[VIDEO] Creepy Clown Sightings Go Global
Posted: October 11, 2016 Filed under: Entertainment, Global, Health and Social Issues, Mediasphere | Tags: Apartment, Bangor Daily News, Child, Clown, Dublin, Georgia, Greensboro, Greenville, North Carolina, South Carolina, Winston-Salem Leave a commentThe creepy clown phenomenon started in the U.S. in August with reports of clowns trying to lure children into the woods in South Carolina. Now dozens of incidents are being reported in England and Australia. Mark Kelly reports.
Multiple People Trapped Beneath Scaffolding Collapse in Downtown Houston
Posted: October 16, 2015 Filed under: U.S. News | Tags: American Broadcasting Company, American City Business Journals, Apartment, Architectural Review, Construction, Houston, Minute Maid Park, Scaffolding Leave a comment
At least six construction workers have been injured in a huge scaffolding collapse in downtown Houston.
“We are monitoring the situation very closely and working alongside authorities as we try to determine the cause of this accident. In the mean time, we are grateful to the first responders on the scene and praying that everyone is OK.”
The accident occurred just after 11am at a luxury apartment building under construction at 300 Crawford at Commerce, near Minute Maid Park.
HFD Captain Ruy Lozano says six workers have been pulled from the rubble and have been transported to area hospitals. Capt. Lozano describes the injuries as non life-threatening, but significant.
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Capt. Lozano says a secondary collapse is not only possible, but highly likely. Onlookers are being moved back due to fears of further collapse.
Witness Julio Zavala says he heard the collapse and ran toward the scene, where he helped pull at least one victim from the twisted metal.com Read the rest of this entry »
iOS Developer Faigy Mayer Jumps 20 Stories To Her Death From NYC Rooftop
Posted: July 21, 2015 Filed under: Health and Social Issues, Mediasphere, U.S. News | Tags: Aby Rosen, American Revolutionary War, Andrea Bargnani, Apartment, Appton, Brooklyn, Daily Mail, Faigy Mayer, Hasidic Judaism, Inside Hasidism, iOS developer, New York City, New York City Police Department, New York Post Leave a comment
Faigy grew up in Williamsburg as part of a Hasidic Jew community, but rebelled against her religious upbringing
Alyssa Norwin writes:
…Faigy Mayer, a new resident of Brooklyn, tragically died after jumping 20 stories off the top of 230 Fifth Rooftop Bar in New York City on July 20. The horrifying incident took place while the bar was hosting a corporate party.
“Besides being in the process of developing an app for ex-Hasidics to navigate New York City, she also took part in a 2012 documentary called ‘Inside Hasidism’, in which she discusses her decision not to follow her parents’ strict beliefs, which led to them kicking her out.”
It’s unknown if Faigy, who worked as an iOS developer at Appton, was attending the event, but she was spotted running through the crowd before jumping over the wall. “They closed off the section where she jumped from,” one eyewitness told the New York Post. “I think a lot of people up there had zero clue what was going on.”
Indeed, many who were hanging out at the bar continued to drink and carry on with their evenings, unaware of the chaos taking place below. As of now, police believe Faigy jumped deliberately, however, with just a 4-foot ledge around the outside of the roof, the environment could be deemed a bit unsafe when drinking is involved.
With unprecedented access, National Geographic introduces you to the passionately orthodox community of Hasidic Judaism. Some of the people who share their stories include a revered Hasidic rabbi challenging what it means to be spiritual in the modern world, a young man raised Catholic now attending a Hasidic yeshiva in Brooklyn, and a young Hasidic woman taking her first steps to leave this tightly knit community and live a secular life in Manhattan.
Faigy grew up in Williamsburg as part of a Hasidic Jew community, but rebelled against her religious upbringing, according to The Daily Mail. Read the rest of this entry »
How Much Renters Need to Make to Afford a Two-Bedroom Apartment in Each State
Posted: June 3, 2015 Filed under: Economics, U.S. News | Tags: Affordable housing, Apartment, Atlanta, Hawaii, Minimum wage, Renting, San Francisco, United States, United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, Wage 1 Comment
Reid Mene reports: A recent poll conducted by The National Low Income Housing Coalition compared the average renter’s wage in each U.S. state to the wage needed to afford an average two-bedroom apartment.
The Out of Reach study, which came out in May, found that there are a considerable number of states where average workers simply cannot afford to rent two-bedrooms.
Image Credit: The National Low Income Housing Coalition
City Lab notes:
- The average American needs to earn $19.35/hour to afford a two-bedroom rental unit.
- The average hourly wage earned by American renters is $15.16. That’s 2.5 times the federal minimum wage.
- The median hourly wage of the average American worker is $17.09.
This graph shows the states with the largest gaps between average hourly wages and wages needed to rent two-bedrooms. Read the rest of this entry »
Neighborhood Busybody Reports Sound Of Gunshots
Posted: May 12, 2015 Filed under: Crime & Corruption, Entertainment, Humor | Tags: Apartment, Arrest warrant, Ballistic trauma, Baltimore, Bomb disposal, Chicago, Detective Leave a comment
“As soon as that first burst of gunfire and screaming rang out, I’m sure Sally couldn’t get to the phone fast enough.”
INDIANAPOLIS—Once again sticking her nose where it doesn’t belong, neighborhood busybody Sally Christensen, 54, reportedly took it upon herself to report the sound of gunshots to law enforcement early Tuesday morning, sources confirmed.
“Sally only needs the smallest excuse to pry into other people’s business and then it’s off to the races. It’s like, worry about your own life and let whoever was involved in that bloody shootout worry about theirs, all right?”
“As soon as that first burst of gunfire and screaming rang out, I’m sure Sally couldn’t get to the phone fast enough,” neighbor Glenn Maurer said after learning that the homemaker and mother of three had called 911 Read the rest of this entry »
[VIDEO] Dramatic Video Captures Chaos in Moments After East Village Explosion
Posted: March 26, 2015 Filed under: Breaking News, Mediasphere, U.S. News | Tags: Aid agency, American Red Cross, Apartment, Bill de Blasio, CNN, East Village, Gas leak, Manhattan, New York, New York City Leave a commentEAST VILLAGE, Manhattan – Dramatic cellphone video shows the terrifying moments after an explosion rocked an East Village building Thursday afternoon.
Woman Tries To Bite Boyfriend’s Penis Off
Posted: February 20, 2015 Filed under: Crime & Corruption, U.S. News | Tags: 121st Street (BMT Jamaica Line), Apartment, Big 12 Conference, Henderson State University, Iowa State University, Kosovo Force, McAlester, Oklahoma, Prague, Tulsa Leave a comment
TULSA, Okla. (CBS Houston) — A dispute between an Oklahoma couple turned violent after a woman allegedly tried to bite her boyfriend’s penis off while he slept.
A police report obtained by KRMG says Amber Ellis and her boyfriend were out drinking and got into an argument “about how needy she had become.” After the verbal fight continued in the couple’s apartment, Ellis reportedly stormed into a bedroom and slammed the door.
Police say the man fell asleep on the couch and awoke to find Ellis “biting his (penis) off.” The victim says he tried to fight Ellis off but she responded by hitting him on the head with a laptop computer. Read the rest of this entry »
BREAKING: Man Holds Hostages at Texas Hospital
Posted: January 10, 2015 Filed under: Breaking News | Tags: 29th Street (film), Apartment, Associated Press, Bryan, Crime scene, Dispatcher, Harris County Sheriff's Office (Texas), Houston, Intensive-care unit, Texas, Tomball Leave a comment
HOUSTON — Authorities say a man believed to be the father of a patient has taken at least two people hostage at a hospital near Houston. It was not immediately clear if the man was armed.
The Harris County Sheriff’s Office said Saturday night it believed the man was a distraught parent of a patient and at least two people were being held hostage at the Tomball Regional Medical Center. A supervisor at the county’s emergency dispatch center said the situation was in the critical care unit and began around 7 p.m….(read more)
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New York’s Friendly Neighborhood Smack Vendors: Suspected Heroin Dealers Busted in Hoffman Death Probe
Posted: February 5, 2014 Filed under: Crime & Corruption, U.S. News | Tags: Apartment, Capote, Glassine, Heroin, Manhattan, Mott Street, New York Post, Philip Seymour Hoffman 4 Comments
Max Rosenblum, 22, Juliana Luchkiw, 22, and Robert Aaron Vineberg (not pictured) were arrested during the investigation into actor Philip Seymour Hoffman’s death.
Seth Gottfried reports: Cops raided a Manhattan drug den Tuesday night and arrested suspected dealers who may have been the ones who sold heroin to actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, sources said.
Authorities entered the Mott Street building and at around 7:30 p.m. and nabbed four people after getting a tip that the “Capote” star was sold heroin there a couple of months ago.
