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Drake/Hanson Concert Sparks NYC Riot

Free gig called off after pandemonium erupts

(Newser) - Police pulled the plug on a free concert by up-and-coming rapper Drake and former teen sensations Hanson yesterday after the overflow crowd got rowdy. The 25,000-strong crowd at the South Street Seaport was more than double what organizers expected. Fights had already broken out amid the crowd when fans...

NYC Man Moves Entire Apartment Via Subway
 NYC Man Moves Entire 
 Apartment Via Subway 
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Jun 13, 2010 10:46 AM CDT

NYC Man Moves Entire Apartment Via Subway

That's one way to ensure your friends stop speaking to you

(Newser) - It’s bad enough asking your friends to help you move…it’s even worse when you ask them to help you move using only the New York City subway system. Young Min, a 24-year-old former Queens resident, somehow convinced two language school friends to help him move, via subway,...

What It's Like to Stay in NYC's Priciest Hotel Room
What It's Like to Stay in
NYC's Priciest Hotel Room
perk No. 43: butler
Jun 12, 2010 10:29 AM CDT

What It's Like to Stay in NYC's Priciest Hotel Room

Champagne, butlers, and Maybachs, oh my!

(Newser) - To stay at the top of NYC's Four Seasons Hotel, you have to fork over $35,000 a night (no matter who you are—no discounts given). The four-room 4,300 square-foot Ty Warner Penthouse (named for the hotel's owner/Beanie Baby mogul) took 7 years to design and $50 million...

Bloomberg Defends BP CEO

Hayward 'didn't exactly blow up the well,' NYC mayor says

(Newser) - BP CEO Tony Hayward is one of the least popular men in America right now, but he has at least one supporter: Mike Bloomberg, the New York Daily News reports. HIzzoner says critics should remember that "the guy that runs BP didn't exactly go down there and blow up...

9/11 Health Victims Will Get More Money

Judge likes new $712M settlement that cuts lawyer fees

(Newser) - The judge overseeing a lawsuit by thousands of ground zero workers exposed to World Trade Center dust has called a proposed new settlement that gives them more money "a very good deal." US District Judge Alvin Hellerstein signed an order giving preliminary approval to the settlement, clearing the...

For Rent: Obama's NYC Digs
 For Rent: 
 Obama's 
 NYC Digs 
ONLY $1900 a MONTH
Jun 8, 2010 8:02 AM CDT

For Rent: Obama's NYC Digs

'Live like a president'—or at least a broke Columbia undergrad

(Newser) - Barack Obama slept there, and you can, too—for a mere $1900 a month, you can rent the president's old New York City apartment, Gawker reports. The apartment at 42 West 109th St. has "beautiful hardwood floors," "high ceilings," and "large closets," the ad...

Jihadists' New Scam: Leave Suspicious Bags All Over

Extremists seek to exploit vigilance in NYC, DC

(Newser) - It may sound more like the work of annoying pranksters than murderous fanatics but authorities have no choice but to take Islamic extremists' latest tactic extremely seriously. The FBI has uncovered postings on a jihadi website calling for a "suspicious bags" campaign, in which bags containing harmless items would...

Big Tobacco Sues Over 'Disgusting' Anti-Smoking Posters

Firms seek to quash graphic NYC ads

(Newser) - Images of cancerous lungs, rotting teeth, and brain damage caused by smoking are "unappetizing," complain lawyers for tobacco companies suing New York City. RJ Reynolds, Philip Morris, and Lorillard are taking the city to court over anti-smoking ads that stores selling cigarettes are now legally required to post...

Right Goes Nuts Over Ground Zero Mosque
 Right Goes Nuts Over 
 Ground Zero Mosque 
OPINION
May 28, 2010 2:35 PM CDT

Right Goes Nuts Over Ground Zero Mosque

Even though the Imam is a moderate who works with FBI

(Newser) - Remember Tea Party honcho Mark Williams' “ monkey god ” outburst? Well he's not the only right-winger spewing flames over the proposed Muslim community center being built a few blocks from Ground Zero. The imam behind the center says it's designed to “bridge and heal a divide” and says...

Blogger Launches Bus Ad Attack on Islam

It's a crusade against the 'Islamization of America'

(Newser) - A New York City blogger is launching a crusade against "the Islamization of America" —using the sides of 40 NYC buses. "Fatwa on your head? Is your community or family threatening you? Leaving Islam?" read the ads pasted on the buses. "Got questions? Get Answers" it...

3D Sends Movie Tickets Soaring to $20

Theaters test your willingness to shell out for hot technology

(Newser) - Movie theaters are quietly jacking their prices into heretofore unknown territory, with several in Manhattan charging $20 per adult ticket to IMAX 3D showings of Shrek Forever After. The increase comes just eight weeks after the last round of price hikes, which saw IMAX and 3D tickets rise as much...

Walking Lanes for Tourists? Joke Isn't a Bad Idea

Separate lanes for slow/fast walkers makes sense

(Newser) - A New York wag recently spray-painted "tourist" and "New Yorker" walking lanes at 5th Avenue and 22nd Street. Though the lanes were quickly erased, separate pedestrian lanes might actually be a good idea, writes Dan Amira for New York magazine. Of course, such lanes wouldn't be designated by...

Toking Chefs Cook Up Smokin' 'Stoner Cuisine'

 Toking Chefs  Cook Up 
 'Haute Stoner Cuisine' 

WHAT TO EAT BAKED
May 19, 2010 4:44 AM CDT

Toking Chefs Cook Up 'Haute Stoner Cuisine'

Sensuous texture, deep flavors mark new dishes

(Newser) - A new "haute stoner cuisine" is being developed by chefs influenced by the weed with which they unwind, reports the New York Times . “Everybody smokes dope after work—people you would never imagine,” says author chef Anthony Bourdain. The inventive touch of a marijuana high has inspired...

Cockpit Fire Prompts Emergency Landing in DC

Fire extinguisher brought to cockpit

(Newser) - A United Airlines flight from New York to Los Angeles was forced to make an emergency landing last night when an electrical fire broke out in the cockpit, the AP reports. Official details are sparce, but one passenger says he smelled something burning about 30 minutes into the flight, and...

Another Bomb Scare Rattles New York
 Another Bomb Scare 
 Rattles New York 
UPDATED
May 14, 2010 12:01 AM CDT

Another Bomb Scare Rattles New York

Suspicious car belonged to harmless punk rocker

(Newser) - The fifth bomb scare to rattle New Yorkers since the failed Times Square bombing has turned out to be a false alarm. Several blocks of Manhattan were cordoned off and the bomb squad was called in after a Con Ed employee spotted a car with two gas canisters inside parked...

Yeah, She's a New Yorker. You Got a Problem With That?

Guess what: 80% of Americans also live in metro areas

(Newser) - Conservatives, desperate for some angle from which to attack Elena Kagan, have found a particularly distasteful one, complaining that she's a longtime New Yorker in a court that already has a couple, and hence can't understand the experiences of Americans in the “heartland.” It's an irritating meme, “...

Staten Island Ferry Hits Dock; Dozens Injured
Staten Island Ferry Hits Dock; Dozens Injured
updated
May 8, 2010 12:24 PM CDT

Staten Island Ferry Hits Dock; Dozens Injured

None life-threatening; cause appears to be mechanical failure

(Newser) - A Staten Island ferry with a history of accidents lost power as it approached its terminal today and smashed into a pier with a jolt that tossed passengers to the deck and hurt as many as 37 people. The cause appeared to be mechanical failure. Seventeen people were taken by...

Abandoned Truck Scare Shuts NYC Bridge

Bomb squad finds nothing after driver flees

(Newser) - New Yorkers got a fresh scare last night when a truck was discovered abandoned next to the Robert F. Kennedy bridge. The bridge was closed and bomb squads rushed to the scene after being told that the driver had fled and the smell of gasoline was coming from the vehicle....

Bomb Plot, Near Escape Point to Huge Holes in Security

Shahzad allowed to board plane despite no-fly listing

(Newser) - Officials are probing huge holes in a US security net that allowed the Times Square bomb suspect to travel back home to Pakistan for several months of terrorist training, then purchase gallons of explosive chemicals for his car bomb. In addition, incredibly, suspect Faisal Shahzad was allowed to board a...

Only in NYC: Cafe Starts Selling $12 cup of coffee
 NYC Cafe Introduces $12 Coffee 
only in new york
May 3, 2010 12:19 PM CDT

NYC Cafe Introduces $12 Coffee

This cup o' joe is quite fancy

(Newser) - Attention coffee snobs: You have a new mecca. Starting today Café Grumpy in (where else?) New York will offer a $12 cup of coffee. That’s just coffee—not a cappuccino or a latte—so why the high price tag? “There are flavors you would expect in a really...

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