Provides the latest RSS feeds for New York News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page New York Telegraph.com http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/cat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b/ en-us Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:58:29 -0400 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:58:29 -0400 30 Financial Services Superintendent Benjamin Lawsky, at a press conference in the Blue Room of the state Capitol in Albany, N.Y., March 3, 2012. As New York's top banking regulator, Lawsky's current action against Deloitte, the accounting giant accused of "misconduct, violations of law, and lack of autonomy" during its work for Standard Chartered, is the first salvo in a broader ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215278774/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:40:32 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215278774/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Young at heart: Carmen Electra channels her 20s at '21 & Over' party Carmen Electra fit in with the 20-something crowd at Haze Nightclub at ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215279449/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:35:31 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215279449/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Terence Stamp doesn't think the new 'Man of Steel' stacks up Don’t expect to see Terence Stamp - who played baddie General Zod in ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215279450/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:35:30 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215279450/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Terence Stamp doesn't think the new 'Man of Steel' stacks up Don’t expect to see Terence Stamp - who played baddie General Zod in ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215279451/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:35:30 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215279451/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Undocumented Chilean nanny Felicitas del Carmen Villanueva Garnica filed a lawsuit this week against a New York City socialite couple who she alleges forced her to work 12-hour days and allowed their children to beat her, according to ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215279083/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:24:48 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215279083/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b In a war room high above Lower Manhattan, leaders of the http://www.uft.org/">United Federation of Teachers are plotting a comeback. After more than a decade of sitting out the fiercest race in town the union is expected on Wednesday to throw its sophisticated political machine behind a candidate for mayor of New York ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215279089/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:14:40 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215279089/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b NEW YORK Nearly 3 million New Yorkers' homes are now in evacuation zones that cover more than a third of the city's population, under new maps released Tuesday. In the wake of Superstorm Sandy, officials said last month, the number of zones would double and encompass about 600,000 more residents. Few storms are likely to require evacuating all six new zones, and the scheme is designed ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215279268/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:10:05 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215279268/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b John Krauss , a longtime staple of public broadcasting in Central New York, has passed away. The former WRVO general manager and on-air host died Monday, June 17, in Oswego at the age of 64. He retired in 2010, after 14 years as GM and longer as the host as "The WRVO Playhouse," a nightly rebroadcast of national programs from the golden age of radio. Krauss was the first person on the ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215279618/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:05:58 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215279618/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Courtesy of the Madison County Sheriff's Office Cazenovia, NY -- A Madison County deputy, tied to a rope, rescued a suicidal woman late last week who threatened to jump off a cliff at Chittenango Falls state park. Deputies were called to the top of the gorge after a woman climbed over the fence on a cliff about 150 feet above the base of the falls, Undersheriff John Ball said in a news ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215279619/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:05:57 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215279619/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b The Syracuse Industrial Development Agency met with its attorneys behind closed doors Tuesday to discuss taking ownership of the historic hotel by eminent ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215279616/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:05:56 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215279616/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Albany, N.Y. -- New York lawmakers this week voted unanimously to restore up to $90 million in money they had cut from programs for the developmentally disabled just three months ago. The New York State Senate approved the change today, 62 to 0. The New York State Assembly approved the bill 140 to 0 on Monday. In late march, the legislature approved cutting $90 million out of privately-run ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215279620/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:05:56 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215279620/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Albany, N.Y. -- A proposal to allow Syracuse officials to decide if off-track betting parlors should open in the city will not pass the New York State Assembly this session, according to Assemblyman Bill Magnarelli. Magnarelli, D-Syracuse, said there were "internal concerns" from other members of the Democratic-controlled Assembly that couldn't be worked out before the Legislature ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215279621/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:05:55 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215279621/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b assistant principal/district data coordinator. Fahey, a graduate of West Genesee is currently a district data coordinator at OCM BOCES. He earned a bachelor's degree in vocational technical education, a master degree in education, and his certificate of advanced study in educational administration from SUNY Oswego. ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215279617/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:05:55 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215279617/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b 18 June 2013 &#150 A message of hope from a boy on the war-torn streets of Kabul, a profile of Danish efforts to help the elderly live the way they choose and an investigative story on the cruel reality of human trafficking are the winners of this year’s awards for outstanding radio programming presented by the United Nations as part of the 2013 New York Festivals Awards. ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215277429/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:35:10 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215277429/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b BUFFALO, N.Y. -; The U.S. Supreme Court has decided not to take up a petition from anti-abortion extremist James Charles Kopp, who is serving a life sentence for the 1998 sniper-style slaying of an abortion doctor in upstate New ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215277565/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:31:54 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215277565/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Terence Stamp doesn't think the new 'Man of Steel' stacks up Don’t expect to see Terence Stamp - who played baddie General Zod in ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215278192/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:29:10 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215278192/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Terence Stamp doesn't think the new 'Man of Steel' stacks up Don’t expect to see Terence Stamp - who played baddie General Zod in ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215278196/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:29:09 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215278196/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Leasing a portion of crowded Union Square Park to a swank eatery that sells $18 omelets does not violate the public trust doctrine, an appeals court ruled today.The Appellate Division reversed a lower court's decision from January that barred the tony Chef Driven Market from opening in the 14th Street oasis.The five-judge panel also approved the popular holiday market that operates in the ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215278193/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:29:09 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215278193/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b BAYONNE, NJ - Authorities say a Bayonne, NJ, student was arrested at her eighth-grade graduation after marijuana cigarettes were found in her purse.City police tell The Jersey Journal that a teacher supervising Monday's ceremony at the Midtown Community School was holding some students' purses as they went to get their diplomas.When she smelled marijuana coming from one of them, she ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215278194/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:29:09 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215278194/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b He says his daddy made him do it. The son of disgraced ex-state Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada, Jr., today blamed his father for pressuring him into participating in the looting of their Soundview Healthcare nonprofit as a judge sentenced him to prison time."Over the past year we have been at odds, as he wanted to fight this," Pedro Gautier Espada, 39, whined as he was sentenced to ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215278195/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:29:09 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215278195/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Signs and flowers are left at a memorial for Mark Carson who was killed after Elliot Morales allegedly yelled homophobic slurs at Carson before shooting him in the head on May 22, 2013 in the West Village. A homophobic accused killer pleaded not guilty at his arraignment today in the gay hate crime slay of Mark Carson, 32, who he allegedly shot in a bias attack in the West Village last month. ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215278198/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:29:08 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215278198/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Terence Stamp doesn't think the new 'Man of Steel' stacks up Don’t expect to see Terence Stamp - who played baddie General Zod in ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215278199/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:29:08 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215278199/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b NEW YORK - The Long Island Rail Road says commuters should brace themselves for evening rush hour delays.Tuesday's tough commute was the result of damage from a tunnel derailment.The railroad had to cancel or divert about three dozen of its 144 morning rush-hour trains.No injuries were reported Monday night when a slow-moving, Long Island bound train derailed.The disabled train blocked one ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215278197/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:29:08 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215278197/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b In the next few days, New York State could be making an important vote for bicycling. The vote relates to electric bikes ("e-bikes"), which currently are considered "low powered motorcycles" by state ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215278345/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:22:52 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215278345/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b The deputy director of the FBI claimed Tuesday that a controversial electronic surveillance program revealed in media reports earlier this month helped thwart a plot to blow up the New York Stock ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215277482/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:14:43 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215277482/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b After months of delays, the Taliban opened a political office in the Qatari capital of Doha, paving the way for talks to begin. The decision was a reversal of months of failed efforts to start peace talks while Taliban militants intensified a campaign targeting urban centers and government ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215278346/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:58:42 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215278346/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Jordan, NY-- Do you spit watermelon seeds for distance? Play horseshoes with a toilet seat and a plunger? You might be a Redneck! Find out at Jordan's Canalside Redneck Rally on June 29. The event takes place from 1-7 p.m. at various sites around the village. The games that include spitting seeds, playing toilet seat horseshoes and a toilet paper throw through an outhouse hole take place ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215278348/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:58:41 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215278348/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b An employee stocks produce at Nojaim Brothers Supermarket in Syracuse. The Syracuse Industrial Development Agency approved tax breaks Tuesday for a $2.7 million remodel and expansion of the ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215278347/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:58:40 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215278347/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Marcellus, NY -- The National School Public Relations Association has recognized the Marcellus Central School District with two awards for its communications efforts. NSPRA's 2013 Publications and Electronic Media Contest recognizes outstanding education publications, e-newsletters, electronic media programs, radio/TV/cable, CD/DVD programs and Internet websites. The contest is open to all ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215278349/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:58:40 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215278349/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Terence Stamp doesn't think the new 'Man of Steel' stacks up Don’t expect to see Terence Stamp - who played baddie General Zod in ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215276877/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:21:10 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215276877/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b New Jersey Gov. Christie may have slimmed down a bit after his belly band surgery -- but he’s not about to make a public splash in a swimsuit at the shore this summer."We are not doing that on Fourth of July. There are something I absolutely know at my core would be a bad thing. Me in a Speedo is one of them," Christie quipped on MSNBC’s "Morning Joe" ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215276878/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:21:10 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215276878/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Former American Heritage Plantation golfer T.J. Vogel is one of six amateurs competing against the world’s best at this week’s Masters at Augusta National Golf ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215276497/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:19:42 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215276497/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Email ATLANTA -- What an unlucky coincidence for Justin Turner that the scuffling infielder's injury comes now, with the Mets scheduled to face four left-handed starting pitchers in their next six games. In the midst of an 8-for-50 slump that has lowered his average more than 110 points, Turner would have had a chance to start most days in the infield. Instead, he will rest this week in ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215276883/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:02:29 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215276883/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Scott Atchison is in his seventh year in the bigs. ATLANTA -- Scott Atchison understands that without surgery, his right elbow will never be fully healthy. But he also knows that with proper management, he can pitch in the big leagues at less than 100 percent. With that in mind, the Mets activated Atchison from the 15-day disabled list Tuesday, proceeding with an extra man in their bullpen for ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215277047/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:02:29 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215277047/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b These are commercial and personal bankruptcies filed recently in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of New York, in Utica. The list includes major unsecured creditors of $5,000 or more. Bankruptcy definitions: Chapter 7, debtor sells assets in return for discharge of debts; Chapter 11, debtor company reorganizes under court supervision; Chapter 12, family farm repays debt; ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215277051/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:49:49 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215277051/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Sullivan, NY -- A Justice of the Sullivan Town Court in Madison County resigned from office after being served with formal disciplinary charges, the state Commission on Judicial Conduct announced ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215277048/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:49:49 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215277048/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b By Associated Press Syracuse, NY - Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and his senior staff plan to host a public forum in Syracuse Tuesday. Topics are environmental protection, labor rights, civil rights, health care and consumer fraud and protection. The event starts at 6 p.m. Tuesday June 25 at the Everson Museum of Art, 401 Harrison St., Syracuse. To RSVP, call (315) 448-4812 or ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215277050/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:49:48 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215277050/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Syracuse, N.Y. -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders are close to a deal on expanding New York's gaming industry, but with just three days left in the session they have yet to begin working on a set of proposals to battle public corruption. The talks to date also have included a proposal to help struggling localities financially restructure and creating tax free zones around college ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215277049/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:49:47 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215277049/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b These tax warrants of $5,000 or more have been filed by the State Tax Commission, unless another creditor is noted, and docketed at the Onondaga County clerk's office. Debtors are listed first, then creditors if other than the State Tax Commission, and the ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215277053/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:49:46 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215277053/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Chief David Oliver uses the social medium to chastise 'mopes,' encourage give and take and provide accountability to Brimfield Township, population 10,350. Only New York, Boston and Philadelphia police have more Facebook ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215277052/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:49:46 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215277052/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Colleen Shannon, a former Playboy magazine centerfold, leaves federal court in Syracuse after pleading guilty to helping transport her illegal immigrant boyfriend last summer in Northern New ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215277054/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:49:45 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215277054/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b The "bitcher" is back. After a three-day absence, pretty, blonde actress Amanda Brooks - the accused hissing sibling of accused tub-slay strangler Nicholas Brooks - has returned to the audience of his Manhattan murder trial."No comment," she told reporters as she joined the audience for the first time since June 13, when prosecutors said she'd snarled "awful ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215275524/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:13:08 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215275524/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b SACO, Maine -- A physics professor who earned a Nobel prize for pioneering work that changed the way physicists think about phase transitions has died in Maine at age 77.Kenneth Wilson was in the physics department at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., when he won the Nobel Prize in 1982 for applying his research in quantum physics to phase transitions, creating a mathematical tool called the ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215275284/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:47:38 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215275284/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b FAIRPORT, Mich. - Scientists say a wooden beam extending from the floor of northern Lake Michigan appears to have been there for centuries, an important finding as they try to determine whether it's part of the Griffin, the first European-style ship to sail on North America's upper Great Lakes. Marine archaeologists from the U.S. and France are studying the timber and digging a pit ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215274654/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:47:14 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215274654/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Syracuse, NY -- A child is in critical condition after he fell from a second-floor window, Syracuse police said. Around 7:30 p.m. Monday, the 3-year-old child climbed onto a couch that was next to an open window inside his apartment at 300 West Ostrander Ave., police said. The child fell out the window and into the yard.The mother of the child and another adult were with the child when officers ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215275680/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:42:28 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215275680/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b AP SYRACUSE, N.Y. - The state Public Service Commission has resumed plans to add a second area code to the 18 counties served by area code 315, citing new information that 315 will run short of new phone numbers in early 2015. Consumers don't have much time to comment. The PSC set a July 15 deadline for comments on a recommendation to establish an "overlay,'' which is a ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215275681/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:42:25 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215275681/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- Sections of New York state's canal system shut down by high water from recent heavy rains have reopened, but some waterways remain closed. The state Canal Corp. says the Champlain Canal between Lock 1 in Waterford and Lock 7 in Fort Edward opened to navigation Tuesday morning. The Erie Canal between Lock 17 in Little Falls and Lock 22 in New London and between Lock 26 ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215275682/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:42:24 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215275682/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b At a public hearing in Syracuse, DOT officials said that only two options had proven "feasible" for further study: replacement or ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215275683/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:42:24 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215275683/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Syracuse, NY -- Residents in the villages of Liverpool and North Syracuse will go to the polls today. Polls open at noon in both villages and all races feature incumbents who are unopposed. In Liverpool, Mayor Gary C. White is running for re-election. Trustees Robert Gaetano and Dennis Hebert are also running for re-election. Voting is held at the village hall at 310 Sycamore St., Liverpool. ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215275684/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:42:23 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215275684/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Actually the new air coming in this evening is impressively dry, and for some of us, at least initially may even be little too cool. The high temperature tomorrow will not quite reach 70. About the dryness: There is a measurement we use for the actual amount of moisture in the air. It's called the dew point temperature. In the winter, dew points are typically in the teens and 20s. The air ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215275685/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:42:23 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215275685/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b WASHINGTON -; Civil rights lawyers say they plan to ask a federal judge to declare the New York Police Department's spying programs directed at Muslims to be unconstitutional, and to order police to stop their surveillance and destroy any records in police ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215272996/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:08:55 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215272996/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Terence Stamp doesn't think the new 'Man of Steel' stacks up Don’t expect to see Terence Stamp - who played baddie General Zod in ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215273988/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:06:20 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215273988/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b thirsty New Yorkers to seek out the closest speakeasy . The annual Jazz Age Lawn Party held last weekend in New York - and again in August - brings out the inner bootlegger in everyone, as dolls and gents from around town journey to Governor's Island to celebrate the music and style of the ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215273234/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:43:05 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215273234/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b SYRACUSE, N.Y.-Federal probation officers in upstate New York have been fired or demoted after a man they were monitoring was charged with slipping out of his electronic bracelet, raping a 10-year-old girl and killing her mother during a carjacking at a New York mall. The changes at the federal probation office in Syracuse were detailed in a letter from U.S. courts administrators to Rep. Dan ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215273581/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:37:13 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215273581/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Syracuse, NY - An 18-year-old Syracuse man who admitted to robbing two women of their purses on January 23 was promised an eight year prison sentence today in Onondaga County Court. The purse-snatching was linked to an attack on Christian Brothers Academy coach and store owner Thomas Dotterer, who was robbed and shot in the eye later on January 23. Deoz Miller-Harris said in court that he acted ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215274157/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:36:12 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215274157/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Porter, 89, was a member of Liverpool-Syracuse Masonic Lodge 501 and the American Legion Post 1468. He was also a 75-year member of Delaware Street Baptist Church and Fay Road Baptist ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215274158/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:36:11 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215274158/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Syracuse, NY -- The Syracuse Industrial Development Agency voted Tuesday to require developers and companies seeking financial assistance to hire local workers for their projects. By a 5-0 vote, the agency's directors agreed to require anyone seeking tax exemptions and other help to build their projects with workers who are residents of Onondaga County and the nearby counties of Cayuga, ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215274159/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:36:11 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215274159/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Syracuse, NY -- Two teenagers, who were seen trying to break into a home, were arrested after they tried to flee, Syracuse police said. Around 8:30 p.m., officers responded to the 200 block of Hancock Drive for a reported burglary in progress. When they arrived on the scene, they saw two men running from the area, who matched the description of the suspects. After a short foot chase, one ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215274160/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:36:10 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215274160/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Vehicles continue to block access to the Fayetteville Fire Department despite the large signs and pavement striping as the Route 5 detour gets ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215274161/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:36:10 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215274161/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b WASHINGTON (AP) -- Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill says she is supporting a super political action committee encouraging Hillary Rodham Clinton to run for president in ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215274162/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:36:09 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215274162/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Syracuse, NY -- Three men walked into a Marshall Street restaurant June 7 and stole beer from a beverage cooler, Syracuse police said. Around 12:50 a.m. the general manager of Chipotle Mexican Grill located at 129 Marshall St., received a call from the restaurant's alarm company after the alarm was activated. The manager assumed it was a delivery and told the alarm company to disregard the ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215274163/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:36:08 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215274163/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Syracuse, NY -- A 15-year-old male walking on Scott Avenue Monday with a bag of electronics was arrested and charged with burglary, police said. The teenager, whose name is not being released by police due to his age, was arraigned in Family Court on Monday. He has been charged with burglary in the second degree, a felony. Emergency dispatchers received a phone call Monday morning from someone ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215274164/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:36:05 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215274164/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b recently-installed copper piping . That caused flooding in homes that were just a few weeks away from becoming habitable again. Police made several quick arrests. But they’re not taking any chances. Ten patrol cars are being dedicated around the borough’s east shore. Deputy Inspector Joseph Veneziano says the patrols will focus on areas where some houses still remain vacant. They ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215273197/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:33:07 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215273197/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b controversial new technology that seeks to prevent e-book piracy by altering a story’s text. ';By placing his novel so close to home, he draws a rare sort of attention to himself, to the environment where he happens to write and live, to his fraught relationship with his surroundings. This is an odd feat for a so-called recluse, especially a literary one, to attempt.'; J. K. ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215272045/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:59:10 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215272045/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b While his Other Half works on behalf of U.N.'s "World Refugee Day," the movie star nearly shuts down Times Square to promote his long-delayed zombie ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215271541/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:36:41 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215271541/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b A bid by New York's Governor Andrew Cuomo to broaden legal access to abortion has died in the state's legislature. Democratic Senator Jeff Klein announced that the abortion legislation would not be introduced at this year's session, because "the votes just are not there" to support the bill. The Catholic bishops of New York had denounced Cuomo's proposed ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215272053/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:35:17 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215272053/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b unveiled plans to open its first New York store near Buffalo, Sonic Drive-In said it will open five new locations in the Rochester area over the next four years. Sonic, based in Oklahoma City, has 3,500 restaurants in 43 states. The chain currently has five locations in New York, including one in Chenango near Binghamton. Fran DeSimone leads the Rochester franchise group, according to Sonic. He ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215272589/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:30:33 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215272589/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Syracuse, N.Y. -- A jury cleared a doctor of negligence Monday in a lawsuit filed by a Delaware truck driver who underwent a penile implant procedure and ended up with an erection that lasted eight months, according ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215271155/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:24:27 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215271155/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b The Fremont Road bridge over the CSX railroad in the town of Manlius will close for the weekend as work on the bridge rehabilitation project takes ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215271154/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:24:26 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215271154/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Also in company news, HealtheConnections, Scolaro, Fetter, Grizanti, McGough & King, Accounting & Financial Women's Alliance, Hiscock & Barclay, Price Chopper, Prudent Engineering, Oswego Health Auxiliary, Anheuser-Busch, Pole Position ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215271156/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:24:26 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215271156/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Group of Eight leaders worked to develop a statement on Syria acceptable to nations wanting a transition of power and Russia, an ally of the Syrian government. Accounts differed from officials Tuesday morning at the G8 summit in Northern Ireland on the prospects of developing a substantive agreement on Syria and the fate of its president, Bashar Assad, to which Russia might sign on, The New York ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215270601/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:22:27 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215270601/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b The price for a barrel of crude oil slid under $98 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange Tuesday morning. World leaders in Northern Ireland, meeting for a Group of Eight summit, have been discussing the crisis in Syria, which has raised concern of a possible disruption in crude oil supplies from the region. Traders are also waiting for the results of a two-day monetary policy meeting ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215270917/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:22:19 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215270917/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b UNDER-COVER OUTFIT: Feds armed with a jackhammer yesterday prepare to excavate the tent-covered driveway of late mobster Jimmy Burke in hopes of finding a ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215269722/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:49:12 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215269722/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Commuters face a difficult trip to the city this morning after a train derailment last night has led to cancellations and delays, authorities said.The train derailed shortly before 6 p.m. inside of one of Amtrack’s East River Tunnels-and left one tunnel out of service, according to the MTA.No one was hurt during the derailment.Due to the closed tunnel, 34 trains will be canceled or diverted ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215269723/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:49:12 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215269723/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b County Executive Rob Astorino is now calling on Westchester's largest union, the Civil Service Employees Association, to agree to health contributions as ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215269725/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:31:10 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215269725/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Royalty Pharma has let its takeover bid for Irish drugmaker Elan lapse as it decided against pressing ahead with a court challenge of a requirement that it withdraw the ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215269726/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:31:09 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215269726/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Syracuse, NY -- Central New York may get a new area code by 2015, West Genesee has a busy summer planned and a new budget for Moravia schools are stories having an impact on the Western suburbs this morning. Central New York is running out of numbers in the 315 area code and a new code will likely be introduced in ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215269869/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:19:54 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215269869/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b remained unsettled in Albany Monday night, including expanded casino gaming, a plank of women's and children's issues and proposals aimed at tackling political corruption. Does that mean Gov. Andrew Cuomo will use messages of necessity to wrap up things by Thursday -- bypassing a three-day waiting period on legislation? Or are we in for a longer ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215269868/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:19:53 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215269868/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies on the Board's Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to Congress during a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on July 17, 2012 in Washington, D.C. UPI/Kevin ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215269078/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:17:51 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215269078/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b View results Investigators swarmed around the New York house of James ';Jimmy the Gent'; Burke on Monday to dig for a body believed to be related to a crime case that’s been dormant for almost three ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215268243/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:51:42 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215268243/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b NEW YORK (AP) -- New York City has agreed to settle a lawsuit over pensions for police officers and other municipal employees serving in the ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215268541/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:27:11 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215268541/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Giarrusso, 84, was involved with the American Diabetes Association, American Heart Association, Muscular Dystrophy, St. Thomas More Foundation, and the Lincoln Republican Club, among many ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215268633/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:16:14 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215268633/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Three civilians died in a blast in western Kabul Tuesday ahead of the NATO transfer of responsibility for security to Afghan forces, officials said. Gen. Mohammad Daud Amin, Kabul's deputy police chief, said intended target Mohammad Mohaqiq, a lawmaker and former cabinet member from the minority Hazara community, survived the attack, but at least four bodyguards were among the nearly two ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215268256/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:14:40 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215268256/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b ". In 2011, blogger and journalist with the pseudonym 'Mohamed' posted a picture of Gaddafi’s troops coming into Benghazi on his Facebook page. Soon after, he was arrested, detained, tortured and sexually assaulted. After his release, he was diagnosed as HIV+. Yet he was too ashamed to tell his family or friends. He kept silent even after his family arranged for him to get ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215267196/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:44:14 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215267196/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown says Richard Ferrugio of Ozone Park faces up to two years in prison. He was convicted Monday of aggravated cruelty to animals and fourth-degree weapon ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215267555/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:23:46 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215267555/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Image from Google Maps virtual tour of Destiny USA in Syracuse. Google photographers will be back in Syracuse this week to photograph the interiors of more businesses for its new "Street View Inside" ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215267556/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:13:04 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215267556/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b The remnants of yesterday's moisture will linger until early afternoon today. After that, drier air will begin to move in. In short Mother Nature will cut us a break. The temperature during the last half of the day today should be within a degree or two of the following: 4 p.m. 69 degrees 5 p.m. 70 degrees 6 p.m. 68 degrees 7 p.m. 67 degrees 8 p.m. 65 degrees 9 p.m. 62 degrees There ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215267557/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:13:04 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215267557/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Mel Wymore is campaigning in New York as a community board appointee, ex-PTA chair and founder of local organizations. But this city council candidate's resume has an unusual feature: He built much of it while he was a ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215266202/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:42:39 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215266202/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b In the wake of Monday's walk-off defeat to the Braves at Turner Field, the Mets could use a boost from the highly anticipated debut of top pitching prospect Zack Wheeler. Wheeler, the sixth overall pick in the 2009 First-Year Player Draft, is scheduled to start the second game of Tuesday's doubleheader in Atlanta. Mets fans have anticipated Wheeler's debut since he joined the ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215266509/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:20:58 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215266509/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Join 217 other ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215266102/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:10:04 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215266102/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Judge Thomas Hogan, right, the nation's top official overseeing the federal court system, told Rep. Dan Maffei in a letter Monday that probation officers in Syracuse have been fired and demoted over the handling of the case of accused murderer David ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215266547/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:09:15 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215266547/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b The White House promised to veto a bill in the Republican-controlled House that would ban abortions in the United States after 22 weeks of pregnancy. "Forty years ago, the Supreme Court affirmed a woman's constitutional right to privacy, including the right to choose," the White House said in a statement. "This bill is a direct challenge to Roe v. Wade and shows contempt for ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215265262/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:02:00 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215265262/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Taxpayers may soon shell out more than $120,000 to Vito Lopez. The disgraced former Assemblyman, who’s running for the City Council, has joined the public campaign-finance program, making him eligible for 6-to-1 matching funds, officials said yesterday. Lopez claims he’s raised $20,135 in eligible ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215264721/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:30:21 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215264721/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b ALBANY - Gov. Cuomo suffered several setbacks yesterday and all but admitted defeat of his 10-point women’s-equality agenda after the ranking Democrat in the Senate introduced a bill without the controversial pro-abortion plank the governor has pushed.Cuomo’s measure sought to codify under state law abortion rights currently guaranteed on the federal level by the Roe vs. Wade Supreme ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215264720/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:30:21 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215264720/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b "F--k you! Die!"Those were the words an evil gangbanger hissed at a brave NYPD cop right after he put a bullet in the officer’s head, prosecutors revealed yesterday in the first day of the thug’s trial.Luis Ortiz, 23, is charged with attempted murder for shooting NYPD Officer Kevin Brennan as the hero cop tried to tackle the Latin King after chasing him through the Bushwick ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215264589/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:30:19 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215264589/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b View Photo Associated Press/Bebeto Matthews - City council candidate Mel Wymore, center, talks with Leah Gunn Barrett, right, New Yorkers Against Gun Violence (NYAGV) executive director, following a gun law rally on ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215264056/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:17:13 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215264056/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b NYM@ATL: Gee takes shutout into ninth against Braves ATLANTA -- Starring Matt Harvey and Zack Wheeler, Tuesday's Mets doubleheader promises all the elements of a landmark day. Manager Terry Collins called it a glimpse into the future. General manager Sandy Alderson recently referred to it as evidence that his blueprint is coming to life. The only catch was the Mets had to make it there ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215264590/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:12:24 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215264590/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer and state Sens. Betty Little of Warren County and Brad Hoylman of Manhattan said Monday such a move would get more visitors and tourism dollars into New York ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215264722/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:01:22 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215264722/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b AUBURN, N.Y. -- Sally Jo Widmer didn't know when to stop. During the last seven years of her life, the former Auburn teachers union president lost $351,365 on slot machines and table games at Turning Stone Casino, according to Auburn Police Detective Jeffery Mead. The revelation comes as police continue to investigate allegations that Widmer misappropriated at least $808,000 from the ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215264723/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:01:20 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215264723/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b This means that as the week progresses, this very strong June sun will modify the cooler air over us. A n ice warm-up is in the works toward the end of the ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215264724/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:01:15 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215264724/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b The former Brooklyn prison guard who had sex romps behind bars with convicted cop killer Ronell Wilson confirmed the thug is her baby daddy via paternity test, it was disclosed in Brooklyn federal court yesterday. Judge Brian Cogan that asked Nancy Gonzalez why she would want to provide evidence that proves her guilt in her own criminal matter.While prosecutors could spin the impregnation as ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215263687/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:27:51 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215263687/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b A medical-examiner worker who transported the corpse of a young man in a city van filled with bags of recycled bottles was suspended yesterday - as the dead man’s pals blasted the "disgraceful’’ incident."The employee has been suspended without pay pending an investigation. We take this very seriously," said Ellen Borakove, spokeswoman for the city Medical ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215263827/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:27:50 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215263827/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b The federal prosecutor who recently slapped several city and state lawmakers with corruption charges said last night that more arrests of politicians are on the way. US Attorney Preet Bharara warned during an interview on "Capital Tonight that "you can expect more cases to come, because there is a lot more corruption that has not yet been brought to light.""We investigate ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215263689/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:27:50 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215263689/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Police Commissioner Ray Kelly launched a stinging rebuke to the federal government’s secret phone- and Internet-monitoring campaign - and suggested leaker Edward Snowden was right about privacy "abuse.""I don’t think it ever should have been made secret," Kelly said yesterday, breaking ranks with other US law-enforcement officials.His blast came days after the ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215263686/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:27:50 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215263686/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Two city correction officers were charged yesterday with dealing pot to inmates on Rikers Island.Austin Romain and Khalif Phillips, both 31, were busted while on the job after being ratted out by jailhouse snitches, who were alleged customers, officials said. Both guards operated independently but used similar methods to sell marijuana and other contraband, including scalpels and tobacco, to ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215263829/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:27:49 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215263829/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b A Queens man killed an alley cat and now faces up to two years behind bars.Richard Ferrugio, 51, of Ozone Park, used a tire iron to fatally beat the homeless black-and-white cat after it supposedly scratched his arm outside Neir’s Tavern, where he’s a regular, in February 2012.Ferrugio told cops he gave the animal one swipe with the tool, but then "I saw the cat shaking and in ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215263828/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:27:49 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215263828/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b The city has agreed to recalculate pension benefits for municipal workers who lose out on overtime and other extra pay while serving in the military, the feds announced yesterday.The proposed deal settles a class-action suit initially filed by the Manhattan US Attorney’s Office on behalf of retired NYPD Detective David Goodman, who claimed he was short-changed on his retirement income by ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215263693/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:27:49 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215263693/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b How’s Ed Koch’s grave site doing? Horrible!The former mayor’s tombstone at Trinity Church in Washington Heights was mistakenly engraved with the wrong birth year - Dec. 12, 1942, instead of 1924. The gaffe is enough to have Koch - a proud World War II veteran and stickler for detail - rolling in his grave."Do you belieeeevvveee it???!!!," longtime Koch confidant George ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215263690/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:27:49 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215263690/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Port Authority retirees will get to keep free tolls and parking as a lifetime perk, a Manhattan Supreme Court judge has ruled. The PA filed suit in Manhattan Supreme Court last year after an arbitrator ruled that about 100 ex-lieutenants should receive the benefits - equivalent to a $2,000-a-year pension bump if used daily. The PA board had voted to pull the perk for all retirees in 2011 to save ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215263830/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:27:48 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215263830/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Brooklyn’s $3 billion tech boom will get another boost with a slick "Tech Triangle" development project that includes a massive helium observation balloon overlooking it all. The ambitious plan - which covers the area from DUMBO, to the Downtown hub to and the Brooklyn Navy Yard - is slated to be unveiled today, officials said. "Some things we will undertake immediately, and ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215263694/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:27:48 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215263694/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b John Podhoretz Now that Mayor Bloomberg has decided we, all 8 million of us New Yorkers, should all go through our garbage to separate out the biodegradable stuff and "compost" it, the time has come to retire a favorite designation for him.He’s not Nanny Bloomberg, he’s Bully Bloomberg.Now, a mayor of New York has to be a bully to succeed. This is an obnoxious place; any ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215263697/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:27:47 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215263697/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b The city’s four-year high-school graduation rate slipped last year for the first time in a decade - dropping to 64.7 percent from 65.5 percent the year prior, education officials said yesterday. With the small step back, it means the city’s on-time graduation rate has increased by just 2 percentage points since 2009 - the year the state began toughening standards for earning a ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215263696/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:27:47 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215263696/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b As the last day of classes approaches, bus drivers and attendants across the New York City public school system will say goodbye to their students. It's a familiar ritual, often tinged with sadness, given the bonds built up over the previous 10 months. This year is different, however. For approximately 2,000 of the nearly 9,000 drivers and matrons, the goodbye is not for merely two months. ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215262601/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:31:39 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215262601/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b A man took a three-story plunge out of his apartment window in Soundview after two thieves forced their way in to his home, cops said. It wasn’t immediately clear if the victim was pushed or jumped on his own near Morris Park and Hunt Avenues around 9:30 p.m.Cops are searching for two suspects.The victim was rushed to Jacobi Medical Center in stable condition, cops said.It’s unknown ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215262858/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:24:36 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215262858/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Skeptical city residents say Mayor Bloomberg’s new food-waste-recycling program is a great idea - if you’re a rat."Recycling, in general, takes a lot of effort," said Geneva Jeanniton, 22, a hairstylist from East Flatbush, Brooklyn."People have to be willing to do it. We might not have room for compost inside. It’s difficult to make space for, and pests are ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215263000/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:24:36 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215263000/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b His poker face could lose him the game.Accused bathtub strangler Nicholas Brooks showed no emotion - and no curiosity - when a cop told him "something happened to your girlfriend," a Manhattan murder jury learned yesterday as the second week of testimony began in the watery death of his swimsuit-designer girlfriend, Sylvie Cachay."Did he ever ask, ‘What happened to my ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215262863/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:24:35 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215262863/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Arraigned with wife. "Obviously, divorces can get emotional and we expect Dana to be cleared of these charges in due time," said her lawyer, Mark Sherman.The weatherman’s lawyer, Philip Russell, also said in a statement he expects his client to be cleared:"We expect that Bill will be exonerated and this case will be quickly forgotten." He added that the couple is ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215263001/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:24:35 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215263001/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b The Brooklyn man whose girlfriend shot him in the face loves her so much, he testified in her defense yesterday."I love her. Yes, I care about her," Randy Costa, 59, said at the attempted-murder trial of Evelyn Barnave, 43, who prosecutors say shot him in Crown Heights on Jan. 11, 2011."We had a good relationship. Just the drugs got in the way. We took care of each ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215262861/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:24:35 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215262861/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Organized-crime investigators swooped in on the Queens home of James "Jimmy the Gent" Burke yesterday - digging for human remains in the driveway, back yard and basement of the late Luchese killer made famous by Robert De Niro in the film "Goodfellas."Acting on a tip, FBI and NYPD agents showed up at the Ozone Park triplex at around 8 a.m., carrying sledgehammers, trowels, a ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215262860/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:24:35 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215262860/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b ALBANY - A majority of voters wants to give Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver the boot over the way he handled sexual-harassment claims against pervy ex-pol Vito Lopez. Fifty-two percent of state voters think Silver (pictured) should step down, according to a Siena College Poll released yesterday. They say he "failed the people of New York and the women who worked for Lopez by not addressing ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215262864/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:24:34 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215262864/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b A 10-year-old Queens boy begged his mother to let him visit the cop who was shot while saving them both, leading to an emotional reunion between the youngster and his hero."He saved my life, me and my mom’s," said young Jacob Rodriguez, sporting a wound under an eye from when he tried to stop his mom’s ex from allegedly beating her at their Jamaica home Sunday night.Jacob ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215262862/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:24:34 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215262862/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b in the race for mayor yesterday."It’s almost the kiss of death," a chuckling Bloomberg said during a question-and-answer session at Department of Education headquarters. "The last time the UFT’s endorsement got somebody elected was better than two decades ago," he went on. "I don’t know what goes through voters’ minds, but maybe they understand - ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215262865/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:24:33 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215262865/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b © 2013 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Any reproduction, republication, redistribution and/or modification of any UPI content is expressly prohibited without UPI's prior written ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215263107/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:52:34 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215263107/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b NEW YORK -; Thousands of fans brought Times Square to a standstill as they waited to catch a glimpse of Brad Pitt at his premiere for "World War ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215261563/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:28:22 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215261563/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b top pitching prospect Zack Wheeler's turn to debut for the Mets on Tuesday against the Braves, in the nightcap of a doubleheader in which Harvey will start the matinee. The same Wheeler who dazzled Mets fans before an injury this spring. The same Wheeler whom most scouts once considered a superior prospect to Harvey. As a result, Mets backers expect Wheeler to debut on Tuesday just as ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215261995/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:03:44 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215261995/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b HARTFORD, Conn. -; The National Transportation Safety Board has issued an urgent safety recommendation after a railroad track foreman was struck and killed by a passenger train last month in ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215260882/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:21:02 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215260882/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b WABC/Channel 7 weatherman Bill Evans and his wife will be arraigned in a Connecticut court tomorrow after a violent blowup at their Old Greenwich home.Both the meteorologist and Dana Evans, his wife of 19 years, are facing charges of third-degree assault and disorderly conduct after they got in to a heated argument May 4.The couple, who are in the midst of a nasty divorce, surrendered to ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215261176/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:18:12 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215261176/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b NEW YORK -- Legions of New York City apartment dwellers will soon be asked -- and may eventually be forced -- to start collecting food scraps for composting, under Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s latest bid to make the city greener. After launching a test program recently in 3,500 Staten Island homes and some Manhattan apartment buildings, city officials said Monday they planned to expand it to ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215260742/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:14:49 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215260742/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Ursula Rozum claimed "we deserve to know what's in our food." In May, the global March Against Monsanto protested the agricultural giant, which has taken steps to prevent states from requiring genetically engineered foods to be labeled as such on store shelves. The movement for labeling is growing, along with concern about the potential health risks associated with genetically ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215261313/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:48:23 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215261313/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b A Queens dog owner killed an alley cat - and now faces up to two years behind bars.Richard Ferrugio, 50, of Ozone Park used a car wrench to beat the homeless black-and-white kitty after it supposedly scratched his arm as he fixed his car outside Neir’s Tavern, where he’s a regular, Feb. 7, 2012.Ferrugio told cops he gave the animal one swipe with the tool, but then, "I saw the ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215260384/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:13:23 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215260384/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Manufacturing activity in the New York region improved modestly in June, according to a survey released Monday by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.According to the Empire State Manufacturing Survey, the general business conditions index rose 9 points to 7.8 after dipping into negative territory in May.Roughly 29 percent of manufacturers reported that conditions had got better over the month, ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215259910/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:09:08 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215259910/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b NEW YORK (AP) -- A commuter train shook on the tracks and then derailed in a tunnel under the East River shortly after leaving Penn Station on Monday night, forcing the hundreds of passengers on it to be removed and delaying the trip home for many others. No injuries were ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215260386/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:54:15 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215260386/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b NEW YORK -- Legions of apartment dwellers will soon be asked -- and may eventually be forced -- to start collecting food scraps for composting, under Mayor Michael Bloomberg's latest bid to make the Big Apple greener. After launching a test program recently in 3,500 Staten Island homes and some Manhattan apartment buildings, city officials said Monday they planned to expand it to 100,000 ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215260492/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:43:21 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215260492/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Update: A previous version of this story incorrectly said former Syracuse Mayor Matt Driscoll plans to stay in the city. He is moving to Onondaga Hill. The error is the ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215260493/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:43:16 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215260493/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, right, joins Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner and city Councilor Bob Dougherty at a news conference to discuss vacant gas stations at the corner of East Brighton Avenue and East Seneca Turnpike. Behind them is a vacant station owned by ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215260494/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:43:15 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215260494/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Two city correction officers were charged today with dealing pot to inmates on Rikers Island.Austin Romain and Khalif Phillips, both 31, were busted while on the job after getting ratted out by jailhouse snitches who were their alleged customers. Both guards operated independently of each other but used similar methods to sell marijuana and other contraband - including scalpels and tobacco - to ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215259509/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:09:20 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215259509/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Email ATLANTA -- Reversing course on last week's alternative defensive assignments, Mets manager Terry Collins scrawled out an entirely new lineup for Monday's series opener against the Braves. Daniel Murphy, who spent a one-week tour of duty at first base, returned to his usual position at second. Meanwhile, Lucas Duda, who has worked tirelessly in the outfield for the past two years, ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215259516/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:52:00 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215259516/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Email ATLANTA -- Terry Collins heard the quip. How could he not? NBC broadcaster Bob Costas generated headlines Sunday when he called the Mets' walk-off celebration evidence of "the decline of Western civilization." "All right, civilization's over," Collins jabbed back Monday afternoon. "We'll have to rebuild it." Running through highlights during ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215259518/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:51:59 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215259518/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Email ATLANTA -- Mets infielder Justin Turner is dealing with a left intercostal strain that could land him on the disabled list as soon as Tuesday. Turner stayed in New York after Sunday's game, receiving an MRI on Monday morning before joining his teammates in Atlanta. Though the Mets may not reach a resolution before the start of Tuesday's doubleheader, manager Terry Collins ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215259517/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:51:59 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215259517/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b How’s Ed Koch tombstone doin’. Horrible!In a major blunder, the former mayor’s tombstone at Trinity Church in Washington Heights was mistakenly engraved with the wrong birth date.The date of birth given is Dec. 12, 1942 instead of 1924.The gaffe is enough to bring Koch -- a proud World War II veteran and stickler for details - right out of his grave, after a brief chuckle and ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215258581/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:06:17 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215258581/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Jim McGregor | The Post-Standard SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Mayor Stephanie Miner on Tuesday will reiterate her support for Gov. Andrew Cuomo's 10-point Women's Equality Agenda, which faces significant opposition in the state Senate because of its abortion provision. The powerful Independent Democratic Caucus, which includes Sen. David Valesky, D-Oneida, today submitted for a floor vote a ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215258712/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:37:18 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215258712/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Scattered thundershowers are developing over the Finger Lakes this evening, roughly along Route 20 south of Syracuse. They will track southeast into southern New York this evening and weaken. Another cluster of showers and thunderstorms will develop over Michigan tonight. That area of rain will track southeast from Michigan into Central New York around sunrise. It does not appear that this last ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215258714/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:37:15 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215258714/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Oswego, NY -- A 21-year-old Oswego man was charged with rape in the third degree after reportedly having sex with a minor, according to police. Micheal Johnson of 136 E. Second Street in Oswego was seen with a 16 year old on May 31, police said. A police investigation later the same day revealed that Johnson had sex with the minor, Oswego police said. Johnson did not force the minor to have sex ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215258713/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:37:15 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215258713/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b New York University was forcing him and his family to leave at the end of this month because of pressure from the Chinese government. The university denied Chen's allegations. Chen said in a statement that China's Communist Party had been applying "great, unrelenting pressure'' on NYU to ask him to leave, though he did not provide details or evidence to back his claim. ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215257213/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:52:57 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215257213/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Mon Jun 17, 2013 6:49pm EDT By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK, June 17 (Reuters) - New York City has settled a lawsuit in which the federal government accused it of improperly reducing retirement benefits for current and former police officers who served in the military after Sept. 11, 2001. Monday's settlement calls for pension benefits for New York City Police Department ("NYPD") ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215258768/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:49:04 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215258768/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b NEW YORK -- Right-hander Michael Pineda's next Minor League rehabilitation start will come on Thursday for Class A Advanced Tampa in Dunedin, Fla. Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said that the 24-year-old is expected to throw about 80 pitches in the outing against the Blue Jays' Florida State League affiliate, and Pineda's reports have been positive coming off right labrum ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215257579/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:45:54 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215257579/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Email NEW YORK -- Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said Monday that he is leaning toward placing first baseman Mark Teixeira on the 15-day disabled list, but a final decision has not yet been made. Cashman said on a conference call that he has been told Teixeira will not be available to play for at least seven days after having a cortisone injection to treat inflammation in his right wrist. ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215257577/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:45:54 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215257577/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Email NEW YORK -- Kevin Youkilis is on the 15-day disabled list for the second time this season with a back ailment, and Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said that the team cannot count on his return. "Back issues usually don't get better," Cashman said on a conference call Monday. "They can, but they're very debilitating and hard to get a handle on. It's ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215257578/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:45:54 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215257578/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- New Yorkers could see huge, resort casinos upstate and an influx of new employers lured by the promise of tax-free operations for a decade under several deals in the works in ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215257580/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:45:05 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215257580/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama defended top secret National Security Agency spying programs as legal in a lengthy interview Monday, and called them transparent -- even though they are authorized in secret. "It is transparent," Obama told PBS's Charlie Rose in an interview to be broadcast Monday. "That's why we set up the FISA court," he added, referring ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215257260/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:40:35 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215257260/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Customs and Border Protection officials say two officers were examining a 2002 BMW around 6 a.m. Saturday at the Champlain crossing when they began to feel ill. Four other officers who went to help them didn't become ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215257727/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:34:13 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215257727/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Syracuse.com readers weigh in on report that police had charged a man after he confined four boys in a closet after he allegedly caught them vandalizing his father-in-law's ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215257726/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:34:13 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215257726/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b It's unclear whether leaders will agree on Gov. Andrew Cuomo's Women's Equality Act, which includes language to codify the Roe v Wade decision into state ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215257729/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:34:12 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215257729/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b People wait in line to vote at polling place located in a church in Phoenix in this Nov. 6, 2012, file photo. The Supreme Court ruled Monday, June 17, 2013, that states cannot on their own require would-be voters to prove they are U.S. citizens before using a federal registration system designed to make signing up easier. The justices voted 7-2 to throw out Arizona's voter-approved ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215257728/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:34:12 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215257728/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Conductor Andrew Perry leads the band as students enter West Genesee High School's graduation ceremony at SRC Arena and Events Center at Onondaga Community College Saturday. The school's 2012 graduation rate was 87 ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215257730/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:34:10 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215257730/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Chinese pro-life activist Chen Guangcheng, who was released by Beijing's communist government a year ago and allowed to re-locate to the United States, is leaving New York University, and Chen claims the school is being pressured by China's regime to boot him out. ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215256186/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:04:27 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215256186/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Port Authority retirees get to keep the lifetime perk of free tolls and parking, a Manhattan Supreme Court judge has ruled. The Port Authority sued in Manhattan Supreme Court last year after an arbitrator ruled that about a 100 former lieutenants should receive the benefits, equivalent to a $2,000 a year bump in their pensions if used daily. The PA's board had voted to pull the perk for all ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215256511/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:59:30 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215256511/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b A poodle mix owned by an actor best known for the ‘90s sitcom "Spin City" viciously attacked an Upper East Side woman in Central Park, according to a new lawsuit. Alexander Chaplin, 42, who played the mayoral aide James Hobert in the Michael J. Fox TV show from 1996-2000, allegedly allowed his goldendoodle Freddy to "approach, menace and attack" Denise Shaw, 61, during ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215256512/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:59:30 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215256512/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b USA A New York man was arrested and charged for endangering the welfare of four children who allegedly broke into and vandalized his father-in-law's home, causing property damage in excess of $40,000 The man locked the children into a closet until police arrived, and claims he made no threats to hurt them. Jesse Daniels, a 53-year-old resident of Clyde, N.Y. is facing felony criminal ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215256188/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:48:26 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215256188/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Dylan Moran likes to start with a pang. In his last two stand-up shows, Mr Moran, an internationally popular comic who has been making a determined push into the American market, began with a greeting, then an anguished stammer, before mumbling the same sentence: ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215257130/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:44:00 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215257130/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b NEW YORK (Reuters) - The 89-year-old son of late New York socialite Brooke Astor on Monday lost a final plea that because of old age and illness he should avoid prison time for his conviction on charges he cheated his ailing mother before her ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215256193/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:40:12 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215256193/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b New York may be the birthplace of hip-hop, but London has now become one of ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215257129/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:38:11 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215257129/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Americans still love their fast food and packaged snacks, but they're increasingly turning their noses up at foods that look overly processed. Home-cooked meals - or ones that at least look like they were homemade - are seen as more wholesome and ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215256672/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:30:49 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215256672/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Got a development project that you think deserves a state subsidy? The state is accepting applications. Empire State Development, the state's economic development arm, on Monday opened the application period for the $760 million available in the latest round of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's Regional Economic Development Council initiative. Funding applications will be accepted until 4 p.m. Aug. ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215256674/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:30:48 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215256674/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b The complaint is a personnel matter and is unrelated to the Onondaga County Sheriff's Department's investigation of metal light poles missing from the highway ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215256673/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:30:48 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215256673/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b United Airlines Flight 116 landed safely in Newark, N.J., Monday afternoon following claims by an unidentified passenger fellow travelers had been poisoned. The passenger was restrained after he became disruptive, saying all fellow travelers had been poisoned by the food served on the aircraft, a Boeing 777, CBS News reported. After landing the plane taxied to a remote area of the airport, ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215255848/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:28:57 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215255848/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Tokyo police said eight people were arrested following fistfights between anti-Korean nationalists and counterprotesters who dubbed them "racists." The arrests came after several protests staged in a predominantly Korean neighborhood of Tokyo by a far-right anti-immigrant group Zaitokukai. The group's full name translates to Citizens Group that will not Forgive Privileges for ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215256283/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:28:56 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215256283/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Hurricane Sandy in an effort to curb looting, officials said. Police have focused on the neighborhoods Ocean Breeze, Midland Beach and an area of Oakwood around Cedar Grove Beach, which still have vacant homes, the Staten Island Advance reported Monday. "We've revamped it now -- we have 10 cars per night in the hurricane zone, and in certain strategic areas where I think it's a ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215255900/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:28:53 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215255900/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b U.S. markets posted gains Monday, as economic data looked positive in reports not considered particularly major newsmakers. Trading might prove muted for the first half of the week, as investors wait for the results of a two-day meeting of Open Market Committee at the ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215256771/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:28:47 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215256771/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b ALBANY, N.Y. -; A former U.S. Marine fighting extradition to the Philippines on charges of killing a couple said in a jailhouse letter professing his innocence that he would never do something "so heinous and ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215254977/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:58:25 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215254977/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b She had no idea her john's dead grandmother was less than two feet away, her body stuffed into a closet, a hooker testified today of cavorting naked in bed with accused killer Larry Davis. Soft spoken lady of the night Nakeema Craig, 22, described in Manhattan Supreme Court the alcohol and liquor fueled tryst in the dead granny's Harlem apartment. Prosecutors asked Craig whether at any ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215255369/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:55:44 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215255369/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Two new police boats were dedicated after slain NYPD detectives Robert Parker and Patrick Rafferty. A pair of cops who paid the ultimate price protecting New York were honored today by the city and Police Commissioner Ray Kelly, who dedicated two harbor boats in their names."We will always consider them a part of our one, inseparable police family," Kelly said as he named two boats for ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215255372/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:55:44 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215255372/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly today called on the National Security Agency to come clean about its phone and Internet monitoring, saying Americans could support the domestic snooping if they knew more specifics."I don't think it ever should have been made secret," New York's top cop said. "I think the American public can accept the fact if you tell them that every time you ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215255371/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:55:43 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215255371/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Almost two dozen loved ones of a slain restaurant owner stared down his alleged killer today in a Manhattan courtroom, as he faced charges for the 1986 murder.Justo Santos, 43, pleaded not guilty to the murder of beloved Inwood restaurateur Jose Martinez on Nov. 22, 1986.Santos had been on the run ever since, and was finally caught, thanks to the loving dedication of Martinez’s daughter ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215255370/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:55:43 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215255370/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) -- New York state's high school graduation rate held steady at 74 percent for the first class of students required to meet stricter graduation requirements, proving, education officials said Monday, that raising the bar was the right ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215255508/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:38:10 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215255508/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b 14 New York City has now joined the ranks of Paris, Hangzhou and Newark with its own set of shared public bicycles. They've gotten mixed reviews, so far, thanks especially to technical glitches and omnipresent Citibank advertising. But for an optimistic, entertaining and seeming earnest biker's perspective, there is Casey Nesitat's new video: ... http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215255015/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:32:32 -0400 http://www.newyorktelegraph.com/index.php/sid/215255015/scat/e8d88d4b9a8be96b