Saturday, February 11, 2012

NEW YORK STORIES: THERE ARE A MILLION STORIES IN THE NAKED CITY AND LOCAL ONE CORRUPTION IS ONE OF THOSE STORIES.

Guns N' Roses, on Stage in Unchanging Fashion

New York Times -
Axl Rose loves Fashion Week. Mr. Rose, the Guns N' Roses front man reintroduced the band to Manhattan tastemakers in a surprise performance during Fashion Week two years ago after a long absence, and he has chosen this year's event to stage the band's ...

Vermont Team Scores With Influx of Bronx Players, but Sets Off an Outcry

New York Times -
RUTLAND, Vt. - The basketball team at Mount St. Joseph Academy, a small Catholic high school here amid the foothills of the Green Mountains, was flailing through its 2009-10 season when its coach got a call from a stranger in New York.

Thaddeus' magic gives Orange Brooklyn title

New York Daily News -
By Mitch Abramson / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Thaddeus Hall leads Jefferson to its first Brooklyn borough championship in seven straight trips to the final.

Jim Brown and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar say Muhammad Ali's social consciousness is ...

New York Daily News -
By Tim Smith / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS AP Muhammad Ali, in his prime, awakened the consciousness of an entire generation of African-American athletes, and received the support of Jim Brown and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in a 1967 meeting supporting Ali's stance ...

Evicted NYC congregations struggle for new space

Wall Street Journal -
AP NEW YORK - Scores of religious congregations are scrounging for cheap space in New York City as they prepare to be evicted, on constitutional grounds, from rooms they've been renting at public schools.

NY cable dispute blacks out Knicks, 4 NHL teams

Wall Street Journal -
AP NEW YORK - As the glow fades from the Giants' Super Bowl triumph, some New York sports fans are tuning in to basketball and hockey, with the Rangers in first place and the Knicks' overnight sensation, Jeremy Lin, sparking "Lin-sanity.

Cheat probe hits school to be shuttered

New York Daily News -
By Ben Chapman / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS A Manhattan high school that will be shuttered by the city is under investigation for cheating, one of four closing schools being eyed for grade tampering.

Out of Work, but Staying a Strong Candidate

New York Times -
Q. You have been out of work for a long time and believe that potential employers are holding that against you. Even though many people lost jobs during the recession for reasons unrelated to performance, you fear that your long-term unemployment is ...

Oregon Scientific announces MEEP! Android tablet for Kids, Wile E's ears prick up

Engadget -
By James Trew posted Feb 11th 2012 5:30PM While this might not be the first kid-centric tablet we've seen, it's certainly got the coolest name.

Drugged up duo crash stolen truck through UES shop

New York Daily News -
By Joe Kemp / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS A drug-fueled joy ride came to an abrupt halt after two truck theives slammed into an upper East Side barber shop on Friday night.

Christian Siriano brings on creatures of the night

Huffington Post -
LEANNE ITALIE | February 11, 2012 06:27 PM EST | AP NEW YORK - With winged dresses and swirls of piping to evoke veins, Christian Siriano paid homage at New York Fashion Week to Fay Wray and vampire bats in a stark, cavernous runway space worthy of ...

Aqueduct analysis for Saturday, Feb.11

New York Daily News -
Purely Majestic steps up off driving score over this strip on Jan. 20; breezed twice since By Jerry Bossert / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS 1. Purely Majestic steps up off driving score over this strip on Jan. 20; breezed twice since.

In Men's Wear, a Separation of Europe and the States

New York Times (blog) -
By ERIC WILSON In back-to-back shows on Friday, New York designers began to make a case for what separates American men's wear from the fashion we've just seen in the Milan and Paris collections.

Mohammed Wali Zazi, Father Of NYC Subway Bomb Plotter, Sentenced To 4 1/2 ...

Huffington Post -
By COLLEEN LONG 02/10/12 06:14 PM ET NEW YORK -- The father of an admitted terrorist was sentenced to 4 1/2 years in prison Friday after he was convicted of destroying evidence and lying to investigators to cover up his son's plot to attack the New ...

'Love, Etc.' Director Opens Up About Love, New York City And Finding Inspiration

Huffington Post (blog) -
Tune in to "Super Soul Sunday" this Sunday, Feb. 12 at 11 am ET/PT on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network to see "Love Etc." I made the film "Love Etc.

Rachel Zoe: Readying for the Runway

New York Times (blog) -
By RUTH LA FERLA In her New York showroom the other day, the superstylist/designer Rachel Zoe talked about her fall collection, which will be shown on Saturday; life with her animated 10-month-old, Skyler, who accompanies her on the road; ...

Glass' 'The Perfect American' to open in Madrid

CBS News -
(AP) NEW YORK - Philip Glass' "The Perfect American," imagining the final months of the life of Walt Disney, will have its world premiere at Madrid's Teatro Real on Jan. 22, 2013.

3 senators introduce a bill for oversight of NYPD

Wall Street Journal -
AP ALBANY, NY - Three Democratic New York state senators want an independent inspector to oversee the New York Police Department after what they called several abuses, including reports of widespread surveillance of Muslims and the crackdown on Occupy ...

Mitch Epstein, Tree Stalker

New York Times (blog) -
By KATHY RYAN Mitch Epstein's series of New York City trees were featured in this week's Voyages Issue, accompanied by an essay by Michael Kimmelman.

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