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NYC to Teachers: Don't 'Friend' Students

Matt Cantor — Fri, 25 May 2012 12:58:05 CDT

Facing growing controversy over teachers contacting students online, New York City is taking matters into its own hands: The city has created its first set of rules regarding how teachers should operate on Facebook and beyond. Teachers are forbidden from "friending" students on Facebook and following them on Twitter, NPR...

'Illegal' Dinosaur Skeleton Sells for Over $1M

Neal Colgrass — Mon, 21 May 2012 17:48:23 CDT

A New York auction house sold off a dinosaur skeleton for $1 million yesterday despite a restraining order from the Mongolian government, which said the find had been illegally exported, New Scientist reports. Heritage Auctions kept mum about the seller and winning bidder, and said it had "legal assurances" that...

Unparalleled NYC Parking Spot Up for $1M

Mark Russell — Mon, 21 May 2012 03:10:00 CDT

New York has long been home to some of the most expensive apartments in the world. But now the city that never sleeps is getting a new icon of excess—a $1 million parking spot, reports the New York Post . Buying it would be the same as paying a $115...

Babe Ruth Jersey Grabs $4.4M

Mary Papenfuss — Mon, 21 May 2012 01:01:31 CDT

The Great Bambino's baseball jersey has knocked one out of the park. Babe Ruth's cotton No. 44 shirt grabbed a hefty $4.4 million at auction. The road jersey worn by the Sultan of Swat in the 1920s busted a record for sports memorabilia. The previous record-holder—the original rules...

$90M+ Manhattan Penthouse Sets Record

Rob Quinn — Fri, 18 May 2012 04:22:05 CDT

A mystery buyer has smashed a New York City record by shelling out more than $90 million for a duplex penthouse, reports the New York Times . The 10,923-square-foot property—with 23-foot ceilings—occupies the 89th and 90th floors of One57, a midtown residential building that is still under construction....

New York City's Neglected Killers: Trees

Evann Gastaldo — Mon, 14 May 2012 13:17:59 CDT

Over the past decade, at least 10 lawsuits have been filed over deaths or injuries from falling tree limbs or branches in New York City, a disturbing problem kept rather quiet by the city. In an extensive piece on the subject—the first in a series of three—the New...

Some New Yorkers Work Out 3 Times Daily

Neal Colgrass — Sun, 06 May 2012 15:58:48 CDT

Think you're in shape? Then meet the New Yorkers who endure—sorry, enjoy —two or three workouts a day, along with a full-time job and whatever family or social life they can fit in. “It’s New York, and I think that everyone’s always just trying to look better and better,...

Thieves' Latest Target: Manhole Covers

Kevin Spak — Fri, 04 May 2012 11:38:15 CDT

A crime spree is tearing up the streets of New York—literally. More than 30 manhole covers have been stolen in Queens, Brooklyn, and the Bronx in recent weeks, the New York Times reports, which is pretty startling, given that usually only two or three go missing all year. It...

Bronx Crash Occurred at Freeway's 'Bermuda Triangle'

Neal Colgrass — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:51:05 CDT

Yesterday's horrifying car crash near the Bronx zoo occurred at the Bronx River Parkway's "Bermuda Triangle," where accidents have happened before, a lawyer tells the New York Daily News . In fact, Eric Buckvar sued New York state and city for some of the six people who died in 2006 after...