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Headlines From Around the Web
Headlines From Around the Web
News Jay Lane 3/20/2012 at 1:38PM

NYPD officers save man from oncoming train after he faints on subway tracks [Daily News]

Police Identify Suspect In Fatal Staten Island Stabbing [NY1]

Workers Prep City Ballfields For Opening Day [NY1]

Peyton, Broncos agree to five-year, $96 million deal [New York Post]

Ex-Marine busted at Empire State Building with gun makes plea deal, gets no jail [New York Post]

Researchers mount new mission to solve Amelia Earhart mystery [New York Post]

Reading, writing & Rikers! City Education Department staffers arrested 14 times in 2012 [Daily News]

Mets owners settle with Madoff trustee for $162 million
News Jay Lane 3/19/2012 at 9:45AM

The Mets owners and a trustee for Bernard Madoff’s fraud victims have settled for $162 million. The Mets owners will not pay anything for three years. Jury selection had been set to begin in a civil trial to determine how much the team owners will owe other investors who trusted their money to Madoff. Read more: New York [...]

Teens charged in Queens vid-kill slapped with more charges
Teens charged in Queens vid-kill slapped with more charges
News Jay Lane 3/05/2012 at 9:04AM

Teens charged in Queens vid-kill slapped with more charges Two Queens teens were arrested for gunning down an 18-year-old after the shooting was caught on camera, and each has since been hit with separate charges of attempted murder, cops said yesterday. Sean Barnhill, 19, and Alexander Burgess, 16, allegedly shot and wounded Daryl Adams, 18, [...]

Mets tickets go on sale Monday at 10 a.m.
Mets tickets go on sale Monday at 10 a.m.
News Billy Rennison 3/02/2012 at 5:38PM

Spring training is in full swing, Opening Day is a month away: time to get your Mets tickets. New York Mets tickets go on sale to the general public on Monday, March 5 at 10 a.m. The Mets open their season on against their rival the Atlanta Braves on Thursday, April 5 at 1:10 p.m. [...]

State Orders Peninsula Hospital To Stop Taking Patients
State Orders Peninsula Hospital To Stop Taking Patients
News Jay Lane 2/24/2012 at 2:29PM

State Orders Peninsula Hospital To Stop Taking Patients Laboratory problems are forcing changes at Peninsula Hospital in Queens. The State Department of Health has ordered the hospital to stop admitting patients and performing surgeries, and plan to transfer its current patients elsewhere. The order comes after Peninsula’s lab permit was suspended for 30 days after [...]

Former Met Gary Carter succumbs to brain cancer
Former Met Gary Carter succumbs to brain cancer
News Steve Mosco 2/16/2012 at 6:21PM

Forever known as “the Kid,” former Mets catcher Gary Carter died at 4:10 p.m. on February 16 after battling brain cancer. He was 57. A key cog on the Mets’ 1986 championship team, the man best known for his leadership and clutch hitting was diagnosed with the disease after doctors discovered inoperable tumors on his [...]

Fifty years of Amazin’
Fifty years of Amazin’
Sports Michael Pantelidis 12/13/2011 at 1:24PM

The New York Mets are commemorating their golden anniversary in Amazin’ fashion. In honor of their 50th season, the Mets, who played their first game on April 11, 1962, are initiating an array of tributes, including a new, celebratory logo. Third baseman David Wright, first baseman Ike Davis and outfielder Lucas Duda were joined by [...]

Darryl Strawberry: Mets unwise not to trade Reyes
Darryl Strawberry: Mets unwise not to trade Reyes
News Darryl Strawberry 12/08/2011 at 10:23AM

I was saddened to hear the news of Jose Reyes signing a 6-year contract with the Miami Marlins this week.  He has been a superstar for the Mets, and a fan favorite.  He has an electrifying style of play and will be a tough player to replace. When facing the realization that losing Reyes to [...]

Kids meet former Mets’ hurler John Franco
Kids meet former Mets’ hurler John Franco
News Alexa Altman 12/07/2011 at 12:52PM

Thirteen-year-old Joseph Santana stood in line wearing an oversized striped Mets jersey, clutching a cobalt blue baseball cap. He bobbed excitedly as the line grew shorter, anticipating his turn. When he reached the front of the line, he thrust the cap at former Mets relief pitcher John Franco, who scribbled his signature in black Sharpie [...]

Two Men Shot Dead, One on a Bus in Queens
Two Men Shot Dead, One on a Bus in Queens
News Jay Lane 12/05/2011 at 9:00AM

Two Men Shot Dead, One on a Bus in Queens A gunman killed two people — one on a crowded city bus — in Queens on Friday afternoon, the authorities said. The police said that when they arrested a suspect, he told them he “had a beef to settle.” One of the victims was his [...]