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(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

(Newser) - The housekeeping manager of New York’s swanky Essex House has been charged with the murder of a Lebanese investment executive who was subletting an apartment in the $7,000+-a-month building, police sources tell the Daily News. Cops say Derrick Praileau, 29, entered Andree Bejjani's room early Saturday and... More »

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New York City • murder • Essex House • Andree Bejjani • Derrick Praileau

Man In Terror Probe Skips FBI Questioning

Defense team denies
he is considering
a plea deal

Sep 19, 09 4:01 PM CDT
(AP) - A man under investigation in a terrorism probe in New York and Colorado did not report for a fourth day of FBI questioning today so he could spend a much-needed day with his attorney, the attorney's spokeswoman said. Najibullah Zazi had been scheduled to go to the Federal Building in... More »

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FBI • New York City • terror suspects • Najibullah Zazi

 NYC Unemployment Hits 10.3% 

City given grant to help laid-off Wall Street workers retrain

Sep 18, 09 7:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Big Apple's unemployment rate hit double digits last month for the first time since 1993, the New York Times reports. At 10.3%, the rate is now higher than the national rate of 9.7%. State officials say continuing layoffs on Wall Street are to blame for the rise,... More »

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Wall Street • New York City • recession • unemployment • financial sector • job training

Alleged Queens Terror Plot Eyed NYC Travel Hub: Source

Some suspect Madrid-style attack was planned

Sep 18, 09 6:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - A major New York City transportation hub may have been the target of the suspected terror plot uncovered earlier this week in Queens, CNN reports. Sources close to the investigation say signs point to a potential attack on a large number of people in an area where security is minimal—... More »

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New York City • subway • Denver • terror plots • train • Colorado • Queens, New York • transportation hub • Najibullah Zazi

(Newser) - A mob hitman who used acid to melt his victims' bodies has been sentenced to life, reports the New York Daily News. Charles Carneglia smirked in a Brooklyn courtroom as he listened to statements from his four victims' relatives, including one who called him an "animal" with a "... More »

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New York City • crime • murder • mob • Mafia • murder trial • John Gotti • Gambino crime family • Charles Carniglia

 F&#% a Cluck: 
 NY Fox Anchor 
 Bleeps Big Time 

Ernie Anastos has choice on-air suggestion for weatherman

Sep 17, 09 3:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - A veteran New York Fox TV anchor is likely in for a peck of trouble after making an obscene suggestion on air about what the weather forecaster should do to a chicken. "It takes a tough man to make a tender forecast," Ernie Anastos quipped to weatherman Nick... More »

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New York City • New York • obscenity • news anchor • Fox TV • Ernie Anastos • Rosanna Scotto

Denver Man in NYC Raids Denies Terror Link

Police swooped over alleged plot after city visit

Sep 16, 09 2:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Colorado man believed to be a central figure in a New York City terror investigation denies he has links to al-Qaeda or any other terrorist group, the New York Times reports. Police raided three apartments in Queens after Najibullah Zazi visited the city last week. Materials were removed for... More »

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New York City • Denver • terror suspects • terror cell • al-Qaeda • police raids • Najibullah Zazi

 Bill and Barack 
 Buddy Up Over Lunch 

Relations have improved between president, ex-president

Sep 15, 09 8:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - Rapping knuckles on Wall Street is hard work, so when Barack Obama finished yesterday, he hopped over to Greenwich Village to grab a bite with Bill Clinton, reports the Washington Post. On the menu? "Fish, pasta and salad," said Clinton. "Even I was healthy." And up... More »

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Barack Obama • New York City • Bill Clinton • president • lunch

OPINION

 NY's Disco Gym 
 Is So Fab 

Work out? Nah. It's got a DJ and paisley walls!

Sep 12, 09 3:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - Madison Moore can’t stand gyms. They’re “so unfabulous,” and “nothing looks hot in that rotisserie-chicken light,” he writes on Splice Today. But what if a nightclub/gym hybrid existed? “Only in New York” could Moore find David Barton Gym, where the slogan is “... More »

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New York City • fluorescent light • gym • night club • health club • country club • exclusive

 New York, Age 400, 
 Looks Back to Holland 

Exhibition features letter signaling founding of Manhattan

Sep 11, 09 10:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - Today is an unhappy date in New York, but tomorrow is a much more joyous anniversary—on Sept. 12, 1609, Henry Hudson sailed up the river that now bears his name, leading to the founding of New Amsterdam. The Dutch royal family will visit for the anniversary, and two historical... More »

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New York City • New York • Netherlands • colonialism • Holland • Henry Hudson • exhibition • Dutch royal family • colonial America

New 9/11 Probe Looks Headed for NYC Ballot

Group has enough
valid signatures for
Nov. referendum: city

Sep 10, 09 8:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - A New York City group has secured enough valid signatures to put a referendum on the November ballot to force a new investigation into the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. A press release from the New York City Coalition for Accountability Now says city lawyers conceded today that at... More »

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New York City • September 11 • 9/11 commission • referendum • conspiracy theory • 9/11 attacks • New York City Coalition for Accountability Now • ballot measure • first responders

  New SATC2 Details: 
 Carrie's Marriage Gets Rocky 

Casting notice offers more plot details

Sep 10, 09 10:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - The plot of Sex and the City 2 includes big drama for Mr. Big and Carrie, Us Weekly reports. A casting notice reveals: "Big loses a lot of money and takes a job in London," where Carrie's hubby ends up in bed with someone else. "After... More »

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entertainment • New York City • Sex and the City • Sarah Jessica Parker • Kim Cattrall • Kristin Davis • Cynthia Nixon • movie industry • Carrie Bradshaw • Chris Noth • sequel • Sex and the City 2

NYC MAYORAL ELECTION

 Bloomberg's Challenger: 
 Upstart Anti-Shopping Rev 


Sep 8, 09 2:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - Even supporters of the Rev. Billy Tallen don’t think he’s got much of a shot at beating Michael Bloomberg in this year’s election. But like any crusader, the “theater refugee” will tell you it’s not about winning, reports Good. “The reason we said yes... More »

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New York City • Michael Bloomberg • mayor • political activism • consumerism • Green Party • Election 2010 • Reverend Billy • Bill Tallen • mayoral race

US OPEN

 American Oudin 
 Upsets No. 4 Dementieva 

No. 70 Melanie Oudin wins 5-7, 6-4, 6-3

Sep 3, 09 2:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Tiny but determined American teen Melanie Oudin delivered the biggest upset of the US Open so far with a 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 victory over no. 4 Elena Dementieva today at Flushing Meadows, the New York Times reports. “When I play with no fear, that’s when I play... More »

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New York City • US Open Tennis • women's tennis • Elena Dementieva • upset • Melanie Oudin • ranking

Mobbed Sex and the City 2 Stars Get More Security

Fans "practically trampling each other" to get to SJP

Sep 3, 09 10:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - New York went so wild for the return of Carrie Bradshaw that security on the set of Sex and the City 2 had to step up its game. "Teenage girls were practically trampling each other trying to get to Sarah Jessica" Parker, an onlooker tells the New York Daily ... More »

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film • New York City • New York • Sex and the City • Sarah Jessica Parker • Cynthia Nixon • movies • chick flicks • movie star

 Joan Rivers: Move In, Gadhafi! 

Libyan dictator liked her apartment, but changed his mind

Aug 31, 09 11:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - Joan Rivers was heartbroken to learn that Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi decided not to rent her $25 million New York apartment, she tells the Post. “The Libyan ambassador called and offered over $200,000 a week so he could use it for entertaining. I thought it was great.... More »

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entertainment • New York City • Libya • celebrity • Moammar Gadhafi • Joan Rivers • Moammar Khadafy

'Big Gay Ice Cream Truck' Roams Streets of NYC

Truck fights homophobia with weird toppings

Aug 26, 09 2:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - This summer, there’s a new kind of ice cream truck on the streets of New York: the big, gay kind. Doug Quint, owner of the Big Gay Ice Cream Truck, tells Gelf Magazine about his weirdest topping (wasabi pea dust), the definition of a choinkwich (“a freshly-made chocolate... More »

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food • New York City • trucks • soft serve ice cream • ice cream • Twitter • gay

(Newser) - Josh Skolnick was looking for a way to sum up what a hipster is for the Stimulist, and stumbled upon the perfect tool: Stuff Hipsters Hate, a website that "gives the world its most coherent vision yet of what defines these folks.” A sampling:
  • Other hipsters: "
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Internet • New York City • youth • definition • hipster • Williamsburg • dislikes • counterculture

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