Paid Notice: Deaths FLOOD, JAMES, J.
Date: 16 August 2013
The August 16, 2013 was a Friday under the star sign of ♌. It was the 227 day of the year. President of the United States was Barack Obama.
If you were born on this day, you are 12 years old. Your last birthday was on the Saturday, August 16, 2025, 293 days ago. Your next birthday is on Sunday, August 16, 2026, in 71 days. You have lived for 4,676 days, or about 112,241 hours, or about 6,734,477 minutes, or about 404,068,620 seconds.
Date: 17 August 2013
By DAVID W. CHEN
Trailside blog; New York City mayoral candidate William C Thompson Jr returns to Lincoln Houses, public housing complex in Harlem that he visited in July with Rev Al Sharpton, to check on residents and dine with them; Thompson and others had expressed shock at condition of complex during earlier visit.
Date: 17 August 2013
By MICHAEL WILSON
Michael Wilson Crime Scene column describes incident in which Tom Ligon, 72-year-old actor known for roles in 1970s police shows, deterred intruder from entering his Greenwich Village apartment by hitting him on the head with his fist.
Date: 17 August 2013
By DAVID WALDSTEIN
New York Yankees defeat Boston Red Sox, 10-3.
Date: 17 August 2013
By CHARLES V. BAGLI and JOSEPH GOLDSTEIN
Robert A Durst, real estate scion, is arrested and charged with trespassing outside a relative’s home in Midtown Manhattan; charge comes as Durst is being investigated by Federal Bureau of Investigation for possible role in murder of author Susan Berman in Los Angeles in 2000; Durst was previously acquitted of murder and dismemberment of former neighbor Morris Black.
Date: 17 August 2013
By MOSI SECRET
Ofer Biton, former fund-raiser for Republican Rep Michael G Grimm of Staten Island, whose campaign finances are under investigation by federal prosecutors, pleads guilty to visa fraud.
Date: 17 August 2013
By ANDREW KEH
New York Mets catcher John Buck takes three-day paternity leave, meaning that Travis d’Arnaud, one of baseball’s top catching prospects, will make his long-awaited debut; other Mets news noted.
Date: 17 August 2013
By JESS BIDGOOD
Fishermen in Cape Cod, Mass, complain about the return of gray seals to their waters, which is a dramatic success story for animal protection; while the sweet-faced creatures delight visitors, fisherman say the seals invade their nets and draw sharks closer inland, thereby threatening their profession.