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Blind subway magician brings enchantment to NYC’s grimy underground

  WILLIAMSBURG, Brooklyn — For four hours, a few days a week, you can find magician Justin Sight on duty at the Bedford Avenue subway station in Williamsburg. Whether it’s with a coin or a deck of cards, the 25-year-old knows how to win over a crowd. What sets him apart from most magicians is that […]

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#ThanksDave: A look back at David Letterman’s impact on the TV

  NEW YORK — In a career that started out on local news as a snarky weatherman in Indiana, David Letterman eventually found his niche in late night TV. 33 years later, Letterman has managed to perfect the art of the interview, getting the biggest names to dish about anything and everything. And at the […]

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#Beyoncethon booty pops its way into history books at epic Times Square event

  TIMES SQUARE (TRP) — If you faintly heard the music of Beyonce at some point Tuesday, don’t worry you weren’t exactly hallucinating. It’s because every hit ever recorded by Queen Bee emanated from Times Square as part of a 24-hour “Beyonce-thon” where fans attempted to set the Guinness World Record for the longest dance relay […]

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Helicopter service offers $99 rides from Manhattan to NYC-area airports

  NEW YORK (PIX11) – Bumper to bumper traffic, don’t you love it? — said no one ever. More than likely, you’ve found yourself in a traffic nightmare while on your way to the airport. Instead of missing your flight, how about hopping in a chopper. It’s called Gotham Air and they’re offering affordable helicopter […]

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Hundreds of twerkers set twerking world record in NYC

  NEW YORK (TRP) — If you felt a disturbance in the universe Wednesday afternoon, don’t be alarmed. What you felt was over 350 dancers twerking their tushes off in Herald Square. The gyrating group landed right into the Guinness Book of World Records for the most people to ever twerk simultaneously. Laura Littman, who […]

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Real-life ‘Batman’ hand delivers robbery suspect to police station

  The Caped Crusader himself has apparently jumped out of the comic books and into real-life. A man donning a Batman costume left local authorities in Northern England scratching their heads after he showed up to their police station to drop off a suspect wanted in a burglary. The scene unraveled inside local police headquarters […]

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The Good, The Bad & The Ugly Of NY Comic Con 2012

  NEW YORK (TRP) – It’s that time of the year again when sci-fi fans, comic book junkies and hardcore gamers converge on the Javits Center on the westside of Manhattan for New York Comic Con. It’s the one weekend where being a geek isn’t such a bad thing. Check out the video above to […]

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Watch The Entire Macy’s 4th Of July Fireworks Spectacular In 60 Seconds (VIDEO)

  WEEHAWKEN, New Jersey (TRP) – From tourists to locals, the annual Macy’s Fourth of July Fireworks Spectacular drew thousands from across the area as bright lights lit up the sky over the Hudson River. Every year the celebration takes place on Independence Day commemorating the 1776 adoption of the Declaration of Independence. In case […]

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New Cash Mob Craze Giving Small Businesses Much-Needed Boost

NEW YORK (TRP) – It’s a Saturday afternoon in the Carroll Gardens section of Brooklyn and a mob has gathered, and it’s growing by the minute. Unlike your run-of-the-mill flash mob, this group is a cash mob and has no plans to break out in song or dance. Rather, it will converge on By Brooklyn, […]

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Man Changes Name To Tyrannosaurus Rex Because It’s So Much ‘Cooler’

  YORK, Nebraska (TRP) – A Nebraska man looking to stand out with a unique name, legally changed his name Monday to Tyrannosaurus Rex. In his court filing, 23-year-old Tyler Gold of York County, said the name Tyrannosaurus Rex is way “cooler” than his given name. Clearly. Gold, who is an entrepreneur also made the […]

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