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How Much Hate Does A Hate Crime Take?

Written by Jane Warshaw on June 20, 2007. Posted in Crime Watch OTDT, Posts

Michael J. Sandy, 29, was murdered because he was gay. But did his murderers really hate him, or did they just believe he was an easy target? Allegedly, Sandy was lured to Brooklyn’s Plumb Beach for sex, where he became the victim of an attempted robbery, was beaten and then chased into traffic on the
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Casting Call For Cool Canines

Written by Jane Warshaw on June 15, 2007. Posted in Posts

Here’s a chance for your dog to get the adoration and recognition he or she deserves. Brooklyn Industries (BKI), an artist-owned design and apparel company, is looking for the Top Dog…in the world—neither you nor your four-legged friend has to have a Brooklyn zip code. Just show up at one of their designated stores on
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NYC: Best Government Money Can’t Buy

Written by Jane Warshaw on June 6, 2007. Posted in Politics, Posts

Mayor Bloomberg and the City Council reached a new agreement on the campaign finance reform bill yesterday, wich would put an end to companies giving big, fat contributions to candidates for city council, mayor, comptroller and public advocate in exchange for city contracts. “If passed, it will go a long way towards strengthening the integrity
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Sea Lions Return To NYC

Written by Jane Warshaw on June 4, 2007. Posted in Posts

On Friday, Mayor Bloomberg was on hand to welcome back several sea lions to their home at the Bronx Zoo. The celebration was part of the reopening of the landmark Astor Court, one of the few intact turn of the century spaces in New York City. “I’m here because I’m not just the mayor of
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Dead Dog Walking

Written by Jane Warshaw on May 30, 2007. Posted in Posts

When Gizmo, a little 5-year-old Havanese pooch, went out for a morning stroll yesterday, neither he nor his owner knew he was a dead dog walking. Sadly, that was to be the last walk Gizmo and his owner, Maria Palomo, took on 5th Avenue in the Park Slope section of Brooklyn—or anywhere else. Nearby, an
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Dog Days of Summer In The City

Written by Jane Warshaw on May 30, 2007. Posted in Breaking News, Posts

We wear shorts and sleeveless tees when it’s hot, but there’s only so much a dog can do to strip down. My eight-year-old greyhound, Benton, doesn’t know the meaning of the expression, “dog days of summer,” but he knows it’s something people don’t really enjoy—which is puzzling to him since he knows there are plenty
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Starting Today, 39 Cents Just Wonâ€™t Do

Written by Jane Warshaw on May 14, 2007. Posted in Posts

As of May 14, USPS has raised the cost of first class mail to 41 cents. Postage rates will be determined by shape now, not just weight. The postal service says, “The new price structure will create a more efficient mail system.” But not everyone thinks so. Neopost, the self-described “fastest-growing worldwide provider of mailing
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Waiters Tell Chow To Bite The Big One

Written by Jane Warshaw on May 9, 2007. Posted in Posts

Three former employees from Michael Chow’s classy Chinese restaurants here in New York filed a $5 million lawsuit against the business and its namesake. They’ve accused him of abusing, harassing and degrading them—like when he forced one tardy waiter to lie on the floor for 40 minutes during a staff meeting so he could periodically
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Would You Give A Dog CPR?

Written by Jane Warshaw on May 7, 2007. Posted in Crime Watch OTDT, Posts

How does a police officer save his partner’s life when he’s about to go into anaphylactic shock from an attack by a swarm of bees? It could happen. And it gets much more complicated when your partner has paws instead of feet. Police officers, search and rescue teams and firefighters from all over the country
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McGreevy Atones For His Sins

Written by Jane Warshaw on May 3, 2007. Posted in Politics, Posts

If flexibility is a sign of mental health, then former Governor, current gay, Jim McGreevey is one of the healthiest men in the tri-state area. He’s changed both careers and partners, and now he’s changing his faith. This past Sunday at St. Bartholomew’s Church here in NYC, McGreevey was officially received into the Episcopalian religion,
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