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Bethlene Pancoast, can now officially call herself Miss New York, after beating 21 others in Watertown. The 24 year old, Brooklyn resident and NYU student was impressive enough to be chosen to represent our state.

Pancoast's first stop will be Los Angeles in September to take part in Miss America. I guess the newer generation didn't find the pageant interesting, so a reality series is being filmed on the preliminary rounds. Ultimately, Miss New York will compete in the Miss America Pageant in Las Vegas in July.


Hip-Hop Diva, Kimberly Jones aka Lil Kim was greeted with cheers from supporting fans, who came to welcome back the 'Queen Bee' after spending the last 10 months in a federal detention centre, after being convicted of lying to a federal grand jury. The rapper will remain on house arrest for the next 30 days, and will be on supervised release for the next three years.

An off-duty Corrections Officer pulled out his department issued weapon and shot another man. The life threatening incident occured after the two men argued...over a car. Fortunately the victim is in stable condition. It's the weather I tell you.

Aspire to Inspire: the Continental Pedal; a team of cyclists are on a 32,000 mile journey around the globe to raise awareness for global concerns. The team made a stop in New York City on Sunday, and are already 2,000 miles into their journey which they estimate should take 18 months to accomplish. They all hope to raise $50,000 each for four charities, while trying to set 3 Guinness World Records. To learn more about Aspire To Inspire or make a donation, click here.

Mayor Bloomberg spent $85.1 million on his re-election, zooming past every candidate in history, sans presidential contenders, in campaign expenditures. This also confirming that he broke his own record of $74 million from his successful 2001 campaign. No need to worry, every penny came out of his own wallet, compared to the $9 million spent by his opponent Democrat Fernando Ferrer, which came mostly from your pockets. Its nothing new under the sun, and definitely not illegal, but seems kind of childish....no?

New York City is looking to crack down on LandLords who trap tourists into booking unfit apartments labeled as hotel rooms, only after many tourists began taking notice and complaining. At a nightly rate of $150, there's no way long term tenants can compete for the apartment, making many furious and leaving only one person happy and that's the landlord. The City's Building department announced the formation of a new task force to combat the problem.