Four Long Island teens were given suspensions from Riverhead High School this week for Tebowing (the act of getting down on one knee and praying, ala Denver Broncos very religious QB Tim Tebow). The kids thought the suspensions were unfair (two were later rescinded), and yesterday, more than a dozen students protested outside the school. And now Tebow himself has commented on the situation: "I think it does show courage from the kids, standing out and doing that, and some boldness.’’ more ›

Following his appalling on-air comment last week, DJ Cipha Sounds of Hot 97 has been suspended indefinitely. He told his listening audience on Friday, "The reason I'm HIV negative is because I don't mess with Haitian girls." This led to a coalition of Haitian community leaders raising their voices and rallying outside of the Hot 97 headquarters, and now the Daily News reports that the station has suspended him, despite defending him at first and saying he was just a young man who made a mistake. more ›

ESPN blabbermouth Tony Kornheiser has talked himself into a two week suspension after derisively mocking colleague Hannah Storm's ensemble. Kornheiser, the host of "Pardon the Interruption," tore into Storm on his radio show last week, scornfully picking apart Storm's fashion sense with all the devastating ruthlessness of a gum-snapping teenage cheerleader. Storm, the SportsCenter anchor, had sported a red V-neck sweater, a short tartan skirt and red stiletto boots that morning. To be fair, it was a lot of red, and Kornheiser charged at her like an enraged bull: more ›

With the G train out of commission for four straight weekends, some crafty commuters in the Greenpoint area had relied on the 7 train—just on the other side of the Pulaski Bridge—to get into Manhattan. Well, so much for that stratagem. Starting next weekend, there will be no 7 train service between Grand Central and Queensboro Plaza. And no service for the next 10 weekends after that. Please be patient. more ›

Last Wednesday morning a 22-year-old Seth Kahn was struck and killed by a bus while crossing the street at West 53rd Street and 9th Avenue. Area residents noted that the intersection was dangerous, one being hit there just two months ago. Now the Daily News reports on the bus driver's history. more ›

Well, we had a good run. Today KFC has made the unsurprising decision to suspend its Oprah-backed grilled chicken giveaway. The overwhelming nationwide demand for free food had depleted KFC's chicken supply to such a degree that the company was actually going to run out of chicken before Mother's Day, which is said to be the chain's most lucrative business day. In this awkwardly upbeat video, KFC president Roger Eaton—who has the weirdest Kentucky accident we've ever heard—explains the crisis, now entering day three: more ›

After yesterday's story about "Hack from Hell" Ramez Akladious made headlines, the Taxi and Limousine Commission announced an investigation "into the circumstances of this individual having access to a taxicab while under active license suspensions with the goal of holding the responsible fleets and/or leasing agents fully accountable." Throughout 2008, Akladious still drove cabs despite his suspended license, DWI arrest, and history of violent assaults, including one incident wherein he allegedly slashed a passenger with a box cutter during a dispute over his chosen route. Today the Post has a vivid photo of that man's stitched arm for you; the victim, Kevin Perez of Brooklyn, tells the tabloid, "I saw his face in the paper. I got the chills. It stresses me out to see his face. I didn't take a cab for two to three months after the attack." Sources say Akladious probably hopped from one cab company to another to "try to stay under the radar." Perhaps cab driver Rahmatullah Taher, who was punched in the head by Alkadious during a traffic jam argument last May, put it best: "Worst cabby ever." more ›

Starting Monday, alternate-side-of-the-street parking will be suspended on residential streets in Park Slope until further notice. The parking reprieve is being granted while the city changes all the signage to reflect a big change in the alternate-side parking rules: On street cleaning days, the duration of the “No Parking” times will be cut from three hours to 90 minutes in Park Slope. more ›

Surveillance video shows that two rookie police officers were not patrolling a Brooklyn housing complex where a 30-year-old woman was raped in a stairwell last week. The two officers were disciplined for lying about doing their jobs, when in fact they were not. The victim of the assault was trailed from the subway by a man she recognized from the neighborhood and he followed her into her building's elevator. After producing a knife as she stepped off the elevator, he dragged the woman into a stairwell and threatened to kill her if she resisted or didn't stop screaming. He then raped her on a stairwell landing. more ›

Bad breath will usually cost one a second date, but who knew that it could cost one a job? Doorman Jonah Seeman was told that he shouldn't show up for work today because he was being suspended for having stinky breath. The 61-year-old worked as a doorman at a four-building complex on East 89th St. in Manhattan for 40 years, supporting his 81-year-old mother. Seeman was suspended twice before for his breath, the first time... more ›