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The New York Music Project: Help Map The City In Song

Huffington Post | David Weiner | Posted 11.20.2009 | New York

Read More: New York Song, New York Song Lyrics, Song Lyrics, Empire State of Mind, Slidepoll, Jay-Z, New York Songs, New York Music, Huffington Post New York Music Project, New York, New York News

Since its founding, New York has been an evergreen inspiration for musicians, from Gershwin to Dylan to the Beastie Boys. "Empire State of Mind," Jay...

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MetroCards Get "Optimism"

nytimes.com | MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM | Posted 11.20.2009 | New York

Read More: Metrocard, Metrocard Art, New York Subway, New York City Subway, New York City, New York, New York News

New York's latest large-scale public art project is being exhibited in an unlikely space: your wallet. On the back of seven million MetroCards distrib...

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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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Coyote Spotted In Queens

nydailynews.com | By Lisa L. Colangelo | Posted 11.20.2009 | New York

Read More: Queens New York, Queens, New York, Coyote in Queens, New York News

Animal control officers set a trap at Rochdale Village after a coyote or similar creature was spotted prowling around a parking lot in the sprawling s...

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New York Unemployment Rate Rises To 9 Percent; Highest Since 1983

AP | Posted 11.20.2009 | New York

Read More: Unemployment, Unemployment Rate, New-York-Jobless, Economy, Economic Crisis, New York Unemployment, Recession, New York, New York News

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York's unemployment rate inched to 9 percent in October from 8.9 in September. State labor department officials say that's t...

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Giuliani Could Beat Gillibrand For U.S. Senate: Poll

Albany Watch | Posted 11.20.2009 | New York

Read More: Polls, Kirsten Gillibrand Senate Seat, Giuliani Senate, US Senate, Giuliani, Kirsten Gillibrand, Gillibrand, New York, New York News

A new Marist College poll that coincides with news today that former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani has decided not to run for governor found that ...

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Giuliani Slips Another Notch

Dan Collins | Posted 11.20.2009 | New York

Read More: Andrew Cuomo, Rudy Giuliani Presidential Campaign, Rudy Giuliani, Giuliani 2012, Giuliani Senate, Giuliani Senator, New York, New York News, Giuliani Gillibrand, New York News
Dan Collins

The Giuliani brand has deteriorated so much it's hard to imagine an office for which he might be suited. If this is the finale of his political life, fine. Good-bye, Rudy. See you on Fox. However, there's still that Senate seat...

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Khalid Sheikh Mohammed And The Death Penalty: Why We Can't Kill Him

Beau Friedlander | Posted 11.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: September 11, 9/11 Trials, Al-Qaeda, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, 9/11, Death Penalty, 9-11 Mastermind, New York, Politics News
Beau Friedlander

There is no solving the problem of mass murder. We can only hope to move past it, and perhaps that the spiritual and emotional wounds of 9/11 will turn into the proud flesh of a new humanist outlook.

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Imagining a Post-Bernie Madoff New York City

Steven Mesler | Posted 11.19.2009 | New York

Read More: Bernard Madoff, Bernie Madoff, Philoctetes Center, New York, New York News
Steven Mesler

There is no other organization in the city that covers as much ground as the Philoctetes Center. But it was gutted by Bernard Madoff, and its days are now numbered unless it gets a helping hand.

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Giuliani Running For Senate, Aiming For White House In 2012: Report

Posted 11.19.2009 | New York

Read More: Giuliani 2012, Giuliani Senator, Rudy Giuliani, Giuliani Senate, Rudy Giuliani Presidential Campaign, New York, Giuliani Gillibrand, New York News

Following earlier reports that former New York City mayor and Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani had decided not to enter the 2010 govern...

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Jeanne-Claude Dead: "The Gates" Co-Creator, Christo's Wife Dies

AP | ULA ILNYTZKY | Posted 11.19.2009 | New York

Read More: Christo, Jeanne Claude Dead, NYC Arts, The Gates, Jeanne-Claude, Central Park, Artists, Jeanne Claude Dies, New York, New York News

NEW YORK — Artist Jeanne-Claude, who created the 2005 Central Park installation "The Gates" and other large scale "wrapping" projects around the...

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UNICEF Snowflakes Set To Sparkle In NY And CA

Posted 11.18.2009 | Impact

Read More: Beverly Hills, Rebecca Mader, UNICEF Snowflake Lighting, Unicef Snowflake, Unicef, New York, Lucy Liu, Impact News

'Tis the season for the annual lighting of the UNICEF Snowflake. UNICEF Ambassador and actress Lucy Liu will light the UNICEF snowflake on Thursday, N...

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A Symbol of Hope and Urgency

Caryl M. Stern | Posted 11.20.2009 | Impact

Read More: Rodeo Drive, Hunger, New York, Developing Countries, Children, Save Children, Unicef, Fifth Avenue, Beverly Hills, Impact News
Caryl M. Stern

If you are walking near Fifth Avenue and 57th Street in New York City or along Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills and happen upon a crystal snowflake hovering overhead, please take a moment to consider why it is there.

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Bloomberg: Layoffs Likely But Windfall Will Save Police, Firemen Jobs

nydailynews.com | Adam Lisberg and Erin Einhorn | Posted 11.18.2009 | New York

Read More: Taxes, Layoffs, Mayor Bloomberg, Firefighters, Michael Bloomberg, Budget, Jobs, New York City, New York, Cops, New York News

Mayor Bloomberg's administration quietly reported an unexpected tax windfall of $683 million this year - of which $145 million will exempt cops, firef...

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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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New York Moves To Tighten Drunk Driving Laws

nytimes.com | JEREMY W. PETERS | Posted 11.18.2009 | New York

Read More: Drunk Driving, State Laws, Children, New York, Alcohol, Leandra's Law, New York News

New York State would make it a felony to drive while intoxicated with a child in the vehicle and would require first-time convicted drunken drivers to...

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How to Throw a Party for Books: the NBA's 5 Under 35 Event

Nick Antosca | Posted 11.18.2009 | Books

Read More: Dominican Food, Street Cart Food, Powerhouse Arena, Ceridwen Dovey, Lydia Peelle, Brooklyn, Richard Nash, Josh Weil, National Book Award, Karen Russell, New York, National Book Awards, c.e. Morgan, Books, Books News
Nick Antosca

The Book Expo America organizers should watch and learn from the National Book Foundation's 5 under 35 event, which took place Monday night at Brooklyn's PowerHouse Arena.

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SLIDESHOW: Art For A Better World: Five Exhibits That Inspire Change

Posted 11.18.2009 | Impact

Read More: South Africa, Art, Social Change, Emma Thompson, Venice Arts, Chicago, Slideshow, Un, Exhibitions, Cancer, Lance Armstrong, New York, Livestrong, Human Trafficking, Veterans, Impact News

Have trouble understanding modern art? Impact sought out some special exhibits that seek to make a change in the world, be it through raising awarenes...

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Broncos Thanksgiving Home Game: NY Giants File Complaint With NFL Over Schedule

The New York Daily News | Gary Myers | Posted 11.17.2009 | Denver

Read More: Invesco Field, Nfl, Ny Giants, John Mara, Thanksgiving, Denver Broncos, New York, Denver, Denver News

Just as New York football fans are finishing up their holiday dinner on Thanksgiving night in 11 days, the Giants will be getting ready for kickoff 1,...

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Cash or Credit? In a Taxi, It Depends Which Side of the Partition You're On

Melissa Plaut | Posted 11.17.2009 | New York

Read More: Taxis, New York Cabbies, Taxi Drivers, Credit, Cab Drivers, Cabs, Wireless, Cabbies, Credit Card, Credit Cards, New York, Tlc, Taxi, Cab, New York News
Melissa Plaut

When you swipe your card, the driver has to pay a hefty 5% extra. Why are New York's cabbies paying so much? Because of all the middlemen. A few people are making truckloads of money on drivers' backs.

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Paterson: 'Cutting Now Will Be Less Damaging Than Gutting Later'

nytimes.com | JEREMY W. PETERS | Posted 11.17.2009 | New York

Read More: Albany, Governor David Paterson, New York Economy, David Paterson, Budget Cuts, New York Economic Crisis, New York, Carl Kruger, New York News

Gov. David A. Paterson took to the radio, trying, in interviews on half a dozen stations, to add a sense of urgency to the budget negotiations, and re...

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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
Will Schwartz

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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Barack Obama New York Walking Tour Gives Insight Into "The Lost Years" (VIDEO)

AP | BETH J. HARPAZ | Posted 11.16.2009 | New York

Read More: Barack Obama New York, Jeremiah Miller, Barack Obama Walking Tour, New York, Barack Obama, Columbia, New York News

NEW YORK (Associated Press) - Jeremiah Miller calls the time Barack Obama spent in New York "the lost years," because that period from 1981 to 1985 is...

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Darryl Bain Is Twice Zapped With Stun Gun At Mother's Home, Dies

AP | Posted 11.16.2009 | New York

Read More: Stun Gun Death, Coram, Stun Gun, Long Island, Darryl Bain, New York, New York News

CORAM, N.Y. — Police say a man who had locked himself and his mother in her Long Island home died after he tussled with officers and was zapped ...

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Lower Manhattan is the Proper Place to Try Khalid Sheikh Mohmammed

Julie Menin | Posted 11.16.2009 | New York

Read More: Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Mitch McConnell, Terrorism, George W. Bush, Waterboarding, New York, September 11th, Eric Holder, Dick Cheney, New York News
Julie Menin

it should indeed be a jury of New Yorkers, the community who was most adversely impacted by the horrific events of September 11th, who decide Mohammed's fate.

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