Since the midterm elections passed, we haven't heard that much about the so-called Ground Zero mosque planned for the former Burlington Coat Factory store on Park Place. Until today: Apparently developers have filed for a federal grant asking for $5 million in funds meant to rebuild lower Manhattan after 9/11. According to the Daily Beast, "While news of the application has not previously been made public, developer Sharif El-Gamal outlined it in closed-door meetings, according to two individuals he spoke with directly." [ MORE]  | Via Fly With Dignity (Photo courtesy Max Trombly) Good news! As invasive as the TSA's new "enhanced" pat-downs may be, this is as far as they're going to go. Yesterday TSA Chief John Pistole definitively stated, "We're not going to get in the business of doing body cavities. That's... [ MORE ] |  | Via The Feast Have you ever wondered where hipsters go to get their Fight Club on? If you guessed the warehouse at 72 Allen on the Lower East Side, you guessed right! According to the Feast, "Reports are scarce, but our tipster -- who shot the grainy photos above... [ MORE ] |  | Before the $1.60-a-pack tax hike on cigarettes took its devastation hold, Budget Director Robert Megna said, "Increasing the price hopefully gets people to stop using the products. An added benefit to that is we raise revenue." Well, one of those scenarios might be true. Following the trend started in... [ MORE ] |  | Smoke goes up from Yeonpyeong island near the border against North Korea, in South Korea (Yonhap/AP) Two days after reports that North Korea showed an enormous, sophisticated new plant used to enrich uranium to an American scientist, the isolated country fired around 100 rounds of artillery (some reports say... [ MORE ] |  | Actor Michael Brea (Via BelFilm) Actor Michael Brea is currently undergoing psychiatric evaluation at Kings County Hospital after fatally stabbing his own mother with a samurai sword early this morning in their Prospect Heights apartment. Neighbors say they heard Brea, known for his role in the TV show "Ugly... [ MORE ] |  | In soliciting bids from private companies to create a vast bike share system across the city, the DOT was quick to preemptively address what's likely to be the first criticism: How much is this going to cost taxpayers? Their answer: sharing is free! "The RFP calls for a private... [ MORE ] |  | King Abdullah bin Abd al-Aziz, with his brother Prince Salman bin Abdel Aziz, the Saudi King's brother and Riyadh Governor, before leaving for NYC (AP) King Abdullah bin Abd al-Aziz of Saudi Arabia arrived at JFK Airport this morning for medical treatment and tests. Apparently the leader of the... [ MORE ] | | |
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