http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/ Quick bits, direct hits, and reader fits on the Village Voice staff blog en Copyright 2009 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:47:51 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/archives/2009/11/tortured_animal.php http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/archives/2009/11/tortured_animal.php ​Rescue Ink, a group of extremely large animal rights activists with their own TV show, helped uncover a gruesome case of animal torture and killing on Long Island yesterday.... Crime Julia Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:47:51 -0500 http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/archives/2009/11/mta_shifts_tran.php http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/archives/2009/11/mta_shifts_tran.php ​Mayor Bloomberg announced today that travel information questions which were previously handled by MTA call centers will now be handled at 311. Previously, 311 was forwarding the 370,000 MTA-related calls they already get to MTA operators, and people calling directly... Citystate Julia Transportation Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:56:36 -0500 http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/archives/2009/11/bronx_priest_tu.php http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/archives/2009/11/bronx_priest_tu.php ​The Rev. Andrew O'Connor, who serves in what he describes as "the parish of Jennifer Lopez," has an untraditional sideline. O'Connor, who has been making patterns since he was 16, designs and manufactures high-priced hand-sewn clothing out of hand-woven organic... Fashion Julia Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:10:09 -0500 http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/archives/2009/11/city_moves_in_t.php http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/archives/2009/11/city_moves_in_t.php ​The city has started renovation work on the Philip Johnson-designed New York State Pavilion from the 1964 World's Fair in Flushing Meadow Park. Volunteers have begun clearing weeds and debris from the inside of the space so that workmen can... Featured Julia The Parks Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:05:21 -0500 http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/archives/2009/11/drop_in_shelter.php http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/archives/2009/11/drop_in_shelter.php ​The Port Authority has announced plans to evict the Open Door Drop In Center, which provides showers and health services for homeless people, to make way for either the planned westward extension of the 7 line or additional space for... Citystate In the Streets Julia Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:23:01 -0500 http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/archives/2009/11/fat_defense_fai_1.php http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/archives/2009/11/fat_defense_fai_1.php A Florida man whose defense said that he was too fat to have killed his former son in law was convicted of murder in Hackensack Superior Court. Edward Ates' lawyers argued that at almost 300 pounds, he would have been... Crime and Punishment Joisey Julia Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:42:56 -0500 http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/archives/2009/11/ellis_island_re.php http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/archives/2009/11/ellis_island_re.php ​Ellis Island was evacuated yesterday after a transformer fire shut off electricity, trapping visitors in elevators. Jersey City Fire and Emergency Services Department responded to a call about the elevator problem at 12:50, and discovered a failed transformer in the... Featured Joisey Julia Quick Hits Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:15:33 -0500 http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/archives/2009/11/happy_birthday_2.php http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/archives/2009/11/happy_birthday_2.php ​The Bronx Zoo is celebrating its 110th birthday today, with cake, performances by their house performance troupe, and the rollout of three clydesdale horses. The Zoo, which back then was called the New York Zoological Park, was opened on November... Featured Julia Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:55:30 -0500 http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/archives/2009/11/report_taconic.php http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/archives/2009/11/report_taconic.php ​Reports released to the lawyers of some of the victims in the July crash which killed eight people on the Taconic contradict the husband of wrong way driver Diane Schuler, who said that his wife didn't have substance abuse issues.... Crime and Punishment Drinking Drugs Follow-up Julia Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:08:29 -0500 http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/archives/2009/11/uss_new_york_co.php http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/archives/2009/11/uss_new_york_co.php ​The USS New York, an amphibious ship made partly with steel recovered from the World Trade Center, was commissioned by Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus at the Intrepid Pier this afternoon, with Blue Angels flying overhead and cannons firing... 9/11 Featured Follow-up Julia Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:20:03 -0500 http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/archives/2009/11/person_of_inter.php http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/archives/2009/11/person_of_inter.php ​Michael Mele, the Orange County convicted sex offender who police have been looking at pretty hard in the disappearance of Laura Garza, faces up to 3 years in prison for not registering his new address with the state. Mele, who... Crime Crime and Punishment Follow-up Julia Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:25:24 -0500 http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/archives/2009/11/stuy_townpeter.php http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/archives/2009/11/stuy_townpeter.php ​Tishman Speyer and BlackRock, the owners of Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village in Manhattan, turned over the main mortgage for the 11,200-unit complex to a "special servicer". Special servicers are given the power to renegotiate the terms of a... Bricks and Mortar Julia Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:53:26 -0500 http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/archives/2009/11/weekend_student_1.php http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/archives/2009/11/weekend_student_1.php ​As part of Mayor Bloomberg's H1N1 flu plan for NYC, the Board of Health has opened vaccination centers this weekend in all five boroughs for middle school and high school students. Elementary school students above four years of age are... Citystate Featured Julia Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:42:37 -0500 http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/archives/2009/11/65000_city_pens.php http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/archives/2009/11/65000_city_pens.php ​Bank of New York Mellon is blaming a bank processing error for $189 million in pension payments for retired school teachers which disappeared Thursday night. UFT President Michael Mulgrew said that calls from retirees about the missing money started coming... Featured Julia Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:26:43 -0500 http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/archives/2009/11/private_paperwo.php http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/archives/2009/11/private_paperwo.php ​The half ton of recycled confetti provided to buildings lining the Canyon of Heroes in downtown Manhattan for the Yankees' victory parade yesterday turned out not to be enough for some people to show their enthusiasm. Medical records, financial statements,... Baseball Featured Julia Sports Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:57:17 -0500