82 Years for Bay Ridge Rapist

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This week Ralph DiMassi, 40, was convicted of rape in the first degree in addition to charges of robbery, burglary and sexual abuse. He faces a sentence of 82 years to life for a September 17, 2008 attack on a 39-year-old Bay Ridge woman. The victim claimed that her morning of horror began as she [...]

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East Village Real Estate Gets Groovy

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Although we’re usually treated to standardized storefront real estate offerings, it seems the flower children over at the Newmark Knight Frank marketing department had some fun in creating the signs for the old 99X and Hiro Restaurant spaces on East 10th Street near 4th Avenue in the East Village. According to the signs, you can [...]

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Inspections Find Unsafe Balconies Across City

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In response to the tragic death of 24-year-old Connor Donohue in March, the Department of Buildings (DOB) has been conducting city-wide safety reviews of balconies and terraces. Donohue fell from his 24th-floor balcony at 330 East 39th Street when the railing gave way. DOB’s recent investigations at hundreds of buildings have found dangerous conditions across [...]

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Elmhurst Modern

Jamaica Savings Bank Elmhurst Queens

The Elmhurst branch of the former Jamaica Savings Bank is a modern gem that shines across the gray, exhaust-ridden expanse of Queens Boulevard. In its 1967 review of the new building, the New York Times noted that “motorists on Queens Boulevard are doing double-takes as they go through the Elmhurst section near Woodhaven Boulevard,” and [...]

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Goldman Sachs CEO Pays Cash for CPW Pad

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This past weekend activists descended upon the Washington-area homes of Bank of America’s general counsel and a JPMorgan Chase lobbyist to call them out for opposition to financial reform. Should the NYPD be ready to break out the protest pens along Central Park West? They may, when those protesters learn that Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd [...]

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AllWaysNY Photomat

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The Gowanus Expressway cuts its way through Brooklyn. Some pretty impressive height for those shoes on the wire.

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LIRR Service Cuts Begin Today

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In an attempt to close the projected $800 million budget shortfall for 2010, the MTA approved some Long Island Railroad service cuts which will take affect today.  In addition to the peak-hour train cuts on several lines, daily service to the Belmont Park racetrack will be discontinued entirely, except during the Belmont Stakes on June [...]

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