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RFK's Accidental Party-Crasher

John R. Bohrer | Posted 11.30.2009 | New York

Read More: Kennedy Plane, Jacqueline Kennedy, Lake PLacid, Rfk, The Caroline, Jackie Kennedy, Blanche Griswold, New York, Robert F. Kennedy, Tareq and Michaele Salahi, New York News
John R. Bohrer

On Feb. 22, 1965, Blanche Griswold rushed across the tarmac at the Saranac Lake airport. It struck her as odd how small the plane was. That's when she saw Robert Kennedy, the state's new senator.

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Gangs Using Twitter To Talk Trash, Plan Fights

nydailynews.com | By Simone Weichselbaum | Posted 11.29.2009 | New York

Read More: Nypd, Street Gangs, Twitter, Technology, Crime, New York, New York News

The city's street gangs are becoming tweet gangs. Manhattan's young thugs have turned to Twitter, and the cops who track them are fast behind, the ...

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Budget Stalemate In Albany Puts Strain On New York State

nytimes.com | DANNY HAKIM | Posted 11.27.2009 | New York

Read More: Albany, Budget, New York, Economic Crisis, New York News

Without a budget deal, New York will be left with just $36 million in the bank by the end of December, according to current projections. And the money...

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

Huffington Post | David Weiner | Posted 11.26.2009 | New York

Read More: New York Song, New York Song Lyrics, Slidepoll, Empire State of Mind, Song Lyrics, Jay-Z, New York Songs, Huffington Post New York Music Project, New York Music, 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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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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Teacher Tenure Will Depend On Students' Scores: Bloomberg

nytimes.com | JENNIFER MEDINA | Posted 11.25.2009 | New York

Read More: New York School System, New York Schools, Teachers, New York, Bloomberg Says Student Scores Will Factor Into Teacher Tenure, Mayor Bloomberg, Michael Bloomberg, New York News

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg said Wednesday that New York City public schools would use student test scores as a factor in deciding which teachers earn ...

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NYC Airports Crack Down On Unlicensed Airport Taxis

AP | DAVID B. CARUSO | Posted 11.25.2009 | New York

Read More: New York Unlicensed Cabs, New-York-City-Airports, New York Crack Down on Unlicensed Taxis, New York City, New York, New York News

NEW YORK — With the holiday travel season gearing up, authorities are cracking down on the swarms of unlicensed taxi drivers who hustle passenge...

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The KSM Trial And Republican Attacks

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 11.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: Geneva Conventions, Ksm, Rudy Giuliani, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, War on Terror, John Ashcroft, Terrorism, Eric Holder, Barack Obama, New York, Politics News
Lincoln Mitchell

For many Republicans, none more so than Rudy Giuliani, the KSM trial is merely an opportunity to get some media attention and take a cheap shot at the president.

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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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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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Washington Post To Close New York, Chicago, LA Bureaus

AP | Posted 11.25.2009 | Media

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

WASHINGTON — The Washington Post will close its remaining U.S. bureaus in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago at the end of the year to save money...

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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 12.08.2009 | 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 12.06.2009 | New York

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

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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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