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Dennis deLeon Dead: AIDS Activist Dies At 61

nytimes.com | DENNIS HEVESI | Posted 12.15.2009 | New York

Read More: HIV/AIDS, Manhattan, AIDS Activism, Activism, Dennis Deleon Dies, City Human Rights Commissioner, New York, New York City, New York News

Dennis deLeon, a former New York City human rights commissioner who was one of the first city officials to announce that he was infected with the viru...

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Stuyvesant Town, Peter Cooper Village Get Lower Rents After Court Order

Crain's New York Business | Posted 12.14.2009 | New York

Read More: Manhattan, Court Orders Rent Lowered, Peter Cooper Village, Stuyvesant Town, New York City, New York, New York News

Residents of Stuyvesant Town/Peter Cooper Village whose apartments were illegally deregulated will finally see their rents lowered to estimated rent-s...

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Paper Tigers with Real Fangs: Jonathan Lethem's Chronic City

Andrew Gorin | Posted 12.14.2009 | New York

Read More: Book Reviews, Manhattan, Michiko Kakutani, New Books, Jonathan Lethem, Chronic City, Brooklyn, New York News

Last Friday night, Brooklyn born novelist Jonathan Lethem concluded a citywide marathon reading of his new Chronic City with an impressive, nine-hour performance at Bookcourt.

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Eric Holder Personally Inspects Courthouse Where 9/11 Trial Will Take Place

AP | Posted 12.09.2009 | New York

Read More: Manhattan, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Terror Trial, 9/11 Trial, Terrorism, 9/11, Ksm, Eric Holder, New York News

NEW YORK — Attorney General Eric Holder made an unannounced visit to a Manhattan courthouse Wednesday to inspect security for the pending trial ...

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Tavern On The Green Prepares To Auction Treasures

AP | Posted 12.09.2009 | New York

Read More: Manhattan, Tavern on the Green Bankruptcy, Tavern on the Green, Central Park, Tavern on the Green Auction, New York, New York City, Midtown, New York News

NEW YORK — If you want to own a piece of New York City's landmark Tavern on the Green restaurant, get ready to open your wallet. The Central Pa...

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St. Vincent's Hospital Lays Off 180 Employees

nytimes.com | ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS | Posted 12.09.2009 | New York

Read More: Manhattan, Layoffs, Job Losses, Hospitals, St-Vincent, Health Care, New York, New York City, Midtown, New York News

St. Vincent's Hospital Manhattan announced Tuesday that it had laid off 180 of its 3,800 employees, blaming the recession and two years of health care...

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Canal Street Raid Nets Fake Handbags, Clothing

nydailynews.com | By Daniel Edward Rosen and Kathleen Lucadamo | Posted 12.09.2009 | New York

Read More: Manhattan, Chinatown, Counterfeit Bags Seized, New York City, New York, New York News

The city confiscated $1 million in counterfeit handbags and other faux goods in Chinatown on Tuesday, angering bargain-hunters....

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Irish Arts Center Gets $3.5 Million From Ireland

nytimes.com | DAVE ITZKOFF | Posted 12.08.2009 | New York

Read More: Manhattan, Ireland Grant for Irish Arts Center, Ireland, New York City, New York, New York News

The Irish government has made a contribution of $3.5 million to New York City that will be used to build a new Irish Arts Center in Manhattan....

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Jasmina Anema Meets Obama: Girl With Leukemia Finally Sees President (VIDEO)...PHOTO UPDATE

Posted 12.04.2009 | New York

Read More: Manhattan, Jasmina Anema Meets Obama, Jasmina Anema, Leukemia, New York City, New York, New York News

UPDATE 12/4: The White House has released a photo of Jasmina's meeting with the president. Scroll down to see it. 12/3: Jasmina Anema's journey to th...

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Second Avenue Subway Causes Concern Over Giant Coolers

New York Real Estate News | Sarah Ryley | Posted 11.30.2009 | New York

Read More: Manhattan, New York Subway, Subway Ventilation System, Mta, New York Mta, New York, New York News

As part of its first phase of Second Avenue subway construction, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority is planning eight aboveground utility struc...

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New Yorkers Line Up Early For Thanksgiving Supplies At City Food Bank

Posted 11.25.2009 | Impact

Read More: Manhattan, Homeless, Food Pantry, New York, Food Bank, Thanksgiving Dinner, Feed the Hungry, Hungry, Thanksgiving, Impact News

In the face of unemployment and tough economic conditions, food banks are serving more than ever this Thanksgiving. CNN visited an upper Manhattan pan...

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Rev. Aaron Cote, Pedophile Priest, Found Living Near Catholic High School

nydailynews.com | Lore Croghan and Corky Siemaszko | Posted 11.25.2009 | New York

Read More: Manhattan, Pedophile Priest, Catholic School, Pedophilia, New York, New York City, Pedophile Priest Lives Near High School, Aaron Cote, New York News

Rev. Aaron Cote, an unrepentant pedophile priest on probation for molesting a 14-year-old altar boy, is living right around the corner from an East Si...

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Taxi Share-A-Ride Pilot Program Planned

nydailynews.com | By Oren Yaniv | Posted 11.20.2009 | New York

Read More: Taxis, Manhattan, Sharing Taxis, New York, Reduced Cab Fare, Cab Fares, Cabs, New York News

A pilot program at three locations where two or more riders can hop into a cab for a discounted fare should be rolling out next month, the Taxi & Limo...

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Guests of God: 2.5 Million Muslims Worship in Makkah, Saudi Arabia in This Year's Hajj

Qanta Ahmed, MD | Posted 11.19.2009 | World

Read More: Qanta-Ahmed, Islam, Mecca, Olympics, Swine Flu Pandemic, Jeddah-Saudi Arabia, King Abdullah, Robert Bianchi, Riz Khan, Satan, Aljazeera English, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Hajj, Quran, Muslims, Koran, Manhattan, Ka'ba, Saudi King Abdullah, Hajj Pilgrimage, H1N1 Influenza, Pandemic, Malaysia, Zakat, Cnn, Prophet Mohammed, U2, Muslim, Wolf Blitzer, Makkah, Majma, World News

Never has there been a more important time for Muslims to engage in greater introspection, self-evaluation. We face a Muslim world rife with conflicts, sectarian hatred, misogyny and injustice.

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Midtown Manhattan Makes A Comeback

The New York Observer | Irina Aleksander and Meredith Bryan | Posted 11.18.2009 | New York

Read More: Manhattan, Restaurants, New York Restaurants, Midtown, Food, New York, New York City, Culture, New York News

After years spent ducking through secret doorways past relentless doormen, suffering low ceilings, taxidermy, Mary Kate Olsen, the French Vogue editor...

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Detainees Moved to DMV; Could Be Held There 'Indefinitely'

Andy Borowitz | Posted 11.17.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Borowitz Report, Geneva Conventions, Manhattan, Dmv, Andy Borowitz, Eric Holder Attorney General, Sarah Palin, Guantanamo Detainees, Amnesty International, Gitmo Detainees, Going Rogue, Eric Holder, Detainees, Comedy News

While Eric Holder did not indicate how long the detainees might be held at the DMV, he did say that the DMV "is capable of detaining them indefinitely."

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What We're Not Saying: Why I Miss Eliot Spitzer

Will Schwartz | Posted 11.16.2009 | New York

Read More: Hookers, Nyc, Sex, David Paterson, Eliot Spitzer Ethics, NY State Senate, Budget, Harvard Law, New York, Eliot Spitzer, Albany, Manhattan, Gay Marriage, Bloomberg, Governor, Sex Scandals, Senate, Nys, New York News

We were perversely short-sighted with the way we handled Eliot Spitzer. We prioritized our blood lust for personal justice over our desire for effective public policy.

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Just a Few Blocks Away...

Gerald Shargel | Posted 11.16.2009 | New York

Read More: Manhattan, Southern District, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Guantanamo Detainees, Guantanamo, World Trade Center, Ksm, September 11th, New York News

Even Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, a self-described "jackal," will be presumed innocent. But with all the constitutional embroidery, will Mohammed receive a fair trial in Manhattan?

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Alavi Foundation Cited In Feds' Iran-Based Probe

wsj.com | Posted 11.12.2009 | New York

Read More: Iran, Pahlavi Foundation, Islamic Republic of Iran, Manhattan, Piaget Building, Alavi Foundation, Midtown, New York, New York City, Alavi Foundation Iran, New York News

Federal prosecutors filed an amended complaint Thursday seeking the Alavi Foundation's majority stake in New York's Piaget building, alleging the foun...

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VIDEO: Jonathan Lethem Christens Greenlight Books

Brooklyn The Borough | Brooklyn The Borough | Posted 11.06.2009 | Home

Read More: Manhattan, Home News

The unofficial Bard of Brooklyn stopped by Greenlight Books last night to christen the borough's newest independent bookshop. Jonathan Lethem, author ...

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Frank Sinatra's Big Apple Box Set Tastes Sweet, Despite a Few Worms

Tony Sachs | Posted 11.04.2009 | Entertainment

Despite all the missteps and bad choices that went into making it, you should buy this box. Why? Because Frank Sinatra was the greatest singer of the 20th century, and he could teach the singers of the 21st century a thing or two.

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Philip Roth and Woody Allen: Have I Got a Girl for You!

David Finkle | Posted 11.02.2009 | Entertainment

Roth and Allen are producing works it's difficult not to describe as clichés. What could be more commonplace than men obsessed with proving that male elders remain attractive to their female juniors?

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The New York Subway: A Silent Symmetry (Photo Slideshow)

Venkat Srinivasan | Posted 10.29.2009 | New York

Read More: Manhattan, Mass Transit, Subway Slideshow, Here Is New York, New York Subway, E.B. White, Slideshow, Mta, New York City, New York News

New York's subway started 105 years ago, on Oct. 27, 1904. Ever so often, the subway distances itself from the stereotype of a noisy metropolis, providing freeze frames of silent symmetry.

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Guide To Mad Men's New York City

guestofaguest.com | Posted 10.26.2009 | New York

Read More: Mad Men, Betty Draper, Manhattan, New York City Mad Men, 1960s New York, Jon Hamm, January Jones, John Slattery, Roger Sterling, Donald Draper, New York, New York City, Amc, New York News

One of the best parts of watching Mad Men (besides the expertly crafted plot and character development) is the perfectly recreated world of 1960s New ...

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Why Us? How the Commuter Tax Chips Away at the Self-Sufficient Self-Employed

Samantha Marshall | Posted 10.23.2009 | New York

Read More: Albany, Manhattan, Self-Employed, Bill Thompson, Mta, Metropolitan Commuter Transportation Mobility Tax, New York, Fare Hike, Small Business, Freelancers-Union, Freelancers, New York News

What makes state legislators -- along with hapless mayoral candidate Bill Thompson -- think we're the perfect source of revenue to close the MTA budget gap?

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