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Entries from Gothamist tagged with 'lincolnkarim'

July 14, 2007

The saga of red-tailed hawk Pale Male on Fifth Avenue continue! Lincoln Karim, one of Pale Male's most passionate advocates, witnessed a construction worker on the roof of 1040 Fifth Avenue spitting and throwing rocks at Pale Male. Karim detailed the incident on his website, PaleMale.com, and wrote:A most despicable display of human behavior on 1040 Fifth Avenue (the Jackie O Building). At 2:48:50PM I saw two men appear at the top of the......

Continue Reading "Pale Male Attacked!"

June 18, 2007

From shelter pets to sheep updates, there are many animals in the news: 1010 WINS listeners helped donate a year's worth of Viagra pills to help a dog. Ingrid, a mixed-breed who lives at Little Shelter Animal Adoption Center in Huntington, has a severe and advanced case of heartworm; the Viagra helps dilate her blood vessels so more blood can flow to her heart. And even though she has about a year's supply, she'll still......

Continue Reading "Pills, Feathers, and Upstate: Animal News Update"

June 14, 2007

Was this baby lamb a little too eager for the city's Farm Aid concert? Because she was found wandering around the Bronx yesterday morning. Julio Rivera, who saw her near his car, chased her in order to get a hold of her, but then the lamb chased him back! Newsday reported, "The spectacle lasted half an hour until Rivera got the upper hand and corraled Lucky Lady in a parking lot. Responding police officers......

Continue Reading "Animal Action Around the City"

April 4, 2007

There are many things that can be attributed to ruining a marriage. Infidelity. Mistrust. Abuse. But word that news anchor Paula Zahn and husband Richard Cohen are headed toward divorce has an added twist: An insider told Page Six, "Things really started going downhill for Paula and Richard during the Pale Male and Lola incident." Pale Male and Lola? You mean the lovable redtail hawks that Cohen and Zahn's co-op evicted from a perch, causing......

Continue Reading "Breakup Blamed on Beloved Birds"

June 6, 2006

Screw Paula Zahn. The city's most famous bird couple, red-tailed hawks, Pale Male and Lola whose living arrangements were a hotnest of controversy a year and a half ago, are now nesting at the swank Beresford at 211 Central Park West. Right in front of Helen Gurley Brown's apartment, and though the legendary Cosmopolitan editor loves the birds, her husband, producer David Brown, is not a fan. It turns out that Lincoln Karim, who photographs......

Continue Reading "Fun, Fearless, Feathered: Pale Male & Lola Head to Central Park West"

December 14, 2005

Just when we thought we were over our Pale Male fatigue, a new red-tailed hawk-related story comes out. Luckily, this one is about a lawsuit! Lincoln Karim, the Pale Male advocate who runs PaleMale.com, as close to an official Pale Male website as one will get, is suing 927 Fifth Avenue co-op owners Paula Zahn and her husband Richard Cohen for "maliciously, purposefully and intentionally" caused him to be "falsely arrested and falsely imprisoned", according......

Continue Reading "Pale Male's Friend Calls Imprisonment Bird-Brained"

August 31, 2005

A four month old red-tailed hawk was found with a shattered wing at the Cypress Hills National Cemetery. The hawk was shot by a BB gun and what kills us was that she was "lying next to a tombstone" (sure, she would have to be near a tombstone at a cemetery, but it's just sad) and she was named "Ruby" because the tombstone was for "Rubin." Animal Care and Control doubts she'll be able to......

Continue Reading "Baby Hawk Gets Clipped at Cemetery"

December 15, 2004

The co-op board of 927 Fifth Avenue and the Audobon Society have agreed on an arrangement that would allow NYC's new favorite family, Pale Male and his red-tailed hawk brood, to return to the posh Fifth Avenue building's perch. After many days of protest and media coverage, 927 Fifth agreed to the construction of a protectivestructure that would prevent debris from the nest from falling. The NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission must approve the design, but......

Continue Reading "Hawks Get Nest Back, But Protester Gets Arrested"

December 9, 2004

The decision by 927 Fifth Avenue to remove the nest of red-tailed hawks Pale Male, Lola, and others has suddenly turned into a war between cold-hearted, wealthy co-op owners and free-spirited, generous nature lovers. A vigil/protest rally was held across the street from 927 Fifth yesterday; of course, it was organized by the Audobon Society, so it wasn't all hellfire and damnation. According to reader Jo, co-op president Paula Zahn refused to comment about the......

Continue Reading "As The Hawk Flies: Bird Lovers Vs. 927 Fifth Avenue"

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