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  • Worlds largest Star Wars Lego model unveiled in NYC

    A massive Lego model of the Star Wars X-Wing Starfighter was unveiled in Times Square, New York City on Thursday. Made out of a whopping 5.3 million Lego pieces, the craft weighs in at nearly 46,000lbs and is 43 feet (13.1 metres) long. Its wingspan measures 44 feet (13.44 metres) across, and is the largest Lego model ever built, Sky News reported. The ship is the work of 32 master Lego ...

  • Actress Bynes accused of bong toss out NYC window

    In an image made from video, actress Amanda Bynes, center, wearing sweats and a blonde wig, shields her face as she is escorted after a Manhattan criminal court appearance on Friday May 24, 2013 in New York. Bynes was arrested Thursday evening and charged with reckless endangerment after police say she heaved a marijuana bong out of out of her Manhattan apartment building. (AP ...

  • Ringleader of burglary crew that murdered NYPD officer Figoski convicted

    Nelson Morales A Brooklyn jury convicted the ringleader of a burglary crew that murdered a NYPD cop on felony murder and burglary charges today.Nelson Morales organized the armed crew that broke into the home of an East New York drug dealer in 2011. One of the other burglars, Lamont Pride, was convicted of fatally shooting responding police officer Peter Figoski earlier this year.Figoski's ...

  • Woman injured in last weeks Conn. train crash suing Metro-North Railroad for negligence

    BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - Attorneys for a 65-year-old woman injured in last week's train crash in Connecticut say they have filed a lawsuit alleging negligence by the Metro-North Railroad.Attorney Joel Faxon says the suit was filed Friday in federal court in Bridgeport to gain access to witnesses and allow victims and their families to be involved in the investigation. He said it was the first ...

  • Bloomberg Public financing wont solve Albanys scandal problem

    Placing himself on the opposite side of Gov. Cuomo, Mayor Bloomberg argued today that public financing won't get rid of the corruption that pervades Albany. "Public financing wouldn't have cured anything," the mayor declared on his weekly WOR radio show."What is clear is that they have a lot of corruption. Most of the things that have been in the paper would not be cured ...


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Movie Review

Fritz the Cat [DVD]

Fritz the Cat [DVD]

For his first film, writer/director Ralph Bakshi decided to do what no one else had ever tried before: Create a feature-length adult cartoon. Bakshi, an animation wunderkind who was already a 10-year veteran of the Terrytoons animation studio when he was in his early 30s, teamed up with producer Steve Krantz and raised almost $1 million for the production. The result was Fritz the Cat, a f ... ...

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  • Unusual condition seen before Conn. train wreck

    Train service from New York to Boston was back on schedule Wednesday on one of the nation's oldest and most heavily traveled railways, five days after a derailment in Connecticut injured scores of commuters and damaged ...

  • Brookfield Square adds Body Central Torrid and Glitter loses New York and Company

    Women's apparel retailer New York and Company is closing its Brookfield Square mall store, and the space will be divided to accommodate two new stores. One side of the New York and Company space will filled by young women's retailer Body Central, while the other will house a relocated Champs shoe and sportswear store, Scott S. Oleson, manager of Brookfield Square, said Friday. Both ...

  • Citi Bikes land in New York what to expect from the long-awaited scheme

    New York in the early hours of Friday, greeted with a combination of curiosity, puzzlement, and not a little suspicion.Which is hardly surprising, as it's not been plain cycling so far. Residents of the West Village think the docking stations will destroy the area's historic character. In Brooklyn, treasured parking spots have been usurped. Tabloid columnists fear the city's ...

  • About New York Turning Lives Around and Saving Money Too

    "I'd have them come around the store and order a sandwich or something, and stuff it in the sandwich when I wrapped it," Mr. Ramos said this week. "Or when I gave a book of matches. Be creative when giving it to them, instead of just being ...

  • Two Siro’s veterans have big plans for former Joe Collins restaurant in Saratoga

    Sean Sheehan , another Siro's veteran. Dillon tells me the pair plan to open when they receive a liquor license, which he expects is four or five weeks out. They are leasing their new place, Jack Dillon's Farm to Fork Cuisine, from El Mondo Properties ...

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