'Final Home Opener' at Yankee Stadium Postponed Til Tuesday

Historic Home Opener Rained Out

The beginning of the end will have to wait. The final opening day at Yankee Stadium was postponed because of rain Monday, pushing back New York's game against the Toronto Blue Jays. The game was rescheduled for 7:05 p.m. on Tuesday, previously an off day in the series

Hell Gate to be upgraded

Astoria's Hell Gate Bridge is another western Queens structure where rehabilitation has been stalled and is now ready to resume, City Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. (D-Astoria) said.

Amtrak will begin renovating the bridge on April 1 and complete work in one year, he said. Residents have long complained that the bridge poses dangers to pedestrians by leaking water and shedding debris.

"For too long this trestle, a landmark in our community, has been a sorry eyesore," Vallone said. "This bridge should be a neighborhood gem, not a crumbling piece of stone."

Amtrak put up scaffolding to fix the bridge nearly a year ago, but little renovation has since taken place, Vallone said. For years, rocks and pieces of plaster have fallen from the structure and damaged parked cars, he said. Water has also leaked from the bridge and frozen during the winter, causing one of Vallone's employees to slip and break her wrist, the councilman said.

Starbucks: Not So Fast on New Calorie Counts

NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- Starbucks says it's going to take a little more time to start listing calorie counts on menus at its New York City outlets.

The coffee giant said earlier this week that it would post the
calorie data by Monday, though a city deadline for doing so has been
postponed until April 15.

But Starbucks said Friday it would comply with the rule when it takes effect.

TSA Changing Procedures for Body Piercings

'NIPPLE NIGHTMARE'
The
Transportation Security Administration says it will change the way it
searches passengers with body piercings after a Texas woman complained
she was forced to remove a nipple ring with pliers in order to board a
plane. In the future, passengers can allow a visual inspection. Mandi
Hamlin (right) had demanded an apology. VIDEO

Ex-Official Cleared to Continue Work on Big City Projects

Ex-Official Cleared to Continue Work on Big City ProjectsBy PATRICK McGEEHAN and RAY RIVERA

Daniel L. Doctoroff, who left City Hall for a private position, may remain involved in city projects that were begun while he was deputy mayor for economic development.

Did Clemens Lie ????

GOP Lawmaker's Report Questions If Clemens Lied
The
top Republican on the congressional committee investigating whether
Roger Clemens used performance-enhancing drugs has released a report
questioning whether the seven-time Cy Young Award winner lied in his
testimony before the panel last month. Read the Full Report

Home prices fall a record 10.7% in past year

Home prices in 20 major U.S. metro areas have plunged a record 10.7% in the past year as prices continued to decelerate, Standard & Poor's said Tuesday.
The 20-city Case-Shiller home price index fell a record 2.4% from December to January, the 18th consecutive decline in prices. For 10 major cities, prices fell 2.3% in January and 11.4% for the past 12 months.
"No markets seem to be completely immune from the housing crisis,' said David Blitzer, chairman of the index committee at S&P.
Of the 20 cities, only Charlotte, N.C., has managed any gains in the past year, rising a meager 1.8%. For the fifth straight month, all 20 cities recorded lower prices compared with the previous month.
Home prices in 10 of the 20 cities have fallen at double-digit rates in the past year.
In a separate report, the Conference Board said consumer confidence plunged in March to the lowest level since the start of the Iraq War, while consumers' expectations about the economy over the next six months fell to the lowest level in 35 years. See full story.

Internet addictions: A real medical menace?

Alcohol, drugs, food, sex, and even shopping are all candidates for medical treatment and are recognized as genuine mental disorders, so what about the Internet? Internet addiction -defined as "excessive gaming, sexual pre-occupations, and email/text messaging" - is becoming so common that at least one psychiatrist says it merits inclusion in psychiatry's official handbook of mental illness, the "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders."

Dr. Jerald Block of the Oregon Health and Science University is the latest voice pushing for this inclusion, noting that tech junkies display genuinely debilitating behavior, including drug-like cravings, withdrawal, and a constant need for more and better gear - just like a substance addict might exhibit.

But other doctors comment that Internet addiction, while it may be real, is too new of a condition and needs further study before being medically classified. There might be something to this: No one wants people being medicated or institutionalized if they aren't genuinely ill.

Mega Millions Jackpot Swells to $95 Million

Posted: Sunday, 23 March 2008 7:21AM


Mega Millions Jackpot Swells to $95 Million






NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- The jackpot in the multistate Mega Millions lottery drawing has grown to $95 million.

None of the tickets sold for Friday's $83 million drawing matched
all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball. The winning numbers were: 5,
8, 17, 19 and 41, and the Mega Ball number was 21.

Six second-prize winners matched the five lotto numbers to win
$250,000 each. Another 44 players each won $10,000 by matching four
numbers and the Mega Ball number.



One California player matched five numbers, and another eight players
matched four of the five lotto numbers, plus the Mega Ball number. The
prize amounts in California are different than what prize winners in
the other Mega Ball participating states would receive.

The next Mega Millions drawing will be held Tuesday night.

Fanciful Hats Take Over Fifth Avenue at Easter Parade

Easter Parade: Hats Incredible!
Crazy
hats are the standard attire for the Easter Parade, which started out
as a chance for prosperous New Yorkers to strut their holiday finery
after church and has evolved into spring's answer to Halloween. The
parade was immortalized in the 1948 movie ``Easter Parade'' starring
Judy Garland and Fred Astaire and has been bringing smiles to faces
ever since.

New Governor for New York, Pledging Unity

New Governor for New York, Pledging Unity

By NICHOLAS CONFESSORE

James Estrin/The New York Times

Lt. Gov. David A. Paterson being sworn in on Monday as the 55th governor of New York by Chief Judge Judith S. Kaye in Albany.

Gov. David A. Paterson offered wisecracks to an audience that clearly ached to move beyond a sordid ordeal.

• Patersons Acknowledge Extramarital Affairs

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St. Patrick's Day Parade

Posted: Monday, 17 March 2008 1:36PM Sea of Green up Fifth Ave.

NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- The 247th consecutive St. Patrick's Day Parade is marching through New York City today. Click to Watch Live Video You can't walk 5 feet in midtown Manhattan without seeing or hearing bagpipes. The pipes were callin' on Monday in a sea of marchers, step dancers, men in kilts, smiles and, of course, green during New York City's St. Patrick's Day parade. The crowd was up to seven people deep in some places along the Fifth Avenue route. Amid the Irish music, bagpipes also were playing "God Bless America."

Sixth Body Recovered at Crane Site in NYC

Sixth Body Recovered at Crane Site

By ANAHAD O’CONNOR and WILLIAM NEUMAN 1 minute ago

Rescue workers on Monday recovered another body from the two-block swath of wreckage where a crane collapsed on Saturday.

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David Paterson Sworn In as New York's Governor

David Paterson Sworn In
David
Paterson was sworn in as New York's first black governor following
Eliot Spitzer's resignation amid a prostitution scandal. Paterson, who
is legally blind, is the state's 55th governor. He succeeds Spitzer,
who resigned at noon.

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Still a 'Search Operation'

Crane Accident - 3 Still Missing

Three
people are still missing as rescue crews removed pieces of a broken
crane that crushed a Manhattan town home in one of the city's deadliest
construction accidents. Four construction workers were killed and 24
other peoples were injured. Photo by 1010 WINS reporter Steve Sandberg.

Your next gadget may come with a pre-installed virus

From iPods to navigation systems, some of today's hottest gadgets are landing on store shelves with some unwanted extras from the factory — pre-installed viruses that steal passwords, open doors for hackers and make computers spew spam.
Computer users have been warned for years about virus threats from downloading Internet porn and opening suspicious e-mail attachments. Now they run the risk of picking up a digital infection just by plugging a new gizmo into their PCs.

Recent cases reviewed by The Associated Press include some of the most widely used tech devices: Apple iPods, digital picture frames sold by Target and Best Buy stores

Ashley Alexandra Dupre Naked

As if teasing the publishers of Penthouse and Playboy, the most famous hooker of the week, Ashley Alexandra Dupre is butt-naked on the cover of today's New York Post. The "aspiring singer," a charge as yet unproved, had five million hit ...

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Crane Collapses, Kills at Least 4, Devastates Manhattan Block

Fatal Crane Collapse
A
giant crane toppled over at a construction site and smashed into a
block of residential buildings Saturday, killing at least four
people and creating a horrifying scene of destruction on
Manhattan's East Side. The big, white crane, which looked to be
at least 15 stories tall, demolished parts of several buildings as it
fell and at least one apartment building appeared to have been
completely pulverized.

Meet Woman Allegedly at the Center of the Spitzer Scandal

Woman Behind Spitzer Scandal
The
New York Times identified the call girl allegedly behind the Eliot
Spitzer scandal as a 22-year-old aspiring musician from Manhattan.
The real name of the prostitute identified only as "Kristen'' in
court papers was identified in the report as Ashley Alexandra
Dupre, originally from New Jersey.

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STEROIDS IN AMERICA

• The Real Dope:
  Athletes who take performance-improving drugs make all the headlines.
  But the culture of personal physical enhancement has pushed the use of
  steroids and HGH everywhere. Don't blame only the jocks
  
• The Godfather:
  "If you wanted to cheat, this guy, working out of a little post office
  in Alabama, was the guy. Tony Fitton was doctor and pharmacist."
  
• The Future: Think performance enhancers are a problem now? Welcome to the era of the genetically engineered superathlete