Over the last year, there has been a lot of discussion about the death of accents around the city; people in Queens are fretting about it, people in Brooklyn are defiant about it, and nobody better think of trying to take it away from Lawn Guyland. But what happens when people choose to unload themselves of their unique accents with professional help? [ MORE]  | Flickr user mister mark davis It's another case of cyclist v. tourist on the Brooklyn Bridge, but this one turned out much worse for the tourist. Seven-year-old Porter Nielsen from Utah was walking along the Brooklyn Bridge with his family when he was hit by a cyclist last night.... [ MORE ] |  | With more and more customers fleeing, cable companies have claimed that customers are just reacting to the recession, not the growth of viewing opportunities on the Internet. But, next week, Time Warner Cable is launching a trial of a stripped-down, cheaper cable package, which the NY Times believes is... [ MORE ] |  | via Racked [Update Below] Never come between a woman and her $20 sweaters: according to several witnesses ("twitnesses"), there was a stabbing at the H&M store on 34th street this morning. They allege that the stabbing was over someone cutting in line at the popular clothing store. Cops have... [ MORE ] |  | Earlier this week, Gawker published excerpts of Sarah Palin's upcoming book, America By Heart: Reflections on Family, Faith and Flag. Well, the former Alaska governor and Republican vice presidential candidate was not happy about it, Tweeting, "The publishing world is LEAKING out-of-context excerpts of my book w/out my permission?... [ MORE ] |  | Sample ads from MyAdsOnBikes. Seriously. The MTA has been trying everything to get you to stay out of the East Side bus lanes. It has posted misspelled PSA signs. It has threatened fines and camera enforcement. But apparently, this isn't enough to keep everyone from partying it up in... [ MORE ] |  | "I don't even know the meaning of the word reasonable..." (AP) As if it wasn't bad enough that he got a free car for his hollow threats, it turns out that wannabe-Koran burner Pastor Terry Jones required constant attention and protection over the course of his recent three-day trip... [ MORE ] |  | Flickr user Idle Type According to an investigation by Barry L. Kluger, Inspector General of the MTA, a number NYC Transit supervisors forced maintainers to lie on vital signal inspection reports, threatening them with things like loss of overtime. But one signal maintainer argued that meeting the MTA's exacting... [ MORE ] | | |
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