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Eridania Rodriguez: Dead Woman Found Hog Tied, Gagged In NYC Building

“The woman’s body, suspected to be that of Eridania Rodriguez, was fully clothed, except for her shoes, which had been placed neatly beside her, and a sock, which was found underneath her, said NYPD Deputy Commissioner Paul Browne. As Brown spoke, an elevator operator who worked with the 46-year-old Rodriguez in the same Financial District office building, where the body was found, remained under constant police surveillance. ‘Yeah, of course I am,’ said Joseph Pabon today, when asked by reporters if he was innocent of the murder.” Link

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Catfight Breaks Out At NY "America's Next Top Model" Audition

Catfight Breaks Out At NY “America’s Next Top Model” Audition

Angelina Jolie Shops For Apartment In New York City

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“A few weeks after signing the lease on a $60 million Long Island mansion, the actress, 33, was spotted checking out a nice building in Manhattan’s uptown Washington Heights neighborhood Tuesday afternoon. ‘The building had work permits and it seemed like they were probably being remodeled for [buyers'] taste,’ a witness tells Us.” [Link]

Katie Holmes Said To Invest $14 Million In NYC Economy In 6 Months

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“As well as regularly frequenting the city’s best restaurants, Holmes is often photographed with her daughter Suri carrying purchases from some of New York’s most expensive shops. The New York Post’s Page Six magazine estimates that, mainly due to her real estate purchases, she has spent more than $14 million since being in the city. ‘While ordinary city dwellers are cutting back, Mrs Cruise has been valiantly doing her bit to boost our economy,’ the magazine said. ” [Link]

Economy Hits Ritzy Ranbow Room In New York

“WNBC-TV reports that the owners plan to shutter the Italian-themed Rainbow Grill restaurant temporarily while keeping the establishment’s bar, banquet space and dinner-dancing going on the 65th floor of the RCA building.” [Link]

Sharell Butler: 15 Yr Old New York Teen Arrested For Murder

“Sharell Butler was arraigned late Saturday and charged as an adult with murder in the deaths of 24-year-old Christopher Umpierre on Dec. 19 and 22-year-old John Hopkins-Drago on Dec. 21. A Bronx building superintendent found Hopkins-Drago’s body stuffed in a garbage bag. The medical examiner’s office said the cause of death was stab wounds to his head, torso and extremities. Prosecutors said Umpierre was shot in the chest during a home invasion robbery involving Butler and others.” [Link]

Bernard Madoff Arrested By FBI For Ponzi Scheme

“Bernard Madoff, who founded Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities, was arrested by Federal Bureau of Investigation agents on alleged fraud, The Wall Street Journal reported late Thursday on its Web site. Charges against Madoff allege that he told senior employees on Wednesday that the firm was “a giant Ponzi scheme” after trying to distribute the “couple of hundred million dollars” he had left before turning himself in” [Link]

Inspector Edward Marquette Arrested In New York City Crane Collapse

Inspectors began rechecking dozens of construction cranes after one of their colleagues was accused of lying about examining a crane that collapsed 11 days later, killing seven people. Edward Marquette, 46, was arrested on charges of falsifying business records and offering a false instrument for filing, buildings Commissioner Patricia Lancaster said Thursday. [Link]

Husband Of News Anchor Darlene Rodriguez Charged With Rape Of Teen

A New Rochelle police sergeant on Wednesday pleaded not guilty to raping a 17-year-old girl who said he attacked her hours after first responding to a domestic call. Sgt. David Rodriguez, a nine-year veteran, was arraigned on a first-degree rape charge before New Rochelle City Judge Preston Scher and posted $25,000 bail. Rodriguez stands accused of sexually assaulting the teenager while he was off-duty on Feb. 9. The officer, the husband of NewsChannel 4 anchor Darlene Rodriguez, has been suspended without pay. [Link]