Nov 12, 2007 | Newsday.com
Cops: Brooklyn man killed by his son's mother
“This is a love triangle gone bad”
A heated dispute between the mother and father of a 3-year-old boy ended when the woman plunged a knife into the man in the kitchen of a Brooklyn apartment, killing him, police said. via Newsday.com
Police are searching for a who robbed a bank in lower Manhattan. The suspect passed a note to a teller at the Sovereign Bank branch at Gold Street last Monday afternoon, police said. via New York Post
Growth of open education resources
“This is a shot across the bow for a lot of people”
Greg Toppo, Free online materials could save schools billions , USA Today , November 7, 2007. via Open Access News
Norman Mailer, the writer as Writer
“We would talk about everything”
Novelist Norman Mailer is shown arm wrestling with heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali on the terrace of their San Juan hotel, in this August 1, 1965 file photo. via Athens Banner-Herald
Cops: Brooklyn dad killed by kid's mom
A woman stabbed the father of her child to death as they fought in Brooklyn Saturday evening, cops said. via New York Daily News
2 Die and 2 Are Wounded in Pair of Weekend Shootings
Two men were shot, one of them fatally, outside a Brooklyn bakery early yesterday, moments after the men had finished their meal, according to the police and the bakery manager. via New York Times
The "Surda Checkpoint" as a West Bank Artwork
“Sexy Semite", (2000-2002) was created by Emily Jacir, see here . The name "Sexy Semite”
Two years ago I subscribed to the 'Art flux' newsletter. In the October 13, 2007 issue, they mentioned the exhibition: .."Transactions".. . The picture advertising the exhibition, named "Sexy Semite", was ... via NowPublic
Biographer: Norman Mailer Dead at Age 84
“You can't be too certain about what happened.”
NEW YORK - Norman Mailer, the macho prince of American letters who for decades reigned as the country's literary conscience and provocateur with such books as "The Naked and the Dead," died Saturday, his ... via 10NBC / WHEC TV-10
Assistant charged in N.Y. punk pioneer's death
' The personal assistant to a multimillionaire real estate agent whose circle of friends included Sting and Madonna was arrested Friday after confessing that she fatally bludgeoned her boss when a barrage of ... via The Toronto Star
Machete-wielding owner cuts down criminal
“I'm not an assassin, or a killer.”
The armed robber who burst into a Queens bodega leaves scene slashed and on a stretcher Wednesday night. via NY Daily News
Catching the Crest of the L.E.S. Wave
Art can sometimes seem like a subcategory of real estate, especially if you are trying to keep pace with the New York scene. via New York Sun
Personal Assistant Arrested in Murder of 'Realtor to the Stars' Linda Stein
The personal assistant of "Realtor to the Stars" Linda Stein has been arrested by New York police in her murder. via Fox News
Brooklyn mom: Son, 14, 'set up' in fatal shooting
“My baby was set up. He was with four other people and nothing happened to them”
The grieving mother of 14-year-old Jamel Carter said yesterday her son was set up and witnesses know who shot him to death in the lobby of a Brooklyn building. via Newsday.com
Will Eliot help spring lowest of the low?
“I don't know that is in the interest of the public”
Here are some of the killers who may get new parole hearings: 1. Osborne Boalds, 69. via NY Daily News
Would-Be Robber Charged with Attempted Murder
A would-be armed robber, whose trigger finger was sliced off by a machete-toting Queens bodega owner, was charged Thursday with attempted murder. via WINS-AM New York
A Coney Island for the new millennium, combining $2.5 billion in private investment with flourishes from its storied past, was unveiled Thursday by Mayor Michael Bloomberg as the city released its plan to ... via WINS-AM New York
Old manuscript of Hebrew Bible to be donated to Jerusalem institute
“What (Sabbagh) did, others must have done”
A valuable gift will receive a Jerusalem institute next week. The family of man who held a fragment of a more than 1,000-year-old manuscript of the Hebrew Bible for six decades as a good luck charm will present ... via Huliq.com
SEAFORD: New York man charged with DUI crash
Delaware State Police charged a 31-year-old Brooklyn, N.Y, man last night after he allegedly crashed his 2000 Jeep Cherokee into a utility pole. via Daily Times
City home prices rise 20 percent
The average sales price for a New York City home increased by 20 percent in the third quarter compared to last year, according a Real Estate Board of New York report. via The Real Deal
Ex-Yonkers man gets 15 years in terror case
“Indeed, for al-Qaida's terrorist mission to succeed, it needs men who possess special skills like Shah's martial arts expertise and who are willing to train others in those skills”
A former Yonkers resident who tried to join al-Qaida was sentenced yesterday to 15 years in federal prison. via The Journal News