Allan Houston, former New York Knicks shooting guard, may possibly return to the NBA, the New York Daily News reported. Houston retired in 2005 because of a worn right knee. But now the Dallas Mavericks, Cleveland Cavaliers, New Jersey Nets, as well as the Knicks are intrested in his come back. The Nets have invited houston to training camp. [...]
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Now Your Phone Talks Back and Humors You
This article is about a new software called Siri, which is like an artificial intelligence software. It talks about how you can speak to it, and it answers you with sometimes comical answers. While this software sounds very unique, in the article they mention other technologies that are much like that of Siri. Some of [...]
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Facebook Helps Solve Crime?!
The video of Tyrees Seegers, 22 years old man, shows him and two of his friends, Omar Villota, 22 and John Gomez, 20, attacking 2 costumers in the store at 4.a.m in the morning at U.S Chicken in Patterson, New Jersey on September 10. Meanwhile the victims did not know what was coming. The [...]
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Man Found With Corpses In His Home
A man name Anatoly Moskvin was arrested in Russia for having 20 dead dressed up women corpses, found in his home. Russian police found this schocking discovery in Moskvin’s apartment. Not too sure of where he might of gotten the dead bodies from, police believe he “stole the dead” from cemeteries in the night. Each [...]
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Two Muslim Cab Drivers Save Jewish Bagel Shop (Friendship!)
Wow, isn’t that nice? And here I thought the world was a cold place where you were a bunch of account numbers and nobody cared about your wellbeing. This is a refreshing change of pace: to see people helping each other, caring about one another, and being benevolent. But what was the motive behind the [...]
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Black Friday!
Black Friday, this may be the onlything givin the title of black and actually have a good meaning. However, thats besides the point. This years Black Friday, may just be the best yet. Economist have estimated there to be an unusual drop in sales. Even though sales will be better than ever, there will be [...]
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Seven Dwarfs Johnson Family!
So this week, I came across this story about the Johnson’s Family who are also called the real life Seven Dwarfs! Why, because the mother, Amber and the father, Trent, has a family of achondroplasia dwarfs. They have three biological children and adopted the other two children. The Johnson’s Family was on Anderson and explained to [...]
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Mom of Burger Flipper Defends Sons Actions
The mother of the Mcdonald’s employee Rayon McIntosh, who beat one customer with a metal baseball hat, has come to his defense saying that he is “not a criminal.”Monday, Oct. 17, Denise Darbeau and Rachel Edwards, after screaming out insults at McIntosh and the other employees, climbed over the counter at a Mcdonald’s restaurant over [...]
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NHL Legend Mike Modano Retires
On Friday, September 23rd, 2011, Mike Modano officially retired from the NHL as a member of the Dallas Stars. After playing 21 seasons in the National Hockey League, Modano is the all-time United States born leader in goals scored in NHL history. Out of the 21 seasons, Modano spent 20 campaigns with the Minnesota North [...]
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Will Prince William and Kate Middleton’s Baby Girl Be the Future Queen?
An extremely old tradition of giving princes the automatic right to ascend the British throne before princesses may be coming to an end – and soon. The British Parliament has made a motion to change the criteria so that females may have a chance at the crown. For now, the only way a woman may [...]
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FIRST TAKE Broadcast, 2010
NYABJ’s high school journalism workshop Fall class of 2010 produced this broadcast of the stories they covered over the course of the eight week program with the help of their professional mentors. Students reported on happenings around New York City.
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FIRST TAKE Newsletter, 2010
Students have completed feature stories after conducting good research and interviews and remaining focused. Great work. Your finished newsletter is available for download here: First Take Newsletter 2010
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12-year-old assassin
A 12-year-old boy is a supposed blood-thirsty assassin. The boy known only as El Ponchis – which translated means “The Cloak” – is part of a gang called the South Pacific cartel. The gang is based just outside of Cuernavaca, Mexico. El Ponchis is allegedly employed by a drug cartel to torture and kill his enemies. The young boy is [...]
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Shivering For S.W.A.N
A hearty group of volunteers braved the chilly waters at Coney Island on Saturday to benefit women serving in the armed forces ahead of the Veterans Day holiday. About 50 members of the Coney Island Brighton Beach Open Water Swimmers club jumped into the water for a race to benefit the Service Women’s Action Network, also [...]
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Beautifying Nostrand Avenue
Several volunteers lined Nostrand Avenue, from Eastern Parkway down to Atlantic Avenue, on Saturday to plant daffodil bulbs in an effort that they hoped would rejuvenate Crown Heights. The event was organized by Nostrand Park, a group whose mission is to revitalize their neighborhood. Organizers encouraged local businesses to participate in the event, and some [...]
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Chilean miner is living his dream
Edison Pena, one of the 33 trapped Chilean miners, will be running in the New York City Marathon. Pena joked that he was the first person to train underground. Pena arrived at JFK airport to a crowd of cheering fans, who included world-class runners from Ethiopia and South Africa. He was astonished when they handed [...]
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Charles Barron Rallies His Supporters As Governor Election Draws Near
City Councilman Charles Barron announced a series of endorsements Saturday that he said will boost his run for governor. “They mean the world to me. They’re incredible and they’re authentic. They’re endorsements that our people endorse,” said the African-American candidate as he stood on the steps of City Hall on Saturday. Barron, a candidate for [...]
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Halloween Eve Shopping Spree in Brooklyn
The day before Halloween, customers flooded Ricky’s Halloween Superstore to find the perfect costume for Halloween parties, treat-or-treating or the annual parade in the West Village. The Park Slope store, which usually sells cosmetics and hair products, was filled with costumes on Saturday. The checkout line stretched from the front to the rear of the cramped store. [...]
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Black Group Criticizes Sharpton Outside His Harlem Headquarters
Nearly two dozen protesters gathered outside of Al Sharpton’s National Action Network headquarters in Harlem on Saturday, calling on Sharpton to join them in what they described as their local fight for justice. The protestors chanted and yelled as they held signs that read, “AL SHARPTON WE NEED YOUR HELP!,” “ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!,” and “STOP [...]
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The French Senate Passes Pension Bill Despite Numerous Protest
It seems that the people of France have another battle with legislature. After numerous protests opposing the pension bill, the Sarkozy administration has raised the retirement age from 60 to 62 and the full pension from 65 to 67. The opponents of this bill argue that this law would be unfair and unjust for French [...]
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