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USDA: States struggle to administer food stamps

AP | HENRY C. JACKSON | Posted 11.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Poverty, New York, California, Food Stamps, Nutrition, Malnutrition, Usda, Wyoming, Low Income, Politics News

WASHINGTON — With more Americans going hungry than ever before, the Agriculture Department is concerned that dozens of states aren't adequately ...

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Washington Post To Close New York, Chicago, LA Bureaus

Posted 11.24.2009 | Media

Read More: Washington DC, Internet, Newspapers, New York, Advertising, Chicago, Wapo, Newspaper Circulation, La, Bureaus Closing, Washington Post, Dc, Circulation, Media News

The Washington Post plans to close bureaus in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago. A Post story by media reporter Howard Kurtz confirmed the news repor...

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Doug Hoffman Concedes New York Race, Again

AP | VALERIE BAUMAN | Posted 11.24.2009 | New York

Read More: Doug Hoffman Concedes, Doug Hoffman, Doug Hoffman Unconcedes, New York, Upstate New York, Bill Owens, New York News

ALBANY, N.Y. — The Conservative Party candidate conceded a race in upstate New York for a U.S. House of Representatives seat for the second time...

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Cuomo's Campaign Got Cash From Firms Representing Clients Under Investigation

nypost.com | Posted 11.24.2009 | New York

Read More: Andrew Cuomo, Campaign Fundraising, Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, Cuomo Campaign Cash From Defense, New York, Attorney General, New York News

State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's campaign fund took tens of thousands of dollars from law firms representing clients that his office was investig...

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New York City on the Brink: The Truth Behind "The Darkness"

Jason Pinter | Posted 11.24.2009 | Books

Read More: Book Publishing, Huffpost Books, Crime, Books, Thriller, Mysteries, New Books, Drugs, New York, New York City, Books News
Jason Pinter

With unemployment skyrocketing, the city facing a $5 billion gap, with fewer cops on the streets and more people needing to do whatever it takes to survive, New York City is a powder keg.

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Joe Bruno Corruption Case Goes To Jury

AP | MICHAEL VIRTANEN | Posted 11.24.2009 | New York

Read More: Joe Bruno Corruption, Gop, Joe Bruno, Joe Bruno Trial, New York, New York Senate, Albany, New York News

ALBANY, N.Y. — The corruption case of former New York Senate Republican leader Joseph Bruno has gone to the jury, which will decide whether he u...

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Food Emergencies Up 21 Percent Over Last Year In New York

AP | VALERIE BAUMAN | Posted 11.23.2009 | New York

Read More: New York City Coalition Against Hunger, Soup Kitchens, Hunger, Poverty, Food Banks, Food Emergencies, New York, New York City, New York News

ALBANY, N.Y. — The recession may be easing, but the urgent need to feed New York's hungry is still sharp. The number of people seeking emergenc...

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Going Broke in Albany, Part 1: Explaining The Budget and How We're Botching It

Will Schwartz | Posted 11.23.2009 | New York

Read More: Finance, David Paterson, Politics, Mike Bloomberg, Medicaid, Budget, Pedro Espada, New York, State Senate, Carl Kruger, Albany, Public Education, Money, New York Times, Corruption, Mess, New York Daily News, New York News
Will Schwartz

If the Senate gets their way, in just a few years we'll end up having to gut education, Medicaid, and public assistance. In just a few months, we'll have to lay off state employees.

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New York LIVE On Twitter: Local News, Sports, People

Posted 11.22.2009 | New York

Read More: NYC Live on Twitter, Nyc, NYC Twitter, NYC Sports, NYC People, New York City Breaking News Twitter, NYC Tweets, NYC News, New York, NYC Live Tweets, New York City Twitter, New York News

Follow the latest in New York City LIVE through our curated Twitter lists: local news, local sports, and local people via tweets. Do you know a tweet...

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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 11.21.2009 | 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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