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  • Moscow safer than New York Russian minister

    Russian police reforms have proved so successful that, in some areas, Moscow outperforms New York on safety, Russian Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev has boasted while on a visit to the US. Kolokoltsev made the claims during a meeting in New York late Monday with New York City Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly. "We have compared the crime situation in Moscow and New York, factoring in ...

  • Shocking lawsuit claims NY high schools admissions policy racially biased

    New York City high school admissions policies are racially biased against black and Hispanic students. A lawsuit filed in a federal civil rights complaint said that parents and activists have charged the school. According to the New York Daily News, in the complaint, filed with the federal Office of Civil Rights, the parents and their lawyers call for a federal investigation and overhaul of a ...

  • US charges three NYU researchers for taking bribes from Chinese company

    Three New York University researchers from China divulged results from a federally funded study to Chinese competitors in exchange for tuition, rent and other expenses. Federal prosecutors said that Yudong Zhu, a U.S.-educated NYU professor, and Xing Yang, a lab engineer, were released on bail after appearing in federal court in Manhattan to face commercial bribery and other charges. ...

  • Airbnb Stays Are Illegal In New York Court Rules

    A search for places to stay in New York City via Airbnb returns plenty of results, despite the practice of short-term rentals being found to be illegal under city and state ...

  • MLS expansion club New York FC set to join the league in 2015

    called New York FC that is expected to join the league in 2015. The big news? The team will be owned by Manchester City (this was previously reported) AND the New York Yankees (this was not). City will be the majority owner while the Yankees will ';be an active member of the ownership group,'; according to a news release. Yankee Stadium, of course, is hosting a City-Chelsea friendly ...


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Movie Review

Repo Man [Blu-Ray]

Repo Man [Blu-Ray]

The life of a repo man is always intense, the experienced veteran tells the rookie at one point in Alex Coxs 80s cult classic Repo Man. Of course, the rookie, a suburban teenage punk named Otto (Emilio Estevez), has no idea just how intense his life is about to get. And, despite his 20 y ... ...

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  • Judge rules Airbnb illegal in New York City

    Bad news for Manhattanites who use Airbnb to rent out their apartments temporarily: New York City officials have ruled that the service violates an "illegal hotel" ...

  • Yanks Manchester City awarded MLS expansion team

    Yankees president Randy Levine (left) with MLS Commissioner Don Garber and Manchester City CEO Ferran Soriano. Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber announced today that a partnership of global sports powers, Manchester City Football Club and the New York Yankees, has acquired the League's 20th expansion club. The new team will be named New York City Football Club (NYCFC) and expects ...

  • Protesters at capitol call to repeal NY gun law

    ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- A few hundred people have gathered at New York's state capitol building in Albany to press for repeal of the state's tough new gun ...

  • 4 falcon chicks living on NY-NJ bridge are banded

    NEW YORK (AP) -- Four falcon chicks that live on the George Washington Bridge connecting Manhattan to New Jersey have gotten identifying bands around their ...

  • A few strong storms later today live chat at noon about Moore Oklahoma tornado

    There is a chance for one or two thunderstorms to develop this afternoon and this evening over Central New York. There may not be many, but the ones which do develop, could be pretty strong. There are a number of things going on which may help to produce some thunder. One is a front stalled just to our north. It is the dividing line between temperatures which are in the 50s and 60s across ...

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