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Every Stop-And-Frisk Performed In New York Last Year, By Race And Location 27 Aug 2013 | 05:45 pm
The NYPD performed 532,911 stop-and-frisks in 2012, and for each stop an officer wrote a report. Every three months, when the reports are released, the New York Civil Liberties Union collects t...
Sexy Bear Taco, and 18 Other Ridiculous Photos of 90s Teddy Bears 27 Aug 2013 | 04:15 pm
Your Crap Archivist brings you the finest in forgotten and bewildering crap culled from thrift stores, estate sales, and flea markets. Old Teddy Bear Magazines Date: The late eighties through t...
Racial Segregation in New York Lingers, Researchers Show in Map of the Racial Distribution in the United States 27 Aug 2013 | 04:00 pm
The Cooper Center for Public Service at the University of Virginia recently released an interactive map showing the exact racial and ethnic distribution in the United States. The map color-code...
Dunkin Donuts Must Pay $200,000 in Back Wages to Employees in Staten Island and New Jersey 27 Aug 2013 | 03:00 pm
When I pay for a gallon of coffee and bacon that tastes like pennies, I expect part of my $4 to go to the hardworking cashiers and managers that served me. The U.S. Department of Labor found th...
Queens Judge Vacates Sex Trafficking Victim's Weapons Conviction 26 Aug 2013 | 07:00 pm
In November 2003, a 17-year-old girl, "L.G.", pleaded guilty to fourth-degree illegal possession of a weapon, a Class A misdemeanor. She'd been arrested for prostitution. Police found on her a po...
Here's Donald Trump Losing It On Twitter After the New York Attorney General Sued His Ridiculous Faux University 26 Aug 2013 | 05:54 pm
Why did failing A.G. Eric Schneiderman, after years of looking, file his pathetic lawsuit on a SATURDAY afternoon (unheard of)? No case!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 25, 2013 ...
Katy Perry in Brooklyn Bridge Park, a Drone in Williamsburg, and Other Key Differences Between Regular VMAs and Brooklyn VMAs 26 Aug 2013 | 05:10 pm
It's over. The vision of the charming, artisan awards show MTV execs imagined when they decided to hold this year's Video Music Awards at the Barclays Center in downtown Brooklyn is gone, repla...
The NSA Bugged the United Nations Headquarters 26 Aug 2013 | 04:00 pm
If you were camped outside Barclays Center today, eyes laser-focused on the red carpet for a glimpse of One Directon, you might have missed this other bit of news: the NSA bugged the United Nati...
Chris Christie Is Co-Hosting the Boomer & Carton Show on WFAN 26 Aug 2013 | 03:00 pm
The Jersey pol will try his hand at radio disc jockeying. Governor Chris Christie will co-host the Boomer & Carton Show on WFAN this morning from 6-10. He will be filling in for Boomer Esiason w...
After Slaying of Christopher Lane, Rightbloggers Revive the Old Ooga Booga 26 Aug 2013 | 08:44 am
An Australian baseball player named Christopher Lane was shot to death in Oklahoma, allegedly by three local kids, two black and one white. The kids were questioned but presumed to have acted in ...
