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Mob figure Vincent Asaro charged in '78 Lufthansa heist
An alleged Bonanno family capo from Howard Beach was charged Thursday with participating in the legendary $6 million Lufthansa heist at JFK Airport, making him the first mob figure indicted in the 1978 robbery chronicled in the hit movie "Goodfellas."
Vincent Asaro, 79, became involved in the Lufthansa theft - at the time the largest cash robbery in U.S. history - through his close... » more
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In snowstorm, MTA avoids mistakes of 2010 blizzard
The MTA's preparation for this week's snowstorm was informed by its failures of a 2010 blizzard that trapped hundreds of A train riders in a car for hours through the night.
Since then, the MTA has changed its methods for handling snowstorms, such as pulling back service to avoid cars getting stuck and staffing up its Incident Command Center with about 15 people representing a host of divisions... » more
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Apollo Theater looks forward to its 80th anniversary celebration
The Apollo Theater isn’t just Harlem’s crown jewel; it’s one of the most influential artistic institutions in the world.
The iconic theater -- whose stage has been graced by everyone from Ella Fitzgerald to James Brown, Michael Jackson, Bruce Springsteen and even President Barack Obama -- turns 80 years old on Sunday.
While Harlem has had its ups and downs over the decades, the theater... » more
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Janison: Cuomo, de Blasio pre-K battle heats up
Fireworks have broken out over the funding of early-childhood education, with Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo now in full pushback mode against Mayor Bill de Blasio’s tax-the-rich demand.
Cuomo and his aides have begun to suggest openly what they’ve already said privately — that fellow Democrat de Blasio’s requested surcharge on New York City’s wealthiest is driven by something other than the cause of... » more
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De Blasio: Mayors should lead fight against inequality
Mayor Bill de Blasio Thursday told a group of mayors meeting here that “it’s up to us” to tackle the problems of income inequality because cities can’t rely on help from Washington.
De Blasio, in an address to the U.S. Conference of Mayors, highlighted his initiatives to address what he called the “crisis of inequality” that he said cities face, and he invited the mayors to join him in forging... » more
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9/11 Memorial Museum to charge $24 admission fee
The board for the National 9/11 Memorial Museum approved a plan Thursday to charge $24 for general admission when the museum opens sometime this year. Families of victims, however, will be able visit for free.
Joe Daniels, the memorial's president, said the ticket prices were necessary because the museum and memorial doesn't have federal funding to offset the cost of the annual $63 million... » more
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Column: What Amazon’s predictive shopping means for you
All hail the clairvoyance of YouTube satirists: “Yesterday Shipping” from Amazon has arrived.
The world’s largest online retailer has kicked 2013 (the unofficial Year of the Delivery Drone) to the curb and entered 2014 with a recently approved patent for an ambitious concept it calls “anticipatory package shipping.”
The patent -- recently excavated by the Wall Street Journal and available... » more
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Slow down and try a little tenderness, Pope Francis tells digital world
The often superficial high-speed world of digital social media needs an injection of calm, reflection and tenderness if it is to be "a network not of wires but of people," Pope Francis said on Thursday.
Francis, in his message for the Roman Catholic Church's World Communications Day, also said that while Catholics should cherish and defend their ideas and traditions, they should... » more
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Fugitive suspect assaulted cop during arrest in subway: NYPD
Cops are hunting a fugitive who they say punched and shoved an officer down the stairs inside a Brooklyn subway station last week.
Officers tried to arrest the suspect, who is described as a black man, 6 feet tall, about 190 pounds with black eyes, beard, and black hair, allegedly stealing sneakers at the Hoyt/Fulton Subway station on Jan. 17 around 11 a.m.
The suspect, who was wearing... » more
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'Mayor' culpa: De Blasio admits city flubbed UES snow cleanup
Hours after brushing off complaints that snow-removal crews bungled the cleanup on Manhattan’s Upper East Side from Tuesday’s storm, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio did an about-face yesterday and conceded, “more could have been done.”
His admission — which followed complaints that snow-clogged major throroughfares in the area resulted in traffic paralysis — stood in contrast to his comments... » more