Officials claim that Smith used an intermediary to allegedly bribe two of three chairmen to get him on the ballot. Each person was allegedly promised $80,000. The intermediary, however, was an undercover FBI agent. U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said in a news statement today that Smith “tried to bribe his way to a shot at Gracie Mansion.” The charges claim hat Smith came up with the plan and that Halloran “quarterbacked that drive by finding party chairmen who were wide open to receiving bribes.”

“The complaint describes an unappetizing smorgasbord of graft and greed involving six officials who together built a corridor of corruption,” U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said. Smith issued a statement denying the charges. “Malcolm Smith is a dedicated public servant who has served both the state of New York and his constituents in an exemplary fashion,” said his attorney. “He steadfastly denies the allegations that are contained in the complaint.”

Bloomberg had been on a media assault against the over 16 ounce beverage for months. He had admitted, however, that he would not enforce the ordinance’s anticipated fine until June. But now, the effort is dead. Today the American Beverage Association won the motion with the court finding the ordnance was simply “arbitrary and capricious”.

Last September, the NYC Health Board had approved the ordinance. “This is the single biggest step any city, I think, has ever taken to curb obesity,” Mr. Bloomberg said at the time “It’s certainly not the last step that lots of cities are going to take, and we believe that it will help save lives.”

Others disagreed.  “This is not the end,” Eliot Hoff, a spokesman for New Yorkers for Beverage Choices, said in a news statement at the time. “By imposing this ban, the board has shown no regard for public opinion or the consequences to businesses in the city.”

But FOX News claims that the accident was cleared by 7:15 am with all tubes open.

Yet traffic is still backed up to the New Jersey Turnpike, claims FOX. ABC7 News is reporting “Awful traffic at the inbound #LincolnTunnel this AM. It’ll take you almost 45 minutes to get in.” Local news also reports that the Holland Tunnel and George Washington Bridge are in better condition today.

But before her death, Ashley Riggitano was in a purported Facebook feud with several persons. Among them was Alison Tinari. Tinari fumed “Go try to kill yourself on Xanax again, you unstable l—ser. Go … yourself and never speak to me again,” Tinari wrote on Facebook to Riggitano, reports Fox News.

Ashley Riggitano left behind a suicide note inside a Louis Vuitton bag. In it, she cited people she wanted barred from her funeral. Among the persons were Teresa Castaldo, Beth Bassil, Victoria Van Thunen and Samantha Horneff. “To any funeral, these people should not be allowed based upon words and actions,” Ashley wrote.

But who were these women? Castaldo and Bassil went to school with Ashley at Laboratory Institute of Merchandising. Van Thunen was Riggitano’s business partner at a jewelry company called Missfits. And Van Thunen had a Facebook feud also with Riggitano, claims the NY Post. Thunen wrote “Those who incessantly blame others as the cause of their issues should perhaps take a step back and reevaluate these situations” reports the NY Post. “The common thread may be that ‘they’ aren’t the problem, but rather that YOU are.’”

Just weeks earlier, Ki-Suck Han died after he was pushed in front of the Q train. Naeem Davis has been charged in that case.