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New stock market themed bar lets you set the price
New York is notorious for overpricing drinks, but at the bar, "New York Beer Company," it will be in the hands of the patrons instead of the managers thanks to a stock market themed pricing system.
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Mon encourages daughter’s fight with another girl on Facebook, gets arrested
Long Island mom Daphne Melin probably wanted the best for her daughter, just like any parent. Small problem: Her wanting the best led to escalating a feud between her daughter and another girl, ending in a fight outside an elementary school.
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NY politicians looking to teach kids how to sext (or, preferably, not do it)
From the "stuff that sounds silly but probably makes a lot of sense" file comes this story...New York State lawmakers are pushing for a new bill called the "Cyber Crime Youth Rescue Act," designed to teach kids that gleefully sending out naked pictures isn't the best idea.
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Woman caught at airport with $170,000 stowed in her underwear
A Queens woman thought she was pulling a fast one to dodge taxes on the sale of a Sudanese property. But odds are the penalties will be much worse for Claire Abdeldaim after officials nabbed her for trying to sneak $170,000 into the US in her underwear.
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Quote of the Day
A New York man is being hailed as a hero for saving a man from the train tracks on the subway. And maybe he is. But the motives for “hero” Carlos Flores saving the guy from getting pancaked by a train are less altruistic than one might think.
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VIDEO: Woman pulls emergency brake on train after creep flashes dong
So a somewhat common occurrence in New York City is creepy guys showing, and occasionally physically introducing, their penises to women. One woman pulled the emergency brake when a man allegedly rubbed up against her and pulled out his johnson and another helpful stranger filmed it. And here that video
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Police called on 13-year-olds for selling cupcakes
Children are the future, they say, so it's important that we oppress them whenever possible now to keep them from taking over. At least, that's the theorem I assume was applied by local councilman Michael Wolfensohn when he called the cops on two 13-year-olds for selling cupcakes in Chappaqua, NY.
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Teenage thief tries to steal 12-lb turkey by shoving it down his pants
Stealing things from a store is never a good thing, but there are still ways to do it responsibly. Don’t tell that to 19-year-old Deon Williams, who got caught trying to steal a 12-pound turkey by shoving it down the front of his pants in Brooklyn.