http://community2.myfoxny.com/service/displayKickPlace.kickAction?u=4845610&as=6475 Most Recent photo,video,audio,blogss on MyFoxNY Sat, 12 Sep 2009 03:10:11 GMT Sat, 12 Sep 2009 03:10:11 GMT myfoxny@fox5ny.com (myfoxny) myfoxny@fox5ny.com (myfoxny) KickApps Feed Builder 2009-09-12T03:10:11Z 3 http://community2.myfoxny.com/service/searchEverything.kickAction?as=6475&includeVideo=on&includeAudio=on&includePhoto=on&includeBlog=on&sortType=recent 0 http://community2.myfoxny.com/_Jeters-Grace/BLOG/696112/6475.html He did it. Derek Jeter broke Lou Gehrig's record of most hits by a New York Yankee with a single in the 3rd inning of Friday's game against the Baltimore Orioles.It's been so great to watch at least two future Hall of Famers -- Derek Jeter and Mariano -- come up and develop right from the start.As a kid, I do remember watching Reggie Jackson and Dave Winfield, both now Hall of Famers, play for the Yankees.But both of them came up with other teams and were already stars when they joined the Yankees, and both ended their careers elsewhere. Plus in 1985, when I was 12, my family moved to Italy and I completely fell out of touch with baseball.Now, it is true that Jeter and Mo might end their careers in a different uniform, but being able to watch them mature and lead the Yankees for all these seasons, including through four World Series titles, have been a real joy. He did it. Derek Jeter broke Lou Gehrig's record of most hits by a New York Yankee with a single in the 3rd inning of Friday's game against the Baltimore Orioles.It's been so great to watch at least two future Hall of Famers -- Derek Jeter and Mariano -- come up and develop right from the start.As a kid, I do remember watching Reggie Jackson and Dave Winfield, both now Hall of Famers, play for the Yankees.But both of them came up with other teams and were already stars when they joined the Yankees, and both ended their careers elsewhere. Plus in 1985, when I was 12, my family moved to Italy and I completely fell out of touch with baseball.Now, it is true that Jeter and Mo might end their careers in a different uniform, but being able to watch them mature and lead the Yankees for all these seasons, including through four World Series titles, have been a real joy. Sat, 12 Sep 2009 03:10:11 GMT http://community2.myfoxny.com/_Jeters-Grace/BLOG/696112/6475.html ArunDas 2009-09-12T03:10:11Z Sports MyFoxNY He did it. Derek Jeter broke Lou Gehrig's record of most hits by a New York Yankee with a single in the 3rd inning of Friday's game against the Baltimore Orioles.It's been so great to watch at least two future Hall of Famers -- Derek Jeter and Mariano -- come up and develop right from the start.As a kid, I do remember watching Reggie Jackson and Dave Winfield, both now Hall of Famers, play for the Yankees.But both of them came up with other teams and were already stars when they joined the Yankees, and both ended their careers elsewhere. Plus in 1985, when I was 12, my family moved to Italy and I completely fell out of touch with baseball.Now, it is true that Jeter and Mo might end their careers in a different uniform, but being able to watch them mature and lead the Yankees for all these seasons, including through four World Series titles, have been a real joy. baseball, derek jeter, lou gehrig, sports, yankees nonadult false Jeter's Grace text blog baseball,derek jeter,lou gehrig,sports,yankees 212 0 0.0 http://community2.myfoxny.com/service/displayKickPlace.kickAction?u=4845610&as=6475 http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/6475/photos/PHOTO_2691665_6475_4845610_ap_160X120.jpg false 1 0 696112 4845610 Bronze 500 http://community2.myfoxny.com/_My-Head-Is-Spinning/BLOG/399284/6475.html Well, this was some week for news -- from the monumental (Iran elections and protests) to the silly (another affair on Capitol Hill -- that never happens!). Check out these highlights... Folks walking through SoHo either hated or loved a new Calvin Klein billboard, showing a topless girl kissing a guy as she lies on top of another guy. Below them on the floor is another guy who is lying with his pants and shirt unbuttoned. For shame! Well, you can weigh in here. Check out the Nonsense in Albany, as I like to call it. The GOP staged a leadership takeover with the help of two "renegade" Democrats (puh-leeze), but the result was the Dems walked out and nothing has happened in the state Senate since. Pedro Espada, one of the turncoat Dems, says his fellow party members need to step up, accept the change in leadership and get to work. The Dems refuse. Meantime, there is a renewed interest in Espada's actual residency. He says he lives in a Bronx co-op, but no one ever sees him there. Instead the D.A. is looking into whether he actually lives in a big house in Mamaroneck -- which is outside his district. Al I can say is Oy. What is it with politicians and trouble with residency? (See Euguene, Mathieu.) Now to the world. From the man who almost was president comes a commentary about why a careful response from the White House to the extraordinary events in Iran is crucial: Sen. John Kerry writes: "If we actually want to empower the Iranian people, we have to understand how our words can be manipulated and used against us to strengthen the clerical establishment, distract Iranians from a failing economy and rally a fiercely independent populace against outside interference." Oh, and let's end on a light note. President Obama spoke at the Radio and Television Correspondents Association Dinner, and as usual he killed. The best part is watching Obama crack up at the jokes he's telling -- it's as if he can't believe that his handlers are making him recite such crazy lines... like this one: "In Egypt, we had the opportunity to tour the pyramids. And by now I'm sure you've all seen the pictures of Rahm on that camel. I admit, I was a little nervous about the whole situation. I said at the time, 'This is a wild animal known to bite, kick, and spit. And who knows what the camel could do?' " At the dinner, JibJab released its latest animated parody video, He's Barack Obama. It has funny moments, but feels a bit of an unnecessary retread of well-worn jokes/jabs at the president (He's a superhero! He has big ears!). Eh, watch it anyway. Well, this was some week for news -- from the monumental (Iran elections and protests) to the silly (another affair on Capitol Hill -- that never happens!). Check out these highlights... Folks walking through SoHo either hated or loved a new Calvin Klein billboard, showing a topless girl kissing a guy as she lies on top of another guy. Below them on the floor is another guy who is lying with his pants and shirt unbuttoned. For shame! Well, you can weigh in here. Check out the Nonsense in Albany, as I like to call it. The GOP staged a leadership takeover with the help of two "renegade" Democrats (puh-leeze), but the result was the Dems walked out and nothing has happened in the state Senate since. Pedro Espada, one of the turncoat Dems, says his fellow party members need to step up, accept the change in leadership and get to work. The Dems refuse. Meantime, there is a renewed interest in Espada's actual residency. He says he lives in a Bronx co-op, but no one ever sees him there. Instead the D.A. is looking into whether he actually lives in a big house in Mamaroneck -- which is outside his district. Al I can say is Oy. What is it with politicians and trouble with residency? (See Euguene, Mathieu.) Now to the world. From the man who almost was president comes a commentary about why a careful response from the White House to the extraordinary events in Iran is crucial: Sen. John Kerry writes: "If we actually want to empower the Iranian people, we have to understand how our words can be manipulated and used against us to strengthen the clerical establishment, distract Iranians from a failing economy and rally a fiercely independent populace against outside interference." Oh, and let's end on a light note. President Obama spoke at the Radio and Television Correspondents Association Dinner, and as usual he killed. The best part is watching Obama crack up at the jokes he's telling -- it's as if he can't believe that his handlers are making him recite such crazy lines... like this one: "In Egypt, we had the opportunity to tour the pyramids. And by now I'm sure you've all seen the pictures of Rahm on that camel. I admit, I was a little nervous about the whole situation. I said at the time, 'This is a wild animal known to bite, kick, and spit. And who knows what the camel could do?' " At the dinner, JibJab released its latest animated parody video, He's Barack Obama. It has funny moments, but feels a bit of an unnecessary retread of well-worn jokes/jabs at the president (He's a superhero! He has big ears!). Eh, watch it anyway. Sat, 20 Jun 2009 02:20:56 GMT http://community2.myfoxny.com/_My-Head-Is-Spinning/BLOG/399284/6475.html ArunDas 2009-06-20T02:20:56Z News MyFoxNY Well, this was some week for news -- from the monumental (Iran elections and protests) to the silly (another affair on Capitol Hill -- that never happens!). Check out these highlights... Folks walking through SoHo either hated or loved a new Calvin Klein billboard, showing a topless girl kissing a guy as she lies on top of another guy. Below them on the floor is another guy who is lying with his pants and shirt unbuttoned. For shame! Well, you can weigh in here. Check out the Nonsense in Albany, as I like to call it. The GOP staged a leadership takeover with the help of two "renegade" Democrats (puh-leeze), but the result was the Dems walked out and nothing has happened in the state Senate since. Pedro Espada, one of the turncoat Dems, says his fellow party members need to step up, accept the change in leadership and get to work. The Dems refuse. Meantime, there is a renewed interest in Espada's actual residency. He says he lives in a Bronx co-op, but no one ever sees him there. Instead the D.A. is looking into whether he actually lives in a big house in Mamaroneck -- which is outside his district. Al I can say is Oy. What is it with politicians and trouble with residency? (See Euguene, Mathieu.) Now to the world. From the man who almost was president comes a commentary about why a careful response from the White House to the extraordinary events in Iran is crucial: Sen. John Kerry writes: "If we actually want to empower the Iranian people, we have to understand how our words can be manipulated and used against us to strengthen the clerical establishment, distract Iranians from a failing economy and rally a fiercely independent populace against outside interference." Oh, and let's end on a light note. President Obama spoke at the Radio and Television Correspondents Association Dinner, and as usual he killed. The best part is watching Obama crack up at the jokes he's telling -- it's as if he can't believe that his handlers are making him recite such crazy lines... like this one: "In Egypt, we had the opportunity to tour the pyramids. And by now I'm sure you've all seen the pictures of Rahm on that camel. I admit, I was a little nervous about the whole situation. I said at the time, 'This is a wild animal known to bite, kick, and spit. And who knows what the camel could do?' " At the dinner, JibJab released its latest animated parody video, He's Barack Obama. It has funny moments, but feels a bit of an unnecessary retread of well-worn jokes/jabs at the president (He's a superhero! He has big ears!). Eh, watch it anyway. albany, iran, news, obama, politcs, senate nonadult false My Head Is Spinning text blog albany,iran,news,obama,politcs,senate 213 0 0.0 http://community2.myfoxny.com/service/displayKickPlace.kickAction?u=4845610&as=6475 http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/6475/photos/PHOTO_2691665_6475_4845610_ap_160X120.jpg false 0 0 399284 4845610 Bronze 500 http://community2.myfoxny.com/_Stories-of-the-Week/BLOG/256216/6475.html Working at a news organization isn't as glamorous as it sounds, but it's certainly never uninteresting. Every day, we hear tragic, bizarre, funny, uplifting, weird, disturbing, scary, exciting, inspiring, and yes boring stories from around the world. Here are some of my faves from this week... I love baseball, tennis and some hoops. I don't really follow football, but I admit Fox 5's Lisa Evers had a cool assignment Thursday night. She got exclusive access to The Draft Classic, a party hosted at the M2 Ultra Lounge in Chelsea ahead of the NFL draft. More about sports: I went to the Yankees-Indians game at the new Yankee Stadium last Saturday... Yes, the Bombers lost with a pathetically lopsided score of 22-4. But the new ballpark is beautiful. However, my friend John and I couldn't help but notice the empty field-level seats. Those are the seats that sell for up to $2,625 each for ONE GAME. Oopsy. Commissioner Bud Selig suggested that the Yanks and Mets need to "discuss" the ticket situation, but the teams say a price change isn't coming. Whatever. Here's a story of a parking lot attendant who had one scary experience: He backed a Mercedes out a parking garage window -- five stories up! The car was trashed... but the worker thankfully survived with minor injuries. Proof that ANYTHING can fall out of the sky in New York. Earlier this week was Earth Day. Did you know the Chelsea Piers sports and entertainment complex along the Hudson River is New York City's largest commercial user of 100 percent wind power? Now you do. How's this for a kooky "employment" story? The Bronx Zoo is "laying off" hundreds of animals because of its $15 million budget hole. The zoo, which is run by the fantastic Wildlife Conservation Society, is closing four exhibits and shipping hundreds of critters to facilities around the country. Here's another story for the birds: Con Edison is fighting a losing battle with parrots in Queens. Yes, parrots. The tropical birds have made Beechhurst their home for years. Legend has it they are descendants of a shipment of pet parrots that escaped from a cargo delivery at the airport a long time ago. They might be an interesting sight, but problem is they nest on Con Ed equipment. That has caused electrical fires and power outages. Fox 5's Dick Brennan checked this one out. Columbia University, my alma mater, announced its Pulitzer Prizes this week. The New York Times always wins a few; this year photojournalist Damon Winter won the prize for his fantastic pictures from Barack Obama's historic presidential campaign. One of the winning photos was this iconic shot of Obama, soaked by the rain, at a rally in Pennsylvania. Props also go to Eugene Robinson of The Washington Post who won the prize for commentary for his columns on the 2008 presidential campaign. I got a bit choked up reading his post-election column. Here's an excerpt: "For me, the emotion of this moment has less to do with Obama than with the nation. Now I know how some people must have felt when they heard Ronald Reagan say 'it's morning again in America.' The new sunshine feels warm on my face." Check this new blog about wine called Vinitrek from my friends Mark Joyella and Tiffanie Wong. Mark and Tiff write: "We enjoy wine, and find that the places where wine is produced are some of the most beautiful places on Earth, so here at Vinitrek we focus on finding those places–the best known, and the ones off the beaten track–and sharing some of the wine, the food, and the atmosphere in case you might want to take a trek of your own." Also check out Mark's blog about the TV news business, localtvnews. And I must give it up to my boy Shepard Smith from Fox News. Shep does a good job of being non-ideological, delivering the news with a little humor and stark truth. This week, when covering the news about the torture memos, he said one can debate the definition of torture, but that America should not torture as a matter of law and principle. Indeed he pointed out that many Dems and GOPers agree on this -- including John McCain. On the air, Shepard invoked none other than President Ronald Reagan with the quote of America being the "shining city on the hill." Shep got pretty heated on TV and then even more (f-bomb) explicit on the FoxNews.com Strategy Room Web show. Finally here's a plug for myself. The Auto Show ended last weekend, but you can still check out photos, videos, and articles here. I had the pleasure of attending and I shot some of the pix and vids myself. My intro vid appears below. So check out all these stories and feel free to comment. Working at a news organization isn't as glamorous as it sounds, but it's certainly never uninteresting. Every day, we hear tragic, bizarre, funny, uplifting, weird, disturbing, scary, exciting, inspiring, and yes boring stories from around the world. Here are some of my faves from this week... I love baseball, tennis and some hoops. I don't really follow football, but I admit Fox 5's Lisa Evers had a cool assignment Thursday night. She got exclusive access to The Draft Classic, a party hosted at the M2 Ultra Lounge in Chelsea ahead of the NFL draft. More about sports: I went to the Yankees-Indians game at the new Yankee Stadium last Saturday... Yes, the Bombers lost with a pathetically lopsided score of 22-4. But the new ballpark is beautiful. However, my friend John and I couldn't help but notice the empty field-level seats. Those are the seats that sell for up to $2,625 each for ONE GAME. Oopsy. Commissioner Bud Selig suggested that the Yanks and Mets need to "discuss" the ticket situation, but the teams say a price change isn't coming. Whatever. Here's a story of a parking lot attendant who had one scary experience: He backed a Mercedes out a parking garage window -- five stories up! The car was trashed... but the worker thankfully survived with minor injuries. Proof that ANYTHING can fall out of the sky in New York. Earlier this week was Earth Day. Did you know the Chelsea Piers sports and entertainment complex along the Hudson River is New York City's largest commercial user of 100 percent wind power? Now you do. How's this for a kooky "employment" story? The Bronx Zoo is "laying off" hundreds of animals because of its $15 million budget hole. The zoo, which is run by the fantastic Wildlife Conservation Society, is closing four exhibits and shipping hundreds of critters to facilities around the country. Here's another story for the birds: Con Edison is fighting a losing battle with parrots in Queens. Yes, parrots. The tropical birds have made Beechhurst their home for years. Legend has it they are descendants of a shipment of pet parrots that escaped from a cargo delivery at the airport a long time ago. They might be an interesting sight, but problem is they nest on Con Ed equipment. That has caused electrical fires and power outages. Fox 5's Dick Brennan checked this one out. Columbia University, my alma mater, announced its Pulitzer Prizes this week. The New York Times always wins a few; this year photojournalist Damon Winter won the prize for his fantastic pictures from Barack Obama's historic presidential campaign. One of the winning photos was this iconic shot of Obama, soaked by the rain, at a rally in Pennsylvania. Props also go to Eugene Robinson of The Washington Post who won the prize for commentary for his columns on the 2008 presidential campaign. I got a bit choked up reading his post-election column. Here's an excerpt: "For me, the emotion of this moment has less to do with Obama than with the nation. Now I know how some people must have felt when they heard Ronald Reagan say 'it's morning again in America.' The new sunshine feels warm on my face." Check this new blog about wine called Vinitrek from my friends Mark Joyella and Tiffanie Wong. Mark and Tiff write: "We enjoy wine, and find that the places where wine is produced are some of the most beautiful places on Earth, so here at Vinitrek we focus on finding those places–the best known, and the ones off the beaten track–and sharing some of the wine, the food, and the atmosphere in case you might want to take a trek of your own." Also check out Mark's blog about the TV news business, localtvnews. And I must give it up to my boy Shepard Smith from Fox News. Shep does a good job of being non-ideological, delivering the news with a little humor and stark truth. This week, when covering the news about the torture memos, he said one can debate the definition of torture, but that America should not torture as a matter of law and principle. Indeed he pointed out that many Dems and GOPers agree on this -- including John McCain. On the air, Shepard invoked none other than President Ronald Reagan with the quote of America being the "shining city on the hill." Shep got pretty heated on TV and then even more (f-bomb) explicit on the FoxNews.com Strategy Room Web show. Finally here's a plug for myself. The Auto Show ended last weekend, but you can still check out photos, videos, and articles here. I had the pleasure of attending and I shot some of the pix and vids myself. My intro vid appears below. So check out all these stories and feel free to comment. Sat, 25 Apr 2009 04:23:39 GMT http://community2.myfoxny.com/_Stories-of-the-Week/BLOG/256216/6475.html ArunDas 2009-04-25T04:23:39Z News MyFoxNY Working at a news organization isn't as glamorous as it sounds, but it's certainly never uninteresting. Every day, we hear tragic, bizarre, funny, uplifting, weird, disturbing, scary, exciting, inspiring, and yes boring stories from around the world. Here are some of my faves from this week... I love baseball, tennis and some hoops. I don't really follow football, but I admit Fox 5's Lisa Evers had a cool assignment Thursday night. She got exclusive access to The Draft Classic, a party hosted at the M2 Ultra Lounge in Chelsea ahead of the NFL draft. More about sports: I went to the Yankees-Indians game at the new Yankee Stadium last Saturday... Yes, the Bombers lost with a pathetically lopsided score of 22-4. But the new ballpark is beautiful. However, my friend John and I couldn't help but notice the empty field-level seats. Those are the seats that sell for up to $2,625 each for ONE GAME. Oopsy. Commissioner Bud Selig suggested that the Yanks and Mets need to "discuss" the ticket situation, but the teams say a price change isn't coming. Whatever. Here's a story of a parking lot attendant who had one scary experience: He backed a Mercedes out a parking garage window -- five stories up! The car was trashed... but the worker thankfully survived with minor injuries. Proof that ANYTHING can fall out of the sky in New York. Earlier this week was Earth Day. Did you know the Chelsea Piers sports and entertainment complex along the Hudson River is New York City's largest commercial user of 100 percent wind power? Now you do. How's this for a kooky "employment" story? The Bronx Zoo is "laying off" hundreds of animals because of its $15 million budget hole. The zoo, which is run by the fantastic Wildlife Conservation Society, is closing four exhibits and shipping hundreds of critters to facilities around the country. Here's another story for the birds: Con Edison is fighting a losing battle with parrots in Queens. Yes, parrots. The tropical birds have made Beechhurst their home for years. Legend has it they are descendants of a shipment of pet parrots that escaped from a cargo delivery at the airport a long time ago. They might be an interesting sight, but problem is they nest on Con Ed equipment. That has caused electrical fires and power outages. Fox 5's Dick Brennan checked this one out. Columbia University, my alma mater, announced its Pulitzer Prizes this week. The New York Times always wins a few; this year photojournalist Damon Winter won the prize for his fantastic pictures from Barack Obama's historic presidential campaign. One of the winning photos was this iconic shot of Obama, soaked by the rain, at a rally in Pennsylvania. Props also go to Eugene Robinson of The Washington Post who won the prize for commentary for his columns on the 2008 presidential campaign. I got a bit choked up reading his post-election column. Here's an excerpt: "For me, the emotion of this moment has less to do with Obama than with the nation. Now I know how some people must have felt when they heard Ronald Reagan say 'it's morning again in America.' The new sunshine feels warm on my face." Check this new blog about wine called Vinitrek from my friends Mark Joyella and Tiffanie Wong. Mark and Tiff write: "We enjoy wine, and find that the places where wine is produced are some of the most beautiful places on Earth, so here at Vinitrek we focus on finding those places–the best known, and the ones off the beaten track–and sharing some of the wine, the food, and the atmosphere in case you might want to take a trek of your own." Also check out Mark's blog about the TV news business, localtvnews. And I must give it up to my boy Shepard Smith from Fox News. Shep does a good job of being non-ideological, delivering the news with a little humor and stark truth. This week, when covering the news about the torture memos, he said one can debate the definition of torture, but that America should not torture as a matter of law and principle. Indeed he pointed out that many Dems and GOPers agree on this -- including John McCain. On the air, Shepard invoked none other than President Ronald Reagan with the quote of America being the "shining city on the hill." Shep got pretty heated on TV and then even more (f-bomb) explicit on the FoxNews.com Strategy Room Web show. Finally here's a plug for myself. The Auto Show ended last weekend, but you can still check out photos, videos, and articles here. I had the pleasure of attending and I shot some of the pix and vids myself. My intro vid appears below. So check out all these stories and feel free to comment. news nonadult false Stories of the Week text blog news 229 0 0.0 http://community2.myfoxny.com/service/displayKickPlace.kickAction?u=4845610&as=6475 http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/6475/photos/PHOTO_2691665_6475_4845610_ap_160X120.jpg false 0 0 256216 4845610 Bronze 500