Taxes running loose(y)
Ever since Eric Garner’s death, New Yorkers have been debating whether folks should be arrested for offenses such as selling “loosies,” or individual cigarettes. Fair point. But it invites a much...
View ArticleMan struck by Metro-North train
A man suffered serious injuries when he was struck by a Metro-North train Friday afternoon in Westchester, officials said. The unidentified man was hit by a southbound train at the Purdy’s station on...
View ArticleBroadway theater owners hit by lawsuit over $25M real estate deal
There’s a lot of drama brewing over a little Broadway theater. A nonprofit is accusing the owners of the Helen Hayes Theatre — the smallest and only independently owned venue on the Great White Way —...
View ArticleCost-cutting Crain’s slashes a dozen editorial jobs
Struggling with a flood of red ink, Crain’s New York Business slashed a dozen editorial jobs, or 40 percent of its newsroom staff, and named a new top editor on Friday. Parent Crain Communications is...
View ArticleHerbalife backers silenced at panel discussion
Herbalife critics quashed a talk at a top lawyers’ conference that was expected to focus on the controversial company’s battle with hedge-fund nemesis Bill Ackman. A Thursday panel was stacked with...
View ArticleZynga CEO needs to go for game-maker to rebound: analyst
Time to buy the FarmVille. That’s the advice a prominent analyst had for CEO Don Mattrick’s tenure atop Zynga. Mattrick needs to step down from the embattled video game maker to allow some new ideas on...
View ArticleHeart transplant may be next for ‘better’ Anthony Mason
Anthony Mason’s situation is better, much better, but still very serious and may ultimately require a heart transplant. Don Cronson, the former sports agent who represented Mason among others, said he...
View ArticleApple kicking the tires on producing an iCar
Apple CEO Tim Cook, who is about to roll out the company’s first piece of wearable tech with a watch, may be looking to get a lot more mileage out of another new gadget: an iCar. Apple has built up a...
View ArticleCBS wants up to $6M per ad for next year’s Super Bowl
Les Moonves must be high — on football. The CBS head honcho shocked Madison Avenue last week when he said — half joking, half serious — that his network would seek as much as $6 million for a single...
View ArticleCarmelo vents about All-Star catch-22: ‘Damned if you don’t’
Call the day bittersweet. Carmelo Anthony turned into All-Star Weekend’s lightning rod on Friday — something he probably is getting used to. One moment, Anthony spoke of the thrill of being host of...
View Article1010 WINS anchor loses $2M defamation suit
A 1010 WINS news reader lost his $2 million defamation case against his blogging Hoboken neighbors — and he may now have to pay their legal fees. A Hudson Court Superior Court judge tossed the Lane...
View ArticleSweet-swinging SS of Mets future aching for chance this year
PORT ST. LUCIE — During infield drills in Mets pre-camp Friday, David Wright was at third base while Daniel Murphy was at second. In between, over at shortstop, was young Matt Reynolds. Don’t be...
View ArticleYankees young strikeout machine trying to turn heads
TAMPA — The Yankees’ bullpen got a pretty drastic face-lift during the offseason, and according to assistant general manager Billy Eppler, they’re not likely to be in the market for any more...
View ArticleSanitation dept. suspends rehab-seeking worker for positive pot test
They treated him like garbage. In an astonishing move, officials at the Sanitation Department suspended an employee when he tested positive for marijuana — after he voluntarily enrolled in a drug...
View Article‘Scammer’ creates fake hedge fund to bankroll lavish lifestyle
A former NYPD traffic agent and waiter posed as the head of a $100 million hedge fund to scam nearly $850,000 from investors — then used some of the dough to join a dating site and visit a karaoke bar,...
View ArticleBreaking down the dunk contest: 4 athletic freaks
After one year in which the NBA made a decision to experiment with a horrendous team component in the dunk contest that left everyone confused at the end of the night, the competition has gone back to...
View Article‘American Sniper’ killer shot after ‘they wouldn’t talk’: cop
The “American Sniper” wouldn’t talk to him — so he killed him. Four months after gunning down former Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle and a second man at a Texas shooting range, the PTSD-addled killer...
View ArticleHow one missing piece could haunt the Rangers down stretch
GLENDALE, Ariz.— Alain Vigneault says he’s a four-line coach and indisputably wants to be a four-line coach, but the fact of the matter is the Rangers are just not currently equipped with the personnel...
View Article$188M Powerball winner quit two jobs to care for her kids
She’s gone from down on her luck to luckiest woman in the world. A North Carolina mom who had to quit her two jobs to take care of her four children — one with cerebral palsy — has come forward as one...
View ArticleOne clear favorite in stacked 3-point contest
While the dunk contest historically has been the sexier event in the eyes of many, the 3-point contest should dominate the headlines this season. The league appears to have gone out of its way to stack...
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