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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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New Yorker Festival Attracts Throngs Of Fans Despite Publishing Woes

AP | JOCELYN NOVECK | Posted 10.21.2009 | New York

Read More: Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker, John Turturro, Roger Angell New Yorker, Calvin Trillin, Stephen Colbert, New York, Ronger Angell, Msnbc, Calvin Trillin Food Tour, Manhattan, Stanley Tucci, Rachel Maddow, Elizabeth Edwards, The New Yorker Festival, Ariel Levy, Joan Cusak, New Yorker Festival Humor Revue, New York News

NEW YORK — The journalism industry may be in precarious shape, but you wouldn't have known it at the annual New Yorker Festival, where star wors...

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Lil Wayne Appears At DNA Hearing In Gun-Possession Case

AP | JENNIFER PELTZ | Posted 10.22.2009 | New York

Read More: Manhattan, Tha Carter, Dwayne Carter, Lil Wayne DNA Hearing, Tha Carter III, Lil Wayne Gun Possession Case, Lil Wayne Gun Case, Lil Wayne, Lil Wayne Possession Charges, New York, New York City, Tha Carter II, New York News

NEW YORK — Lil Wayne's gun possession case is putting a leading edge of DNA science under a microscope. As the Grammy-winning rapper sat in a M...

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Hanging with Motherhood Writer-Director Katherine Dieckmann

Thelma Adams | Posted 10.21.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Manhattan, Women, Women in Film, Mothers and Sons, Motherhood, Uma Thurman, Parenting, Mothers and Daughters, Screenwriting, Parenthood, Punk, Screenwriters, Mike-Leigh, Katherine Dieckmann, Joan Didion, Women Directors, Working Moms, Entertainment News

I was frustrated by the absence of movies where a mother is the lead and her issues are the film's main focus, where she is a significant character expressing her soul and existence.

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Celebs, Art Patrons Get Down At The Whitney Studio Party

guestofaguest.com | Posted 10.20.2009 | New York

Read More: Donatella Versace, Jennifer Hudson, Lindsay Lohan, Lake Bell, Taylor Momsen, New York, New York City, Mischa Barton, Manhattan, Leonard A. Lauder, The Whitney Museum, Versace, The Whitney Studio Party, Byrdie Bell, New York News

What happens when Versace and The Whitney Museum come together to celebrate Leonard A. Lauder? The Whitney Studio Party!...

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Paul Bergrin, Ex-Prosecutor, Sentenced For Running Brothel, Awaits Murder Trial

AP | Posted 10.20.2009 | New York

Read More: Paul Bergrin, Paul Bergrin Sentenced, Prostitution, Manhattan, Paul Bergrin Brothel, Newark, Paul Bergrin NYC Brothel, Paul Bergrin Newark Murder, Paul Bergrin Muder, Paul Bergrin Witness Murder, New York, New York City, New York News

NEW YORK — A prosecutor-turned-defense lawyer won't go to jail for running a Manhattan brothel but remains behind bars as he awaits trial on cha...

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Subway Train Derails In Lower Manhattan, 2 Line Rush Hour Delays Likely

nytimes.com | Michael M. Grynbaum | Posted 10.19.2009 | New York

Read More: Downtown Brooklyn, Subway Derailment, Manhattan, 2 Train Derails, Brooklyn, New York City Subway System, New York City Subway, New York City West Side, New York City Rush Hour, Subway Rush Hour, New York, New York City, New York News

A train derailment on Monday morning scrambled subway routes from Manhattan's West Side to Downtown Brooklyn. Straphangers should brace for an afterno...

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Dalton Parents Use HGH, Human Growth Hormone, To Combat "Shortness" In Their Children

nypost.com | Janon Fisher | Posted 10.19.2009 | New York

Read More: HGH Shots, Human Growth Hormone, Manhattan, Humatrope, Jeffrey Stern, Private-Schools, Endocrinologist, Dalton Human Growth Hormone, Adolescents and HGH, New York City, New York, Dalton School, Dalton, New York News

Jeffrey Stern's mother wanted him to have every advantage -- from his schooling at Manhattan's prestigious Dalton School to summer camp in the Berksh...

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Judge Matthew A. Sciarrino Jr.: Staten Island Criminal Court Judge Transferred For His Revealing Facebook Posts

silive.com | John M. Annese | Posted 10.15.2009 | New York

Read More: Facebook in the Office, Manhattan, Judge Matthew A. Sciarrino Jr., Staten Island Criminal Court, Staten Island, Facebook, New York, New York City, New York News

An outspoken Criminal Court judge who at one point broadcast specific details about his personal life on Facebook.com has been transferred from Staten...

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Navigating Competitive Motherhood Is A Job Unto Itself

Pauline Millard | Posted 10.14.2009 | Living

Read More: Manhattan, Relationships, Working Mothers, Kids, Pauline Millard, Motherhood, Babies, Lactation, Stay at Home Mothers, New York City, Childbirth, Living News

During visits to Madison Square Park, I started to grasp the complicated terrain of Manhattan Motherhood, and how I wished someone had written a guide about what to expect when breeding in New York City.

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Buddha Bar Sued Over Unpaid Legal Bills

ny.eater.com | Scott Solish | Posted 10.12.2009 | New York

Read More: Buddha Bar Worldwide, Baker and Hosteler, Little Rest Twelve, Buddha Bar, Anja Bar, Manhattan, Fish, New York, New York News

The downward spiral of the space formerly known as Buddha Bar continues, with news leaking today that the owners are being sued by their attorneys ove...

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