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PHOTOS: New Pics Of 'Well-Dressed Groper' Who's Still At Large

Posted 05.11.2012

Read More: Upper East Side, Video, Well Dressed Groper, Karl Vanderwoude, Sexual Assaults, Groping, Lower Manhattan, NY Crime, Sexual Predators, New York News

The NYPD has released new photos of the "well-dressed groper" who remains at large after a man was falsely accused and cleared of all charges linking ...

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LOOK: New Photos Of The Giant Fulton Street Transit Center

Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: New York Real Estate, Fulton Street Transit Center, One World Trade Center, Oculus, Lower Manhattan, NY Real Estate, Mta, Fulton Street Transit Center Renderings, New York News

In December, we got our first glimpse of the giant skylight inside the massive, glass-walled, "spectacular," Fulton Street Transit Center--the under c...

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Woolworth Building Could Be Yours For $500 Million

Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Lower Manhattan, NY Real Estate, New York Real Estate, Woolworth Renovation, Woolworth, Woolworth Building, New York News

Owners of one of the city's most iconic landmarks, the Woolworth Building in Lower Manhattan, are said to be looking into prospective offers on the pr...

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Home of the Irish Immigrant Girls in Lower Manhattan

Alan Singer | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Lower Manhattan, Ireland, Immigration, Roman Catholic Church, Castle Garden, Ellis Island, NY Around Town, New York History, New York News

During the Ellis Island era, millions of immigrants arrived in the United States. Our Lady of the Rosary and the accompanying Watson House provided greetings and safe haven for more than 100,000 young Irish girls who came to NY.

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The Faithful Shopper: New Year's Wishes

Faith Hope Consolo | Posted 02.28.2012

Read More: 34th Street, Victoria's Secret, Jcpenney, Lord & Taylor, Retail, Nordstrom, Coach, Columbus Circle, 2012, Harrods, Wtc, Faith Hope Consolo, Walmart, East New York, Lush, Esprit, Who.a.U., Mayor Bloomberg, Trends, Macy's, Desigual, Subway, Lower Manhattan, Mta, Bergdorf Goodman, 2011, Tourists, Second Avenue Subway, Tourism, Macys, World Financial Center, Times Square, Dining, Swarovski, Restaurants, Hudson Yards, Saks, World Trade Center, Macy?S, Zara, Uniqlo, New York City, New Years Eve, New Years, Christmas, Bloomingdales, Levis, Bloomies, Happy New Year, New York News

Here are some retail events I'd like to see in the year(s) ahead. Some are more likely than others, but the holidays are a time for dreaming, aren't they?

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Interactive Light Show To Illuminate Lower Manhattan

Posted 12.13.2011

Read More: Tourism, Community Board 1, New York Economy, New York City Tourism, Ny News, Financial District, Light Show, NY Around Town, Lower Manhattan, Interactive Light Show, New York News

The city is planning to pull out all the stops for a new Lower Manhattan revitalization project that hopes to bring an interactive light display to th...

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OWS Twist: Zuccotti Park Owners, Brookfield Properties, Owe City $139,000

Posted 12.05.2011

Read More: Brookfield, Mayor Bloomberg, Ny News, Occupy Wall Street, Lower Manhattan, City Debtors, Brookfield Properties, Zuccotti Park, NY Real Estate, New York News

Mayor Bloomberg may have been on the side of Brookfield Properties during the violent raid on Occupy Wall Street in November, but now it's looking lik...

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Judge Says Islamic Center Park51 Cannot Be Evicted, But Must Pay Back Rent

Posted 11.29.2011

Read More: Ground Zero Mosque, park51, Con Edison, Ny News, Lower Manhattan, World Trade Center, Islamic Community Center, NY Real Estate, Sharif El-Gamal, September 11th, New York News

A Manhattan Judge has blocked Con Edison from evicting Park51, the proposed Islamic Center in Lower Manhattan. The center however will need to pay hun...

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WATCH: Mayor Bloomberg Defends 'Law-Abiding' Occupy Wall Street Protestors

Posted 01.09.2012

Read More: Bloomberg, Msnbc, Video, Mayor Bloomberg, Ny News, Occupy Wall Street, Milk Street Cafe, Ows, Morning Joe, Lower Manhattan, Occupy Wall Street Businesses, New York News

In an appearance on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" on Wednesday, Mayor Bloomberg defended Occupy Wall Street protestors and said they were "generally law-abidi...

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Occu-who?

Shan Wells | Posted 12.12.2011

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Despite Weather And Police Clashes, 'Occupy Wall Street' Protesters Are Settling In

HuffingtonPost.com | Alexander Eichler | Posted 11.29.2011

NEW YORK -- The members of Occupy Wall Street are not allowed to use megaphones, so they've adopted a low-tech workaround. At their twice-daily gen...

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Occupy Wall Street: 20,000 Strong Doing Yoga And Dancing

Inae Oh | Posted 11.15.2011

Read More: Egypt Protests, Lower Manhattan, Wall Street, Anonymous Hackers, Occupy Wall Street, Tahrir Square, Video, New York News

On Saturday, September 17th, organizers for the event Occupy Wall Street are calling for 20,000 individuals to join their cause for government and cor...

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Mayor Bloomberg Ratings: Thank You Hurricane Irene

Inae Oh | Posted 11.12.2011

Read More: Hurricane Irene, Lower Manhattan, Bloomberg-Ratings, Stephen Goldsmith, Mayor Bloomberg, Bloomberg Poll, New York City, New York News

Mayor Bloomberg received a significant boost in ratings for his performance and "better safe than sorry" approach to Hurricane Irene, according to a n...

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10 Years Later, Tourists Check-In To Lower Manhattan

Melanie Nayer | Posted 11.08.2011

Read More: New York Hotels, Marriott, 9/11 Anniversary, 9/11, Lower Manhattan, Travel, New York, New York City, Decade After 9/11 - New York, Slidepollajax, September 11 Anniversary, Ritz Carlton, Travel Blogs, Decade-After-911---Coping, Travel News

The suits that adorn the patrons of cafes, restaurants and sidewalks on Wall Street and in Battery Park City now mingle with tourists donning "I LOVE NY" t-shirts.

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Con Edison May Cut Power In Lower Manhattan

AP | By SAMANTHA GROSS and COLLEEN LONG | Posted 10.27.2011

Read More: Con Edison Hurricane, Con Edison, Wall Street, Ny News, Hurricane Irene 2011, Cut Power, Lower Manhattan, Nyc Hurricane, Nyc-Flooding, New York News, Nyc Hurricane Con Edison, New York News

NEW YORK (AP) -- New York City's largest utility is bracing for Hurricane Irene and officials say they may cut off power to 6,500 customers in Lower M...

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NYC Promotes 9/11 Rebirth Story To Lure Tourists To Lower Manhattan

AP | By SAMANTHA GROSS | Posted 07.19.2011

Read More: September 11, Joe Daniels, Nyc, New York City Tourism, Michael Bloomberg, Jerrold Nadler, 9/11, New York Tourism, Lower Manhattan, National September 11 Memorial & Museum, Ground Zero, New York, New York City, Osama Bin Laden, New York News

NEW YORK -- Four months ahead of the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks, New York City started a campaign Thursday to lure tourists to th...

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WTC Progress Report: Timeline Of The Construction

nytimes.com | BILL MARSH | Posted 07.09.2011

Read More: Wtc, 1 World Trade Center, 9/11 Memorial, New York Real Estate, Ny News, Lower Manhattan, World Trade Center, NY Real Estate, New York News, Ground Zero, New York News

After Sept. 11, it took nearly a decade to locate and kill Osama bin Laden, perhaps giving the nation, and especially the families of those lost in th...

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South Street Seaport Museum Sinking Fast...

Paul LaRosa | Posted 06.18.2011

Read More: Lower Manhattan, South-Street-Seaport-Museum, South Street Seaport, New York, Museums, New York News

Even the most absent-minded can't miss the tall-masted ships in the harbor. Soon enough, those ships may be gone. If that happens, South Street will truly be just an outdoor mall.

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Population Near Ground Zero Has Doubled Since 2000

AP | By DAVID B. CARUSO | Posted 05.29.2011

Read More: Lower Manhattan, World Trade Center, NY Real Estate, Ground Zero Area, Ground Zero, New York News

NEW YORK -- After the Sept. 11 attacks, there were grim questions about the future of the shaken, dust-covered neighborhoods around the World Trade Ce...

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The Abandoned Palace at 5 Beekman Street

Nick Carr | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lower Manhattan, 5-Beekman-Street, New York City Architecture, Scouting Ny, Brooklyn Bridge, New York News

This building has a secret. It's completely empty, essentially abandoned, and has been for a decade, with a portion of its interior shuttered since 1940... until now.

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Why I'm Honored to Be Named a Huffington Post Game Changer

Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: park51, Cordoba House, Michael Bloomberg, Game Changers 2010, Moderate Muslims, Lower Manhattan, Islamic Extremists, Cordoba Movement, Huffington Post Game Changers, Arianna Huffington, Politics News

Leaving the world a better place than we found it by reversing the downward spiral hatred and ignorance for our children and our grandchildren is truly the "Game Changer" that we all need to strive for.

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Calling Downtown

Stewart Nusbaumer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Calling Downtown, Blondie, Independent Film, Brooklyn, Art Scene, Lower Manhattan, Deborah Harry, Royal Flush Festival, Shan Nicholson, New York, East Village, New York News

Downtown Calling chronicles an artistic explosion in a discarded, crumbling New York City.

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Denver Radio Host Mike Rosen Pushes for Terrorist Attack on Islamic Center Built in Lower Manhattan

David Sirota | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Koa, Mike Rosen, Denver, Colorado, Ground Zero Mosque, Cordoba House, Ward Churchill, Religious Freedom, Lower Manhattan, Denver News

During a question about whether an Islamic Center should be allowed to be built in Lower Manhattan, Rosen said that if one is built, he supports terrorists blowing it up.

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US to Muslims: Please Sit at the Back of the Bus

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Terry Jones, Miami University Ohio, Cultural Revolution, Pentagon, Islamophobia, Muslim Americans, St. Bart?S Episcopal Church, Extremism, 9/11, Mike Bloomberg, New York City Police Bias Unit, America, Martin Niemoller, Fanaticism, Gainesville, Jim Luce, Freedom Summer, City Hall, Terrorists, Kristallnacht, Central Synagogue, Islam, Lower Manhattan, Fundamentalist Mindset, Asma, United States, Hate Graffiti, New York City, Holy Quran, Islamic Issues, Muslims, Dove World Outreach Center, Martin Luther King, World Trade Center Protests, Segregation, Civil Rights Movement, Donald Trump, Anti-Semitism, Christianity, U.S.A., American Society for Muslim Advancement, Catholic Bashing, Torah, As-Salamu Alaykum, New York News

Islamophobia is growing in the United States. Hate graffiti is now discoloring my own building here in New York City -- calling for the Holy Quran to ...

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At Goldman Sachs, Partners Can Lose Their Coveted Status

nytimes.com | SUSANNE CRAIG | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lloyd Blankfein, Goldman Sachs, Bear Sterns, Jon Corzine, Wall Street, Gary D. Cohn, Lower Manhattan, Henry Paulson, Wall Street Banks, Goldman Sachs Partners, Business News

As many as 60 Goldman executives could be stripped of their partnerships this year to make way for new blood, people with firsthand knowledge of the p...

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