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Housekeepers In New York City To Receive Panic Buttons, Raises, Free Health Insurance

Hotel owners in New York City have agreed on a long-term contract with hotel housekeepers that will not only give them raises, provide fully paid health coverage and offer larger pension contributions, they will also receive personal ... continue

NYPD Police Officers Are Only People Not Allowed To Buy NYPD Merchandise

If you look around New York City you'll find the NYPD logo emblazoned on everything from hats and tie clips to jackets and coffee mugs, where you won't find the logo is on the clothing and accessories ... continue

Church Bookkeeper Steals $1 Million From New York Archdiocese

Prosecutors in New York are suing Anita Collins after the 67-year-old women embezzled more than $1 million from the Archdiocese of New York and then spent that money on lavish gifts for herself and loved ones. According to ... continue

Overweight Man “Shocked” By Altered Photo Of Himself In New York City Health Ad

Several years ago Los Angeles resident Cleo Berry was living in New York when he was paid $500 to participate in a photo shoot and now a photograph from that shoot has been altered to play off ... continue

Oops! Vassar College Accidentally Accepts 76 Rejected Students

Many of us have been there. The make-or-break college acceptance letter. But imagine what it would be like if your number one (or, let's be fair, even your numbers two or three) sent you an invitation to ... continue

[Video] Sh*t Native New Yorkers Say

The last video was decried as touristy, and while this meme has long been declared over, this native New Yorker laughed pretty hard at this one. Your mother. (NSFW obviously.) continue

1500 NYPD Officers Trained With Anti-Muslim Propaganda Film

At least 1,489 New York City Police Officers were trained to fight crime in America's largest city with the aid of an anti-Muslim film. The training video, titled The Third Jihad was funded by a nonprofit group and features Muslim ... continue

New York Police Officer Commits Suicide While On-Duty

A New York City police officer committed suicide on Thursday night while on-duty. According to reports the officer had been in a phone argument with his girlfriend. Local residents heard a gunshot and when going out to investigate ... continue

Sh*t New Yorkers Say Goes Viral, Makes Us Giggle

Whether you're from New York City or you can't stand people from the Big Apple a new video inspired by the YouTube hit Shit Girls Say has jumped on the web titled Shit New Yorkers Say and ... continue

Tony Sparano is optimistic about Mark Sanchez

Last week, word got out that Tony Sparano, the now former head coach for the Miami Dolphins, had been picked up by the New York Jets as their new offensive coordinator -- a role that carries with ... continue

Viral “F***in’ Sale” Sign Credit Claimed- By New York Chef, Are You Surprised?

You may have seen a hilarious image pop up on Facebook or Tumblr in the past few days from Japan- department store style in-store signage from a Japanese shop, in which it loudly and proudly trumpets a ... continue

Ellen Barkin Tweets Blast NYPD, Bloomberg, And Occupy Arrests

Tony award-winning actress Ellen Barkin joins celebrity ranks defending the Occupy Movement. Barkin's nemesis? Mayor Bloomberg and the NYPD. Barkin's weapon? Twitter. “F--k all of u," tweeted Barkin, "Bloomberg & every1 goosestepping behind u.” The sultry 57 year-old actress ... continue

Starbucks raising prices in U.S. Northeast, Southeast regions

Starbucks never has been known for their exceptionally low prices, to put it one way. Don't look for that to change anytime soon, either; the company announced today that it plans on raising prices in the U.S., ... continue

New York Times Accidentally Emails 9 Million People, Promises It Isn’t Spam

A staffer at the New York Times had an "oops" moment on Wednesday when they accidentally sent an email to 9 million New York Times readers instead of the few hundred the email was meant for. At first ... continue

Andrew Cuomo Wants Casino’s In New York City

Just one year into his governorship of New York and already Andrew Cuomo is causing waves, announcing this week that he wants to bring casino's to the big Apple. Cuomo will begin working with lawmakers next week in ... continue

Minimum Wage Goes Up For 1.4 Million Workers in 2012

NEW YORK - While the economy still struggles onward into an uncertain future, more than 1.4 million low-income earners will see their paychecks increase after the new year as minimum wage goes up in 2012. Minimum wage is ... continue

Alec Baldwin Can’t Get Horny Enough To Run For New York City Mayor

Alec Baldwin won't be running for the New York City mayoral position anytime in the future, according to the Words With Friends loving actor he simply isn't "horny" for the office like other candidates who want the ... continue

States and Cities Making New Policies On Illegal Immigrants

In absence of direction from the Federal Government, States and Cities are passing laws to deal with illegal immigration. States such as Arizona, North Carolina and Texas have all put more laws in the books making it ... continue

Occupy Wall Street Protesters Shut Down ‘Law & Order: SVU’

Filmmakers on the hit NBC series Law & Order: SVU were forced to shut down production on the TV series this past Friday after more than 100 Occupy Wall Street protesters stormed the set. The show, which uses ... continue

New York Socialite Has $550,000 Stolen By Email Hacker

Billionaire Manhattan socialite Candia Fisher was the financial victim of a hacker this week after her email was hacked and $550,000 was wired from her personal bank accounts to an account in Australia. According to the New York Post Fisher ... continue

New York’s State Bug Returns After 30 Year Absence

The Nine-Spotted Lady Bug has long been the state bug of New York but officials nearly changed that fact recently after the little creatures were nowhere to be found for nearly 30 years. Now the New York Times reports that ... continue

Anti-Semitic Vodka Billboard Pulled After Sparking Outrage

A recent vodka billboard ad in New York City has been pulled after a flood of complaints were lodged that the ad was anti-semitic. In the ad the billboard read: "Christmas Quality, Hanukkah Pricing." In their complain the regional director ... continue