tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54401022011-04-21T23:35:16.354-04:00ScaryNYThere’s enough stuff going on in NYC everyday to cause you to, how should I say, change your pants. matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16852628601377644210noreply@blogger.comBlogger4511100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440102.post-1076374919821707272004-02-09T20:01:00.000-05:002004-02-09T20:03:46.373-05:00OT: ScaryNY 2.0
I've decided to make the switch from Blogger to Movable Type. Blogger is fun and all, but the lack of a real RSS feed (I know, I know... there's now an Atom feed), comments, permalinks that actually sorta work and a few other things started to get on my nerves. I'll eventually set up a redirect or something here, and I plan to do a lot of design/functionality tweaks over the nextmatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16852628601377644210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440102.post-1076300732833896452004-02-08T23:25:00.000-05:002004-02-08T23:27:18.293-05:00Kitty, 40 Years Later
"Forty years ago, on March 13, 1964, the picturesque tranquillity of Kew Gardens was shattered by the murder of 28-year-old Catherine Genovese, known as Kitty. The murder was grisly, but it wasn't the particulars of the killing that became the focus of the case. It was the response of her neighbors. As Ms. Genovese screamed - 'Please help me! Please help me!' - 38 witnessesmatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16852628601377644210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440102.post-1076299513832680082004-02-08T23:05:00.000-05:002004-02-08T23:06:59.466-05:002 men fight, fall 3 floors but still live
"A slugfest between two men over bootleg music CDs ended when both crashed through closed elevator doors yesterday and plunged three stories onto the elevator car in a Manhattan building, police said."
This isn't the first time two this sort of thing has happened. Elevator doors look strong, but I guess they're not.
"'When you get them behind an matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16852628601377644210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440102.post-1075922889785678002004-02-04T14:28:00.000-05:002004-02-04T16:46:24.000-05:00Death Traps
"Dozens of electrified manhole and service-box covers that could zap you to death have been discovered throughout the city, Con Ed revealed yesterday."
In case you didn't get that the first time, they can "zap you to death." It must be fun working for the New York Post.
matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16852628601377644210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440102.post-1075873505153153702004-02-04T00:45:00.000-05:002004-02-04T00:46:45.280-05:00'Taliban' taunt in sex attacks
"Accused East Side sex attacker Kevin White threatened to 'go Taliban' on a male victim and allegedly violated him with a pair of scissors, court records revealed yesterday."
Go Taliban? What exactly does that mean and what's the appropriate response? Interesting to note: "Taliban" is not in MS Outlook's spellcheck dictionary.
matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16852628601377644210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440102.post-1075872754239068232004-02-04T00:32:00.000-05:002004-02-04T00:34:14.530-05:00Powdery Envelopes Prompt Postal Scares
"Three envelopes containing white powder that turned out to be harmless were discovered yesterday at three U.S. Postal facilities in New York -- one in Brooklyn and two in Manhattan -- authorities said."
So this happens from time to time. Can someone tell me who's mailing powder?
"Chemical tests conducted by the New York Police Department and the matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16852628601377644210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440102.post-1075872558000367542004-02-04T00:29:00.000-05:002004-02-04T00:30:58.340-05:00Gothamist: Death's Decline in New York City
Gothamist does a fine job of making death cheery.
matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16852628601377644210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440102.post-1075702653411754292004-02-02T01:17:00.000-05:002004-02-02T01:19:12.013-05:00F.Y.I.: When MetroCard Fails
"Q: Occasionally my unlimited MetroCard will fail, and there is inevitably a long line for the attendant - or no attendant at all. Am I breaking any laws if I save everyone's time and hop over the barriers?"
"A: Don't do it. In the eyes of the law, it's still fare-beating. As Paul Fleuranges, a spokesman for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, says: 'A policematthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16852628601377644210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440102.post-1075702103397883942004-02-02T01:08:00.000-05:002004-02-02T01:10:02.076-05:00Arrest Warrant Issued For 50 Cent
"Police issued an arrest warrant for multi-platinum rapper Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson, after he allegedly threatened gun play at a video shoot yesterday (January 31)."
Woops. Read the story. It's not clear if he even had a gun.
matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16852628601377644210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440102.post-1075701818714865122004-02-02T01:03:00.000-05:002004-02-02T01:05:17.436-05:00Suspect Arrested in East Side Sex Assaults
"Police announced the arrest on Sunday of a man believed to have sexually assaulted a woman and a man on separate days this week in their Manhattan apartment buildings."
Well that's good news. I guess it's rare for someone to attack members of both sexes.
matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16852628601377644210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440102.post-1075416002780778862004-01-29T17:40:00.000-05:002004-01-29T17:41:37.700-05:001010 WINS: TRAGIC MISTAKE
"A Manhattan woman was electrocuted in a freak dog-walking accident because utility workers failed to properly wrap an exposed wire one year earlier, Consolidated Edison announced Thursday after an internal probe."
Well negligence doesn't really make it a freak accident, does it? Rather than replacing an exposed wire last January, ConEd workers simply wrapped some matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16852628601377644210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440102.post-1075262915042383422004-01-27T23:08:00.000-05:002004-01-27T23:10:08.623-05:00NYC Department of Records - Photo Gallery
Howard Sherman points to the "Crime and Criminals" section of the Municipal Photo Gallery (after he was pointed to it by the Manhattan User's Guide). Jeez, complicated. Anyway... some photos of criminals and crime scenes from years ago.
In happier civic photography news, About.com's Guide to Queens, NY, John Roleke, sends us to the NYC Municipal matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16852628601377644210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440102.post-1075261080577894542004-01-27T22:38:00.000-05:002004-01-27T22:39:33.716-05:00City Sanitation Worker Killed in a Freakish Truck Accident
"A city sanitation worker died in a freakish accident in Brooklyn yesterday after she was pinned on top of a garbage truck by a mechanical lever, city officials said."
There's a reason why they call sanitation workers "New York's Strongest."
matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16852628601377644210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440102.post-1075260950316727792004-01-27T22:35:00.000-05:002004-01-27T22:37:23.483-05:00Queens Coyote Goes With Floe
"A not-so-wily coyote landed in the doghouse with would-be rescuers yesterday after getting cold feet and refusing to hop to safety from a floating chunk of ice in Jamaica Bay."
They make it seem like they got the coyote, but "Once on dry land, the coyote 'high-tailed it' into a wooded area, Ziel said."
So there's a coyote walking the mean streets of New York as I matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16852628601377644210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440102.post-1075260229293020242004-01-27T22:23:00.000-05:002004-01-27T22:25:22.623-05:00Snow School
[unable to blog this due to the weather]
matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16852628601377644210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440102.post-1075241582752523082004-01-27T17:13:00.000-05:002004-01-27T17:14:36.030-05:00SubText: [1] NYC Commuter "Tough"
"Truth is that almost all New Yorkers either look or TRY to look a little scary on the subway."
By the way... in case you haven't seen it, SubText is a moblog with images and text captured in the New York City Subway System. It's pretty cool.
matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16852628601377644210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440102.post-1075230564613067862004-01-27T14:09:00.000-05:002004-01-27T14:10:57.810-05:00Winter storms wallop Midwest, East
"Winter storms are glazing roads, delaying flights and causing deadly car crashes Tuesday throughout the Midwest and along the East Coast."
Run for your lives! It's going to snow! Forget the cat... get out of the city as soon as possible!
I love snow in the city, but I hate "the media's" reaction to it. Christ. It's just snow. Wear some boots, grow a pair matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16852628601377644210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440102.post-1075148667226179302004-01-26T15:24:00.000-05:002004-01-26T15:25:59.263-05:00I'm a Conspiracy Freak
Jan 25, 2004 12:42 pm US/Eastern: One Dead In Brooklyn Banquet Hall Shooting
"A man trying to break up a fight at a banquet hall in Brooklyn has been shot dead.
"It happened at about 4 a.m. at a Masonic temple in Broadway Juntion. Witnesses say a fight broke out early this morning at the Brooklyn Prince Hall Temple at 70 Pennsylvania Avenue. Someone pulled out a gun and matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16852628601377644210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440102.post-1075130900361044092004-01-26T10:28:00.000-05:002004-01-26T10:32:55.030-05:00Rat Trap
"A Bronx neighborhood group is using bacon, peanut butter and cheese to lure some ten thousand rats to their deaths within a month."
Can someone get pictures of this? Please? I'm imaging 10,000 hypnotized rats making their way towards their eventual death.
matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16852628601377644210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440102.post-1075095208131975332004-01-26T00:33:00.000-05:002004-01-26T00:34:59.420-05:00Free Rape Prevention Seminar
"Jiu-Jitsu utilizes physics and science through leverage, off-balance, and the knowledge of human anatomy to overcome an attacker with as little effort possible: maximum effect with minimum effort."
Date: February 27, 2004
Time: 6:30pm - 8:30p.m.
New York Jiu Jitsu School
577 Broadway 2nd Fl.
(btwn. Houston and Prince)
Register online. And while you're at it, matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16852628601377644210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440102.post-1075090170217126472004-01-25T23:09:00.000-05:002004-01-25T23:11:01.780-05:00Officer Under Scrutiny Over NYC Shooting
"A grand jury this week will consider charges including murder against a police officer who fatally shot an unarmed teenager Saturday in the stairwell of a housing complex, law enforcement officials said."
The cop was patrolling a public housing rooftop when the shooting happened. The cop, with his gun already drawn, was opening a door when the victim matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16852628601377644210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440102.post-1075057411095532162004-01-25T14:03:00.000-05:002004-01-25T17:13:49.436-05:00Too Weak
Says Evan the Unrelentless: "3) people too weak to live in this city: Matt and 601."
Um, ok.
matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16852628601377644210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440102.post-1075055654000513652004-01-25T13:34:00.000-05:002004-01-25T13:35:44.840-05:00Teen is stabbed in all-girl melee
"A long-simmering feud between teenagers erupted in violence yesterday when a schoolgirl wielding a kitchen knife stabbed another girl during a brawl in a Manhattan subway station, police said."
More crap involving school kids and subway stations. I've said it so many times before here, but I don't think there's a more frightening place than subway stations matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16852628601377644210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440102.post-1075055188189939032004-01-25T13:26:00.000-05:002004-01-25T13:27:59.123-05:00Friend's Injury Drains the Zaniness From a Race
"When Christopher Hackett failed to show up yesterday with the confetti gun that was to be fired to start the Idiot Race, a shopping cart chariot run of sorts, his Madagascar Institute colleagues used a bullhorn instead."
Here's an update to a story linked below. The confetti cannon guy with the pictures of the WTC and other "sensitive locations,"matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16852628601377644210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440102.post-1074983966559781742004-01-24T17:39:00.000-05:002004-01-24T17:40:56.496-05:00Man Arrested With Weapons, WTC Material
"Authorities called to the home of a Brooklyn artist injured in a backyard explosion Saturday discovered a cache of weapons and ammunition along with material related to the World Trade Center and other sensitive locations, police said."
OK. But explain this.
"Hackett said he was working with a propane tank and a homemade device designed to shoot matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16852628601377644210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440102.post-1074921629835499372004-01-24T00:20:00.000-05:002004-01-24T00:21:59.390-05:00NMan Shot To Death in Brooklyn
"A deaf and mute Brooklyn man was fatally shot early Friday while waiting to catch a bus home after basketball practice, police said."
Back in the day, they would've called this guy deaf and dumb. Read the story linked above. It seems too random. Stuff like this (and the reader comment below) make me want to give up ScaryNY and turn to a weblog that features only matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16852628601377644210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440102.post-1074920731137211752004-01-24T00:05:00.000-05:002004-01-24T00:07:00.826-05:00More Questions In Queens Fatal Hit-and-Run Case
" There is a plea out today, from family members of a young mother killed by hit and run drivers. They are calling on the drivers involved to come foreward. The accident happened early Sunday morning in the Corona section of Queens."
Right. So I missed this first time around. A woman was hit by three cars and killed. All three cars took off. Therematthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16852628601377644210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440102.post-1074920526130053692004-01-24T00:02:00.000-05:002004-01-24T00:03:35.840-05:00Paroled Sex Offender Goes On Crime Spree
"A paroled sex offender with a history of violence was charged Thursday in a 10-hour, three-borough rampage that included a slashing murder and a sex attack on a teenage girl."
Why'd this guy do it?
"Shobey 'admitted he had been drinking,' Kelly said. The commissioner declined to detail the statements any further."
Oh, ok. Well, I had a few drinks matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16852628601377644210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440102.post-1074920327307440702004-01-23T23:58:00.000-05:002004-01-24T00:00:16.263-05:00Four New York Teens Nailed In High School Fire, Assaults
"Two high-school students have been arrested for assaulting and menacing their teachers and two others for setting a fire while classes were in session, police said yesterday."
More school stuff. Seems like the NYC schools are the worst place to be these days.
matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16852628601377644210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440102.post-1074920141204147282004-01-23T23:55:00.000-05:002004-01-23T23:57:49.590-05:00Final WTC Death Toll Is 2,749
"More than two years after the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, the city believes it has arrived at a conclusive tally of the people killed in the twin towers that day: 2,749."
Ask yourself. Will you remember this number 5, 10, 15, 20, more years from now? Does the number itself matter? Remember on Sept 11th when you were safe in your living rooms when matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16852628601377644210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440102.post-1074887804357408982004-01-23T14:56:00.000-05:002004-01-23T14:58:12.920-05:00Gothamist: NY Crime This Week
"Crime might have gone down in 2003, but this past week has been a doozy..."
Me = lazy. matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16852628601377644210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440102.post-1074714763982563382004-01-21T14:52:00.000-05:002004-01-21T14:54:10.623-05:00Reader Writes
A ScaryNY reader wrote in yesterday to point out an error in one of my link titles (since fixed) and added, "...though I'm not thrilled with your obsession on the scary stuff, what with crime in NYC down and all, but you do a good job of it."
I responded with: "Re: obsession with scary stuff, it's not necessarily an obsession and it's not strictly crime (see latest on the poor matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16852628601377644210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440102.post-1074703252949213662004-01-21T11:40:00.000-05:002004-01-21T11:42:19.793-05:00Savage Subway Attack
"Reynaldo Hidalgo cannot understand why a stranger attacked his grandson on a packed No. 7 train Monday, taunting the 18-year-old before biting the teen's left cheek and upper chest."
Yeah, I can see how you wouldn't be able to understand that.
"More difficult to understand, Hidalgo said yesterday, is why no one on the train, including several MTA employees, stepped in tomatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16852628601377644210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440102.post-1074660723613267582004-01-20T23:52:00.000-05:002004-01-20T23:53:29.653-05:00Subway shootout
"An illegal Mexican immigrant wrestled a gun away from a pair of bandits on a Manhattan subway, triggering a wild shootout early yesterday that left one thug dead, police sources said."
Found at Amy's Robot Link Factory. Add a link today!
matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16852628601377644210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440102.post-1074533524934571612004-01-19T12:32:00.000-05:002004-01-19T12:33:29.780-05:00Shocking flaw by Con Ed
"Four blocks from where a woman was shocked to death by a charged Con Ed grate cover, pedestrians were forced yesterday to sidestep a frayed electrical cable running across a sidewalk.
"And despite calls from residents, police, the Fire Department and the Daily News, Con Ed did not send anyone to the scene for 11 hours. When workers finally showed up, they simply matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16852628601377644210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440102.post-1074521100105806472004-01-19T09:05:00.000-05:002004-01-19T09:06:25.186-05:00Subway Shooting
"A man was in critical condition after he was shot twice in the head Monday on a subway train in Manhattan, police said."
4 am. Happened at the 8th street station. Two guys were arrested at Union Square. Pretty efficient.
matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16852628601377644210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440102.post-1074358304824708982004-01-17T11:51:00.000-05:002004-01-17T11:53:08.200-05:008 Shot at B'klyn Diner
"Eight people were shot at a Brooklyn diner Saturday morning after an argument among three men, police said."
Good Morning!
"Police said two suspects pistol-whipped an employee at the Galaxy Diner and demanded money from the cash register after at least one suspect opened fire in the diner at 5:15 a.m."
matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16852628601377644210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440102.post-1074358119962394112004-01-17T11:48:00.000-05:002004-01-17T11:50:02.780-05:00Cops: Student Pushed Dean Down Escalator
"A high school student was arrested on a charge of second-degree assault after he allegedly pushed a school official down an escalator in a Manhattan high school, police said."
It's becoming increasingly clear to me that New York City schools are the most dangerous places in the world. Yup, the world. When you see those ads on the train encouraging you matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16852628601377644210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440102.post-1074357990814469782004-01-17T11:46:00.000-05:002004-01-17T11:47:53.653-05:00Woman Walking Dogs is Electrocuted
"A 30-year-old woman collapsed and died while walking her two dogs in Manhattan's East Village, authorities said."
The city is a dangerous place.
matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16852628601377644210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440102.post-1074292742539270982004-01-16T17:39:00.000-05:002004-01-16T17:40:24.700-05:00OT: Editorial Openings at About.com
Not scary, but these jobs are in New York, so it's only almost on topic.
Guide Coordinator
"About.com, the leading content destination on the Web and recently ranked top ten Web property is seeking an assertive self-starter who is able to handle multiple tasks to fill an entry level position as Guide Coordinator in our New York City headquarters." More...
matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16852628601377644210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440102.post-1074280665686652072004-01-16T14:17:00.000-05:002004-01-16T14:19:07.860-05:00Sailors saved by NYPD
"Four Navy sailors took part in a dramatic rescue at sea last night - except they were the ones being saved.
"An NYPD helicopter flew into freezing winds to pluck the four men from two Navy patrol boats that got stuck in chunks of ice in Sandy Hook Bay off New Jersey, police said."
Um, ok, I guess. 1) Shouldn't the Navy know a thing or two about sailing in icy water? 2) matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16852628601377644210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440102.post-1074240483211244682004-01-16T03:08:00.000-05:002004-01-16T03:09:25.060-05:00Teacher Allegedly Punches Student At Brooklyn School
"A Brooklyn teacher punched a student in the face after the boy repeatedly unplugged an overhead projector, police said."
More fun in the NYC school system. By the way... the kid is 12.
matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16852628601377644210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440102.post-1074239046486130162004-01-16T02:44:00.000-05:002004-01-16T02:45:27.826-05:00Bayside Woman Brutally Raped, Burglarized
"A Queens woman was awakened from her sleep, tied up and brutally raped by a man who broke into her home while two other men ransacked the house as her young son slept, police said Thursday."
Jesus... this kind of stuff really does happen.
"On the rape victim's block, neighbors lamented a community not nearly as tight-knit as it once was, particularlymatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16852628601377644210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440102.post-1074238521550885232004-01-16T02:35:00.000-05:002004-01-16T02:36:43.013-05:00Rip Torn Ripped
"Actor Rip Torn was arrested early yesterday for drunk driving after he crashed his car into a taxicab in New York City's Greenwich Village. According to the below misdemeanor criminal complaint, the 72-year-old Hollywood veteran was incoherent when approached by an NYPD officer, who noted that Torn smelled of booze, had bloodshot eyes, and was unsteady on his feet. When matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16852628601377644210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440102.post-1074238340593184952004-01-16T02:32:00.000-05:002004-01-16T02:33:42.090-05:00Thief Stabs Man With Needle
"A man at a pay phone in Harlem early Thursday was accosted by a thief who stole his laptop computer and jabbed him three times with a hypodermic needle, police said."
A show of hands if you think that a needle is more frightening than a gun. Yes, my hand is up in the air. Call me crazy, but disease just seems much scarier than bullet wounds. It has to do with the matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16852628601377644210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440102.post-1074193803536209582004-01-15T14:10:00.000-05:002004-01-15T14:11:24.826-05:00Hells Angel Accused of Stockpiling Weapons
"A Hells Angels gang member is being charged with illegal possession of deadly firearms and accused of stockpiling an arsenal of weapons inside his Douglaston, Queens home."
I don't know what it is, but I'm fascinated by the Hells Angels. I love walking past their club (is that what they call it?) on East 3rd street to sneak a peek inside. More on the matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16852628601377644210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440102.post-1074052307359418182004-01-13T22:51:00.000-05:002004-01-13T22:53:06.466-05:00Gothamist: 2 Train Subway Slashing
"A robber demanding money on a 2 train slashed a passenger yesterday. And it happened at about 1PM, as the train was arriving at the West 72nd Street stop."
Also, two comments from Gothamist readers noting how dangerous / scary the train can be in the afternoon once students are let out. I can't agree more. It's downright frightening sometimes. As I've matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16852628601377644210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440102.post-1074051982527373792004-01-13T22:46:00.000-05:002004-01-13T22:47:41.700-05:00Police To Expand Operation Impact
"In a measured shift of crime-fighting strategy, Mayor Michael Bloomberg and top police commanders Monday unveiled plans to beef up patrols in 52 zones across the city."
Listen, I like to make fun of the NYPD as much as the next guy, but I have to say this makes sense. I'm a big fan of "fishing where the fish are," and that's exactly what this attempts to do. matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16852628601377644210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440102.post-1074051089679865722004-01-13T22:31:00.000-05:002004-01-13T22:32:49.046-05:00Fourteen students arrested in city schools
"At least 14 students were arrested at city schools on a single day, including 11 busted during a cafeteria brawl at a Brooklyn high school, police said."
Looks like those safety officers are doing a bang up job.
matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16852628601377644210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440102.post-1073925585274843372004-01-12T11:39:00.000-05:002004-01-12T11:41:03.246-05:00Bronx Employees Stab Boss To Death
"Three employees at a Bronx moving company were arrested for stabbing their boss to death after work."
matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16852628601377644210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440102.post-1073770348700945922004-01-10T16:32:00.000-05:002004-01-10T16:33:44.860-05:00"A Real Tough Guy" at Nuggets...
"Around 3:30 pm yesterday a guy wearing a brown hooded jacket and tan pants walked into one of the six laundries in my neighborhood and pulled out a paper bag. He told the owner to fill it with cash and showed off a silver pistol to make sure his victim knew this wasn't a joke."
There's something about hearing stories like this from real New Yorkers rather than matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16852628601377644210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440102.post-1073722107795933292004-01-10T03:08:00.000-05:002004-01-10T03:09:43.733-05:00Committee: New Yorkers 'Complacent' About Terrorism
"Though home to ground zero and the worst horrors of Sept. 11, 2001, 'citizen complacency' toward terrorism remains a serious problem in New York state, a state legislative committee has concluded."
Isn't that what I've been saying all along? As I try to document on a near-daily basis, people have other things to be scared of. They'd rather matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16852628601377644210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440102.post-1073600852225367572004-01-08T17:27:00.000-05:002004-01-08T17:28:46.483-05:00Glendale Bomb Scare Turns Out To Be A High Energy Dud: Cops
"Dozens of Glendale residents were evacuated from their homes on New Year’s Day when a device, suspected to be a bomb, was found underneath a car at 87th Street and Union Turnpike, authorities said.
"The mysterious device was later determined to be a can of the energy drink Red Bull, which was attached to a pack of matches, a matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16852628601377644210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440102.post-1073600731963805072004-01-08T17:25:00.000-05:002004-01-08T17:26:46.250-05:00New York Post Online Edition: SLAY RAP FOR TRANSVESTITE
"A homeless transvestite stabbed a man to death in a Manhattan subway station early yesterday, cops said."
Homeless man fatally stabbed on subway platform
"A homeless man was fatally stabbed on a Manhattan subway platform early Wednesday, and another homeless man was in custody, police said."
The New York Post certainly is colorful.
matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16852628601377644210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440102.post-1073600326889091042004-01-08T17:18:00.000-05:002004-01-08T17:20:01.263-05:00Secret Search for 'Dirty Bombs'
"With New Year's Eve celebrations and college football bowl games only days away, the U.S. government last month dispatched scores of casually dressed nuclear scientists with sophisticated radiation detection equipment hidden in briefcases and golf bags to scour five major U.S. cities for radiological or 'dirty bombs,' according to officials involved in the matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16852628601377644210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440102.post-1073540166373346602004-01-08T00:36:00.000-05:002004-01-10T20:42:38.623-05:00OT: Henry Earl Mug Shots
Not New York, but funny. Lexington, Kentucky is nice enough to post mug shots on their Web site. Fine. "Particularly notable is Henry Earl. He's been arrested nearly 50 times for alcohol intoxication. And they have 48 different mug shots of the guy." EDIT: he's been arrested 805 times, not 50.
This guy has an infectious smile. And here is my fav attempt at matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16852628601377644210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440102.post-1073501681112639232004-01-07T13:54:00.000-05:002004-01-07T13:55:54.640-05:00A Response to my series of questions at the end of the Kitty post below
Do you think this could happen today?
Absolutely
Do you think it does happen today?
Yes
Do you think September 11th has changed the way people react towards their fellow New Yorkers in times of crisis?
Yes, but as time goes on, that feeling wanes.
Do you think people changed, but that's no longer true?
Only in matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16852628601377644210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440102.post-1073454647923418662004-01-07T00:50:00.000-05:002004-01-07T00:52:00.186-05:00Kitty Genovese
A post at Catherine Shu's Newcomer Weblog about a crime she witnessed mentions the story of a woman named Kitty Genovese (do a ctrl+F for "Abstract in the City" and you'll see the post).
As Catherine explains:
"Kitty Genovese was a Queens woman who was killed in 1964. Her murder took half an hour, and there were dozens of passer-by and witnesses who, hypothetically, could have matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16852628601377644210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440102.post-1073445543747722042004-01-06T22:19:00.000-05:002004-01-06T22:20:16.403-05:00City Rules Out Metal Detectors On Ferries
"New York City has ruled out the use of metal detectors and other passenger screening devices for the Staten Island Ferry."
I can't imagine how that would've work. If you've ever taken the Staten Island Ferry, you know how crazy people are when the gates open and passengers are allowed to board the boat. It's like the running of the bulls, except with amatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16852628601377644210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440102.post-1073445072735837362004-01-06T22:11:00.000-05:002004-01-06T22:12:25.466-05:00Sandbag kills woman standing under el
"A Brooklyn woman was killed when she was hit by a falling sandbag while standing under an elevated train, in a mystery-tinged tragedy that has left her heartbroken family searching for answers."
Authorities aren't sure if the bag fell or was thrown.
matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16852628601377644210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440102.post-1073444846999530352004-01-06T22:07:00.000-05:002004-01-06T22:08:39.763-05:00Guards assaulted at two New York high schools
"Students assaulted and injured guards at two New York high schools Tuesday, just one day after Mayor Michael Bloomberg ordered a beefed-up, armed police presence to quell school violence."
Woops. Really, though, this is bound to happen. Before, two kids would get in a fight and it would end when it ended. Now there are people there to jump in. matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16852628601377644210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440102.post-1073334535877617512004-01-05T15:28:00.000-05:002004-01-05T15:30:07.030-05:00New York hits Web to perk up police auctions
"...in New York, whose Police Department has joined about 300 others across the country in clearing out crowded property rooms online, unloading television sets and car-stereo speakers, leather coats and compact discs, cellphones and anything else that once belonged to someone else and is just taking up space on a locked storeroom shelf."
This is matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16852628601377644210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440102.post-1073333882794432502004-01-05T15:18:00.000-05:002004-01-05T15:19:14.093-05:00Church Missing Its Baby Jesus, and Then Thief Grabs Purses
"People stopped in the drizzle on West Houston Street yesterday and stared at a Nativity scene that looked more like a bad art installation.
"Life-size statues of the Virgin Mary, Joseph and the Three Wise Men were gathered in a circle on the hay, pointed not at the newborn king, but at a pink sign that read, 'Please return our infant matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16852628601377644210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440102.post-1072576193881741762003-12-27T20:49:00.000-05:002003-12-27T20:50:56.093-05:00Away
For my three regular ScaryNY readers and the other people looking for scary images that make you shit your pants, I should mention that I won't be posting until January 5th or so. Fear not: there will be plenty of scary stuff happening in New York City. It's just that you're on your own for a week or so. Have a wonderful New Year.
matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16852628601377644210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440102.post-1072220691168886222003-12-23T18:04:00.000-05:002003-12-23T18:05:49.950-05:00NYC May Not be Included in Military Air Patrols
"Military officials said Tuesday they have bolstered air patrols over the United States since the terror threat level was raised. But they would not say if that meant increased protection above New York City, as local officials have requested."
Ahem, this is crap. I've seen jet fighters over the city the last few days flying very high in the sky, matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16852628601377644210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440102.post-1072158753245644742003-12-23T00:52:00.000-05:002003-12-23T13:50:12.840-05:00B'klyn Cop Investigated
"A Brooklyn cop is being investigated for Internet postings in which he brags about beating suspects, writing phony tickets and ignoring calls to his precinct."
The story goes one... "The officer, identified by Internal Affairs investigators as a patrol cop who works in the 75th Precinct, uses the pseudonym 'Brooklynbacon' and posts his messages on a site accessible matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16852628601377644210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440102.post-1072156544101107662003-12-23T00:15:00.000-05:002003-12-23T00:16:42.013-05:00New Yorkers Remain Cool
"As police deployed security teams around landmark locations and transit hubs in a heightened 'Code Orange' response on Monday, many New Yorkers were paying attention to their own threat level: With just days before Christmas, the time for shopping was growing short."
Yada yada... the story goes on:
"And Vincent Favorito, a Brooklyn homeowner more concerned with his matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16852628601377644210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440102.post-1072044346842463842003-12-21T17:05:00.000-05:002003-12-21T17:06:43.606-05:00Nation's Threat Level Rising to Orange
"The government on Sunday raised the national threat level to orange, indicating a high risk of terrorist attack, and said threat indicators are 'perhaps greater now than at any point' since Sept. 11, 2001, with strikes possible during the holidays."
Orange... the new Yellow. I think I read that somewhere once before, but I liked it. Or maybe I just made matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16852628601377644210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440102.post-1071962808352362122003-12-20T18:26:00.000-05:002003-12-20T18:27:44.013-05:00Amid overall drop in crime, NYC murder rate creeps up
"When city officials brag about how crime has declined in America's largest city, the temper of one Brooklyn mother rises."
Crime is down, sure. But numbers don't take away the pain for some.
matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16852628601377644210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440102.post-1071908601569717062003-12-20T03:23:00.000-05:002003-12-20T03:24:16.640-05:00Slice: Brooklyn Driver Fatally Shot
"If you were asked what the most dangerous jobs in America were, Pizza Delivery Driver probably wouldn't come to mind. In fact, it is the fifth most dangerous job, according to CNN/Money."
A Ukrainian pizza guy was shot and killed last weekend.
matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16852628601377644210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440102.post-1071869430822136662003-12-19T16:30:00.000-05:002003-12-19T16:31:25.263-05:00BuzzMachine... by Jeff Jarvis
"I'm about to leave my New York City office to go over to my Jersey City office and I read this: 'Sources say the threat to New York City possibly involves a female suicide bomber...' Oh, goody, now I'm going to stear clear of every female carrying bags or in baggy clothes, not easy to do a week before Christmas. I hate this."
Jeff is clearly not a ScaryNY reader. matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16852628601377644210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440102.post-1071771547972453212003-12-18T13:19:00.000-05:002003-12-18T13:20:01.436-05:00Before & After: Stories from New York
I've only read a few stories so far, but let me just say that this is a great book.
"This is a book of true stories about New York, written, for the most part, by the people for whom the city is the stage set for their lives. Some of the voices to be found in its pages are those of well known writers—Michael Cunningham, Jeannette Winterson, Phillip matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16852628601377644210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440102.post-1071769303318612132003-12-18T12:41:00.000-05:002003-12-18T12:42:36.450-05:00Gothamist: Prospect Park Crime Wave
"It seems like there is a crime spree in Prospect Park."
I'm still being lazy for a little while, so check out Gothamist's coverage on this.
matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16852628601377644210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440102.post-1071725107779147492003-12-18T00:25:00.000-05:002003-12-18T13:25:17.076-05:00NYC Sublog SubText
Worth keeping your eye one. Could be a winner. I came up with that name. If you're looking for a weblog name, talk to me. $5 a name.
matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16852628601377644210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440102.post-1071554156194406022003-12-16T00:55:00.000-05:002003-12-16T00:56:46.606-05:00Panel Finds Anti-Terror Efforts Waning
"The effort to protect Americans from terrorism 'appears to have waned' since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks as both the government and its citizens worry more about the latest disaster or health crisis, a federal commission says."
This goes back to my original point for ScaryNY. People just aren't afraid or worried about terrorism anymore. They're more matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16852628601377644210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440102.post-1071547044037398802003-12-15T22:57:00.000-05:002003-12-15T22:58:14.390-05:00We're Not Under Attack
"If you happen to be up in the early a.m. on Wednesday December 17th, and you see or hear a plane flying a little low, don't panic."
I guess the U.S. Air Force will be conducting a series of flights at a low altitude around 1-4 a.m., in order to map images in and around Lower Manhattan. Though I have no idea where this bit of news comes from.
matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16852628601377644210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440102.post-1071546128600983652003-12-15T22:42:00.000-05:002003-12-15T22:42:59.123-05:00ScaryNY Shopping
Well, it's the holiday season and frankly, documenting scary shit in the city is kind of ruining my festive mood, so I'm going to lighten things up a bit. Some recent search referrers make it clear that people are coming to ScaryNY for their shopping needs. Here, see for yourself:
Google Search: where can I buy a samurai sword in new york, ny
Nope, not here, bub. But I bet matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16852628601377644210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440102.post-1071437888888257962003-12-14T16:38:00.000-05:002003-12-14T16:38:58.233-05:00Teenager Shot to Death on Street After Being Chased From a Party
"A Brooklyn teenager was shot to death early yesterday, shortly after he arrived at a party in a Crown Heights storefront."
This kid was killed over a chain or clothes or something. I call big time bullshit on that.
He was about to graduate from Boys and Girls High School in Brooklyn. When I was in high school, I attended a matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16852628601377644210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440102.post-1071436797894393062003-12-14T16:19:00.000-05:002003-12-14T16:20:47.483-05:00Woman Gets Bat-Bashed in Brooklyn
"A 36-year-old woman was in critical condition yesterday after she was whacked in the head with a baseball bat during a scuffle outside a Brooklyn nightclub in which her boyfriend was also hurt, police said."
matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16852628601377644210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440102.post-1071436652102686762003-12-14T16:17:00.000-05:002003-12-14T16:18:21.716-05:00Qns. Girl Kidnapped and Raped: Cops
"A 15-year-old girl was grabbed off a Queens street, forced into a car and raped by a man who claimed had a knife, police said yesterday."
matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16852628601377644210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440102.post-1071436021585515452003-12-14T16:07:00.000-05:002003-12-14T16:07:51.360-05:00A Stone-Cold Murder Mystery
"Manhattan detectives are hoping a sketch and a gold-colored signet ring will help them solve the murder of a mystery woman strangled and buried in concrete in a Manhattan building as long as 24 years ago."
Here's the thing. They found her in February. Why did they wait so long? I mean, I guess she wasn't going to get any more dead, but it seems weird to me.
matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16852628601377644210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440102.post-1071435798539192112003-12-14T16:03:00.000-05:002003-12-14T16:11:23.640-05:00Man Critically Injured By Bus
"An Atlanta man visiting Manhattan was struck by a private commuter bus and critically injured near Times Square Saturday morning, police said."
I'm surprised this doesn't happen more often.
matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16852628601377644210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440102.post-1071183927115328282003-12-11T18:05:00.000-05:002003-12-11T18:06:14.013-05:00Yahoo! Search Results for I HATE THE HOUSING PROJECTS IN THE BRONX
That's my latest referring URL. Sorry, I can't help you.
matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16852628601377644210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440102.post-1071098108757157982003-12-10T18:15:00.000-05:002003-12-10T18:15:54.530-05:00deadly butt-leg war
"A bootleg cigarette war in Brooklyn has claimed the lives of at least three people since the summer, the Daily News has learned."
Some people have given up selling crack and the like in exchange for selling smokes on the streets. They used to say because it was safer, but who knows. For those keeping score, this wasn't a problem when cigarettes cost $2 a pack and you could matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16852628601377644210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440102.post-1071097897655139932003-12-10T18:11:00.000-05:002003-12-10T18:12:23.466-05:00Pet Store Shootings Appear Justified
"The owner of a Gravesend pet store that has been the target of several dog thefts, apparantly was justified when he fatally shot two robbers last night, Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said today."
That's right, folks. Dog thefts. I had no idea.
"Another neighbor, who gave only his first name, Cesar, said: 'I guess he got tired of getting robbed. They matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16852628601377644210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440102.post-1071097678183764632003-12-10T18:07:00.000-05:002003-12-10T18:08:44.043-05:00Computer blamed for all-hands blaze
"A fire that apparently began in a computer quickly erupted into an all-hands blaze in a West Brighton home yesterday."
Computers are dangerous. This family lost everything.
matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16852628601377644210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440102.post-1071097534823317512003-12-10T18:05:00.000-05:002003-12-10T18:06:20.716-05:00Queens Man Charged With Harassing Neighbor
"A Far Rockaway man once arrested in a racially charged case for donning a white hood and defacing property belonging to a neighbor who has black friends has been arrested again — this time on charges of trespassing on the neighbor's property, police said Tuesday."
What did he do?
"Murphy walked his dog, Mikey, on Guzzo's beachfront property two matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16852628601377644210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440102.post-1071096754222221802003-12-10T17:52:00.000-05:002003-12-10T17:53:20.246-05:00Tomorrow's Headline Today
"Some time between 2 and 5 today, an Astoria man ferociously beat an RCN support technician until his Web connection was restored."
I swear to God. If they don't fix my connection tomorrow, I'm going to go ape shit. Note: this is not a threat.
matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16852628601377644210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440102.post-1070920537678093552003-12-08T16:55:00.000-05:002003-12-08T16:56:20.860-05:00Boat's Here"A man said, 'The boat's here' - then jumped into the freezing waters of the East River at 34th Street yesterday morning, police said."
Is that a crime? Seriously?
matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16852628601377644210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440102.post-1070920442073741512003-12-08T16:54:00.000-05:002003-12-08T16:54:45.263-05:00Sharpton Settles Suit Against NYPD
"The city has agreed to pay Al Sharpton $200,000 in damages after he was stabbed nearly 13 years ago at a protest where he said police failed to protect him."
That will buy so many gold chains and running suits.
"Sharpton, who is running for president, said he still fears large crowds and has a one-inch scar on his chest after a drunken white man attacked matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16852628601377644210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440102.post-1070920280792313092003-12-08T16:51:00.000-05:002003-12-08T16:52:04.013-05:00Samurai slaying
"A naked, samurai sword-wielding martial arts expert screaming, 'I'm God! I'm immortal' hacked his wife to death yesterday in a blood-soaked Bronx rampage, police said."
matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16852628601377644210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440102.post-1070835834446122222003-12-07T17:23:00.000-05:002003-12-07T17:24:37.076-05:00Sex Offender Registry
"In order to search the Subdirectory of Level 3 Sex Offenders, please enter the following information…"
My ISP hasn't worked for the last week (RCN = Really Crappy Network), so I haven't been able to keep up on what's going down the past few days.
Anyway, search for Level 3 (the most dangerous) sex offenders in New York State. Search by name, county or zip code. They say matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16852628601377644210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440102.post-1070568674290519922003-12-04T15:11:00.000-05:002003-12-04T15:11:54.076-05:00The most un-pop-ular bust of all?
"Police wrote Queens hospital worker George Pulido a summons for making unreasonable noise because his son Christopher's Winnie the Pooh balloon popped on the street."
That's dumb. Really, really, dumb.
matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16852628601377644210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440102.post-1070489734527731122003-12-03T17:15:00.000-05:002003-12-03T17:16:13.360-05:00Hats off to the police
"From Bronx bodegas to Belle Harbor beaches, New Yorkers heartily toasted the NYPD yesterday for making the city the safest it's been in at least 35 years."
So the Daily News says New Yorkers feel safer from crime. How do they know? They asked people. A whopping 100 of them.
"Forty-six people said the city was no-doubt-about-it safer. Only 28 people told The News they matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16852628601377644210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440102.post-1070344508010775752003-12-02T00:55:00.000-05:002003-12-02T00:55:44.670-05:00Ship of Fools -- Har Har
G.O.P. Option at Convention: Luxury Liner
"'Our floating hotel will provide members an opportunity to stay in one place, in a secure fashion,' said a spokesman for Mr. DeLay, Jonathan Grella. He did not elaborate."
vs.
Terrorists May Use Scuba Divers, Planes (May 24, 2002)
"'Recent information has determined that various terrorist elements have sought to develop an matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16852628601377644210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440102.post-1070343342115813222003-12-02T00:35:00.000-05:002003-12-02T00:36:19.013-05:00Pizza bandits make off with dough
"Last week, Tommy’s Pizza Express II on Pennyfield Avenue was robbed, leaving an employee seriously injured."
Talk about a misleading headline. They stole $300, not dough.
matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16852628601377644210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440102.post-1070342751992703372003-12-02T00:25:00.000-05:002003-12-02T00:26:29.013-05:00Boy Arrested in Shooting of 12-Year-Old Girl
In more what-the-hell-is-going-on-i-was-watching-disney-movies-at-age-12 news...
"A 15-year-old boy was arrested Sunday for allegedly firing the shot that hit a girl's knee in Brooklyn, police said."
matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16852628601377644210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440102.post-107034244049906522003-12-02T00:20:00.000-05:002003-12-02T00:21:17.590-05:00Boy Nabbed With Gun in School
"A 12-year-old boy was arrested with a loaded semi-automatic handgun after pointing it at students inside a Queens junior high school yesterday."
Spit balls simply weren't cutting it anymore.
matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16852628601377644210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440102.post-1070342129357012652003-12-02T00:15:00.000-05:002003-12-02T00:16:06.513-05:00MTA: No Technical Problems in Subway Dragging
"Transit officials said yesterday that they have found no technical problems in a subway car that dragged a woman four feet along the platform Sunday when she caught her coat in the door."
This is my third-worst fear. No sense going into numbers 1 and 2 unless I find a relevant story. By the way, this was one of those new fancy trains. And while I'mmatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16852628601377644210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5440102.post-1070158063154372952003-11-29T21:07:00.000-05:002003-11-29T21:08:18.310-05:00Gothamist: A Train Robbery Murder
"A man on an A-train in Queens yesterday was shot dead by two assailants, who were then chased by police."
I just got back from stuffing my face for three days, so I'll let Gothamist sum this up for you.
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