence Division—which sometimes competes with the city's Counterterrorism Bureau and clashes with federal partners—... More »

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NYPD • New York City • terror plots • counterterrorism • terror suspects • Najibullah Zazi

'Cop Tipster' Imam May Have Alerted Terror Ring

Imam recorded on phone warning alleged ringleader of terror probe

Sep 23, 09 3:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Queens imam was secretly recorded in a phone conversation warning a Denver terror suspect that law enforcement authorities were moving in, reports AP. Authorities are now investigating if imam Ahmad Wais Afzali may have used his role as a presumably reliable New York police department tipster to glean information... More »

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terrorism • New York City • terror plots • federal investigation • terror cell • al-Qaeda • Najibullah Zazi

(AP) - Counterterrorism officials have issued security bulletins to police around the nation about terrorists' desire to attack stadiums, entertainment complexes, and hotels, the latest in a flurry of such internal warnings as investigators chase a possible bomb plot in Denver and New York. In the two bulletins—sent to police departments... More »

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terrorism • New York City • Denver • stadium • al-Qaeda • hotels • terror alert system • Najibullah Zazi

Feds Have Up to 12 Suspects in NYC Bomb Plot

Qaeda link could lead to material support charges for Zazi

Sep 22, 09 10:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - Investigators have linked up to 12 others to the alleged bomb plot that led to the arrest of Najibullah Zazi, his father, and an informant Saturday, the Los Angeles Times reports. While details of the investigation and the plot are sketchy—an assistant AG says “no specific information... More »

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terrorism • New York City • terror plots • federal investigation • bombing • al-Qaeda • Najibullah Zazi • Ahmad Wais Afzali • Ronald Kuby • material support

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