Gay Firefighters Embrace Chuck & Larry

Written by Jill Colvin on July 20, 2007. Posted in Arts & Film, Posts

I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry, starring Adam Sandler and Kevin James as two straight firefighters posing as gay guys in order to qualify for insurance money, opens tonight. But the film already has at least one fan: FireFLAG/EMS president Mike Vissichelli. The official fraternal organization for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender members of
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Gay Firefighters Embrace Chuck & Larry

Written by Jill Colvin on July 20, 2007. Posted in Arts & Film, Posts

I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry, starring Adam Sandler and Kevin James as two straight firefighters posing as gay guys in order to qualify for insurance money, opens tonight. But the film already has at least one fan: FireFLAG/EMS president Mike Vissichelli. The official fraternal organization for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender members of
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Do You Want Sex With That? Bronx Travel Agency Busted For Full Service

Written by Jill Colvin on July 19, 2007. Posted in Posts

Manhattan “Pimp-travel” agent Saeed Ahmed was sentenced to 10 days of community service and five years probation yesterday for running what can only be described as a “full service” travel agency. Jump Off Destinations offered package deals to the Dominican Republic that included airfare, hotel accommodations and—uh oh, this must be the problem—sex with prostitutes.
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Itâ€™s Craaaazzy Out There

Written by Jill Colvin on July 18, 2007. Posted in Posts

An F1 tornado touched down in Long Island this morning, bringing hurricane-force winds to Islip Terrace, according to the National Weather Service. A Weather Service Meteorologist said the agency received a number of damage reports after issuing a tornado warning for the area, and ground crews later confirmed a hit. As a result, 51,000 people
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Sex Crimes Galore, & It’s Only Wednesday

Written by Jill Colvin on July 18, 2007. Posted in Crime Watch OTDT, Posts

There must be something about hot weather that makes sex pervs come out in droves, because the city has seen a surge in sickos over the past few days: • Early this morning, a 20-year-old woman was sexually assaulted in the East Village. Police say a man grabbed her from behind as she walked down
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Sex Crimes Galore, & It’s Only Wednesday

Written by Jill Colvin on July 18, 2007. Posted in Crime Watch OTDT, Posts

There must be something about hot weather that makes sex pervs come out in droves, because the city has seen a surge in sickos over the past few days: • Early this morning, a 20-year-old woman was sexually assaulted in the East Village. Police say a man grabbed her from behind as she walked down
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Hose, Helmet, Ladder? Check. Definition Of The Word â€œCaitiffâ€? Umâ€¦

Written by Jill Colvin on July 18, 2007. Posted in Posts

The Vulcan Society “fraternal order” of black firefighters has moved to join a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit against the FDNY accusing it of inadvertently discouraging blacks and Hispanics from joining the department. Yesterday, lawyers for the organization filed papers in Brooklyn federal court in support of Justice Department claims that the written SAT-style exams
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Staten Island And Jersey Snuggle Up

Written by Jill Colvin on July 18, 2007. Posted in Breaking News, Posts

The MTA announced Monday that Staten Islanders will be getting a brand new bus route in the fall, whisking them over the Bayonne Bridge to the Garden State for easy access to Jersey City and Hoboken via the Hudson Bergen Light Rail and easier access to Manhattan via PATH trains. This marks the first time
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Staten Island And Jersey Snuggle Up

Written by Jill Colvin on July 18, 2007. Posted in Breaking News, Posts

The MTA announced Monday that Staten Islanders will be getting a brand new bus route in the fall, whisking them over the Bayonne Bridge to the Garden State for easy access to Jersey City and Hoboken via the Hudson Bergen Light Rail and easier access to Manhattan via PATH trains. This marks the first time
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Fashionistas Hand Out Ugly Pins

Written by Jill Colvin on July 18, 2007. Posted in Posts

The fight against gentrification is now moving to—you knew it had to happen—Midtown. Members of the coalition “Save the Garment Center” are warning that the end of the fashion industry in the city is close at hand and fear that the neighborhood “is slowly but surely becoming just another commercial district.” In an effort to
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