Agassi bids a tearful farewell to U.S. Open, fans

"With blown kisses, a torrent of tears and heartfelt words, Andre Agassi bade tennis and its fans a classy goodbye on Sunday at the U.S. Open - and New Yorkers thanked him for two decades of majesty with cheers that echoed far beyond the Queens court."

FIRETRUCK KILLS BOY AS HE CROSSES QNS. STREET

"An already sad day for the Fire Department turned tragic when a 12-year-old boy crossing a Queens street was killed by a firetruck racing to a call yesterday. Michael Kandathil was heading from his uncle's house to that of his parents when he apparently slipped on the slick...

Sniper Injures Seven People During Shooting Spree

"Last night, a sniper was on the loose in Queens, injuring seven people during a four hour rampage. The victims were either in cars or walking on the street; here's a chronology from the Daily News:"

Brothel Busts Spawn Human Trafficking Laws

"The victims of human trafficking are most often young women and children, forced into prostitution and drug use, subjected to violence and unspeakable acts in a foreign land far from their families"

Charm School Improves Techniques for Picking Up Women

NEW YORK (Digital Dementia News Services)  - Ben had a rough Friday night trying to pick up women.  Even the girls working the late, late shift on 42nd Street between 8th and 9th Avenues seemed...

New York dims lights as heat strains power grid

 "Trying to forestall the crippling — and potentially hazardous — effects of the fiercest heat wave of the summer, New York City undertook a range of preventive measures yesterday, from shutting off the...

Outside Manhattan, some New Yorkers feel forgotten (Reuters)

" NEW YORK (Reuters) - Manhattan has the money and power of Wall Street, the grandeur of the Empire State Building and the pastoral respite of Central Park. Queens gets power outages. The Bronx? A smelly compost plant. That's the impression left with many New Yorkers from...

Power Out on Staten Island as Con Ed Patches Up Queens Network

"Still reeling from the end of a lengthy blackout in western Queens, Consolidated Edison found itself grappling with a new power failure yesterday afternoon when 16,000 customers on Staten Island lost electricity...

Single city block hosts world's longest race

"NEW YORK (Reuters) - The longest foot race in the world is 3,100 miles, long enough to stretch from New York to Los Angeles. Those who run it choose a different route: they circle one city block in Queens -- for two months straight. The athletes lap their block more than...

Power slowly returning in NYC, but anger stays high

"After a week of being powerless or near powerless, thousands of Queens homes and businesses are starting to power back up, but it almost feels like too little, too late. It's already been a week of no food, no...

New York borough spends 7th day without power

As tens of thousands of residents suffered through another day without electricity, New York City political leaders called on Gov. George Pataki to designate part of the borough of Queens a disaster area.

No end in sight for Queens, NY, blackout

" NEW YORK - A blackout in the borough of Queens entered its sixth day Saturday in the hottest week of the summer with the mayor saying chances were small that the problem could be repaired by the end of the weekend. Some 15,000 to 20,000 customers — which could be one...

As many as 100,000 without power in Queens (AP)

" NEW YORK - A five-day blackout affecting tens of thousands of New Yorkers is worse than the power company had previously reported, Con Edison said. As many as 25,000 customers are without power in Queens and Mayor Michael Bloomberg estimated that translates to 100,000...

As many as 100,000 without power in Queens

"NEW YORK - A blackout affecting an estimated 100,000 people in Queens — which entered its fifth day Friday — is 10 times worse than the power company had previously reported, Con Edison said. Mayor Michael Bloomberg, speaking on his weekly radio show, said he was...

I bought a 'Green Card' for $110 from I.D. ring

3 hours on qns. street all it takes to get forged papers in security shocker.

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