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MSG concerts to honor Rock Hall of Fame

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 21:33:00 -0400

Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band, U2, Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder and more will help the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame celebrate its 25th anniversary with two star-studded Madison Square Garden concerts in October.

Feds: Man gave al-Qaida subway info

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 21:03:00 -0400

A Long Island-born man participated in an attack on an American base in Afghanistan and funneled information on the subways and Long Island Rail Road to al-Qaida after he was trained in a Pakistani terror camp, according to published reports.

Cops: Arrest in slay of LI motivational speaker

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 22:33:00 -0400

Police have arrested a 36-year-old ex-con for his alleged role in the slaying of Long Island motivational speaker Jeffrey Locker last week in East Harlem.

Bloomberg rails against idling vehicles--except his own

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:36:00 -0400

Mayor Michael Bloomberg has an ambitious environmental agenda, but it turns out he's running afoul of his own anti-pollution policy.

PETA: Video shows Ringling Bros. abusing animals

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:26:00 -0400

An animal-rights group has released a video showing what it says is the abuse of elephants and tigers used in Ringling Bros. circuses.

Man charged in Manhattan nightclub kidnap, rape

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 13:45:00 -0400

Prosecutors say a man abducted a woman after finding her passed out on a couch at a swank Manhattan club and raped her twice at his home.

Prosecutors: American charged in NYC terror case

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 13:21:00 -0400

An American has been charged with receiving training from al-Qaida and providing the terrorist organization with information about the New York City transit system.

Alex Rodriguez donates $250,000 for NY dental clinic

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 11:57:00 -0400

Yankees player Alex Rodriguez has donated a quarter of a million dollars toward a mobile dental clinic that will serve his old New York City neighborhood.

MTA: N.J. contractor liable for Throgs Neck fire

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 23:03:00 -0400

As the Metropolitan Transit Authority announced it will reopen the Throgs Neck Bridge to truck traffic Saturday, the agency said it is holding a New Jersey-based contractor financially liable for a July 10 fire that damaged the bridge and caused a commuting nightmare.

Barneys NY removes killer window display

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 08:25:00 -0400

The luxury retailer Barneys New York has removed a window display that made it appear blood-spattered mannequins were fending off attackers.