Despite reassurances that he is cancer free four
years after he was treated for pancreatic cancer, analysts are worried
that Steven P. Jobs might be sick again.
Billy Joel charged into his catalog like a trouper
at Shea Stadium in the first of his two “Last Play at Shea”
shows.
James Dell'Ermo of Bedminster had the surgery in 2000 to get rid of
eye glasses and contact lenses he needed due to nearsightedness.
He had the surgery in the Bergenfield office of Joseph Dello Russo, an eye surgeon who widely advertises on TV and radio.
Dell'Ermo lawyer David Mazie says his client is now legally blind,
that his client's eyes were damaged by the procedure and cannot be
fully corrected. Dello Russo disputes the legally blind claim and
contends the man has functional vision with contact lenses.
Dello Russo's attorney, John Tomaszewski, says the settlement is not
an admission of wrongdoing and that the payout was made to avoid the
uncertainty of a long trial.
Of the $2.1 million, $1.7 million was paid by Dello Russo's medical
malpractice insurance. Mazie says another $400,000 was paid from the
doctor's personal insurance.
Air
traffic controllers say two planes - one departing and one landing -
came within about 100 feet of a collision at New York's Kennedy Airport
over the weekend.
Fare evasion was a pervasive problem in
the 1970s and 1980s, until an aggressive police crackdown on
fare-beaters began in 1990.
Deadly Crash Stuns New Jersey's Raceway Park
METS ownership, Fred and Jeff Wilpon, completed the impossible.
They have made Hank Steinbrenner appear the level-headed baseball owner
in town.
They oversee an organization that fired a manager and shot itself.
Short of squirting seltzer down their own pants in public, the Mets
could not have handled the dismissal of Willie Randolph worse than they
did. That sound the Mets are hearing is the rest of baseball laughing
at them.
It would have been impossible to believe the Mets would approve a dumber cross-country flight than the two they allowed Ryan Church
to take with the lingering effects of a concussion. But move over into
coach, Ryan, here is Randolph flying 3,000 miles to manage a game
before being fired. That dismissal was made official at 3:14 a.m.
Tuesday with a fax statement. And here we were thinking the dumbest
stuff we would ever see involving a manager at that time already had
occurred with Randolph's former skipper Billy Martin.
The Celtics methodically dissected the Lakers and ended a 22-year title drought with a six-game finals victory.
Conceding the failure of the South Street Seaport pier as a
“festival marketplace” — these days, it is not much
more than a waterfront mall — its owners plan to replace it with
a mixed-use project including a 42-story, 495-foot apartment and hotel
tower, wrapped in a terra-cotta exoskeleton and rising from new pilings
in the East River.
Though other high-profile developments along the East River have foundered, most notably Frank Gehry’s Guggenheim Museum and Santiago Calatrava’s
apartment tower of stacked cubes, the seaport plan speaks to the
undiminished allure of riverfront sites and of developers’ faith
that megaprojects can inject new life into, and create profit out of,
areas where other visions have failed.
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NEW YORK (AP)
-- New York Gov. David Paterson says the World Trade Center site
redevelopment faces ``likely delays'' and wants to take a new look at
the project.
Paterson on Wednesday asked the executive director of the Port
Authority of New York and New Jersey to determine if the latest
deadlines and budgets for the project are feasible. Paterson wants an
update by the end of the month.
Five office towers, a Sept. 11 memorial, a transit hub and a performing center are planned at the 16-acre site.
Steven Katzman, co-president of Hunts Point Terminal Produce
Cooperative Association, a vendors group, said a meeting is scheduled
in late June to consider options for moving the market to New Jersey.
``But we'd rather stay here,'' he added.
The Hunts Point market supplies 3.3 billion pounds of fruits and
vegetables a year worth over $2 billion to more than 10 million
consumers, vying with France's giant Rungis produce market just south
of Paris for sheer size and volume of sales.
The vendors' cooperative pays more than $4 million a year to use the
125-acre, city-owned facility, which includes about 400,000 square feet
of refrigerated warehouses, plus railroad tracks, loading docks and
parking for trucks.
Katzman said the 41-year-old market is not up to today's standards,
citing as an example its open loading docks without refrigeration.
Katzman said the city's Economic Development Corp. had come up with
an initial rebuilding proposal that would cost $750 million, as
estimated by a city-hired consultant.
The Yankees will not win many games when their starting pitcher — in this case, Andy Pettitte — gives up 10 runs and their closer, Mariano Rivera, gives up a home run on the first pitch of the ninth inning to break a tie.Both happened Saturday at Yankee Stadium, but it was not a typical |
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The case bears no direct relation to recent crane collapses, officials said, but it is a new blemish on a troubled agency.
'Spiderman' Scales Times BldgALBANY, N.Y. (AP)
-- The bridge that leads to the airport named for John F. Kennedy
is getting renamed for his younger brother, Robert F. Kennedy, the
former New York senator assassinated in 1968.
The state Assembly has given final legislative approval to rename
the Triborough Bridge, following Senate approval in April. Gov. David
Paterson planned to sign the measure to call it the Robert F. Kennedy
Bridge, spokesman Errol Cockfield said. The bill memo notes ``minimal
budgetary impact'' for the cost of changing signs.
His first-ever veto was to reject a City Council bill in 2002 that
sought to extend terms for some lawmakers. Bloomberg said the proposed
law was wrong because it amounted to changing the rules for personal
political gain.
But it may be a different story today, as Bloomberg's second
four-year term winds down and he struggles to figure out what to do
next and stay in the spotlight that has dimmed ever since he decided
not to run for president. As his aides and advisers explore ways to
keep him relevant, the possibility has emerged that he could try to
change the term-limit law and run again next year.
The mayor, who could rarely be described as indecisive, sounded
restless and a bit lost on Wednesday when asked about his future plans.
He said he still supports the concept of term limits, but sounded less
definitive than he ever has about what he wants to do next.
``I plan to, I think, stay on in public service some ways or other _
I don't know how,'' he said. Pausing slightly and sounding unsure,
Bloomberg then said ``I don't see anything for me _ `` but didn't
finish the thought. The billionaire then said he supposes he will end
up running his philanthropic foundation full-time.
When a reporter pointed out that it doesn't sound like philanthropy will be all he wants to do, Bloomberg did not disagree.
Tony takes you to Pahrump, NV to show you new homes that are being built.
PARSIPPANY, N.J. (AP) -- No word yet on who siphoned thousands of dollars worth of diesel fuel from trucks parked at a Morris County business.
Parsippany police say $3,000 worth of diesel was taken out of the
tanks of some tractor-trailers in a local trucking company's lot.
Authorities were notified after a company employee noticed that the tanks had been drained early Wednesday.
But police tell The Star-Ledger of Newark there were no signs of
forced entry. They're trying to determine if any trucks at the site
were not disturbed by the thief or thieves.
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Mr. Pollack’s star-laden movies like
“The Way We Were,” “Tootsie” and “Out of
Africa” were among the most successful of the 1970s and
’80s.
Cable customers in the five boroughs may soon have the same choices as their suburban counterparts.
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Double-decker buses may come back to New York City’s Fifth Avenue.
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Steel columns at 1 World Trade Center, the Freedom Tower, rise above street level for the first time.
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NEW YORK (AP) -- AAA says New York City is the second most expensive tourist destination this summer, behind only Honolulu.
It will cost two adults about $670 for meals and lodging for two
days in the Hawaiian city, according to a 2008 AAA vacation survey.
Tourists in New York can expect to spend around $600 for two adults
in two days. Miami ranks third, with cost of $370. Bargain hunters
should head to Albuquerque, N.M. where it costs only $179.
AAA has been tracking vacation costs since 1950, when it was only $13 a day for meals and lodging combined.
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Hank Steinbrenner expects his struggling New York Yankees to focus and turn around their season.``They've got to play smarter and harder,'' he said Wednesday. ``The
injuries _ when you're missing Alex Rodriguez and Jorge Posada, that
makes it tough. The injuries make a huge difference. At the same time,
you've got to get it done. We still have plenty of good hitters. We
need to get the job done.''
New York is 19-21, fourth in the AL East following a pair of losses to Tampa Bay, the surprise AL East leader.
``No question, the Rays are a hungry team,'' said Steinbrenner, the
Yankees' co-chairman. ``That's what our team has to get back.''
When asked if it was time for the players to earn their money, Steinbrenner said ``Yes.''
Following the four-game series against the Rays, the Yankees host
the New York Mets in a three-game series starting Friday. Two-time AL
Cy Young Award winner Johan Santana, traded to the Mets after the
Yankees cut off talks with the Minnesota Twins, is slated to pitch the
Subway Series opener Friday. Santana is 4-2 with a 3.10 ERA.
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Ugly Betty" is moving to New York.That's the word from Gov. David Paterson, Mayor Michael Bloomberg and ABC Studios President Mark Pedowitz.
They said Monday the popular ABC drama will be taking advantage of a
35 percent tax credit from the city and state when it makes the move
from Los Angeles to the Big Apple.
``Ugly Betty'' is the story of an ordinary girl from Queens,
starring Emmy-winner America Ferrera as Betty Suarez. It will be filmed
in Manhattan and in Queens, and create more than 200 full and part-time
jobs.
Other hit television shows that film in New York City are ``Law & Order,'' ``30 Rock,'' and ``Gossip Girl.''
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WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP)
-- A Westchester woman who had her laptop stolen was able to connect to
the computer, photograph two suspects and give the photos to police.
White Plains Police say they used the photos to arrest Edmon
Shahikian, 23, of Katonah and 20-year-old Ian Frias of the Bronx
Wednesday night. Police say they recovered most of the $5,000 worth of
electronics stolen from the woman's White Plains apartment back on
April 27.
"Back to My Mac" program to determine that her stolen MacIntosh laptop
was on the Web.
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Roger Clemens apologized Monday for unspecified mistakes in his personal life but denied having an affair with a 15-year-old.
The Daily News reported last week Clemens had a decade-long relationship with country star Mindy McCready
that began when she was 15 and an aspiring singer. The newspaper also
linked Clemens to former Manhattan bartender Angela Moyer and Paulette
Dean Daly, a former wife of champion golfer John Daly.
``Even though these articles contain many false accusations and
mistakes, I need to say that I have made mistakes in my personal life
for which I am sorry,'' Clemens said in a statement issued by spokesman
Patrick Dorton. ``I have apologized to my family and apologize to my
fans. Like everyone, I have flaws. I have sometimes made choices which
have not been right.''
Brian McNamee, Clemens' former trainer, accused him in December's Mitchell Report of using performance-enhancing drugs in 1998, 2000 and 2001, before players and owners agreed to ban them from baseball.
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NEW YORK (AP)
-- An upcoming day of civil disobedience to protest the Sean Bell
verdict will hopefully end with participants arrested while on their
knees praying, the Rev. Al Sharpton said Saturday.
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Amanda Congdon, arguably the first great female star of online video is back with a new show, Sometimesdaily
Congdon, for those who aren’t familiar with her work, was the
original host of Rocketboom who was fired in mysterious circumstances
back in December 2006.
Congdon appeared briefly in 2007 as a video blogger for ABC with the
series “Amanda Accross America” until she parted company
with ABC in September 2007.
The new show is billed as “an off-beat, interactive variety
show exploring life’s themes through the inquisitive eyes of
Amanda Congdon.”
