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Haha, so true. Gotta love the scandal mongering JSD!!!...

How Ya Doin: Black's law dictionary or not, that's not the law in New York. The law in NY requires physical injury to have been caused. I'm not sure why the jury didn't convict on the assault charg...

I wasn't using "lasting" as a term of art, didn't think I needed to on Gothamist. I stand by it given the analysis below...the basic point is that getting punched in the face does not mean you got ass...

The crime of assault in New York is different than what most people think of as assault -- it requires lasting injury. I dont' know the facts of this case -- was the biker injured? A vicious hit alo...

1. I don't have an MBA. 2. I'm all for more banking regulation. 3. Don't need a PHD in philosophy to see it's a moral stretch to say students who want to work at GS are morality-impaired. 4. Don't get...

Jake Dobkin...i've followed your insightful coverage of Goldman Sachs and, wow, you've totally nailed them. the depth of your understanding of our financial system amazes me-- GS is like so totally im...

The MTA is investigating this incident because of the "reporting" of the Gothamist? Please confirm that's true, as it's what you imply....

john del signore, is it your assignment or your passion to cover stories like these? or do you get paid per click? at least this one is more newsworthy than a photo of a kid (albeit a terribly offensi...

i have been enjoying the MOMA posters in the station.....cut the shit, poster child or whoever...

Interesting point, "Internet Handle." I'd love to hear a Gothamist response to that. Also, John, I asked this question yesterday about "Survivors of Flight 1549 Crying Over Lost Keepsakes": John, ...

John, a genuine question brought up by (but not only because of) the comments in this thread: As newspapers struggle to make ends meet, almost certainly in part because of freely available blogs like...

Yeah, that's not a fair reading of my post. I have done more than enough reading about the Constitution and was using the quote as a jumping off point for discussion (about the constitutional issue, n...

Didn't read Burke's op-ed, but at least he acknowledges that we're talking about following the Constitution or not. I think there's an obvious answer to that, but I appreciate his framing it in an acc...

I did not realize from the name "Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn" that they were also so economy-savvy. What can't this headstrong group do?!...

nyrangers is in the christmas spirit!!!...