Prosecutors won’t be throwing the book at the acrobatic duo who climbed up the Williamsburg Bridge and put on a thrilling impromptu performance this past July as a crowd watched on from below. After initially facing two felony counts, their attorney was able to get the charges against Seanna Sharpe and Thomas Skinner reduced to misdemeanors and they will likely avoid jail time altogether. (Photo: Several seconds/flickr)
Traditionally, when the NYPD does something wrong involving bikes, they either ratchet things up even further and make the situation way worse or they dig-in, but rarely do they say sorry. Surprise, surprise. Gothamist reports that the officers who WRONGLY ticketed cyclists in Central Park for allegedly speeding after clocking them going a little over 15 mph, personally apologized to 9 out of the 10 riders. Read more »
A federal judge ruled that Buju Banton can perform at a Miami concert in January. The 24-hour security detail he was forced to hire as part of the conditions of his oppressive parole, will have to attend the show, just in case the dancehall legend tries to make a grand escape while singing in front of thousands of adoring fans. Banton was released in November after being incarcerated for 11 months. His retrial is scheduled to begin in February.
Never thought I’d say this, but if anyone deserves to get stabbed in the head with an ice pick it would be this guy.
Despite objections from Mayor Bloomberg, the state Senate okayed a measure that would prevent the NYPD from keeping tabs on everyone they stop and frisk. According to the NYCLU, who filed a lawsuit against the police department in May, there’s currently over 100,000 innocent people on that list. |NYDN|
Here’s a great firsthand account (and photo) of the neo-Nazis who picked the wrong hardcore show to play dress up at and the resulting beatdown Murphy’s Law fans righteously delivered to them. The author also eloquently explains one of the major differences between the hardcore scenes in Philadelphia and New York City: Read more »
“I want the city to drop the charges,” said nude model activist Kathleen Neil back in late August, after she was arrested at the Met for stripping off her clothes during a guerrilla photo shoot for lensman Zach Hyman. Well, she got her wish. Read more »
So there might be some justice after all for Oreo, the now dead pit bull that had a bit of an attitude and was subsequently murdered by the ASPCA, despite an animal rescue group’s frantic pleas to take the bitch in. All of which, we know learn, went completely unanswered: emails, phone calls, physical visits to the facility. Read more »
The nation’s most famous Constitution-hating, immigrant-discriminating sheriff, Joe Arpaio, was shouted out by what was to be one of the bravest vandals in all of Arizona. Armed with what looks like a spray paint filled fire extinguisher, the eloquently brief missive was sprayed on the “Sheriff’s Office property building” after a press conference according to the notorious rights violator. Read more »
The Obama administration is sending 9/11 “mastermind” Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four of his cohorts currently being held in Guantanamo Bay will be sent to our fair city to finally face trial for the crimes they’ve been accused of. Attorney Geneneral Eric Holder is expected to make the official announcement later today. |New York Post|
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