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In New York City, 41% of Pregnancies Aborted

Among minorities, rate is even higher

(Newser) - A whopping 41% of pregnancies in New York City ended in abortion in 2009, and that rate was even higher among some minorities, according to new data released by the health department. Non-Hispanic blacks, for example, had a 59.8% abortion rate, while Hispanics had a rate of 41.3%....

Glenn Beck Dumped by NYC Radio Station Over Ratings
NYC Radio Station
Dumps Glenn Beck
Jan 5, 2011 6:45 AM CST

NYC Radio Station Dumps Glenn Beck

Beck, meanwhile, Beck unplugs 'hotline to White House'

(Newser) - Glenn Beck's radio show is currently without a home in New York after having been dropped by WOR, one of the city's biggest talk radio stations. "The reason is ratings," WOR's program director tells the New York Daily News. "Somewhat to our surprise, the show wasn't getting...

NYC Uses Blunt, Scary Images for HIV Ad

But critics say it's too negative, ineffective

(Newser) - New York City's health department loves its blunt ads , and a new one on HIV is drawing familiar criticism for being too graphic and negative, reports the New York Times . The spots on TV and YouTube warn gay men that even though HIV is now treatable, the disease still takes...

Did NYC Snow Bosses Booze It Up Instead of Work?

That's what some witnesses claim, prompting an investigation

(Newser) - The New York City snow scandal gets more scandalous: Following reports that sanitation workers deliberately slowed down clean-up efforts , investigators are now looking into a report that four of those workers—supervisors, no less—skipped out on their duties to drink beer in their car. The New York Post ran...

Upside to NYC's Piles of Trash: Mound Saves Suicidal Man

Garbage collection scheduled to resume tomorrow

(Newser) - The snow is melting but the piles of trash are growing—and that was very good news for at least one New Yorker. A suicidal man who tried to end his life by jumping from the ninth floor of a building in Midtown today survived because he landed on a...

Slow NYC Cleanup Is Union Protest: Report

Sanitation bosses allegedly ordered crews to 'make the mayor pay'

(Newser) - If this proves true, there's going to be a lot of outraged New Yorkers: The New York Post reports that Sanitation Department bosses ordered workers to slow down snow cleanup as a budget protest. Among the tactics: keeping plow blades high and skipping some streets entirely, says the Post. It...

'Oscar-Worthy' YouTube Snow Video Wows Roger Ebert

Crystalline film show 'extraordinary talent,' gushes critic

(Newser) - One of the gazillions of snow storm videos shot in New York is a crystalline standout that has won praise from none other than Roger Ebert as "Oscar-worthy." Indie cinematographer Jamie Stuart chronicled last week's record storm in his Queen's neighborhood, entitling the short film Idiot With a ...

Newborn Dies in New York Blizzard
Newborn Dies in
New York Blizzard
Dec 29, 2010 7:42 AM CST

Newborn Dies in New York Blizzard

City 'dropped the ball ... big-time'

(Newser) - A newborn baby was one tragic victim of Sunday's East Coast blizzard . The mother, a 22-year-old college senior whose family didn’t know she was pregnant, was making her way to a hospital when she stopped in a building lobby in Brooklyn, unable to walk any farther. Help didn’t...

Bloomberg: 'I Regret Everything in the World'

Sarcastic mayor pleads for patience with storm cleanup

(Newser) - Rough day for Mayor Bloomberg, who faced the media to plead for patience with storm cleanup. He was at various times "chastened" ( Daily News ), "testy" ( New York Post ), "conciliatory" ( New York Times ) and even sarcastic—as when he replied, "I...

I'll Get Home Next Christmas: Thousands Still Stranded

New York City just starting to get moving again

(Newser) - Thousands of travelers are still sitting bored and bleary-eyed in airports, stuck buses, and subways today, a day after parts of the Northeast got slammed by more than 2 feet of show. "People are exhausted. They want to get home," sighed a Tel Aviv-bound traveler who had been...

Angry Stewart Devotes Entire Last Show to 9/11 Responders

'I feel … so angry inside that I feel like I cannot articulate'

(Newser) - In case you missed it, Jon Stewart is really , really angry about the Republican filibuster of the 9/11 first responders health care bill . So angry that he devoted the entirety of last night’s Daily Show—the last of 2010—to the issue, the Huffington Post reports. First he blasted...

59 Reasons Why New York Is Where It's At
59 Reasons Why New York
Is Where It's At
OPINION
Dec 13, 2010 12:52 PM CST

59 Reasons Why New York Is Where It's At

...as selected by none other than 'New York' magazine

(Newser) - 'Tis the season to reflect—and while 2010 was hardly the best year on record, New York Magazine can still find plenty to be cheerful about in the Big Apple. This week's cover story praises the city "where the future is always made. We steamroll forward, never imagining that...

New York City Will Start Billing Car Accident Victims

'Crash tax' could set you back up to $490

(Newser) - Get into a car accident in New York City, and you can expect swift response from the city's fire department—and a bill of up to 500 bucks. Starting in July, the city will follow the lead of others around the country by instituting a so-called "crash tax,"...

Teacher Loses Baby Breaking Up Class Fight

She's elbowed in stomach

(Newser) - A popular Bronx teacher who stepped in to break up a classroom fight lost the baby she was carrying when she was accidentally elbowed in the stomach. The tragedy occurred shortly after a late student marched into class and ordered another teen out of chair. As the confrontation became heated...

Composer's Son Quizzed in NY Designer's Death

Sylvie Cachay found dead in Manhattan hotel tub

(Newser) - Swimwear designer Sylvie Cachay has been found dead in the bathtub of a luxury Manhattan hotel and police are questioning boyfriend Nicholas Brooks, son of You Light Up My Life songwriter Joseph Brooks. Police initially believed Cachay died from a drug overdose, but then discovered bruise marks on her neck...

Actor Thought Mom Was Possessed by Satan

Michael Brea accused of killing her with sword

(Newser) - Michael Brea, the bit actor who allegedly killed his mother with a 3-foot sword , thought she had been possessed by the devil, police say. Yannick Brea, 55, was found kneeling inside her New York apartment bathroom with multiple gashes to her head, as her son clutched a Bible and a...

In NYC, a Subway Line to Hogwarts?

Advertisement for platform 9 3/4 magically appears

(Newser) - Could the fastest way to get to Hogwarts be by way of the New York subway? Platform 9 3/4, the magic train platform that Harry Potter and his classmates use to get to Hogwarts, has appeared on an official MTA sign at the 14th St. Union Square station, the New ...

Flasher Messes With Wrong New Yorker

Perv wearing condom cornered by cell phone posse

(Newser) - Don't mess with New Yorkers. That's what a subway perv discovered when he pressed up against a feisty redhead who went ballistic when she noticed he was flashing her—and wearing a condom, reports Jezebel . She furiously announced the assault to her fellow passengers—who promptly also began filming the...

Bloomberg Plans a Subway to New Jersey

To replace the tunnel Chris Christie called off

(Newser) - Michael Bloomberg is hatching a plan to build a subway tunnel under the Hudson River linking Manhattan to Secaucus, NJ. The plan is designed to replace the long-planned tunnel from New Jersey that Chris Christie killed when he came into office, and according to a secret memorandum obtained by the...

Condo Spends $100K Trying to Evict Dog ... and Loses

Court says dog rule needs to be cleared by owners

(Newser) - Donata Forman really loves her dog. So when her condo board told her little Charlie—a four-pound Yorkshire terrier— had to go, “I said, I’m going all the way" with the case, Forman tells the New York Daily News . “I need him because he’s part of...

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