December 14, 2007
Extra, Extra
- Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: a bank robbery on Austin Rd. in Queens, another bank robbery on Church Ave. in Brooklyn, and a police car vs. scaffolding in Manhattan; the scaffolding has been compromised.
- A Queens high school was locked down this afternoon for two hours after a student's 'To Do' list was found listing seven students "To kill today."
- The projected cost of restoring the separate homes that constitute Admiral's Row at the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
- Alcides Moreno, who fell more than 40 stories in an accident that killed his brother, has been yawning and moving his arms and legs.
- The owner of Central Park Carriage and Horse Stables and the managers of Wicker Park Cafe and Bistro and Penang on Columbus Circle were arrested for attempting to bribe a Consumer Affairs inspector, hoping he'd overlook multiple violations.
- A $10,000 security system is being installed at the Wollman Rink in Prospect Park after thieves broke into the skating facility's concession stand last week.
- The ad sales execs at NBC are getting tricky by placing AmEx bumper spots featuring cast members of Tina Fey's "30 Rock" that segue directly from the show.
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So the owner of the Central Park Carriage Horse Stables tried to bribe an inspector to overlook violations at his stable. By a sad coincidence, Cornelius Byne is also the same man who owned the unfortunate carriage horse, "Smoothie," who died in that terrible accident last September. This is just another reason why carriage horses should be taken off the city streets of NYC.
http://www.nypost.com/seven/12142007/news/regionalnews/unbridled_bribery_292809.htm