DEAD SWANS SWIMMING

January 25, 2014, 1:01 pm

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The state of New York wants to kill off the mute swan population because they say they are big, aggressive and they poop large poops as well as upset the marine ecology. But people I interviewed at Sheepshead Bay say they love their swans and call the state plan "cruel."

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WHERE IS THE SUPER BOWL ANYWAY?

January 25, 2014, 4:35 pm

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Poor New Jersey. Slighted again. Overshadowed it seems by the skyscrapers of New York City. The Super Bowl's being played in New Jersey. But many people coming for the big game think they're going to New York. And all the fun and games are concentrated in Times Square. Lots of Garden Staters I interviewed for 1010 WINS aren't happy about that. But one guy from Jersey said, heck, it gives him another excuse to come to the city and party.

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CHRISTIE GETS MIXED RECEPTION AT SUPER BOWL HOST HAND OFF CEREMONY

February 1, 2014, 12:50 pm

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He was on Super Bowl Boulevard at Times Square for the ceremony handing off of the host states from New York and New Jersey to Arizona. But NJ Gov. Chris Christie, a potential GOP candidate for president, looking a tad uncomfortable and declining to answer reporter's questions; getting a smattering of boos and applause over the Bridgegate scandal. Many of the people in attendance not from New York and New Jersey. An indication that the scandal may be resonating with at least some voters across nation. I interviewed some of the football fans for 1010 WINS. Some said, there's a lot of innuendo but no proof that he knew about the George Washington Bridge lane closures. Others saying, they once supported Christie. But now, because of the scandal - no more.

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AN OVERABUNDANCE OF SECURITY SURROUNDING THE SUPER BOWL

February 1, 2014, 3:34 pm

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You can't drive to Met Life Stadium for the Super Bowl, so you have to take mass transit. These cops at Penn Station among an army of law enforcement to ensure safe travels to and from the game. Every single fan I interviewed for 1010 WINS says they're happy about the enhanced security and don't mind the delays they're expecting at checkpoints leading to the game.

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BETTER GRADES, THIS TIME, FOR SNOW REMOVAL

February 3, 2014, 1:54 pm

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New York Mayor Bill de Blasio learned his lesson very early into his term when the snow came down and people in several areas of the city complained they'd  been ignored. He went out to see what they were talking about and vowed to do better next snow storm. This time, neighbors I interviewed on Staten Island for 1010 WINS who raised a stink after the last snowstorm say they're happy with the snow removal effort. Except, of course, for the fact that the good work by crews means many of their cars have been plowed in! 

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1 POTHOLE CAUSING SCORES OF FLAT TIRES

February 3, 2014, 5:17 pm

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It may be the mother of all potholes, on the westbound BQE near the Brooklyn Bridge. Dozens of cars pulling off the expressway with flats. Some with bent rims and worse. Ten cars at any given time with flats. Julio from Danny's Tire Service driving up and down the streets adjacent to the expressway calling out "who's next?" By the time I caught up to him for 1010 WINS he'd been at it for "five or six hours" and was still going strong.

SUPER BOWL-RELATED CHILD PROSTUTUTION RING BUSTED

February 4, 2014, 1:04 pm

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The girls were as young as 13. Disgusting New York City's FBI Special Agent In Charge Richard Frankel - who says - as a result of a sting operation - they are all - now - safe. Sixteen child prostitutes. More than 50 adult women rescued as well - many of them - the FBI says - forced to work as prostitutes, too. Many forced as well to travel to New York and New Jersey to perform sex acts during the Super Bowl festivities. The children prostitutes - all considered victims - either sent to family court on outstanding warrants - in protective services - or reunited with their families. I covered the story for 1010 WINS.

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COP ALLEGEDLY SPENDS SUPER BOWL SUNDAY AT HOME WHILE BEING PAID TO BE OUT ON PATROL

February 6, 2014, 1:32 pm

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The Edison, NJ police chief has said he's trying to change the culture - and the public perception - of his police department - following three scandals including an officer charged with attempted murder for allegedly setting his captain's house on fire. This latest black eye adding fuel to community concerns. A police sergeant allgedly parking his marked patrol car outside this, his, house, during the Super Bowl. A neighbor - who says he has no beef with the sergeant, reporting what he did anyway. Saying the guy's being paid to fight crime, not watch a football game. The chief says he's investigating and if the allegation is true, expect firm disciplinary action. I'm covering the story for 1010 WINS.

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FRIENDS, FAMILY GATHER TO SAY GOODBYE TO PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN

February 6, 2014, 5:03 pm

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His family, his longtime girlfriend and other invited close friends at the Frank E. Campbell Funeral Home on Madison Ave. to say goodbye to Philip Seymour Hoffman at a private wake. A funeral tomorrow at St. Ignatius of Loyola on Park Ave. The nation shocked by the prolific actor's death in his Manhattan apartment - a needle in his arm - from an apparent heroin overdose. Stories now popping up about heroin overdoses and deaths across the nation. Meanwhile, two of the three suspects arrested in the investigation into the actor's death have been released. Covering the wake for 1010 WINS.

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VALET MANAGER CHARGED WITH FORCING PARKERS TO KICKBACK TIPS TO KEEP JOBS

February 8, 2014, 1:49 pm

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Andrew is all smiles now that he's able to keep all his tips for valet parking cars at the Roosevelt Field Mall in Garden City on Long Island. The regional manager of the valet parking company, 32-year-old John Benevento of East Rutherford, NJ, charged with grand larceny, for allegedly forcing Andrew and the other parkers to kickback a portion of their tips to him in order to keep their jobs. If he's convicted, Benevento could be parked - behind bars - for up to four years. Covering the story for 1010 WINS.

HOLDER ANNOUNCES EXTENSION OF FEDERAL RIGHTS TO GAY SPOUSES

February 8, 2014, 6:00 pm

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To thunderous applause, Attorney General Eric Holder announced at the Human Rights Campaign's New York gala that in a memo he will issue on Monday, he will order the federal government to recognize same sex marriages as equal to traditional marriages in all federal legal matters. That means, for example, same sex spouses won't have to testify against one another in federal court. Many attending I interviewed for 1010 WINS say they hope states that don't recognize same sex marriages will follow the fed's example.

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STORM IS BAD TIMING FOR FLORISTS

February 13, 2014, 11:18 am

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The storm couldn't come at a worse time for florists. The day before Valentine's Day. Their two busiest days of the year. At Ana's Florist and Gifts in Middletown, NJ, the owner tells me in an interview for 1010 WINS the weather is scaring customers off the road. But they've added extra drivers to make deliveries for those disinclined to come out in this weather.

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EVERYONE HOMELESS FROM 3-ALARM FIRE

February 13, 2014, 6:22 pm

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A three alarm fire in apartments over a storefront in Paterson, NJ left everyone in the building homeless. Black smoke billowing out of the windows, flames shooting from the roof. The wet, cold weather, hampering firefighting efforts, says Fire Chief Michael Postorino in an interview for 1010 WINS. No injuries. The cause under investigating. Postorino says they were expected to be on the scene for hours.

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RUNNING IN THEIR UNDIES

February 15, 2014, 12:23 pm

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You should have seen the confused looks on the faces of the drivers as 800 people in various forms of undress ran by them on Manhattan's West Side. It was the third annual Cupid's Undie Run, to raise money for the Children's Tumor Foundation. Last year's run raised more than $1 million. They're hoping to triple that mark this year.

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BUSINESS BOOMING FOR NEW YORK'S TIRE REPAIR SERVICES - THANKS TO ALL THE POTHOLES

February 15, 2014, 6:11 pm

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They are everywhere, the potholes of New York. It's so bad that, at the Downtown Tire Service on 10th Avenue in Midtown - and at competitors across the city - there are cabs lined up. Ten or 12 in the line. All day long. Cab drivers say the potholes are so omnipresent they can't avoid them. Repairs cost money. So does the time of the road getting them done, they say.

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CABBY CLAIMS WINDOW SHOT OUT IN MIDTOWN MANHATTAN

February 22, 2014, 4:15 am

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It was 4:30 in the morning. Omar had just started his shift behind the wheel of his taxi. He says he just had dropped off his first fare at ABC. Was driving along Broadway in the 50s. When he heard in rapid succession, "bang, bang" and the rear window of his cab was blown out. Cops came, couldn't find any slugs, he said. And didn't, Omar says, take a report.

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MANHATTAN UKRAINIANS EXPRESSING MIXED EMOTIONS OVER EVENTS BACK HOME

February 22, 2014, 1:10 pm

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Ukranian-Americans gathering in front of the Ukrainian Youth Association at 2nd Ave. and E. 9th St. both celebrating the apparent removal of Viktor Yanukovych from office and mourning the deaths of at least 100 people believed killed by his regime. Calls now for a quick transition of government, alliance with European Union and the bringing of Yanukovych to justice, perhaps before an international tribunal. Meanwhile, a makeshift memorial set up to remember the protesters killed in recent days.

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COPS SHOOT EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED WOMAN

February 22, 2014, 4:07 pm

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Sometimes shootings of civilians puts neighborhoods on edge. But as people gathered at the corner of Brooklyn Ave. and Bergen St. in Brooklyn's Crown Heights to find out why the street was filed with cops and reporters, and as word spread over what happened, many commented that the cops used restraint. Restraint that may be the reason a woman in her 30s is still alive. Police say the woman - emotionally disturbed - lunged at two officers from the 77th Precinct with a 15 inch knife. But that only one of the officers fired. And only once. Striking her in the torso. She was rushed to Kings County Hospital in stable condition.

CONCERN IN NY'S UKRAINE COMMUNITY

March 1, 2014, 2:07 pm

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Many of the people in Manhattan's Ukrainian Village are concerned about fast breaking events in their homeland. What better place to find out their thought than by breaking bread and having a bowl of borscht at the Ukrainian Kitchen on E. 7th Street in the East Village, where there are some who are hopeful for a peaceful, diplomatic solution. But others that are certain that, since the Russian Army is on the move, there will be bloodshed before this is all over. Amadeus Shebinsky is a Ukrainian count.  He says this move by Putin did not spring up overnight. But was three years in the making. And says, unfortunately, the spilling of blood is inevitable.

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QUEENS ST. PAT'S PARADE WELCOMES GAY UNITS

March 2, 2014, 1:03 pm

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Mayor de Blasio marched in the Queens St. Pat's parade but won't participate in the big parade up 5th Ave because the Queens event welcomes gay units, the Manhattan parade does not. Many here, carrying rainbow flags, not gay but saying they feel more comfortable marching in an inclusive event. But there were some protesters holding signs who say the parade, like homosexuality, is blasphemous.

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