The secret supremacism that is never spoken of stinks.
"NYC mayor, foot in mouth, offends Irish " by New York Times / February 11, 2011
NEW YORK — The gathering was meant to be a carefree celebration of the St. Patrick’s Day parade. But it took a different tone when Mayor Michael Bloomberg made some off-the-cuff remarks.
Speaking at the American Irish Historical Society on Wednesday night, he said he was used to seeing “people that are totally inebriated hanging out the window’’ at the society. “I know, that’s a stereotype of the Irish,’’ Bloomberg added, “but nevertheless, we Jews from around the corner think this.’’
The comments elicited laughter, boos, and moans....
--more--"
Also see: In a New York Minute....
New York legislators seek to curb sale of 9/11 coins
Senior imam at Islamic center near 9/11 site steps down
NY senator pushes FAA on air safety rules
Hiring stalled out at FDNY
New York City performs sting at Arizona gun show
Mother sentenced for baby’s heat death
N.Y. woman admits strangling daughter, 18
N.Y. court aide gets prison for molesting girls
Jury convicts New York television station executive in his wife’s beheading
Stabbing suspect claims charges a ‘setup’
"Officer in cruiser hit and killed
OLD WESTBURY — A Nassau County police officer died yesterday after his cruiser was struck by a flatbed truck during a traffic stop on the Long Island Expressway. The officer, Michael Califano, had pulled a vehicle over near exit 39 in Old Westbury and was sitting in his car with lights blinking when it was struck shortly before 11 p.m. Friday, authorities said. The impact propelled the cruiser under a stopped box truck, while the flatbed mounted the police vehicle’s roof. The severely injured officer was freed from the wreckage with heavy cutting tools, but died hours later at a hospital. Califano was 44. He had been on the force for 12 years, the department said. The flatbed truck driver was charged in Califano’s death. (AP)
Also see: N.Y. state panel votes to take over finances of Nassau County
Cuomo seeks 2.7% cut in N.Y. state budget
Saved once, dog dies in yacht fire
NEW YORK — A German shepherd pulled from the frigid waters of New York’s Hudson River last month after falling off her owner’s yacht has died in a fire. Chloe died early Friday in a fire on the same yacht at Chelsea Piers on Manhattan’s West Side. The dog’s owner, Mark Stoss, was treated for smoke inhalation and hypothermia. Investigators suspect a faulty electric heater may have started the blaze. In early January, Chloe fell into the river and was trapped under a dock, whimpering and paddling to stay afloat (AP)."
