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Medhat Mohamed, Cab Driver Who Booted Same-Sex Couple, Scolded By Bloomberg

nypost.com | Posted 11.06.2009 | New York

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Whether you're gay, straight or anything else, you have the right to ride in a cab, an angry Mayor Bloomberg said yesterday in response to the hack wh...

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Mark Andrew Moore Charged With Internet Investment Scam

AP | Posted 11.06.2009 | New York

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NEW YORK — A former college staffer convicted of ripping off the school raised money to repay it by roping far-flung investors into funding a fi...

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Howard Bennett, Former Teamster, Testifies In Joe Bruno Corruption Trial

AP | MICHAEL VIRTANEN | Posted 11.06.2009 | New York

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ALBANY, N.Y. — A former Teamsters official testified that then New York state Sen. Joseph Bruno told him in 1994 that Wright Investors Service w...

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Nello Balan Leaks Fake Nello's Receipts For Roman Abramovich, Jay-Z: Cityfile

cityfile.com | Posted 11.06.2009 | New York

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Nello Balan is the owner of Nello, the exceedingly mediocre Italian restaurant on the Upper East Side. He's also one of the city's most shameless--and...

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Will Bloomberg Suffer The Third Term Curse?

nytimes.com | Sam Roberts | Posted 11.06.2009 | New York

Read More: Third Term Curse, Nyc Mayoral Race, Ed Koch, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Bloomberg Third Term, Fiorello LaGuardia, Third Term Blues, Robert Wagner, Bloomberg Wins, New York, New York City, New York News

Fiorello H. La Guardia, ill with cancer and already fitted for a uniform, craved a military commission that would get him out of New York. Robert F. W...

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Thompson Not Bitter About Being Abandoned By Party, May Run Again

AP | SARA KUGLER | Posted 11.06.2009 | New York

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NEW YORK — The Democrat who came within 50,000 votes of unseating billionaire New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is open to running again and said...

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City Opera's 'American Voices' Gala Already Raises Record-Breaking $2 Million

Crain's New York Business | Miriam Kreinin Souccar | Posted 11.06.2009 | New York

Read More: New York City Opera, NYC Opera, Lincoln Center, NYC Opera Gala 2 Million, American Voices, American Voices Opera Gala, New York, New York City, New York News

Defying the naysayers who thought it wouldn't survive, New York City Opera is opening its season Thursday night with a record-breaking gala....

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Basquiat Expected To Fetch $12 Million At Christie's Auction

justluxe.com | Posted 11.06.2009 | New York

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An epic masterpiece by Jean-Michel Basquiat, the highlight of the season's major art auctions, is estimated to fetch up to $12 million stars in Christ...

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Scalper Tried To Bribe Cop With Fake Yankee Tickets: Police

AP | Posted 11.06.2009 | New York

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NEW YORK — New York City police say a scalper arrested for selling fake World Series tickets outside Yankee Stadium tried to win his freedom by ...

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Bye Bye Bernie

Dan Collins | Posted 11.05.2009 | New York

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Dan Collins

The finale of the Bernie Kerik story is an important reminder that in the annals of major American politicians who pick dreadful top aides, Rudy Giuliani is right up there with Warren Harding.

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Harlan Chamberlain, Joba Chamberlain's Sweet Hug After World Series Win

Yahoo! Sports | 'Duk | Posted 11.05.2009 | New York

Read More: New York Yankees, 2009 World Series, Harlan Chamberlain, Philadelphia Phillies, Joba Dad Moment, Father and Son, Joba Chamberlain, A.j. Burnett, New York, New York City, New York News

The throng of media members around the makeshift stage seemed impenetrable, but Harlan Chamberlain motored his way through all of the cameras and note...

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Four Conclusions About The Mayoral Election Results

The New York Observer | Steve Kornacki | Posted 11.05.2009 | New York

Read More: Anthony Weiner, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, New York Mayoral Race, Comptroller Bill Thompson, New York Mayoral Election, Bloomberg Third Term, New York, New York City, New York News

1. Bill Thompson would not have done any better if Barack Obama had actively campaigned for him....

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Joe Girardi Helps Car Crash Victim After World Series Win

AP | Posted 11.05.2009 | New York

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EASTCHESTER, N.Y. — Yankees manager Joe Girardi capped off a victorious evening by helping a car crash victim in suburban New York. Police say ...

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Webster Apartments One Of The Last All-Female Residences In New York

nytimes.com | HILARY STOUT | Posted 11.05.2009 | New York

Read More: Parkside Evangeline, Sacred Heart Residence, All-Female Building, All-Women Buidling, The Barbizon, Jeanne D’Arc Residence, The Webster, Female Building, New York, New York City, New York News

Martha Morales, the evening supervisor at the Webster Apartments, a large, brick home to 370 women of varying ages and occupations, strode down a long...

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New York Bar Results Released In Uncertain Economy

Huffington Post | Eve Attermann | Posted 11.05.2009 | New York

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Individual results of the New York Bar Exam are being released by email today, to the relief of many newly christened lawyers seeking employment. The...

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Michael Ronis, Carmine's Chef, Dead At 60

nytimes.com | DOUGLAS MARTIN | Posted 11.05.2009 | New York

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USS New York Commissioning To Include Hillary Clinton

AP | PHILIP ELLIOTT | Posted 11.05.2009 | New York

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WASHINGTON — A White House official says Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will represent the administration at Saturday's commissioning...

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Operation Rotten Apple: Feds Arrest 37 Drug Dealers In Projects Near Yankee Stadium

nydailynews.com | Edgar Sandoval | Posted 11.05.2009 | New York

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As groundskeepers cleaned the Yankee Stadium field in preparation for Game 6 of the World Series, just 10 blocks away investigators were cleaning two ...

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John Liu, Bill De Blasio Got More Votes Than Bloomberg

The New York Observer | Azi Paybarah | Posted 11.05.2009 | New York

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The person who got the most votes in yesterday's election? No, not Michael Bloomberg. It's Comptroller-elect John Liu. According to unofficial results...

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Bernie Kerik GUILTY: Former Top Cop Going To Prison

AP | JIM FITZGERALD | Posted 11.06.2009 | New York

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WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik admitted in court Thursday that he lied to the White House while bei...

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Victoria Gotti Unleashes Tirade After Judge Dismisses Two Jurors

AP | LARRY NEUMEISTER | Posted 11.05.2009 | New York

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NEW YORK — John "Junior" Gotti's mother unleashed a profanity-laced tirade Wednesday after a judge dismissed two anonymous jurors at her son's r...

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Jay-Z's "Empire State of Mind" Broken Down for You by the Scholars at Rap Exegesis

Nick Antosca | Posted 11.05.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Notorious B.I.G., Ghostface Killah, Hip Hop, Rap, Rap Exegesis, Jay-Z, Alicia Keys, Lil Wayne, Hip-Hop, New York, Entertainment News
Nick Antosca

You can't go anywhere in New York these days without hearing Jay-Z & Alicia Keys's "Empire State of Mind" blaring from a window.

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Despite Spending $100 Million On Campaign, Bloomberg Pulls Off Narrow Victory

AP | SARA KUGLER | Posted 11.05.2009 | New York

Read More: Bloomberg Spending, NYC Mayoral Election, Comptroller Bill Thompson, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Bloomberg Close Race, Bloomberg Third Term, New York City, New York, Bloomberg Backlash, New York News

NEW YORK (AP) - Billionaire Mayor Michael Bloomberg heads toward a third term bruised by a surprisingly close re-election battle that exposed lingerin...

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Bloomberg Blames Economic Backlash For Close Win

AP | SARA KUGLER | Posted 11.04.2009 | New York

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NEW YORK — Democrats who saw how close their candidate came to unseating New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg agonized Wednesday about what might ha...

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Paul Bruno, Gay Partner Kicked Out Of Cab For Embracing

nypost.com | Kirsten Fleming, Tom Namako, Reuven Fenton | Posted 11.04.2009 | New York

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An overzealous cabby allegedly booted a gay couple when he spotted the duo sharing a warm embrace in the back of his cold car. Paul Bruno and his par...

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