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Drunk Jersey dad busted behind the wheel with 4-year-old son in the backseat - New York Daily News
“He does horribly on the sobriety test,” a source said, adding that Stott later blew just under a .20 on a Breathalyzer test — more than double the legal limit of .08. Cops then called Stott's wife, who said she had been trying to reach her husband ...
December 31, 2011


Harlem building one of city's worst, says pol - New York Daily News
"The building is falling a part," said one resident, who declined to give his name. Another resident, who was raised in the building near Bradhurst Ave., agreed the building hasn't been kept up. "They don't do nothing about the problems. ...
December 30, 2011


French graffiti vandal Maxime Bezat busted for spray painting his tag on ... - New York Daily News
An French graffiti vandal has been busted for spray painting his tag on subway trains in Brooklyn, Queens and Manhattan, sources said Thursday. Maxime Bezat, 25, was arraigned Wednesday in Brooklyn Supreme Criminal Court on felony charges of scrawling ...
December 29, 2011


16-year-old arrested after shooting in front of Bronx police precinct: sources - New York Daily News
A 16-year-old boy made an easy collar for police early Thursday after he shot another teen in front of a Bronx police precinct, cop sources said. The teenaged shooter opened fire on a 19-year-old man in front of the 46th Precinct stationhouse on Ryer ...
December 29, 2011


Sources say RA Dickey will go forward with charity climb up Mount Kilimanjaro ... - New York Daily News
RA Dickey will go forward with his charitable plan to ascend Mount Kilimanjaro next week, despite the Mets' objections, multiple sources said Tuesday. A person close to Dickey confirmed the Mets sent a "procedural" letter to agent Bo McKinniss "just to ...
December 27, 2011


3-month-old baby dead in Bronx after dad is busted in assault on mom, grandma - New York Daily News
A 24-year-old neighbor who declined to give his name said Palmer didn't live with the baby's mom and grandma. "He was a cool dude," the neighbor said. "He didn't work." A local store employee said Palmer had a bad reputation in the neighborhood. ...
December 27, 2011


60%-off shoe sale leads to melee at Saks Fifth Avenue: witnesses - New York Daily News
“The line wrapped around the floor,” a frazzled shopper, who did not want to be identified, told the Daily News. “There were too many people. They were pushing and shoving. It was a zoo.” She said civility quickly deteriorated when an announcement was ...
December 27, 2011


Maria Shriver might take Arnold Schwarzenegger back despite his affair - New York Daily News
“I can confirm they're spending more time together recently," a source close to the family told the Daily News Monday. "They spent Christmas together, and the whole family went to the Lakers game last night." Daughter Katherine Schwarzenegger, 22, ...
December 26, 2011


15-year-old gunned down in lobby of Brooklyn housing project, shot 8 times in ... - New York Daily News
Marquis Washington was blasted eight times in the chest and once in the head in the entry way to his Cypress Houses building on Euclid Ave. around 8:39 pm, police sources said. He was taken to Brookdale hospital where he died, police said. ...
December 24, 2011


NYPD cop charged with DWI, partner in coma after crash on the Bronx River Parkway - New York Daily News
Investigators delayed giving the officer a Breathalyzer test for nine hours, a source said. The result of that test is not known. Casiano hurt his back in the wreck. His partner's injuries were much more serious, sources said. ...
December 24, 2011


Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes shell out $5000 for daughter Suri's lavish ice ... - New York Daily News
“Tom rented it for an entire session so no one else could use it,” the source said. The admission price for the hour-and-a-half session runs $75 a person. However the Cruise-Holmes clan isn't your average customer. In fact, the source tells us Suri's ...
December 23, 2011


Bronx high school teacher Peter Bogolub throws tantrum, cuts self in class - New York Daily News
A popular Bronx teacher went berserk Thursday, throwing a chair across the classroom and cutting himself after a student's behavior set him off, sources said. Peter Bogolub, a history teacher, began his meltdown about 12:15 pm when a student misbehaved ...
December 23, 2011


Neighbors mourns Joshua Rubin, slain owner of Brooklyn's Whisk Bakery Cafe - New York Daily News
“He was trying to figure the whole business thing out,” said the neighbor, a senior who declined to give his name. “I never saw any manifestation of mental illness. Whatever mental illness he had, it was minor, as far as I'm concerned. ...
December 22, 2011


Wrong-way driver killed when she rams tractor-trailer on Bruckner Expressway - New York Daily News
"She was coming the wrong way," said the rig's driver, who did not want to be identified. "She hit me right in the front of the truck." The man, who drives for a Framington, Mass., company called Costa, said he was on a run with his wife when they saw ...
December 22, 2011


Brooklyn's Wisk Bakery Cafe owner Joshua Rubin found dead in rual Pennsylvania - New York Daily News
“By the process of dental records and DNA information, we've been able to match him,” the source said. Rubin owned the Whisk Bakery Cafe on Newkirk Ave. in Flatbush, which had just opened in mid-September, according to its website. ...
December 22, 2011


Detective offers to pay parking ticket for Staten Island holiday do gooder - New York Daily News
The cop, who asked not to be named, said he wanted to help out after reading in the Daily News that construction manager Chris Csoka was slapped with a $60 ticket while dropping off a truckload of baby supplies for unemployed Anthony Spencer - even ...
December 21, 2011


Andruw Jones may be right for Boston Red Sox - New York Daily News
The Yankees have stayed in touch with Jones' agent, Scott Boras, but a source said the two sides have not made much progress despite the mutual desire for a reunion. The source added that “several” other teams have expressed interest in the 34-year-old ...
December 21, 2011


Jules Manson says Secret Service agents went to his home after he posted anti ... - New York Daily News
As for Manson's claim that he had been cleared, a source said, it's an "open investigation." Manson, a rabid supporter of Tea Party pioneer Ron Paul, called for Obama's assassination in a recent Facebook post that criticized the President's decision ...
December 20, 2011


Man stabs his girlfriend and her stepson in Queens before jumping to his death ... - New York Daily News
BY John Doyle A crazed man stabbed his girlfriend and her stepson before killing himself by jumping in front of an LIRR train in Queens, police sources said. The unidentified suspect stabbed his 43-year-old lover in the neck inside her Maspeth home at ...
December 20, 2011


Hurting defensive end Osi Umenyiora may play for NY Giants against NY Jets on ... - New York Daily News
A source close to the situation said Umenyiora's ankle was “still real sore.” The source added that Umenyiora's ability to practice remains in doubt because he is struggling to explode off the balky joint. “The problem is the push,” the source said. ...
December 20, 2011


Is Bruce Springsteen about to dip into a new jean pool? - New York Daily News
A source close to the couple says viewers will be seeing more of Kilmer-Purcell and Ridge than just their engagement. The couple have filmed three appearances on the reality show, and are referred to as the “other new Housewives. ...
December 19, 2011


Brooklyn's Metropolitan Diploma Plus High School investigated over test scores - New York Daily News
The teachers, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, say the cheating allowed unprepared students to sail through graduation while clocking very little time in the classroom. “A lot of these kids barely went to class — and all of a sudden, ...
December 18, 2011


Fake-beard fugitive wanted for attempted murder on two Queens cops - New York Daily News
Olmeda has three other arrests for drug possession in New York City, the source said. He served about four years in prison for the weapons charge and he was paroled in October 1998. A man called police after Olmeda had asked him about security at the ...
December 17, 2011


Cornell elbows Stanford out of way for 'genius' school on Roosevelt Island - New York Daily News
In a series of tense talks, a source said, city officials asked Stanford reps to agree to: move forward even if the $100 million in promised public funding dries up, sustain penalties for project delays — even those caused by the city — and indemnify ...
December 17, 2011


Embattled controller John Liu tears down office walls but skeptics tear at his ... - New York Daily News
“They believe that there are people who hate him who are trying to hurt him,” the source said. While Liu has frequently been at odds with Mayor Bloomberg, he has slowly adopted Hizzoner's bullpen office layout, Sweeney noted. ...
December 16, 2011


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