'Come with me!' Police are waiting when man allegedly tries to lure girl, 10, into car

A man was arrested for trying to lure a 10-year-old girl into his car in Brooklyn, cops said today.Chaim Fried, 53, had parked his car at the corner of East Second Street and 18 Avenue in Borough Park at about 8:30 a.m. Thursday when he grabbed the girl's arm and told her, "Come with me!" sources said.The girl pushed him off and broke free.He tried the...

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Internet bubble millionaire goes from dot.com to drug con: Jennifer Sultan gets 4 years in scheme

This dot.com millionaire has now gone from penthouse to poorhouse to Big House.A Manhattan judge wrote the latest chapter in the riches-to-rags story of pretty Jennifer Sultan today -- promising her a four-year prison sentence as she pleaded guilty to gun conspiracy and drug sales."Yes," Sultan, a 38-year-old recovering pain killer addict, answered sadly,...

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Read the heartbreaking impact statement read by the Figoski girls

Pool PhotoBelow is the impact statement read in Brooklyn Supreme Court today by the four daughters of NYPD Det. Peter Figoski at the sentencing of his killer, Lamont Pride. The one joint statement was read in court, with each daughter taking a portion.CHRISTINE FIGOSKI, 21:On the evening of Sunday, December 11, my sisters and I went to bed with the worries...

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Ex-con who shot parole officer was having 'a terrible month': lawyer

The Brooklyn ex-con who blasted his parole officer only attacked because he was “in the grips of extreme emotional distress,” his defense attorney said during the trial’s opening yesterday.Robert Morales, 52, shot his parole officer Sam Salters in the shoulder in 2010 because he said his new parole officer’s demands were ruining his life.“It was a terrible,...

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Top view

Forget the Top of the Rock. You can have a view of NYC just as ridiculously awesome from a much more acrophobic-friendly height at the Walker Tower condo conversion, where units range from $4.2 million to $55 million. The 24-story fun-size Chelsea skyscraper — located at 212 W. 18th St. — is the 1929 Art Deco brick-y brainchild of architect Ralph Walker.Because...

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Cops 'n' robbers gunfight and car chase was a real life action movie

Testimony in a Queens trial sounded like it came from an action movie script today as witnesses described a wild police chase complete with guns blazing.Cops described the terrifying moments when they heard gunfire ring out during a high-speed chase along Sutphin Boulevard.“We were in a shooting together we could have died together,” said Officer Shawn...

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Christoph Waltz takes best supporting actor Oscar for 'Django'

WireImageActor Christoph Waltz accepts the best supporting actor award at the Oscars.LOS ANGELES — Christoph Waltz really owes Quentin Tarantino. Waltz won his second supporting-actor Academy Award on Sunday for a Tarantino film, this time as a genteel bounty hunter in the slave-revenge saga "Django Unchained."In a choked voice, Waltz offered thanks to...

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Wall St. wants Fed sequester

Jonathon M. Trugman While the Obama administration and Congress face a week of photo ops and talking points on sequestration, Wall Street’s laser focus is on announcements coming from Washington’s Marriner S. Eccles Building, which houses Ben Bernanke’s office.As the Fed chief released the board’s latest minutes last week — which said...

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Crime ring chief gets 7 years for illegal guns, motorcycle thefts

The kingpin in a massive ring that sold at least 13 illegal guns and stole scores of motorcycles off city streets is going to prison for at least 7 1/2 years.Tiwane Paul, 31, had asked for less time, arguing through his lawyer that he'd had a tough childhood in his native Dominica. But prosecutor Diana Florence countered that Paul "was a very, very smart...

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Realtors waiting for spring

Don’t call it a shortage — but the number of homes on the market has shrunk to a 13-year low.The decline, coupled with a double-digit increase in buyers in some parts of the country, and you have Realtors itching for the spring selling season to begin.“With fewer homes available, and more buyers’ demand, it’s easy to see that home prices have only one way...

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Independence Party nominates Carrion to run for mayor

There’s going to be a three way race for mayor.The Independence Party shook up the race for City Hall tonight by unanimously nominating former Bronx President Adolfo Carrion as its standard bearer.Carrion will face against whoever the Democratic and Republicans elect in their respective party primaries.“Today the Independence Party gave New Yorkers a real...

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Judge blocks city from Ken Burns film footage

Famed documentary filmmaker Ken Burns today beat back an effort by the city to obtain raw footage and outtakes from his recent movie on the infamous "Central Park jogger" rape case.A judge granted the PBS icon's request to quash a subpoena for the unused material on grounds that his production company, Florentine Films, is covered by the "reporter's privilege."Manhattan...

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Newtown massacre gunman wanted to exceed Norway shooter's death toll

The gunman who carried out the Newtown school massacre was inspired by violent video games — and was trying to outdo a Norwegian mass murderer who killed 77 people, it was reported today.Adam Lanza believed he was in ghoulish competition with Anders Breivik, who carried out a bloodbath at two locations in July 2011, law enforcement sources told CBS News.Breivik,...

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7 hurt when cab crashes into food cart crowd

Seven people were injured on West 34 Street and Eleventh Avenue when a cabbie plowed into a vehicle, jumped a curb and hit a small crowd of people near a food cart on the sidewalk, cops and witnesses said. A witness said the cabby was stopped behind another vehicle in the eastbound lane at a light on 34th Street at around 5 p.m. when he suddenly “took off,"...

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Upstate fire department's squirrel hunt fundraiser draws ire

HOLLEY — A weekend squirrel-shooting contest in upstate New York is a sell-out, with all 1,000 tickets spoken for, organizers said, despite a push by animal rights groups and others to cancel the event.The 7th annual "Hazzard County Squirrel Slam" will raise money for the volunteer Holley Fire Department, the event sponsor.Prizes ranging from $50 to $200...

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As passengers arrive home, stories of camaraderie and selflessness on 'cruise from hell'

MOBILE, Ala. — When their cruise ship lost power, passengers aboard the Carnival Triumph could have been selfish and looked out only for themselves and their loved ones.Instead, they became comrades in a long, exhausting struggle to get home.MORE REPORTS, PHOTOS FROM THE STRANDED CRUISEAs ship conditions deteriorated after an engine fire, travelers formed...

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Slain SI mom remembered

Steven Sierra spoke about his “roller coaster” marriage with his wife Sarai as hundreds payed their last respects tonight to the Staten Island mom who was mysteriously slain on a solo trip to Europe. “We were looking to grow old together,” the jilted husband said during the Valentine’s Day wake, choking up at times.Sarai went missing on Feb 3 and it was...

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Intrepid cleared the decks for higher rent: suit

The Intrepid Museum Foundation has left its gift shop high and dry in the wake of Superstorm Sandy, according to a new lawsuit. Owners of the shuttered souvenir shop, which is located at the entrance to the museum, accuse the foundation of trying to “clear the decks” of its current tenants, citing bogus storm damages. The real intention is to evict the...

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Bomb scare briefly shuts down Port Authority

Manhattan’s Port Authority Bus Terminal went into lockdown tonight amid a bomb scare, authorities said.Two suspicious packages were found near the Greyhound bus terminal in the South Building at 40th Street and Ninth Avenue in Manhattan before 8:30 p.m. — prompting the NYPD bomb squad to swoop in to investigate, officials said.One of the packages was found...

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Houseboat man found dead under dock in Brooklyn

The body of an elderly man who lived on a houseboat was found floating under a dock today in Brooklyn, authorities said.The 74-year-old man’s boat was docked in the Plumb Beach Channel off of Ebony Court in Gerritsen Beach when he he was spotted in the water around 12:35 p.m., cops said.He was pronounced dead at the scene. Police do not suspect any criminality...

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