By Steve Huff 9/21/12 5:48pm

Bad Odds

tiger

Man Enters Tiger Den at the Bronx Zoo, the Inevitable Occurs

Sometime around 3:30 this afternoon a man in his 20s or 30s entered the tiger habitat at the Bronx Zoo. At least one of the tigers then did what tigers might do in such a situation.

As of 5 p.m. the man was in critical condition at Jacobi Hospital with severe injuries to his leg. Bronx Zoo director Jim Breheny told the New York Times that emergency response staff quickly jumped in and fended off the tiger with a fire extinguisher. They were able to sequester the tiger and transport the man to the hospital.

The man may have jumped from the monorail in his effort to enter the exhibit.

By Steve Huff 4/29/12 2:09pm

Breaking

Van Crashes Off Bronx River Parkway: 7 Dead

Social media reports and  NBC New York confirm a horrific accident today on Bronx Zoo property. A van drove off a Bronx River Parkway overpass and crashed close to (or in, proximity in early reports is still vague) the Bronx Zoo. F.D.N.Y. reports indicate all the passengers in the van were killed. Of the seven known fatalities, it’s unclear whether all were in the van or some were walking on the street where it landed. Multiple sources state 3 of the deceased were children.

WABC gives some specific details: Read More

By Staff 4/03/07 6:00pm

Events for April 4, 2007

10:30 a.m. Council members and Safe Horizon will launch a domestic violence public awareness campaign at the Red Room in City Hall.

10:30 a.m. The Quinnipiac University Polling Institute will release results of a poll of New York State voters asking their opinions about Governor Eliot Spitzer and other statewide officials.

11 a.m. The Bronx Read More

By Staff, Staff 10/10/05 12:00am

George and Hilly

It was our fifth couples-therapy session ….

HILLY: So George got back from his vacation, and he was really depressed and irritable. And last weekend, we had a little altercation—remember?

GEORGE: About what?

HILLY: When I cried?

GEORGE: About what?

HILLY: We were having a great time Saturday. I rented a bicycle—he already has Read More

By Staff, Staff 10/03/05 12:00am

George and Hilly

Hilly and I were in the middle of our fourth couples-therapy session; we’d been talking about whether or not I was controlling. Then Dr. Selman asked what we wanted to get out of the therapy ….

DR. SELMAN: It’s good to keep our eye on the goal. What do we hope to achieve?

George [to Read More

By Ali Tenenbaum 10/07/02 12:00am

Cheer Up, New York!

More than a year after the attack, New York still finds itself in something of a “down” mood. So here are some “N.Y.C. Practi-Pranks,” little practical jokes that you and your friends can play on the city to cheer up its populace. None are copyrighted, so feel free to make use of them. (Hey, can Read More