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We Hope Your Mail Isn't On This Postal Truck
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Landing Gear Not Good Place For Discount Airfare, Dead Man Finds
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Energy Co Fills House With Oil, Endangering Family
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Largest Ever Single Residential Property Deal Collapses Under Debt Mountain
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Fight At Delta JFK Among Passengers, Not Directed At Airline?
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AT&T Customer Service: "New York City Is Not Ready For The iPhone"
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Update: New York customers are now able to order iPhones via AT&T's Web site. It would appear that the company has once more modified its "promotions and distribution channels." We've requested a statement from AT&T, and will update this post if and when we receive it. More »
Delta Responds To JFK Clusterfracas
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JFK Delta Terminal A Living Hellhole, Cops Called To Quell Crowds
Target Unfires 7 Workers For Buying Zhu Zhus Before Customers Could
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Homeless Charity Revealed As A Fraud
Make $20-$40 A Pop Shilling On Yelp
Did you know that you can earn $20-$40 at time just for lying? According to this Craigslist ad, a New York business owner desperate for positive reviews on Yelp, an online yellow pages couples with user reviews, is shelling out for shills. More »
Something To Do While Unemployed: Serve On A Jury
Selling Expired Products: CVS To Pay $875,000 Settlement
The NY AG's office says that CVS will pay an $875,000 settlement to end legal action against them over the sale of "expired products - including over-the-counter drugs, baby formula, milk, and eggs - at stores across New York State." More »
Meet JC Penney's Notoriously "Obese" Mannequins
Over at The Awl there is an intensively researched fact-check of Cintra Wilson's review of the Manhattan JC Penney store, which at the time, we described as "simultaneously hateful and boring." The review-of-the-review features photographs of the mannequins Ms. Wilson described as "obese." More »
Tavern On The Green Plays Halloween Trick On Thousands Of Partiers
Melissa is one of thousands of people who showed up at the bankrupt Tavern on the Green restaurant in Central Park on Saturday night for a ticket-holders-only Halloween party. She was forced to wait outside at the front of an increasingly agitated mob because the restaurant had sold too many tickets, or because someone had sold fake ones, it's still unclear. The Daily News says one reveler waited 5 hours before he was finally let in, just before 1:30 am—which was when the party was shut down by police. Now they all want their money back, but Tavern on the Green and the party promoters are blaming each other. More »
Know Your Closing Costs Or Else A Shark Will Eat You
Homebuyers looking to save money will try to buy without an agent and deal directly with the seller's broker, but beware, they feed on your weaknesses, ignorance, fear, and money. More »
Best Buy Can Now Overcharge New Yorkers 'Round The Clock
If you like Best Buy, come to New York City! In November the company will open its first 24-hour store, in the remodeled carcass of the Circuit City that formerly anchored Union Square. In fact, it's probably best we call it the Circuit City Best Buy to avoid confusion. According to Best Buy's PR department, the store will also feature "the largest Best Buy Musical Instruments Department in the United States." More »
New Executive Customer Service Number For Time Warner Cable
Time Warner Cable is updating the phone number for executive customer service, the new number will be: More »
People Ate More After Calories Got Posted At Fast Food Joints
Just Because Someone Tries To Sell You A Building Doesn't Mean They Own It
Meet Mr. Vargas. He would like to sell you his stake in some commercial property, a triangular lot just north of Central Park, at Lenox and St. Nicholas Avenues, in NYC. You would like to buy this property, because it's apparently awesome. Unfortunately, after you give Mr. Vargas the money — you find out that the property is owned by an entirely different person. More »
