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Television.
UFT works
the same
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‘Just like any other special interest group,
the leadership of this one is more extreme and
more obstructionist than its members,’ he says
Critics outspoken about untimely statement
in the midst of gun control unrest
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UFT works like the NRA
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Mayor incites Teacher’s Union by comparing
them to the National Rifle Association, one
month after Newtown Massacre Christine
Quinn, Bill De Blasio denounce comparison
Negotiations over a new Quoted: Bloomberg ideological agenda.”
teacher evaluation system More than 60 elected
“Teachers want
turned ugly last week officials signed a letter
when Mayor Michael to work with the condemning the mayor
Bloomberg, an outspoken best, and most of for an analogy they say
gun control advocate, “not only vilifies New York
them are not in
compared the United City teachers, but also
Federation of Teachers, sympathy with the mocks the work they do
the city’s teachers union, union. [The union every day to educate, up-
to the National Rifle lift and protect our chil-
will do] anything
In the news Association. dren,” and requesting “an
Cops seek four “Teachers want to work to avoid having to immediate and uncondi-
with the best, and most of face the issue of tional apology [to] the
after murder them are not in sympathy coming up with teachers of New York City
with the union,” and their union.”
Police are looking for Bloomberg declared. “The a real evaluation The mayor reiterated
four people they want to NRA’s another place system.” yesterday that his state-
speak with after the mur- where the membership NEW YORK CITY MAYOR ment was not an attack on Mayor Bloomberg spoke at an
der of a man Friday. doesn’t agree with the MICHAEL BLOOMBERG teachers, but on the union educational conference yesterday morning.
According to police, leadership.” leadership.
around 9 p.m. on Friday Some city politicians “The members of this
around Rivington Street have spoken out against Quoted: Quinn union have done a spectac- What’s at stake?
and Columbia Street, po- the mayor, calling the ular job in the last ten Department of
lice responded to a 911 statement inappropriate “This ill-conceived years,” Bloomberg said. $450M Education by Jan. 17.
call reporting a man after the mass shooting at comparison has “An evaluation system The state DOE has
shot. When they arrived, an elementary school in no place in the would show just how well reportedly said they
they found Raphael Newtown, Conn. most of these teachers do.” won’t accept last-
important,
Ward, 16, shot in the “Less than a month Bloomberg accused the The mayor’s office said minute proposals, so up
chest. He was ago, teachers laid down substantive and union of doing “anything that in order to qualify to $450 million in
pronounced dead at the their lives to protect their complex debate to avoid having to face the for $250 million in state school funding could be
hospital. Now, cops want kids,” Public Advocate Bill issue of coming up with a aid and a potential $200 lost if the city and the
on teacher
to talk to four people de Blasio said in a state- real evaluation system.” million in grants, an UFT can’t come to an
they describe as persons ment. “That’s what drives evaluations.” evaluation plan must be agreement before the
of interest about the the men and women in CITY COUNCIL SPEAKER Danielle Tcholakian submitted to the state eleventh hour.
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homicide. Anyone with our schools — not some CHRISTINE QUINN
info should call 800-577-
TIPS. METRO/AB
State report suggests how
In the news In the news
Five injured in City in the
PATH escalator to prepare for next Sandy midst of major
malfunction
flu attack
Five people were
hurt yesterday when GETTY IMAGES A Center for Disease
a PATH station escala- A commission created by During Sandy, 2.1 mil- Control report at the end
tor started going Gov. Andrew Cuomo re- lion people lost service — of December included
backwards. leased suggestions yester- compared to Hurricane New York City and New
Port Authority day about how New York Irene, when 1.1 million York state among 29
spokesman Ron should prepare for future lost service. states exhibiting high
Marsico told Metro storms like Hurricane About 90 percent of levels of the flu this flu
three people were Sandy. Long Islanders were left season. Lab-confirmed
taken to the hospital, The governor appoint- without power; in the reports from 56 of NY’s
but none of them ed the Moreland Rockaways, some people 62 counties showed a 9
had life-threatening Commission in November only got power back last percent increase over
injuries. to evaluate how the state month. the week prior. The last
Video shows the could be better equipped The Commission rec- two years had far fewer
escalator starting to for another superstorm. ommended streamlining reports. There are
go down as people Introducing the report, the utility companies’ already nearly three
were traveling out of Cuomo said New York ownership for a quicker times as many flu cases
the station. State needs to be more and more efficient re- this season than there
METRO/AB ready for the next floodwa- sponse. were for the 2011-2012
ters. Workers cut new natural gas lines in Staten According to The New season. METRO/DT
“In the past, so much of Island after many of them were destroyed. York Times, other sugges-
the discussion on disaster tions from other panels
preparedness was hypo- convened will include 9%
thetical,” he said, adding, a briefing before the State ernor that primarily fo- turning the shoreline into
“We don’t have to assume. of the State address, which cused on utilities, which oyster beds as well as Increase in
We had a hurricane. … We he will deliver Wednesday. Cuomo said were one of storm gates that would incidences of flu
saw what happened.” The Commission pre- the main problems follow- cost billions of dollars. since last week
Cuomo said he wanted sented a report to the gov- ing the storm. ALISON BOWEN

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TUESDAY, JANUARY 8, 2013
Suspect in subway bomb
plot appears in NY court
A Pakistani man accused of Brooklyn. He is facing up in 2009 to bomb the sub-
taking part in an al Qaeda to life in prison on charges way system in New York
plot to attack targets in the that include providing ma- City, U.S. prosecutors said.
United States and Europe terial support to al Qaeda Two men, Najibullah Zazi
made his first U.S. court and conspiring to use a and Zarein Ahmedzay,
appearance Monday after- weapon of mass destruc- have pleaded guilty to
noon in New York where tion in connection with an planning the attacks, and
he is facing terrorism alleged bomb plot in a third man, Adis
charges. England. Medunjanin, was sen-
Abid Naseer, 26, was ex- The charges against tenced to life in prison for
tradited on Thursday from Nasser Naseer are connected to taking part in the plot.
Britain to court in an alleged al Qaeda plot REUTERS
In the news
Life. On the fast train
City funds
med school
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Councilman Vincent Gentile believes trains should slow as they near stations. aid, is in its first year.
and More!
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$200,000, based on aca-
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UNDERGROUND. Councilman Vincent Gentile has what he says is a simple idea to METRO/DT
save lives underground – slow down. After three incidents where people were 20
Monday - Friday pushed in front of trains, the councilman said yesterday that train conductors
should drive more slowly. He told NYC Transit President Thomas Prendergast in an
e-mail that the solution is more cost-effective and sensible than installing barriers
11am - 8pm in front of subway tracks. “If new rules were implemented requiring trains to enter
stations at a slower speed, then it would give the train a better chance to stop in NYC med students
Saturday - Sunday time if someone is on the tracks or give that person a better chance to get off the were awarded
tracks, into an alcove or run to the opposite end of the track into the mouth of tun- $2.3 million in
nel away from the train,” Gentile said. In 2011, 147 people were hit by a subway scholarships
11am - 6pm
train, including 50 who died, he said. METRO/AB
Family of slain children speaks through Web
FACEBOOK
The parents of two chil- Marina wrote Saturday
dren murdered in October that they were in “charm-
are on a cross-country voy- ing” Santa Fe, strolling
age, finding memories of through art galleries and
their children along their finding pieces Lulu and
way back to New York. Leo “would have loved.”
Kevin and Marina Krim Leo and Lulu Krim During an earlier visit
are parents to Lucia, to Los Angeles, the family
known as Lulu, and Leo found a mural by Leo
Krim, who were found support youth programs On a Facebook page for Politi, which was Lulu’s fa-
dead in their Upper West for arts and sciences. the fund, they tracked vorite children’s author
Side apartment by their “We want to honor our their trip back from and illustrator, they added.
mother last year. Their children through carrying California as they return Another post wished
nanny, Yoselyn Ortega, has on their love of arts and home to New York. their surviving daughter
been charged in the case sciences education,” the The family was travel- Nessie a happy birthday.
FEBRUARY 2013 and pleaded not guilty. Krims wrote on the page. ing from Los Angeles, post- “She saves us every
In memory of their chil- Lulu particularly loved “Art ing Jan. 2 that they hoped day,” Kevin Krim wrote.
dren, Kevin and Marina Afternoons” at the 2013 “will be a year of
Krim created the Lulu and Metropolitan Museum of healing, growth and Alison Bowen
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Adopt. A pet
NJ man in
‘cannibal cop’ sentenced in
case denied
bail by judge
’70s murders
NEW JERSEY. A federal
judge denied bail on
Monday to a New Jersey GETTY IMAGES
man arrested last week Convicted California serial
on suspicion of conspir- killer Rodney Alcala,
ing with the so-called known as the “Dating
“cannibal cop” to kidnap Game” killer thanks to his
and rape a woman. appearance on the televi-
The prosecutor and sion game show more than
defense attorney 30 years ago, was sen-
clashed repeatedly in a tenced to at least 25 years
hearing over their inter- in prison yesterday for
pretations of the intent murdering two New York
of the suspect, mechanic women in the 1970s.
Michael Van Hise, 22. Alcala, 69, already on
Prosecutors contend death row in California for Cornelia Crilley was one
that Van Hise discussed a killing four women and a of the women murdered
kidnap-for-rape scheme Briana, a 6-year-old German shepherd, is up for adoption at the ASPCA. 12-year-old girl in that by Rodney Alcala.
with New York City po- state, was extradited to
lice officer Gilberto Valle Adopt a pet with Metro and the ASPCAASPCA New York in June to face
III, who was charged in charges in the slayings of views with witnesses.
October with plotting to flight attendant Cornelia A Manhattan judge sen-
kidnap, torture and eat Briana is a 6-year-old German shepherd mix who came to the ASPCA emaciated, Crilley, 23, and Ellen tenced him to 25 years to
women. REUTERS wounded and infested with fleas. She’s since recovered beautifully and is ready Hover, 23, the daughter of life in prison on Monday.
to go home. This lovely gal enjoys making new friends and getting lots of love a nightclub owner. Crilley was found stran-
2 and affection. She had a tough life before being rescued by Humane Law The cold case unit of gled in her Manhattan
Van Hise is the Enforcement, but she doesn’t let it get her down. She likes to play with fun toys the Manhattan district at- apartment in 1971.
second man to when the time is right but is also content to settle in and snuggle for a while. She torney’s office brought Hover’s body was found in
be arrested in the would be best in a home with kids older than 10. Briana is spayed and up-to- charges against Alcala last Westchester County, north
case. date on all vaccinations. To adopt Briana, stop by the ASPCA Adoption Center at year after conducting of New York City, in 1977.
424 E. 92nd Street, visit Adoptaspca.org or call 212-876-7700, ext. 4120. METRO more than 100 new inter- REUTERS
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apps were downloaded in Power, an analyst at Robert departures up 7.5 percent,
December, setting a record, W. Baird & Co. wrote in a the most in four years, ac-
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yesterday, adding that it BLOOMBERG University study released
now has more than 775,000 yesterday.
apps available for its Megabus, BoltBus Between 1980 and 2006,
iPhone, iPad and iPod overcome stigma the industry declined an av-
touch devices. erage of 2.9 percent a year.
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September, as well as the on motor coaches with Wi- competitors, increasing
any field is required.
surge in downloads from Fi. Bus transportation was their departures 31 percent
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