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Stuyvesant and Bronx Science New York City Schools Share a Drive to Be Tops
Diane Cole

Imagine a bustling, urban public high school whose alumni include Nobel Prize winners, government officials, world-class writers, musicians, actors, scholars. Now imagine two such schools: the Bronx High School of Science and Stuyvesant High School

Last Night's Action: Avery Boosts Rangers

Rangers 3, Flyers 1: After being benched for a game, Sean Avery came back to score two goals and draw three penalties. He didn't talk much after the game -- two sentences, in fact -- but he did help the Rangers pick up a critical two points in the standings. They sit one point adrift of the final playoff spot, though they have played two more games than eighth-place Boston. Michal Rozsival had the go-ahead goal.

Islanders 4, Maple Leafs 1: Seven penalties later, the Islanders came away with a victory against the lowly Maple Leafs. This came a night after they beat the Devils. Richard Park had a short-handed goal, Matt Moulson had a power-play goal. Tim Jackman and Frans Nielsen had the other strikes.

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From the Gothamist Newsmap: An all hands fire at Central Park West & W 76 in Manhattan, a bank burglary at Mcdonald Ave & Ave U in Brooklyn and a MVA/PIN at Qns Expwy & Mcguiness Blvd in Queens.
Thomas Friedman's NY Times editorial today says Vice President Joe Biden should have left this note, "Message from America to the Israeli government: Friends don’t let friends drive drunk. And right now, you’re driving drunk..."
A NYU junior drowned while swimming off Jupiter Beach, Florida. A witness said, "The water was just churning. It was unbelievable. The two boys were fighting against it. They were swimming directly toward the shore, and they weren't even moving." Michael Finney died while his friend, also a junior at NYU, Shresth Dugar survived.
The man behind the "I'm With Coco" poster is making some green ever since Conan O'Brien's team decided to use it as their tour poster image.
How does Harold Ford work out? By riding a recumbent bike, checking his Blackberry, reading newspapers and talking on his phone.
The Boss, as in Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, plans to be at Opening Day.
And a $211 million Powerball ticket was sold in NJ.

Bronx Residents: Obese, But Still Hungry

Even though the Bronx has some of the highest obesity rates in the nation, it also has some of the hungriest people, according to recent study. The Times says the seeming contradiction can be explained through a redefinition of the word “hunger.” These days “food insecure” is the term used by researchers to describe low-income people who have high calorie diets with poor nutritional value. “Hunger and obesity are often flip sides to the same malnutrition coin,” said Joel Berg, executive director of the New York City Coalition Against Hunger. But what is the city doing about it?

“We tackle the challenge on three fronts — providing income supports, increasing healthy options and encouraging nutritious behavior,” said Linda Gibbs, deputy mayor for health and human services. To those ends, the city encourages farmers market patronage through food stamps incentives, lures grocery stores to poor areas with tax breaks and has begun running carts that sell cheap, fresh fruit. Thing is, many poor people work more, so they don’t have time to cook or exercise, according to one doctor, and figures confirm the programs aren't working.

According to Food Research and Action Center stats, almost 37 percent of respondents in the South Bronx’s congressional district said they didn’t have enough money to buy food at some point in the last 12 months—more than in any other district. According to the Times, Bronx residents are 85 percent more likely to be obese than Manhattanites.

Opinionist: Clybourne Park

Joan Marcus

If you see enough theater on a regular basis, you eventually develop an intuitive sense which tells you, usually within the first first couple of seconds, whether you're going to be grabbed by the lapels or hogtied for a long, hard slog. Sadly, the latter is much more common than the former, which is why I understand most people's reluctance to take a chance on theater. But a ticket to Clybourne Park, the acerbic new comedy by Bruce Norris, is an eminently shrewd investment, like buying a brownstone in prime Park Slope in 1959, when the play's first act takes place.

1959 is also the year that Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun debuted on Broadway; in that play a black family sows panic by moving into the all-white (fictional) neighborhood of Clybourne Park. In Norris's play, the same scenario is presented from the point of view of the alarmed, white homeowners who fear a decline in property values if a "colored" family gets a foothold. Act Two takes place in the same house fifty years in the future, with the same cast playing contemporary characters locked in battle over the same property. In 2009, Clybourne Park is a working-class, non-white neighborhood, and now the (black) neighbors are the ones up in arms when a white couple moves in and begins renovating the house, which has fallen into squalid disrepair. In comes the koi pond, a massive extension on the house, and a community petition against the gentrifiers' garish designs.

If any of that sounds heavy-handed or didactic, it's not. Norris isn't out to deliver any messages here, except perhaps that America's racial acrimony, while slightly less overt, remains as entrenched as ever. Norris has said he loves nothing more than a good argument, and Clybourne Park delivers, with a refreshing absence of sermonizing shrillness, and an electrifying dose of bold humor. As the uniformly phenomenal ensemble goes to war over a world they can't change and refuse to understand, the comedy inherent in their contradictions blazes like a bonfire, and the audience roars with laughter. This is by far the best new, naturalistic play I've seen this year, and you've got just a few more days to see for yourself; Clybourne Park closes March 21st.

Spike The Bulldog Is Still Recovering

Aw, the ASPCA gave the Daily News a new picture of Spike, the 11-month-old English bulldog that was beaten by his owner, and he looks a bit better! The News says almost 100 readers are interested in adopting the pup, whose injuries include a hip fracture, a broken leg, three broken teeth, injuries to his ears and virtual blindness in his right eye.

The ASPCA's Joseph Pentangelo says that while the outpouring of love for Spike is great (the ASPCA has received many offers to take him), he's still recovering, "There are other pets in shelters in dire need of homes. People wanting to help should consider adoption." Indeed—check out the great dogs and cats available at the ASPCA (this week's pets are Homer the dog and Brooklyn the cat).

As for Spike's alleged abuser, Maria Aguilar faces charges of animal cruelty and possession of a weapon. A neighbor witnessed Aguilar using a shovel to beat Spike and took video. NBC New York's Tim Minton spoke to the neighbor (video) who said he yelled at Aguilar to stop.

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Making The Call: Leave The Madness As Is

Later today we will learn the field for March Madness and 65 teams will get a chance to win a championship. It’s an exciting day on the sports schedule and it leads into one of the best three weeks of the year for sports fans. But, the NCAA doesn’t seem content to leave March Madness as is, there are reports that they are looking to expand the field of teams to 96. In the most-likely scenario, that would setup 32 teams with a first round bye.

The reason for this plan is, of course, money. The NCAA can opt out of its current TV contract after this season and more games would allow them to charge more than the $750 million a year they are currently receiving. For a network like ESPN, with its multiple channels, it would be an ideal fit.

However expansion would risk seriously diluting the product on the floor. Every year, some deserving teams get left out of March Madness, but with 96 teams that certainly wouldn’t be the case. In fact a lot of questionable teams would make the tourney. Looking at this year’s RPI numbers, teams like St. John’s (16-14 74RPI), South Carolina (15-15 84RPI) and North Carolina (16-15 85RPI) would probably be some of the 31 extra teams to get into the tourney. It would be an undeserved honor for these teams to be dancing in March and hopefully the NCAA leaves a wonderful tournament as is.

The Sunday Selection show is on CBS at 6 p.m. or at NCAA on Demand for free streaming.

After Overcharging Fraud, Will Cabbies' Reputations Suffer?

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After news that 75% of cabbies had overcharged passengers at least once, some drivers are worried: Osman Chowdhury, who returned $500,000-worth of diamond jewelry left in his cab, told the Daily News, "I feel very ashamed [of cheating drivers], When you're driving, people now look at you and think you're going to do something bad. The bad thing becomes the issue, and then the good things drivers do are forgotten."

In this instance, drivers charged twice the regular 40-cent per 1/5 mile NYC rate (measured on the meter under "Code 1") by using the the 80-cent per 1/5 mile rate for Nassau and Westchester counties ("Code 4")—resulting in over $8 million in overcharges. And while 75% of drivers have overcharged at least once, the Taxi and Limousine Commission found that about 3,000 of the city's 36,000 cabbies overcharged 1,000 times. One woman told the NY Times about her bad experienced:

Monica Gutierrez 39, said she got into a cab outside Saks Fifth Avenue on her birthday last May and asked the driver to take her to Brooklyn. He initially refused but then relented, only to activate the No. 4 setting when he turned on the meter. Ms. Gutierrez added that at the time she did not know what that meant.

Along the way he stopped the cab to make a call and left the meter running. Ms. Gutierrez said that when she reached her destination near Downtown Brooklyn, the fare was more than $30, far more than what the trip usually cost. She refused to pay, but she said her mother-in-law eventually gave the money to the driver.

She later filed a complaint with the TLC, but at the hearing the judge sided with the driver.

The Post reports that TLC Commissioner Matthew Daus wants to "recover whatever he can of the more than $8.3 million scammed out of 2 million passengers in the past 26 months" by working with banks to reimburse fares who paid with credit cars. Which means the catch is that cash-paying customers—the majority of cab passengers—won't get a refund.

"Idol" Judge Unenthusiastically Endorses Dad's Senate Bid

American Idol judge Kara DioGuardi says she’ll totally support her dad Joe DioGuardi's Republican bid for the senate, even though where politics is concerned, they’ve had their differences. "We don't always agree on every issue," she told the Post, equivocating when questioned about her party allegiance. "To me, it's not whether he's a Republican or Democrat or if I'm a Republican or Democrat. We have our opinions," she said. "I vote based on the candidate." DioGuardi says her dad is a smart guy; 25 years ago he even “predicted the deficit was way more than what they [Congress] said.” Still she won’t be campaigning for him because she’s pretty busy. "If I have one more job, I will fall apart,” said the “Idol” decider and songwriter.

Owner of Newyork.com Will Make Millions When He Sells

A firefighter, an entrepreneur and a real estate broker bought up city domain names when they were cheap, and hope to make their fortunes selling them off. In 1994 when Leland Hardy purchased it, NewYork.com cost just a few dollars. Since then, would-be buyers have approached him with "substantial sums that would make others quake in their boots," ($6 million is the figure he floats) but Hardy—who own thousands of other domains—is waiting to sell. According to the News, two other New Yorkers are wrapped up in similar get rich slow schemes.

Kevin Cahill picked up Statenisland.com for $30,000 in 2003; now it’s valued at $200,000. Queens.com was purchased by a Brooklynite, Larry Fischer, for a sum “in the mid-five figures.” All three men say they make good incomes just operating the sites, even though they’re on the sparse side. In fact, the content hardly matters (Queens.com has none, for instance). "These sites get a lot of traffic, and with traffic, comes revenue," said Jerry Nolte, CEO of Domainers magazine. "You don't need a fully developed site."

In other domain name news, Sex.com recently sold for $14 million!

Did the CIA Test LSD in the NYC Subway?

The author of a new book about the CIA’s hallucinogenic drug tests during the Cold War says there’s evidence the agency used NYC commuters as their experimental subjects. He found documentation of the subway tests—which allegedly occurred in 1950—while researching his nonfiction account. "The experiment was pretty shocking — shocking that the CIA and the Army would release LSD like that, among innocent unwitting folks," H.P. Albarelli told The Post.

One piece of evidence cited in A Terrible Mistake: The Murder of Frank Olson and the CIA's Secret Cold War Experiments is a declassified FBI report from Aug. 25, 1950. "The BW [biological weapon] experiments to be conducted by representatives of the Department of the Army in the New York Subway System in September 1950, have been indefinitely postponed," it says. Dr. Henry Eigelsbach, a former CIA research scientist, says that the aerosol LSD tests did in fact happen, though little is known about their scale and results.

Interestingly, the timing of the hallucinogenic experiments coincides with an incident in which a French town was suddenly seized by insanity that hospitalized 32 people and led to four deaths. Officials blamed moldy rye bread, but the chemical make-up of the fungus resembled that of LSD. It doesn’t seem like an accident that Frank Olson—the CIA research scientist in charge of LSD, who himself became an unwitting subject and later committed suicide—was in France at the time of the outbreak.

Another character in the book is George Hunter White, a Bureau of Narcotics agent with CIA ties, and the administrator of the subway tests, according to Eigelsbach (unfortunately, he says, White’s diary entries about the experiments were destroyed). Sometimes posing as an artist, White would lure passersby to a “safe space” he’d set up in Greenwich Village then surreptitiously or overtly dose them with the drug. Once his subjects’ trips began, he’d interrogate them and see what came out, according to a CIA document.

Elsewhere In The ist-a-verse: Onomatopoeias For Cyclists

Photo by Remi Carreiro/Torontoist.

Torontoist investigated some onomatopoeias ("OUCH!" "THUNK!" "OOF!" "YIPE!") painted along a road, pointing to potential hazards for cyclists.

Chicagoist began a new series in their ongoing look at the battle to bring another Wal-Mart to the city, this time exploring what it's like to work at the store.

LAist couldn't apply the brakes to the comments section on this post about a San Diego man's runaway Prius.

SFist waited in line to visit the SF Underground Market.

Bostonist spent the week pondering local challenges to Obama's health care reform from both the right and the left.

Seattlest went behind the scenes of much-lauded local pizza place Delancey.

Shanghaiist found a cafe advertisement for Starf*cks.

Phillyist co-editor Jenn DiSanto and staff writer Leigh Simpson represented Philly at the Disney Princess Half Marathon ... and made it to the finish line.

Gothamist had its fill of salt-related news: There was "salty" Eric Massa's resignation and "snorkeling" allegations and then a NY lawmaker's proposal to ban salt.

Houstonist pondered the addition of two minor league baseball teams within its metroplex.

Pol: Runaway Prius Story May Not be True

Harrison's runway Prius (AP/Seth Wenig)

Toyota investigators haven’t been able to replicate the high-speed ride that so terrified a San Diego Prius owner, leading one official to question whether it really happened. According to a spokesman for California Rep. Darrell Issa, the top Republican on the oversight committee, the car company’s results put “the credibility” of the story into question, but Patty Sikes, wife to the “runaway Toyota” driver is enraged by the suggestion. "We're just fed up with all of it," she said. "Our careers are ruined and life is just not good anymore." Meanwhile, an alleged local victim of pedal acceleration will get a visit from a company engineer.

The probe into the California Prius—which was covered under floor mat recalls but not supposed to have acceleration defects—revealed that a “backup mechanism that shuts off the engine when the brake and gas pedals are floored" worked properly during tests,” according to USA Today. Test drivers were unable to take the car on any kind of uncontrolled ride, let alone a 23 minute sprint like the one described by the car’s owner. Another recent investigation focused on Jim Sikes’s finances, turning up a 2008 bankruptcy filing. “Everyone can just leave us alone," said his defensive wife. "Jim didn't get hurt. There's no intent at all to sue Toyota. If any good can come out of this, maybe they can find out what happened so other people don't get killed."

In Harrison, NY an engineer will seek answers for a Prius owner whose car allegedly flew across two lanes of traffic, stopped only by a stone wall, reports LoHud.com. Like Sikes, her 2005 hybrid was recalled for faulty floor mats, but shouldn’t have had pedal problems. In recent weeks, Toyota has faced increased criticism for putting off recalls, and in doing so, endangering the public.

Jets Coach Rex Ryan Has Gastric Band Surgery

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The larger-than-life Jets coach Rex Ryan is working on his mid-section with some help from modern medical technology. The Daily News found out that "Ryan underwent weight-loss surgery Saturday at NYU Medical Center... A scheduled lap-band procedure was performed on Ryan, team spokesman Bruce Speight said Saturday night."

Ryan is reportedly 340 pounds and would follow a 7,000 calorie-a-day diet— the Post recalled this anecdote, "While dieting a few years ago, an assistant spied Ryan toting a pizza to his hotel room. When confronted, Ryan claimed it was for his son Seth. But the next day, when the assistant asked Seth about the pie, the boy replied, 'What pizza?'"

Ryan has previously said he's concerned about his weight but, "The thing that gets me is, my cholesterol is fine, my blood pressure is fine. I'm a genetic freak, I guess." If you want to see Ryan's belly, check out this video of him changing into a hockey jersey.

Transgender Need Not Apply At J.Crew

[UPDATE BELOW] The latest company being called out for their discriminating hiring practices is J. Crew (following the lead of Prada, American Apparel and scores of others). Today a rally will go down at 1:15 p.m. in front of their 5th Avenue location, after a non-profit group called Make the Road New York filed a complaint with the NY Attorney General's office.

The group says the preppy proprietor might as well post a "transgender people need not apply" sign on their door. They recently put the company's Manhattan retail store to the test, (along with 23 other retail stores), sending a transgender and a nontransgender to apply for jobs—with everything else (age, race, experience) matching on their resumes. The full results can be seen after the jump. The group's report "also found a 42 percent net rate of discrimination for transgender job applicants... [and] 49 percent of transgender workers surveyed reported that they have never been offered a job in the time that they have lived openly as transgender."

Queerty asks, "J. Crew has spent nearly three decades outfitting America's homosexuals in their dandy wardrobe... why aren't you hiring transgender job applicants?"

UPDATE: Irene Tung of Make The Road NY tells us J. Crew is being singled out of the 24 stores tested because they "acted in a discriminatory way with two different matched pairs. The two separate instances of discrimination are considered by the Attorney General and also by social scientists who specialize in matched pair testing, to be especially egregious because they represent a pattern of discrimination. So it is this pattern of discrimination we are singling out at J. Crew."

More specifically, one of the transgender employment testers, Julian Brolaski, applied at the 5th Avenue J. Crew store and "was treated brusquely, told to fill out an application and was never called. His testing partner, Leigh Cambre, who entered the store a few minutes later, described a very different experience, 'I filled out an application, was interviewed on the spot and offered a job soon after.' A separate pair of testers documented a similar situation."

Brooklyn Co-op: Lose Your Dog or Lose Your Parking Space

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A Brighton Beach apartment complex is cracking down on dog owners, fining them $100/month and threatening to take away their parking spaces if they don't get rid of their pets. A spokesman for the board of Trump Village—a sprawling three-building development with 1,700 apartments—says it's fed up with tenants who “surreptitiously smuggled in dogs in defiance of the rules and regulations binding them,” but residents smell a cash grab. "I think it's totally ridiculous," Marylyn Langsdorf, who lives with her 6-pound Yorkshire terrier in Trump Village Section 3, told the News. "I think the whole point is to just get money from us."

A lawyer who specializes in “pet-related tenant rights” is on the case, which may or may not go to court. "It's a way to extract money from these folks and scare the hell out of them to give up dogs they've had for years," said attorney Maddy Tarnofsky. She added that the apartments were too slow in reprimanding its disobedient tenants. "Once they find out [that the tenant owns the pet], they have three months to bring the case into court," she said of the board. "If they don't, any objection is waived, and the pet is no longer considered illegal."

Video: Seinfeld On Weekend Update To "Really!?!" Massa

Last night, Jerry Seinfeld, NBC's maybe savior, appeared on Saturday Night Live's Weekend Update to join Seth Meyers to question recently resigned Congressman Eric Massa's decision making process. One line from Seinfeld: "I can't stop thinking, if that's snorkeling, what's scuba diving?"

Massa was also the inspiration for SNL's cold opening—an imaginary exit interview at the House of Representatives:

Sluggish Responses to City 911 Calls

According to a new study, sluggish emergency workers are taking longer to get to some NY areas. Of course it’s all relative: the worst delays are in Carroll Gardens where distressed New Yorkers waited an average of 33 seconds longer in 2009 and in the Bronx’s Highbridge neighborhood (near Yankee Stadium) where wait times increased by 27 seconds. Thirty four other police precincts also saw longer reaction times, reports the Post, though many stayed steady and 42 precincts cut their delays. Though the increases may seem tiny, Eugene O'Donnell, a professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice stressed their significance. "This is a huge issue," he said. "For people who have a critical need for the police, any increase is alarming."

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Bloomberg Takes Personal Offense at Legislative Salt Assault

Mayor Bloomberg loves ladling out diet tips, but he's not about to give up his salty hot sausages. The Post reports that on his weekly radio show he called a recent proposal to ban salt in restaurants “ridiculous.” "You have to have salt when you cook," observed the mayor. "I do. I use too much salt already myself. But also it makes a lot of foods, the way you cook them and bake them—salt is a real ingredient. So I don't think that's the right thing to do."

The bill’s creator, Brooklyn Assemblyman Felix Ortiz responded to the mayor’s diss yesterday, saying he had it all wrong: "My intention for this legislation was to prohibit the use of salt as an additive to meals. If salt is a functional component of the recipe, by all means, it should be included. But, when we have meals prepared by restaurants that pile unnecessary amounts of salt, we have a problem." Previously he claimed his bill would fully ban "the use of salt by restaurants in the preparation of food."

Mayor Bloomberg has his own “voluntary” campaign to lower city sodium. Rather than instituting an on outright ban, he’s asked manufacturers and fast food chains to please reduce salt content in their products.

Suspect In Brutal Bar Beating Blames Victim

Photograph of suspect Mbarek Lafrem by David Karp/AP

The construction worker who was arrested for the vicious beating of a woman in a Midtown bar's bathroom told the police he was acting in self-defense. According to court papers, Mbarek Lafrem said, "She was trying to push me so I punched her in the face twice and pushed her back in the stall."

Police say that Lafrem, 30, of Norwood, Pa., had tried to dance a 29-year-old woman at the bar Social on West 48th Street. She had refused, and he apparently followed her into the bathroom. In court papers, Lafrem explained to the police, "I was at the bar with the girl. I went into the bathroom and she started yelling at me. She was coming towards me so I grabbed her by the arms. She was trying to push me so I punched her in the face twice and pushed her back in the stall. She fell into the stall and hit her head."

The woman's friend later found her unconscious in the stall; the victim needed 50 stitches for a laceration and also suffered a fractured skull, a broken nose and a broken eye socket. The Post reports she was also found with "one pant leg completely off and the other around her ankle, the court papers said." Lafrem was charged with attempted murder, assault and attempted rape. He's also being held without bail.

Police were led to Lafrem by a tip. The NY Times notes that the NYPD, which had released relatively clear surveillance video of the beating suspect, was surprised that they only received two tips: "The reason became clear, however, later Friday morning when a worker from a Midtown construction site called the police tip line and identified the man in the video... It turned out that the suspect was a laborer from Pennsylvania working on a construction job at 16 West 34th Street, near Herald Square, and staying at the Best Western Hotel a block from Social." NYPD spokesman Paul Browne said, "He was not residing permanently in the city. With a typical suspect, residing in one of the five boroughs, we would have expected more calls."

Another Paterson Aide Has a Domestic Dispute in His Past

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It’s come out that another top aide to Gov. Paterson was involved in a domestic dispute, serious enough that officials were alerted. The Times Union reports that in 1995 Clemmie Harris, who at the time was a state trooper, got in a heated argument with his then-girlfriend Lori Ann Guzman. No punches were thrown allegedly, but she was “nervous” enough that she called the cops. Guzman never pressed charges, but seven months later her boyfriend quit his job with the state police, because of what police sources call "a mental disability." Harris is currently special gubernatorial assistant, and like former-aide David Johnson, he works very closely with Paterson. According to the Post, he frequently sleeps over at the governor’s mansion.

Jewelry Thieves Tricked Employees to Pull Off Diamond Heist

Cops are looking for two jewel thieves who posed as buyers, then bound and tied the employees at a Diamond District gem store, before committing a robbery at gunpoint. "One of the hawkers on the street who grab people brought the guys up," a security guard on the scene yesterday told the Post. They ascended to the second floor of the building, at 55 West 47th Street, then one man pulled a gun; using zip ties they immobilized three workers and a customer at Royal Gems. It’s unclear how much cash and jewelry they took, reports the Post, but as they were fleeing the man who’d ushered them inside collapsed to the ground, leading onlookers to fear the worst.

The hawker was taken to the hospital around noon after apparently having a nervous breakdown. "Nobody got shot. The old dude just got scared and fell down. Like a heart attack or something," said the security guard witness. Paramedics identified his injury as "noncritical."

Retailers in the district suspect the thieves, who were around 25-years old, may strike again, but they say their scheme can’t work for long. "It’s very dangerous to be on the second floor because thieves think they are invisible," said Simon Moas, who runs nearby Sim Jewelry. "But they aren’t because there are cameras everywhere, so there is definitely a picture of the thief," he said. Police are currently trying to locate that picture. Recently another set of masquerading jewelry crooks donned Hasidic garb to get access to a Diamond District store. One hawker told the Times that tricks like these frequently grace the area. “Somebody swallows a diamond,” he said. “Somebody gives a fake credit card and then walks away with jewels.”

Storm Causes Damage, Kills 3 Across Region

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The Nor'easter that swept in yesterday left a lot of damages and three deaths in its wake. Two people were killed by a falling tree in Teaneck, NJ while a woman in Bay Shore, Long Island was also killed by a falling tree. Others experienced more downed trees, power outages, and flooding.

Winds hit 60 MPH, and 126,000 residents were left without power in NYC, 145,000 without power on Long Island, 66,000 without power in Connecticut, and 273,000 without power in NJ (some service has been restored). A few subway lines were suspended temporarily due to trees on tracks and track flooding while the Staten Island Ferry's service was suspended for six hours, because the winds made it difficult to dock the ferries. LIRR suspended some service and hundreds of NJ Transit passengers were stuck on a train for five hours. Also, there were (naturally) delays at the three area airports.

The city's 911 and 311 systems were overwhelmed: NYPD spokesman Paul Browne said, "On a busy Saturday night we may get as many as a thousand calls in an hour. This Saturday evening we received as many as 4,000 in an hour, most of them weather related." One woman whose grandparents' home had no heat or electricity and also had flooding told the Daily News, "We were calling for over an hour. We need the Fire Department more now than ever."

Last Night's Action: West Virginia Wins Big East

Photograph of West Virigina players celebrating by Frank Franklin II/AP

West Virginia 60 Georgetown 58: Last night, West Virginia won the Big East tournament, defeating Georgetown. WVU's Da'Sean Butler is deemed "Da Man" by the Post—Butler had 20 points, including the game-winning shot with 4.2 seconds left—and he said, "It means the world to me. I grew up around this area.... That's my favorite team, the New York Knicks. I grew up watching this on television. To play so well here since I've been a freshman, it means the world to me."
Knicks 128 Dallas Mavervicks 94: Pushed out of Madison Square Garden for the Big East Tournament, the Knicks beat the Mavericks on their own turf in a big way, perhaps to avenge Dallas's 50-point victory over the Knicks back in January. Al Harrington said, "They really embarrassed us on our home floor. So we were able to get a little bit of revenge tonight. It feels good. Revenge is sweet sometimes, you know? If we had gotten up by 50, it would have been really nice."
Houston Rockets 116 Nets 108: The Nets lost their 59th game of the year against Houston.
Islanders 4 Devils 2: Mark Streit, Jon Sim, Freddy Meyer and Sean Bergenheim scored for the Islanders, while goalie Dwayne Roloson made 38 saves on 40 shots.

Winds Stop Staten Island Ferry Service

What winds! NotifyNYC issued an alert saying, "All service on the Staten Island Ferry has been suspended in both directions due to severe weather conditions and high tides." The suspension, ordered by the U.S. Coast Guard and captain of the docks ordered, began at 5:30 p.m., and the Staten Island Advance reports the high winds are "preventing the ferries from docking safely." Also, NotifyNYC says, "The 911 system is experiencing a large volume of weather related calls. Callers who dial 911 to report an emergency are requested to stay on the line. The public should call 911 for emergencies only, and 311 for non-emergencies." We'll do a round of up the wild weather tomorrow morning—let us know what you've experienced in the comments below!

Daylight Saving Time: Spring Forward At 2 A.M.

At 2 a.m., it's time for the U.S. (well, not Hawaii and Arizona save some parts) to spring forward an hour. While you lose an hour of sleep, just think—it'll be lighter in the late afternoon/early evening! Also, it's a good time to change the batteries in your smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors.

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From the Gothamist Newsmap: A tree down on a house on Jerome Ave in Staten Island, falling debris at 21 St & Mott Ave in Queens and a larger tree down on Shore Rd & 79 St in Brooklyn.
The federals "vaccines court" ruled that thimerosal doesn't cause autism. Thimerosal, which has mercury, is in measles-mumps-rubella vaccines.
Hey, contrary to rumor, Mayor Bloomberg's lady friend says she's not running for Senate.
United Healthcare (which includes Oxford) and Continuum Health Partners (which includes Beth-Israel and St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospitals) have come to an agreement "ending the prospect that tens of thousands of New Yorkers would be cut off from their doctors and the hospitals they use."
Daily Intel is helpful, "Are You a Lesbian Who Looks Like Justin Bieber? There is a Tumblr just for you now!"
Did he watch Snatch? A dog in Maryland swallowed a $20,000 diamond.

Paterson: Trouble Began "The Day I Was Sworn In"

On CBS yesterday Paterson said his troubles date back long before he was accused of ethics violations or charged with misusing state police. “The difficulty and disaster greeted me and have dictated most of the decision making through my term,” he said, adding that now, with a $9 billion deficit, he has little option but to make massive budget cuts. As for his alleged indiscretions, Paterson wouldn’t comment, though he claimed he'd been honest throughout the investigation.

When asked why he’d hired a criminal lawyer, he claimed the move wasn’t by any means an admission of guilt. Meanwhile, Paterson sharply criticized his criminal-justice coordinator Denise O'Donnell for stepping down, saying she did it for selfish political gain. "The criminal-justice coordinator [O'Donnell], I think everybody knows, is running for attorney general, and you will have relationships that get exacerbated at times like that," he said on WWRL-1600 AM.

Also on CBS, Paterson broke down some of his threatened budget cuts. In order to avoid taxing New Yorkers he wants to decrease school funding by at least five percent, take $1 billion from the health care budget and reduce agency funding by $750 million to $1 billion. “We could see severe downgrades in health care delivery services. We could see regular services—sanitation and public accommodations—being limited and we would see severe cuts to education," said the governor.

LIRR and Metro North May Soon Have Wi-Fi!

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Wireless internet may soon be a reality for our city’s trains. The Taking of Pelham 1-2-3 predicted it, and now the MTA says it wants Metro North and LIRR to be connected by the end of the year. According the Post officials have issued a call for ideas on how best to float internet on the trains coming and going from the city. Also to be wired: Grand Central Terminal and Penn Station. But considering the budget crunch, how does the authority plan to pay for its hook-up?

The cost of installing and maintaining the connection will fall to the internet company awarded the contract, and maybe to consumer-commuters. "It's clearly something people would like to have," said board member Mitch Pally, who chairs the MTA's LIRR committee. With Wi-Fi capability they’ll be able to stream video, upload photos and instantaneously update their MTA-related blogs. And maybe if they have a screen to stare at passengers will finally stop yakking on their phones!

"Sneaky Chef" Sues Seinfeld AGAIN

“Sneaky Chef” author Missy Lapine is taking another stab at Jerry Seinfeld, claiming he slandered her character by calling her a “nutjob” on national TV. In a previous lawsuit Lapine accused the comic’s wife of stealing her idea for a cookbook that showed parents how to covertly feed their kids healthy foods (sweet potato in a grilled cheese sandwich, avocado in chocolate pudding etc.). A judge ruled against her but nonetheless Seinfeld felt compelled to call her a “wacko” during an appearance on David Letterman. According to the Daily News, the new suit targets the statements made by the sitcom star as well as Harper Collins, who the author says twice rejected her cookbook concept, before handing a book deal to Seinfeld’s wife.

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3 House Dems: Station Agents Important For Fighting Terror

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The latest plea to save hundreds of subway station agents from the MTA's budget cuts is now coming from House of Representatives. Three Democrats sent a letter to MTA chairman Jay Walder, "We strongly urge you to re-evaluate the current plans" and not, potentially, "compromise" subway security.

The NY Times reports that the letter came from Homeland Security Committee Chairman Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-Mississippi), Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas; chairwoman of the transportation security subcommittee), and Rep. Yvette D. Clarke of (D-Brooklyn; chairwoman of the subcommittee on emerging threats), who acknowledged the MTA's budget woes but called the station agents "an important link in the transit security chain":

Although our domestic transit systems have thus far been spared, deadly terrorist attacks in Spain, Great Britain, India and Russia over the last few years have emphasized the vulnerabilities of public transportation in large urban areas and demonstrated the security challenges unique to these open, passenger-heavy systems...

The case of Najibullah Zazi is a chilling reminder that our transit systems are targets of Al Qaeda and its affiliates.

MTA spokesman Aaron Donovan told the Times, "The subway system. is the safest it’s been in years, thanks to the vigilance and dedication of the N.Y.P.D., and there will continue to be a strong presence of M.T.A. employees throughout the subway system," while TWU president John Samuelson points out that station agents can field riders' concerns (you know, See Something, Say Something!).

Murder-Suicide Mom's Crazy Letter Revealed in Court

Rapists, kiddie porno and plotting thieves all figure into socialite Gigi Jordan’s suicide note, but as far as officials are concerned, they’re all fabricated. The letter—found on her laptop after she allegedly fed her autistic son a fatal dose of prescription pills and attempted to kill herself—was revealed in court yesterday. Much of her paranoia focused on her ex-husband: "I feel his final revenge will be to kill [m]e and use [our son] in the sex trade," she wrote. According the defense the wild 20-page letter is evidence Jordan should be allowed out on bond to undergo psychiatric treatment at St. Vincent's.

The little boy, Jude, couldn’t speak but Jordan recounts how he told her about frequent and disturbing sexual abuse by his father and step-dad, according to the News. "He ... told me he was raped every day, sometimes more than once a day," she writes. "How long could you watch your child ... knowing the abusers might take him again and do more of this to him." On February Fifth police discovered Jordan "babbling incoherently" next to the deceased 8-year-old in a top-priced suite at the tony Midtown hotel and spa.

Both father figures deny any wrongdoing, and police agree the note’s accusations of unsubstantiated. "It's clear to me now that she was totally insane. It doesn't make any sense," said Emil Tzekov, Jude’s dad. "It's so scary that Jude was with her when she was like this.” The Post reports that the only party arguing Jordan isn’t insane is the prosecution, that insists she knowingly killed her child and kept herself alive. "She was in her room with thousands of pills at her disposal . . . yet Ms. Jordan was not dead," said lead prosecutor Kerry O'Connell.

Changes Proposed For Carriage Horse Industry

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Yesterday the City Council's Consumer Affairs Committee held a hearing regarding carriage horses and how proposed bills may help transform the industry, which is under constant scrutiny by animal rights groups.

Four bills were discussed in a packed room with over 250 people in attendance, where council members differed on their opinions. While Leroy Comrie (Queens) said, "The horse carriage industry is part of what makes New York City special," councilwoman Melissa Mark-Viverito declared, "I don't think it's the only reason why people come to New York—to ride in a horse carriage."

Amongst the bills discussed was one suggesting the replacement of horse-drawn carriages with a more humane antique electric car; another aimed to restrict carriage rides to Central Park; and another to eliminate them all together. The hot topic seemed to be a proposal that would raise rates from $34 to $50 for a 20 minute ride, giving the industry its first rate hike in 21 years. With this increase would come new regulations, like giving horses a 5 week vacation.

According to the NY Times, the hearing was the first to be held regarding the bills, and if any pass the committee, they'll be brought before the full Council.

Escaped Robbery Suspect/ID Thief Nabbed in Midtown

Freddie Thompson, NYPD

The alleged thief who impersonated another man at his arraignment, then walked out of the courtroom a free man, was found last night in midtown Manhattan. What’s more, officials say 35-year-old Freddie Thomson—who should have faced charges for armed robbery, but instead pleaded guilty to marijuana possession—was not solely at fault. According to Police Commissioner Ray Kelly an officer failed to "adequately check the identification of the prisoner." He added that "There was a mistake made here. There's no question about it."

Aware that Jermaine Gavins was facing lesser charges, Thompson assumed the 29-year-old’s identity when his turn came to take the stand at a Staten Island court. After he was sentenced to time served and released no one realized the mistake until Gavin asked when his turn would come.

Cops are supposed to match a prisoner’s face to his/her photograph before arraignment, but defense lawyer Allen Cappelli says the pictures are no help. According to the Advance he contends that the NYPD's creaky old printers produce only grainy black-and-white images; "modern, color printers’ are needed.” Another recent arraignment identity swap involved a man suspected of domestic violence and assaulting a police officer, who escaped from a Bronx court by impersonating a man accused of driving with a suspended license.

Violent School Stabbing Was Revenge For Bullying

Yesterday, a 14-year-old boy was arrested for allegedly stabbing a fellow student 16 times at George Washington High School in Washington Heights. Now, it's suggested that the teen was getting back at the 15-year-old victim because the victim taunted him over his Mexican heritage. A student told the Post, "They made fun of his name and his culture. This is mostly a Dominican school."

The suspect used a steak knife and students watched the violence unfold in the hallway: One said, "I was walking through the hall, and I saw the [attacker] whip out a knife - medium-sized - and he started stabbing the other kid in the hip. Over and over," as another said, "It was crazy. I saw blood going down." The victim suffered non-life-threatening wounds to his arms, legs, and back.

Now there are concerns about the school's safety—a student worried, "There's metal detectors and everything, so how is he able to bring a knife to school? I mean it just scares me"—and anti-bullying measures. Councilwoman Ydanis Rodriguez said the stabbing was "unacceptable. Besides sending a young man to the hospital, the event has forced many questions to resurface and to ultimately wonder if our zero tolerance policies have run its course. Students need to be better protected against bullying tactics within the schools. I also believe parents need to understand why the metal detectors at the high school did not detect the weapon used in the incident," and called for an investigation.

Accused Dog Killer Finds 2nd Dachshund Puppy Victim

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A 270-pound ironworker was found guilty of aggravated animal cruelty after beating a five-month-old Dachshund puppy, “breaking six of his tiny ribs and damaging his lungs and liver,” according to the News. Reportedly, the calico-colored pup named Junior was “insubordinate” during a bath, so 25-year-old Dudley Ramsay “smashed” it against the tub. Hours later he called doctors but the dog couldn’t be saved. Ramsay later disclosed that another dachshund puppy named Viola had died in his care. In that case he was found not guilty of killing the dog but convicted of felony animal cruelty. "It's disturbing, especially because of the age of the dog and the breed of the dog," the ASPCA'S Joseph Pentangelo said of the earlier incident.

Judge Wonders About 9/11 Responders Case Legal Fees

Responders at the WTC site (photo: EPA)

While the city and lawyers for 10,000 9/11 first responders have worked out a $657 million settlement, a federal judge wants to review the deal's details first. While his approval isn't needed, Judge Alvin Hellerstein wants some plaintiffs to testify at a "fairness hearing"—and he's also considering cutting the legal fees.

Currently, legal fees are set at 30% of the settlement, which means $200 million in legal fees—and a possible windfall for two lawyers, Marc Bern and Paul Napoli, who represent over 9,000 of the plaintiffs. The settlement, which would offer as much as $2 million to responders sickened at the World Trade Center or as little as $3,200, must be approved by 95% of the plaintiffs.

Bern told the Post, "By far, the calls are running positive. The clients are quite relieved that an end is in sight," but the responder-plaintiffs the NY Times spoke to seemed less positive. While one was glad that "the city finally acknowledges that 9/11 diseases do exist and that people are suffering," another commented, "A couple thousand dollars for all the years of pain and suffering, it’s just a drop in the bucket."

Bronx Neighborhood to Lose Decades-Old Stench

New York Organic Fertilizer Company (2kjb's Flickr)

Residents of Hunts Point in the Bronx may at last be rid of a decades-old stench that on hot days makes the area smell “like a decaying body.” The city says it will end it $34 million-a-year contract with the organic fertilizer company, from whose premises the smell emanates. “This is a huge victory,” said Rep. José E. Serrano, a longtime opponent from the plant, which is in his district. “It was horrible—the smell, the stench. People living in the poorest Congressional district in the nation, in many cases with very little education, knew this was something they could not tolerate.” According to the Times opponents of the plant name the smell as “a symbol of the city’s disregard for Hunts Point.”

Locals blame the stench—which if you ask some, smells like “a filthy toilet,” if you ask others, “rotting meat”—for their children’s asthma, for gardens left uncared for, for canceled picnics and for indoor recesses. Many view it as an indicator of how the city neglects its low-income and minority residents. “Would they build something like that next to Mayor Bloomberg’s house?” said Wanda Salaman, executive director for Mothers on the Move, a group that helped sue the plant in 2008. According to Serrano, New York Organic Fertilizer Company “meant everything that was unfair about the treatment of the Bronx.”

Residents and Attorney General Cuomo waged lawsuits and complaints against the plant, and now the city may send the waste to Virginia or Suffolk County. But the organic fertilizer manufacturer wants it to reconsider on environmental grounds. "New York shut all of its own landfills years ago because of their role in polluting the air, water and land,” said the company in a statement. “A change now from recycling back to landfilling would represent a reversal in the city’s expansion of its laudatory green policies.”

Family Of Woman Killed By Subway "In Shock"

The father of the woman crushed by a 6 train said he was "in shock". Rose Mary Mankos, 48, had been trying to retrieve her gym bag (which contained her ID and cellphone), when it fell onto the tracks; while onlookers yelled for her to lie down, she apparently froze in panic. Mankos, a lawyer who lived in Stuy Town, was remembered as a "lovely person, a superb employee and a good friend" by a former colleague, while a neighbor said, "She definitely was not 100 percent there," though not threatening. Her father said, "I'm 82 years old. I felt like 60 and now I feel like 105. It takes a lot of strength to deal with this, and that's something I don't have right now."

Panel: DOE Discriminated v. Arabic-English School's Principal

Debbie Almontaser

A federal panel says the Department of Education discriminated against the principal of a Brooklyn dual-language school by forcing her to resign, when critics accused the institution of indoctrinating students into service for jihad. According to the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission the DOE “succumbed to the very bias that creation of the school was intended to dispel and a small segment of the public succeeded in imposing its prejudices on D.O.E. as an employer.”

In 2007, when Debbie Almontaser was appointed as head of the Khalil Gibran International Academy in Brooklyn, opponents decried her as a “9/11 denier” and a “jihadist,” despite her reputation for being a moderate Muslim. After a damning Post article that tied her to T-Shirts bearing the word “Intifada” (commonly associated with the militant uprising in Israel), she was asked to step down.

According to the Commission, the DOE was biased against Almontaser—who is of Yemeni and Muslim descent— “on account of her race, religion and national origin.” It determined that she had no connection with the incriminating shirts and reprimanded the Post for its aggravating role in the scandal, reports the Times. “Significantly, it was not her actual remarks, but their elaboration by the reporter—creating waves of explicit anti-Muslim bias from several extremist sources—that caused D.O.E. to act,” the commission’s letter said.

The vote of support may help the former principal in her quest to reclaim her job, as well as $300,000 in damages and legal fees incurred during court proceedings. Still, the DOE’s lawyer fired back that it “in no way discriminated against Ms. Almontaser and she will not be reinstated.”

Un-Fare: Taxi Drivers Scammed Riders Out Of Millions!

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The Taxi and Limousine Commission says that about 36,000 cab drivers gouged passengers on their trips, resulting in millions of excessive fares. The NY Times reports, "The drivers’ scheme, the commission said, involved 1.8 million rides and cost passengers an average of $4 to $5 extra per trip. The drivers, officials said, flipped switches on their meters that kicked in the higher rates, costing New York City riders a total of $8.3 million."

The fare within NYC is 40 cents per every one-fifth of a mile, while the fare in Nassau and Westchester Countries is 80 cents per one fifth of a mile. Earlier this month, the TLC revealed that one cabbie used the higher rate for passengers in NYC, scamming 574 riders out of nearly $40,000. The TLC launched a further investigation with GPS data from cabs: The Daily News reports it "found that 35, 558 drivers - 75% of the city's 47,000 licensed medallion cabbies - clipped at least one passenger. But 3,000 hacks were repeat offenders, blamed for switching their meters to a higher out-of-city rate on local trips more than 100 times each."

Outgoing TLC Commissioner Matthew Daus said, "We have not seen anything quite this pervasive. It’s very disturbing." But New York Taxi Workers Alliance's Bhairavi Desai told the Times, "This is clearly a systematic failure on the part of the meters and the technology... For this to be so widespread — nearly every single driver — makes no sense." And she said to the News, "This is a workforce that's known for returning diamonds and tens of thousands of dollars passengers leave behind. To be told the same workforce is ripping off passengers for four dollars and change each ride just doesn't match."

Some drivers said the buttons for the NYC rate (Code 1) and the Nassau/Westchester rate (Code 4) were very close together, but one was worried, "We are ashamed. People will look at us as a thief." The TLC is looking at ways to prevent further fraud—one interim solution may be meters "equipped with a highly visible alert when Rate Code 4 is activated"—and is considering whether passengers can be refunded. While some cabbies may be fined or lose licenses, a source told the News, "We can't fire 36,000 cabbies."

Here is the TLC's explanation of taxi cab rates, as well as the Passenger Bill of Rights.

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Christie declares state of emergency in NJ
Governor Chris Christie declared a State of Emergency in New Jersey Sunday night due to the severe weather.

New York City attempts normal Monday after storm
New York City is trying to get back to normal this morning with alternate side of the street parking rules in effect and all schools open.

Jayhawks earn top seed in NCAA tournament
Kansas, Kentucky, Syracuse and Duke have earned the No. 1 seeds for the NCAA tournament.

AccuWeather: Dreary Monday after storm
It's another dark and gloomy day Monday, with more showers and wind.

Storm is destructive and deadly on Long Island
On Long Island, some are calling it the worst storm in decades.

Westchester County littered with downed trees, power lines
Con Ed will have customer service vans set up today to assist anyone without power and give out dry ice.

AccuWeather: Dreary Monday after storm
It's another dark and gloomy day Monday, with more showers and wind.

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Bees in the City? New York May Let the Hives Come Out of Hiding
The honeybee’s bad rap — and the days of urban beekeepers facing $2,000 fines — may be over this week.

FX Harsono's Rebellious, Critical Voice Against 'Big Power' in Indonesia
For the past four decades, Mr. Harsono has provided a critical voice against political and social oppression in Indonesia. Some of his seminal works are now on show at the Singapore Art Museum, until May 9.

Ground Zero Workers Reach Deal Over Claims
A settlement of up to $657.5million has been reached in the cases of thousands of rescue and cleanup workers who sued the city, according to city officials.

Some Binghamton Faculty Push for Exit From Division I
A statement signed by 18 faculty members recommended a vote on whether Binghamton should remain in Division I after a scandal surrounding the men’s basketball team.

For Juveniles in Family Court, Judges Seek Safer Alternatives to Prison
The inadequacies of New York State’s detention facilities for young offenders in Family Court are nearly matched by the shortage of options within the city.

Experimental Clocks Tell Straphangers if the Wait May Soon Be Over
The clocks, a convenience long enjoyed by users of mass transit in London, Paris and Washington, are starting to trickle into New York City’s labyrinthine transportation network.

At the Last Minute, a Disney-Cablevision Truce
The companies’ feud, most recently exemplified by a Disney move that temporarily prevented Cablevision customers from viewing the Academy Awards, promises to spread across the country to other cable providers and stations.

New York Isn’t Silicon Valley. That’s Why They Like It.
A decade after the dot-com bust, the Internet economy in New York is springing back to life.

Taxicab Confessions
Getting New Yorkers to share a ride might prove difficult, but once they’re on board, they can be surprisingly candid.

Old-Fashioned Bulwark in a Tide of Foreclosures
A city agency and nonprofit groups build or rehabilitate moderate-income housing, then scrutinize buyers’ credit. And they avoid the national foreclosure crisis.

Mannerly Italian With a Few Surprises
Limoncello adds some small surprises to its new-traditional approach to a family-style Italian restaurant.

Overseer of Boxing, Supporter of M.M.A.
Melvina Lathan, the top boxing official in New York State, said she supported proposed legislation to legalize a sport that the State Legislature banned.

At Caramoor, a Focus on Songs of the Belle Époque
A program of French art songs that will blur distinctions between classical and popular idioms, but sharpen the interpretive focus.

Grand Illusions
Steve Cohen, who directs his sleight of hand and other tricks for the upper crust, performs as the Millionaires’ Magician.

Biscotti for a Variety of Tastes
The treats at Marzullo’s Pasticceria, run by two immigrant brothers, include nine kinds of biscotti.

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Limited Slots for Inexpensive Day Camp in NYC Parks

NYC Parks runs two summer programming options for kids. There are summer camps at local recreation centers. Sign up as soon as you can if it works for you.

More fun, in my book at least, is this summer's Junior Rangers Day Camp. It a low cost ($65) opportunity for your child (8-11 years-old) to spend the summer weeks canoeing, hiking, fishing, exploring, and even camping in the parks of NYC.

None of the programs are in Queens, but for $65 a week I know a lot of parents would be interested. These get filled fast; there's no guarantee there will be slots for your kid left. See all the details at the NYC Parks web page on Junior Rangers.

Do you know of other good summer camps? Please share in the comments.

Limited Slots for Inexpensive Day Camp in NYC Parks originally appeared on About.com Queens, NY on Sunday, March 14th, 2010 at 10:47:23.

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Weekend Events in Queens - March 12-14

Weekend's Best

Friday

Opening Jacob Ouillette at DEAN PROJECT Through May 8
Opening An Exhibition of Lady Paintings at AES Gallery
Hamlet at LaGuardia Performing Arts Through March 13 - Free

Saturday

Sunday

Met Life First Sundays for Families at Queens Museum of Art "Participants will be invited to create artwork inspire by Moby Dick, and to partake in a dramatic reading of the classic American novel" I can only imagine the scrimshandering and gamming that will take place over snacks served at this free event.
What's In the Park After Dark? Fort Totten
Bakithi Kumalo Band with Robbi K at Flushing Town Hall
St. Patrick's for All Parade in Sunnyside & Woodside
Phagwah Parade

Continuing Events

Events in NYC Parks

Friday

The City Reliquary and Queens Museum present:
The Panorama Challenge Take 3!
Andrew Schneider - Wow + Flutter at Chocolate Factory

Saturday

Purim Festivities
Stop 'N' Swap in Jackson Heights - free event where residents can trade reusable, unwanted belongings
Wheelchair Bocce & Sit Volleyball Clinic Lost Battalion Hall
Loons, Grebes, and Buffleheads...Oh My!- Birding alonng Little Neck Bay
Lunar New Year Tea Ceremony
at Flushing Town Hall
Andrew Schneider - Wow + Flutter at Chocolate Factory

Sunday

All Things Algonquin at Fort Totten

Unearthing History: Archaeological Dig Series at Weeping Beech

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2010 St. Patrick's Day Parade in New York City
It's March in New York City, which means the St. Patrick's Day Parade is coming soon! Over 150,000 people march every year in New York City's St. Patrick's Day Parade, making it one of New York City's biggest parades. Afterward, marchers and spectators fill New York City's many Irish Pubs to continue the celebration.

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2010 St. Patrick's Day Parade in New York City originally appeared on About.com New York City Travel on Wednesday, March 10th, 2010 at 09:00:23.

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Become a Fan of New York City Travel!
Are you on Facebook? If you are, please become a fan of New York City Travel on Facebook. It will make it easy for you to keep up with the latest articles and updates.

Become a Fan of New York City Travel! originally appeared on About.com New York City Travel on Monday, March 8th, 2010 at 09:00:59.

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Enjoy A Taste of NYC BBQ!
While New York City might not be the first place that comes to mind when you think of BBQ, New York City is home to the annual Big Apple Barbecue Block Party every June, and a number of fantastic restaurants specializing in barbecue. A couple of my favorite barbecue restaurants in New York City are Dinosaur Bar-B-Que and Blue Smoke.

If you'd like a guided tour of the New York City's barbecue scene, you might want to check out the NYC BBQ Tour, which features stops at four popular NYC barbecue restaurants with tastings, as well as a chance to get to meet some of the people behind these great restaurants. The restaurants featured include Blue Smoke, The Hog Pit, Rodeo Bar and Hill Country BBQ. The tour is offered every Monday night from 6-9 p.m. Tastings during the tour should easily cover your dinner needs, side dishes and soft drinks are also included, but alcoholic beverages are extra. Tickets are $88.88/person; children 2 and under are free.

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Enjoy A Taste of NYC BBQ! originally appeared on About.com New York City Travel on Friday, March 5th, 2010 at 11:13:21.

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J. D. Salinger's Letters On Display for the First Time
As a tribute to J. D. Salinger, The Morgan Museum and Library will be exhibiting ten letters written by the author for the first time. The Museum had previously restricted access to these letters, in respect of the author's desire for privacy. The ten letters will be displayed over the course of two exhibitions in the McKim Building: four from March 16-April 11, 2010 and six from April 13-May 9, 2010.

The letters featured in the exhibitions were written by J. D. Salinger to Michael Mitchell, who designed the dust jacket for The Catcher in the Rye. The span forty years of correspondence and reveal many sides of Salinger, who was well-known for keeping his personal life very private.

Visitors Guide: The Morgan Museum and Library
Photos: Photos from The Morgan Museum & Library

_{Dust jacket of the first edition of the novel (1951). Photography, Graham Haber, 2010.}

J. D. Salinger's Letters On Display for the First Time originally appeared on About.com New York City Travel on Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010 at 10:11:44.

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Don't Forget the TKTS Booth in Brooklyn!
This weekend at the NYTimes Travel Show I met a reader who lives near the TKTS Booth in Brooklyn. This is the newest TKTS Booth (there is one in Times Square and another at the South Street Seaport) and she tipped me off to the fact that since it's less well known (and perhaps a bit off the beaten track for many tourists) there are rarely any lines!

Visitors to New York City staying at the New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge are just a short walk from the TKTS Booth, but even if you're staying elsewhere, a visit to the Brooklyn TKTS Booth might make sense for you.

The TKTS Booth is located very close to many subway lines (A/C/F to Jay Street-Borough Hall; M/R/2/3/4/5 to Court Street-Borough Hall; or M/R to Lawrence Street) making it easy to get to from just about anywhere in Manhattan. If you were thinking of walking over the Brooklyn Bridge, you could easily take the subway to Brooklyn and get tickets for a show that night before you walk over the Brooklyn Bridge back into Manhattan. The Brooklyn TKTS Booth also sells matinee tickets a day in advance, so it would be very convenient to pick up tickets for a matinee if you're gong to spend the day (or evening) in Brooklyn.

With a little planning, you can replace the time you would spend waiting in line at the other TKTS booths with a little quality time in Brooklyn!

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Don't Forget the TKTS Booth in Brooklyn! originally appeared on About.com New York City Travel on Monday, March 1st, 2010 at 14:57:09.

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Experience The Oscars® in New York City
New York City has been featured in countless films, but this year will be the first time New York City will host an official live Oscar viewing gala. Oscar Night^® and the City will be held on March 7, 2010 at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall. Proceeds of the event will be donated directly to the NYC & Company Foundation.

Tickets include a pre-show reception with hors d'oeuvres, cocktails and music, followed by a live broadcast of the 82nd Academy Awards, with an open bar throughout the evening. Supporting Role Tickets for the event are $150, while Starring Role Tickets are $225 and include better seats, as well as access to a VIP lounge. Tickets are limited and Starring Role tickets are only available online, but Supporting Role tickets can be purchased at Alice Tully Hall Box Office (1941 Broadway, at West 65th Street), by calling Center Charge at 212-721-6500, or online through LincolnCenter.org or nycona.eventbrite.com.

A number of other Oscar-related events will be taking place in New York City -- Oscar Week NYC features discounted tours, screenings of previous Academy Award winning movies based in New York City, and even the opportunity to have your photo taken holding an actual Oscar statuette!

If you can't afford the tickets to the official gala, you might want to check out The Oscars @ City Winery. The $6 ticket charge includes a glass of wine (valued at $9), and the opportunity to participate in several contests and drawings, while watching the Academy Awards broadcast live.

Experience The Oscars® in New York City originally appeared on About.com New York City Travel on Saturday, February 27th, 2010 at 09:00:12.

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Broadway Ticket Savings
When it's cold and snowy, the last thing you want to do to save money on Broadway tickets is stand outside at the TKTS Booth in Times Square (though it can mean there won't be as many brave souls willing to wait, so the lines can be shorter).

When you don't want to spend time waiting in line or the weather is uncooperative, it's great to get discount Broadway tickets in advance. Check out our Broadway discount ticket newsletters and websites, as well as these deals:

Barbara Cook, Vanessa Williams, and Tom Wopat star in Sondheim on Sondheim at the Studio 54 from March 19-June 13, 2010. You can save up to $30 on tickets with promo code SODIRM online at Roundabouttheatre.org or by calling 212-719-1300.

Tickets for the new musical Million Dollar Quartet, about the famous 1954 recording session that brought together Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Elvis Presley, are available for up to 50% off with code MAILMDQ online at ticketmaster.com or by phone at 877-250-2929. Valid for performances through May 2, 2010.

Opening night for All About Me starring Dame Edna and Michael Feinstein is March 18, 2010 at Henry Miller's Theatre. Save almost 50% off with code AMDML23 online at BroadwayOffers.com or by calling 212-947-8844. Offer valid through April 18, 2010.

Lend Me a Tenor starring Anthony LaPaglia, Tony Shalhoub, and Justin Bartha returns to Broadway beginning March 11, 2010. Save $45-50 off ticket prices for performances March 11-April 25, 2010 with code LTDML21 online at BroadwayOffers.com or by calling 212-947-8844. Offer expires April 25, 2010.

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Buy-One, Get-One-Free on Gray Line Bus Tours for Locals
If you've got a New York, New Jersey or Connecticut driver's license (or photo ID), beginning March 1, 2010, Gray Line Tours is offering a Local Advantage Promotion entitling you to buy-one, get-one-free on their double-decker tour buses. It's a great way to save money when showing your out-of-town guests around New York City or even when playing tourist in New York City with a local friend or family member.

You have to purchase the tickets in advance online and pick them up at the Gray Line Visitor's Center at 777 8th Avenue. Each person is limited to 10 free tickets per year, but I suspect most folks will be happy to take advantage of the promotion just once or twice. The promotion is valid on All Loops Tour, Uptown Loop, Downtown Loop, Brooklyn Loop, Night Tour and Multilingual Tours. Full-priced Gray Line tours cost $44 per adult ticket (All Loops tour is $10 more) and are available daily.

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"Naked" Polar Bear Cruise to Benefit The WCS
Well, they won't really be naked, but some brave souls will be wearing just their bathing suits on a Circle Line Sightseeing Cruise on Saturday, February 27, 2010 to help raise money for the Wildlife Conservation Society. If you're brave enough to strip down for wildlife, you can cruise for free (you're encouraged to solicit donations for WCS or make one yourself), but if you'd rather experience this event fully clothed, tickets are only $20. You can register, donate or buy spectator tickets online.

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Thinking of Popping The Question in New York City?
I'm always happy when New York City makes "best of" lists. Budget Travel's recent round-up of 10 Engaging Spots for Popping The Question includes New York City's Central Park alongside other classic choices like La Basilique du Sacre-Coeur in Paris and Piazzale Michelangelo in Florence.

Of course, Central Park has many romantic spots; the Central Park Conservancy recently polled visitors about what they believed was the most romantic spot in Central Park. Bow Bridge was chosen as the most romantic spot in Central Park, which is not surprising considering how many people propose or get married there every year. If you're in the mood for more Central Park romance, you can read many of the romantic stories about Central Park's Bow Bridge that voters shared.

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Treasures and the Treasury (The Leonard Lopate Show: Monday, 15 March 2010)
We’ll get two takes on Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner—from The New Yorker’s John Cassidy and The Atlantic’s Joshua Green. Then, Elif Batuman talks about the great Russian novelists...and the people who read them. And Paddy Moloney, leader of The Chieftains, the most popular traditional Irish music group in the world, discusses their latest album. Plus, geopolitics expert Charles Emmerson looks ahead to what the future might hold for the Arctic.

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Beating "Crush Hour" with Music (Soundcheck: Monday, 15 March 2010)
New Yorkers have the longest commute times in the nation. For many drivers or straphangers, music can help pass the time and reduce stress. On today's show, we examine the art and science of the commuting playlist. Also: singer and songwriter Duncan Sheik has mixed rock and musical theater in Broadway shows like "Spring Awakening." He joins us to perform his latest material.

Duncan Sheik (Soundcheck: Monday, 15 March 2010)
Singer and songwriter Duncan Sheik has come a long way since his ubiquitous hit single "Barely Breathin" in 1996. Sheik spent the following years releasing a handful of albums, honing his songwriting craft, and working on a side project with playwright Kyle Jarrow that evolved into the Tony award-winning musical "Spring Awakening." Sheik joins us to play some songs from his 2009 album, "Whisper House," and to reveal its recent journey to the stage.

Bushwick and the Census (The Brian Lehrer Show: Monday, 15 March 2010)
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Plans for the Future (The Brian Lehrer Show: Monday, 15 March 2010)
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Things With Strings (New Sounds: Monday, 15 March 2010)
For this edition of New Sounds, hear new music for strings. There’s music from Russian composer Anton Batagov, Estonian composer Arvo Part, and Icelandic composer Johann Johannsson, and Chicago-based multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Andrew Bird. The deluxe edition of Bird’s latest effort, “Noble Beast” is packaged with a companion album of adventurous instrumentals called “Useless Creatures.” We’ll hear selections from this companion record, built mainly around the sounds of Bird's looped violin, although sometimes he harnesses the space of his barn and several amplifiers for drone-like ambience. At other times Bird collaborates with other musicians, like upright bass player Todd Sickafoose and drummer Glenn Kotche, as on “The Carrion Suite,” and occasionally he incorporates the West African rhythms that drive his songs with words (“Banking on a Myth”, “Dear Dirty”) on tracks like “Hot Math.” All this and more.

The Chieftains' Paddy Moloney (The Leonard Lopate Show: Monday, 15 March 2010)
Paddy Moloney, leader of The Chieftains, discusses the group’s new album “San Patricio,” which was made with Ry Cooder and comes out March 9. It explores the story of the San Patricio battalion, a group of Irish-American conscripts who deserted the American side in the Mexican-American War to fight for Mexico, and it combines elements of traditional Irish and Mexican music to create something altogether original. The Chieftains are performing at Town Hall March 17. More tickets and information here.

Rain and High Winds Knock out Power
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Will Stratton (Spinning On Air: Sunday, 14 March 2010)
Will Stratton writes songs that balance ingenuity and ambiguity with directness and beauty. He's just 22, and already working on his third album, bringing his unique vision into focus. Stratton brought some new and recent songs and three guitars into the WNYC Studio to perform, and talk about his music with host David Garland.

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In a first for Spinning On Air, Stratton has made all the songs he recorded for the show available as a free download album.

Lying In The Dark

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