Copyright 2012 http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/top-stories en-us Wed, 16 May 2012 16:17:59 -0400 Wed, 16 May 2012 16:17:59 -0400 NBC Owned Television Stations http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Auto-Theft-Ring-Toyota-Lexus-NYC-NYPD-Schneiderman-151732805.html Wed, 16 May 2012 16:05:05 -0400 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/213*120/auto-theft-ring.jpg
Authorities have busted an auto theft ring that used New York City as its "giant showroom for stealing cars," taking orders from an international broker who specified what he wanted, down to the model,...

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Suspect-Arrest-Indictment-West-Village-Rape-151733935.html Wed, 16 May 2012 12:57:19 -0400 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/213*120/Generic-Police.jpg
A 22-year-old man has been indicted for allegedly violently sexually assaulting a woman in a West Village stairwell last month, the Manhattan district attorney's office said Wednesday.

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]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Syosset-Teenage-Student-Wins-School-Board-Seat-Josh-Lafazan-151652915.html Wed, 16 May 2012 09:02:29 -0400 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/213*120/josh+lafazan+wins1.jpg
An 18-year-old high school senior has won a seat on his Long Island school board, becoming the youngest elected official in New York state in a campaign that took a bizarre last-minute twist over accusations of...

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Suspects-Arrest-Rape-Attempted-Murder-Roosevelt-Long-Island-151713395.html Wed, 16 May 2012 13:52:44 -0400 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/213*120/handcuffs+hand+cuffs.jpg
A man and his girlfriend have been arrested in connection with the rape and attempted murder of a 46-year-old woman on Long Island and police are still looking for a third suspect, officials say.

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/sports/NATL-Marlen-Esparza-Becomes-USs-First-Woman-Olympic-Boxer-151744685.html Wed, 16 May 2012 15:35:15 -0400 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/213*120/AP12021808550.jpg
Esparza nabbed her spot at the London games this summer by beating Vietnamese rival Luu Thi Duyen on Tuesday at the Women's World Championships in Qinguangdao, China.

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]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/weird/Lucky-Duck-Survives-Plunge-Down-Chimney-151736355.html Wed, 16 May 2012 13:10:08 -0400 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/194*120/PHOTO159348831169958454477main.jpg
A duck that fell down a chimney into a scorching fire will live to quack another day.

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Sonia-Sotomayor-NYU-Graduation-Bronx-Yankee-Stadium-151705265.html Wed, 16 May 2012 13:22:20 -0400 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/213*120/sotomayor+new.jpg
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor came home to the Bronx Wednesday for NYU's commencement ceremony at Yankee Stadium, marveling at the circumstances leading to her return.

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]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Man-Stabbed-Brooklyn-Public-Library-Porn-Suspect-151680785.html Wed, 16 May 2012 13:53:01 -0400 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/213*120/brooklynlibrary2.jpg
A 53-year-old man was stabbed multiple times in a Brooklyn public library by another man who accused him of using library computers to watch pornography, police said.

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]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Mailbox-Fishing-Thieves-Bomb-Scare-President-Obama-Madison-Avenue-NYC-151626675.html Wed, 16 May 2012 10:55:07 -0400 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/213*120/mail+security+scare.jpg
A pipe-like device found inside a mailbox that caused a scare when President Barack Obama was visiting this week turned out to be a fishing device used by thieves to steal mail.

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]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Pizzeria-Owner-Miceli-Arrest-Pain-Pills-Sale-Restaurant-151697245.html Wed, 16 May 2012 09:34:05 -0400 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/213*120/MICELI+FRANCESCO+634354.jpg
A Long Island pizzeria owner has been accused of selling prescription pain pills out of his restaurant.

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]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/sports/Yankees-Orioles-Rafael-Soriano-David-Robertson-Mariano-Rivera-Joba-Chamberlain-151688415.html Wed, 16 May 2012 09:02:03 -0400 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/213*120/144498562.jpg
Brian Cashman's probably pretty happy Soriano's around now.

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]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/weird/NATL-Turkey-Probes-Dead-Bird-It-Suspects-Is-Israeli-Spy-151681355.html Wed, 16 May 2012 12:29:52 -0400 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/213*120/124759261.jpg
It's a bird! It's an Israeli spy! It's a — well, it's probably a bird.

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]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/sports/Mets-Brewers-Terry-Collins-David-Wright-Ryan-Braun-DJ-Carrasco-151681405.html Wed, 16 May 2012 08:15:38 -0400 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/213*120/144538154.jpg
And so does David Wright, strangely enough.

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]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/NYPD-Officer-Arrested-Drug-Dealer-Parking-Placard-Brooklyn-151536195.html Wed, 16 May 2012 06:34:58 -0400 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/213*120/police-officer-arrested.JPG
Federal prosecutors say an NYPD officer helped a drug dealer by facilitating financial transactions and performed other favors like feeding him information about arrests of his associates and even providing him...

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Ferrari-Crash-Motorcycle-MetLife-Private-Car-Course-Stephen-Lenge-151645655.html Wed, 16 May 2012 10:58:43 -0400 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/213*120/motorcycle+versus+ferrari+nj.jpg
Two men have been charged in the death of a motorcyclist struck by one of the Ferraris they were driving on a private race course in New Jersey Sunday.

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]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Kristin-Leone-Clifton-Teacher-Not-Guilty-Plea-Sex-Teen-Student-151614605.html Wed, 16 May 2012 13:52:45 -0400 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/213*120/Kristin+K.+Leone+DMV+Photo.jpeg
A female Clifton High School history teacher has denied allegations she had sex with a 16-year-old male student on two occasions.

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]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/sports/Knicks-Offseason-Salary-Cap-Jeremy-Lin-Steve-Novak-JR-Smith-151602195.html Tue, 15 May 2012 18:20:25 -0400 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/213*120/lin+ground+thumb.jpg
It could all come down to Jeremy Lin.

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]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Trayvon-Martin-Mural-Defaced-New-Jersey-Elmwood--151592585.html Wed, 16 May 2012 08:08:17 -0400 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/213*120/trayvon+mural+defaced.jpg
Police in New Jersey are investigating after a mural of slain Florida teen Trayvon Martin was defaced with paint.

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Orthodox-Rabbi-Fundraiser-Child-Molestation--151584165.html Tue, 15 May 2012 19:07:42 -0400 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/213*120/accused-molester-fundraiser.jpg
Posters have gone up in an Orthodox Jewish area of Brooklyn advertising a fundraiser to help a man who has been accused of child molestation.

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Hero-Janitor-Saves-Boy-Kidnapper-Predator-Bronx-School-PS-160-151476675.html Tue, 15 May 2012 08:49:45 -0400 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/213*120/walt+disney+school+janitor.jpg
A Bronx school custodian may have saved a 6-year-old boy from harm when he intervened after he noticed a stranger approach the boy outside a school and grab his hand.

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/investigations/Xanax-Anti-Anxiety-Drugs-ER-Visits-Overdose-Deaths-NYC-151438745.html Wed, 16 May 2012 09:33:49 -0400 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/213*120/xanax+generic.jpg
A rise in prescription drug abuse involving Xanax and similar anti-anxiety pills in recent years has prompted some doctors in the U.S. to rethink the frequency with which they dole out the prescription.

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]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/sports/Rangers-Devils-NHL-Playoffs-Eastern-Conference-Finals-Game-One-Dan-Girardi-Henrik-Lundqvist-Chris-Kreider-151473685.html Tue, 15 May 2012 11:30:07 -0400 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/213*120/144495078.jpg
Chris Kreider's playoff story gets a little better.

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]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Syosset-School-Board-Absentee-Ballots-Controversy-Student-Election-Campaign-Josh-Lafazan-151471645.html Tue, 15 May 2012 20:18:55 -0400 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/213*120/josh+lafazan.jpg
An 18-year-old high school senior running for a seat on his school board says he's the victim of a smear campaign ahead of Tuesday's election.

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]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/weird/NATL-Rattlesnake-Ambushes-Walmart-Shopper-Snake-Bite-Mica-Craig-151520655.html Tue, 15 May 2012 09:06:02 -0400 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/213*120/snake4.jpg
A Washington state man got an unpleasant surprise while shopping at Walmart when what he thought was a stick turned out to be a rattlesnake — and bit him.

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]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/sports/Mets-Brewers-Frank-Francisco-Miguel-Batista-Daniel-Murphy-151513255.html Tue, 15 May 2012 08:23:51 -0400 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/213*120/144495483.jpg
Three outs and a side of heartburn.

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]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/sports/Enough-Yankees-Survive-to-Beat-the-Orioles-151506355.html Tue, 15 May 2012 08:09:07 -0400 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/213*120/144498661.jpg
Yankees limp their way to a win.

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]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/weird/Seedy-Bear-Accused-in-Garage-Theft-151501445.html Tue, 15 May 2012 06:39:05 -0400 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/213*120/berkeley+heights+bear.jpg
Wisconsin authorities are on the hunt for a sticky-fingered bear with a taste for sunflower seeds.

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