With no budget deal in sight, the Obama administration warned today that a federal government shutdown would lead to layoffs of as many as 800,000 federal employees "and hobble agencies that offer help to small businesses and homeowners," the Times reports. Although "top lawmakers" say there has been progress in confidential budget talks today, the speaker of the House, John Boehner, didn't sound constructive. "I like the president personally. We get along well. But the president isn’t leading," Boehner told reporters. “He didn’t lead on last year’s budget, and he clearly isn’t leading on this year’s budget." Well, he can't lead if you don't follow, Boehner. Meanwhile, New Yorkers want to know how this is going to inconvenience us. [ MORE]  | With a heavy heart, we regret to inform you of some very sad news: Minnie the Second, the latest in a long line of cats that have lived at McSorley's Old Ale House going back to 1854, has been banned from the East Village institution! The DOH has been coming down hard on McSorley's, making them clean up the bar's famous wishbones, as well as barring the adorable Minnie. EV Grieve spoke with the cat via her Facebook account, and she delicately explained the situation: "I explained that [owner] Mr. Maher has said I'm not allowed into the bar during drinking hours...officially. Since the only heat I want coming down is from the stove, that's the fact as it must be reported and as we must maintain."... [ MORE ] |  | Investigators have released this brutal surveillance video of a Bronx bodega brawl last month in an attempt to track down the woman who viciously beat and disfigured the unidentified victim seen here. Police are on the lookout for Britney Sanders, 24, allegedly seen in this video pummeling another woman with the help of two accomplices inside a bodega in Mott Haven about 12:45 p.m. on March 22nd. ... [ MORE ] |  | The East Village woman accusing an NYPD officer of raping her while his partner stood guard was so drunk that night she sat in a puddle of her own vomit in the back of a taxi for over five minutes, a cab driver testified yesterday. Prosecutors interviewed friends of the unidentified woman and the hack, who had to call 911 because he says she was so drunk she couldn't make it from the cab to her apartment. She had begged the driver to help her get in, but TLC rules prohibit that, and so he called for help, which came in the form of two cops who allegedly took advantage of her in the worst way.... [ MORE ] |  | This week, a Judge was none-too-happy with one potential juror who went out of her way to come off as racist and offensive as she possibly could. Juror 799 was disqualified from the death penalty trial of Bonanno crime boss Vincent "Vinny Gorgeous" Basciano, but Judge Nicholas Garaufis wasn't done with her, and sentenced her to indefinite jury duty. In the end, Garaufis relented on his penalty yesterday, while giving her a stern wagging on his judicial finger: "I hope this experience will be an education for you and the next time you're called for jury duty you'll give honest answers."... [ MORE ] | ![_[UPDATE] Williamsburg's Fatty 'Cue Shut Down By DOH, 115 Violation Points!](http://gothamist.com/assets_c/2011/04/040711cue4-thumb-90x90-613555.jpg) | [UPDATE BELOW] On Monday, the very same day that Fatty 'Cue won the Best New Brooklyn Restaurant award from readers of Time Out NY, the Williamsburg hotspot was shut down by the NYC Department of Health over a whopping 115 violation points. The restaurant, which smokes basically everything, has yet to reopen, but owner Zak Pelaccio and his Fatty crew say there's a simple explanation for all this: "We just couldn't think of a better way to celebrate winning Best New Brooklyn Restaurant." Below, the top ten list of Fatty violations:... [ MORE ] | | |
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