June 30, 1995

Manhattan

New York is bracing for a strike this weekend at dozens of top hotels. The strike is expected to affect 79 hotels in the city. Hotels included would be the Hilton, Sheraton, Plaza, Regency and Loews. The last time the hotel workers walked out of work it cost the city millions of dollars.

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June 29, 1995

Manhattan

The State has bought two prisons from the City for a total cost of $120 million dollars. The State had been leasing the facilities from the city for about $10 million a year. Governor Pataki claimed the purchase would save the State about $23 million dollars in the long run.

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June 28, 1995

Queens & Long Island

Jay Nicolai, a Long Island piano tuner, found 62 savings bonds worth at least $20,000 in a junked spinet. He then proceeded to search for the rightful owners of the bonds.

Manhattan

Federal prosecutors said 13 have been indicted in an explosives and armed robbery scheme. The U.S. attorney's office said the defendants are accused of robbing 4 banks and transporting large quantities of explosives across state lines.

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June 27, 1995

New Jersey

The New Jersey are taking steps towards a possible move to Tennessee. Nothing is final but the General Manager for the Devils has asked to be released from the franchise agreement after the 1996-97 season.

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June 26, 1995

Brooklyn

Lemrick Nelson Jr., the 19 year-old teen at the center of the 1991 controversy over the murder of a Jewish scholar, Yankel Rosenbaum, was arrested for allegedly assaulting a police officer in Brooklyn.

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June 25, 1995

Manhattan

The Mitsubishi Estate Co. said that it expects to take a loss on its investment in the New York landmark Rockefeller Center. RGI, the investment vehicle Mistubishi is using in the partnership, filed for U.S. Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last month.

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June 24, 1995

Congratulations to the Stanley Cup Champions the New Jersey Devils!

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June 23, 1995

Manhattan

Edward Stancik, a school watchdog, recommended that several food managers should be fired from the New York City public school system. 2 year old turkeys, rancis spaghetti sauce were both discovered in the school food supply. Stancik recommended that Kevin Gill, Vincent Romano, and Bruce Hoffman all be relieved of their jobs immediately. Schools Chancellor, Ramon Cortines, said he would consider the report and make a decision soon.

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June 22, 1995

Manhattan

The alleged leaders of the Gambino and Genovese crime families have been indicted for allegedly using racketeering, grand larceny, bid-rigging, arson, assault and attempted murder to control garbage hauling industry.

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June 21, 1995

Queens

A police lieutenant was hospitalized and is in stable condition after being slashed several times in the face after an apparent robbery attempt. The attackers have not been captured.

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June 20, 1995

Manhattan

Mike Tyson, former heavyweight champion, made a controversial homecoming visit to Harlem today. He ducked questions about his rape conviction. He gave several donations in public to local black charities during his visit.

Manhattan

City Comptroller Alan Hevesi said that the city lost about 1,800 jobs in the private sector and 2,900 in the public sector during the month of May. The service sector did gain about 2,300 jobs during the same month though.

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June 19, 1995

Queens & Long Island

There is a rumor circulating that New York Newsday is considering shutting down its New York City edition. The company issued a statement saying that such a position would be a little premature and they expect the paper to go on.

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June 18, 1995

Queens

Five wild pigs were captured in New York city this past week. New York City Police officers were giving the job of rounding them up. Each of the porkers weighed about 200 pounds and where they came from is still a mystery.

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June 17, 1995

Manhattan

Schools Chancellor Ramon Cortines announced that he will be leaving his post by this autumn. He had been under constant attack from Mayor Giuliani but finally decided to resign. Cortines gave no reason for his resignation but most speculate that it was due to his differences with the mayor.

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June 16, 1995

Manhattan

Pat Riley released a statemtent saying that he was resigning his position as head coach of the New York Knicks. He said the decision had nothing to do with money but was based on disagreements he had with upper management.

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June 15, 1995

Manhattan

Chelsea Clinton will be visiting the New York area for the next several days. She apparently went to the CBS taping of "As the World Turns" today. She plans to do nothing but have a great time this summer.

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June 14, 1995

Manhattan

Mayor Giuliani ordered an investigation into the death of a 63-year-old Brooklyn woman. Ellen Nordstrom was pronounced dead at Maimonides Medical Center after calls to 911 and the local police precinct didn't bring help for an hour and a half.

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June 13, 1995

Manhattan

Prosecutors said they might be willing to drop one count against the people accused of conspiring to blow up New York landmarks such as The Holland Tunnel. The bomb these men attempted to build would never have exploded and a jury would find it hard to convict them as a result.

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June 12, 1995

Manhattan

Four New York City police officers have been suspended without pay after an off-duty barroom brawl.

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June 11, 1995

Manhattan

The 38th annual Puerto Rican day parade marched down Fifth Avenue today.

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June 10, 1995

Manhattan

The premier of the new Disney movie Pocahontas took place on the Great Lawn in Central Park. 100,000 people had tickets and 10,000 additional people managed to get in without tickets.

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June 9, 1995

Manhattan

The FBI, intent on curbing the influence of the Russian mafia in America, arrested the top Russian mob boss in this country, Vyacheslav Kirillovich Ivankov. He is accused of allegedly masterminding a $3.5 million extortion scheme.

Manhattan

One New York City police officer has resigned and two have been suspended because of the misconduct at a Washington DC hotel. The offices were in Washington for a memorial ceremony to honor police officers that were slain in the line of duty.

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June 8, 1995

Manhattan

New York City agreed to $2.25 million in tax breaks as a price to keep Tullett & Tokyo Forex Inc., in New York City. Tullett & Tokyo Forex Inc., is a Manhattan-based interbank broker of international money market transactions. The deal will keep 555 jobs in the city and the company promises to add 166 jobs over the next 16 years.

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June 7, 1995

Manhattan

Avon Products Inc., will be moving about 160 of its employees from its midtown Manhattan office to its Rye New York facility. The move is due to the company's lease ending on its midtown facility on the 31st of July 1997.

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June 6, 1995

Manhattan

Columbia University employee Don Lanini saved the life of a women who tried to commit suicide at the train station on 116th Street and Broadway. The women jumped under the train as it pulled into the station. Don climbed under the train and held her away from the third rail until police could get her out.

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June 5, 1995

Manhattan

Two trains collided on the Williamsburgh Bridge today. The motorman was killed in the crash. 54 people were injured in the accident.

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June 4, 1995

Manhattan

Prodigy has announced plans that it will be moving some of its Westchester County offices to New York City.

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June 3, 1995

Queens

The cross found on a mutilated bear last week was apparently put there by 12-year-old Eric Suarez. He placed the cross on the mutilated animal as a sympathetic gesture. With this new information the police no longer believe that the bear was sacrificed as part of a religious ritual. They now believe the bear was mutilated for its organs which are sometimes used by people who believe that they are an aphrodisiac.

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June 2, 1995

Bronx

Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin visited the South Bronx today in an effort to show local business owners that community lending laws have helped them to rebuild their area.

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June 1, 1995

Manhattan

A rash of student-teacher relationships has sparked a debate in the New York City public schools about what to do about faculty members that have sex or sexually harass students. New York City school officials claim that, considering it's size, these types of relationships are no more common in New York City schools than they are anywhere else. The only difference will be that in most places the school system doesn't want to deal with these cases and in New York they will be investigated and prosecuted.

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