New York City Informer

Heh, we knew rents in Manhattan were obscene, but folks this is ridiculous! An online ad for an Upper West Side studio apartment featured photos of the, uh, unit’s renovated bathroom, stainless steel appliances, and original hardwood erect penis, which appears to get lots of light and southern exposure (plus exposure to all other points [...]

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An out of control SUV crashed into the side of a building in the Bedford Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn on Friday. New York City news from Eyewitness News on WABC-TV’s 7online.com

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Madonna sells her duplex at Harperley Hall after slashing the price; the co-op has 6,000 square feet of space and 110 feet of park frontage. City Room

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Madonna sells her duplex at Harperley Hall after slashing the price; the co-op has 6,000 square feet of space and 110 feet of park frontage.      NYT > N.Y. / Region

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A 64-year-old man was found dead in his Bronx apartment this afternoon, authorities said. The grisly discovery was made by the superintendent of 650 Melrose Avenue in the Melrose section of the Bronx when he entered apartment 10 at around 4 p.m.because he hadn’t seen the tenant… NY Post: Bronx

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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – CBS 2 has learned actress Amanda Bynes was arrested following a disturbance in Midtown on Thursday night. Bynes, 27, who is known for roles on both the big screen and television, was charged with possession of marijuana, reckless endangerment and tampering with evidence, police sources told CBS 2. At approximately 7:45 [...]

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Actress Amanda Bynes was arrested by police in her Midtown apartment after officers were called there for a report of a disorderly person Thursday night, law enforcement sources said.Photo Credit: NBC 4 New York NBC New York – Local

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A 12-year-old Manhattan girl was nearly hit by a bullet that came through her window while she was sitting on her bed in her home Monday night.Photo Credit: NBC 4 New York NBC New York – Local

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Police say the two found dead after a Bronx apartment fire had been stabbed before the fire engulfed the room. Top Stories – NY1

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Taye Ellerby, 35, is charged with sex trafficking, promoting prostitution, criminal trespass and endangering the welfare of a child. Top Stories – NY1

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Two badly burned corpses were discovered today after a suspicious fire erupted inside a Bronx apartment, law enforcement sources told The Post. The blaze touched off at 11:04 a.m. in a basement apartment at a Story Avenue building in Castle Hill, causing 12 units and sixty firefighters to… NY Post: Bronx

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What does it take to get a rent-controlled apartment in New York City? For the 62-year-old sister of the mayor of Salt Lake City, it was a death-bed adoption by a senile 85-year-old man in order to claim rights to his Queens apartment and its $ 100-a-month rent. Although Pamela Becker… NY Post: Queens

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Photo courtesy Flux Theatre Ensemble Kelly (Rachael Hip-Flores) and Tracy (Alisha Spielmann) The latest from the Flux Theatre Ensemble is a sensitively written play about dealing with loss and guilt. During their spring break from college, lovers Kelly and Tracy (Alisha Spielmann) travel to Colombia to help the U’wa Indians organize against an American oil [...]

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Allie Compton (Photo via Facebook). Everyone knows that media is not the most stable industry and that it’s hard to find an affordable apartment in New York. But surely somebody who is gainfully employed at a media organization with a recognizable name would not be denied an apartment just because the whole industry is shaky, [...]

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Several people were shot inside an apartment in Newark Thursday night, police said.Photo Credit: NBC 4 New York NBC New York – Local

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