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Rev. William Blasingame Gets Probation For Using Church Funds For Plastic Surgery, Botox

AP | Posted 11.19.2009 | New York

Read More: St. Paul's Memorial Episcopal Church, Plastic Surgery, Church Funds, Pastor Plastic Surgery, Staten Island, William Blasingame, Botox, New York News

NEW YORK — A New York pastor accused of using church funds to pay for plastic surgery has been ordered to serve five years probation. The Rev. ...

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Super Mario Brothers Rob Taxi Driver (VIDEO)

Posted 11.12.2009 | New York

Read More: Super Mario Brothers Beating, Halloween, Super Mario Brothers Robbery, Staten Island, Super Mario, Super Mario Brothers, Luigi, Super Mario Bros Taxi Driver, Mario Brothers Cab Driver, Mario and Luigi Rob Taxi, Super Mario Brothers Beat Cab Driver, Mario Luigi Staten, New York News

Super Mario's not so super anymore. Cops are searching for four men -- two of them dressed as Super Mario and his green-clad brother Luigi -- caught ...

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Yankees Parade Crowd Brawls At Staten Island Ferry Terminal, 3 Injured

NY1 | Posted 11.06.2009 | New York

Read More: 2009 World Series, New York Yankees, Yankees Ticker Parade, Staten Island Ferry, Staten Island Ferry Fight, Staten Island, Staten Island Ferry Brawl, New York, Staten Island Ferry Terminal, New York News

The Yankees' ticket tape parade went off without a hitch, but for some Staten Island fans getting home wasn't nearly as easy....

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Rabia Sarwar Tried To Slit Husband Sheikh Naseem's Throat For Making Her Eat Pork, Wear Short Skirts

AP | COLLEEN LONG | Posted 10.30.2009 | New York

Read More: Staten Island Muslim, Rabia Sarwar Attempted Murder, Islam, Sexy Skirts, Rabia Sarwar Attack, Staten Island Islam, Rabia Sarwar, Pork, Muslim, Rabia Sarwar Assault, Staten Island, New York, New York City, Sheikh Naseem, New York News

NEW YORK — A devout Muslim woman told police she slashed her husband's neck with a kitchen knife as he slept because he forced her to eat pork, ...

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Judge Matthew A. Sciarrino Jr.: Staten Island Criminal Court Judge Transferred For His Revealing Facebook Posts

silive.com | John M. Annese | Posted 10.15.2009 | New York

Read More: Facebook in the Office, Manhattan, Judge Matthew A. Sciarrino Jr., Staten Island Criminal Court, Staten Island, Facebook, New York, New York City, New York News

An outspoken Criminal Court judge who at one point broadcast specific details about his personal life on Facebook.com has been transferred from Staten...

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Staten Island Residents Build Speed Bump For Safety, Government Swiftly Removes It

silive.com | Maura Yates | Posted 10.09.2009 | New York

Read More: Roadway Repair, Locust Avenue, New Dorp, Staten Island, Speed Bumps, New York City, New York, Department of Transportation, New York News

Concerned parents in New Dorp who say they've been asking for a speed bump on their block for about a year, got tired of waiting and installed their o...

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John Pizon, Wife, Cat Found Fatally Shot In Staten Island Home

AP | Posted 09.28.2009 | New York

Read More: New York, Man Kills Wife Cat, Crime, Bulls Head, Karen Pizon, Cat, Staten Island Murder, John Pizon, Staten Island Suicide, Staten Island, New York News

NEW YORK — Police say a New York City man called them to claim he had accidentally shot his wife and their cat in their home and then he apparen...

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Rafael Pichardo, Man Who Bit Off Cop's Finger In Atlantic City, Gets 15 Years In Prison

AP | Posted 09.27.2009 | New York

Read More: Finger Biter, Atlantic City Police, Bit Finger Off, Rafael Pichardo, Mays Landing, Dean Cooley, Nightclub, New Jersey, Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort, Staten Island, Atlantic City, New York News

MAYS LANDING, N.J. — A New York City man who bit off part of a New Jersey police officer's finger has been sentenced to 15 years in prison. Thi...

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Mighty Movie Podcast: Have You Hugged Your Cadaver Today? Glenn McQuaid on I Sell the Dead

Dan Persons | Posted 09.14.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Film, Zombies, Horror, Sex, Exclusive, Vampires, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Ireland, Dominic Monaghan, New York City, Movies, Comedy, Ron Perlman, Gore, Interview, Great Britain, Larry Fessenden, Staten Island, Entertainment News
Dan Persons

I Sell the Dead has pretty much nothing going for it except a neat cast, plus the visual inventiveness and sheer, audacious wit of its director, Mr. McQuaid. Fortunately, that's more than enough.

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The Next Obama? Help Send Community Organizers to City Hall

Dan Cantor | Posted 08.30.2009 | New York

Read More: Manhattan, Working Families Party, Queens, Brooklyn, New York City Council, Community Organizing, Staten Island, New York, New York City, Election, New York News
Dan Cantor

America finally has a community organizer in the White House. What if we put a whole slate of community organizers in City Hall in New York?

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Staten Island Ferry Crash Injures 15

AP | Posted 08.02.2009 | New York

Read More: Staten Island Ferry, Staten Island Ferry Crash, Ferry Crash, New York Ferry, New York, Staten Island, New York News

NEW YORK — A ferry boat with about 800 passengers aboard lost power while docking during the Wednesday evening rush hour and slammed into a pier...

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P.S. 22 Chorus Gains Fame With Boost From YouTube

AP | VERENA DOBNIK | Posted 07.27.2009 | New York

Read More: Nyc School Chorus, Ps 22, Staten Island New York, Ps 22 Choir, New York City, Nyc School Choir, School Chorus, Ps 22 Chorus, Public School 22, Staten Island, School Choir, New York, Youtube, New York News

NEW YORK — They're a bunch of regular grade school kids, but their fans include Ashton Kutcher, Tori Amos and Perez Hilton _ plus millions of Yo...

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Wall-E Park To Be Built In New York

New York Magazine | Robert Sullivan | Posted 12.28.2008 | Green

Read More: Recycling, Green News, Park, Environment, Trash, Landscapes, Landfill, Staten Island, New York, Wall-E, Green News

On giant piles of trash left by a generation of New Yorkers, landscape architect James Corner is building a park that has the power to change the way ...

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