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NY GOV Nixes Commuter Fees, Wants To Raise Taxes Instead

On Wednesday, Gov. Kathy Hochul enraged environmentalists and public transit advocates — but delighted suburban commuters — by putting the brakes on a plan to battle New York City’s traffic by imposing high tolls on Manhattan drivers.

On Thursday, she was scrambling to get support for her proposal to hike a business tax as a way of replacing the $1 billion per year the tolls had been expected to raise for New York’s ailing subway system.

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Hillary talks to the dead…. spirits? Bill Clinton makes astonishing claim

This week, former Democratic President Bill Clinton, while speaking at a ceremony dedicating the Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park in New York City, claimed that Hillary Clinton “was known to commune” with Eleanor Roosevelt.

Bill Clinton also indicated that the spirit “Eleanor Roosevelt” had spoken with Hillary Clinton to tell him a message, just this week.

This is not a new revelation.  Bob Woodward in 1996, in his book “The Choice”, revealed that Hillary regularly participated in imaginary discussions with Eleanor Roosevelt as well as Mahatma Gandhi, as a therapeutic exercise.

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Man plunges 22 stories to his death from Manhattan hotel

Man plunges 22 stories to his death from Manhattan hotel, lands ON TOP of SUV with driver inside, who escapes from wreck unscathed.

The man, identified only as a 40-year-old from Florida, jumped from the sun deck of the 22nd-floor fitness center. The driver, Engel Nicasio, was having a cup of coffee as he waited for his passenger when he hard a “loud boom” that made him duck.

Scene at West 55th Street and Fifth Avenue, where an unidentified man jumped from the Peninsula Hotel landing across the street from the entrance on top of a SUV with Engel Nicasio,shown here its driver inside, who miraculously was uninjured.

A man jumped to his death from the roof of a midtown hotel Thursday morning, crushing a Cadillac Escalade that was parked across the street as the driver sat in the SUV drinking coffee, police said.

The apparent suicide occurred at 8:55 a.m. at the posh Peninsula Hotel on Fifth Ave., near 55th St.

The man, identified only as a 40-year-old from Florida, jumped from the sun deck of the 22nd-floor fitness center, landing on the Cadillac Escalade on 55th St. across from the hotel.

The driver of the luxury SUV said he was inside the SUV having a cup of coffee as he waited for his passenger when he hard a “loud boom” that made him duck.

“When I looked up, I saw my whole passenger side was crushed in from above,”

said the driver, Engel Nicasio, 37.

“I thought it was a construction accident or debris from a building.”He exited the vehicle and saw the real horror: the body.

“I was in shock,” he said.

“I had never seen a body like that, it was horrible. I just stood there staring at it until someone pulled me away.”

via Man plunges 22 stories to his death from Manhattan hotel, lands ON TOP of SUV with driver inside, who escapes from wreck unscathed – NY Daily News.

Katie Holmes went stealth to leave Tom Cruise and Scientology

On July 11 a new report about Katie Holmes showed that the soon-to-be ex-wife of Tom Cruise used stealth methods to leave him and his religion of Scientology.
According to “Extra” via several sources, Holmes took special measures to end her marriage by using disposable cell phones to orchestrate this move that apparently had been long in coming for the actress who had been wed to Cruise for five years.
 While Tom was filming his newest movie called “Oblivion” in Iceland, Katie went to some key players who became her confidants as she decided to pull the plug on her legal union with Cruise.
One such player was her dad, attorney Bert Fields, while the other was another former Mrs. Cruise, Nicole Kidman. Both helped Katie execute the complicated exit Holmes felt was necessary in order to leave her husband.Meanwhile, Tom Cruise is said to be in bad shape after this personal set-back as he continues to film “Oblivion” in June Lake, California.
People reports that the accomplished actor keeps asking, “Whats happening?” as if in a fog of some sort regarding the disillusion of his marriage. However, reports say that Cruise will be seeing his and Katies daughter Suri as soon as this weekend since custody arrangements have been made. Whether or not Katie Holmes will be on hand when Tom arrives in New York City is not known.
Meanwhile, Katie Holmes has left Tom Cruise and Scientology but she has joined a Catholic church in New York City as she starts her new life without the man who wooed her all over the world only five years ago. Stay tuned for more on this complicated matter. In the meantime take a look at L Ron Hubbard’s son speaking out about Scientology.


more at: Katie Holmes went stealth to leave Tom Cruise and Scientology – National Celebrity Headlines | Examiner.com.

 

Politicians, police join thousands in march for gay pride in San Francisco

For the 42nd year the gay pride parade was held in San Francisco.  Police officers and politicians were associated with rainbow flags and banners as the city celebrated the community of the lesbian, gay and transgender lifestyle.

Market Street, the main street in the city, saw over 200 floats.

Some parade participants were dressed in bright outfits made of balloons and some participants and parade watchers wore barely anything.

Mayor Ed Lee was to speak at the Civic Center close by the parade’s end area.  He’ll be located around the same area as the infamous gay rights activist and San Francisco City Supervisor Harvey Milk addressed gay pride celebrants a little over 30 years ago.

Organizers of San Francisco’s weekend events  stated that this is the largest LGBT gathering in the nation.  However, thousands also celebrated in Chicago and New York City.

from http://www.newser.com/article/d9vjsvu81/politicians-police-join-thousands-in-march-for-gay-pride-in-san-francisco-other-us-cities.html

Lady GaGa house profile – home pictures, rare facts and information about Lady GaGa’s childhood residence in New York City

Singer/songwriter Stefani Germanotta, better known by her performing name Lady GaGa, was born on Thursday, March 20, 1986. Lady GaGa, grew up in New York City where she attended Convent of the Sacred Heart School, the same private all-girls school attended by Paris Hilton and her sister Nicky.

In 1993 when Stefani was seven years old, her parents Joe and Cindy purchased an apartment at The Pythian Condominiums. Built in 1927 and located on Manhattan’s upper west side, The Pythian’s Egyptian-themed facade is a real eye catcher. The Pythian, which was converted into apartments in the 1980’s, is eleven-stories tall and has 88 apartments.

Lady GaGa’s childhood home – the Pythian condos in New York City.

At twenty years old, Lady GaGa was hired by Interscope Records as a songwriter. In late 2008 Lady GaGa released her debut album The Fame, which includes the hit songs “Just Dance” and “Poker Face”.

Lady GaGa’s father is the owner of a Wi-Fi company in New York City.

Via Lady GaGa house profile