To honour veteran fire-fighter Lt. Richard Nappi, who was killed fighting a fire in Brooklyn, a huge number of uniformed fire-fighters lined the streets of Lake Ronkonkoma.

Mayor Bloomberg told the heartbroken family at the funeral that their father was a New York hero during the city’s darkest hour, addressing Nappi’s 11-year-old son and his 12-year-old daughter.

Lieutenant Richard A. Nappi.

Recounting the [...]]]> Farewell to a hero: Lt. Richard Nappi, 47, who died fighting a fire on Monday in Brooklyn, was paid farewell by thousands of fire-fighters, his family and relatives. 11-year-old son Nicholas laid flowers on his father’s casket during his funeral.

To honour veteran fire-fighter Lt. Richard Nappi, who was killed fighting a fire in Brooklyn, a huge number of uniformed fire-fighters lined the streets of Lake Ronkonkoma.

Mayor Bloomberg told the heartbroken family at the funeral that their father was a New York hero during the city’s darkest hour, addressing Nappi’s 11-year-old son and his 12-year-old daughter.

Lieutenant Richard A. Nappi.

Recounting the events of 9/11, Bloomberg added, “Your father rushed to the fire house. During the darkest day in the history of the city, he was assigned to Lower Manhattan. Later in the days and weeks after, he worked facing the smoking rubble and debris inside the World Trade Center. You should be very proud of your father.”

Salvatore Cassano, the Fire commissioner spoke of his personal connection with Richard Nappi.

“When I was told that we had a critically injured fire-fighter and that his name was Richard Nappi, my heart sunk”, said Cassano. “I knew Richard. We worked together in Lower Manhattan, in the late 90s. He was so full of life that anyone who met him once will never forgot him.”

“He was so extrovert that he was known as “yappy Nappi” around the firehouse”, added Cassano.

At the ceremony, the casket, covered in an American flag, was delivered to St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church. About 400 fire-fighters, friends and family filled the church for the solemn service.

“On the behalf of 8.4 million New Yorkers, I say that we are proud of him for whatever he has done for us and we are deeply saddened to have lost him. But we are grateful for the 17 years he gave to protect us and the greatest city in the world” said Bloomberg.

As the Associated Press reports, Natasha Harris, who stay at home was mother of eight. She died in February 2010 due to a heart attack. She was just 30. Her partner Chris Hodgkinson evidenced [...]]]> A homely woman living in New Zealand named Natasha Harris, 30, mother of eight, died of a heart stroke in February 2010 at Invercargill. Woman died due to her habit of consuming two-gallon Coca-Cola a day, as the experts say. This deadly habit of consuming Coke might have resulted to death of that woman in New Zealand who drank two gallon Coke a day, the experts said.

As the Associated Press reports, Natasha Harris, who stay at home was mother of eight. She died in February 2010 due to a heart attack. She was just 30. Her partner Chris Hodgkinson evidenced that she drank around 2.1 to 2.6 gallons of soda a day.

In his statement Hodgkinson said, “The first thing she would perform in the morning was to have a drink of coke at the side of her bed and the last thing she would do at night was again to have another drink of coke. She was actually addicted to it.”

The site stated that Dr. Dan Mornin gave evidence that Harris was almost certainly suffering from hypokalemia, or low potassium, due to the result of her Coca-Cola habit.

Dr. Mornin also demonstrated that the toxic levels of Caffeine in the product might have also be part of the cause of Harris’ death.

Another big factor behind her death was that she smoked around 30 cigarettes a day and had a poor nutrition, her family witnessed.

According a local news outlet media, Natasha’s sister Raelene Finlayson said, “They didn’t live the best lives but Tasha always put those kids first. They never went without the intake of food or anything like that.”

Raelene added that she didn’t personally believe Coca-Cola to be responsible for her sister’s death.

She claimed that “Nobody forced Natasha to have those drinks and all that… We also all know that anything in a moderate quantity is ok.”

According to the AP in New Zealand, inquiries and investigations are normally held for unusual or unexplained deaths.

On the other hand, Coca-Cola said in a statement that they are confident that their products are safe.

Their statement says, “We have the same opinion with the information shared by the coroner’s office that the repulsively excessive intake of any food product, including water, over a short period of time along with insufficient consumption of necessary nutrients, and the failure to seek suitable medical intervention when required, can be noticeably indicative…”

“We believe that all eatables and drinks can have a place in a balanced and sensible diet, along with an active lifestyle which is also very essential.”

A worker at McDonald in South Carolina served some Sweet Tea to a customer with a side of phlegm, the authorities said.

According to the statement given by the police to WUFF-TV, the incident happened on Saturday when a mother and her daughter observed that their tea was not sweetened and sent back their drinks in exchange for the correct order.

When their teas were returned and they were served the second time, they found that their order was still not correct and [...]]]> A McDonald’s worker was blamed of spitting phlegm into the drink of a customer in South Carolina.

A worker at McDonald in South Carolina served some Sweet Tea to a customer with a side of phlegm, the authorities said.

According to the statement given by the police to WUFF-TV, the incident happened on Saturday when a mother and her daughter observed that their tea was not sweetened and sent back their drinks in exchange for the correct order.

When their teas were returned and they were served the second time, they found that their order was still not correct and were going to add their own sweetener. But when they observed the drinks carefully, they noticed that both had stomach-turning side of phlegm floating on top.

Instead of going back to McDonald’s for a complaint of something like that, they went straight to the police station.

Greenville County Sheriff Deputy Laura Campbell told a TV station, “It is obviously a health issue. When it comes to bodily fluids, people may have various kinds of contagious viruses and diseases.”

According to the report, the 19-year-old Marvin D. Washington was nabbed by the police and was charged for illegal and wicked tampering of food.

The franchise owner of that McDonald’s said in a statement to a TV station that his restaurant, “has the most strict food safety and quality standards” and insisted customers to not to jump to any conclusions after the incident.

He added to his statement, “Nothing is more significant to me than the safety and well being of my customers.”

A shooting victim said that NYC hospital sent him home with a live bullet still lodged in his neck and instructed him to come back 4 days later to get it removed.

Ricardo Acevedo was hit with a bullet while replacing a security camera outside a Bronx convenience store. Investigators believe the shots were fired by a youth aiming for someone else.

Although doctors at St. Barnabas Hospital treated the wound he was asked to go to an affiliated clinic on Monday to get the bullet removed.

Bullets also injured two teenage girls. Police haven't made any arrests in the case so far.

16 people got hurt when a limousine in a funeral procession hit the wall of a Queens bodega after the driver swerved sharply to avoid another car. The funeral procession was heading towards Long Island to bury a 94-year-old woman.

The limo swerved and hit the wall of the market around 11:30 am on Saturday, seriously injuring the owner, who was treated at the scene for injuries. 15 other people were also injured, with some taken to  hospitals located nearby. 

New York Pedestrian Accident Lawyer represent victims of pedestrian accidents within New York State. More than 1,200 pedestrians loose their lives in New Jersey, downstate New York, and Connecticut each year, as per the report from the Tri-State Transportation Campaign.

The report stated that the region's most dangerous road for pedestrians is the Hempstead Turnpike in Nassau County. The turnpike has held this dishonor for 4 years in a row.

Rank Road County Pedestrian Fatalities (2008-2010)

1. SR-24 (Hempstead Tpke/Conklin St), Nassau, NY — Fatalities: 15 

2. Broadway, Manhattan, NY — Fatalities: 13 

3. SR-27 (Sunrise Hwy), Suffolk, NY — Fatalities: 10 

3. US-130 (Burlington Pike), [...]]]>  

New York Pedestrian Accident Lawyer represent victims of pedestrian accidents within New York State. More than 1,200 pedestrians loose their lives in New Jersey, downstate New York, and Connecticut each year, as per the report from the Tri-State Transportation Campaign.

The report stated that the region's most dangerous road for pedestrians is the Hempstead Turnpike in Nassau County. The turnpike has held this dishonor for 4 years in a row.

Rank Road County Pedestrian Fatalities (2008-2010)

1. SR-24 (Hempstead Tpke/Conklin St), Nassau, NY — Fatalities: 15 

2. Broadway, Manhattan, NY — Fatalities: 13 

3. SR-27 (Sunrise Hwy), Suffolk, NY — Fatalities: 10 

3. US-130 (Burlington Pike), Burlington, NJ — Fatalities: 10 

5. US-1&9, Union, NJ — Fatalities: 9 

6. Broadway, Bronx, NY — Fatalities: 7 

6. Kings Hwy, Brooklyn, NY — Fatalities: 7 

6. SR-27 (Sunrise Hwy), Nassau, NY — Fatalities: 7 

6. Henry Hudson Pkwy/West St, Manhattan, NY — Fatalities: 7 

6. SR-25 (Middle Country Rd), Suffolk, NY — Fatalities: 7 

6. Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn, NY — Fatalities: 7 

6. SR-110 (New York Ave), Suffolk, NY — Fatalities: 7 

6. US-1, Middlesex, NJ — Fatalities: 7

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A VETERAN CITY teacher was released from a Queens, NY lockup after her arraignment in the assault of a 6-year-old girl at a Flushing school.

Grace Peterson-Hagendorf, 59, is accused of pushing the 6-year-old-girl from behind, grabbing her neck, pinching and twisting it, according to Queens prosecutors.

The child was taken to a nearby hospital and is being treated for swelling and redness to her neck.

Fire officials have said that no one was hurt and that the bridge was still safe to cross.

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