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Taye Diggs National Train Day 2010 Spokesperson

Ever since Taye Diggs pointed at “Black women” as the culprit behind the demise of his craptacular ABC series Daybreak, I haven’t particularly been a fan of the guy who once helped Stella get her groove back.

These days, Diggs is paying the “Rent” by using his famous face and well-defined abs to promote Amtrak’s National [...]

Professional line-sitter not to get the world’s first iPad!

With the iPad mania reaching its peak just hours before Apple starts selling its game-changing tablet in the US Saturday morning, there was bad news for someone special who has been heading the waiting line outside Apple’s Manhattan flagship since Tuesday to become the first person to get the gizmo.
Professional line-sitter Greg Packer, who was [...]

“Precious” Star’s Mom, Alice Tan Ridley, Still Singing Her Heart Out New York City Subway

Alice Tan Ridley, mother of Academy Award-nominated Precious star Gabourey Sidibe, has been singing her heart out in subway stations around New York City three days a week for 18 years!
A R&B/Gospel fixture in the Big Apple, Ridley worked as a nursery-school teacher and a Department of Education teacher’s aide before relocating her act to [...]

Chidambaram meets FBI, New York Police officials, gets anti-terrorism tips

India’’s Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Tuesday, was briefed by officials from FBI, intelligence and security agencies and the New York Police about the measures being taken by them to prevent a Mumbai-type terrorist attack.
From walking at the Penn Station, to a briefing by the New York Police, which had made several changes in its [...]

Roseanne Colletti: NYC Coffee Wars

Just when you thought the Big Apple was largely a battleground pitting Starbucks against Dunkin’ Donuts, here comes Ontario-based Tim Horton’s.

Bank Robbery Tweeted By NY Web Producer

NEW YORK (AP) — “So tired today,” Annemarie Dooling tweeted early Tuesday. “really really tired. ugh.”

A couple of hours later, things really really picked up.

“My bank was just held up — with me in it. HSBC 34 and 8,” the 26-year-old Web …