| Bus Hopping A Growing Problem In NYC
(CBS/AP) NEW YORK Now that New York City is getting a handle on turnstile jumpers in the subways, a new problem is escalating above ground. It's called bus hopping, in which people get on city buses through the back door without paying. One bus driver in Brooklyn told the New York Post it's out of control. The people getting on range from elderly women to mothers with carriages and others who are not your typical criminal type. The line to get on the back of the bus sometimes is so large, that people are unable to get off. The rear door is supposed to be for exiting passengers only, to allow people to get on and pay in the front. Transit Spokesman Charles Seaton told the Post it's a problem at busy stops. Bus drivers say they can't leave their seats to collect the fare. And others say it's not their job to confront passengers who are trying to ride for free.
Celebrating Thursdays in Ottumwa
That's because Main Street Ottumwa recently announced they will be co-sponsoring an event with the Iowa State Extension called "Thurdays on Third" in downtown Ottumwa. Starting May 17th Third street near Central Park will be closed between the hours of 5 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. every Thursday until late September. Organizers describe the weekly event as a street bazaar with entertainment and local business vendors. We wondered what this sort of event will mean to local businesses.
"Bringing more people downtown means engaging more of the local businesses in the area and keeping them open later providing more entertainment just really getting people excited even more about the downtown areas," said Genevieve Borich of Main Street Ottumwa. The event will be free and open to the public. If you own a business and would like to take part in "Thursdays on Third" call the Main Street Ottumwa office at (641) 684-5130.
Police appeal to public over Brooklyn scrub fires
Police in Wellington are appealing to the public for help, following four scrub fires in the suburb of Brooklyn on Tuesday. They are treating the blazes as suspicious. At one point houses were threatened. Detective Senior Sergeant Warwick McKee says he wants to hear from anyone who saw people using a central walkway that runs close to where the fires started. Detective Senior Sergeant McKee says if the fires were started on purpose, it is likely whoever lit them used the walkway. .
Teddy Pendergrass to host celebration for SCI alliance
America SCORES, a group that uses art to empower students in urban communities, is honoring Russell Simmons and Ludacris for their encouragement of spoken word and the performing arts. They will be honored in a ceremony on April 30 at the HBO Theater in New York City, an occasion that also will signify the end of national poetry month. Finally, Don Cheadle has landed a five film feature project that he'll produce and star in. Among them is a biopic of jazz legend Miles Davis, on which he plans to make his feature directing debut. Cheadle, who was recently honored today as ShoWest male star of the year, has set up the projects through Crescendo Prods., which he coowns with his long-time managers. .
Stachel's hat track lifts FH Central
Stachel, the junior captain of the Forest Hills Central girls soccer team, scored a natural hat trick Friday night as the Rangers defeated visiting Forest Hills Eastern 4-0. Stachel's three consecutive goals came after sophomore midfielder Erika Boll gave the Rangers a 1-0 lead in the game's first nine minutes. One of Stachel's goals came in the first half and two came in the second. "We switched some things up to try to let her run freely," FHC coach Josh Sheldon said. "We put a couple of forwards in the middle so that she could run and find her openings. She finished tonight. She has had these kinds of chances all year but tonight she stepped up and finishes those chances." Stachel's first goal was assisted by sophomore Kailee Stacy. Senior goalkeeper Kelsey Lovell stopped five Hawks shots in earning the shutout for Forest Hills Central.
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