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5/15/12
news
By Tim Herrera

Mayor Bloomberg unveils map plotting city's tech jobs
Mayor Mike Bloomberg has laid out a map to getting hired in New York's tech scene - literally.
Bloomberg Tuesday unveiled an interactive digital map that tracks the city's startups and tech companies and highlights the jobs they have available.
The map, posted at mappedinny.com, covers all five boroughs and has about 1,000 job listings from 324 companies. The advertised jobs are technology-centric,... » more
5/15/12
news
By Ivan Pereira

NYPD officer busted for allegedly helping drug dealers: officials
A Queens cop led a double life and used his badge not only to feed info to a dope supplier but also to help dole out cash to his New York dealers, officials said Tuesday.
Officer Devon Daniels, 30, was arrested at his home Tuesday after federal investigators accused him of acting as a middle man for a Kansas-based heroin supplier.
Between April 2010 and April 2011, the officer allegedly... » more
5/15/12
news
By Marc Beja

Straphanger goes into labor on No. 2 train
A pregnant straphanger went into labor during rush hour Tuesday night, causing delays downtown.
The unidentified woman realized she was about to give birth at around 6:35 p.m. at the Wall Street No. 2/3 station, MTA and FDNY officials said, adding that she did not give birth on the train.
The subway waited in the station for at least 15 minutes, according to a rider in another car, who... » more
5/15/12
news
By Marc Beja

Judge says student photographer arrested at OWS protest not guilty
A student journalist arrested during an Occupy Wall Street protest was found not guilty Tuesday of disorderly conduct.
NYU student Alex Arbuckle went to court to fight the charges, stemming from a New Year’s Eve protest he was photographing, after the Manhattan district attorney's office decided to pursue charges against him. He was offered a plea deal, which Arbuckle said he considered “a... » more
5/15/12
entertainment
By Charles Devilbiss

Indie-pop's finest hit NYC for Popfest
That most elastic of genres, pop music simply means music that people like, regardless of who and how many are doing the liking.
At its grandest, it can mean world-beating hits from women in whipped cream-spurting bras and gangs of young men gamely executing synchronized routines. At the more intimate end of the spectrum, it can mean energetic yet gently mannered music made by people who favor... » more
5/15/12
news
By Ivan Pereira

Ex-IMF chief DSK countersues hotel maid Diallo for $1M
Ex-IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn is claiming that the midtown hotel maid who accused him of rape ruined his political life, and he's taking her to court for payback.
Strauss-Kahn filed a countersuit against Nafissatou Diallo in the Bronx on Monday, a year to the day that he had his sexual encounter with her at the Sofitel hotel in Times Square.
Attorneys representing the 63-year-old... » more
5/15/12
eat&drink
By Perrie Samotin

35th Street gets a mini renaissance with two new eateries
As a whole, the Garment District hasn’t got much to offer in the way of leisure, especially when it comes to anything culinary related. A few blocks south of the Port Authority and hovering near Herald Square, it seems there's not much to eat that doesn't involve $1 pizza, quickie lunch spots and questionable dives suitable for pre-MSG outings or weary commuters.
Things could be changing,... » more
5/15/12
news
By Marc Beja

Jay-Z backs Obama in same-sex marriage stance
Don't worry, Mr. President -- Jay-Z has your back.
The hip-hop star said President Barack Obama did the "right thing" last week when he announced that gay couples should be able to marry.
"What people do in their own homes is their business," he said in an interview with CNN on Monday. "You choose to love whoever you love. That's their business."
The... » more
5/15/12
entertainment
By Julie Gordon

Britney Spears scores big with 'X Factor' gig
Buzz isn't the only thing surrounding Britney Spears' newly announced gig as a judge on "The X Factor" - dollar signs are.
The pop princess has scored a reported $15 million to join the competition show, according to TMZ.com. "X Factor" honcho Simon Cowell announced on Monday that Spears would join the upcoming season of the series.
Meanwhile, the show's other new... » more
5/15/12
entertainment
By Julie Gordon

Charlize Theron opens up about single motherhood to InStyle
Charlize Theron, always knew she wanted to be a mom - and now, with adopted son Jackson, she is.
"Motherhood was something I always knew I wanted to experience," the Oscar-winning actress, 35, says in the June issue of InStyle. "What a great opportunity for someone like me who wants to have a family. I can only hope to be 10% of the mom mine was to me."
As for meeting... » more