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NYPD Commissioner's Son Accused Of Rape

The Huffington Post | Jade Walker | Posted 03.26.2012

Read More: Good Day New York, Raymond W. Kelly, Ray Kelly, Sexual Assault, Police Commissioner Ray Kelly, New York County District Attorney's Office, Video, Nypd, Andrew Lankler, Greg Kelly, South Street Seaport, Wnyw-Tv, Fox News Channel, New York News

A New York woman has accused broadcast journalist Greg Kelly of sexually assaulting her last October. Kelly, 43, co-host of the morning TV show "Go...

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The Faithful Shopper: Christmas in October

Faith Hope Consolo | Posted 12.28.2011

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Faith Hope Consolo

I know, I know. It's not even Halloween yet, and the stores are filled with Christmas carols, holiday décor and gifts for year-end giving. I love it!

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South Street Seaport: An Insider's Guide to Front Street

GloboMaestro | Posted 12.12.2011

Read More: Best of Ny, NY Around Town, Battery Park, South Street Seaport, NY Restaurants, The Plaza, Front Street, New York News
GloboMaestro

With its historic pedigree of cobbled streets and low-rise tenements, the northerly fringe of Front Street is cozy, romantic, even down-home. And in just the past few years it's sprouted an impressive row of eateries and watering holes.

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WATCH: New York Through The David Rockwell Lens

Constantin Bjerke | Posted 10.07.2011

Read More: Manhattan, New York, Rockwell Group, Kodak Theatre, Entertainment, Catch Me if You Can, David Rockwell, Set Design, Design, Broadway, Community, Steak, Imagination Playground, Film, Elinor Bunin Munroe, Fimmaker, Striphouse, City Guide, Architect, Nyc, Film Center, ink48, Rockwell, Theatre, South Street Seaport, crane.tv, Bar Americain, Building, Fao Schwartz, Hollywood, Arts News
Constantin Bjerke

David Rockwell is no stranger to the theatre and entertainment world. First inspired from a young age by his mother's community theatre in New Jersey,...

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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
Paul LaRosa

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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Upscale Beer Garden To Replace South St Water Taxi Beach

| Clare Goggin | Posted 06.14.2011

Read More: Water Taxi Beach, NY Around Town, Beer Garden, South Street Seaport, NY Restaurants, New York News

It's a misconception in New York City that you can open any outdoor space and slap the designation "beer garden" on it just because you happen to serv...

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Best Coast Brings Sun-Soaked Sounds to Sweltering Seaport (FREE MP3)

Ben Bromberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Paul Sprangers, Nycbeat, Nyc, Summer, Steely Dan, Nicholas Shuminsky, Geoff Bucknum, Cheap Trick, Bethany Cosantino, Ali Koehler, Free Concerts, Anthony Kedis, Drake, Mexican Summer, River to River Festival, South Street Seaport, Best Coast, Free Energy, New York News
Ben Bromberg

Last Friday, the South Street Seaport held another free concert as part of the River To River Festival, bringing free music to outdoor venues around...

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Sign Up To Cover Concerts This Week: Cyndi Lauper, Bear Hands

Monica Klein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Best Boast, Nycbeat, Midnight Juggernauts, La Secta Allstar, New York, Darlings, Dfa, Robert Francis, Nycjelly, Katy Perry, Brooklyn, Free Energy, Bomba Estereo, Henry Wolf, Pool Party, Cyndi Lauper, Cap'n Jazz, No Age, Rita Indiana, Bear Hands, Bethany Cosentino, P.S. 1, South Street Seaport, Brooklyn Bowl, The Whitney, Loose Limbs, Prospect Park, Lightning Bolt, The Death Set, New York News
Monica Klein

Robert Francis with Henry Wolf NPR called Robert Francis "A young man with an old soul," referring to his singing-songwriting. At just 19, his emoti...

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Bear In Heaven and Zola Jesus At South Street Seaport

Roland Li | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nycbeat, Concerts, Zola Jesus, Yellowfever, Bear in Heaven, South Street Seaport, Lindstrom, New York, New York News
Roland Li

A sunless evening awaited the audience at the South Street Seaport last Friday, as the city's sweltering heat wave gave way to a cooler respite. The...

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On the Culture Front: Food Film Fest, Shakespeare in the Park, and Next to Normal

Chris Kompanek | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Alice Ripley, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Reggie Watts, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, William Shakespeare, Central Park, Le Poisson Rouge, Delacorte Theater, The Winter's Tale, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Linda Emond, Brian D'Arcy James, Hbo, Next to Normal, Michael Greif, Tom Kitt, Water Taxi Beach, South Street Seaport, Florent, New York News
Chris Kompanek

With the warmer weather and some traveling, I've been getting a bit behind on my cultural coverage around the city. Last weekend, the Food Film Festiv...

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Abercrombie Bedbug Outbreak Closes SECOND Store: South Street Seaport Location Found With Infestation

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — Abercrombie & Fitch Co. said Friday that it closed a second store in New York due to a bed bug infestation. The preppy teen clothing...

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Amidst Riot News, New Albums from Drake and Hanson Rock On

Kristi York Wooten | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: South Street Seaport, Paper Magazine, Taylor Hanson, Drake, New York City, Hanson, Entertainment News
Kristi York Wooten

Here's hoping Hanson joins Drake at the top of the charts this summer -- and that stereotypes don't keep great music from playing.

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Drake & Hanson Concert Ends In Violence

Huff Post Citizen Reporting | Shauna Sigglekow | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: South Street Seaport, South Street Seaport Riot, Drake, Hanson, New York News

"Someone's going to get shot" was probably the last phrase one would expect to hear at a free concert featuring Hanson and a former cast member of th...

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Father David Anderson Looks For Mysterious Good Samaritan Who Helped Save Daughter Bridget Sheridan's Life

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: David Anderson, Bridget Sheridan, Good Samaritan, Rescue, South Street Seaport, Heroes, Heroism, Impact News

One very grateful father, David Anderson, is searching for the mysterious good Samaritan who acted quickly to help save his two-year-old daughter, Bri...

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South Street Seaport Rescue: David Anderson Saves 2-Year-Old After Falling Into East River

Huffington Post/AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK (Associated Press) -- A desperate dad jumped into the East River to save his 2-year-old daughter after she fell 20 feet from a boat at South ...

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Flirty Thirties: Sumptuous Interiors of the SS Normandie On Display in New York

Pam Bristow | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pam Bristow, Jeremy Scott, Fashion, Interior Design, Ocean Liners, Art Deco, South Street Seaport, Lalique, Normandie, Style News
Pam Bristow

From Audrey Tatou's star turn as Coco Chanel to the recent exhibition devoted to thirties designer Madeleine Vionnet by Paris' Les Arts Decoratifs, French Art Deco is once again, a la mode.

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Santa Lives In South Street Seaport

nytimes.com | MANNY FERNANDEZ | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Santa Claus, South Street Seaport, Roger Franklin, Santa, New York City, New York, Christmas, New York News

In the biggest, brashest city in the country, in the land of 16 million sharp elbows and deadly shootouts in Times Square, there is room for Santa Cla...

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New Amsterdam Market Reviving History In South Street Seaport

The Atlantic | Tejal Rao | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Food Markets, New York Food Market, Robert LaValva, New Amsterdam Market, Historic New York, South Street Seaport, New York Markets, Fulton Fish Market, New York News

Unlike a farmer's market (where farmers sell directly to consumers), New Amsterdam will include a bunch of regional producers: butchers, bakers, chees...

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NYC Slavery Walking Tour

Sheryl McCarthy | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Slavery, History, New-York-History, Slave Trade, New York, American History, Financial District, New York City, City Hall, South Street Seaport, African-American History, New York News
Sheryl McCarthy

I bet few New Yorkers know about the role that the hideous institution of slavery played in shaping the city physically, financially and socially.

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