Trader Joe’s files lawsuit against NYC liquor store for stealing trademark, aesthetic
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Trader Joe’s files lawsuit against NYC liquor store for stealing trademark, aesthetic

ByNews Polite

They’re wining about Joe! A New York City liquor store that recently opened just blocks away from the now-shuttered Trader Joe’s Wine Shop is cashing in on the intellectual property of the grocery chain and confusing customers, the retail behemoth claimed in a new lawsuit. Trader Joe’s blasted Joe’s Wine…

Father of missing Hawaii photographer Hannah Kobayashi found dead near LAX while searching for daughter
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Father of missing Hawaii photographer Hannah Kobayashi found dead near LAX while searching for daughter

ByNews Polite

The father of the missing Hawaii woman who vanished while heading to New York City for a vacation was found dead near LAX early Sunday morning. Ryan Kobayashi, 58, was in Los Angeles to search for his 30-year-old daughter, Hannah Kobayashi, after she missed a connecting flight to New York…

NYC Comptroller Brad Lander belatedly raises alarms on Trump presidency — as NY Dems mull post-election shift
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NYC Comptroller Brad Lander belatedly raises alarms on Trump presidency — as NY Dems mull post-election shift

ByNews Polite

Comptroller Brad Lander raised alarm bells Wednesday about how President-elect Donald Trump’s policies could impact the Big Apple – a warning days-late after the election that could be a dollar short in a New York Democratic Party eyeing a shift to the political center. The lefty Democrat Lander outlined a…

Ranger perishes in Orange County brush fire as dangerous wildfires continue to wreak havoc on tri-state region
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Ranger perishes in Orange County brush fire as dangerous wildfires continue to wreak havoc on tri-state region

ByNews Polite

A forest ranger died battling a brush fire along the New York-New Jersey border Saturday night – as dangerous wildfires continued to cause bad air quality across the tri-state region amid a historic drought.  Firefighters responded to a 2,000-acre forest fire near the Greenwood Lake Turnpike along state lines in…

Taylor Swift seen with Zoë Kravitz in NYC after Channing Tatum split
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Taylor Swift seen with Zoë Kravitz in NYC after Channing Tatum split

ByNews Polite

Zoë Kravitz is still leaning on her girlfriends for support after her breakup from Channing Tatum. The actress stepped out with Taylor Swift in New York City Friday evening for a fun night out. The longtime friends went out to dinner at the new private members’ club Chez Margaux in the…

NYC’s beloved Elizabeth Street Garden gets stay of eviction as activists fight to ‘protect and preserve’
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NYC’s beloved Elizabeth Street Garden gets stay of eviction as activists fight to ‘protect and preserve’

ByNews Polite

Manhattan’s beloved Elizabeth Street Garden got a lifeline Friday when a judge granted a stay of eviction sought by activists of the greenspace while they appeal the city’s decision to build affordable housing at the site, according to the group. The appellate court’s decision to pause the eviction and demolition…

NYC teacher accused of putting 15-year-old in a headlock
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NYC teacher accused of putting 15-year-old in a headlock

ByNews Polite

A 27-year-old teacher was arrested after he allegedly put a 15-year-old student in a headlock at a Brooklyn high school, according to police and sources. The shocking incident at International High School at Lafayette took place Tuesday around 12:30 p.m., sending the injured student to Maimonides Midwood Community Hospital in…