U.S. Rep. Michael G. Grimm to Surrender to Federal Authorities on Charges Tied to Old Business

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Michael G. Grimm, the New York Congressman under investigation over his past ownership of a restaurant in Manhattan, is expected to turn himself over to federal authorities today, the Washington Post reports. Grimm faces multiple charges connected to his former Manhattan health food restaurant that had ties with an Israeli fundraiser. The…

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Secret Service Threatened to ‘Go for Kill Shot’ if New York Mets Mascot Approached President Clinton in 1997

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Secret Service threatened to shoot the New York Mets’ mascot with a sniper if he approached then-President Bill Clinton in 1997, the New York Daily News reports. AJ Mass, who once wore the Mr. Met costume, detailed the account in his new memoir, “Yes, It’s Hot in Here — Adventures in…

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