Category: New York Daily News
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Cops Hunt Gang In Brazen Heist: Detective and ex-cop survive bloody ambush by MICHAEL O. ALLEN, DONALD BERTRAND, JOHN MARZULLI, BLANCA M. QUINTANILLA, and JAMES RUTENBERG; Written by JERE HESTER, Daily News Staff Writers
Saturday, May 10, 1997 Police hunted last night for a heavily armed gang that escaped on a public bus after ambushing an off-duty police detective and a retired cop delivering a payroll in Queens. Wielding assault rifles and wearing hooded sweatshirts, the gunmen sprayed a quiet Flushing street with more than 50 rounds. They mercilessly…
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FLEETING INFAMY Many are called, but few are frozen in spotlight By MICHAEL O. ALLEN and RICHARD T. PIENCIAK, Daily News Staff Writers
Sunday, May 4, 1997 Most people who grab fleeting notoriety — Sukhreet Gabel, the kid who stole the A train, Lady Bing and Yankee switcher Fritz Peterson — disappear quickly and quietly. Then there are those like Burton Pugach, resurrected at regular intervals, and Donald Trump, who never seems to leave the stage. Pugach has…
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Chopper Firm Opts To Battle Eviction By MICHAEL O. ALLEN, Daily News Staff Writer
Sunday, May 4, 1997 A tourist helicopter service that the city ordered to vacate the 34th St. heliport last week is seeking bankruptcy protection in an effort to avoid eviction, the Daily News has learned. National Helicopter Corp. first asked federal court to stop the eviction, then tried state court before going to U.S. Bankruptcy…
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Alleged Drunken Diplo Given ok to Walk By DON SINGLETON and MICHAEL O. ALLEN, Daily News Staff Writers
Sunday, April 27, 1997 Diplomatic immunity got a dignitary who allegedly drove drunk off the hook while fellow United Nations envoys found themselves under renewed attack yesterday by Mayor Giuliani. Chae Hyun Shin, 32, the second secretary to the South Korea’s UN Mission, was briefly detained with an accompanying diplomat by cops after his 1995…
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New Loss For Diplos By MICHAEL O. ALLEN, Daily News Staff Writer
Sunday, April 20, 1997 Mayor Giuliani yesterday said he would take back 20 more parking spaces newly set aside for foreign envoys as he stepped up his attack on federal officials for modifying a crackdown on scofflaw diplomats. Giuliani announced the action as he accused the State Department of caving in to “moaning” United Nations…
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Rudy Trashes Rent Decontrol Compromise By MICHAEL O. ALLEN, Daily News Staff Writer
Sunday, April 20, 1997 Mayor Giuliani yesterday rejected a potential compromise in the battle to save state rent laws, saying the protections must be maintained for 2 million tenants. The mayor said it was “unacceptable” to lift the ceiling on rent hikes for units where tenants move out or die because that would eventually eliminate…
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Rudy Adds Help For Abuse Victims By MICHAEL O. ALLEN, Daily News Staff Writer
Friday, April 18, 1997 The city will make available 312 new shelter beds for victims of domestic violence in an effort to ease a chronic shortage, Mayor Giuliani said yesterday. The city also will hire 14 more workers to answer calls from battered women as part of a $7 million expansion of victim support systems…
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STATE SUING GRAVANO Vacco sees Son of Sam law violation By MICHAEL O. ALLEN Daily News Staff Writer
Thursday, April 17, 1997 The state slapped mob turncoat Salvatore (Sammy Bull) Gravano with a lawsuit yesterday, charging that the admitted killer who helped put John Gotti away is illegally profiting from his new book. Attorney General Dennis Vacco filed a suit under the state’s Son of Sam law that named Gravano and Peter Maas,…
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RUDY DISSES STATE DEPT: Curbs Diplo Parking Plan By MICHAEL O. ALLEN, Daily News Staff Writer
Sunday, April 13, 1997 Mayor Giuliani opened a new front in the New York City vs. the Rest of the World battle over diplomatic scofflaws, threatening to withhold scores of extra parking spaces promised to foreign envoys. The mayor announced the get-tough plan in retaliation for the U.S. State Department’s revision of the terms of…