College Student Hit By Mattress From Skyscraper

You know how they say not to drop pennies from skyscrapers? Well the same goes for mattresses, and here’s why.

A college freshman was back on his feet Wednesday — a day after a mattress fell 30 stories from a Manhattan building and landed on his head.

Jesse Scott Owen, 18, said his sense of humor helped him overcome the neck and back pain he suffered from the futon mattress, which knocked him out cold on Broad St. about 12:45 p.m. Tuesday.

In New York, You Must Be Wary Of “Walking While Black”

We all know you have to worry about walking in public while intoxicated, or walking in public naked and of course while texting, but in Florida you have to be worried about walking while black.

Ten months ago, Nicholas Peart was walking up his block in Harlem on his way to the corner deli, when he said he was stopped and frisked by police.

“And literally they had you up against the wall?” asked Axelrod.

“Yeah. Had me up against the wall,” said Peart. “I was that close to my destination ”

“And you started less than 100 yards down the block here?”

“Yes. They see me come out of my building.”