By Ralph Gardner Jr. 6/07/04 12:00am

Crime Blotter

Upper East Side A.T.M.’s

Bitten by Credit-Card Sharks

You may have noticed that characteristic sound-something like the shuffling of cards-that A.T.M.’s make before dispensing money. The more cash you ask for, the longer that shuffling sound before the bills drop into the slot.

However, 10 straight minutes of it is an awfully long Read More

By Ralph Gardner Jr. 12/23/02 12:00am

Crime Blotter

Finicky Fares Get Ride

They Hadn’t Bargained For

A calculation that all of us have to make at one time or another (with increasing frequency, it seems) has to do with strategies for dealing with a kamikaze cabdriver. If you should have the misfortune of landing one, should you confront him and risk offending Read More