Officials are honing in on the health care reform opponent who caused the anthrax scare at Rep. Anthony Weiner's Kew Gardens office two weeks ago. According to the Post, the letter came from the 11235 zip code, which includes Sheepshead Bay and Manhattan Beach (and rules out Jon Stewart). The note was written in block letters and included threats related to Weiner's health care vote, and the white powder turned out to be antacid. more ›

Last week, Rep. Anthony Weiner called out Sarah Palin for using violent language on Twitter to rally her supporters, saying that some people may take her call for violence literally. Well, Palin, most famous for her upcoming reality TV show, certainly wasn't going to let some East Coast hopey changemonster tell her what to do! more ›

The white powder sent to Rep. Anthony Weiner's office appears to be a kind of antacid. The powder—which forced nine staffers at the Congressman' Kew Gardens office to be decontaminated yesterday—was harmless, Police Commissioner Ray Kelly told the Daily News. "That was the initial finding, and it'll be confirmed in a lab." more ›

With his Kew Gardens office still closed after a white powder incident yesterday afternoon, Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-Brooklyn/Queens) blasted Sarah Palin for sending out a Tweet that he says could be interpreted as a call for violence. The vocal health care reform supporter says the former Alaskan Governor and Republican Vice Presidential candidate shouldn't have sent out a message reading: "Commonsense Conservatives & lovers of America: "Don't Retreat, Instead - RELOAD!" more ›

[UPDATE BELOW] A health care reform opponent sent a letter containing a suspicious white powder to outspoken health care reform supporter Rep. Anthony Weiner's Kew Gardens district office, according to police scanner reports. Wire dispatches indicate that nine people are being decontaminated after potential exposure to the substance, which was sent in a letter "making reference to President Obama's healthcare reform bill." more ›

One person was reportedly exposed to a suspicious white powder after an envelope containing the substance was delivered to Downtown Brooklyn's Supreme Court building. According to the Daily News, the letter was sent to Justice Abe Gerges, who is currently presiding over a case involving a Staten Island doctor accused of selling steroids, and ruled earlier this week that state officials can use eminent domain in the controversial Atlantic Yards development. more ›

Initial tests performed on the suspicious white powder that was discovered in a Lower Manhattan office building indicate that the substance is not hazardous. The Times reports that a total of nine employees of a regional Social Security Office located at 26 Federal Plaza—a building that houses offices for the FBI, the EPA, and other agencies—were given showers and had their clothes bagged after coming into contact with the powder. The substance was found in an envelope, which only one of the individuals handled, according to the paper. more ›

According to police scanner reports, seven people have been quarantined after being exposed to a "suspicious substance" during a "white powder incident" in a Lower Manhattan office building. At some time before 2:40 pm, a white powder was reportedly discovered inside an envelope at 26 Federal Plaza, a building that houses offices for the FBI, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services, the Environmental Protection Agency, the federal Department of Transportation, the Army Corp. of Engineers, and the Social Security Administration, among other groups. Early dispatches indicate the powder was found on the 40th floor, though later reports say it was discovered on the 14th floor. Hazmat units are reportedly in the process of identifying the powder and a police source told Gothamist "we're looking into it right now." more ›

Another powder freakout, though this one is very tame: According to 1010WINS, a NJ Transit train that left NYC at 7:01 a.m. for Long Branch was stopped when a suspicious powder was found on the floor around 7:41 a.m. "Police say a suspicious substance found on an NJ Transit train was Ultra Slim-Fast. Spokesman Dan Stessel says the diet supplement was found on the floor of the sixth car of Train 3221... Stessel says about 200 passengers were transferred to the next train. The spokesman says no one complained of any health problems." It was taken seriously by authorities—check out the hazmat suit! more ›

After three foreign offices received envelopes containing a suspicious substance on Monday night, three more received similar envelopes yesterday. First, the German Mission to the U.N. reported receiving an envelope, and later in the day, the British and Russian Missions also received envelopes. The NYPD expects more letters to be found in the coming days and Mayor Bloomberg said of the incidents, "Anybody that thinks that it's a joke is making a very bad mistake. If we apprehend you you're going to face criminal charges." more ›

We're hearing that suspicious powder was also found at the German Consulate, located at U.N. Plaza, this morning. Yesterday, envelopes containing a suspicious white powder arrived in the mail at the French and Austrian Missions as well as the Uzbekistan Mission; authorities deemed those envelopes to be safe and the three incidents as hoaxes. more ›

Hazmat teams descended on two United Nations missions and a consulate in midtown Manhattan last evening, after they received envelopes containing an unknown white powder. Decontamination tents were set up outside the French Mission at 245 East 47th, the Austrian Mission at 600 Third Avenue, and Uzbekistan Consulate at 801 Second AVenue. more ›