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Twitter Battles to Keep Tweets Private at Protester Trial

Twitter Fights to Protect Tweets at Protester Trial

May 9, 2012 2:23 AM CDT

Twitter Fights to Protect Tweets at Protester Trial

Users have rights to all content, company argues

(Newser) - Twitter is fighting a subpoena demanding tweets of an Occupy protester on trial in Manhattan. The outcome of the battle could have a major impact on tweeters' privacy. The company is arguing that Twitter has no claim on a user's communication, and therefore has no right to turn them...

Rare Photos of NYC Go Online

Apr 24, 2012 2:00 PM CDT

Rare Photos of NYC Go Online

870K images going back to 1800s added to public database

(Newser) - Prepare to lose some serious time if you're fascinated by historic photos and/or New York City: The Department of Records has put 870,000 images online for the first time, some of them going back to the 1800s, reports AP . The collection is here , though heavy demand is making...

Top French
Academic in
Manhattan
Mystery Death

Apr 4, 2012 2:35 AM CDT

Top French Academic in Manhattan Mystery Death

Nude Richard Descoings found dead in hotel room

(Newser) - A prestigious French scholar in Manhattan for a conference was found nude and dead in his midtown hotel room in suspicious circumstances, according to investigators. Richard Descoings, 53, a member of France's Council of State and director of top French university Sciences Po, was discovered by hotel staffers after...

170-Foot NYC
Crane Collapse
Kills 1, Hurts 4

Apr 4, 2012 1:15 AM CDT

170-Foot NYC Crane Collapse Kills 1, Hurts 4

Boom snaps, plunges into subway construction site

(Newser) - A 170-foot crane cracked and tumbled to the ground last night, killing a workman and injuring four others. The upper section of the crane broke off during work in midtown on the extension of the No. 7 subway line. It crashed "like a dinosaur," a construction site worker...

Manhattan Cops Hook
'Uptown Madam'

Mar 6, 2012 4:58 AM CST

Manhattan Cops Hook 'Uptown Madam'

Anna Gristina boasted she made millions in Upper East Side set up: investigators

(Newser) - An uptown madam and mom of four is behind bars after earning millions running a tony brothel out of an Upper East Side apartment, according to Manhattan prosecutors. Anna Gristina, 44, was busted after investigators amassed up to 100 hours of audio and video tape as they staked out the...

NYPD Boss'
Son Accused
of Rape

Jan 26, 2012 12:02 AM CST

NYPD Boss' Son Accused of Rape

Lawyer says Greg Kelly attacked her in her office

(Newser) - A Manhattan lawyer has reported to police that she was raped by the son of New York City Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly, reports the New York Daily News . The woman had drinks with Greg Kelly, 43, at the South Street Seaport last October, she told police. She then invited him...

4 Die in
Separate
NYC Subway
Accidents

Jan 23, 2012 1:45 AM CST

4 Die in Separate NYC Subway Accidents

4 men killed in 24-hour period

(Newser) - Four men were killed in four separate New York City subway accidents in a single 24-hour period over the weekend. Two of the men were stuck by trains in Manhattan and Brooklyn, and a third was killed when he was crushed between a train and the platform in the Village,...

'Sh*t New Yorkers Say'
Goes Viral

Jan 20, 2012 11:59 AM CST

'Sh*t New Yorkers Say' Goes Viral

Clip parodies pair of self-satisfied yuppies

(Newser) - Love New York? Hate it? Either way, this viral video will resonate: Inspired by Shit Girls Say and its many YouTube imitators, a sibling duo reels off trademark New York yuppie phrases. Among the highlights: Eliot Glazer asks himself over and over where the train is; he informs a cab...

Cops: Subway Fare Beater Was Armed to the Teeth

Jan 3, 2012 2:30 AM CST

Cops: Subway Fare Beater Was Armed to the Teeth

He had two guns, including semiautomatic, say police

(Newser) - Cops busting a suspected fare beater at a midtown Manhattan subway station made an unusual discovery: The guy was packing a loaded semiautomatic pistol. South Carolina resident Reggie Allen, sporting a "me against the world tattoo" on his neck, had an Intratec Luger Tec-9 gun with 34 bullets, extra...

IT Guy Foils
Burglar From
6 Blocks Away

Dec 21, 2011 5:52 PM CST

IT Guy Foils Burglar From 6 Blocks Away

Motion detector in apartment sent images of break-in to his smartphone

(Newser) - A burglar made a huge mistake yesterday when he decided to break into the Manhattan apartment of a computer geek who had set up a motion-detecting camera that transmitted photos directly to his smartphone, reports the New York Post . Levent Cetiner was six blocks from his home when he received...

Elevator Was Serviced Just Before Deadly Accident

Dec 15, 2011 6:37 PM CST

Elevator Was Serviced Just Before Deadly Accident

But still no explanation for Midtown tragedy

(Newser) - The elevator that trapped Suzanne Hart in a deadly accident yesterday had a safety feature that should have kicked in but didn't, and investigators are still trying to figure out why. DNAinfo reports that repair crews began servicing the elevator Tuesday and finished up the electrical work Wednesday morning....

Hacker Steals $500K
From NYC Socialite

Dec 7, 2011 4:09 PM CST

Hacker Steals $500K From NYC Socialite

Cyber-thief got into her email, impersonated her

(Newser) - A billionaire Manhattan socialite got swindled out of about $550,000 last week after a hacker broke into her email account, reports the New York Post . The online bandit got access to personal information about Candia Fisher, a member of the Fisher Brothers real estate clan, and used it to...

Rita Hayworth's Grandson Found Dead in NYC Suicide

Dec 6, 2011 1:26 AM CST

Rita Hayworth's Grandson Found Dead in NYC Suicide

Andrew Ali Aga Khan Embiricos, 25, was battling drug addiction

(Newser) - The troubled grandson of iconic film actress Rita Hayworth has been found dead in his Manhattan apartment in an apparent suicide. Andrew Ali Aga Khan Embiricos had battled drug addiction, and had attempted to commit suicide once before, friends told the New York Daily News . He was discovered by a...

Students Set Up
Own Birth Control
Clinic at Catholic
Fordham U

Dec 1, 2011 1:14 AM CST

Students Set Up Own Birth Control Clinic at Catholic Fordham U

They're protesting health insurance that doesn't cover what they need

(Newser) - Angry students at a prestigious Catholic university in Manhattan set up their own one-day birth control clinic to protest health service restrictions on contraception. Doctors at the make-shift clinic a block from Fordham University's Lincoln Center campus doled out free condoms and birth control prescriptions at the operation organized...

'Al-Qaeda
Sympathizer'
Busted in NYC
Bomb Plot

Nov 21, 2011 7:37 AM CST

'Al-Qaeda Sympathizer' Busted in NYC Bomb Plot

'Lone wolf' Jose Pimentel was 'hour away' from finishing first bomb: Cops

(Newser) - A suspected lone wolf terrorist has been charged with plotting to kill US soldiers and police with bombs he was building in his Manhattan apartment, according to law enforcement authorities. Jose Pimentel, 27, who goes by the name Muhammad Yusuf, intended to test three bombs in mailboxes before using explosives...

David Crosby,
Graham Nash
Play Today at
Zuccotti Park

Nov 8, 2011 2:46 AM CST

David Crosby, Graham Nash Play Today at Zuccotti Park

Sixties icons taking up guitars this afternoon

(Newser) - Shades of the '60s ... musicians David Crosby and Graham Nash have announced they will play a concert to support the Occupy Wall Street protesters camped out at Zuccotti Park. The free acoustic set on site this afternoon will feature—what else?—protest songs. Rock-and-Roll Hall-of-Famer Crosby of stalwart hippie...

Subway Perv
Nailed Thanks
to Cell Phone
Pic: Cops

Nov 8, 2011 12:50 AM CST

Subway Perv Nailed Thanks to Cell Phone Pic: Cops

Gutsy victim fights, chases Froylan Andrade into car, say police

(Newser) - A New York groper was nabbed after his feisty victim grappled with him, then chased him into a subway car to snap his photo with her cell phone, cops said. “I punched him with my left hand,” recalled 22-year-old Shyane Dejesus, a City College senior who said passers-by...

Naomi Wolf: I
Was Busted in
Gown for Using
Sidewalk

Oct 20, 2011 3:14 AM CDT

Naomi Wolf: I Was Busted in Gown for Using Sidewalk

Arrest highlights 'closing of America,' writes Wolf

(Newser) - Stunned feminist author Naomi Wolf says she was busted in an evening gown for "standing lawfully on a sidewalk" outside an event she was invited to. Cops cuffed the writer after she explained to Occupy Wall Street protesters they had a legal right to use the sidewalk outside an...

Author Naomi Wolf
Cuffed at NYC Protest

Oct 19, 2011 6:00 AM CDT

Author Naomi Wolf Cuffed at NYC Protest

Feminist joins demonstrators protesting award for Gov. Cuomo

(Newser) - Feminist author Naomi Wolf was cuffed and hauled off to a police stationhouse after refusing to stay off the street during an Occupy Wall Street protest outside a Manhattan awards ceremony honoring New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. The Democratic governor was accepting an award as "game changer of the...

NYC Cop Punches Protester

Oct 17, 2011 3:30 AM CDT

NYC Cop Punches Protester

Knocked-down Rivera-Pitre demands probe of Johnny Cardona

(Newser) - A New York City cop has been filmed viciously punching a Manhattan protester in the face in the middle of a street packed with demonstrators. The target, New Yorker Felix Rivera-Pitre, and his attorney are calling for an investigation of Friday's incident, notes the San Francisco Chronicle . Rivera-Pitre was...