Soho School Principal: I Donâ€™t Practice Santeria

Written by Matt Elzweig on August 8, 2007. Posted in Education, Posts

A Soho principal paid a Santeria priestess to ward off “negative energy” at the public school. And investigators say she used school funds for part of the tab. Maritza Tamayo, the principal, claims it’s all a misunderstanding and that what appeared to be a voodoo doll was just a design project leftover from her predecessor.
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The Only Way to Beat the Heat?

Written by Matt Elzweig on August 7, 2007. Posted in Arts & Film, Posts

Does a genius feel smart at a Mensa convention? Does the prom queen still feel beautiful, standing in line for an open movie audition? Maybe nudists forget they’re not wearing anything once they’ve been at the colony for a day or two. But if you were to strip down to your underwear and stroll, prance
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Suspect in NYU Murder

Written by Matt Elzweig on August 7, 2007. Posted in Crime Watch OTDT, Posts

Police have a suspect, a possible cause of death and a possible motive for the murder of 20-year-old Boitumelo “Tumi” McCallum, the daughter of two NYU professors who lived with her mother in a 4 Washington Square Village apartment where police discovered her body on Sunday night. Though an autopsy results were inconclusive, police reported
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City Councilman Accused, Again

Written by Matt Elzweig on August 6, 2007. Posted in Politics, Posts

As it turns out, fire may in fact be accompanied by smoke, or in the case of Queens City Councilperson Dennis Gallagher (R-Middle Village), a rape indictment by a separate sexual harassment allegation—from a second accuser. The New York Post reported today that a 23-year-old who volunteered at Gallagher’s office two and a half years
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