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Get Your Exclusive NYC Cots, Blankets at Hurricane Irene Hotel

Get Your Exclusive NYC Cots, Blankets at Hurricane Irene Hotel

A reader just sent us a photograph from inside one of the shelters the city set up for NYC residents in Zone A areas. There are "City Of New York" cots and "City of New York" blankets. Our reader lives along the Rockaways' shoreline, making him one of the hundreds of thousands of city residents ordered to leave their homes by 5 p.m. tomorrow. more ›

Cowering Under Covers During Burglary Proven Effective

Cowering Under Covers During Burglary Proven Effective

Whenever we hear anything go bump in the night we instinctively slide down under the covers and hide breathlessly until dawn. Not because we're paralyzed with fear, mind you, but because this is a time-honored technique that has helped us to survive countless monster attacks and alien abductions. And it even works as a defense against prowlers, as Bushwick resident Katherine Garcia proved Sunday morning. more ›

Another Busta Bodyguard Murdered

Another Busta Bodyguard Murdered

Having "Bodyguard for Busta Rhymes" on one's resume may be more than a career killer. One of the rapper's former body guards was found dead in the back of a Lincoln Navigator in Queens Wednesday. 35-year-old Jermaine Williams of the Bronx had been shot multiple times--at least once in the head--and wrapped in a blanket before being placed in the SUV. more ›

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