The producers of "World Trade Center" movie, made good on a promise to donate 5% of its opening week receipts, by donating $1.3 million to the Sept. 11th Memorial.



The New York City Horror Film Festival is back for its 5th year! From October 18th-22nd, the festival will highlight special screenings, celebrity guests, and many other events.


Britney Spears, has sold her NYC Condo for $4 million.






In the most tragic day for the NYFD, since Black Sunday, 2005, 2 firefighters died while fighting a vicious fire in the bronx. Lt. Howard Carpluk, a 20-year veteran and Michael Reilly, a rookie who served time in Iraq, died while on-duty.


A Greyhound bus, heading to Montreal from NY, flipped over on the Adirondack Northway, leaving 4 critically injured, and 5 dead, including the bus driver.

In another tragic freak accident, A sanitation worker was killed yesterday, when his truck overturned on an expressway, due to spilled diesel oil. The truck broke through the railing, and hung over the BQE, the driver, Michael Occhino, 25, was flung to the ground below where he was pronounced dead.

Tired of the red-eye flights? Lockheed Martin is developing a small, 12-seat passenger jet that would travel at 1,200 mph, and would be able to get from New York to LA in two hours!

It's that time of year again, MTV will be taking over NYC this week with a selection of festivities leading up to the MTV 2006 Video Music Awards, at Radio City Music Hall, on Thursday, August 31st.

Rihanna and Chamillionaire will be on hand at Bryant Park on Tuesday, to officially launch the week long celebration leading to the ceremony, which will be hosted by Jack Black. On a more serious note, on Wednesday, leaders of the music industry will gather to spread the word against AIDS, and help raise awareness.

MTV is pulling no stops, in order to spread news of the annual event, with parties set up all over the city including Jay-z' 40/40 club, limited-edition MTV VMA Metrocards and t-shirts. The show will feature performances by Beyonce, Ludacris, Justin Timberlake, Pharrell, T.I., and Christina Aguilera.

This year's list of nominees are as follows:

VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Christina Aguilera: "Ain't No Other Man"
Madonna: "Hung Up"
Panic! at the Disco: "I Write Sins Not Tragedies"
Red Hot Chili Peppers: "Dani California"
Shakira f/ Wyclef Jean: "Hips Don't Lie"

BEST MALE VIDEO
Busta Rhymes f/ Mary J. Blige, Rah Digga, Missy Elliott, Lloyd Banks, Papoose & DMX: "Touch It Remix"
James Blunt: "You're Beautiful"
Kanye West f/ Jamie Foxx: "Gold Digger"
Nick Lachey: "What's Left of Me"
T.I.: "What You Know"

BEST FEMALE VIDEO
Christina Aguilera: "Ain't No Other Man"
Kelly Clarkson: "Because of You"
Madonna: "Hung Up"
Nelly Furtado f/ Timbaland: "Promiscuous"
Shakira f/ Wyclef Jean: "Hips Don't Lie"


BEST GROUP VIDEO
The All-American Rejects: "Move Along"
Fall Out Boy: "Dance, Dance"
Gnarls Barkley: "Crazy"
Panic! at the Disco: "I Write Sins Not Tragedies"
Red Hot Chili Peppers: "Dani California"

BEST RAP VIDEO
50 Cent: "Window Shopper"
Busta Rhymes f/ Mary J. Blige, Rah Digga, Missy Elliott, Lloyd Banks, Papoose & DMX: "Touch It" (remix)
Chamillionaire: "Ridin'"
T.I.: "What You Know"
Yung Joc f/ Nitty: "It's Goin' Down"

BEST R&B VIDEO
Beyoncé f/ Slim Thug: "Check on It"
Chris Brown: "Yo (Excuse Me Miss)"
Jamie Foxx f/ Ludacris: "Unpredictable"
Mariah Carey: "Shake It Off"
Mary J. Blige: "Be Without You"

BEST HIP-HOP VIDEO
Black Eyed Peas: "My Humps"
Common: "Testify"
Daddy Yankee: "Rompe"
Kanye West f/ Jamie Foxx: "Gold Digger"
Three 6 Mafia f/ Young Buck, Eightball & MJG: "Stay Fly"

BEST DANCE VIDEO
Madonna: "Hung Up"
Nelly Furtado f/ Timbaland: "Promiscuous"
Pussycat Dolls f/ Snoop Dogg: "Buttons"
Sean Paul: "Temperature"
Shakira f/ Wyclef Jean: "Hips Don't Lie"


BEST POP VIDEO
Christina Aguilera: "Ain't No Other Man"
Madonna: "Hung Up"
Nelly Furtado f/ Timbaland: "Promiscuous"
Pink: "Stupid Girls"
Shakira f/ Wyclef Jean: "Hips Don't Lie"

BEST NEW ARTIST IN A VIDEO
Angels and Airwaves: "The Adventure"
Avenged Sevenfold: "Bat Country"
Chris Brown f/ Juelz Santana, "Run It!"
James Blunt: "You're Beautiful"
Panic! at the Disco: "I Write Sins Not Tragedies"
Rihanna: "S.O.S."

VIEWER'S CHOICE
Chris Brown f/ Juelz Santana: "Run It!"
Fall Out Boy: "Dance, Dance"
Kelly Clarkson: "Because of You"
Rihanna: "S.O.S."
Shakira f/ Wyclef Jean: "Hips Don't Lie"

MTV2 AWARD
Three 6 Mafia f/ Young Buck, Eightball & MJG: "Stay Fly"
30 Seconds to Mars: "The Kill"
Lil Wayne: "Fireman"
Taking Back Sunday: "Makedamnsure"
Yung Joc f/ Nitty: "It's Goin' Down"


RINGTONE OF THE YEAR
Black Eyed Peas: "My Humps"
Bubba Sparks f/ Ying Yang Twins: "Ms. New Booty"
Fort Minor: "Where'd You Go"
Nelly f/Paul Wall, Ali & Gipp: "Grillz"
Kanye West f/ Jamie Foxx: "Gold Digger"


BEST DIRECTION IN A VIDEO
10 Years: "Wasteland" (Director: Kevin Kerslake)
AFI: "Miss Murder" (Director: Marc Webb)
Common: "Testify" (Director: Anthony Mandler)
Gnarls Barkley: "Crazy" (Director: Robert Hales)
Red Hot Chili Peppers: "Dani California" (Director: Tony Kaye)


BEST CHOREOGRAPHY IN A VIDEO
Christina Aguilera: "Ain't No Other Man"
Madonna: "Hung Up"
Pussycat Dolls f/ Snoop Dogg: "Buttons"
Sean Paul: "Temperature"
Shakira f/ Wyclef Jean: "Hips Don't Lie"

BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS IN A VIDEO
Angels and Airwaves: "The Adventure"
Beck: "Hell Yes"
Missy Elliott: "We Run This"
Pearl Jam: "Life Wasted"
U2: "Original of the Species"

BEST ART DIRECTION IN A VIDEO
10 Years: "Wasteland"
Common: "Testify"
Panic! at the Disco: "I Write Sins Not Tragedies"
Red Hot Chili Peppers: "Dani California"
Shakira f/ Wyclef Jean: "Hips Don't Lie"

BEST EDITING IN A VIDEO
The All-American Rejects: "Move Along"
Angels and Airwaves: "The Adventure"
Gnarls Barkley: "Crazy"
Red Hot Chili Peppers: "Dani California"
U2: "Original of the Species"

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY IN A VIDEO
AFI: "Miss Murder"
Ashlee Simpson: "Invisible"
James Blunt: "You're Beautiful"
Red Hot Chili Peppers: "Dani California"
Prince: "Black Sweat"

BEST VIDEO GAME SOUNDTRACK
"Final Night Round 3" (Electronic Arts)
"Burnout Revenge" (Electronic Arts)
"NBA 2K6" (2K Games)
"Driver: Parallel Lines" (Atari)
"Mark Ecko's Getting Up" (Atari)

BEST VIDEO GAME SCORE
"Hitman: Blood Money" (Jesper Kyd)
"Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter" (Tom Salta)
"Dreamfall: The Longest Journey" (Leon Willett)
"Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion" (Jeremy Soule)
"Electroplankton" (User Generated Soundtrack)

ReachNYC's top 5 MTV VMA's-2k6 traveling tunes:

1) Three 6 Mafia ft Young Buck, Eightball & MJG - Stay Fly

2) Chris Brown ft Juelz Santana - Run It

3) Madonna - Hung Up

4) Busta Rhymes ft Mary J. Blige, Rah Digga, Missy Elliott, Lloyd Banks, Papoose & DMX - Touch It Remix

5) Mariah Carey - Shake It Off

CBS is working on using Blue-tooth enabled Billboards all over NYC to promote some of its shows. The billboards will enable Blue-tooth phones and pda's to access clips of the shows, when standing within 36 feet of the billboard.


Over 12,000 runners showed up for the first ever NYC Half-Marathon, on Sunday. Thomas Nyariki and Catherine Ndereba, both from Kenya, were the first male and female to cross the finish line in the 13-mile marathon, respectively.



MSNBC is rumored to be ready to pack up and move their whole operation to NYC.




An interview with Ray Nagin, Mayor of New Orleans, which aired on CBS yesterday, proved interesting, after Nagin, apparently tired of carrying most of the public burden of the disaster that post-katrina was, lashed back by saying "That’s alright. You guys in New York can’t get a hole in the ground fixed and it’s five years later. So let’s be fair."...He later apologized.

The family of a hammer-wielding man who was fatally shot by police in 1999, have decided to drop a lawsuit stemming from the shooting, after the officers were not charged with any crimes.

New York City Officials are enraged over NBC's decision to release a new season of its hit reality series, Survivor...with a twist. In this new season, contestants will be divided by race.

Martin Barreto, 49, aide to former NY Mayor Rudy Guliani, was found strangled in his Greenwich Village apartment.

A Pakistani man is currently under arrest, after allegedly providing customers in NY with satellite broadcasts of Al Manar, which is declared a global terrorist entity, by the US.

Federal government prosecutors have charged Efrain Gonzalez, Jr.,58, a New York state senator with allegedly defrauding a nonprofit organization in order to pay for personal expenses.

I've spent the past two nights watching Spike Lee's "A Requiem For New Orleans", and its more than obvious that Spike Lee poured his heart out in the making of this documentary. Spike Lee, a proud New Yorker, really captured the heart of New Orleans, for an outsider.

Most critics missed the point, this documentary doesn't serve as a reminder of what happened in New Orleans, this 4-hour educational piece was put together to show what DIDN'T happen in New Orleans after Katrina. FEMA's slow response, Bush playing the guitar in California 3-days after Katrina, as if our country's largest supplier of oil had not been completely ravaged, and millions displaced. And to add injury to insult, after President Bush was quoted as saying that nobody expected the levee's to give in, a video surfaced showing that the federal government were briefed on the seriousness of Katrina.

As expected, Spike did his part in showing that African-Americans were mistreated, misplaced and missing, but in a catastrophic event of this nature, we are all one. New Orleans metropolitan area was 63% white before Katrina, and 47% of casualties, that were not African-American, were mostly white, proving that Katrina was an equal opportunity destroyer. While Lee spent 4 hours talking about the help that never made it to Louisiana, he didn't take one second to thank the help that did make its way down there. Overall, the documentary was very well put together, and shows that the U.S. was negligent in their response to Hurricaine Katrina. I think a more effective way Spike could've gotten his point across was to show more of how the media was ignorant and biased in their reports. Here are a few examples of Federal ignorance that were overlooked in the documentary, and if a 5th part was to ever be released, i believe these pieces should be examined.


"Now I don't get into calling people names and all that fact, but if you're gonna walk the streets of St. Tammany Parish with dreadlocks and "Chee Wee" hairstyles, then you can expect to be getting a visit from a sheriff's deputy" - Jack Strain, Sheriff St. Tammany Parish, Loiusiana.





"...so tragically, so many of these people, almost all of them that we see, are so poor...they're so black..." - CNN Reporter




"...and I want to encourage anyone who's been affected by Hurricane..uh..Ka..Corina to make sure their children get an education." - First Lady Laura Bush

In collaboration with the Independent Feature Project (IFP), and it's "Independent Film Week", 10 New York theaters will be reducing their admission to $6, on ALL shows from September 18th-21.


Sexy Vodka ads promoting Georgi Vodka, which were pulled off of city busses, will now appear on hundreds of Yellow cabs.






A man who mixed martinis for Marilyn Monroe and poured Scotch for John Lennon, was celebrated yesterday as New York's oldest bartender. Hoy Wong or Mr. Hoy, works at the historic Algonquin Hotel where he has served Manhattans and martinis for the past 27 years, and vows to keep working.





Fourteen of the State's 17 schools listed as "persistently dangerous" are here in New York City. The list is compiled to help with the "No Child Left Behind" Act, and was released early this year to give parents time to transfer their students to better schools.

A flight from Atlanta to New York City was diverted to North Carolina after a flight attendant found a bottle of water and a suspicious odor.

A group of more than 20 Jews staged a "Die-in" yesterday during rush hour, outside of Penn Station. The peaceful demonstration was in protest to the huge civilian deaths stemming from Israels military action in Lebannon and Pakistan.

The New York State Black Gay Network, unveiled a new billboard and transit campaign aimed at the African-American community, to help make gays more acceptable in these communitys. The campaigns which are usually aimed at the gay community's in Manhattan, will now take aim to other communities including Bed-Stuy, Brownsville, East New York (Brooklyn) and in Jamaica, Queens.

In what is being called a "breakthrough", Dina Najman, 38, will lead an Orthodox Jewish synagogue in Manhattan. This is very unusual for a religion that does not allow women to be rabbi's. Apparently, they're still not open to the idea, as Najman's title will be the "rosh kehillah" or "head of community".

Busta Rhymes was arrested and charged with assault and criminal possession of a weapon on Saturday after his performance at the AmsterJam Festival in New York.



Tired of over-paying to park your car in NYC? Well, before you head anywhere in the city, make sure to visit NYC-Garages, thanks to them, you can locate the cheapest garages around the city, before even stepping foot in your car.




NY Mets pitcher,Tom Glavine, may have a blood clot in his left shoulder, that could sideline him for the remainder of the season. Bad..bad news for the Mets, great news for me though; I made a bet against them winning the championship this year, and i'm one step closer to earning the easiest $50 bucks of my life.




The State of New York is currently holding billions of dollars in unclaimed funds, some of it may belong to you or some one you may know. Representatives from the Office of the State Comptroller will be at the Newburgh Waterfront Festival from September 2-4 to help residents find out if any of New York State’s unclaimed funds actually belong to them. Click here if you won't be able to make it.

Immigrants and some residents of Riverside, New Jersey are furious over a new law that punishes landlords and employers who house or hire illegal immigrants. Protestors vowed to recruit a new illegal immigrant for every one that's kicked out.

Charles Cullen, a former nurse who admitted to killing 29 patients in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, has donated a kidney to a gravely-ill New Yorker. Cullen is currently serving 18 life sentences. If he's looking to make up for what he's done, I think his best bet is to just donate his body for research purposes.

In what can be categorized as a hate-crime, six lesbians left Dwayne Buckle in critical condition with stab wounds, after he allegedly tried to come on to one of his would-be attackers. The women were arrested and charged with attempted murder and gang assault.

Sadly, two Marines, originally from New York, were killed in combat in Iraq.

The Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie, NY was shut down after an envelope containing white powder and a bomb threat. Police submitted the powder for testing, no results have been published as of press time.

NYC is considering a local "Social Host" law, that would hold parents responsible for the consumption of alcohol by minors in their homes. In a questionable move, this law makes it illegal to serve alcohol to any teen that is NOT related to you, therefore leaving a loophole for those that would serve alcohol to teenagers in their family.

The City of New York and Snapple, celebrate the grand opening of the 'Snapple Big Apple Visitor Center' in Times Square.



Muslims in New York are furious over a Calvin Klein poster featuring Kate Moss that was put up opposite a mosque in the East Village. The poster shows Moss topless and grabbing a shirtless man, under Islamic law, Muslim men are not supposed to look at women who show off any skin unless they are their wives.

Pharoahe Monch was in NYC yesterday, filming the video for his new single "Push", in GreenPoint, Brooklyn. “Push” is the first single off of his sophomore CD, Desire, with a release date pending for this winter.



A teenage girl who triggered an Amber Alert after being abducted by Percy Williams, 39, at the Port Authority Bus Terminal, has been found safe in East New York, Brooklyn. The suspect however is still on the run, anyone with information on this abduction is asked to call the New York City Police Department at (866) NYS-AMBER or dial 911 to provide information on a report or sighting.

A group of New York City Starbucks employees filed a federal complaint against the coffee giant, alleging that complaints of rodent and/or insect infestations went ignored. Starbucks is singing a different tune, stating that "the latest tactic in an aggressive campaign against Starbucks and our partners that is designed to damage the credibility and good name of the company"

NYC Bar Bouncers must be licensed in order to work at night clubs, under a new law passed by the city council.

New York's City Council approved a film-studio company's plan to build a $1.2 billion complex of soundstages, office towers, apartments, shops and parkland on the Queens waterfront with a Manhattan view. This is a really big move for NY, as it lures more familiar faces to live here, and also opens up more job opportunities. For those interested in obtaining employment in this field, you can take advantage of the "Made In NY" Production Assistant Program, which trains you for entry-level positions in film and television production.

New York Knick, Stephon Marbury is releasing his new sneaker the "Starbury", this guys either extremely smart or border-line stupid, because each pair only costs $15, exclusively at Steve & Barry's. Marbury will also be in New York's Manhattan Mall today signing autographs.



America's Next Top Model will hold an open casting for ladies ages 18-27, in New York City, on Saturday, August 26.




YouTube, will have every music video ever created, within 18 months!




Soccer Star, Wayne Rooney, wins a date with...Diddy? (he outbid Sharon Stone)




A fire in a train station caused the evacuation of thousands of people yesterday, on Dekalb Ave., on the B line, in Brooklyn. Fifteen people, including three firefighters, suffered minor injuries including smoke inhalation.

Officials in Spain, are saying that an area the size of New York City has been destroyed in forrest fires! All but one fire has been extinguished, by the 7,000 firefighters, and army-backed effort. Police have arrested 30 people for arson and authorities have spoken of conspiracies by firefighters seeking work and villagers exacting revenge on neighbours.

Mayor Bloomberg and the aforementioned City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, are headed to Chicago today, in hopes of bringing the 2008 Democratic National Convention to NYC.

New York Yankees break ground on new $1 billion stadium.

New York Governor George E. Pataki, announced more than $5.8 million in grants for 60 water quality improvement projects throughout New York State.

Our mayor, and potential presidential candidate, Michael Bloomberg, announced yesterday that he will donate $125 million of his own money towards new anti-smoking campaign targeting tobacco worldwide.

The $125 million will go to existing organizations, over two years, to enforce anti-smoking measures. Plans include cash for programs that help smokers quit and educate children to prevent them from starting, funds to push for smoking bans and higher tobacco taxes in other cities, states and countries, and money for a system to track global tobacco use and the effectiveness of anti-smoking efforts.

Already in New York, Bloomberg has banned smoking in bars and restaurants, and has the health department working hard on anti-smoking campaigns, including giving out free nicottine-patches. This is a great PR move for Bloomberg, but also comes with great intentions. Behind every great leader is a great cause, Bloomberg has chosen his fight, and I think he's going to ride it all the way to the white house.


New Jersey State Attorney General, Zulima Farber, 61, resigned yesterday after a report was released that says Farber acted unethically, after she arrived at the scene of her live-in boyfriend, Hamlet Goore's traffic stop in May. Goore's van was found to be improperly registered and his license appeared to be suspended, his girlfriend, NJ Attorney General, got him off the hook. I mean, I know she's not the only politician doing favors, she's just the only one that got caught. Lol...Live-in boyfriend....she's too old for that.

City Officials plan on releasing today, a massive amount of documentary records from 9/11, including over 1,600 emergency calls. About 31 of these calls are reported to be from firefighters and civilians who were inside the towers. Most calls are just seconds long, except for one, from Melissa Doi, who was trapped in the south tower. Doi, speaks with an operator and asks to get in contact with her mother, because she believes she is dying. This comes from a 4 minute recording that was used as evidence in the trial of Zacarias Moussaoui, the rest of the 24-minute call will be released today. Melissa Doi apparently died during the phone call.

Boy George reported for community service on Monday, and of course the New York media is not making this easy for him. George, was sentenced to community service for wasting police time in an incident that occured earlier this year.

Even the NYPD's trying to keep up with rappers, Police officials will be test-driving the new Dodge Chargers with V-8 engines to see if the car can withstand tough New York City streets. If chosen, the Charger could replace hundreds of patrol cars in the city's 3,000-vehicle patrol fleet.

Census figures, released earlier this week show that immigrants and their children make up 60% of New York City's population.

Chanel Petro-Nixon,16, was described as the perfect teen, and blessed with a beautiful smile, so why would some one want to harm her?

Chanel, who lived in the Bed-Stuy section of Brooklyn, left her home on Fathers Day, 2006, to meet a friend, and then go apply for a summer job at AppleBees...she never made it. A few days later, her body was discovered blocks away from her home, she was found in a garbage bag. Besides the fact that police have no leads or witnesses, this case has left a cold trail. Puzzling detectives even further is the fact that Chanel left her home on June 18th, her body wasn't found until four days later on June 22nd. The Medical Examiner puts the time of death at less than 24 hours before she was found. Where and what happened to her between the time she left her home and the time of death? Her body was found strangled, and had not been sexually assaulted, leaving no motive or clues.

This case is unique in many ways. She lived in a very busy section, where dozens of people are outside at any given time. She was one of ours, but the lack of media attention is disgusting. When Natalee Holloway was declared missing in Aruba, the whole country was saddened and constantly informed that this girl is missing, but in this case if it wasn't for the much needed and appreciated work of Errol Louis, a columnist for the New York Daily News, we would be left completely in the dark.

Louis, a member of the media, is a resident of Crown Heights, Brooklyn. He knows that this case is our fight, and we must take matters into our own hands. Thanks to a donation from the Daily News, the reward for information is at over $30,000. We ask for your help in solving this crime, and bringing peace to this family and community.

Anyone with information is encouraged to call Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS. All calls are kept confidential.

After recent tragedy's and illegal activities in some of New York City night clubs, City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn is proposing that the city force all 250 of its nightclubs to install security cameras at entrances and exits.

While there are no clear details, the proposal would apply to nightclubs that operate with city-issued cabaret licenses that allow dancing. Any club owner refusing to comply will put themselves at risk of having their license revoked. These propositions have already began a wave of backlash. Complaints of invasion of privacy, and high cost of installation are at the top of the list. 9 out of 10 law-abiding club-goers could care less about cameras, but to no surprise, the gay community is furious and leads the rally against the decision. If a camera could solve a crime, im all for it. It's confusing and hard to defend not setting up these cameras because some people are not out of the closet, for a lack of better words. We have all come to the conclusion that gay lifestyle is acceptable, so what's to hide? The cameras, regardless of Council Speaker Quinn's political aspirations, promote safer environments, not candid cameras. My mother once said, if you aren't ashamed of something, or see any wrong in it, don't hide it.

If the people proposing this law really fear for our safety, why not help finance the installation of these cameras, which average about $8,000-10,000. I for one have nothing to hide, plus I wouldn't mind having footage of my expensive outfit, a more reason to shine. This could be a step to bring back normalcy, and allow people to have fun without fear. I mean, atleast now if a bouncer roughs you up, you could have proof. And what about, if your'e a victim of a fight at a club? No one likes to take precaution until they're the victims.


Hillary Rodham Clinton a MILF? Sculptor Daniel Edwards, has dedicated a sculptured bust to promote Senator Clintons feminity. Edwards previous work include a life-size nude of Britney Spears giving birth on a bear-skin rug.

New York fathers to meet to discuss parenting issues.

An U.S. appeals court said New York Police can conduct random searches at subway entrances. The practice which was put into place two weeks after the terrorist bombings in London on 7/7/05, has been challenged by the New York Civil Liberties Union, who've sued the city of New York on behalf of its citizens.

In a bid to keep up with other broadband internet/phone providers, Verizon is rewiring all of New York in order to be able to keep up with the competition. Do what you do...more competition means cheaper prices for us.

John Gotti Jr. and his wife Kim, welcomed Joseph John Gotti to the world, This is the couples 6th child.

Think you've got it bad in New York? Guess again, Scott Harper, 19 was issued one of the stiffest punishments in New York history...a life-time ban from Yankee Stadium.

During the eighth inning of an Aug. 10, 2005, game against the Chicago White Sox, Harper dropped about 40 feet onto the large net behind home plate, which stops foul balls. The dare-devil-esque move, delayed the game for 4 minutes. Harpers criminal sentence will be handed down on September 19th, he faces up to 30 days in jail, as if the life-time ban isnt enough? Watch the video here



If your cell phone was goin bananas yesterday, don't worry, the man isn't bugging your phone, network equipment was damaged due to a burst pipe. Up to 75 of Sprint's towers in queens were reported affected.

Former Commissioner of Police of New York, Bernard Kerik, has been hired to help restructure the Guyayanese police force.

With a confident swagger, city officials have revealed that they knew about the recent terror threats, for months.

A dog, out on his routine walk with his owner, stumbled upon a piece of meat on the street and began devouring it, to the owner's dismay, the meat was full of pins. After a visit to the vet, it was revealed that the dog swallowed atleast 30 pins. "He's a real New York dog"....sure buddy...sure.


In an effort to curb violence, Officials in Yonkers, NY are participating in a gun amnesty program, which is offering a "no questions asked" gun-return policy, through the end of August. The program will offer $200 for each firearm and $100 for each long gun.

ReachNYC's top 5 traveling tunes:

1) Ciara - Get Up

2) Justin Timberlake - Sexy Back

3) Paris Hilton - Stars Are Blind

4) Sean Paul ft Keisha Cole- Give It Up To Me

5) T.I. - Live In The Sky

Fall's on its way, and what better to look forward to, than a new season of NFL football. In a move that almost shows that professional sports listens to its fans, we are being treated to a first game match up of brother vs brother as Eli Manning and the NY Giants take on Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts!

On September 10th, the regular season opener,is going to be a media circus, and a gambler's dream game. The Manning brothers come from a football family, their dad Archie was also a professional quarterback. Both were No. 1 draft picks, led their teams to the playoffs in their second NFL season and played college football in the Southeastern Conference.

The comparisons end at that, as the older brother, Peyton, 30, has 6 more seasons of experience, and a 2-time NFL MVP. With only 23 starts under his belt, Eli, 25, hopes to carry the torch lit by his father...only thing is...he'll have to beat his brother to do it.



The first ever New York City Half-Marathon (Presented by Nike) is set for August 27th, 2006. The race marks the most significant addition to the New York Road Runners race calendar since the ING New York City Marathon moved to the city streets and all five boroughs in 1976.

With politicians ignoring the housing and financial crisis thats plaguing New York City residents, The Citizens Housing and Planning Council and the Regional Plan Association are releasing a report urging for dramatic changes in NYC's housing and school funding.

Maximo Guerrero, 53, an accused child molestor, was caught in NYC, by the long-arm of the law.

And in un-bias news, Celebrity Jeopardy is coming to New York City. The game show will be taping on October 5th, 7th and 8th, at Radio City Music Hall. Tickets are free, deadlines on August 28th.

In the most embarrasing move since they decided to give out most of its services for free, AOL has 'mistakenly' leaked details of 20 million private search queries from 658,000 of its users to the general public. Amongst obvious search inquires like Britney Spears and Jay-z, were personal searches like "cocaine in urine" ... "how to secretly poison your ex".

Voyuers, perverts, and peeping-toms were dealt a low-blow by a court which ruled that employees have no legal expectation of privacy on company computers.



Sting has reportedly put his pre-war duplex apartment near Central Park, up for sale, at a healthy price of €18.5m.





New York's famed Hit Factory studio, which served as a recording home for everyone from Jay-z to Stevie Wonder, will now serve as a 7-story condominium, after closing in early 2005. Prices will range from about $1.1 million to more than $4 million.

By Max Cohen

Not even minutes passed after a plane crashed into the Twin Towers, conspiracy theorists voiced their opinions on what really happened that day on September 11th. Alex Jones, a radio jockey, and part-time conspiracy theorists, broke the mold...and actually dug up facts that point to a government-led attack. Please save your hate-mail, and avoid getting possible carpal tunnel syndrome, from banging on the keyboard, just to tell me how much you hate the fact that people would even assume such things.

See...that's the problem, Alex Jones is not assuming these things, he shows proof, that is easily obtainable. His latest documentary "TerrorStorm" takes you back in time, and shows proof that the U.S. and other world powers take grave action to start wars. Of course we're not going to know about it, and if we even find proof, it'll be decades later. I'm not one to sell you on such things, Im keeping it short and simple, if you have 1 hour and 52 minutes to spare, turn on the AC, and watch TerrorStorm. I would love to hear what New York has to say about this! Tower 7, fell with no apparent cause. The building seems to just demolish. Its so much stuff on this documentary, that I'm going to save the petitioning and let you see for yourself.(Thanks to the boys at NahRight for enlightening me)

FYI- doesn't this seem similar to....i'll let you tell it.





New York is toughening it's requirements for English-language learners. As of January,2007, Immigrant students who have been enrolled in U.S. schools for at least a year begin taking the standard English language arts test in grades three to eight. Previously, students were allowed upto three years to prepare for the exam.

The heatwave that's been attacking New York, has claimed 20
victims.

A 3-year old celebrating her 4th birthday early, was thrown 15-feet in the air, after running into the street and being hit by a vehicle. Luckily, she survived.

NYU's beloved Pot Princess, has released her debut single, "I Won't Tell" featuring Styles P.(source: NahRight)







Viewers of the new World Trade Center movie, are calling it "frightening"and unforgettable"