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National
Plant blast under investigation
Federal investigators headed to Connecticut yesterday to determine the cause of an explosion at an unfinished power plant that killed at least five workers and hospitalized dozens of others.
International
Pressure grows for sanctions
International pressure for new sanctions against Iran grew yesterday after Tehran announced plans to make higher-enriched uranium and add 10 nuclear sites in a year, raising Western fears it wants to develop atom bombs.
The Word
Stern: I’d do ‘Idol’ for $100M
Howard Stern
took to his radio show yesterday to address the rumors that he’s a possible replacement for Simon Cowell for the next season of “American Idol.” To sum it up? He’s not going for it.
New York Arts
Dancing while the skinny lady sings
You’ve heard of the jukebox musical? David Parsons and singers AnnMarie Milazzo and Tyley Ross of the East Village Opera Co. offer a jukebox opera, playing nightly at the Joyce. Eleven Parsons dancers share the stage with Milazzo and Ross, who clutch microphones cranked to 11 and stroll through the action. On the recorded soundtrack, three drummers create a wall of sound so loud you — well, I — want to hide under the seat. Digital video of abstract patterns, natural landscapes and stunning architecture change for each song.
Business
‘Free’ ad leads to fraud suit
NEW YORK.
A Wisconsin college student is suing credit firm Experian — the brains behind the ubiquitous FreeCreditReport.com jingles — for fraudulent advertising after she inadvertently signed up for a monthly $14.95 monitoring service.
My Wellbeing
Let me count the ways ...
‘Tis the season for writing love letters. But that can be a daunting endeavor, especially when you’re not sure where to start. Should you put it in verse, use flowery language, get erotic? As with almost anything in life, the simpler you keep it, the easier (and often better) it will be. It doesn’t sound that romantic, but think of your love letter as a laundry list of the reasons why you adore your sweetheart. It’s kinda like Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s Sonnet 43: “How do you love your partner? Count the ways!” Here’s how to do it without rhyming or pulling out a thesaurus:
Photo: EMILY ANNE EPSTEIN/METRO
Woman: Police ignored groping
Georgia Warren felt “disgusted” with what she witnessed on a Brooklyn-bound N train as it pulled into Pacific Street around 8:45 p.m. on Feb. 1: A man shoved his crotch against a woman and touched her shoulder. The man then walked toward Warren, but she shouted, “Don’t you f—ing touch me, you pervert.”
New York
Web rumors just a bunch of lies: Gov.
New York Democratic Gov. David Paterson is not planning to resign, his spokeswoman said yesterday, calling blog reports “entirely fabricated.”
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Senate to grapple with future of Monserrate
As soon as today — or sometime before it takes all of next week off to celebrate Presidents Day — the state Senate is expected to decide what to do with Hiram Monserrate, the Queens legislator convicted in October of the misdemeanor assault of his girlfriend.
New York
Security risk spotlighted in plane death
A body found in the landing-gear compartment of a Delta Air Lines Inc. jet that flew to Tokyo’s Narita Airport from JFK Airport may spur a re-examination of U.S. aviation security.
New York
Bus depot to stir up burial ground
Residents in Harlem are trying to save a 350-year-old African burial ground that lies right underneath the 126th Street bus depot.
3 children, parents saved in Bronx fire
It was a heroically dramatic rescue: After firefighters broke down the door of a second-floor Bronx home early yesterday and swiftly pulled three children to safety with only minor injuries, they saved the lives of their parents — both unconscious when they were discovered through a wall of smoke, according to FDNY officials.
New York
‘Manhattan Madam’ after Libertarians
Forget David Paterson, Andrew Cuomo and Rick Lazio.
New York
Schumer takes swipe at cuts to the Coast Guard
The Obama administration’s plan to ship the elite Coast Guard unit that’s been patrolling New York harbor since the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, off to Boston has angered Sen. Chuck Schumer. He vowed yesterday to fight the consolidation of New York’s 90-member team, calling it “penny wise and pound foolish.”
New York
Female boss was a groper: Lawsuit
A former waitress for VIPs at the Manhattan’s Penthouse Club, filed a lawsuit against the strip club Thursday for sexual harassment and wage violations.
New York
Bloomberg: MTA facing a new fare hike
With the MTA trying to plug a $400 million budget gap, straphangers are bracing for new service cuts to pile onto previously announced subway and bus reductions set for summer.
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9/11 settlement closer
NEW YORK.
A draft settlement has been drawn up between the city and 9/11 responders who are suing over illnesses they attribute to exposure to toxins and other materials during rescue and cleanup work at the World Trade Center site, according to a report in The New York Times Thursday.
New York
Snooki goes to Yale, academics ponder the pouf
Future streets: Making room for everybody?
Gov. unleashes strategy for ‘grin and sin’ taxation
Stuy Town tenants’ win spurs renters on
Push for charter schools stalled
Schumer puts up fight for funds to restore castle
Would-be N.Y. senator slams Gillibrand
Trains snarled by underground blast
Gov.’s office talks down lurid lunch
Cops seek attempted rapist
Man released after JFK scare
Generations bridge gap with volunteer stories
Fired NY1 anchor gets month in jail
Marriage made in Metro
Doctors seek entry to Haiti to give relief
Report rebukes senator
Blog about sleep talking man is a hit
Judge: FDNY snubs blacks when hiring
Paterson says son wasn’t gambling
Hoping for an answer in the Haiti disaster
Latest drama for gov. is his family
Tobacco firms take on city’s new ban
Pink slip on the way for ‘Jersey Shore’ puncher
Some sour over city food as-salt
Coney Island strongman dead
Paterson puts his hand in UFC ring
Just breathe: Cig tax hike floated
Guilt by a Twitter post?
New Yorkers head to the farm in 2010
Farewell kiss led to airport closing
Williams arraigned from bed
New Yorkers still hold tight to their wallets
Video shows dog viciously beaten
H&M to stop cutting clothes
Bitters shortage or hip ploy?
City blocks this week: 14th Street between avenues A and B, Stuy Town
Atlantic, Third aves. worst for pedestrians
Riders hail new Atlantic pavilion
466 murders in 2009
Paterson on thin ice in state of state
Williams fractures neck in DWI crash
New Jersey Senate to take up bill on gay nups
New York No. 1 U.S. destination
Advocate eyes expanded office
Steve Jobs swoops in to save the day
Man left 20 minutes after breach
City pet adoptions seeing steep spike
City’s pedestrian focus is growing
Suspect in murder gets psych evaluation
Giants stadium in rear view mirror
Street name to record ‘50 shots’
City clears Hudson Rail Yards western half for mixed use
Santa’s local: He started out in Chelsea
Mayor taps new head of FDNY
Governor: Health bill hurts N.Y.
Marshall gets 1- to 3-year jail sentence
Storm puts dent in holiday spree
Recession leads to party downsizing
Bar fight brews over 200-ft. bill
New stadium seeks Super Bowl
Three generations murdered in UWS
City asks for comment on eatery grading plan
City’s mistake stirs blogsteria
Schumer tosses B-word on flight
This week: Gerry Street, between Throop and Harrison avenues, Brooklyn
City maps areas with foulest air
UHO told to put a lid on jugs
What does safe sex look like in NYC?
Anger brews as parents slam MTA’s student plan
Ride will be even worse next year
New terror trial in Brooklyn?
$414M Christmas gift for pensioners
New York is a cast of characters at Christmas
When art is used as real estate bait
Gunfire scatters Broadway crowd
Head-banging Hanukkah
Year later, victim vows to move on
City blocks this week: Kingsbridge Road between Davidson and Jerome avenues
Merchants take stock halfway in season
MTA out to beat the bus’s bad rap
Little gain for N.Y. in national test scores
Criminal charges out in chimp case
Ex-Sen. Bruno convicted of two felony charges
Christmas wishes fulfilled for kids
World B. Free ex-lover killed
ATMs that gouge their customers
Biking to the office gets a little easier
A dim future for N.Y. gay marriage
Zazi could face more charges
Call to get tougher on gang activities
Store discounts on tap
Green rules in college, literally
Senate rejects gay marriage
Smoking lawsuit moving forward
City blocks this week: 84th Street between 11th and 12th avenues, Dyker Heights
Gotti truly Teflon in fourth mistrial
Hard words upset celebration
2nd Ave. may have monster air shafts
Priciest office space in NYC, world drops
Cuts anger firefighters
State eyes oil for heat in clean air
Drinking past dawn deadline extended
City to ban roll-down gates
KRS-One recalls life as vagrant in B’klyn
Sharpton’s ex and daughter in NYC court
Learning skills in search of work
Paterson vows cuts with Senate help or not
Hopes for ‘Cyber Monday’ after dip
Homeless collections a fraud: Cuomo
Nets arena jumps legal hurdle
Hungry, sure, but food is healthier
Poll shows desire for change in Albany
Gun ring busted in Brooklyn sting
Mayor riled by subway stabbing question
Women’s role not always scientific
Suspect kept in subway car with riders
Schumer: Fliers’ miles vanish with no warning
Subway pervert reports going up
Williams to plead guilt, could serve three years
Reports: Rudy backs off gov. race
Ranking stations according to rats
Teen arrested in shooting of Bronx girl, 15
City blocks this week: Madison Avenue between 132nd and 133rd streets, Manhattan
Court ruling has message: Stewart
Humble diner is good enough for a Soprano
The latest in condos: It’s a cut-rate auction
STDs rise, hitting young minorities
Making big noise around New York
FAA changes rules after Hudson crash
Reframing the art world’s focus
Drivers may soon catch break
Neighborhood worried over Sept. 11 trial
Feds seek to seize 5th Ave. building
Miss G train contest revives the subway
Struggle for Mott Street to survive
City gets slice of boardwalk along Coney
Record bonuses to be doled out at big banks
Police nab subway mugger down South
Former Giants star gets busted
British agents led U.S. to plot: Report
Vets coming home, trying to catch up
Meet the woman behind the mayor
Musician killed in elevator shaft fall
Kerik: I’m guilty, and lied to feds
Worst buses in city win awards
14 more charged in insider trading
Two cities voted in mayoral race
Bloomberg makes nice with foe
City blocks this week: 56th Street between Broadway and 36th Avenue, Woodside
Voters pick Mike for his third term
Thompson took the wrong approach
Gov’s tix to Series get second mulling
Christie dispatches Corzine
Student takes own life in NYU library
Madoff accountant admits guilt
City Hall contest up to voters now
NYPD looks into hastening DWI tests
Paterson Series tix questioned
NYC power gals: Business as usual
Time to make a change
The best is yet to come
First U.S. marathon winner in 27 years
Look out for No. 1 at NYC Marathon
Places to watch if you don’t want to run
NY1 anchor on trial for beating wife
Thompson’s clean slate
Swine flu alert as New York cases rise
Camaraderie for a fake Phillies fan
Construction tops NYC work deaths
Students still love New York
Some fans stuck in the wrong city
There’s cash to be made at World Series
MJ impersonators to hail Halloween parade
Company predicts winter of rats, mice
Group calls for 1st, 2nd Ave. bike lane
Hard words in second, final debate
Crack pipe on driver in fatal crash
Two plead guilty in SUNY hazing death
New York unaffordable
A close look at the city’s condo crisis
Jets’ new receiver in Cleveland dust-up
New boss after Wall St.: Himself
Parish prays for suspect in grisly slay
Bio examines mayor’s rise
Madoff pal found dead in pool
Ticket scams make a run in postseason
Victory in court, uncertain future
Lil Wayne to serve one year after guilty plea
MTA ponders varying fares
Accused inside trader hit with terrorism suit
Lights, camera ... no more action?
Those things that make you go ... #%@!!
City blocks this week: West 22nd Street, between 10th and 11th avenues
The best job at Carnegie isn’t on stage
MTA mum on delays, cost overruns: Report
Anti-Islam Dutch pol comes to Columbia
Thompson finally gets Obama’s love
Angry judge tosses Kerik behind bars
Monserrate’s time limited?
Jobs on the line in mayoral race
Monserrate’s future under investigation
Exxon told to pay $105M
People out of jobs for a longer haul
Stadium open to fans for Game 3 of Yanks’ series
Just how smart can MetroCards really become?
Senator dodges felony charges
Mayor, Rudy to benefit?
Calls for pet foster care rise with unemployment rate
Airline honchos blast JFK traffic
Bear Stearns trial opens
The Russians are coming!
City Blocks This week: Third Avenue between 23rd and 24th streets, Sunset Park, Brooklyn
Knicks’ offense bottoms ou
Punches thrown in mayoral clash
Another Atlantic Yards suit
Riders wait on ‘day of outrag
Book gathers true life taxi tales
Mayoral battle for the city’s skyline
’68 plane hijacker arraigned in NYC
Mayor: We don’t need a public advocate
Astor verdict: Guilty in plot to rob fortune
‘Phantom’ relocates to Coney Island in sequel
NYC’s hidden doors open up to the public
Gov. Island’s last hurrah this year
Feds give back half of original funding for dirty bomb sensors
City Block this week: 92nd Street between 30th and 31st avenues, East Elmhurst, Queens
City finds rampant illegal gun show sales
NYC rentals get squeezed
Shaky jury threatens to unravel Astor trial
Swine flu vaccine arrives in Bronx
Schoolkids wait on mayoral race
Meet the new king of the underworld
Senators freeze on Paterson question
Somber Letterman: I have work to do
In Brooklyn, the flip side of saving
Boy, 16, in murder rap
Flu shot test run starts at schools
City to expand use of security cameras in Midtown Manhattan
City workers in mob tie charges
Foreclosure catching up to renters
Stabbing suspect electrocutes self
Primary victors look forward to future in office
This week: Halsey Street, between Wilson and Central avenues, Bushwick
Stickup man slips out of courthouse
Girlfriend: It was an accident
Not guilty plea to terrorism charge
Police seek military vet in post office homicide
City study rates its 2009 performance
Swine flu vaccine headed for New York
Kids squeezed as schools improve
Voices
The Senate’s Weak Health Care Bill
New Hess ‘Truck’ is a wheel drag
’Tis always the season for taking!
This year’s best movie ever made
Q&A: Three the hard way
On Tiger’s rapid fall from grace
Filibuster is bad for democracy
THIS IS NOT FINANCIAL REFORM
Abortions — only for the rich?
Cage match: Glenn Beck Vs. History
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Music
MMMpod
The February MMMpod features conversation from
Ozzy Osbourne.
Michael Emerson from
"Lost" tells us about his days enjoying punk rock in Boston. We also dig up an old interview from the late great
Howard Zinn. We have a song from
Delta Spirit and
The Soft Pack, who tell us where they got their name.