After the fatal shooting of livery cab driver Trevor Bell earlier this month, New York State Federation of Taxi Drivers head Fernando Mateo urged drivers to racially profile their passengers. Now the union is introducing another tactic to protect drivers: bulletproof vests. Security USA donated 12 vests as part of a pilot program for drivers working after dark in dangerous neighborhoods, and the union is asking retired NYPD officers to donate their old vests. [ MORE]  | Today, the NY Times looks at the plight of well-compensated financial executives who are having a cold holiday season. That's because they aren't getting a bonus this year (EVEN THOUGH THEIR BASE SALARIES HAVE INCREASED) and they're dubbed "the Zeros" by management. One senior executive says, "It’s a real... [ MORE ] |  | The newspaper box that was adorned by graffiti artist COST for Showpaper has been recovered. Phew, right?! The box was part of a one-day installation before being brought back out to the street to dispense the publication, but shortly after it (as well as a couple others) was stolen.... [ MORE ] |  | The UFT has not been a fan of releasing the Education Department's teacher ratings to the public, and now we have an idea why. According to the test, teacher Pamela Flanagan got a zero as an English instructor. However, she actually teaches Math and Science at Tompkins Square Middle... [ MORE ] |  | You'd lose stuff too if there were this many people going through your evidence at the same time (CBS). Did you commit a murder in New York City in the last forty years and never got caught? Might want to be careful where you leave your DNA. See, the... [ MORE ] |  | In addition to snow days, the Department of Education should probably consider declaring "bedbug days" to clear school buildings for exterminators. In a sign that bedbugs are increasingly hungry for the freshest of human blood, the NYC school system has reportedly dealt with 1,019 bedbug cases in public schools... [ MORE ] |  | This weekend four rehabilitated hawks—three juvenile red-tailed hawks and one broadwinged hawk—were released by the Queens Botanical Garden and Yojibmot at the Origin of the Species was there to capture it. Nothing like watching birds of prey flying off to freedom to brighten the longest night of the year. Probably... [ MORE ] |  | Photo by Jonathan Mena/BushwickBK Right after the FDNY warns us about fires started by holiday decorations, a three alarm fire has destroyed a rowhouse in Brooklyn. The cause: Christmas decorations! Along with the building at 201 Menahan Street, two other rowhouses were damaged. The fire took place last Thursday... [ MORE ] | | |
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