Posted by Colin Joliat under bar, Beer price based on stock market, New York, New York Beer Company, stock exchange themed bar, Stock market themed bar
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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Posted by Chris Spags under Crime, Daphne Melin, Mom arrested, New York, News
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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Posted by Chris Spags under How to sext pics safely, New York, News, Politics, Sexting
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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Posted by Chris Spags under Claire Abdeldaim, Crime, New York, News, Sudan, Woman caught with $170000 in 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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Posted by Chris Spags under Carlos Flores, New York, New York NY, NYC, Quote of the day, Subway hero
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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Posted by Chris Spags under Creeps, New York, NYC, NYC Subway, Rubbing on woman in subway, Video
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 is (audio is NSFW).
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Posted by Chris Spags under Chappaqua NY, Cops called on 13-year-olds selling cupcakes, Crime, Great ideas, Kids!, New York, News
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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Posted by Chris Spags under Brooklyn NY, Crime, Great ideas, New York, News, Teen steals turkey down front of 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.
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Posted by Chris Spags under Bacon, Bacon=Palooza, Food, New York, New York NY, Quote of the day
New York is a cultural epicenter so, naturally, this somehow ends in there being a celebration of bacon and bacon products in the city’s SoHo neighborhood called Bacon-Palooza. And, newsflash, people are really into bacon.
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Posted by Chris Spags under BMW, BMW in driveway, Cars, Craigslist, Funny Craigslist ads, Funny pictures, New York, Park Slope NY
This man offering to park his brand spanking new BMW in your Park Slope parking lot for free is such a generous fellow. You’d be a fool not to accept his generous offer.
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Posted by Chris Spags under Bronx NY, Former prostitute, Melissa Petro, New York, Quote of the Day, Teacher admits to being a former prostitute
A big story today is the revelation that a Bronx grade-school art teacher named Melissa Petro (story, with pics of Ms Petro, can be seen here) revealed a former life as a sex worker in a column for the Huffington post. Now, the school has caught wind of her experiences and parents are outraged.
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