Dorms re-evacuated at Rutgers-Newark campus after bomb threatNEWARK -- The evacuation of a residence hall on the Newark campus of Rutgers University was re-ordered Wednesday following a bomb threat, according to school officials.
The threat was initially made Tuesday night, which prompted an evacuation. Students were allowed to return to the building after the threat was deemed...
TSA to bring faster frequent-flier security checks to JFK by end of yearWASHINGTON -- A test program designed to speed up security checks for frequent fliers will be rolled out at the nation's busiest airports by the end of the year, including Kennedy Airport, US officials announced Wednesday.
The Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) PreCheck program would allow travelers who volunteer...
Armed man shot and killed after storming upstate courthouseA man armed with a shotgun was shot and killed by a court officer after he attempted to storm into a an upstate courthouse this morning, authorities said.
A man in a brown-hooded jacket with a scarf over his face rode his motorcycle in circles around Middletown City Hall.
The...
Long Beach declares fiscal emergencyLONG BEACH — Long Beach, Long Island, which is facing a $48.3 million debt, has declared a fiscal emergency.
Newsday reports that the unanimous city council vote on Tuesday gives newly appointed City Manager Jack Schnirman the authority to rein in and veto spending items.
An accounting firm that audited...
'Merchant of Death' wants improvements to 'barbaric' conditions at NY jailThe lawyer for Russian "Merchant of Death" Viktor Bout requested improvements to the "barbaric" conditions he says his client is enduring in a New York jail.
Lawyer Albert Dayan claims that the convicted arms dealer is being kept in conditions similar to that of the Count of Monte Cristo, the...
High marks for Bloomberg's teacher-bonus planVoters are giving Mayor Bloomberg an "A" for proposing that the city's best teachers be rewarded with mega merit bonuses, even as they flunk his stewardship of the school system.
A Quinnipiac University poll out today reports that voters by an overwhelming 71-24 percent margin support the concept of...
Hare-raisin' 'perv'A vile Brooklyn teachers aide took explicit photos and videos of himself molesting students at his elementary school — and shared the sick images with other online perverts, federal prosecutors said yesterday.
Taleek Brooks, 41, a popular staffer at PS 243, had the pictures and footage stored on a file-sharing program...
Rutgers judge finds flawAuthorities want to upgrade one of the charges against a former Rutgers student accused of using a Webcam to spy on his roommate's intimate encounter with another man.
The case sparked a national conversation about bullying of young gays after the roommate committed suicide in September 2010.
Dharun Ravi...
'Not sorry' Egan furyRetired New York Cardinal Edward Egan is facing criticism for recently saying he regretted apologizing for the 2002 priest-abuse scandal when he was bishop of Bridgeport, Conn.
"I don't think we did anything wrong," Egan told Connecticut Magazine.
The Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests called Egan "obviously...
Skelos hits tax peeksALBANY — Gov. Cuomo's move to expand his administration's access to state workers' tax returns without court approval is getting a cold reception from state legislative leaders.
"It should be very limited," Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos (R-LI) said yesterday about the access granted to more than 60 employees...
Giants jab at Gisele: 'Be cute and shut up'Hey, Gisele, stick to your day job!
The Super Bowl champion Giants blasted the supermodel wife of Patriots quarterback Tom Brady yesterday for her tirade blaming everyone but her husband for their loss in Super Bowl XLVI.
Giants running back Brandon Jacobs, who usually delivers hits to linebackers, didn't...
Giants reign at paradeStep aside, Mayor Mike and Gov. Cuomo — it's Eli's city now.
Nearly 1 million delirious fans roared and wept upon seeing returning hero Eli Manning at the Giants' triumphant parade in lower Manhattan yesterday — and the quarterback responded by thrusting the Super Bowl trophy high in the air...
'Druggy' gal in Giant car chase The Giants aren't just Super Bowl champs — they help fight crime, too.
A blitzed Big Blue fan wearing an Eli Manning jersey led police on a wild chase on Long Island yesterday — and cops were able to keep track of her speeding SUV because it was spray painted "Let...
Kelly clearedManhattan prosecutors will not seek rape charges against Greg Kelly, the TV talk-show host and son of Police Commissioner Ray Kelly, stemming from a complaint filed by a 29-year-old woman, authorities said last night.
The case was over nearly as soon as it started — after it surfaced that his aspiring-model...
American Eli-dolSuddenly, he is more than a quarterback, more than an athlete — more than a champion, even. Suddenly, Eli Manning in 2012 has become equal parts Elvis from 1956, John Lennon from 1964 and Derek Jeter circa 1999. Suddenly he is part idol, part icon: part Johnny Bravo, part Conrad Birdie...
'Drunken' driver kills Queens man, 89A boozed-up driver yesterday fatally struck an 89-year-old Queens man crossing the street just steps from his home, police said.
Demitrios Matsoukatidis, 67, was driving east on 21st Avenue near 31st Street in Astoria at 6 p.m. when he smashed into Lizardo Aladana as he was in the crosswalk...
Tears over mob ratThe scene played out in the Brooklyn federal courthouse — but was dramatic enough for a TV reality show.
"Mob Wives'' star Renee Graziano broke down crying yesterday as she spoke about her ex-husband leaving the Bonanno crime family to become a government informant against her own father.
The impromptu drama...
Times Sq. hero vendor House bidHe saw something, said something and now he wants something — a seat in Congress.
Duane Jackson, the hero handbag peddler who famously helped steer cops to a Times Square car bomb, is hoping to make an unlikely transformation from street vendor to politician.
"In Times Square gridlock, there's a...
Hooky & ladder play It was an epidemic — of Big Blue fever!
Giants fans by the thousands played hooky from school and ditched work yesterday to join the big party in Manhattan for their beloved Super Bowl heroes.
"I had to use a sick day for this, but seeing Victor Cruz was worth it...
'Extort' gal ordered away from Cashman ex's kidsStay away from that other other woman's kids.
A Manhattan judge yesterday ordered Louise Meanwell — who is accused of extorting cash from her alleged ex-lover Brian Cashman — to steer clear of the two children of the Yankee GM's former mistress, Kim Brennan.
But it's not like Meanwell...
Justice for beat stripperProsecutors want the maximum sentence — a year in jail — for the one-legged Manhattan millionaire convicted of pummeling a self-proclaimed "naked masseuse" in an oddball assault-by-Rolex case.
In one corner of the bizarre misdemeanor dispute is limping lout Thomas Hartmann, a former Long Island construction worker who struck it rich by...
Comptroller Liu only pol to exploit paradeYou'd have thought City Comptroller John Liu had just scored the winning touchdown.
Fists pumping in the air and decked out in a blue New York Giants sweatshirt, Liu barnstormed up the Canyon of Heroes yesterday as if he were a key player in the Giants' Super Bowl win...
Hotel panic buttonsHotels in New York City have agreed to equip employees with panic alarms that would summon help in case of an emergency.New York Hotel Trades Council spokesman John Turchiano said the provision, which must be implemented within a year, is part of a new seven-year labor contract that the...
Sex horror at W HotelTwo Swedish tourists were arrested for molesting a young Texas woman in a W Hotel room, police sources said yesterday.Jens Saltin, 31, and Niklas Adalberth, 30, allegedly pinned the 19-year-old victim to a bed at the hotel on Lexington Avenue and East 50th Street at around 8 p.m...
Elaine's site owners ID'dThe new owners of the Upper East Side space that once housed Elaine's were revealed yesterday — and announced their plans for a new eatery."We are opening a casual fine dining American restaurant," said Michael Glick, who along with his wife, Susy, hopes to have the spot open by...
PA lets WTC costs soar $4BThe cost of the World Trade Center ballooned by nearly $4 billion over the last four years — a wild spending spree that went completely unchecked by the Port Authority, according to a new audit.
The agency couldn't even show documentation for the huge increase in costs, said the independent...
Cheater GM's choices were dumb & dumberWhy are rich and powerful men dumber than roadkill? Yankee GM Brian Cashman could have slept with a supermodel, a soccer mom, a non-English-speaking Slavic immigrant or even his own wife. Instead, the man with money to burn and everything to lose allegedly slumbered with a wannabe Glenn Close from...
Yip-yip hooray for NYer in tug-o'-puggleHere, boy!
Knuckles the dog should soon be en route back to New York, his owner said yesterday.
The puggle — a pug-beagle cross — has been at the center of a cross-country tug-of-love since Craig Dershowitz's ex-girlfriend spirited away his "baby boy" to Los Angeles late last year.
Dershowitz, 34...
Yankee doodle MadonnaMadonna's a real sport.
Just two days after she starred in an over-the-top, high-kicking halftime show at the Super Bowl at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, it was announced yesterday that the Material Girl will have a gig at Yankee Stadium.
The Sept. 6 performance will be part of...
Patriot gets a sugar hitBite it, Patriots.
A group of Giants fans showed their appreciation yesterday to Patriots wide receiver Wes Welker, who dropped a pass in the Super Bowl that could have iced the game for his team.
They delivered 900 pounds of Butterfinger candy bars to Boston's Copley Square, with a...
Off-the-wall art thief guiltyA compulsive fine-art fan is going to prison for at least a year after getting caught lifting hundreds of thousands of dollars in paintings from the lobby walls of the Carlyle and Chambers hotels in Manhattan.Mark Lugo, 31, was a restaurant waiter with caviar tastes — as much as $700...
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A failed thief is being hunted for a botched bank robbery in Harlem, police said.
The suspect entered the Citibank at 2481 Seventh Ave. at 9:15 a.m. Jan. 28 and handed a demand note to a teller.
The bandit quickly lost his nerve, however, and fled empty-handed...
The answer is 'simple'In his masterful biography of the late Steve Jobs, Walter Isaacson focuses on a key ingredient in the tech genius' secret sauce: simplicity. Apple's first brochure declared that "simplicity is the ultimate sophistication," and Jobs demanded that the concept drive the design of every new product, from the Mac...
West Side storefront war growsThe Columbus Avenue Business Improvement District is opposing the city's plan to limit storefronts on the Upper West Side to encourage more diversity among retailers — despite Mayor Bloomberg's prediction that the proposal won't have "a lot of pushback." "We feel we don't really have a problem...
Wife-slay suspect hasn't touched in$uranceHe's been accused of killing their mother — but at least he hasn't laid a finger on these two young kids' $1.6 million.Financial documents submitted by unemployed backgammon whiz Rod Covlin in Westchester Surrogate's Court yesterday show he hasn't spent any of the insurance money...
MTA on fiasco: God did itNow it's God's fault.Transit officials have flip-flopped on whom to blame for stranding more than two dozen straphangers in a subway car during last winter's blizzard. First, the agency acknowledged it "forgot about the train," but now, it's blaming it all on an "Act of...
Pension 'air'strikeNew York's powerful AFL-CIO yesterday fired its opening salvo against Gov. Cuomo's proposed pension overhaul for new government workers, with a statewide ad blitz calling the move an attack on the middle class.The six-figure, 60-second radio spot was released a day after a Siena College poll showed...
