MR GRADY'S DAILY BLOG: AMERICAS EARLY BIRD NEWS

Friday, January 29, 2016

AMERICAS EARLY BIRD NEWS

BOSS TWEED WOULD CHEER: Stink of manure as Council plans to vote for big raises on the very day it votes on de Blasio’s horse bill

Mayor de Blasio reached a horse carriage deal with Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito the very day he blessed pay hikes for her members.

EXCLUSIVE Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority cop skimmed $1,300 in tolls since October

Vincent Signorile, 41, a 10-year veteran officer from Brooklyn, took tolls from trucks crossing the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, but registered them as cars and pocketed the difference, officials said.

Cops bust machete-wielding man who hacked woman's hand, threatened to 'chop' her up on Brooklyn train

Ras Alula Nagarit, 37, of East Harlem, surrendered Thursday night and was being held in an NYPD Transit Bureau office in Coney Island.

Sanit worker arrested for lying about attack after soliciting prostitute faces disciplinary action

The worker is on leave for his injuries and could face disciplinary action when — and if — he returns to the job, officials said.

Brazilian beauty Gisele works a sweat in hotel room

3 Conn. high school students busted in sexting scandal involving 50 pupils — suspects sold pictures for profit

The unnamed teens were held after a 6-month police investigation that involved as many as 50 students who were sharing explicit videos and photographs.

Lawyer fired by Eric Garner's family wants part of $6.9M settlement

The Rubenstein and Rynecki law firm believes it deserves a piece of the $2.3 million in attorneys fees, the Staten Island Advance reported Thursday.

Cops seek suspect in strange act of Christmas Eve vandalism at church

A mystery man slipped into a Queens church utility room and committed a bizarre act of Christmas Eve vandalism, and now cops are asking the public's help finding him.

'OITNB' star accused of violently beating makeup artist

British mourners shocked after hardcore porn film screened at funeral for dad, son killed in crash

Mourners at the funeral of Simon Lewis (pictured), 33, and his infant son were horrified when porn was accidentally played instead of a memorial video.

Billionaire Paul Allen’s superyacht accused of damaging protected Cayman Islands reef

Local officials say that the Microsoft co-founder could face a fine of $600,000 after 11,000 square feet of the threatened sea life, according to CNN.

Cops searching for missing 71-year-old Bronx woman with dementia

Evelyn Taylor of Harlem was last seen on Gerard Ave. near E. 162nd St. in Grand Concourse around 11 a.m. Wednesday, police said.

GOP candidates at 2016 undercard debate direct ire at Trump

Fiorina, Huckabee, Santorum and Gilmore may have been front-and-center at the undercard debate, but Trump gobbled up all the attention.

Say hello to Mrs. Robinson: Basinger joins ‘Fifty Shades’

Ex-NFL player Derek Loville busted in illegal sports gambling, drug-smuggling ring

Derek Loville, 47, who played with the Denver Broncos, Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers during an eight-year NFL career, was arrested on drug-peddling charges in Arizona.

California cops hunt thieves who stole $50,000 worth of bull semen

Stanislaus County Sheriff's Deputies say tanks filled with the product were stolen out of the back of a lab technician's truck in Turlock Sunday night.

Kalashnikov acquires license to operate AK-47 factory in Florida

Kalashnikov USA, once the importer of Russian-made AK-47s, has acquired a license to operate a 40,000-square-foot facility in Pompano Beach.

Third Zika virus case confirmed in New York, as WHO says infection is 'spreading explosively' in the Americas

A third case of the Zika virus has been confirmed in the Big Apple.

Sweet-talking Russ runs write into trouble via Google

THE EYES HAVE IT: Ariz. mom notices strange glow in her baby’s eye in camera flash, helps doctors identify a rare cancer

An Arizona mother who noticed a strange glow in her baby boy’s eye in pictures has helped doctors save him from a rare cancer.

LESS WATER, MORE ACTION! Michael Moore tells people to stop sending bottles of water to Flint, calls for revolt instead

More water bottles won’t help Flint’s crisis, filmmaker Michael Moore argued.

HuffPo to add endnote to all Trump stories, describing him as a 'racist' and 'liar'

The Huffington Post is calling it like they see it.

NYC Council members will vote on pay raises and horse carriage plan on same day, drawing criticism for lousy timing

A good government group ripped the City Council for scheduling a vote on a pay raise on the same day it votes on the horse carriage plan.

Clueless Stacey Dash says blacks stay 'in their place'

PEE-WEE! San Francisco installs outdoor urinal to help Dolores Park combat public urination

San Francisco’s iconic Dolores Park is now home to the city’s first open-air urinal.

Controversial church in Harlem — infamous for anti-gay, anti-Obama messages — may go up for public auction

The house of worship owes at least $1 million to creditors, including unpaid city water and sewage bills, according to documents obtained by DNAInfo, which first reported the story.

WHAT THE HAIL? Uber slashes fare rates for some drivers by 15%

Uber is slashing fare rates for some drivers by about 15% beginning Friday, the Daily News has learned.

PAINT-STAKING WORK: UK man trolls film censors with 10+ hours of paint drying

Now able to come to a theater in the United Kingdom… a 10 hour movie of paint drying.

COLOSSAL CADDIES: 10 Cadillac sedans that left a very BIG impression

GM’s top luxury brand has fought to maintain its status in a very changing and turbulent car world.

2016 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD REVIEW and TEST DRIVE

Chevy’s workhorse Silverado pick-up truck lives large in the Big Apple.

Say 'bye-bye' to the Chrysler 200 and Dodge Dart

Fiat Chrysler CEO announced plans to discontinue both lines by 2018 to make way for more Jeep and Ram vehicles.

2016 Lamborghini Huracán LP580-2 REVIEW and TEST DRIVE

Lamborghini calls this car the “fun one.” Hold on tight!

DeLoreans are coming back to the future after 35-year hiatus

Company's CEO expects to build 300 new DeLoreans starting in 2017.

Comedians in Cars episode 5 flexes Camaro muscle

Jerry Seinfeld and guest Sebastian Maniscalco eat, drink and wear goofy hats between Camaro cruises.

Driver, 74, fatally strikes woman crossing Brooklyn street

Giovano Romano turned his 1997 Buick left off of Bath Ave. in Bensonhurst just after 1 p.m. and hit Alfiya Djuraeva, 56, of Brooklyn, who was crossing 20th Ave., cops said.

Queens middle school fight with adult referee leads to NYPD probe

A detective from the 101st Precinct in Far Rockaway interviewed Keshon Jones on Thursday after the Daily News revealed shocking video of the Jan. 14 incident at Middle School 53.

NYPD firearms expert disputes claim that rookie cop's gun used in killing of Akai Gurley went off accidentally

Detective Mark Acevedo testified Thursday that “it takes approximately 11½ pounds to pull on the trigger to achieve a discharge” of Liang’s gun.

NYPD cops shot 39-year-old man fleeing robbery at Brooklyn cell phone store

Three men burst into the Wireless Base store at 418 Avenue P in Midwood about 11 a.m., officials said, and forced four employees into a back room before running out with an assortment of phones.

LATEST FROM AROUND NEW YORK

Brooklyn gang member found guilty of elderly bystander’s murder

Breeze King, 22, opened fire outside a Bedford-Stuyvesant barbershop Sept. 28, 2011, when he encountered two rivals on the street where Andrew Burke, 79, was standing.

Brooklyn artist claims Italian fashion big Ermenegildo Zegna copied pine tree-shaped lamp design

The lamp in question, called "Pine," consists of a light source "flanking an acid-etched stainless steel image" so when it's lit, the lamp casts a pine tree-shaped shadow on the wall.