A student at Lincoln High School in Coney Island was arrested yesterday after he allegedly made a series of threats against the school on Facebook earlier in the week. The 15-year-old boy, whose name is being withheld, was arrested after a friend warned him that making threats would get him in trouble. more ›

Yesterday, a Dutch tourist alleged that a cop threatened to ticket her for cycling while wearing a skirt in SoHo last spring. Jasmijn Rijcken says the officer told her that her skirt was dangerous because she could distract drivers and potentially cause them to crash—the whole thing sounded like a Jackie Chiles lawsuit in the making. Today, NYPD Deputy Commissioner Paul Browne commented on the story...rather unsatisfactorily: "Whether this story bears even a modest semblance of what actually occurred is impossible to establish without being provided the purported officer's name and getting his side of the story." more ›

Harry Hanrahan has put together an 11-minute clip of the 100 greatest movie threats ever made. (Perfect viewing on a beautiful, sunny day!) New York unsurprisingly has some cameos, including clips from Coming to America, Scarface, and Gangs of New York. Check out who else made the cut below. more ›

Ever since Fort Hamilton High School art teacher Sabrina Milo made "Columbine-like" threats to bring a machine gun to her Brooklyn school and "settle some scores," her week has completely gone to shit. After she was arrested, everyone and their mother lawyer has given their opinion on whether her threats were just venting, or something to take seriously. But finally, Milo herself has spoken about the incident: "It didn't even occur to me that the foolish statement I made would be perceived as a terrorist threat," she told ABC. more ›

April Fools Day can be a stressful day for many, between the Improv Everywhere faux-attack videos and the actually-not-so-ridiculous dog highchairs. It must be especially tough for politicians, who are used to receiving lots of strange mail on a good day. Assembly Democratic Speaker Sheldon Silver was one of a handful of politicians to receive one such rambling, threatening email today, and as with everything today, police weren't sure how seriously to take it. more ›

Facebook, shmacebook: what's it even good for, besides pursuing affairs, bitching about your boss, or playing FarmVille? Oh right, sending threatening messages to your ex, and thus providing cops with damning evidence after they catch you actually trying to kill your ex and her kid. Duh. more ›

The artist who created the iconic LOVE logo, Robert Indiana, has been sparring with his ex-business partner John Gilbert—most recently over a Sanskrit version of the design. Now the 81-year-old Indiana claims that Gilbert is painting threats directed towards him in his own artwork. more ›

Did you guys watch Jersey Shore last week? All you really need to do is watch this animated gif and you'll get the gist. The show is the center of some controversy, with Italian-American group Unico National calling for its cancellation after promos aired on MTV using the word "guido." The show is still slated to air again, on schedule, tomorrow night — and the drama continues off-air as well. more ›

Updated: Now WCBS 2 reports says it was a Newark Liberty International worker (not a former NJ state trooper) who was arrested last night for making threats against President Obama. "The nature of the threat is unknown. According to sources, the employee was arrested in his New Jersey home after a co-worker alerted authorities that the suspect made threatening remarks about President Obama. At some point after learning of the threat, law enforcement officials searched the home and found several weapons." It's unclear whether the threats were related to Obama's visit to NYC yesterday and NJ today. more ›

Newsday reports that a Manhattan man allegedly threatened to kill Supreme Court nominee federal judge Sonia Sotomayor. Prosecutors say that John Zaubler called 911 on May 30 from a West 72nd Street apartment and said, "I'm going to kill Judge Sotomayor by blowing her up. I'm going to blow her up. I'm going to do it. I'm going to do it because my girlfriend is not going to federal prison." The 48-year-old pleaded not guilty to making terroristic threats; he's being held at Bellevue for psychiatric evaluation. Prosecutors also said he wanted to turn himself in. Newsday adds that Zaubler previously pleaded guilty to harassment in 2005 for making 25 calls to a person in one week, saying, "There is a New York City police unit called the intelligence department and I have used them before to break into people's apartments. I had Daniel Patrick Moynihan arrange that for me; a Syrian agent will kill you unless you have your friend Jasmine apologize for insulting my Muslim friend." more ›

The fight over whether or not term limits should be extended to three terms has infiltrated people's dinner time. Politicker NY reports that that a reader in Manhattan "claimed to have received already in English and Spanish" a robo call from Democratic consultant Steve Kramer. more ›