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February 11, 2008

Actor Roy Scheider died yesterday at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock, after battling multiple myeloma for several years and suffering complications from a staph infection. He was 75 and had been living in Sag Harbor, New York (after moving out his house in Sagaponack that Billy Joel purchased). Scheider may be best known for his role as Police Chief Martin Brody in Jaws. One of his lines from the movie,......

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January 26, 2007

Calling Law & Order: Parent Company Embezzlement Team, because the former treasurer for NBC Universal was arrested yesterday. The feds say Victor Jung stole $800,0000 from his employer, using it on trips, a Hamptons summer home, and private planes. And how did he do this? He created a dummy corporation, NBCU Media Productions, and funneled the money in there. Jung spent $56,000 to rent a four-bedroom Sag Harbor home last summer and used $87,000 to......

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February 6, 2006

- Jury selection starts for Moussaoui's terrorism trial and he yells "I am Al Qaeda!" - Betty Friedan's funeral was held today at Riverside Chapel; she is now buried in Sag Harbor - There is a suspect in the Dunkin' Donuts shooting - Trader Joe's looks underwhelming at this point - Oh, snap - reference Office Space and get called Miss Piggy - NY magazine looks at Charles Grodin's one-act play about a Fifth......

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January 22, 2006

I’ve never been to the Hamptons. Odds are, some of you haven’t, either. But there’s a peculiar language that arises amongst the people who have, a sort of playful ennui when it comes to New York’s elite sandbox. So I approached a novel about the Hamptons with a certain sense of plebian hesitation – would it matter that I didn’t know my Sag Harbor from my Water Mill? Thank god for Roger Rosenblatt, because Lapham......

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June 10, 2005

EVENT/MUSIC: It's Children's Day at South Street Seaport this Saturday. With Gordon from Sesame Street, The School House Rock Stage Show and They Might Be Giants! Wait...AND fireworks! [via FreeNYC] Details: Saturday, June 11th // Noon - 10pm (kids stay up that late?) // South Street Seaport Pier 17 // Free After hearing Ana Ng head over to one of these shows this weekend. You could also pre-purchase your ticket for Movable Hype 3.0. All......

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