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  • Web site sublets illegal - Judge blasts NYers who rent out rooms to travelers

    Thousands of New Yorkers who rent out their apartments on the popular traveler site Airbnb.com are breaking the law, a New York judge ruled - and they could be slapped with hefty fines.East Village condo owner Nigel Warren was hit with a $2,400 penalty Monday for subletting his pad to a Russian tourist in December for $100 a night. Judge Clive Morrick ruled that Warren broke a law passed in 2011 ...

  • Man turns himself in for allegedly bashing gay man in East Village

    A man turned himself in for bashing a gay man in the East Village, cops said today.Gornell Roman, 39, allegedly pummeled victim Dan Contarino and called him anti-gay slurs on Monday while they were walking to a homeless shelter the two were both staying at, authorities said.He was charged with two counts of felony and misdemeanor assault and felony aggravated harassment, all as hate crimes, ...

  • Canet seeks gritty New York in Blood Ties

    CANNES, France -- The problem with New York these days is there's just not enough litter.At least, that's French director Guillaume Canet's experience. He had to supply his own garbage to recreate the grubby streets of 1970s Brooklyn for his debut English-language feature "Blood Ties.""Every day," the director laughed during an interview at the Cannes Film ...

  • Anthony Weiner Stands For New York City Mayor

    Former US congressman Anthony Weiner, who was forced to resign two years ago over a series of racy tweets, has said he is running for New York City mayor. The controversial Democrat made his announcement in a YouTube video. When he was forced to step down in June 2011 Mr Weiner claimed his Twitter account had been hacked after a photograph of a man's crotch, clad in underwear, was ...

  • Quinn leads NYC mayoral poll among Democrats

    NEW YORK (AP) -- A new poll finds that City Council Speaker Christine Quinn leads candidates for the Democratic nomination for New York City mayor with 25 ...


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The Ghost Goes Gear [DVD]

The Ghost Goes Gear [DVD]

In the mid-1960s, the Beatles starred in two films directed by Richard Lester, A Hard Day's Night (1964) and Help! (1965), that not only helped solidify the all-encompassing global star power of the Fab Four, but also helped to revolutionize cinema. According to Andrew Sarris, A Hard Day's Night was a "cataclysmic cultural event" that marked the end of an era, and film schola ... ...

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  • Anthony Weiner to run for NYC mayor

    Anthony Weiner has announced his candidacy for New York City mayor. Weiner previously resigned his congressional seat in 2011 after revelations that he sent indiscreet photos and messages to a number of ...

  • Some remain without power after storm hits Central New York

    debris, knocked down power lines and trees . Power has been restored to many of the nearly 12,000 National Grid customers in Onondaga County who were without power. As of 12 a.m., 460 National Grid customers were still without power in Onondaga County. In Cayuga County 190 National Grid customers were still without power. New York State Electric and Gas reported only a few outages in Cayuga ...

  • West at a glance school budget results and sewing

    Syracuse, NY -- Voters in all of the school districts in Western Onondaga County Tuesday passed their school budgets for 2013-14 and many districts will have new members on the school board. We've written ...

  • East Syracuse Minoa voters approve $71.8 million budget

    East Syracuse Minoa voters approved a 2013-2014 budget of $71,813,795. The vote was 874 yes to 253 no. Propositions: Purchase school buses not to exceed $328,014 from the 2007 Bus Purchase Reserve Fund. The proposition passed 868 yes to 241 no. Funding was approved for the public library in East Syracuse for $296,514 by a vote of 850 to 265 and funding of the public library in Minoa for ...

  • NY Minute Gov. Andrew Cuomo makes second gaming deal with Mohawks

    Cuomo visits Syracuse today; some law enforcement leaders say the governor asked them to cool criticism of the state's gun laws; and guess which Western New York businessman got $630,000 in tax ...

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