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The Real Results of Copenhagen Will Be Seen in Our Cities

Steven Cohen | Posted 12.15.2009 | Green

Read More: Politics, Energy Efficiency, Con Edison, Copenhagen 2009, Michael Bloomberg, State and Local Government, Sustainability, Climate Change, Energy Costs, New York City, Green News
Steven Cohen

It is in NYC's buildings that the real impact of sustainability policy will be felt. As our homes and businesses are weatherized and our old appliances are replaced by energy efficient models, the sentiments of Copenhagen become a reality.

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The Smallest Apartments In New York

nypost.com | Posted 12.14.2009 | New York

Read More: Real Estate, New York Real Estate, New York City, New York, Small Apartments, New York News

They do their dishes in the shower, sit sideways on the toilet and need to watch their weight just to fit into their bathrooms. But these cramped New ...

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Solange Raulston Dead: DJ Reverend Soul Killed By Truck In Greenpoint

nydailynews.com | By Mike Mclaughlin, Mark Morales and Oren Yaniv | Posted 12.14.2009 | New York

Read More: Bicyclist Killed, Bikes, Brooklyn, Bicycling, Bike, Truck Hits Bicyclist, New York, New York City, Bicyclists, New York News

A Brooklyn cyclist, Solange Raulston, died Sunday after she was struck by a truck at a busy Greenpoint intersection two blocks from her home, police a...

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Trudie Styler: 'Sadomasochism Is The New Tantra'

Tara Stiles | Posted 12.12.2009 | Living

Read More: Sting, Tantra, Christmas, Yoga, Sadomasochism, Urban Zen, Donna Karan, Authenticity, Winter, New York City, Living News
Tara Stiles

Living, breathing, and being present is the practice that can lead us to having a full and authentic in-the-body experience. If we can shift our perspective from being separate to being part of it all.

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Things to do this week in NYC Dec 12-Dec 19: Museums

City Guide. | City Guide | Posted 12.12.2009 | Home

Read More: New York-New York, Guggenheim, New York City, Home News

Some of the world's most impressive museums and exhibits are in New York?including the Whitney, the Guggenheim, the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), and...

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Port Authority Approves $6.3 Billion Budget, Cuts 150 Jobs

AP | Posted 12.11.2009 | New York

Read More: Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, New Jersey, Port Authority, Port Authority Approves Budget, New York City, New York, New York News

NEW YORK — The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is cutting 150 positions and slashing overtime. The moves are part of the Port Authori...

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Bloomberg Rails Against Times Square Shooting, Gun Violence

AP | COLLEEN LONG | Posted 12.12.2009 | New York

Read More: Times Square, Raymond-Martinez, Mayor Bloomberg, Crime, Michael Bloomberg, New York, Times Square Shooting, New York City, New York News

NEW YORK — Authorities on Friday said a machine pistol used by a street hustler shot dead in a Times Square gunfight was purchased at a Virginia...

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Cafe Habana Sued For 'Sexually Charged Environment'

nydailynews.com | By Jose Martinez | Posted 12.11.2009 | New York

Read More: Four Waitresses Sue Cafe Habana, Soho, Cafe Habana Sued, New York City, New York, New York News

Four waitresses at Manhattan's trendy Cafe Habana are suing the celebrity hot spot for trying to force them to wear skimpy outfits. The women claim th...

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W, Z Subway Lines May Be Cut By MTA

nydailynews.com | By Pete Donohue | Posted 12.11.2009 | New York

Read More: New York Subway, New York Budget, Mta, Subway, New York City, New York, W Line, Z Line, New York News

Facing a massive budget crisis, the cash-squeezed MTA is moving to implement sweeping service cuts - again - including shutting down dozens of bus rou...

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Raymond Martinez, Times Square Shooting Suspect, Had Gun Dealers' Business Cards In His Pockets (VIDEO)

AP | COLLEEN LONG and ADAM GOLDMAN | Posted 12.12.2009 | New York

Read More: Mac-10, Mother, Times Square Shooter, Marriott Marquis Hotel, Raymond Martinez, New York City, Times Square Shooting, Tourists, New York News

NEW YORK (Associated Press) Raymond Martinez was running a common scam on the throngs of holiday tourists in Times Square, pushing shoppers to buy his...

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Room to Grow Revolutionizes Child Care Philanthropy

Michael Macher | Posted 12.11.2009 | Impact

Read More: Philanthropy, Michael Macher, Poverty, Room to Grow, Charity, Child Psychology, New York City, Christie's, Parenting, Uma Thurman, Low-Income Families, Fundraiser, Ken Burns, Social Work, Single Parents Living on Low-Income, Ken Burns Philanthropy, A Room to Grow, Room to Grow Nyc, Philanthropic Organization Child Care, Impact News
Michael Macher

As America's middle class struggles to adjust to the myriad inconveniences of a shifting economic reality, low-income parents face a far more dire challenge--that of providing their children with basic care.

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Only in America: Ambassador Sichan Siv - From the Killing Fields to the White House

Jim Luce | Posted 12.12.2009 | World

Read More: White House, Washington, National Republican Women’s’ Club, Angkor Wat, United Nations, Slave-Labor Camp, Thought Leaders, Phnom Penh, Thailand, Golden Bones, Global Citizens, Voice of America, Global China Connection, Vietnam, Jim Luce, Jean-Michel Tijerina, Columbia Business School, Making It in America, John Lee, Cambodian Cowboy, Martha Pattillo Siv, Presbyterian, Theravada Buddhist, Cambodia Project, Khmer Rouge, Gavin Newton-Tanzer, Texas, Hollywood Movie, Bangkok, Fall of Saigon, New York City, Mandarin, Columbia University, Care, Pol Pot, Sichan Siv, Cambodia, Killing Fields, New York Times, Refugee Camp, Buddhism, Orphans International Worldwide, Khmer, Takeo, World News
Jim Luce

I first met Ambassador Sichan Siv in 2004. He spoke on surviving Pol Pot's Killing Fields in Cambodia - and coming to America. He ended up working in the White House and then the United Nations.

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Ramaz School Comes Down With Mystery Illness

ny1.com | Posted 12.10.2009 | New York

Read More: Upper East Side, School Closed Due to Mystery Illness, Ramaz School, New York City, New York, New York News

A school on Manhattan's Upper East Side has been shut down after more than two dozen students came down with a mystery illness this morning....

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Thomas Hoving Dead: Former Metropolitan Museum Of Art Director Dies

AP | Posted 12.11.2009 | New York

Read More: Tom Hoving Death, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Tom-Hoving, New York, New York City, New York News

NEW YORK — Former Metropolitan Art Museum director Thomas Hoving has died at his home in New York City. Nancy Hoving says her husband died Thur...

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A Jobs Crisis Quickly Turning Into a Political Crisis

David Jones | Posted 12.09.2009 | New York

Read More: Community Service Society, Education, President Obama, Unemployment, Ged, Latino, Jobs, Poor, Black, Joblessness, High School Diploma, New York City, New York News
David Jones

Even as economists are reaching a consensus that the recession is ending, there seems to almost universal agreement that high rates of unemployment will persist through 2014.

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Vintage Tea Party Crashers On Subway

nbcnewyork.com | Posted 12.09.2009 | New York

Read More: Vintage Subway, Tea Party Subway, Mta, New York Mta, New York City, New York, New York News

The Levys' Unique New York tour group plans to take their "Vintage Tea Party" to the V line, starting at the second avenue station, at 2 p.m. on Sunda...

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Video: New York's Economic Future

MSNBC | MSNBC | Posted 12.09.2009 | Home

Read More: New York-New York, New York City, Home News

Richard Parsons, chairman of Citigroup and former chairman and CEO of Time Warner, discusses New York's economic future, TARP and more with CNBC's Sco...

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Artie's Jewish Deli Gets New Owners

Crain's New York Business | Posted 12.09.2009 | New York

Read More: Upper West Side, Artie's Deli Sold to Investor, New York City, New York, New York News

Artie's, the 10-year-old Upper West Side deli known for its overstuffed pastrami sandwiches, has been sold to an investor who plans to open more of th...

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Tavern On The Green Prepares To Auction Treasures

AP | Posted 12.09.2009 | New York

Read More: Manhattan, Tavern on the Green Bankruptcy, Tavern on the Green, Central Park, Tavern on the Green Auction, New York, New York City, Midtown, New York News

NEW YORK — If you want to own a piece of New York City's landmark Tavern on the Green restaurant, get ready to open your wallet. The Central Pa...

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St. Vincent's Hospital Lays Off 180 Employees

nytimes.com | ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS | Posted 12.09.2009 | New York

Read More: Manhattan, Layoffs, Job Losses, Hospitals, St-Vincent, Health Care, New York, New York City, Midtown, New York News

St. Vincent's Hospital Manhattan announced Tuesday that it had laid off 180 of its 3,800 employees, blaming the recession and two years of health care...

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Ansel Adams' "Moonrise" Print Sold At Auction

AP | Posted 12.09.2009 | New York

Read More: Photography, Moonrise Photo Sells for $360, Art, Ansel Adams, New York City, New York, 000, New York News

NEW YORK — A 1948 print of Ansel Adams' iconic photograph "Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico" has sold for $360,000 at an auction in New York City...

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Ahead Of 2010 Census, New York Gets Population Boost From Immigrants

AP | HOPE YEN | Posted 12.09.2009 | New York

Read More: 2010 Census, Census, Population, Immigration, Immigrants, New York Gets Population Boost, New York, New York City, New York News

WASHINGTON — A steady flow of new immigrants is providing a late-decade population boost to major metropolitan areas such as Chicago, Miami, New...

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Canal Street Raid Nets Fake Handbags, Clothing

nydailynews.com | By Daniel Edward Rosen and Kathleen Lucadamo | Posted 12.09.2009 | New York

Read More: Manhattan, Chinatown, Counterfeit Bags Seized, New York City, New York, New York News

The city confiscated $1 million in counterfeit handbags and other faux goods in Chinatown on Tuesday, angering bargain-hunters....

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Urban Umbrella Etiquette

Miguel Guadalupe | Posted 12.09.2009 | New York

Read More: Rain, Umbrella, Urban Planning, New York City, New York, Ettiquette, New York News
Miguel Guadalupe

I'm no miss manners, but I've been on both the giving and receiving ends of umbrella faux pas that make life in the city just a little less pleasant for everyone.

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Immigrants Prop Up Cities Hit By Population Loss

USA Today | Posted 12.09.2009 | Home

Read More: Population, Suburbs, Housing, New York City, Los Angeles, Population Loss, Tax Revenues, Immigration, Recession, Census, Unemployment, Census Data, Housing Crisis, Miami, Cities, Home News

The recession has brought a nation built on moving from place to place to a standstill not seen since World War II, but immigration continues in major...

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