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A former cop whose dealings with a Queens brothel were discovered last year pleaded guilty to federal charges yesterday. Dennis Kim, who resigned from the 109th Precinct this week, told a judge that he used information on a brothel's rivals to make "make many arrests...for drug offenses, possession of weapons, robbery, and prostitution-related crimes."

Police believe that 14-year-old Mohammed Nasser acted in self-defense when he fatally stabbed his stepfather on Wednesday night. Nasser said, "Well, he threatened me and my family, so I had to do what I had to do to protect my brother and my mother and my other little brother."

Some more details about the stink bomb incident at the Shepard Fairey show Thursday night. Twenty-four-year-old Alan Cooper of Bushwick was arrested for attempted arson, after he tried to set off a stink bomb in a DUMBO gallery. Cooper was acting with an accomplice, who got away. From the Daily News:

Cops later led Cooper away in cuffs, but not before the artist, Shepard Fairey, confronted him.

Continue reading "Disobedient Gallery Goer Arrested for Stinky Showing"

Senator Hillary Clinton is asking the public for some advice on what may very well be the most important part of her campaign: The Song.

Craig Ferguson, host of CBS's The Late Late Show, is coming to Comix to perform stand up and, while he's in town, will make a Letterman appearance and will promote the paperback edition of his book, Between the Bridge and the River. Gothamist sat down to discuss his Scottish upbringing, his take on comedy, and why bullies seem to ruin everything.

As the fight over Anna Nicole Smith's body continues in a Florida courtroom, the judge presiding over the proceedings has become something of a media star. And Judge Larry Seidlin is ready, telling people that he's ready for a TV show. We chalk up his chutzpah to a Bronx background.

, don't subject us to this.

Calling all Idiotarod enthusiasts and people who work in Midtown who might want a lunchtime spectacle. The Carts of Brooklyn Racing Association, aka COBRA, will be holding a press conference at 1PM today outside CBS's headquarters. The group, which is organizing this year's Idiotarod, will be protesting tonight's episode of CSI:NY and its "depiction of shopping cart racing," as the CSI spin-off has been using the Idiotarod name in marketing materials (in the show, it's called the "Idiot Run") without permission. "COBRA's Diabolical Mastermind" Oscar Owens says:

This is yet another example of the lack of respect with which the media treats the 'craft of the speeding trolley.' For years shopping cart racers have faced uninformed and distorted images of themselves. Now they want to paint us as thieves and murderers? It would be one thing if CSI:NY weren't so bad, but this Gary Sinise-led monstrosity is beyond the pale. Do you hear us, Les Moonves? We demand satisfaction."

Justin Kirk: We were in Pennsylvania for four days or something like that.

Passionate men cook great food. And Ali is one of the most passionate men you’ll ever meet. That’s all you need to know before you go to Ali’s Kabab Café in Astoria.

JC: ALL RIGHT! I just took extra Vitamin C - I'm waiting for some food delivery.

We were strangely fascinated by the article in Sunday's New York Times magazine about the business of creating the perfect pre-sliced apple that could be marketed as the perfect portable snack. You may be thinking the same thing we were thinking -- aren't apples pretty damn convenient the way they are? Apparently not, and apparently people are willing to pay extra for pre-sliced apples; Crunch Pak has surveyed the market:

Crunch Pak's first market research [was conducted by the company's marketing director] at Little League games. After dispensing samples, he would ask parents why they would pay extra for what effectively boils down to an apple-chopping service. He claims that the answer he heard most often was "Because I'd rather be here at the game watching my son play baseball than at home slicing apples."

Continue reading "How Lazy Are We?"

Steve Tarpin, Steve's Authentic Key Lime Pies

Tupper Thomas, President of the Prospect Park Alliance

Tara McPherson, Illustrator

David Pogue, NY Times Technology Writer, Author

Andrew Rasiej, Candidate for Public Advocate

Nancy Schwartzman, Filmmaker/Activist/Heeb

When Gothamist first heard that a $400 property rebate would be mailed to city homeowners, we wondered, "Will Mayor Bloomberg pose with a big check, a la Publishers Clearinghouse? Or is the man too classy for it?" Well, clearly, photo opportunity for re-election takes a backseat to classy. Then again, Gothamist can argue that no one cares about classy when you're getting $400 back. The rebate, which was proposed by the Mayor and approved by the City Council, will cost the city $250 million, which in the scheme of things, doesn't seem like that much, though some other groups think the money should be used elsewhere, given the city's budget deficit.

Margaret Braun, Sugar Artist

In high school (what is now NY's Lenox Birch Wathen) I was assigned a paper on "Social Reform in New York City in the 19th Century." Because I couldn't ever do what I was asked, I wrote my paper on crimes of passion and what how they were a barometer of the times.

David Amsden, Writer

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News that Kobe Bryant bought his wife a $4 million ring last week may either be taken as PR stunt or truly the "big love" that the jeweler who made the ring claims is between Kobe and wife Vanessa. The purple diamond is 8 carats, and not the first of extravagant jewelry Kobe has purchased: He also got their 16-carat wedding set and a 7.5-carat yellow diamond at Santa Monica store, Raffinity.

Because I have a thing for movies, I am a little in love with Mike D'Angelo who writes film reviews for Time Out New York, because I tend to be a little in love with anyone who writes about them (Stephanie Zacharek, Andrew Sarris, Elvis Mitchell and A.O. Scott of the Times, etc.). He has a terrifically lo-fi site, The Man Who Viewed Too Much, that lists all the movies he's seen. The movie list is another reason why I love Mike D'Angelo, since I want to create a list of all the movies I've seen in a theater since August 1996 (when I started keeping track).