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Vigilante Blogger Exposes Teen Vandals Through Facebook Statuses

Adrian Chen · 11/04/10 10:23PM

This Halloween, teens descended on a Brooklyn neighborhood and proceeded to act like snotty teens on Halloween. A local blogger documented the mayhem, befriended some of the teens on Facebook, then posted their profiles and incriminating status updates.

Marauding Clown Broke Emmy-Winning Reporter's Face

Maureen O'Connor · 11/04/10 11:52AM

Halloween was not without its casualties: The NYDN reports that a "marauding clown" at the Greenwich Village Halloween Parade broke reporter Arthur Chi'en's face in six places when the clown scaled Chi'en's float, then knocked the newsman off of it.

Page Six Gets NYC Nightlife Wrong

Jeff Neumann · 10/31/10 11:56AM

The post-Richard Johnson era Page Six today has an item about Chinatown's Santos Party House being shut down over the "criminal sale or possession of controlled substances" inside the club. Too bad they ran a picture of the wrong guys!

NYC Bodega Owners Want Gun Permits After Shootings

Jeff Neumann · 10/29/10 05:17AM

The president of the Bodega Association of the United States, Ramon Murphy is urging store owners in New York to apply for gun permits after a clerk was killed in a robbery attempt on Saturday. Sounds like a bad idea.

Now You Can Sue Four Year-Olds for Negligence

Adrian Chen · 10/28/10 10:36PM

A Manhattan Judge ruled that a 4-year-old girl who ran down an elderly woman on her bicycle, causing her to break her hip and, eventually, die, can be sued for negligence. She won't be liable, though—her mom will.

Should New York Have 'Harassment-Free' Zones?

Adrian Chen · 10/28/10 06:44PM

"Cat-calling," "hollerin' at a girl," "being a huge douchebag": We're all familiar with the harassment women face on New York's sidewalk, at the hands of stereotypical 1940s construction workers and many other people. Should New York have "harassment-free" zones?

A Treehouse Triumphs In Manhattan

Jeff Neumann · 10/27/10 06:39AM

An 18-month court battle over a woman's right to have a backyard treehouse for her kids has ended, and the treehouse won. New York artist Melinda Hackett yesterday beat her cranky neighbor and even won landmark status for the structure.

Conquering Bedbugs Now Destroying New York Tourism

Richard Lawson · 10/25/10 10:23AM

First it was our beds. Then our offices. Now, our wallets. Yes, the New York bedbug menace has begun to affect the city's tourism industry, with fearful, parasite-phobic travelers canceling trips. No, tourists, don't! That means the bedbugs have won!

Smelly, Swearing Elmo Back in Times Square

Jeff Neumann · 10/24/10 08:34AM

Sleazy Elmo is back in Times Square, pestering tourists and creeping out parents with his awful stench and touchy-feely ways. One tourist told the Daily News, "that furry red thing was too aggressive. I think it swore at me."