Como parades with Gallagher staff

No special election candidate was permitted to have staff march with campaign signs in the Maspeth Memorial Day Parade, but Anthony Como got around that by pasting his name on the car that State Senator Serf Maltese was riding in.
Then he marched with Dennis Gallagher's office staff, Lynda Metzger and Kerri Steinmuller.

Como has promised to keep them on his team should he be elected.

Electrical jolt kills dog in LIC

Out for his nighttime walk, Sebastian made contact with the base of the lamppost and died instantly.

"As soon as he got to the lamppost, he jumped and he dropped," she said. "And he starting shaking wildly, and I'm like, 'Go on. Get up, Sebastian, get up,' And he wouldn't move. And he just shook. And then, all of the sudden, he stopped shaking and he was dead. My dog was dead."

The horrific incident left Sing shaken and devastated. She and neighbors frantically called ConEd's emergency hotline, but so far, no one has explained what went wrong.

Dog electrocuted during walk

Crowley the crusader

Some really disturbing mail came last week.
This is so weird that I don't know what to say. The city council generally doesn't fund health research...

Death at Bklyn construction site

The payroll manager for a construction site was found dead inside the site in Brooklyn Monday.

Authorities say they received a call for an unconscious male in the rear of 1676 Park Place around 5:30 p.m. Upon their arrival, police reportedly found the 68-year-old man unconscious and unresponsive with trauma to the head.

EMS responded and pronounced the male dead on arrival. The medical examiner will determine the cause of death.

The investigation is ongoing. Officials say the man showed up at the work site Monday, even though no construction was being done due to the Memorial Day holiday. Police say a co-worker the arrived and found the body. It is not clear why the co-worker showed up, either.

Police say nothing appeared to be stolen from the scene, and the medical examiner will determine if foul play was involved.

Update 5/28/08:

Payroll manager death ruled murder

Eyewitness News

Brooklyn - The payroll manager for a construction site was found dead inside the site in Brooklyn Monday. On Tuesday, the medical examiner declared it a murder.

Authorities say they received a call for an unconscious male in the rear of 1676 Park Place around 5:30 p.m. Upon their arrival, police reportedly found the 68-year-old man unconscious and unresponsive with trauma to the head.
EMS responded and pronounced the male dead on arrival.

The investigation is ongoing. Officials say the man showed up at the work site Monday, even though no construction was being done due to the Memorial Day holiday.

Police say a co-worker the arrived and found the body. It is not clear why the co-worker showed up, either.

Police say nothing appeared to be stolen from the scene. The medical examiner determined that foul play was involved, and now, a killer is on the loose.
The victim reportedly had a fractured skull and severe brain injuries. So far, there are no suspects and is no motive.

Bloomberg loves protests

Mayor Bloomberg:

“People gave their lives so that they could protest," he said. "And I think it is wonderful they protest. It would be a shame to have this freedom to express yourself and to try and influence government and be too lazy to use it."

"So I always put a smile on my face when I see the protesters. Some I agree with, some I don’t. In this case, I don’t.”

Protests Make Bloomberg Smile

Bloomberg loves protests, but only when they aren't directed at him. When they are, he sics Nazli on you.

P.S. They booed Mr. Met in Whitestone...It's going to be a long summer.