Thanks, that is something at least. For me hckrnews.com is by far the best, one line per story, no images, and an easy way to filter the number of headlines you see. I've suggested to several news sites that I'd love to have something like hckrnews.com on their site. Some have responded pointing to something more like your link, although often they don't work or have a too limited selection of articles.
not sure, do the have comments & discussions?
Lot of people come just for comments
maybe comments layer could be on top (separate from NY data)