Results tagged “thefcc”

• Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: an unusual rescue on Beverly Rd. in Brooklyn, a car vs. building incident at Myrtle Ave. and 74th St. in Queens, and a shooting at 125th St. and 1st Ave. in Manhattan.
• Matthew Goldstein, a CUNY alumnus and present chancellor of that school system, won the Carnegie Corp.'s Academic Leadership Award and will receive $500,000.
• Queens state assemblyman Rory Lancman wants an appointed member of NYC's Human Rights Commission removed for his involvement in a lawsuit against airline passengers who reported behavior they found suspicious. Bloomberg is backing his appointee.
• A temporary compromise is reached on big-dog and little-dog areas in Upper East Side dog run.
• The FCC wants in on the Don Imus fiasco and is reportedly investigating the controversial radio host.
• The detectives charged in the Sean Bell shooting appeared in a Queens courtroom today as lawyers and the judge worked on scheduling issues. Outside of court, advocates, supporters, and detractors for and against the defendants argued over who was conducting the worst public smear campaign.
• The city breaks ground on the 2nd Ave. Subway tomorrow; for the final time we hope.
• A 73-year-old woman fell partway into a gap between the station platform and an LIRR train this morning in Syosset.
• Get your hands on a printed subway schedule. It should give you something to read when your train is running late.

And Paul is doing the pelvic thrusts. Hi-oh!

Priscilla Grim, Membership & Advocacy Director AIVF