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sometimes the headlines just write themselves...
 
 Cyndi Lauper’s troubled son Declyn “Dex” Lauper Thornton is being sued by an ex-girlfriend for sexual assault that left her feeling “powerless and in fear” for her safety, a Manhattan Federal Court lawsuit filed on Tuesday alleges. The harrowing assault occurred on Nov. 9, 2020, in Lauper Thornton’s Soho home. According to the lawsuit, the now 28-year-old woman alleges that Lauper Thornton pressured her into performing sexual acts and became violent when she refused.
Dex Thornton is no stranger to the law. The lawsuit comes amidst other legal issues facing the defendant, including a pending eviction case and prior arrests on theft and gun possession charges. Lauper Thornton was arrested for driving a stolen car in 2022. 
In his latest legal saga, Lauper Thornton’s accuser said on the night of the alleged assault, he Cash App’ed her approximately $60 to travel by private car to his home. Once there, the pair argued over a sexual act he wanted the woman to do, according to the lawsuit. 
When the plaintiff wanted to leave, Lauper Thornton took her cellphone in an attempt to get her to stay. He then held her down on his bed and forcefully tried to get her to perform a sexual act. 
Though she tried squirming her way out of his grip and repeatedly told him to let her get up “because he was too strong,” she was unable to escape, the lawsuit alleges. As the altercation ensued, they both heard a pop sound from the woman’s neck and upper spine area, at which point Lauper Thornton let her go, according to the lawsuit.
“Desperate” to leave the apartment, the plaintiff took Lauper Thornton’s cell phone in an attempt to get her’s back. Eventually, they both returned each other’s phones and the defendant demanded she leave his home. 
After she left, the lawsuit alleges, she returned to get her phone charger back, which she realized she forgot take with her. She knocked on his apartment door, and he returned the charger. 
The woman alleges after she left, Lauper Thornton called saying he was “sorry for what he had just done to her,” court documents say. 
Mark Shirian, the plaintiff’s attorney, shared his comments on the case. 
“This lawsuit seeks to hold Mr. Lauper accountable for the grievous harm inflicted upon our client. Our client deserves  to have her voice heard and to seek the justice she rightfully deserves.” 
The woman is seeking unspecified damages for the “emotional and psychological trauma” inflicted upon her as a result of the alleged assault. 
the kid's been in the news more than his mother the past year or so.

My daughter wants to change colleges, and she asked a professor for a letter of recommendation. We received the letter, and it strikes me as overly positive. My daughter has worked hard to get decent grades, but from the contents of this letter, you would think she was the most gifted student ever to attend that college. Basically I don’t believe that what her professor is saying is true. Maybe he’s just trying to be helpful, or possibly he used ChatGPT, but I feel uneasy. Should I submit it anyway?
Your daughter’s in college. Why are you submitting the letter/application? You can assist, you can advise. When asked. You can’t do it for her anymore. Land the helicopter.
I’d have thought that the better practice was to send letters of recommendations to the college in question, not to the student. But however this letter was produced — whether it involved ChatGPT or a Ouija board — the professor has offered it as his view. You haven’t been in the classes and seen the work your child has done. Your daughter asked for a letter expressing his judgment, not a letter reporting yours. If the letter is implausible on its face, of course, it might not help your daughter’s chances of getting the transfer, and, I suppose, could even hurt. That would be a reason to worry about submitting it. But your doubts about the letter’s accuracy are not a sufficient warrant for concern. Letters of recommendation are so often hyperbolic that a dry-as-dust articulation of your daughter’s qualities might be read as unenthusiastic. (British letters of recommendation tend to be several degrees cooler than their American counterparts.) Hyperbole is a figure of speech: an overstatement that’s meant to be recognized as such. So I wouldn’t assume that your daughter’s professor aimed to be dishonest. He may simply have a better sense of the calibration of such letters than you do — just as the wised-up admissions folk on the receiving end will.

Consult a lawyer, you moron! Your slut daughter obviously had an affair with the professor and now wants to run away from the mess so she blackmailed him into writing that letter. THAT’S why it was sent to your home and not the new school… so the conniving slut could approve it.

Based on many, many reviews and a stellar season of great acting, many would disagree with you.
And to throw in unattractive?  I wouldn't say that, even if I thought it. 
That's just shallow and petty as fuck.

Wrong.
But congrats on yet another snide reference in a snidely worded announcement of the death of someone you don't even have the decency to mention by name. So typical. 

My daughter wants to change colleges, and she asked a professor for a letter of recommendation. We received the letter, and it strikes me as overly positive. My daughter has worked hard to get decent grades, but from the contents of this letter, you would think she was the most gifted student ever to attend that college. Basically I don’t believe that what her professor is saying is true. Maybe he’s just trying to be helpful, or possibly he used ChatGPT, but I feel uneasy. Should I submit it anyway?
Your daughter’s in college. Why are you submitting the letter/application? You can assist, you can advise. When asked. You can’t do it for her anymore. Land the helicopter.
I’d have thought that the better practice was to send letters of recommendations to the college in question, not to the student. But however this letter was produced — whether it involved ChatGPT or a Ouija board — the professor has offered it as his view. You haven’t been in the classes and seen the work your child has done. Your daughter asked for a letter expressing his judgment, not a letter reporting yours. If the letter is implausible on its face, of course, it might not help your daughter’s chances of getting the transfer, and, I suppose, could even hurt. That would be a reason to worry about submitting it. But your doubts about the letter’s accuracy are not a sufficient warrant for concern. Letters of recommendation are so often hyperbolic that a dry-as-dust articulation of your daughter’s qualities might be read as unenthusiastic. (British letters of recommendation tend to be several degrees cooler than their American counterparts.) Hyperbole is a figure of speech: an overstatement that’s meant to be recognized as such. So I wouldn’t assume that your daughter’s professor aimed to be dishonest. He may simply have a better sense of the calibration of such letters than you do — just as the wised-up admissions folk on the receiving end will.

Consult a lawyer, you moron! Your slut daughter obviously had an affair with the professor and now wants to run away from the mess so she blackmailed him into writing that letter. THAT’S why it was sent to your home and not the new school… so the conniving slut could approve it.

DESIGNING WOMEN's favorite madame (Charlene's childhood friend Monette) has entertained her last client.  Her son is married to Darlene Conner.

Laurie Metcalf won her first guest actress in a comedy Emmy, 28 years after winning her 3rd straight supporting actress Emmy for ROSEANNE.

I can't tell... is that a mink or a chinchilla on his head?

I look forward to watching season 3. 

One slideshow showing Morgan wearing a bike helmet, pale green cycling T-shirt and moss-colored Spandex shorts has gotten over 9,500 likes.
“Sir, we can see your… NVM [nevermind], great pics!,” wrote one Instagram user.
“He knows,” replied another.
“Son! U just showing thangs!,” wrote another fan.
“A complete package,” another deadpanned.

 

BATTLE OF THE BULGE
ABC execs alarmed over ‘GMA3’ host’s skin-tight biker shorts pics: ‘Little to the imagination’
The images of Morgan show the affable anchor’s “package” is on full display — and make for an uncomfortable fit with ABC’s corporate parent Disney, sources said.

I can't tell... is that a mink or a chinchilla on his head?

BULLSHIT!!!  
THAT'S JUST YOUR EXCUSE FOR HAVING A TABLE PERPETUALLY RESERVED AT BUFFALO WILD WINGS.

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State Senator Jessica Ramos dealt a serious blow Tuesday to New York Mets owner Steve Cohen’s dream of building a massive casino and entertainment complex on the parking lot adjoining Citi Field where Shea Stadium once stood.
Ramos announced she would not support the $8 billion Metropolitan Park proposal, rejecting major pressure from her colleagues in government, including Queens Borough President Donovan Richards, and community leaders from nearby neighborhoods, who urged her to support permitted use legislation that would be required to build the complex on public parkland.
“I will not introduce legislation to alienate parkland in Corona for the purposes of a casino. Whether people rallied for or against Metropolitan Park, I heard the same dreams for Corona,” Ramos said in a statement. “We want investment and opportunity, we are desperate for green space, and recreation for the whole family. We disagree on the premise that we have to accept a casino in our backyard as the trade-off. I resent the conditions and the generations of neglect that have made many of us so desperate that we would be willing to settle.”
QNS reached out to Cohen’s Metropolitan Park team and is awaiting a response. Ramos is moving ahead with new legislation that would authorize the City of New York to allow development on the 50 acres of parking lot that is technically part of Flushing Meadows Corona Park.
“I have drafted an alternative alienation bill that strikes a balance and would allow Mr. Cohen and Hard Rock to build a convention center and hotel, and more than double the proposed open green space,” Ramos said. “The parcel in question is in strategic proximity to LaGuardia Airport and allows for visitors and tourists to feed into our vibrant food scene while addressing the consequence of climate change in the area. Mr. Cohen and Hard Rock would still make a profit, albeit less.”
Assemblymember Jeffrion Aubry introduced his own parkland alienation bill last March, and signed on to a letter with Richards and Council Member Francisco Moya on May 20 urging her to advance a companion bill in the Senate to allow Metropolitan Park to move forward with the community review process.
“I hope my Assembly counterpart will consider this proposal so we can bring it to the Governor’s office and get to work,” Ramos said. “I recommend the City amend the lease to collect revenue from property tax and allow for speedy renovation of this parcel.”
Ramos concluded her statement by directly addressing the billionaire hedge fund manager and richest owner in Major League Baseball. Mr. Cohen and his team have often declared their love for our community and said they recognize our potential,” Ramos said. “Finding a path forward would be a good way to show it.”
Richards fired back in a statement of his own soon after Ramos made her announcement on Tuesday morning. “There is very little generational wealth in Northwest Queens, where survival work is prevalent, public services are lacking and hard-working immigrant street vendors are displaced and demonized,” Richards said. “That’s why the families of this community so badly deserve the 25,000 good-paying union jobs, the $163 million community investment fund, the Taste of Queens food hall designed for borough-based vendors, critical support for community-based organizations, rising property values and more that the Metropolitan Park proposal puts forth.”
Ramos held three heavily attended town hall meetings since last May gauging community feedback on the Metropolitan Park proposal while Richards worked behind the scenes to bring a new economic engine to the borough.
“We are in a state of emergency in Northwest Queens, which was hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic and which continues to struggle as the cost of living rises. The Metropolitan Park proposal will create countless avenues for generational wealth building right here in Corona, Jackson Heights, Elmhurst and other communities surrounding the proposed site, which is currently a parking lot that sits empty for more than 200 days per year,” Richards said. “By no means should acres of asphalt block the ascending of financial and societal ladders to the middle class by families deserving of upward mobility.”
Cohen’s team presented the Metropolitan Park plans at a Ramos town hall at the New York Hall of Science in February, outlining more than $1 billion in community benefits while making it clear that the entire proposal depended on state approval of one of three downstate full casino licenses that will be awarded late next year. The Ramos announcement has put the Cohen plan in peril, much to the dismay of the borough president.
“Queens is growing like never before, and we must never turn our backs on unprecedented economic development opportunities for communities that have historically been left behind,” Richards concluded. “No one single elected official should be the sole arbiter of this $8 billion investment in our borough, so I strongly urge Governor Hochul and the State Senate to explore other avenues in order to bring the Metropolitan Park proposal to life and ensure that Queens continues to get the money we are owed and deserve.”
Sen. Ramos delivers potential death blow to Mets owner’s dream of a casino alongside Citi Field – QNS
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Quacking for help: Maspeth duck finds a new home thanks to neighborly allies
 
Christina Wilkinson says it was on Mother’s Day when she first spotted what appeared to be a female Mallard duck sleeping behind the fence of Mount Olivet Cemetery in Maspeth.
The duck was discovered with some missing feathers and near a bowl of water, in desperate need of help. That’s when Wilkinson tried to seek help from animal rescue centers, but the holiday made it challenging to find timely assistance.
The next day, Wilkinson returned to where she first saw the duck, but it was nowhere to be found. However, on May 19, Wilkinson received a call from Tony Nunziato, President of Juniper Park Civic Association, about a duck spotted around Grand Avenue near the cemetery gates.
Maspeth locals shared concerns with Nunziato about the duck, noting that its wings were clipped and it was being harassed by crows.
“It was then that my husband Steve and I, having never done this before, decided we would attempt a duck rescue,” Wilkinson told QNS.
The duck darted past the group, flew just beyond their reach, and outmaneuvered its way from its rescuers’ grasps. After some time and persistence, Wilkinson says they managed to back the duck into a corner while her husband, Steve Garza threw a blanket over it.
Once in possession of the Mallard, which was later given the suggested name of Olivette, Wilkinson says it was then guided into a carrier.
Two other residents who approached the rescue team suggested the duck be taken to the Wild Bird Fund (WBF) in Manhattan.
New information provided following the trip to the WBF actually identified Olivette as a Rouen duck, which is identified as a domesticated duck with limited survivability in the wild. Therefore, the WBF couldn’t accept Olivette into their care.
The alternative would be to take Olivette to the Animal Care Centers of New York (ACC) located on E 110th Street, in Manhattan.
Eventually, the ACC gave Olivette a clean bill of health and Humane Long Island, an animal activist organization and domestic fowl rescue, pulled Olivette from the shelter to find her forever home.
As of Friday, May 24, Olivette has been placed in her forever home through the Humane Long Island organization. 
The org has specifically worked on an international Duck Defenders Project, which was featured in National Geographic.
It is believed that ducklings are often given as gifts to celebrate the Easter holiday, and the unwanted ducks are often left abandoned. Olivette may have been part of a much larger issue in animal care, but no longer, thanks to a combined effort from Maspeth natives and rescue groups.
https://qns.com/2024/05/quacking-for-help-maspeth-duck-finds-a-new-home-thanks-to-neighborly-allies/