Friday, April 22, 2016

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'40 F----ING YEARS LATER': Robert De Niro says fans still quote famous 'Taxi Driver' line to him, as cast discusses film at Tribeca Film Festival

Robert De Niro wants you to stop talkin' to him about the most famous line from "Taxi Driver."

EXCLUSIVE NYCHA's ex-chairman landed job at firm that won $10M contract from Housing Authority

NYCHA Chairman John Rhea testifies in front of the New York State Assembly at 250 Broadway, Friday, February 1st, 2013. (Craig Warga / NY Daily News) Within months of being forced out at NYCHA, John Rhea landed a job at a firm that won a $10 million no-bid contract during his tenure.

'YES, IT'S PRINCE': 911 caller reports singer is dead, says people at Paisley Park are 'distraught,' transcript shows

Prince passed away Thursday at age 57. A 911 caller reported Prince was dead over the phone before authorities arrived. “Um, we’re at Prince’s house,” an unidentified man said on the call, a transcript of which was obtained by TMZ.

Body believed to be missing Virginia firefighter discovered in national park after suicide note found in car

Virginia State Police are searching for Nicole Mittendorff, 31, who was reported missing Friday after her Mini Cooper was discovered in Shenandoah National Park. Nicole Mittendorff was last seen on April 13, but did not show up for work with the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue.

'THEY SHOULD HAVE TOLD HER': Regis defends ex-cohost Kelly Ripa

Pennsylvania teacher's aide accused of having sex with teen student

Conestoga High School teacher's aide and coach Christine Towers, 26, of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, is charged with having a sexual relationship with a student. Christine Towers, a former employee at Conestoga High School in Berwyn, was charged Thursday with four counts of having sex with a minor.

Man, 45, found shot to death in Brooklyn apartment building hallway

NR A 45-year-old man was found shot to death Thursday afternoon in the hallway of a Brooklyn apartment building.

SEE IT Jennifer Hudson and cast of ‘The Color Purple’ pays tribute to Prince on Broadway

Video: A Tribute to Prince from the cast of The Color Purple | THE COLOR PURPLE on Broadway - Jennifer Hudson and the rest of the cast members sing "Purple Rain" at the show on April 21, 2016. As the world grieved the death of pop music legend Prince, a powerful and heart wrenching tune could be heard on Broadway Thursday night.

Exclusive WON'T TAKE HIS CALLS: Ripa snubbing Strahan after departure news

EXCLUSIVE GOING (NOT SO) GREEN: NYC commercial recycling rate plummeted as low as 19%, well below national average

Cropped view of mature woman (40s) taking recycling bin out to the curb for collection.web stock recycle generic recyccing climate change environment You might as well just toss that paper into the plastic bin at work.

NO SUCH THING AS A FREE LUNCH: Former MTA staffer says she was fired for accepting food from a co-worker

NR A former staffer at the MTA says she was fired in March after accepting two chicken salad sandwiches and a cheeseburger from a co-worker.

Firework blows up in mystery man’s face in Staten Island woods

NR A mystery man setting off fireworks on Staten Island was critically injured when one of the devices blew up in his face, sources said.

Exclusive NYCLASS, a key de Blasio donor, hit with subpoena in mayor fund-raising probe

Manhattan DA Cy Vance listens on June 18, 2015 in New York. He and DOI Chairman Mark Peters announced charges in a conspiracy case involving smuggling dangerous contraband into Manhattan Detention Complex. (Alec Tabak for New York Daily News) A key donor to Mayor de Blasio’s fund-raising was subpoenaed Thursday, the Daily News has learned.

NOTHING COMPARES 2 HIM: Hit songs you didn't know Prince wrote

TARGETED: Consevative group boycotts big-box store for transgender bathroom policy

MONDAY, AUG. 11, 2015, FILE PHOTO Target announced this weekend that transgender customers and staff can use the bathroom that fits their gender identity.

'GUT-WRENCHING' CLIP: Surveillance footage shows Chicago man was left to die as on-lookers watched his unconscious body run over

The last moments of a doomed Chicago bartender who died in the street as more than a dozen people walked by have been revealed in shocking surveillance video. In footage obtained by The Chicago Tribune and other local news outlets, 32-year-old Marquis Gaines is seen being confronted by a bearded man outside a 7-Eleven two months ago. Surveillance footage was released showing a Chicago man knocked out on the street, as no one helped, even as he was run over and killed.

NYPD smart phone app trims 911 emergency response times

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi The NYPD’s new smart phone program has helped shave a minute off response times to crimes in progress, the department’s data guru said.

Elevated bike path collapses in Rio de Janeiro, killing two people hours after Brazil Olympics flame is lit

A bike lane is missing a section after it collapsed onto the beach below in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, April 21, 2016. Part of an elevated bike lane built ahead of the Olympic Games collapsed on Thursday, killing at least two people who were on it when cement gave way. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana) A new $12.5 million elevated bike path in Rio de Janeiro came crashing down into the rocks and sea below Thursday morning.

'WE'VE BEEN FRIENDS THE WHOLE TIME': Kylie and Blac Chyna share selfie

Tupac Shakur’s stepfather denied parole after 30 years served for series of deadly armed bank heists

Mutulu Shakur in the Manhattan Correction Center at 150 Park Row. Export to NWS/SUN. Shakur was arrested in 1986 after a string of deadly armed robberies in New York and Connecticut committed by a militant political group.

Forty-two immigrants found packed inside a tractor-trailer in Arizona near border

NOGALES, AZ - DECEMBER 09: U.S. Border Patrol agent Nicole Ballistrea watches over the U.S.-Mexico border fence on December 9, 2014 in Nogales, Arizona. With increased manpower and funding in recent years, the Border Patol has seen the number illegal crossings and apprehensions of undocumented immigrants decrease in the Tucson sector. Agents are waiting to see if the improved U.S. economy and housing construction will again draw more immigrants from the south. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images) Forty-two immigrants who aren't authorized to be in the country were discovered inside a tractor-trailer truck in southern Arizona.

'VERY CONCERNED ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS': Prince privately donated money to family of Trayvon Martin

epa05270819 (FILE) A file picture dated 18 February 2007 shows US musician Prince watching the NBA All-Star game in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. According to media reports, Prince died on 21 April 2016 at his Paisley Park residence in Minnesota, USA, at the age of 57. EPA/PAUL BUCK Prince’s voice soared on stage — but he was also a humanitarian who once quietly donated money to the family of Trayvon Martin.

'WHAT IS THE HIDDEN AGENDA?': Afrika Bambaataa denies sex abuse claims, says accusers are trying to smear his name

MILAN, ITALY - JULY 15: Afrika Bambaataa performs at MTV Mobile Bang Concert held at Milan Central Station on July 15, 2008 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images) Afrika Bambaataa publicly addressed the sexual abuse allegations leveled against him by four men for the first time Thursday.

EVERYBODY LOVES DORIS: 'Raymond' cast reunites in honor of late star

'OUTRAGEOUS AND UNSPEAKABLE': L.I. special ed teacher accused of sick abuse, including duct tape restraints and forced masturbation

NR The families of five special needs students filed a blockbuster $25 million lawsuit charging a Long Island middle school teacher with abuse.

Aretha Franklin speculates whether Prince’s death was from Zika virus

Aretha Franklin pondered whether Prince’s death was the result of a Zika virus infection. Powerhouse songstress Aretha Franklin wondered whether Prince's sudden death Thursday was the result of a Zika virus infection.

Girl, 16, dead following assault at Delaware high school

The deadly fight occurred after 8 a.m. Thursday at Howard High School of Technology in Wilmington. The deadly fight occurred after 8 a.m. Thursday at Howard High School of Technology in Wilmington.

Gyrocopter pilot who flew over U.S. Capitol gets 120 days in jail for his ‘act of aerial civil disobedience’

Douglas Hughes, center, arrives at the Federal Courthouse in Washington on Thursday for his sentencing. Douglas Hughes, 62, was sentenced in federal court in Washington by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly.
Autos

Auto News Round-Up Volvo's electric pledge, Aston Martin Vulcan gets street legal

A Volvo S90 Twin Engine t8 charging Also in today's Daily Drive-Thru: Uber is more popular than rental cars for the businessmen, Volkwagen will buy back diesel cars, and more.

REVIEW THE S-CLASS OF SUVS?: 2017 Mercedes GLS-Class First Drive

black 2017 mercedes-benz gls drifting in dirt Mercedes-Benz’s top SUV becomes the GLS, but is it the S-class of SUVs?

SEE IT THAT SINKING FEELING: Sinkhole opens on busy road as cars pass

Sinkhole opens on busy road Someone must be looking out for these drivers as they all barely avoided falling into a massive sinkhole.

SEE IT ROCK AND ROLL AWAY: Workers get pulled over and make bad decision

Construction workers get pulled over and throw bricks at cop car These construction workers in England made a really bad decision after being pulled over by the cops.

SEE IT DROP IT LIKE IT'S HOT: Tow truck drops car and keeps driving

Tow truck drops car and keeps driving A tow truck driver in Russia decided he no longer had any use for the car he towed when it fell off the back of the truck.

DRIVE TOPLESS: 8 awesome convertibles for spring and summer driving fun

Ring in the warmer weather with these 8 excellent drop-tops from American, Japanese, and European automakers. These 8 convertibles are here to ring in the warmer months, and may just be the therapy you need to shake off the winter blues.
New York

EXCLUSIVE City schools are getting solar power under Mayor de Blasio's plan

Mayor Bill de Blasio announces a major investment in solar power at City schools, funding 24 installations as part of the administration’s new green buildings plan (One City, Built to Last), tripling the amount of solar currently planned on City-owned buildings, and marking another step forward as the City works to dramatically reduce its contributions to climate change. Monday, September 29, 2014. Credit: Rob Bennett/Mayoral Photography Office. Dozens of city schools are getting solar power under Mayor de Blasio’s plan to cut greenhouse emissions from public buildings.

Stray bullet grazes woman’s cheek at Brooklyn bus stop

This is the corner of West 33rd street and Mermaid Ave, in Coney Island, where an unidentified female was boarding the B36 bus (stop in backround) when she was struck in the face by a bullet. The victim collapsed and was treated at the red fire callbox (see pool of blood on the sidewalk at the foot of the callbox.) The victim was removed to a local hospitol in an unknown condition. A stray bullet grazed a 57-year-old woman in the cheek as she waited for a bus in Brooklyn Thursday night.

Sexual harassment rules for cabbies put on hold

A taxi passes the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York, U.S., on Wednesday, July 13, 2011. Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. has renewed its interest in taking over the London Stock Exchange Group Plc, the Times reported earlier this month, without saying where it got the information. Photographer: Paul Taggart/Bloomberg The Taxi and Limousine Commission slammed the brakes on explicit new definitions for sexual harassment.

Mayor de Blasio said he behaved 'legally' in dealings with animal rights group NYCLASS and will 'cooperate with any investigation'

Mayor Bill de Blasio and City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito attend the grand opening of the Damian Family Care Center in the Bronx on Thursday, April 21, 2016. The Damian Center is part of the "Caring Neighborhoods Initiative" and replaces a previously for-profit medical facility. Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office Mayor de Blasio dodged questions on whether he was aware the authorities were probing his relationship with NYCLASS.

Truck driver who ran over bicyclist in Brooklyn given summons for driving overloaded vehicle

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi The tractor-trailer driver who crushed a Brooklyn bicyclist to death with his rig was given a summons for driving an overloaded vehicle.
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New York hospital to pay for health data breach

A cameraman records a procedure in an operating room for the reality show "NY Med." Federal authorities reached a settlement with New York-Presbyterian Hospital over filming by a TV crew that disclosed patients' health data.

New York will celebrate its first Car Free Day on Earth Day

The Times Square Alliance shows off a street art display, spelling out Car Free in street furniture, in Times Square in New York on April 21, 2016 as a testament to one of the first Car Free street spaces in recent history. The broad coalition of major institutions behind the #CarFreeNYC initiative will rally at Times Square in a call to action for New York City drivers to leave their car home for a day. / AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARYTIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images New York will have its first Car Free Day in honor of Earth Day Friday.

Pols rip NYCHA over faulty elevator that killed man in Bronx

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi A man's death at a Bronx housing project was caused by “failure and mismanagement” and “outright indifference” at NYCHA, said a city pol.

Electrical mishap sparked Brooklyn blaze that left nearly 24 injured, 19 families homeless and 200 pigeons dead

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi The raging Brooklyn blaze that left nearly two dozen people injured last month was sparked by an electrical mishap.
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