Police say that a Stamford woman was attacked last night after leaving her church—but when the attacker dragged her to the ground and began to sexually assault her, she bit her assaulters tongue! “During that attack, he stuck his tongue into her mouth and she bit off a large portion of his tongue, which we recovered at the crime scene. There was an extreme amount of blood at the scene,” said Stamford police captain Richie Conklin. more ›

An interesting tidbit over at the NY Times, who interviewed with NY Aquarium shark researcher Hans Walters: penguins will bite you! While he's never been bitten by a shark, he says: "I’ve only been bitten once — by a penguin. It was more like a bad pinch. These animals are our co-workers here; part of our job is teaching them certain behaviors." Those kids who stole a penguin from the aquarium in 1965 are lucky they didn't get bit—surely that animal did not want to be on the subway. (Photos of penguin bites can be found here.) more ›

While preparing to leave her New York home earlier this week, Martha Stewart leaned down to whisper a goodbye into her dog Francesca's ear—and TMZ reports it's a move that landed her in the hospital! The domestic goddess startled her French bulldog, who was sleeping at the time, and says "She bolted upright with such force that she hit me in the face like a boxing glove hitting an opponent’s face. I was entirely startled and my neck snapped back. I felt a bit of whiplash as blood gushed forth from my split lip.” Stewart had her driver bring her to the hospital, where she received nine stitches. Nothing a few cocktails won't cure! more ›

A beer deliveryman dropping of Bud Lite to Williamsburg's Lucky Dog is now suing that establishment after allegedly being attacked by a dog there! According to the NY Post, Edward O'Farril claims he was "traumatized" when the Bedford Avenue bar's pet pit bull "viciously attacked him" as he was bringing in some kegs this summer. He told them he was bit on the thigh while he "was just working, minding my business. It was chained up and it got me anyway." more ›

After biting Queens woman Parvin Hajihossini in the face in July, Benjamin the capuchin has been banished to the Jungle Friends habitat in Gainesville, Florida, where lots of other cute monkey pets who wind up biting people apparently go. Jungle Friends owner Kari Bagnall reminds anyone thinking of bringing home a monkey, "They're not pets. They're wild animals.... It's not a matter of if they'll bite, it's when. I don't know of any monkeys that don't bite." more ›

Just as the Parks Department publicly pat themselves on the back for practically ridding the city of rabid raccoons, a woman who was recently bit by a raccoon comes forward. Going by the name Elly, she told her story to Daily Intel. more ›

A Queens man was arrested for marijuana possession in New Hyde Park allegedly became violent after a police confrontation, biting one officer and kicking another. Isn't pot supposed to mellow you out? Officers were called to Arturo Salazar's house in Queens Village on reports of a fight, and found 15 small bags of marijuana in his car. Salazar became violent while in custody, hitting the windows with his head and fists and eventually biting one officer in the elbow and hands. The officer was treated at a local hospital, and Salazar was arraigned on multiple charges, including assault and obstruction of government administration. more ›

A cleaning woman was arrested on assault charges after violently beating salesman Alen Bairamoukov, who desperately had to use the facilities. Suffering from gastritis, the man burst into the bathroom at Flatbush Xpress Furniture where Lily Rose Vaughan was cleaning, saying "Rosie, I'm dying, please, I have to go inside." Vaughan told him to go next door, then allegedly smashed his head with the porcelain lid of the toilet and bit him in the neck. While this one incident is scary enough, it's not nearly as terrifying as the prospect of janitor vampires. Vaughan claims she was acting in self defense, and was released on her own recognizance. more ›

A Queens man’s abuse to his 13-week-old daughter resulted in 17 broken ribs, a lacerated liver and a broken ankle. Juan Gomez was arrested Friday night and charged with assault and endangering a child. On Saturday night at his arraignment, a lawyer pleaded not guilty on his behalf, still the 23-year-old had already confessed his activities—which included biting, throwing and head-butting the baby. more ›

A police horse named Mr. Biggs is at the center of a lawsuit filed against the city last week. Allegedly the member of the NYPD's Mounted Unit took a bite out of a New Jersey woman last summer, and now that woman is suing. more ›

Here's the latest installment in our ongoing quest to find a good, cheap meal that won't kill us or our budget. more ›

A 22-month-old Queens girl, Kimberly Salinas, may have lost her pinky finger after sticking it through a backyard fence, on the other side of which was a neighbor's caged pet monkey. The monkey bit the girl's little finger and surgeons spent 12 hours trying to reattach it. It's unclear if they were successful or not. The Salinas family lives next door to Mimwon Khan, who was illegally keeping a capuchin monkey named Sampson as a pet. more ›