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Another Pleasure-Seeker Caught In the Act
cityfile · 08/18/09 09:58AM
It looks like the subway masturbator who was arrested by the NYPD last week after a woman snapped his pic with her cell phone isn't the only one looking for kicks underground at the expense of innocent straphangers. Because there's a new report of another guy who did precisely the same thing—and just like last time, a woman unlucky enough to watch the action unfold managed to take his photo, which she's since turned over to the police. Hasn't it become abundantly clear by now that illicit subway masturbation really isn't viable any longer thanks to the advent of the camera phone? Guess we'll find out! [1010WINS via Gothamist, previously]
Hero Mayor Beaten Bloody
Hamilton Nolan · 08/17/09 08:23AMStraphanger Jerker Perv Nabbed
Pareene · 08/14/09 04:05PMWe're All Human
cityfile · 08/14/09 11:08AM
The guy who was seen masturbating on the subway last Friday—and who was arrested on public lewdness charges yesterday thanks to the woman who had the sense to snap pics of him with her cell phone—has a very long rap sheet, it turns out. But that might be because he's not very good at making up excuses. His explanation for the little subway incident last week: "That's me in the pictures, my private parts fell out... I looked down and it was out, it just popped out. I was trying to put it back." [NYDN]
Bernie Madoff's Affair Proves Ruth's Innocence!
Hamilton Nolan · 08/14/09 08:12AMTo Be Fair, It Was An Out-Of-Town Mayor
Hamilton Nolan · 08/13/09 10:19AM'Ghost Ship' With Secret Cargo Mysteriously Disappears
Hamilton Nolan · 08/13/09 09:58AMYes, the Hipster Grifter Law & Order Episode is Coming
Ryan Tate · 08/12/09 06:28PMDanny Pang's Convenient Lady Friend
Ryan Tate · 08/12/09 02:20PMDead Body Found on Roof Above Hipster Fashion Mecca
John Cook · 08/12/09 02:00PMPirates of the Mediterranean?
cityfile · 08/12/09 11:46AM
We've all heard about those nasty pirates off the coast of Somalia, who have been attacking cargo ships and the occasional cruise ship over the past few months. (If you're interested in a fantastic account of one such attack, check out this article by William Langewiesche from the April issue of Vanity Fair.) Is it possible the piracy trend now moving north to, say, European waters? That's what some are wondering now that a cargo ship seems to have mysteriously vanished off the coast of Sweden. It's possible it wasn't a pirate attack and was connected to a commercial dispute of some sort. Although if it was an attack by pirates, the view from the beaches of Saint-Tropez are about to get a little bit more interesting, no? [AP, related]
Wallace Souza: Reporter, Politician, Alleged Murderer
Pareene · 08/12/09 11:31AMCrazy Knife Lady Attack Jazzes Up Astor Trial
Hamilton Nolan · 08/12/09 08:39AMMadoff Crony Details How They Swindled Billions
The Cajun Boy · 08/12/09 05:19AMDouglas Family Drug Problems Ripple Outward Pitifully
Hamilton Nolan · 08/11/09 03:37PMChess Wizards in Huge Online Sorcery Feud
Ryan Tate · 08/11/09 01:30PMFrank DiPascali States the Obvious
cityfile · 08/11/09 12:38PM
Bernie Madoff's right-hand man, Frank DiPascali, will joining his former boss behind bars in the near future. The former chief financial officer of Madoff's investment firm, DiPascali pleaded guilty this afternoon to all the counts against him, including securities fraud, falsifying records and international money laundering, as part of a deal with prosecutors. "Mr. DiPascali said at the plea hearing that the transactions were "all fake. It was all fictitious. It was wrong, and I knew it was wrong at the time." [WSJ]