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William Cullen lives in a house divided.
The retired NYPD cop is mired in a dispute so bitter that he can’t even enter a portion of his house without risking arrest for being on his Westchester County neighbor’s property.
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Wall Street’s fears of a largely punitive settlement for JPMorgan Chase may not add up. | The New York State comptroller warns that gridlock in Washington could hurt Wall Street earnings. | The founder of Bridgewater Associates has begun teaching his investment secrets on YouTube. | J.C. Penney capitulates in dispute with Macy’s over Martha Stewart products.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Whether or not you like Microsoft’s updated Surface tablets will depend on your needs….
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For this prize-winner, a million bucks is just pocket change. Billionaire Mayor Bloomberg will receive a $1 million award from a Jewish group founded by Russian Jewish billionaires that seeks to “inspire a proud next generation of Jews,†his office confirmed Sunday.
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REPORT: 30 THINGS VANITY FAIR COULD EXPOSE ABOUT GWYNETH …
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He says people will be hit by the health care law.
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China holds two bloggers as it expands crackdown on rumors…
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In a video and pictures sent in by Gawker tipster Kevin Mazeski, you can watch Banksy’s latest work in Queens being defaced tonight.
Annoyed bystanders let the man, who tagged the wall with "Problem Child NYC," know that it’s "thousands of dollars" he was painting over. And a female in the crowd keeps calling the man a "dick" and an "asshole," ending by calling him a "no talent dick" as he angrily walks away.
According to Mazeski, the man defacing the mural was angry because the wall was "his area."
Mazeski also reports that he has a "good feeling" he met Banksy himself tonight. This is what he tells us:
He was a Middle Aged man, he laughed and said it was only a matter of time. Explaining how this was the process and expected. Once the man was finished painting over the mural, the alleged Banksy shook my hand and left, hopefully to stir up something else and tag the guy as a "little girl" as he did in Brooklyn.
He was tall. Over 6ft as he was taller than me. Black leather jacket. Short salt and pepper hair somewhat messy. Light eyes. He told us he was a journalist, but gave another guy his card which said he was a real estate agent. All the card said was New York Consultants. Other people started talking all thinking that was him as well. He showed me and a friend his digital camera because he said he saw Banksy earlier in the day in Brooklyn. While going through the pictures. The menu of his digital camera came up with one folder called "paintings" and he quickly closed that. He showed me a pic of two men walking down the street saying one guy was Banksy while the other was his helper, oddly enough looking exactly like him. The nature of how he left right after, was extremely suspicious all adding to our belief that he was Banksy himself.
Maybe Kevin finally solved the Banksy mystery. Or maybe this man was just a real estate agent who, like many of us, saves his sexts in a folder called "paintings." Only time will tell.
[h/t Kevin Mazeski]
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A suspect behind a 2009 attack on a Belgian ship was lured to Brussels with an offer to make a film about his piracy past, authorities said.
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The tagger who writes "Problem Child" did not wait until the street was clear before he scrawled over Banksy’s latest work, up in Queens. Nor did he mind the chorus of detractors gathered to watch him. He had a point to prove, according to Gothamist tipster Kevin Mazeski. "He kept saying about how this was his area. And the guy was pissed." In the video Mazeski shared with Gothamist and Gawker, a small crowd chided the local talent: "Thousands of dollars you’re painting away. Thousands of dollars," one woman complained, while another guy made fun of Problem Child’s "terrible penmanship." But Problem Child cared not. And anyway, at least the destruction of this piece has a story behind it, unlike others.
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