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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

Read More: Comptroller Bill Thompson, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Bloomberg Third Term, NYC Mayoral Election, Thompson May Run Again, Bill Thompson, Bloomberg Wins, New York, New York City, New York News

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

Read More: Basquiat Christie's Auction, Basquiat 12 Million, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Christie's, Art Auction Season, New York, New York City, Fall Art Auction Season, Basquiat, New York News

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

Read More: Yankees Win, New York Yankees, 2009 World Series, Fake World Series Tickets, World Series Scalper, Philadelphia Phillies, World Series Scalper Bribe, New York, New York City, Scalper Fake Tickets, New York News

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

Read More: Bernie Kerik Rudy Giuliani, Former Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik, Bernard Kerik Plea Deal, Bernard Kerik, Kerik Giuliani, Bernard Kerik Plea Bargain, Kerik Judith Regan, 9/11 Kerik, Bernard Kerik Jail, New York City, New York, New York News, Bernard Kerik Guilty Plea, New York News

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

Read More: New York Yankees, 2009 World Series, Joe Girardi Car Crash, Joe Girardi Help, Westchester County, Westchester, Joe Girardi Crash Victim, Joe Girardi, New York, New York City, Joe Girardi's World Series Reaction, Girardi Crash, Joe Girardi Helps Crash Victim, New York News

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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USS New York Commissioning To Include Hillary Clinton

AP | PHILIP ELLIOTT | Posted 11.05.2009 | New York

Read More: USS New York Arrives, WTC Steel, Hillary Clinton Secretary of State, 9/11, World Trade Center Attacks, Hillary Clinton, World Trade Center, New York, New York City, USS New York, New York News

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

Read More: South Bronx Project, Morrisania, South Bronx Drug, Ray Kelly, Bronx, Police Commisioner Raymond Kelly, Jackson Houses, Operation Rotten Apple, Drug Dealers, Melrose Houses, Drug Dealers Arrested, New York, New York City, 37 Drug Dealers Arrested, South Bronx, New York News

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

Read More: Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Bloomberg Third Term, Comptroller-Elect John Liu, John Liu, New York City Election Day 2009, Bill De Blasio, Election Day 2009, New York, New York City, New York News

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

Read More: Bernard Kerik Plea Deal, Bernard Kerik, Former Police Commisioner Bernard Kerik, Bernard Kerik Plea Bargain, Bernard Kerik Jail, New York City, New York, Bernard Kerik Guilty Plea, Kerik, Kerik Plea Bargain, New York News

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

Read More: John Gotti Jury, Mob, John Junior Gotti, Victoria Gotti, Junior Gotti, Organized Crime, Mafia, John Gotti, John Gotti Trial, Gotti Family, New York, New York City, John Gotti Racketeering, Victoria Gotti Courtroom Outburst, New York News

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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Concern for the Attacks on Rangel

David Jones | Posted 11.04.2009 | New York

Read More: Government, Elected Official, Congressman Rangel, Congress, Charles Rangel, New York City, New York News

It seems to me that a whole generation of elected black officials is under scrutiny for financial improprieties and missteps. Woven into some of these attacks is a much less savory motivation of moneyed elites.

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Expect to Hear Much More from Allison Moorer

Michael Bialas | Posted 11.05.2009 | Home

Read More: Steve Earle, Cd, Matt Damon, Bob Dylan, New York City, John Hiatt, Country, Nashville, Emmylou Harris, Howard Zinn, Lyle Lovett, Folk, Allison Moorer, History Channel, Bruce Springsteen, Cayamo, Home News

Allison Moorer has signed a deal with Ryko Records and will be releasing Crows, her seventh studio album, on February 9, 2010, almost two years after Mockingbird, her most recent release.

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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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How Many Polls Does It Take to Screw Up an Election?

Jarrett Murphy | Posted 11.07.2009 | New York

Read More: Polls, Campaign 2009, Mayoral Race, Bill Thompson, New York City, Michael Bloomberg, Public Opinion Polls, New York News

Eighty-million dollars or more can win a mayoral race, apparently, but it can't beat the spread.

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Maine Bans Same-Sex Oscar Hosts

Andy Borowitz | Posted 11.04.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Borowitz Report, Steve Martin, The Academy Awards, Andy Borowitz, Michael Bloomberg, The Oscars, Alec Baldwin, New York City, Same-Sex Marriage, Maine, Comedy News

Voters in Maine turned out in record numbers yesterday to repeal a law legalizing same-sex Oscar hosts, throwing the plans for this year's Academy Awards into turmoil.

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Bloomberg Blames Economic Backlash For Close Win

AP | SARA KUGLER | Posted 11.04.2009 | New York

Read More: US Economy, Nyc Mayoral Race, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Economy, Bloomberg Close Election, Comptroller Bill Thompson, Bloomberg Third Term, New York City, New York, Economic Backlash, New York News

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

Read More: East Harlem, Paul Bruno, 13th Street and First Avenue, Cab Driver Homophobic, Cab Driver Gay, Medhat Mohamed, Cab Driver Same Sex Couple, Cab Driver Homosexual Couple, Cab Driver Kicks Out Gay Couple, Cab Driver Gay Discriminate, New York, New York City, New York News

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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Raising Your Own Hens

Makenna Goodman | Posted 11.04.2009 | Green

Read More: Farming, Raising Hens, Richard Wiswall, Vermont, Hens, Rural, New York City, Organic Farmer, Happiness, Green News

I've been raising laying hens for about a year, and I've never been happier. I have fresh eggs whenever I want them and I've come to love chickens for all their neurotic, pecking glory.

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Degas Pastel Only Winner At Christie's Art Auction

nytimes.com | CAROL VOGEL | Posted 11.04.2009 | New York

Read More: Art Auction Recession, Weak Dollar, Rockefeller Center, Recession, Art Auction, Christie's, Fall Auction Season, Degas, New York, New York City, New York News

French and Italian could be heard throughout Christie's salesroom Tuesday night as the fall auction season began unsteadily: While there were some str...

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John Varley Defends Bonuses: Profits Are "Not Satanic" Barclays CEO Tells London Church Crowd

Posted 11.04.2009 | Business

Read More: Lloyd Blankfein, Income Gap, Executive Pay, City Bonuses, Income Inequality, John Varley, London, Barclays, New York City, Goldman Sachs, Religion, Brian Griffiths, Christianity, Ceo, City Pay, Wall Street Bonuses, Wall Street Pay, Robert Shiller, Business News

The CEO of Britian's second-largest bank became the second of that nation's banking figures to make the case for profits in the house of god, defendin...

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