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Morgan Stanley Facebook role may cement IPO lead
Crain's New York Technology
Feb 02(Bloomberg) - Morgan Stanley may cement its status as the top underwriter for U.S. initial public offerings for a third year running with its lead role on Facebook Inc.'s planned $5 billion sale.Getting picked for the IPO, which Facebook disclosed in a... »
Man Struck by Vehicle at Linden and Sutphin Boulevards in Queens
DNAinfo
Feb 01The victim was hit about 11 a.m. Paramedics transported him to Jamaica Hospital in serious condition. »
Parents fight plan to move Cambria Heights Academy
NYDailyNews.com Headlines
Feb 01A southeast Queens community is fighting to stop the city from transferring one of the area’s most successful new high schools to another district. The city Department of Education is looking into moving the Cambria Heights Academy, a specialized techn... »
Battered bulkhead spells danger for Rockaway
NYDailyNews.com Headlines
Feb 01Local officials in Rockaway are pleading with Mayor Bloomberg to fix a battered bulkhead that has allowed Jamaica Bay to creep dangerously close to Beach Channel Drive. A portion of the esplanade near Beach 108th St. and Beach Channel Drive has collaps... »
Officer Kevin Brennan Survives Gun Shot Wound to Skull
The New York Observer
Feb 01Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly was cradling in his hands a plastic container holding a .22 slug that had just been extracted out of the base of the skull of Officer Kevin Brennan, the second member of his department to be shot in the head while in t... »
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Black History Month : Black Founders
The Ridgewood Blog
Feb 05Black History Month : Black Founders In celebration of Black History Month the Ridgewood blog recognizes the contributions of Black Founders and Patriots who fought and contributed to the founding of this Great Nation .Samuel and Elizabeth "Phoebe" Fr... »
The Weekly Carnage
Streetsblog New York City
Feb 03The Weekly Carnage is a Friday round-up of motor vehicle violence across the five boroughs and beyond. For more on the origins and purpose of this column, please read About the Weekly Carnage. Two passengers, including a pregnant teenager, were killed ... »
Restoration of Jamaica Bay underway
Queens Crap
Feb 03From the Forum:The efforts to restore Jamaica Bay—an economic staple for the local community—are one step closer to completion after a recent $7.2 million grant to make long-awaited restorations to the bay’s Yellow Bar Hassock Island.Funding from the g... »
Accused DWI Killer Gets Probation for Death of Six-Year-Old Zhaneya Butcher
Streetsblog New York City
Feb 02A killer charged with the DWI manslaughter death of a six-year-old child walked out of court Tuesday without spending a day in jail. Zhaneya Butcher. Photo via Daily News Prosecutors say Kent Lowrie, 53, was legally drunk when he hit and killed Zhaneya... »
Beach Channel Drive needs shoring up
Queens Crap
Feb 01From the Daily News:Local officials in Rockaway are pleading with Mayor Bloomberg to fix a battered bulkhead that has allowed Jamaica Bay to creep dangerously close to Beach Channel Drive.A portion of the esplanade near Beach 108th St. and Beach Channe... »