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1 MIDTOWN. The crane collapse atOne57, Manhattan’s tallest res-idential tower, will delay com-pletion of the luxury-condominium developmentand the move-in of its first resi-dents by as much as 60 days.

“We were hoping to startdelivering in June, July,” GaryBarnett, president of Extell De-velopment Co., the developerof the 90-story building said.“Now it pushes back deliveryone to two months.”

One57 attracted national at-tention during superstormSandy as the crane’s partial col-lapse left the boom hovering.BLOOMBERG

Crane collapsedelays One57construction

WORLD TRADE CENTER. Early yes-terday morning, the long-awaited 60-ton spire for OneWorld Trade Center was liftedto the top of the building to beput in placed by waiting con-struction workers.

The spire was at the heart ofa dispute between the Port Au-thority and the Canadian firmADF Steel that supplied thecustom-made steel for it,which was resolved in late Oc-tober.

ADF withheld the steel be-cause they claimed the PortAuthority owed them millionsof dollars. METRO/DT

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MIDTOWN. Police said yesterdaythat the man who shotBrandon Lincoln Woodard in atourist-heavy area near Colum-bus Circle did not act alone. Ac-cording to the AssociatedPress, he fled in a car that wasdriven by another person. Po-lice also said they found the al-leged getaway car parked on aQueens street. Woodard wasshot Monday afternoon andkilled by one gunshot to hishead. METRO/AB

Cops find car inMidtown killing

Group: Stop-and-friskproblems persist in city

Center for Constitutional Rights is suing city Saydata remained same for years, despite policy changes

Despite NYPD CommissionerRay Kelly’s attempts to over-haul the department’s stop,question and frisk methodsamid a lawsuit against them,the group suing the city saidpernicious problems persist.

The latest report from thatgroup, the Center for Consti-tutional Rights, examines datafrom January 2010 to June2012, which they say showsno change in the proportionof stops and other statistics.

Stops decreased betweenApril and September 2012, butthe high rate of racial dispari-ties and low rate of arrests andweapons recovery remained,CCR reported.

The number of stops be-tween Jan. 1 and March 31 wasthe highest of any quarter onrecord, they said.

Last year there were685,724 stops, up from601,285 in 2010. This wasmore than three times the in-

crease between 2010 and2009, when there were a totalof 576,394 stops. Between Jan-uary and June this year, there

were 337,410 stops.Back in May, Commission-

er Kelly said in a letter that thecaptains of each precinctwould personally audit allstop-and-frisk reports, andpublic complaints would betracked per officer.

Deputy Commissioner PaulBrowne told Metro thesemeasures have been put inplace and have resulted infewer stops.

Browne also said, “Stopssave lives and they comportwith descriptions provided byvictims of violent crime.”

However, the federal judgepresiding over the lawsuit,Shira Sheindlin, has ruled thatthe city cannot argue that re-duction in crime is a result ofstops, because the low per-centage of weapons seized in-dicates otherwise. Less than 1percent of stops result inweapon seizures, according tothe CCR.

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84Percent of stops are of blacks and Latinos, higher than their proportion of the city’s population

Cops bust 41 in gang arrestsBUSHWICK. Brooklyn policebusted 41 members of agang they said terrorizedBushwick. According to Dis-trict Attorney Charles Hynes,the members of TBO, or TrueBosses Only, boasted on Face-book about robbing people,including Lewis Davis, whothey said bragged aboutstealing a 19-year-old’s head-phones, who he also shot inthe leg, with a picture onFacebook tagged, “FreeSwipe.” The gang collectedmoney from memberstoward bail and food forjailed gang members.Charges included murder, at-tempted murder androbbery. METRO/AB

Sandy tipped over

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6Percent of stops result in arrests

1.8Percent of stops result inseizure of contraband

0.12Percent of stops result inseizure of weapons

“We have younggang membersusing social mediato boast aboutmurder and ... wehave [NYPD]officers ‘friending’them.” RAY KELLY, NYPD COMMISSIONER

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Senator pushesbill to curbticket scalpingNEW YORK. State Sen.

Daniel Squadron

announced a bill yester-

day that would ban re-

selling of charity tickets

for more than their face

value, the same day of

the 12-12-12 concert for

Sandy fundraising.

Concert attendees com-

plained that the tickets

were sold on other sites

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value. Sen. Charles

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Mayor Clinton? NEW YORK. Want May-

or Hillary Clinton? No

thanks, New Yorkers

say. According to a

poll from Quinnipiac

University released

yesterday, 58 percent

of New York state vot-

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percent supported the

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support was a bit

higher, with 46

percent saying they’d

support a Clinton run

for City Hall’s top job.

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“I never arrested aguy for a homicideas a result ofstop-and-frisk.”GRAHAM WEATHERSPOON, RETIRED NYPD DETECTIVE

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Street vendors are turning foodcarts into billboards — but in-stead of marketing to cus-tomers, these ads implore CityCouncil Speaker ChristineQuinn to lower fines.

The campaign, which startstoday, features posters with alarge photo of Quinn, askingher to push legislation lower-ing fines for infractions.

Vendors can receive fines ashigh as $1,000 for infractionslike having a vending license intheir pocket instead of aroundtheir neck, according to StreetVendors Project spokesmanSean Basinski.

A vendor near Penn Stationtold Metro he could be fined fornot mopping up coffee spilledon the sidewalk by customers.

One of the campaign’sspokespeople is SoHo vendorAllesane Fall, who was fined$2,250 for his table being oneinch too high and two inchestoo close to the nearest store.

The vendors behind thecampaign say they hope thatQuinn, an outspoken propo-nent of the interests of smallbusiness owners, will use herposition in the City Council toadvocate on their behalf andpush legislation that they say isoverdue.

That legislation would lowerfines that they say can be so ex-orbitant they can cause them tolose their licenses and jobs.

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Street vendors lobbySpeaker Quinn for help

Sellers call fines as high as $1,000 excessive Vendors hope Quinnwill use clout to lessen penalties Spills, table heights bring fines

DANIELLE [email protected]

Vendors say they are fined too much for small offenses.

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Jobless find hope inNYCHA’s post-Sandycleanup effortsOn a rainy Tuesday morning,Isiah Timmons woke early onthe ninth floor of Coney IslandHouses, less than a block awayfrom the surf that flooded itslower floors a month ago. Hegrabbed a white protective suit,mask and goggles and walkedtwo minutes to join his crew atCarey Gardens, a neighboringhousing development.

Timmons is one of hundredsof workers hired by janitorialcompanies NYCHA has con-tracted to restore develop-ments damaged in superstormSandy. Like him, many are NY-CHA tenants.

Although many New York-ers lost income because of thestorm, the hard-hit NYCHAbuildings already had an unem-ployment problem: A 2011 re-port by the Community ServiceSociety estimated unemploy-ment in public housing in 2010reached 27 percent — threetimes what it was in 2008.

Looking like an urban astro-naut in the wan hallway light,Timmons, 21, spent the daychecking for mold and scrub-bing bathrooms. He was happy

to help his neighbors, but waseven happier to have a pay-check — he’d been out of workfor a year.

Now, working seven days aweek at $12.50 an hour, hehoped he could go back toschool and pitch in for the renthis mother paid.

Brooklyn has the state’sfourth-highest unemployment,9.9 percent in October.

So for these workers, post-disaster cleanup has meant along-awaited steady paycheck— at least while it lasted.

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‘Nothing but mold’Along with more than 100other teams of about 10people each, Timmonsand his crew have spentthe last three weeksremoving trash, cleaningcommon spaces andscrubbing mold andmildew in storm-damagedareas.

Tall and thin, Timmonswore goggles over hisglasses and answered tohis new nickname, “Slim.”A supervisor called himover to clean a bathroomin a seventh-floor unit thata young couple sharedwith two cats.

“It’s like nothing butmold everywhere,” hesaid. He sprayed the blackfungus with blue fluid andscrubbed for half an hour,but the contamination hadgotten inside the ceiling.CITY LIMITS

“I feel good aboutmyself now becauseI’m actuallyworking, andeverybody’s proudof me.” TIMMONS

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A crew of previously unemployed workers mop up a building’s terrace in the

storm-damaged area of Coney Island.

Quinn delays billshe supports,Bloomberg opposesNEW YORK. Council SpeakerChristine Quinn is delaying avote on a campaign finance billthat she supports, and which

Mayor Michael Bloomberg, asupporter of her, opposes. Thebill would make some funds be-tween unions and politiciansnot count toward the politician'scampaign spending, and ismeant to compensate for statelegislation that Quinn, who isrunning for mayor, says will get

in the way of unions and otherorganizations communicatingwith members on political mat-ters. Quinn says the delay willallow review of the legislation toensure it does not subvert cam-paign finance regulations, asBloomberg alleges.

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North Korea launches rocket,raising nuclear arms stakesNorth Korea successfullylaunched a rocket yesterday,boosting the credentials of itsnew leader and stepping up thethreat the isolated and impov-erished state poses to oppo-nents.

The rocket, which North Ko-rea says put a weather satelliteinto orbit, has been labeled bythe United States, South Koreaand Japan as a test of technolo-gy that could one day deliver anuclear warhead capable of hit-ting targets as far away as thecontinental United States.

“The satellite has enteredthe planned orbit,” a North Ko-rean television news readerclad in traditional Korean garbannounced, after which the sta-tion played patriotic songs withthe lyrics “Chosun [Korea] doeswhat it says.”

The rocket was launchedjust before 10 a.m., accordingto defense officials in South Ko-rea and Japan, and was more

successful than a rocketlaunched in April that flew forless than two minutes.

North Korea followed whatit said was a similar successfullaunch in 2009 with a nucleartest that prompted the U.N. Se-curity Council to stiffen sanc-tions that it originally imposedin 2006 after the North’s firstnuclear test.

North Korea is banned fromdeveloping nuclear and mis-sile-related technology underU.N. resolutions, although KimJong-un, the youthful head ofstate who took power a yearago, is believed to have contin-ued the hermit nation’s “mili-tary first” programs put inplace by his late father, KimJong-il. REUTERS

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Kim familycelebrationNorth Korea hailed thelaunch as celebrating theprowess of all three mem-bers of the Kim family torule since it was foundedin 1948.

“At a time when greatyearnings and reverencefor Kim Jong-il pervadethe whole country, its sci-entists and techniciansbrilliantly carried out hisbehests to launch a scien-tific and technologicalsatellite in 2012, the yearmarking the 100th birthanniversary of PresidentKim Il Sung,” its KCNAnews agency said. Kim IlSung, the current leader’sgrandfather, was NorthKorea’s first leader.

US reaction

The United States

condemned the launch as

“provocative” and a breachof U.N. rules, while Japan’sU.N. envoy called for aSecurity Council meeting.However, diplomats sayfurther tough sanctions areunlikely from the SecurityCouncil as China, the North’sonly major ally, will opposethem.

US military to boostPhilippinespresence, Chinaarmy to be prepared MANILA. U.S. and Philippine of-ficials are expected to agree onan increase in the number ofU.S. military ships, aircraft andtroops rotating through thePhilippines, Filipino officialssaid, as tensions simmer withChina over its maritime claims.

Senior U.S. and Philippineofficials met yesterday in Mani-la to discuss strengthening se-curity and economic ties at atime of growing tension over

China’s aggressive sovereigntyclaims over vast stretches of thedisputed South China Sea.

Philippine defense anddiplomatic officials said theyexpected to see more U.S.ships, aircraft and troops fortraining exercises and disasterand relief operations. REUTERS

Pollution limitsrenewed with UNpush for climate aidNEW YORK. The international ef-fort to curb global warminginched forward with an agree-ment that extends pollutionlimits under the Kyoto Protocoland calls for work on a mecha-nism that would pay aid for cli-mate-related disasters.

The deal endorsed by minis-ters from more than 190nations in Doha yesterday re-strains fossil fuel emissionsfrom the European Union toAustralia.

It also for the first time sug-gests a channel for richer coun-tries to compensate poorerones for “loss and damage”from rising sea levels anddrought. BLOOMBERG

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toy driveLegendary Indian sitaristRavi Shankar dead at 92

The Sitarist and composer RaviShankar, who helped introducethe sitar to the Western worldthrough his collaborations withThe Beatles, died in SouthernCalifornia on Tuesday, his fami-ly said. He was 92.

Shankar, a three-time Gram-my winner with legendary ap-pearances at the 1967 Mon-terey Festival and at Wood-stock, had been in fragilehealth for several years and lastThursday underwent surgery,his family said in a statement.

“Although it is a time for sor-row and sadness, it is also atime for all of us to give thanksand to be grateful that we wereable to have him as a part ofour lives,” the family said. “Hewill live forever in our heartsand in his music.”

In India, Prime MinisterManmohan Singh’s office post-ed a Twitter message callingShankar a “national treasure

and global ambassador of In-dia’s cultural heritage.”

“An era has passed awaywith ... Ravi Shankar. The na-tion joins me to pay tributes tohis unsurpassable genius, hisart and his humility,” the Indi-an premier added.

Shankar had suffered fromupper respiratory and heart is-sues over the past year and un-derwent heart-valve replace-ment surgery last week at ahospital in San Diego, south ofLos Angeles.

The surgery was successful

but he was unable to recover.“Unfortunately, despite the

best efforts of the surgeons anddoctors taking care of him, hisbody was not able to withstandthe strain of the surgery. Wewere at his side when he passedaway,” his wife Sukanya anddaughter Anoushka said.

Shankar lived in both Indiaand the United States. He is alsosurvived by another daughter,Grammy-winning singer NorahJones, as well as three grand-children and four great-grand-children. REUTERS

Shankar

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Last performancewas with daughterShankar performed his lastconcert with his daughterAnoushka on Nov. 4 in LongBeach, California, the state-ment said. The night before

heunderwentsurgery, hewas nominat-ed for a

Grammy for his latest album“The Living Room Sessions,Part 1.”

Whitney Houstonbeats GangnamStyle as topGoogle searchSAN FRANCISCO. WhitneyHouston, who died in Febru-ary, edged past “Gangnam

Style,” “Hur-ricaneSandy” and“iPad 3” totop the listof globaltrendingsearches in

2012, according to GoogleInc.’s annual review of popu-lar queries.

Houston, famous forsuch songs as “Greatest Loveof All” and “I Will AlwaysLove You,” was at the top ofthe list. Searches for “Gang-nam Style,” a music videoclip by Korean singing artistPsy — with a record 930 mil-lion YouTube views — camein second. Grabbing the No.3 spot was “HurricaneSandy,” followed by “iPad 3”and then “Diablo 3” videogame. BLOOMBERG

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Yesterday, we looked at the bigcelebrity engagements of 2012 (aw, new love!) Today we review2012’s divorces (boo, dead love!)

Katie Holmes andTom CruiseAnnouncement: June 29Length of marriage: 5 yearsReason: Cruise was apparentlyblindsided by Holmes’ highly or-chestrated divorce proceedings.One reason for the split? UsWeekly reported that the couple“fought viciously” over Scientol-ogy parenting. Contention level: Medium. Thedivorce was fast and furious.Cruise seems sad; Holmesecstatic. And Suri is still well-dressed.

Amy Poehler and Will Arnett Announcement: Sept. 6Length of marriage: 9 yearsReason: Their romance“fizzled out,”RadarOnline.com reported. Contention level: Low. Theyare too adorable to be madat one another.

Katy Perry andRussell BrandAnnouncement: Dec. 30 (Sothis was technically in 2011, butthe fallout was in 2012; workwith me here, folks.)Length of marriage: 14months Reason: “She’s young, success-ful and dedicated,” Brandexplained of Perry’s career toHoward Stern in July. “[The re-ality is] you can’t fullyunderstand it until you do it. Iwas really into the idea of mar-riage and having children.”

Translation: The recovering al-coholic wanted to settle down;she wanted to party. Contention level: Low. Insteadof anger, Perry just seems em-barrassed she was ever associ-ated with him. She recently hidunder a table to avoid seeinghim while she was havinglunch with new beau JohnMayer.

Tina Simpson andJoe SimpsonAnnouncement: They filed onSept. 24; TMZ broke the newson Oct. 24.Length of marriage: 34 yearsReason: Well, the divorcepapers say, “The marriage hasbecome insupportablebecause of discord or conflict

of personalities.” But theNational Enquirer says it’sbecause Simpson, a formeryouth minister, is gay — andeven has a boyfriend. Whoa. Contention level: Awkward. Ifyou were Tina Simpson,wouldn’t you feel funnyinside?

Heidi Klum and SealAnnouncement: Jan. 23Length of marriage: 7 yearsReason: Klum was apparentlydisturbed about Seal’s “inabilityto control his temper.”

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‘The VampireDiaries’DRAMA. Which supernaturalcreature will ruin the town’sWinter Wonderland-themedparty? A vampire? Vampirehunter? Werewolf? Hybrid?

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‘The Big BangTheory’COMEDY. A game of Dungeons& Dragons dredges up Christ-mas memories for Sheldon.Midseason finale, 8 p.m., CBS

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Peter Jackson’s prequel tohis wildly successful “TheLord of the Rings” franchiseopens with the first ofthree films detailing thelives of Bilbo Baggins andGandalf the Grey as theyembark on a quest to takeback The Lonely Mountainfor the exiled dwarves.Shot in 3-D at a higherframe rate than the usual24 frames per second, thefilm promises a moreabsorbing, immersivecinematic experience.

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Budget correctlyIn addition to having a shop-ping list when hitting thestores, Holmes says to keepyour budget top of mind.“Remember: Your shoppingbudget is not a goal,” Holmessays. “You don’t have to reachthat number.”

Think localHolmes says products madein the U.S.A. are very trendy.Websites such as Etsy.comhave made purchasing localproducts much easier. “Peo-ple are paying moreattention to where things aremade,” she says.

For men Forget buying theguys in your life socks,ties or new cologne.Scout gear is very pop-ular for men this year,says Holmes. “I thinkguys are getting reallyinto tough, survivor-type things,” she ex-plains. “Even if they’re

not outdoorsy, theylike to look like it.”Holmes’ pick is aflask by the thermoscompany Stanley —perfect to takecamping or tailgat-ing.Stanley ClassicStainless SteelFlask, $18,www.amazon.com

For women The broach is back, ladies. Afew years ago, scarves werepopular accessories for women.Now it’s all about the elaboratepins, says Holmes. Wearone alone or wear a collec-tion on a jacket.

Holmes also recommendsthe Sephora Collection ColorBlockbuster Makeup Sampler($49.50, www.sephora.com).“Any woman who loves Sepho-ra will love this gift of 148 for-

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1. Who are we kidding — thisweekender is for both of you.Joseph Abboud Collection NavyWool Overnight Bag withUmbrella Holder, $350,www.josephabboud.com

2. The world’s first clear Anejoproudly sits on his bar. Don Julio70, $70, Stores nationwide

3. This handsome knife with aBrazilian rosewood handle getsnautical. Rosewood FoldingKnife, $45, www.brookfarm

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4. Let the complements roll.Onasis Chester bow tie, $38,www.onassisclothing.com

5. For when he’s not wearing a

hoodie. Massimo DuttiTwo-Tone Wool Scarf, $55,www.massimodutti.com

6. This set of 12 coasters featuresfactoids, recipes and funnyexpressions all dedicated to hisfave drink. Teroforma BeverageCoasters, $16, www.tero

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gardener

This twine collection includes eightspools in different colors perfect forsupporting plants or just, you know,

making bows. Nutscene Jute Twine Set, $15, www.williams-sonoma.com

Like a handbag for her plants. Farrahsit Porcelain and Tan

Leather Hanging Planter, $45, Farrahsit on www.etsy.com

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Planter, $40,www.leifshop.com

This high-quality trowel made with Boron steel is tough enough

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Her salads and cocktails are about to get an upgrade. These seed bombs will grow cinnamon basil, lemon mint

and lime basil. VisualLingual Exotic Herbs Seed Bombs, $7,

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This watering set by heritage garden brand Haws includes a

traditional watering can (in white!) and brass mister. Someone’s plants

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Small SpellsBrushstroke

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6. Stick it to them with a festivechocolate pop. Edward MarcRudolph Pop, $2, www.edward

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7. Don’t forget about yourfavorite child. Ralph LaurenHome Holiday Riding Coat, $99,www.ralphlauren.com

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3. Even after a few glasses ofwine, they can’t miss these on thetable. Kate Spade Paper GemCoasters, $20,www.katespade.com

4. MAC’s gorgeous holiday com-pacts just make us want to throwon black eyeliner and four-inchheels. All For Glamour Touch UpKit, $40, www.maccosmetics.com

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2. Serve in style. TeroformaAnise Double-SidedServing Board, $40,www.teroforma.com

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4. Always be surrounded byRodin’s gorgeous signaturejasmine/neroli scent. Rodin OlioLusso Scented Candle, $125,www.oliolusso-shop.com

5. Edgy evening bag — a must forthe holidays. Forever 21 StuddedCrossbody Bag, $28, www.

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9. Julia Chiang’s signed, limit-ed-edition All For You Printsays it all. $125, www.

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10. Tired of convincing her toeat healthy? Send her a box ofseasonal produce direct from TheChef’s Garden farm to her door.$162 for a 6-month subscription,www.farmerjonesfarm.com

11. It’s not the bike she’ll have tochain. Sawako Furuno LeopardHelmet, $150, www.adeline

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12. Colorful cashmere — her newwinter BFF. Yarnz Diamond andFlorals Scarf, $130, www.

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A public menace on two wheelsRE: “THE UNIVERSAL BLINDSPOT: BICYCLISTS” (METRO, DEC.11) As much as I haveobserved drivers being igno-rant or arrogant or careless,and I myself have nearly got-ten hit by cars ( not cycling —walking), I would not say thatcyclists are blame-free. I havealso nearly gotten hit by igno-rant, arrogant and careless cy-clists and I have observed cy-clists “teasing” traffic, askingfor an accident. Furthermore,cyclists very rarely stay offsidewalks. I once saw someguy on a motorcycle going onthe sidewalk. By the way, alot of motorcyclists ought tobe put on an island with igno-rant drivers and let them dealwith each other. LUCY MARTINEZ, VIA E-MAIL

I want to take issue with Liz

Papi’s letter to the editor. Ihave seen bicyclists do the fol-lowing:

1. Go right through a redlight (during the pedestrianwalk light): You are requiredBY LAW to stop at a red lightand WALK your bike across.

2. Hitch onto cars, trucksand bus bumpers: Suicide,just plain suicide.

3. No helmets: Go visit thelocal ER — and find the bikeaccidents. No helmet? Go tothe morgue.

4. Not in bike lanes: Youhave your lane, we have ours;stay out of ours, please.

5. Talking on the phone: Iam not even going here. It’sjust plain stupid.

6. Riding on the sidewalk(endangering pedestrians):Like the road isn’t enough ex-citement, so you have to scarethe walkers?

7. Do not obey any of thebicyclists rules — not a one:Get the bicyclist rules manualand read it.

And you wonder WHYthey get hit by cars, buses andtrucks? Because they are nobetter than the drivers ofthese vehicles that hit themwho are texting, talking onthe phone or otherwiseinvolved in something thathas nothing to do with driv-ing and paying attention.

Please don’t put all theblame on the drivers — inmany cases the bicyclistswere wrong.LINDA CARFAGNA, VIA E-MAIL

TPP deal would costAmerican jobsRight now, U.S. negotiatorsare working behind closeddoors in Auckland, New

Zealand, on a massive agree-ment called the Trans-PacificPartnership that wouldoffshore millions of Americanjobs and flood us with unsafeimported food.

Corporate interests havespecial access to the negotia-tions, while Congress andthe public are locked out.

TPP boosters are trying tosell the TPP as a trade agree-ment that could expand U.S.exports, but recent leaks re-veal that actually most of its29 chapters have little to dowith trade and rather wouldimpose limits ongovernment health, safety,labor and environmentalstandards while grantingnew rights and powers tolarge corporations.

Senator Sherrod Brown(D-Ohio) has introduced the21st Century TradeAgreements Act to stoprogue trade negotiators frompushing provisions in “freetrade” agreements which putthe profits of foreign corpo-rations before the wellbeingof the American people.HOWARD WEISS, VIA E-MAIL

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+ Caledonia Bar1609 Second Ave., 212-879-0402Warm up at this Scottish pub withan adult beverage that tips its hatto the homeland: Its WinterWhisky Warmer features Auchen-toshan Lowland Single MaltScotch Whisky, Spanish hotchocolate powder and Scottishdouble cream.

R Lounge714 Seventh Ave., 212-261-5200The restaurant inside the Renais-sance New York Times Square Ho-tel is serving five different types ofBelgian hot chocolate for localsand tourists alike, including threeseasonal varieties. Top yours offwith the chef’s homemademarshmallows, fresh fruit andchocolate shavings, and, if you’rea grown-up, Grand Marnier, Rum,Franjelico or Bailey’s. Bonus: Yourpurchase comes with a free pieceof peppermint bark.

Havana Central151 W. 46th St., 212-398-74402911 Broadway, 212-662-8830For a spicy sipper, order the

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Delicatessen54 Prince St., 212-226-0211Chef Kate Cowan’s hot spicedchocolate — made with staranise, cinnamon sticks and cloves— is served along passion fruitchampagne beignets.

The Library Hotel299 Madison Ave., 212-983-4500The Chocolate Cherry concoctionbeing served at the hotel’s bar,Bookmarks, and bistro, Madison

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Hennessy CocoMake your own spiced-up twiston the favorite.

1 ½ oz. Hennessy V.S6 oz. hot chocolate (recipebelow)¾ oz. spiced syrup (recipebelow)3 drops pure vanilla extractHeavy cream, shavednutmeg and dark chocolatefor garnish

Hot chocolate recipe:2 cubes quality 70 percentdark chocolate for baking2 cups 2 percent organicmilk

Directions: Add milk to potover medium heat. Chopchocolate into smaller bits andadd to the hot milk, stirring tocombine. If you were to do thisrecipe for drinking by itself, youwould need to add some sugarto taste.

Spiced syrup recipe:1 cup sugar1 cup water12 cloves6 allspice pods4 cinnamon sticks1 nutmeg1 star anise pod

Directions: Add all ingredientsto a pot over high heat andbring to a boil. Once boiling,remove from heat. Allow tocool before straining off anyparticulates.

Coco assembly:Add all liquids except heavycream to a heat-proof glass.Layer heavy cream over the topto desiredamount.Garnishwithgratednutmegand darkchocolate.

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Alobar beer dinner46-42 Vernon Blvd., Long IslandCity, 718-752-6000Try beers from Slyfox Brewery ofPennsylvania at Alobar’s month-ly beer dinner. Enjoy five careful-ly selected beers along with afive-course dinner for $50 perperson.

Cheap drinks atMiranda’s80 Berry St., 718-387-0711In celebration of its five-year an-niversary, Miranda Restaurant isoffering $5 cocktails on Monday,like the Strega Amara (Campari,fennel, Strega and prosecco) andthe Pantera Rossa (vodka, Aperoland pink grapefruit).

Restaurant newsFree cookie alert!

Christina Tosi of Momofuku MilkBar fame is giving us her Christ-mas present a little early: Satur-day only, she’s working withAmerican Express to take her fa-mous cookies to the streets forfree. She and her mom will doleout thousands of signature MilkBar cookies from a truckstationed around the city atthese times and locations: 11-11:45 a.m.: Central ParkSouth — Columbus Circle Area 12:10-12:55 p.m.: MadisonSquare Park Area

1:20-2:05 p.m.: Union Square —16th St. & Union Sq. West 2:30-3:15 p.m.: SoHo — HoustonSt. & Greene St.3:40-4:25 p.m.: Williamsburg —Bedford Ave. & N. Seventh St.4:50-5:35 p.m.: Fort Greene Park— Cumberland St. & Dekalb Ave.

Get in the spiritThrough Jan. 6, you can bookthe chef’s studio atMediterranean eatery Amali(115 E. 60th St., 212-339-8363)for a “Christmas Carol”-themeddinner that would surely delightDickens himself. Executive ChefJunior Borges will serve your

party a trio of courses tocelebrate the past, present andfuture, with all dishes inspiredby lines in the famous Dickenstext. Tuck into goose leg confit,poularde in half mourning (aFrench way of serving chicken,with truffles under the skin),honey-braised chestnuts andother old-timey dishes in afestive setting with antiquefurnishings and flourishes. $95for adults, $40 for Tiny Tims(under 12).

Get this: ChallahMenorahs at Eli ZabarEli Zabar (1411 Third Ave., 212-717-8100) has your Hanukkahcenterpiece figured out: Itsedible menorahs, made fresh inthe bakery, are modeled intonine-branched candelabras. Youcan also purchase gift basketsthat include the challahmenorah, kosher crisps,chocolate, candies, nuts andblack olive tapenade.

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Hot chef: Franco Barriolights up the West Village

Executive Chef FrancoBarrio has a long list ofaccomplishments. Hetrained in Spain, worked

for Mario Batali and was thechef at Boqueria and Caliu.Now, he’s the mastermind be-hind the kitchen at Barrio 47 inthe West Village, which juststarted serving brunch. Metrocaught up with Barrio to get toknow him better.

How did you start cooking?I started cooking a long, longtime ago. Back in Peru my dadwas a chef, and every Saturdayand Sunday we would makebreakfast for the whole family.My dad and I bonded cookingin the kitchen. That’s what gotme started. Then, I was trainedin Spain and then the FrenchCulinary Institute here in NewYork.Tell us about your menu.The menu is very muchMediterranean-influenced. Mybackground is mostly inFrench and Spanish cuisine,but I also have worked inplaces that were 100 percentItalian.The churros are delicious! Whydid you put them on the menu?

There are not too many placesthat do churros. Everybodyloves churros! They fly off themenu. We serve them withdulce de leche and meltedchocolate, and I sprinkle cin-namon and sugar on top.What do you eat at home?Hot dogs.Really?I’m a sucker for hot dogs.When I’m alone at my house Imicrowave hot dogs. I don’t goout of my way to feed myself.When I’m cooking with mygirlfriend, though, we’ll goout of the way to make some-thing nice.

What is it aboutNew York thatmakes you lovecooking here?I love New York’s produce.I love going to the UnionSquare market. Good pro-duce makes a huge differ-ence in a meal.

MARY ANN GEORGANTOPOULOS

Chef Franco Barrio may be classically trained, but at home he eats hotdogs Tip: Don’t leave Barrio 47 without trying his popular churros

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When Franco Barrio isn’t manning the stove at Barrio 47

(47 Eighth Ave., 212-255-3900), he’s likely at Union Square

market or enjoying a hot dog somewhere.

EVAN SUNG

David Wilson may be a rookie,but it feels like he’s alreadyexperienced two different sea-sons.

After being left in headcoach Tom Coughlin’s dog-house for most of the seasonfollowing an opening-game fu-ble, he is now sitting on top ofthe world as one of theleague’s most-feared kick re-turners and a burgeoningthreat out of the backfield.

Now that the Giants — andtheir demanding fans — haveseen what Wilson is capableof, there’s undoubtedly morepressure for an encore per-formance Sunday in Atlanta.

“I didn’t have the greateststart for a rookie, and rookieshave little room for error,”Wilson said. “At that point Iwas put in a position where Ihad to gain the coaches’ trustagain. I stuck with it and keptworking, and working atmeetings, and working on thefield, and trying to regain thetrust. I knew eventually myopportunity would comeagain. I did those things so Iwould be prepared when theopportunity did approach.”

Wideout Victor Cruz said

the timing couldn’t be betterfor Wilson’s ascension, espe-cially with the season-endinginjury to Andre Brown, andnow Ahmad Bradshaw’s kneemalady.

“He’s capable of makingsome huge plays, especiallywhen we need them the most,like his kickoffs [on Sunday],”

Cruz said. “We would watchhim in practice just do amaz-ing things, whether it bebreaking plays or makingsome cuts that we only seeguys that are Hall of Famersmake.”

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Washington quar-

terback Robert Griffin

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and said he hopes to

play on Sunday

against the Browns.

“Sunday night, I

thought there was

probably no chance

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next week,” Griffin

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Bradshaw’savailabilitystill in doubtThe good news for the Gi-ants’ backfield is thatTom Coughlin hasn’truled out AhmadBradshaw for Sunday. Buthe hasn’t ruled him in ei-ther.

“I’m not going to rulehim out of anything,”Coughlin said yesterday.“I’m not going to talkabout the percentages oranything like that. Youcan speculate on that,knowing full well whatthe injury is.”

Bradshaw sprained hisknee against the Saintsand was replaced, very ef-fectively, by rookie DavidWilson.

“The other day, for ex-ample, when he didinjure the knee he got ittaped and went back in,”Coughlin said. “He’s atough son of a gun.”

METRO

Bradshaw

KING FOR A DAYWilson reveling in record-breaking performance against Saints With

Bradshaw questionable, he’s again key Teammates rave over athleticismJIM MCISAAC/GETTY IMAGES

Wilson’s 327 all-purpose yards against the Saints set a new Giants record, breaking the one

held by teammate Domenik Hixon from 2009.

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“He’s probably thebest athlete on thisteam. You see itwhen he scores atouchdown.”JUSTIN TUCK, ON WILSON ANDHIS POST-SCORE BACKFLIPS

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REGRET ME NOT With everything on the

line, avoid these clashes if

possible.

1 KennyBritt, TEN— Britt finallyroundedinto formlast week,but trouble lies ahead. JetsCB Antonio Cromartie isamong the top cover guysin the league this season.

2 Denarius Moore, OAK —Moore has been benchedat times in favor of RodStreater lately. Now he’llhave to deal with Chiefs CBBrandon Flowers.

3 Sidney Rice, SEA — TheSeahawks run to win andRice will be squaring offwith red-hot Bills rookieStephon Gilmore.

Bad WR matchups

As we go through the pain of an unfulfilledseason, our thoughts drift to next year. Somelessons to learn:

Injuries have changed Roughly 30 years ago, a full ligament tear was acareer-threatening injury. As recently as fiveyears ago, it was widely assumed that a playerwould never be the same. Recently, players start-ed flashing previous form 18 months after theirinjury. Now, guys are coming back better.

Should we regret avoiding Adrian Peterson,Jamaal Charles, Mikel Leshoure and KnowshonMoreno? Absolutely not. We used theinformation available to us and made a rationaldecision. But now, we need to adjust. NFLathletes, with today’s advances in medicine and

rehab, are in play the year after major injuries.

Handcuffs not optionalThe state of the running back position leaves usvulnerable every week. Not only must we ownthe backup to our starter under allcircumstances, but our bench spots can be usedfor other lottery tickets. If you were stashingBryce Brown, David Wilson, Marcel Reece orMoreno at various points this season, you are inthe money. Don’t forget it. ADAM LEVITAN

There are worse feelings than

sitting by as an innocent bystander

during semifinal week in fantasy

football. Waterboarding comes to

mind.

If you ignored history and rolled with Adrian

Peterson, you’ve been rewarded in a big way.

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Metro’s NFL power rankings | by Mike Greger

BRONCOS (10-3) Eight straight winsand (assumingthey don’t start

reading their own press clippings)only one potential loss (atBaltimore) left on the schedule.

3PATRIOTS (10-3) Who didn’t see this com-ing? Tom Brady went onnational TV and showedonce again why he’ll godown as one of the NFL’sgreatest quarterbacks.Brady put himself back inthe MVP conversation.

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BEARS (8-5) This week is theirseason. If Chicagocan’t muster a win

vs. Green Bay they might want tostart making some tee times.

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COLTS (9-4) Don’t look now,but Andrew Luckis two wins away

from possibly winning animprobable division title.

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FALCONS (11-2) Maybe Atlantawas overlookingCarolina, with

that playoff rematch vs. Giantson deck. Good teams can’t dothat. That’s a bad loss.

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49ERS (9-3-1) Colin Kaepernickis delivering andrewarding Jim

Harbaugh’s trust. Alex Smithcouldn’t make that 50-yard run.

5GIANTS (8-5) Giants are 2-1 af-ter bye, with twoblowout wins over

high-octane offenses (Green Bay,New Orleans).

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PACKERS (9-4) Dug themselvesan early hole andthen climbed

right out of it (thank you, MattStafford).

7RAVENS (9-4) A two-game los-ing streak isn’tusually cause for

great concern, yet Baltimorefired Cam Cameron anyway.

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TEXANS (11-2) That’s two clunkersagainst MVP-caliberquarterbacks. Is this

a growing trend in Houston? Ora case of extreme stage fright?We’re giving them the benefit ofthe doubt — for now.

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