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(cid:42)(cid:79)(cid:87)(cid:74)(cid:84)(cid:66)(cid:77)(cid:74)(cid:72)(cid:79)(cid:1) NO. 1 FREE DAILY IN THE US NEW YORK CITY Wednesday, January 6, 2016 metro.us | t: MetroNewYork | f: MetroNewYork Awarded Top Dentist & Elite Provider of Invisalign 10 Years in a Row Dentists that completed more cases sucessfully then anyone in NYC HOW TO REBUILD THE GIANTS per month Keys for a huge offseason. 22 Inviisalliign Treatment* (w/ 0% financing) New housing bills to protect tenants . 4 Johnny Depp isn’t looking too good . 17 Call 212-683-2530 www.manhattandentalspa.com DO WE STILL NEED ‘AMERICAN IDOL’? The reality show kicks off one last season of star-searching . 18 FOX Find a Mount Sinai Primary Care Doctor In Your Neighborhood www.mountsinai.org/pcmetro METRO.US 2 NEWS WEDNESDAY , JANUARY 6 , 2016 IPHONE PRODUCTION CUT ISIS TERRITORY SHRINKS CHARACTER INCREASE 1 2 3 A pple is expected to cut production of its Islamic State’s territory shrank 40 percent from its maxi- Twitter is building a feature that latest iPhone models about 30 percent mum expansion in Iraq, and 20 percent in Syria in 2015, as will allow users post messages as in the January-March quarter, the Nikkei international forces pushed it out of several cities, the U.S.-led long as 10,000 characters, Re/code reported. As inventories of the iPhone 6s and 6s coalition fi ghting it said Tuesday. There was no immediate comment reported. Twitter, which currently has a Plus have piled up since they were launched last from the hardline Islamist group on the estimates from the coalition, 140-character limit, is considering launch- September, production will be scaled back to let made up of countries including Britain, France and Jordan that have ing the service toward the end of the fi rst dealers go through their stock, the business daily been bombing its positions. quarter but has not set an offi cial date, Re/ reported. REUTERS REUTERS code reported. R EUTERS 7 NYC BOAT SHOW 7 The New York Boat Show will take place Jan 6-10 at the Javitz Center. Detailer Mike Urbon cleans a Regal boat. THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW MAIN PHOTO BY BESS ADLER, ALL OTHER PHOTOS BY GETTY IMAGES ARMED ROBBERS SOUGHT CHICAGO PAYS OUT $5.5M HATE CRIME CHARGES 4 6 5 Police are looking for a trio who en- The nearly 60 people tortured by Chicago police decades ago A Florida man now faces jail time after being indicted tered a victim’s home in the Bronx last have begun receiving $5.5 million in reparations from the city, Monday on hate crime charges after allegedly attacking a month — armed with fi rearms and a Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced Tuesday. The news comes as Muslim store owner in Queens after saying “I kill Muslims.” machete — tied him up and robbed him of Chicago faces renewed criticism for police treatment of minority sus- Piro Kolvani, 55, of Jacksonville, Florida, was arraigned in Queens personal items. On Dec. 14 at 12:30 p.m., the pects. Most recently, the family of a black woman whom police admit County Supreme Court on charges of third-degree assault as a hate three male suspects entered the 28-year- was fatally shot by accident last month has sued the city. Last May, crime, third-degree assault, second-degree aggravated harassment old victim’s apartment on Tiebout Avenue aldermen in the nation’s third-largest city approved the payments to and second-degree harassment. through the front door. ANGY ALTAMIRANO 57 people tortured by police in the 1970s and 1980s. REUTERS ANGY ALTAMIRANO METRO.US NEW YORK 3 WEDNESDAY , JANUARY 6 , 2016 THE LOWEST COST Health PLAN ONLINE? Daily Grind; Jeff Salé HANNAH MATTIX Unlimited coff ee WHERE arrives in the DO I Financial District CLICK? Downtown a month, customers can caff eine addicts, get any size regular coffee Members only Daily Grind atitm Desa ilay dGayri nads tahse imr acnafy- HEALTH PLANS FOR $0 OR $20 PER MONTH gets you. feine habit demands, plus 20 percent off all food Membership: $39 for EVA KIS items. (Coffees are regu- unlimited brewed coff ee @thisiskis larly $2.50 for 8 oz. and For espresso drinks, add $1 [email protected] $3 for 12 oz.) For fl avored drinks, add $2 The subscription idea There’s perhaps no part came up as a way to make partner, Juan Fernandez, of the city more in need Daily Grind stand out in a competitive barista of unlimited coffee than a neighborhood that’s who came over from Blue the Financial District, rapidly growing, which Bottle, took four months and it’s finally arrived is what drew Salé, 32, to alone to get the roast with Daily Grind. the Financial District: “I right. You would be forgiven moved to Astoria before “You get the coffee for missing Jeff Salé’s it was cool, so I’ve seen sediments to some de- cheery black-and-orange places change and like gree, and that’s what cubbyhole of a cafe at that vibe.” makes it a little bit fuller 65 Nassau St. — there’s He can usually be and a little bit bolder,” he room for maybe three found behind the coun- explains. people to stand inside. ter at Daily Grind, serv- For the days when Kale-quinoa salads and ing French-pressed coffee you’re feeling like up- tomato soup share coun- (the hands-on process grading to a latte, Daily ter space with square pies preserves flavor) that’s an Grind carries a relatively from This Pie Is Nuts and equal blend of Sumatran new addition to the nut pastries from Bien Cuit. and Colombian beans. All milk market. “Macada- But the main attrac- of the roasting is done mia nut milk is my guilty MKT 15.71v1 tion is the coffee: For $39 in Brooklyn; Salé and his pleasure,” Salé confesses. 4 NEW YORK METRO.US WEDNESDAY , JANUARY 6 , 2016 Public Advocate Letitia James, left; Ellen Davidson, staff attorney of The Legal Aid Society, center; and Ed Josephson, director of litigation at Legal Services NYC. PROVIDED New housing bills to protect tenants, go aft er bad landlords “Dangerous hous- in New York City.” would provide added ing violations will Through the Nuisance protections for tenants Abatement bill, the city’s and would ensure that not be tolerated corporation counsel will New York City’s resourc- anywhere in NYC,” be given the authority es are properly utilized said Letitia James. to bring legal action on to enable tenants to live the grounds of a housing- in safe and decent condi- based nuisance, including tions.” ANGY ALTAMIRANO unsanitary conditions, In her 2015 Worst @aaltamirano28 improper ventilation and Landlords Watchlist — as- [email protected] overcrowding of occu- sembled using data from pants. The nuisances are HPD and DOB, including To start off the year, two defined to be “whatever is violations through Sep- bills aimed at improving dangerous to human life tember 2015 — the public the lives of tenants — and or detrimental to health.” advocate listed 100 of the making sure bad land- The No Eviction by worst landlords in New lords pay — were intro- Construction bill will call York City.  duced. for the city’s Department Making the top of the Public Advocate Leti- of Buildings (DOB) to list was a Bronx landlord tia James on Tuesday an- deny building permits to with 11 buildings and a to- nounced the “Nuisance owners of buildings with tal of 720 units under his Abatement” and “No a certain number of un- care who had 2,369 viola- It takes all-nighters, moonlighting, Eviction by Construction” addressed hazardous vio- tions when the list was bills, intended to help lations of housing main- released. and burning the midnight oil to protect residents and tenance or construction Currently, based on crack down data from get to where you want to be. on irresponsi- “Prohibiting landlords who HPD, that ble landlords. landlord has fail to correct hazardous The an- 68 violations If your woman or minority-owned company is ready to nouncement conditions from obtaining open — five grow, then we invite you to apply for The Workshop at follows James’ reported after Macy’s – our free and exclusive vendor retail development Worst Land- building permits is a fi tting the list came lords Watch- out. They program in New York City. Gain valuable insight list, a database punishment.” include not and prepare your business for tomorrow in released last providing hot the city that never sleeps. year highlight- Davidson water to some ing terrible apartments. behavior by landlords codes.  “Too many New York- Learn more and apply today at throughout the city and Permits that look to ers across the five bor- macysinc.com/workshop holding them accountable correct any Department oughs are suffering in de- for their actions. of Housing Preservation crepit apartments while “Our Worst Landlords and Development (HPD) their landlords cheat the Watchlist continues to and DOB violations will system and refuse to up- demonstrate the scale be exceptions to the bill. hold the most basic hous- of this crisis, but our city “Prohibiting land- ing rights. It is time to needs stronger author- lords who fail to correct hold these negligent land- ity to protect vulnerable hazardous conditions lords accountable,” James tenants and sanction bad from obtaining building said. behavior,” James said. permits is a fitting pun- For status of viola- “These important tenant ishment,” said Ellen Da- tions or building in- protection bills will send vidson, staff attorney for formation, tenants or a powerful message to all nonprofit Legal Aid Soci- building owner can visit landlords that dangerous ety — which offers legal either the HPD or DOB housing violations will services to low-income websites. not be tolerated anywhere New Yorkers. “Both bills metro.us w. w w 016 Wednesday , January 6 , 2 York w Ne 5 METRO.US 6 NEW YORK WEDNESDAY , JANUARY 6 , 2016 BRIEF NYC dispensary is ready for York illnesses in marijuana will be used to Thursday’s marijuana launch Daily News comparison treat 10 diseases including At least one New York City reported, to standard cancer, HIV/AIDS, Parkinson’s, marijuana dispensary claims adding pharmaceuti- epilepsy and various spinal to be ready for the launch of that other cals,” Nicholas cord injuries. the state’s medical marijuana dispensaries in Vita, CEO of In order to legally program Thursday. Murray Hill, the Columbia Care, purchase medical marijuana, As one of the fi ve compa- Bronx and Queens said to CBS in a related patients must be certifi ed by a nies licensed to grow mari- have plans to open later this article. state-approved physician, then juana in New York, Columbia month. Marijuana will be avail- register with the Health De- Care announced Monday that “Medical marijuana has able only in capsules, liquid partment to obtain a registry its Union Square dispensary been shown to be more cannabis and vaporizers, CBS identifi cation card, the Daily will open Thursday, the New eff ective treating a myriad of reported, adding that medical News reported.  METRO Scott Weiland GETTY IMAGES Scott Weiland to have Harlem tribute Recently deceased rock could not find anywhere ’n’ roller Scott Weiland else in New York City will be the subject of a that was paying tribute Harlem tribute, featuring to the rock star, DNAinfo a cover band, videos and reported. a painting incorporat- “It’s unlikely that an ing the crowd’s favorite event such as this would Weiland lyrics, created on take place in Harlem, the spot. but I searched high and Local artist Omo Mi- low to see if any of the sha is hosting the trib- downtown rock clubs ute at MIST Harlem Jan. were doing anything 12, at 7 p.m., according and found nothing,” to the event’s Facebook Misha was quoted by page, which added that DNAinfo. the artist had completed On the event’s Face- a portrait of Weiland in book page, Misha stated 2014 and is hosting the that the tribute is for tribute party in lieu of a Weiland’s fans. traditional art reception. “With all this talk of “Really, for me, he — drugs and angry ex-wives, out of all those groups there has been no public that came out [at] that celebration of Weiland, time — he was the only his extraordinary talent, frontman I actually and what the world of looked at because he rock ’n’ just lost,” the made you look at him,” artist wrote describing Misha told DNAinfo. the event.   The tribute, titled Besides a cash bar, “Do We All Just Hum there will be an acoustic Along?” is taking place sing-a-long at the end of in Harlem because Misha the evening. J ASON NUCKOLLS BRIEF Police seek man in wheel- York Daily News reported. chair who robbed Sunnyside, “He was moving so fast,” said Queens, bank a witness in a related New York A suspect in a wheelchair alleg- Post article. “I don’t know which edly robbed a TD Bank branch on way he went because I just Queens Boulevard in Sunnyside thought I never seen anybody Monday after claiming to have a move so fast in a wheelchair.” gun and a bomb. The suspect, whom cops The suspect, whom police think is genuinely handicapped, described as black and between received $500 from the teller, the ages of 25 and 35, arrived who also placed a dye pack with at the TD Bank near the corner the cash, the Post added. of Queens Boulevard and 41st In his note, the man claimed Street around 1:45 p.m., the New to have a bomb and gun. METRO metro.us w. w w #1 Resolution for 2016 is to LOOK GOOD What better way than With a BETTER SMILE! HOME OF 2 INVENTORS 1. Inventor of the DentalVibe Injection Comfort System 2. 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METRO.US 10 NEWS WEDNESDAY , JANUARY 6 , 2016 Mother of ‘affl uenza’ teen accepts Texas extradition The mother of a Texas teenager who gained notoriety for his “af- fluenza” defense in a Prolonged deadly drunken-driving case waived her right Menstrual Cycles to fight extradition to Texas during a brief court hearing on Tues- day in California. Wearing dark jail clothes and looking downcast, Tonya Couch, 48, was told she will be held in the custody of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and that the state of Texas has two weeks to Tonya Couch GETTY IMAGES collect her.  She spoke only in of hindering apprehen- could not tell right from Lower Back Pain one-word replies to sion, was flown to Los wrong. questions posed by Los Angeles from Mexico The diagnosis is Angeles Superior Court last week and has been not recognized by the Judge Sergio Tapia.  held without bail at the American Psychiatric Couch’s fugitive son, Metropolitan Detention Association and was Ethan Couch, 18, is Center in Los Angeles. widely ridiculed. fighting extradition to If convicted of the Both mother and son the United States from hindering charge, she were arrested last week Mexico. could face two to 10 in Mexico’s Pacific Coast The pair fled to years in prison. resort of Puerto Vallarta. 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