The high-end auction-house business is considered among the more genteel of professions. But apparently it has its perils—and not just for those who bid over their heads. On Dec. 5, the NYPD was summoned to Sotheby’s after three employees were exposed to a toxic substance.
The substance in question wasn’t formaldehyde that leaked from some Read More
While we’re not in the business of coaching crooks on how to become smarter criminals, it would seem obvious that if you offered a cop a bribe—as a shoplifter who got arrested at Barneys, 660 Madison Avenue, did on Nov. 13—and he doesn’t go for it immediately, you’d best withdraw the offer.
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While we’re not in the business of coaching crooks on how to become smarter criminals, it would seem obvious that if you offered a cop a bribe—as a shoplifter who got arrested at Barneys, 660 Madison Avenue, did on Nov. 13—and he doesn’t go for it immediately, you’d best withdraw the offer.
The reason Read More
Victoria’s Secret’s “Very Sexy” bra collection is flying off the shelves. Unfortunately, not everybody is paying for the push-up, padded, embroidered and bejeweled bodices. And by the way, “Very Sexy” is a registered trademark; it’s not simply a description of the garments given to police after a thief visited the store on Nov. 19 and Read More
Victoria’s Secret’s “Very Sexy” bra collection is flying off the shelves. Unfortunately, not everybody is paying for the push-up, padded, embroidered and bejeweled bodices. And by the way, “Very Sexy” is a registered trademark; it’s not simply a description of the garments given to police after a thief visited the store on Nov. 19 and Read More
New Yorkers are a creative bunch, perhaps never more so than in the impromptu genius they display at turning familiar objects—car antennas, beer bottles, etc.—into lethal weapons. Nonetheless, the suspect who showed up at St. Monica’s Church, at 413 East 79th Street, on Nov. 11 was more talented than most.
The perp broke the hand Read More
New Yorkers are a creative bunch, perhaps never more so than in the impromptu genius they display at turning familiar objects—car antennas, beer bottles, etc.—into lethal weapons. Nonetheless, the suspect who showed up at St. Monica’s Church, at 413 East 79th Street, on Nov. 11 was more talented than most.
The perp broke Read More
Domestic violence is an unfortunately common occurrence; so are bar fights. But a domestic-violence incident at a bar, such as the one that occurred at Moe’s Caribbean, a bar at 1454 Second Avenue, on Nov. 3 is somewhat rarer.
The incident occurred shortly after 10 p.m., when a 31-year-old man was having an argument with Read More
Domestic violence is an unfortunately common occurrence; so are bar fights. But a domestic-violence incident at a bar, such as the one that occurred at Moe’s Caribbean, a bar at 1454 Second Avenue, on Nov. 3 is somewhat rarer.
The incident occurred shortly after 10 p.m., when a 31-year-old man was having an argument with Read More
New Yorkers will forgive each other almost anything, but the one thing they won’t forgive is having their sleep interrupted. So you’d think that if someone was doing something illegal at 1:30 a.m.—such as running an illegal gambling operation—they’d at least do it quietly.
However, the croupiers, cigarette girls and high rollers populating a Read More
