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Helicopter Crashes in East River; One Dead

Four others, including pilot, survive

(Newser) - A helicopter with five people aboard crashed into the East River this afternoon after taking off from a launch pad on the riverbank, killing one passenger and injuring the others. Police divers pulled the dead woman from about 50 feet of water about an hour after the Bell 206 helicopter...

Going Rate for an NYC Island: $160K

Rat Island doesn't really have rats, says new owner

(Newser) - It's 2.5 acres of rock that's mostly submerged at times, has no electricity or power, was best known for housing typhoid victims (or so goes the legend), and bears the ungainly moniker of Rat Island—and for $160,000, it could have been your little island just...

Marines Head to Wall Street—to Protect Protesters

Veteran issues call to pals to shield demonstrators

(Newser) - NYPD cops better watch it when they get tough with Occupy Wall Street protesters from now on, because the Marines are coming—to help protect the demonstrators. "I'm heading up there tonight in my dress blues," announced a Marine veteran in a message reposted by another anti-war...

Wall Street Protesters Refuse to Fade

They even have a makeshift hospital

(Newser) - The spirits of Wall Street protesters are apparently riding high despite yesterday's 700 arrests, the AP reports. Still camped out in New York's Financial District after more than two weeks, they're running laptops on a portable generator, eating donated food, and using a makeshift hospital. They even...

Occupy Wall Street Lacks &#39;Edge&#39; So Far
 Occupy Wall Street 
 Lacks 'Edge' So Far 
OPINION
Oct 1, 2011 8:40 AM CDT

Occupy Wall Street Lacks 'Edge' So Far

But it does show how frustrated Americans are becoming: Charles Blow

(Newser) - The protesters of Occupy Wall Street had a decent day yesterday, with about 1,000 people marching to police headquarters, reports AP . It notes, however, that false rumors of a Radiohead appearance might have helped. Which raises the question: Is this protest going to fizzle or fly? Charles Blow at...

Man Robs Same NYC Bank 3 Days in a Row: Cops

He hired personal driver for third robbery

(Newser) - A former mental patient allegedly robbed the same bank three days in a row this week while living the high life on his stolen money, the New York Post reports. New York City police say Charles Burnett, 29, robbed the Sovereign bank of $2,200 on Monday and used the...

NYPD Has Weapon Able to Take Out Rogue Aircraft

Police Commissioner Ray Kelly talks to '60 Minutes'

(Newser) - In a worst-case scenario, New York City is prepared: The NYPD has weapons that could bring down a rogue aircraft. Police Commissioner Ray Kelly revealed that tidbit last night on a 60 Minutes report detailing the city’s state-of-the-art anti-terrorism system, which includes an arsenal he said is equal to...

80 Busted in 'Occupy Wall St.'

NYPD cracks down on week-old protest

(Newser) - The NYPD was busily busting protesters yesterday, notching at least 80 arrests on the seventh day of protests known as "Occupy Wall Street," reports the Wall Street Journal . "On our march from Union Square the cops proceeded to use nets to round up people," said one...

Cities With Worst Commutes
 Cities With Worst Commutes 
Sep 24, 2011 11:05 AM CDT

Cities With Worst Commutes

Surprise, surprise: New York City is No. 1

(Newser) - It takes the average American 25.3 minutes to get to work, whether by car or public transportation, according to new Census figures. But some cities are worse than others, and MarketWatch pulls out the 10 top offenders:
  1. New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island: 34.6 minutes
  2. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria: 33.9 minutes
...

Dozens Sickened Trying to Kill Bedbugs

CDC even reports one death over misguided use of pesticides

(Newser) - Don’t let the bedbugs bite—but if they do, don’t panic. While the creatures themselves aren’t known to cause much more than itching, the chemicals used to get rid of them have been linked to 111 illnesses and a death between 2003 and 2010, a CDC study...

Mom Abducts Her 8 Kids From Foster Care

NYC mom on the run with baby girl, 7 boys with same name

(Newser) - New York City cops are seeking a fugitive mother and her eight children—seven of whom have the same name. Shanel Nadal, 28, abducted her seven boys, between the ages of 4 and 11, and baby girl after a group visit at a foster care agency, police say. The boys...

Protesters Descend on Wall Street—and Don't Leave

Inspired by global demonstrations, they plan to stick around

(Newser) - Some 5,000 people gathered in New York's Financial District for a "Day of Rage" on Saturday, and though just a few hundred remain, those still protesting say they're planning to stick around, reports ABC News . The group, calling itself Occupy Wall Street , fell well short of...

Revealed: The True Story of Willow the Cat

Stray was picked up on ski trip, flown to NYC

(Newser) - The mystery cat who took the media by storm this week isn’t such a mystery anymore: An alert reader of Gothamist wrote in to reveal the secret biography of Willow, who turned up in New York years after going missing in Colorado. Turns out the New York Times ’...

Ashely Mears: Pity the Models of Fashion Week
 Pity the Models 
 of Fashion Week 
OPINION
Sep 15, 2011 1:41 PM CDT

Pity the Models of Fashion Week

Their 'precarious' jobs aren't so 'glamorous' out of the spotlight, writes Ashley Mears

(Newser) - To most of us, Fashion Week is all glitz and glam—but behind the scenes, modeling is a “grueling” job, writes model-turned-professor Ashley Mears. It’s freelance work, so there are no benefits, and models “never know when their next job is coming.” It’s also grossly...

NYPD Cops Filmed Grinding on Parade Dancers

Police get groove on weekend when 48 were shot in city; probe launched

(Newser) - New York City officials are launching an investigation of two police officers filmed grinding against dancers in a West Indian Day parade during a weekend plagued by 48 shootings. Officers are seen pumping against the backs of shimmying dancers at the Brooklyn parade earlier this month in a just released...

No 'Hanky Panky' in Airline Scares: FBI

But strip-search and detention infuriates innocent Ohio housewife

(Newser) - Fighter-jet escorts in two airplane security scares on the anniversary of 9/11 were not caused by hanky panky in the bathrooms, according to FBI officials. But one American Jewish-Arab housewife is furious after being strip-searched and grilled simply because passengers reported being "concerned" about trips to the bathroom...

Westboro to Protest NYC Fashion Week

Fashion 'teaches girls to be whores': rep

(Newser) - The Westboro Baptist Church is turning its wrath on a new target: New York’s Fashion Week, apparently known to church members as the "Slutwalk extraordinaire." "The whole idea (of the) fashion industry is to make women look as whorish as possible and men look as effeminate...

Bloomberg Under Fire for Clergy-Free 9/11 Ceremony

Mayor 'pretending we're a secular society': Southern Baptist leader

(Newser) - This Sunday’s 9/11 memorial ceremony in New York City won’t include any speakers from the clergy—and both religious and political figures aren’t happy about it. “We’re not France,” says a Southern Baptist leader. “Mr. Bloomberg is pretending we’re a secular society,...

48 Shot in New York City
 48 Shot in NYC Over Weekend 
Sep 6, 2011 4:25 AM CDT

48 Shot in NYC Over Weekend

Mayor calls explosion of Labor Day violence 'unconscionable'

(Newser) - Two police officers and 46 other people were shot in New York City over the holiday weekend, reports the New York Daily News . Many called it the worst weekend of violence in years, with three people killed, including a 56-year-old woman sitting on her porch who was hit by a...

DC Suffered, Too, on 9/11
 DC Suffered, Too, on 9/11 
OPINION
Sep 5, 2011 3:12 AM CDT

DC Suffered, Too, on 9/11

We seem to forget 184 died in the Pentagon attack

(Newser) - Tickets for the opening of the 9/11 Memorial in New York City sold out nearly instantly, and are heavily booked already for much of the month. The Pentagon Memorial , on the other hand, is nearly always open—if you're willing to make the long hike through an underpass beneath...

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