On Monday night, WABC broadcast surveillance video of a 19-year-old Bronx man getting arrested in a bodega. The NYPD Internal Affairs Bureau was investigating the arrest, which left Jorge Cartagena Jr. with bruises, cuts, loosened teeth and headaches. The teen claims that the arresting officers used excessive force while arresting him for nothing more than talking back to a cop who had warned him not to ride his bike on the sidewalk. But the NYPD has concluded that the officers followed proper protocol. [ MORE]  | The anti-abortion group Life Always just unveiled a giant billboard on the corner of Watts Street and Sixth Avenue that features a photo of a black girl and the caption, "The most dangerous place for an African American is in the womb." Part of a national campaign, the billboard is about a half-mile from a Planned Parenthood facility on Bleecker Street. "During Black History Month, we celebrate our history, but our future is in jeopardy as a genocidal plot is carried out through abortion,” says Life Always Board Member Pastor Stephen Broden. Others, like City Council Member Letitia James, find the message a tad offensive.... [ MORE ] |  | Amid violent protests against the government, Libyan strongman Moammer Gadhafi defiantly said yesterday he would not resign, "I will die a martyr at the end." Gadhafi also said the protests were "serving the devil," told his supporters to attack the "cockroaches... greasy rats and cats" protesting against him, and promised to "cleanse Libya house by house." During his speech, he tried to rally his followers, "Come out of your homes, attack them in their dens. Withdraw your children from the streets. They are drugging your children, they are making your children drunk and sending them to hell." But his Interior Minister resigned last night because of Gadhafi's brutal tactics.... [ MORE ] |  | It's not new news that Governor Andrew Cuomo shares a home with his Semi-Homemade lifestyle guru girlfriend Sandra Lee. But now the Vatican is getting involved by talking about Cuomo is disrespecting his Roman Catholic faith by taking Holy Communion—due to his "public concubinage" situation—and saying it "produces grave scandal."... [ MORE ] |  | Recently, Mayor Bloomberg has called for an end to a $12,000 "bonus" to current NYPD and FDNY retirees, which the unions aren't taking too well. So they're hitting the papers with a full-page ad explaining the "lies" Bloomberg is telling about the program, and showing him dressed as Pinocchio and riding a bike into a pothole. Huh, this looks familiar.... [ MORE ] |  | Carmelo Anthony will make his Knicks debut tonight at MSG, when the revamped team faces off against the Milwaukee Bucks. And everyone from the fans to Coach Mike D'Antoni to star Amare Stoudemire are super pumped: "It's what he wants. It's what I wanted, to come to New York and play on the big stage. He has the same type of swag...Every team needs a 1, 1A punch. And so with the ways that we both can score...we're very versatile, so it's hard to guard us," Stoudemire told reporters. Hell, Carmelo's been a Knick for less than two days, and he already has a Carnegie Deli sandwich named after him, and a reality show with his wife (“La La’s Full Court Life”).... [ MORE ] |  | The well-connected Park Slope group Neighbors for Better Bike Lanes—whose members include former NYC DOT commissioner (and wife of Chuck Schumer) Iris Weinshall and former Sanitation Commissioner Norman Steisel—are calling for a moratorium on new bike lane construction throughout NYC. In a recent press release, the group, which formed to abolish the controversial bike lane on Prospect Park West, applauded City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and Councilman James Vacca for backing a moratorium. There's just one problem: neither politician has taken that position at all.... [ MORE ] |  | Yesterday a young lady from Greenpoint, Brooklyn—Quiana Stokes—was nearly burned at the cyber-stake after publishing some mid-century tips on how to treat the hardworking man that is supporting you. What read like Betty Draper fan fiction was actually non-fiction, and presumably an accurate account of how Stokes's daily routine plays out. Now an Illinois native—Megan Joy—who has a blog called Stay At Home Girlfriend (it's a thing!) has responded in a post titled: feminism schmeminism. While her response is a little bit more modern-minded and less "always be ready for sex even when you don't want it"... there's also this:... [ MORE ] | | |
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