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Lawyer accused in 9/11 scam resigns from state bar
rocco.parascandola@newsday.comA Long Island lawyer accused of scamming a Sept. 11 widow out of nearly $1 million has resigned from the state bar, according to court records. Gregory Ronan, 58, recently sought from the state appellate court, and was granted, permission to resign,...Tags: Lawyers, Nassau County, Fraud, Suffolk County (New York), Corporate Crime
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OTB regulars split on its fate
dfreedlander@am-ny.comWhat do the OTB regulars at West 38th Street think about its possible demise? John A. Macko, Jr. 67, Bensonhurst "Mayor Bloomberg wants to clean up this city and get rid of the trash. That trash is us. That's no good. These are all men. They cheat on...Tags: New York, New Jersey, Regional Authority
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State may take over OTB as city washes its hands
dfreedlander@am-ny.comState officials are scrambling to find a way to keep the lights on in the city's 68 Off-Track Betting Parlors, with just days left to negotiate a compromise. Gov. David Paterson Wednesday refused to rule out a state takeover of the agency after Mayor...Tags: New Jersey, Joseph Bruno, Father's Day, Unions, Michael Bloomberg
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Fosella's future still in question
dfreedlander@am-ny.comDisgraced Staten Island Congressman Vito Fossella gave no indication he'll step down over the weekend even as Republican leaders called on him to make a decision by today and local editorial boards demanded he resign. Headlines and Web sites were abuzz...Tags: Republican Party, Coney Island, National Government, Bay Ridge, Government
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Brooklyn dog reunited with owner 60 miles away
carl.macgowan@newsday.comIf only Arc Liu's dog could talk. The 6-year-old chihuahua might tell a fascinating tale of life on the run after escaping Monday from a Brooklyn backyard. Most of all, the pooch, named Boy, might explain how the heck he got from Sunset Park all the way...Tags: Animals, Sunset Park, Petroleum Industry
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The Nordic Mystery Boom
Americans are often unaware of major cultural trends developing just slightly off the beaten path. Take the Scandinavian Whodunit Boom. A month ago, Karin Fossum's novel, "The Indian Bride," won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for best mystery. Fossum, a...Tags: Elmore Leonard, Rex Stout, Dashiell Hammett, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Books and Magazines
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Fast food chains start posting calorie counts
mnaanes@am-ny.comBig chain restaurants now have until Monday to begin posting calorie counts of their dishes on menu boards, a second postponement in implementing the new city regulation. Some big chain restaurants like Quiznos and Chipotle, however, already have began...Tags: New York, SoHo, Punishment, Manhattan, Litigation and Regulation
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New York accent: Still talking the tawk?
amNewYork Managing EditorHollywood gangsters planned rub-outs in a city where hoodlums said "Toidy Toid and Toid." Archie Bunker confused "terlet" for "toilet" and called his long-suffering wife "Edit." Does anybody really speak that way anymore? Did anyone ever, really? In...Tags: Lower East Side, Bay Ridge, Queens (Queens, New York), Father's Day, Language
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'The Good Rat: A True Story' by Jimmy Breslin
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterFebruary 9, 2008 New York has always been a gangster's paradise. That's part of its romance and its lore. From groups like the 19th century Plug Uglies, immortalized in Herbert Asbury's 1928 "The Gangs of New York," to their 20th century counterpart, the...Tags: Lucky Luciano, Animal Science, John Gotti, Al Capone, Police
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Trading stromboli for sashimi
Special to amNewYorkItıs official sushi now rules over ravioli 32-22 in Brooklynıs Little Italy of Bensonhurst. A recent walk down the famed Christopher Columbo Boulevard between 60th and 86th streets now tallies 16 Italian restaurants versus 17 Asian eateries. The count...Tags: New York, Brighton, Little Italy (Manhattan, New York), Brighton Beach, Sunset Park
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