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• No spare change for the red kettles? No problem - Salvation Army now accepts credit card donations

  New York Daily News – Wed Dec 9, 5:05 pm ET  
  

  The Salvation Army's bright red kettles are getting a modern makeover in the form of a credit-card machines that it hopes will make it easier to donate. Full Story »

• 'Vintage Tea Party' returns to New York City subways featuring dainty teacups and cookies in transit

  New York Daily News – Wed Dec 9, 3:40 pm ET  
  

  Tea for $2.25. An offbeat tour-guide company is planning an unauthorized "Vintage Tea Party" - featuring dainty teacups, cookies and other finery - on a subway train. Full Story »

• $100K investment in movie, 'Chooch,' costs financial firm head $20M in pension pay-for-play scandal

  New York Daily News – Wed Dec 9, 2:20 pm ET  
  

  A $100,000 investment in a bad movie has cost the founder of a financial firm caught up in the pension fund pay-to-play scandal a whopping $20 million. Full Story »

• Teachers Alini Brito, Cindy Mauro tossed from James Madison HS after being found naked - together

  New York Daily News – Wed Dec 9, 5:57 am ET  
  

  Two female Romance language instructors were tossed out of their Brooklyn high school after being caught "undressed" in an empty classroom, sources told the Daily News Tuesday. Full Story »

• New York City takes aim at illegal sales of realistic-looking toy guns

  New York Daily News – Wed Dec 9, 5:51 am ET  
  

  City officials are launching an ad campaign as part of a crackdown on illegal sales of realistic-looking toy guns. Full Story »

New York Times

• Bloomberg Aid Gives Little Lift to Candidate

  New York Times – 50 mins ago  

  Candidates relishing the mayor’s willingness to use his political organization for others may have gotten a reality check after the Bloomberg team supported Alan Khazei’s failed Senate bid in Massachusetts. Full Story »

• 3 on Trial, Accused of Faking Concrete Tests

  New York Times – 50 mins ago  

  The issue is not whether strength-test reports of concrete and steel at major construction projects were wrong, but why. Full Story »

• New Jersey, as Real as It Gets

  New York Times – 1 hr 35 mins ago  

  The MTV show “Jersey Shore” has cemented a defining truism of modern culture: In a reality TV world, no place is deemed more real than New Jersey. Full Story »

• Paterson Goes to Wall St. With Words of Thanks

  New York Times – 1 hr 35 mins ago  

  Refusing to bash bankers and traders, the New York governor instead encouraged them to promote the role they would play in an economic rebound. Full Story »

• Attorney General Visits New York to Discuss Security for 9/11 Trials

  New York Times – 1 hr 35 mins ago  

  Eric H. Holder Jr. met with officials and toured several sites to be used in the prosecution of Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and four others. Full Story »

WCBS-TV New York

• L.I. Cops Put Cuffs On Alleged Painkiller Doc

  WCBS-TV New York – 1 hr 25 mins ago  

  A Long Island doctor was behind bars Wednesday night for allegedly selling drugs just blocks away from a high school. It was a case of drugs, money and back-door dealings. CBS 2 HD has obtained shocking undercover video of the doctor -- accused of illegally selling dangerous painkillers from his Massapequa office. Full Story »

• Girl Hurt In 'Leandra's Law' DWI Crash Speaks Out

  WCBS-TV New York – 1 hr 56 mins ago  

  A miracle survivor is speaking out, as one of the girls hurt in October's "Leandra's Law" DWI crash is telling her story for the first time. The very brave 12-year-old girl is recovering after being betrayed by the adults entrusted with her care. Geselle Rosario's new home is a rehab center, where doctors home to rebuild her shattered legs. The most seriously injured survivor of the infamous DWI ... Full Story »

• Yankees Complete Deal For OF Granderson

  WCBS-TV New York – 2 hrs 24 mins ago  

  The World Series champion New York Yankees landed yet another All-Star, getting center fielder Curtis Granderson from Detroit in a three-team trade Wednesday that included Arizona. A day after the teams reached a tentative agreement on the seven-player swap, they checked all the medical records and completed the first major trade of the winter meetings. Full Story »

• Sanchez To Sit vs. Bucs, Clemens To Start For Jets

  WCBS-TV New York – 2 hrs 35 mins ago  

  The Sanchise is taking a seat this week, and he's not happy about it. New York Jets coach Rex Ryan decided Wednesday that Mark Sanchez will not play at Tampa Bay on Sunday because of a sprained right knee, and Kellen Clemens will start in his place. Full Story »

• NYC Teachers Reassigned After Alleged Nude Embrace

  WCBS-TV New York – Wed Dec 9, 7:51 pm ET  

  There are stunning allegations against two female teachers in Brooklyn were kicked out of school after they were allegedly caught naked in an empty classroom. Cindy Mauro wouldn't comment on the allegations as she left her Bay Ridge apartment on Wednesday, but the high school French teacher is at the center of the sex scandal being investigated at her school, James Madison High School. Full Story »

New York Post

• Ka-Pow! Brooklyn comics and graphics festival overpowers Williamsburg

  New York Post – Wed Dec 9, 6:54 pm ET  

  Comic-Con it was not.Hundreds of graphic novel and comic book enthusiasts dressed in all manner of plaid shirts, ironic-slogan t-shirts, funky sneakers, and thick-rimmed glasses flocked to a cozy Williamsburg church basement for the first ever Brookl... Full Story »

• Condo critics not ready to welcome city control of park

  New York Post – Wed Dec 9, 6:54 pm ET  

  The Bloomberg administration’s goal of assuming control of the development of Brooklyn Bridge Park from the state and infusing it with $55 million has not assuaged critics who don’t want to see luxury condos erected on site of the public park – even ... Full Story »

• CB 2 approvesplans for park at Hunters Pt.

  New York Post – Wed Dec 9, 6:53 pm ET  

  The elaborate, 11-acre plan for a park at the new Hunters Point South development project moved past Community Board 2 last week, but not before board members insisted on natural grass for a large common area and requested the inclusion of a communit... Full Story »

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  New York Post – Wed Dec 9, 6:53 pm ET  

  Brooklyn’s orphaned baby squirrels, starlings with broken wings, and distressed opossums now have a friendly place in North Brooklyn to rest and rehabilitate before being released back into the wild.Williamsburg’s Empty Cages Collective, the all-volu... Full Story »

• Robbed right outside home

  New York Post – Wed Dec 9, 6:53 pm ET  

  Robbed right outside homeA 64-year-old man was beaten and robbed as he was dropped off in front of his home on Schermerhorn Street.The victim told police he was entering his building between Smith and Hoyt streets at 4:35 p.m. on December 3 when a 5’... Full Story »

Staten Island Advance

• Rabies cases level off on Staten Island

  Staten Island Advance – 16 mins ago  

   Advance file photobies cases have leveled off on Staten Island. One theory: the rabies killed many of the raccoons, leaving fewer to become infected in the future.     STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. --  After a sharp uptick in rabies cases on... Full Story »

• Oddo slams environmental group as 'fake, phony frauds'

  Staten Island Advance – 16 mins ago  

  Advance file photoBefore saying no to NYLCV-sponsored legislation intended to reduce greenhouse emissions from city buildings at a Council meeting today, Oddo blasted the group as hypocrites and "fake, phony frauds."     City Councilman James Oddo wants the New York League... Full Story »

• Fan of 'Potter' books wins Staten Island parochial school spelling bee

  Staten Island Advance – Wed Dec 9, 6:19 pm ET  

  PHOTOS: Students from across borough take part in competition at St. Christopher's School Full Story »

• N.Y. governor directs cut in state aid payments

  Staten Island Advance – Wed Dec 9, 5:20 pm ET  

  Associated Press file photo"Now New York has run out of cash," Gov. Paterson said. "You can't spend money that you don't have." ALBANY -- Gov. David Paterson said today that New York has run out of cash and he's directing... Full Story »

• Travis woman accused of driving drunk after party

  Staten Island Advance – Wed Dec 9, 5:04 pm ET  

  STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- A Travis woman allegedly told cops she had been drinking at a Christmas party yesterday evening before plowing her BMW into a parked auto and a building wall in Willowbrook. “I hit the car when I... Full Story »

Newsday

• Officials eye safety procedures in cesspool hole accident

  Newsday – 16 mins ago  

  Federal inspectors have begun probing whether the company performing the job took safety precautions to protect its employees. Full Story »

• DA: Massapequa MDsold opiate prescriptions near school

  Newsday – 31 mins ago  

  Dr. Saji Francis, 49, of 4 Legends Circle, Melville, sold the prescriptions nine times between Sept. 1 and Dec. 8, according to the Nassau's narcotics/vice squad. Full Story »

• Oddo jury continues deliberations late into night

  Newsday – 31 mins ago  

  The jury in the Anthony Oddone murder trial worked late Wednesday night in search of an elusive verdict. Full Story »

• Cop testifies: Teen admitted killing immigrant

  Newsday – 54 mins ago  

  Jeffrey Conroy told investigators in the death of Marcelo Lucero he was not a racist, according to a statement quoted in court. Full Story »

• Brookhaven clerk, husband accused of bilking couples

  Newsday – 1 hr 8 mins ago  

  Brookhaven's town clerk and her husband acted as co-conspirators in a wedding mill that manipulated town employees and defrauded more than 1,100 couples out of thousands of dollars in extra marriage fees, prosecutors said Wednesday. Full Story »

FOX 5 New York

• Wounded Jeweler Fires Back at Robbers

  FOX 5 New York – 15 mins ago  

  Andrew Papandrew, the owner of a jewelry store in Valley Stream, Long Island, took a bullet and still managed to fight back against robbers who came into his store Wednesday evening. A gun-toting robber shot at Papandrew, who suffered a graze wound to his chest, according to a source. Full Story »

• Teachers Investigated for 'Naked

  FOX 5 New York – 45 mins ago  

  Two female teachers at a school in Brooklyn have been pulled from their classroom and reassigned after a janitor says he found them nearly naked and in a steamy embrace. Alini Brito and Cindy Mauro were language teachers at James Madison High in Midwood. Students there said the Nov. 20th incident was all the talk of the hallways. Full Story »

• NYC Passes Energy Bills for Buildings

  FOX 5 New York – 1 hr 15 mins ago  

  New York City passed a package of legislation Wednesday intended to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from buildings, which are the city's largest source of heat-trapping gases. Full Story »

• Taconic Crash: Lawsuit Filed

  FOX 5 New York – Wed Dec 9, 7:35 pm ET  

  The family of two of the men killed in the wrong-way collision on the Taconic State Parkway in July has filed a lawsuit. The accident was the deadliest car crash in Westchester County in a quarter century. Eight people were killed; including four young children and Diane Schuler, the driver investigators say caused the tragedy by driving drunk and high the wrong way on the parkway. Full Story »

• Gov. Paterson to Cut State Aid Payments

  FOX 5 New York – Wed Dec 9, 7:35 pm ET  

  Gov. David Paterson said Wednesday that the New York state fiscal situation has become even so dire that he will stop making payments to localities, and risk a court battle. He knows he will probably get sued. Full Story »

1010 WINS New York

• N.J. Approves 1.2B in Transportation Borrowing

  1010 WINS New York – 2 hrs 13 mins ago  

  Less than a week after warning bondholders not to cash their checks, Gov.-elect Chris Christie's team signed off on more than $1.2 billion in state borrowing for transportation projects. Full Story »

• Suit: Wrong-Way Taconic Victims Suffered Terror, Pain

  1010 WINS New York – 2 hrs 13 mins ago  

  Relatives of two victims of the wrong-way crash that killed eight people on the Taconic are claiming their loved ones suffered terror and pain before they died. The lawsuit targets the estate of Diane Schuler. Full Story »

• ACLU Loses Donor, a Quarter of Yearly Donations

  1010 WINS New York – 2 hrs 28 mins ago  

  The American Civil Liberties Union has lost a quarter of its yearly donations after a major donor cut off $19 million in annual donations because of economic difficulties. Full Story »

• Gov. Paterson Directs Cut in State Aid Payments

  1010 WINS New York – 2 hrs 58 mins ago  

  Gov. David Paterson said Wednesday that New York has run out of cash and he's directing budget officials to reduce state aid payments to schools, local governments and nonprofit service providers until things improve. Full Story »

• New Jersey Reports 3 More Swine Flu Deaths

  1010 WINS New York – 2 hrs 58 mins ago  

  New Jersey health officials say swine flu has caused three more deaths in New Jersey. Full Story »

WABC-TV New York

• Shouting match between NYC councilman and trustee

  WABC-TV New York – Sun Dec 6, 6:00 pm ET  

  A NYC councilman is seeking the ouster of university trustee following a shouting match between the two. Full Story »

• Should there be a 5th Gotti trial?

  WABC-TV New York – Sat Dec 5, 2:00 pm ET  

  Federal prosecutors are trying to decide if "Junior" Gotti's 4th mob mistrial will be his last. Full Story »

NBC New York

• Lawmakers Delay Gay Marriage Vote in NJ

  NBC New York – Wed Dec 9, 5:22 pm ET  

  A vote in New Jersey's state Senate on gay marriage apparently won't come Thursday as planned. Full Story »

• AT&T Will 'Fix' iPhone Overload in New York, San Francisco

  NBC New York – Wed Dec 9, 4:37 pm ET  

  AT&T says it will improve iPhone service in New York and San Francisco -- where users have complained of dropped calls, spotty service and slow download speeds. Full Story »

• Just Married, But Overcharged

  NBC New York – Wed Dec 9, 3:52 pm ET  

  A Long Island town clerk and her husband are accused of using other couples' wedded bliss to pad their own pocketbooks. Full Story »

• Putting Bloomberg's Testers to the Test

  NBC New York – Wed Dec 9, 3:37 pm ET  

  The latest test scores for New York City’s 1.1 million school children don’t dispel any confusion, in fact, they add to it. Full Story »

• L.I. Doggy Graveyard Worse Than Thought

  NBC New York – Wed Dec 9, 1:52 pm ET  

  A backyard "pet cemetery" in Selden was even worse than first thought, investigators said Wednesday Full Story »