New York City News for 09/04/2010



Hollywood legend to come north next week
When Mickey Rooney takes the stage at the Yukon Arts Centre this Wednesday, he will be two weeks shy of his 90th birthday...

Could New York City Handle a Hurricane?
The National Hurricane Center warns that Hurricane Earl may swing by dangerously close to the U.S. East Coast before curving back out to sea. While the odds are it won't strike New York City directly, such an event is not unprecedented, and the city has plans in place to evacuate - and to hunker down - if need be...

Backer of NYC mosque gave to Hamas-linked charity - AP
The developer leading the project confirmed Friday that Hisham Elzanaty, 51, is among the members of a real estate partnership that paid $4.8 million last year for the vacant clothing store that is to be torn down and replaced by a cultural center and mosque...

Real Housewives of New York City TV - Hollyscoop.com
Great news for Real Housewives of New York City fans, despite contrary reports, Bethenny Frankel IS returning for the fourth season of the hit Bravo show. Sources close to Bethenny tell Hollyscoop exclusively, "She's ...

Most Bedbug Infested Cities - New York City Leads Outbreak - National Ledger
New York City leads the list of most bedbug infested cities as the pests spread nationwide. As city dwellers in the Big Apple scratch that itch and call exterminators to rid the infestation, one company, Terminix, has ...

Evans: Reputations count for nothing
Steve Evans insists reputations count for nothing when it comes to picking his Crawley side...

New York City man plunges 39 stories -- and survives
NEW YORK -- A New York City man who plunged 39 stories from the rooftop of an apartment building has survived after crashing onto a parked car. Witnesses and police say 22-year-old Thomas Magill tried to commit suicide by jumping...

Body of boxing promoter's son found on Washington peak
A five-day search for the missing son of top boxing promoter Bob Arum ended when a helicopter located John Arum's body on a rugged Washington state mountain in North Cascades National Park, authorities say...

Yoko Ono: John Lennon Is Still Helping Me
Even after 30 years since his untimely death, John Lennon continues to play an important part in widow Yoko Ono 's life...

SundayArts, New York's Premier Showcase Devoted to the Arts, Covers Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in . - Newsblaze.com
NEW YORK - (BUSINESS WIRE) - From September 9-16, thousands of fashion industry professionals including retailers, editors and fashionistas will gather here in New York to see more than 90 of the world's most ...

New York City mosque debate will shape American Islam - Eagle-Tribune
NEW YORK EUR” Adnan Zulfiqar, a graduate student, former U.S. Senate aide and American-born son of Pakistani immigrants, will soon give the first khutbah, or sermon, of the fall semester at the University of Pennsylvania ...

Carjacking suspect also sought in Falls
The man who Town of Tonawanda police would like to talk to following Wednesday night's carjacking at the Noco Express mart on Sheridan Drive at Parker Boulevard is also wanted for questioning in Niagara Falls...

New York City on Alert for Earl
New York City officials say they are on alert ahead of the coming tropical storm, but they only expect to see side effects as the main activity stays out over open water...

Morris Plains to receive steel beams from World Trade Center for memorial project
Bob Webster of Morris Plains; looks over structural beams identified as from the destroyed One World Trade Center ; at the Morris County Fire Academy in Parsippany...

Muslims take to Minn. State Fair to repair image
Despite the smells of fried dough and roasted meat wafting from the Minnesota State Fair, Salim and Zuleyha Ozonder were focused on the people who were leaving, not the food or festivities beckoning from across the street...

New York City OTB must choose to sever some contracts or go out of business
SARATOGA SPRINGS EUR” New York City Off Track Betting Corp. has two daunting choices EUR” attempt to sever union contracts, prompting lengthy litigation, or go out of business...

Nadal, Venus move on at US Open
Venus Williams brought the glitter. Rafael Nadal brought the grit. On a Friday night that felt like bonus tennis at the U.S. Open, Williams and Nadal performed like players on a mission - maybe trying to outhustle a hurricane that never showed, or maybe, in Williams' case, trying to finish in time to catch the end of cocktail hour...

Book Review: Freedom, by Jonathan Franzen
At this point in the life cycle of Jonathan Franzen's Freedom , we're well into the third wave of backlash against a book that landed on shelves a mere five days ago...

Governor David Paterson: Support growing for new New York City mosque site - KSDK
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New York Gov. David Paterson says he believes support is growing for a possible land swap to provide an alternate site for a mosque and Islamic center planned for near ground zero. He says the ...

Plan would put NYRA, harness tracks in charge of New York City OTB - Thoroughbred Times
. New York City Off-Track Betting Corp.s phone and Internet account wagering system under a reorganization plan outlined on Friday by New York City OTB President Greg Rayburn. The . Unions, however,..

Earl will douse Nantucket, Cod
A weakening but still dangerous Hurricane Earl steamed toward the gray-shingled cottages and fishing villages of Cape Cod on Friday, disrupting people's vacations on the unofficial final weekend of the short New England summer...

Sea lion mauls 11-year-old boy at Australian zoo
In this Jan. 7, 2010, file photo a sea lion takes a fish from a handler at the Central Park Zoo in New York...

In the Hamptons, Today's Young Summer Campers are Tomorrows Green Fashion Designers
When Patti Robinson, a summer camp instructor at The Art Farm in Bridgehampton, NY, sent over some photos of recycled fashion, I was intrigued -- especially with the shape and design of the one, above -- and even more so when she told me that the young campers who crafted these designs ranged between the ages of eight and twelve...

Golf game memorializes 9/11 victims; helps survivors
"We'll never forget" is what Hillsborough businessman Tom Arias says when recalling the altruistic efforts of his brother, Adam Arias, who died trying to save others during the Sept...

A Brief Rest
The rocky road to publishin' Saturday, September 04, 2010 A Brief Rest The hurricane has passed New York City and the literary agents are free to head off to the Hamptons for the weekend, without fear of being rained out...

Robert Fulford: Disappointed in Obama? Blame the Kochs
David and Julia Koch at a 2003 charity ball in New York City. Those Americans who put their faith in Barack Obama have difficulty admitting that he's not turned out nearly as well as they'd hoped...

New York City man alive for now after 39-story plunge
NEW YORK - A New York City man who plunged 39 stories from the roof of an apartment building survived after crashing...

New York City Muslim groups decry hostile atmosphere over mosque debate
New York City Muslim groups decry hostile atmosphere over mosque debate..

Bloomberg tries to calm Muslim cabbie, New York City after knife attack - KSDK
NEW YORK (AP) - A Muslim cab driver whose face and throat were slashed in a suspected hate crime attack appeared with Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Thursday as city officials sought to ease tensions in the debate over a ...

New York City Law Requires Landlords to Tell New Tenants About Bedbug Infestations
A new law in New York City aimed at helping prospective tenants combat the raging bedbug epidemic was signed into law Monday by Gov. David A. Paterson. Dubbed the Bedbug Disclosure Act, the measure requires owners and lessors to notify new rental tenants of bedbug infestations that have plagued the building and the tenant's individual unit during the previous year. The law comes amid a rash of ...

Heritage Auction Galleries opens in New York City - LIVE AUCTIONEERS
NEW YORK (AP) EUR Heritage Auction Galleries, the Dallas-based auction house, is opening a gallery on Park Avenue in New York City. Heritage Auction Galleries' expertise includes rare coins, fine art, comics, movie ...

Beatrice, Luxury Rentals High In The Sky In New York City
Sep 4th 2010 at 8:01AM High above New York City, you'll find some of the most intriguing luxury rental units...

SundayArts, New York's Premier Showcase Devoted to the Arts, Covers Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week . - Newsblaze.com
NEW YORK - (BUSINESS WIRE) - From September 9-16, thousands of fashion industry professionals including retailers, editors and fashionistas will gather here in New York to see more than 90 of the world's ...

New York City man plunges 39 stories, lands on car, survives
NEW YORK (AP) EUR” A New York City man who plunged 39 stories from the roof of an apartment building has survived after crashing onto a parked car.Witnesses and police say 22-year-old Thomas Magill tried to commit suicide by jumping from the high-rise at West 63rd Street on Tuesday. He landed in the backseat area of a Dodge Charger after crashing through the windshield.Magill suffered broken legs ...

New York City man alive for now after 39-story plunge - Boston Herald
. YORK - A New York . Thomas Magill tried to commit suicide by jumping from the high-rise on West 63rd Street on Tuesday. Witnesses saw him falling past their windows. He landed in the back seat of a Dodge Charger..

The battle for New York City
New York City might be the largest market in the country, but as a college football town, it's apathetic at best. Several schools and others are trying to change that , as a Wall Street Journal article published Thursday details. Notre Dame and Army are playing in Yankee Stadium this year, and Rutgers is playing in the new Meadowlands complex. The Scarlet Knights have a Yankee Stadium game ...

Laura
Based on Vera Caspary's 1943 pulp-fiction novel of the same name, the play Laura begins with the gorgeous woman at the center of the story already dead - someone took a shotgun and blew her face off...

New York City Cuts Its Voting Machines Loose
New York City Primary 2010, Voting Machines, Election, Voters, Board of Elections Contributor: Mary Finn Published: Aug 31, 2010..

Muslims at the Fair
Despite the smells of fried dough and roasted meat wafting from the Minnesota State Fair, Salim and Zuleyha Ozonder were focused on the people who were leaving, not the food or festivities beckoning from across the street...

Boy Wonder: Top NFL Impact Rookies of 2010
In April every year, the NFL Draft unfolds before our eyes as us die-hard NFL fans treat it like a holiday...



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