New York City Informer

Certain cooks slavishly copy ­conventional wisdom during the course of their careers, while others go out of their way, perhaps too slavishly, to try to redefine it. Then there are those chefs, like Andrew Carmellini, who manage to negotiate the endlessly changing fashions of their day in an effortless, perfectly timed way. Carmellini was Daniel [...]

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Accused playboy strangler Nicholas Brooks was back in court sporting a new necktie and a new haircut today to watch his lead prosecutor pick apart the only man who could possibly save him — a $ 4,000-a-day expert pathologist. The pathologist — Charles Wetli, of TWA Flight 800 fame –… NY Post: Manhattan

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The new minister at First Church of Christ, Congregational will lead her first worship service Sunday, and said she hopes to build on the diversity of the church congregation. Rev. Julia Burkey, 27, is originally from Schenectady, N.Y., and was ordained… New York City

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Downtown Express photos by Milo Hess Thousands joined the inaugural 9/11 Memorial 5K Run/Walk on Saturday, despite increased police security. The route started out at Pier 57 and wound around Lower Manhattan. From dedicated athletes to families with kids in tow, participants turned out to honor the victims and the first responders that poured into [...]

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Police have confiscated a loaded BB gun from an 11-year-old at a Bronx elementary school. The principal of P.S. 087 reportedly called authorities after finding the BB gun in the fifth grader's possession. WNYW – NYC News

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It was a frigid and blustery night at Citi Field, the sort of miserable conditions you would never wish on the few, loyal souls who actually sat through this Met game against the Padres. Or on a starting pitcher. Mets – NY Daily News

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Photos of a baby Rothschild giraffe at the LEO Zoological Conservation Center in Connecticut are lighting up television and computer screens around the world. NYT > N.Y. / Region

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Put a Swedish flag on it. After discovering its beef and pork meatballs were also made with some minced contraband horsemeat, Ikea announced it has cleaned house, overhauled its supply chain, and reintroduced tasty Swedish meatballs to some stores in Europe. More than half of the flat-pack furniture chain’s meat suppliers have been fired, and [...]

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Anthony Pappalardo Anthony Pappalardo The East Village has lost quite a few backyard gardens in recent years: the back patio at Bull McCabes is still closed, the ones behind Le Souk and I Coppi sit dormant, and what used to be the beer garden of Croxley Ales is now a construction site where a six-story [...]

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‘Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike.’ (Carol Rosegg) “My life is empty,” moans a lonely, sad, aging Sonia. “And I forget something every day. I can’t remember the Italian for window or ceiling.” “Window is finestra, ceiling is soffitto,” replies her equally lonely, not quite as sad, very practical brother, Vanya. “That doesn’t sound [...]

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Brooklyn disability advocacy group brings case against New York City The Brooklyn Center for Independence of the Disabled commenced a lawsuit against New York City alleging significant deficiencies in the city's disaster planning as related to the disabled and elderly. In their suit, BCID contended that during Hurricane … Read more on Brooklyn Daily Eagle

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Daniel Maurer Speaking of Rockaway, the folks behind Death & Co. have brought a piece of the peninsula to Russia. Sort of. David Kaplan and Alex Day, proprietors of Proprietors LLC, recently helped a Russian restaurant group open a cocktail bar called Far Rockaway. The concept for the “pseudo ex-pat bar” evolved months before Hurricane [...]

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Coastal flooding remains the issue as New Jersey braces for another round from a winter storm Thursday. WABC-TV New York News, Weather and Traffic | New York Area News

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A windy winter storm churning into our area is expected to throttle the region with a punch of slushy rain on Wednesday and then a blast of snow the following evening into Friday, threatening to cause… NBC New York – Local

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Authorities say a boy brought a loaded BB gun to school in Manhattan Monday. NBC New York – Local

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