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Top 10 New York City News Stories of 2007

by Heather on December 27th, 2007

With Christmas safely behind us and 2008 in the near distance, I thought it would be fitting to take a look back at the year that was in New York City:

  1. January 1, 2007 brought Elliott Spitzer’s inauguration as Governor of New York. Nine months later, Spitzer found himself in the middle of the immigration debate by issuing an executive order directing that New York State allow illegal aliens to be issued driver’s licenses. The State Senate overwhelmingly voted to oppose the plan leading Spitzer to seriously backtrack.
  2. Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and New York State Senator Hillary Clinton announced they were running for President and are considered by many to be the front runners for their respective parties.
  3. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad brings his comedy act to Columbia University. He generated some serious conversations on free speech and provided the American public with unforgettable sound-bites. Everyone’s favorite seems to be his claim that there are no gays in Iran.
  4. The Mitchell Report brings shame to Yankees, Mets by naming names. Two of the biggest names are Yankee “greats” Andy Pettite and Roger Clemens. Pettite has since admit to using HGH (human growth hormone) while Clemens is still in denial.
  5. Broadway strike, WGA strike cripple the entertainment industry in New York. The Broadway strike lasted nineteen days and and cost the city an estimated $38 million. The Writers Guild is entering its second month and production of many shows, including Saturday Night Live, has shut down. Just last week, late-night host Conan O’Brien announced he will return to television sans-writers on Jan 2 while Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart are set to return on Jan 7.
  6. A-Rod’s new nickname becomes Stray-Rod when photos of Alex Rodriguez and a peroxide-loving blonde stripper (not his wife) hit the front page of the New York Post this past May.
  7. Just months after Isiah Thomas was signed to and a multi-year contract for an “undisclosed amount,” Madison Square Garden settled a sexual harassment suit, brought by a former Knicks exec against Thomas, for $11.6 million.
  8. It is the end of an era when Joe Torre hands in his pinstripes and heads west to manage the Los Angeles Dodgers. I don’t blame him, after George Steinbrenner threatened Torre with a firing then offered a one-year contract. We will miss you, Joe.
  9. A tornado hits Brooklyn. It was the first tornado to land in Brooklyn and the sixth to hit New York City since the weather service began keeping records in 1960. Which brings me to number ten…
  10. Al Gore catches the attention of New Yorkers and makes Chinatown waterfront property. Sure, An Inconvenient Truth was released in 2006, but it wasn’t until this year that the vast majority of New Yorkers heeded the warning of global warming.

What a year New York has had! Next year is sure to be just as exciting in “The City That Never Sleeps.”

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