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Tuesday October 31 (HALLOWEEN), 1995

Tower Hold-up
At Tower Records on 74th St. two men, one a former employee, held up the register on the lower level around 1am this morning. The two are in custody. During the robbery one of the store's security guards was shot. Tonight is the annual Village Halloween Parade. See also the halloween page.
Monday October 30, 1995
Double murder suicide in the Bronx was the result of a love triangle. Mini-vans are being evaluated for service as New York City cabs. Over the next 6-9 months expect to see the new models being tested on the road.
Sunday October 29, 1995

Yankees Rent
The Yankees owe about 2 million to the city for utilities and rent for Yankee Stadium. Don't forget to set your clock back one hour to mark the end daylight savings time.
Saturday October 28, 1995

Services Failures
City officials are curtailing efforts to enroll Medicare recipients into managed care units. Foster care agencies are outraged by a plan to change the way they're paid by the city. Instead of paying per day for the time a child spends in care, the city would like to pay a fixed amount per child regardless of when they leave to return to families or when they're adopted. The plan would revert financial incentives for foster care agencies from keeping children to moving them through the system. A train car full of students from Park West High School riding an uptown D train allegedly assaulted a man yesterday. The victim was rescued by a female student who had to throw herself on top of the man to protect him. Last night a police car struck a 54 year-old man in spanish Harlem. Stores illegally trading in food stamps are the subject of a new crack-down. Yesterday the new portrait of former mayor David Dinkins was hung in City Hall. Madison Square Garden is host to the Garlic Festival today.
Friday October 27, 1995

Clean Water
Beginning in early 1997, New York's water system will be overhauled in order to protect a quickly deteriorating water supply. A police car speeding to the scene of a crime slammed into a U-Haul van in south Harlem last night. A husband and wife team of police officers may be the brunt of racist vandalism. The car of the mixed race couple was broken into and painted with swastikas.
Thursday October 26, 1995

Toddler on Tracks
A two year-old fell on the number 7 subway's tracks, after the wheels of a stroller were caught in the door. The stroller was pulled well into the tunnel before the train stopped, yet remarkably the child hasn't suffered serious injury.
Wednesday October 25, 1995

Rude Rudy
The mayor of New York City has denied access for Yassir Arifat to City events, in particular the celebration at Lincoln Center last night.
Tuesday October 24, 1995

Adult Zoning
New York's land use committee will be meeting to review the issue of zoning for adult entertaintment. Some plans include removing adult business from residential areas, limiting the number in a given area, moving dollar shows to industrial areas. Today is the last day of UN celebrations. Gridlock alerts will be lifted soon. Subway and bus fare hike is currently scheduled for Nov. 12.
Monday October 23, 1995

Subway Stopped for UN
The number 7 line was shutdown around 8am this morning at Times Square as the result of a suspicious duffle bag found aboard. Because of hightened security for the U.N. anniversary celebrations, police and other officials are being particularly cautious of possible terrorism.
Saturday and Sunday October 21 and 22, 1995

UN Weekend
The U.N. celebration is host to not only to heads of state and dignitaries but the accoutrements of the important occasion. Security, the mayhem of celebration, the mayhem of activist marchs, and extreme gridlock are accompanying the event.
Friday October 20, 1995

Central Park Rape
Around 6am this morning a woman was attacked on West 103 street at Central Park West in the subway station there.
A speeding police car hit a young girl in the east village. Police claim that their lights were on as they were rushing to a crime scene, but some witnesses claim otherwise.
Rudy Crew is taking a firm stand to shutdown many schools if their conditions don't improve.
Fare hikes have been approved as expected. New Yorkers will soon be paying a dollar and a half to ride trains and subways. Express bus riders got a break and won't see an increase above four dollars.
10:11am There has been an explosion at the Marlboro Houses in Brooklyn. Firemen are on the way to rescue those still trapped... 1:00pm EMS workers are still on the scene... 5:00pm The seventh floor, the top floor of the building, has been gutted and the cause is yet unknown.
Thursday October 19, 1995

UN Birthday
The East Side will be packed today with dignitaries and other officials attending the 50th anniversary of the United Nations. Expect gridlock through tuesday. Deliveries to the Fulton Fish Market are moving slowly after the City replaced a number of shipping companies with a new one in its attempt to break the hold of organized crime.
Wednesday October 18, 1995

Cab Chase
A yellow cab was forced onto the divider in the middle of Broadway between 66th and 67th Street by police this morning. The cabbie claims the officers were searching for a gun.
Tuesday October 17, 1995

New Tokens
The fare for mass transit in New York will soon be going up to $1.50. The final vote will take place this thursday and the new fare will be accompanied by new tokens. The new tokens will debut Oct. 28, and you'll have to shell-out the higher fare starting (tentatively) Nov. 5. Great Lawn Repairs The Great Lawn in Central Park is ready for a lot of repair work. This year's screening of Disney's Pocohantas, and the visit from the Pope, have left the lawn parched and barren. The restoration project for the Great Lawn is expected to cost around 18 million dollars, and to last 2 years.
Monday October 16, 1995

New Fish
New unloading crews are due to show up at the Fulton Fish Market. This comes after the removal of old crews by the mayor's office to deter mob influence on the there. Rudy Crew starts his new job today as Schools' Chancellor.
Friday October 13, 1995

East Village Shoot-Out
Last night a shoot-out in the East Village was the result of a buy-and-bust operation by undercover narcotics' agents. After some 20 shots were exchanged and a suspect lay dead, residents of the neighborhood began berating the police. Riot gear was brought in incase the tension escalated. Pressure from the Mayor's office may result in the shutdown parts of the Fulton Fish Market. The market is being investigated for ties to organized crime.
Thursday October 12, 1995

Central Park
Last night a woman was attacked in Central Park. However, police believe that the incident is not related to the recent murder of a female jogger. The victim was walking through Central Park to a drug rehabilitation center, stopped to smoke a combination of crack and heroin, and was offered a rest in a sleeping bag by a stranger. The woman later awoke to discover the man on top of her. The man fled immediately when she awoke.
Wednesday October 11, 1995

EMS Widow
The widow of the EMS worker whose died after receiving the wrong blood type is suing for negligence. News from 8/11.
Tuesday October 10, 1995

Newborns' AIDS Test
The results from state conducted AIDS tests on newborns will now be made available to mothers. This change in policy was the result of several years of battling in court by The Association to Benefit Children. Previously, the information was collected for statistical purposes only but proponents of the change felt it was delinquent of the state not to inform mothers of their children's test results. Opponents feel that the results, which inherently indicate a mother's HIV status, could be misused and may lead to other mandatory AIDS testing by the state.
Monday October 9, 1995

Manhattan, Jewel Heist
Two million in jewels has been stolen by two masked men in the diamond district at the National Diamond Center on 47th Street. Rudolph Crew has accepted the post of Schools' Chancellor.
Sunday October 8, 1995

New Chancellor
The School Board and Mayor seem to be in agreement on the heated subject of Schools' Chancellor. Rudolph Crew is the current hopeful, despite having publicly stated that he would not give any broad control to the Mayor.
Saturday October 7, 1995

Pope's Visit Update
Several groups will be protesting the Pope's visit today which is taking place at the Great Lawn in Central Park.
Friday October 6, 1995

Mayor and Board Talk
The Board of Ed. and The Mayor have agreed to agree. They will be reviewing already interviewed candidates together for consideration as the new school chancellor.
The robber, the snacking bandit, who would have a bite to eat from his victims' refrigerator before fleeing with the loot has been apprehended.
Thursday October 5, 1995

Chancellor Meeting
The school board is meeting in closed sessions to work out its problems hiring a new school's chancellor.
The pope will be at Giants stadium tonight.
Wednesday October 4, 1995

Manhattan
Yesterday, in the midst of the OJ verdict, Mayor Guiliani announced that he would like to do away with the Board of Education entirely.
The Pope's visit is the talk of the town as he's expected to arrive at 2:00 at Newark airport.
Tuesday October 3, 1995

OJ Free
OJ Simpson has been found *not* guilty.
Monday October 2, 1995

Subway Back
The TA has resumed train service on the Lexington Avenue line after construction crews worked all weekend to provide new support for the building that had threatened to collapse on Canal and Lafayette.
Sunday October 1, 1995

WTC Verdict
The men charged in the World Trade Center Bombing have been found guilty by a federal court.