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New Yorkers Line Up Early For Thanksgiving Supplies At City Food Bank

Posted 11.25.2009 | Impact


In the face of unemployment and tough economic conditions, food banks are serving more than ever this Thanksgiving. CNN visited an upper Manhattan pan...

Teacher Tenure Will Depend On Students' Scores: Bloomberg

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


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 ...

NYC Airports Crack Down On Unlicensed Airport Taxis

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


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

The KSM Trial And Republican Attacks

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 11.25.2009 | Politics


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.

USDA: States struggle to administer food stamps

AP | HENRY C. JACKSON | Posted 11.24.2009 | Politics


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

Rev. Aaron Cote, Pedophile Priest, Found Living Near Catholic High School

nydailynews.com | Lore Croghan and Corky Siemaszko | Posted 11.25.2009 | New York


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...

Washington Post To Close New York, Chicago, LA Bureaus

AP | Posted 11.25.2009 | Media


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...

Doug Hoffman Concedes New York Race, Again

AP | VALERIE BAUMAN | Posted 11.24.2009 | New York


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...

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

nypost.com | Posted 11.24.2009 | New York


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

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

Jason Pinter | Posted 11.24.2009 | Books


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.

Joe Bruno Corruption Case Goes To Jury

AP | MICHAEL VIRTANEN | Posted 11.24.2009 | New York


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...

Fashion Incubator Update: We Have Visuals

Racked | Racked | Posted 11.23.2009 | Home


Click the image above to view the full photogallery. Last month we reported that Mayor Bloomberg had announced a plan to keep young fashion designer...

Food Emergencies Up 21 Percent Over Last Year In New York

AP | VALERIE BAUMAN | Posted 11.23.2009 | New York


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...

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

Will Schwartz | Posted 11.23.2009 | New York


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.

Things to do on a budget in NYC the Week of: Nov 23

City Guide. | City Guide | Posted 11.23.2009 | Home


New York City is full of great things to do, and many are free. Outdoor activities all over the city are free and open to the public, and many NYC mus...

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

Posted 11.22.2009 | New York


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...

Things to do this week in NYC Nov 21-Nov 28: Outdoor Activities

City Guide. | City Guide | Posted 11.21.2009 | Home


New York City is not only home to great cultural institutions, shops and events; it's also a place where there are plenty of things to do outside. ...

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

Huffington Post | David Weiner | Posted 11.20.2009 | New York


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...

MetroCards Get "Optimism"

nytimes.com | MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM | Posted 11.20.2009 | New York


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...

Taxi Share-A-Ride Pilot Program Planned

nydailynews.com | By Oren Yaniv | Posted 11.20.2009 | New York


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...

Coyote Spotted In Queens

nydailynews.com | By Lisa L. Colangelo | Posted 11.20.2009 | New York


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...

New York Unemployment Rate Rises To 9 Percent; Highest Since 1983

AP | Posted 11.20.2009 | New York


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...

Giuliani Could Beat Gillibrand For U.S. Senate: Poll

Albany Watch | Posted 11.20.2009 | New York


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 ...

Giuliani Slips Another Notch

Dan Collins | Posted 11.20.2009 | New York


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...

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed And The Death Penalty: Why We Can't Kill Him

Beau Friedlander | Posted 11.21.2009 | Politics


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.