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Big Fish Saving a Small Pond (Video)

Tom Gregory | Posted 07.17.2008 | Green

Read More: Lake Agawam, Southampton, David Bohnett, Environment, Conservation, Long Island, The American Riviera, Buffer Zone, New York, The Hamptons, Green News
Tom Gregory

Southampton's Lake Agawam is a large pond to some, and a small lake to others; but to locals, this still-beautiful body of water is suffering under the stress of overpopulation and neglect.

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Four Years Ago, I Was Leaving Iraq

Jonathan Powers | Posted 07.15.2008 | Politics

Read More: Ny-26, Iraq, Jon Powers, New York, Iraq War, Warwire, Politics News
Jonathan Powers

It is time for leaders in Washington who will work to understand the problems and not just spew the tired talking points of their parties.

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NYC Leads By Example, Plans To Cut Greenhouse Gases By 30 Percent

Reuters | Joan Gralla | Posted 07.08.2008 | Business

Read More: Ed Skyler, Carbon Emissions, Michael Bloomberg, Mike Bloomberg, Greenhouse Gases, Green Living, New York, Business News

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City will spend $2.3 billion to cut greenhouse gas emissions from municipal buildings and operations by 30 percent in 30...

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Clay Felker: The Best Interview Advice I Ever Got

Blake Fleetwood | Posted 07.01.2008 | Media

Read More: Journalism, Clay Felker, New York, New York Magazine, New Journalism, Clay Felkner Dies, Media News
Blake Fleetwood

A former sportswriter, Felker often told me that the best stories had to have a strong personality and conflict -- and that these were the only ideas, or stories, he wanted from me.

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Mahender Sabhnani, NY Millionaire Who Tortured Housekeepers, Sentenced To Prison

AP | FRANK ELTMAN | Posted 06.27.2008 | Home

Read More: Mahender Sabhnani, New York, Varsha Sabhnani, Home News

CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. — A millionaire convicted of helping his wife keep two Indonesian housekeepers as virtual slaves was sentenced Friday to mor...

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The Third Screen: Larry Gelbart on the Future of Media

Vickie Karp | Posted 06.27.2008 | Media

Read More: Hbo, Television, Writers, Independent Film, Audience, Entertainment, Larry Gelbart, Youtube, Viewers, Media, Ric Burns, Hollywood, New York, Comedy, Reality TV, New Media, Media News
Vickie Karp

In the American media landscape, human viewers may be the only constant, but it remains hard to tell if media is about them and for them, or only, well, about money. Does it matter?

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My Conversation with Sarah Jessica Parker

Charlie Rose | Posted 05.28.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Sarah Jessica Parker, New York, Carrie Bradshaw, Sex, Hbo, Sex and the City, Charlie Rose, Entertainment News
Charlie Rose

2008-05-29-sjpcharlie.jpgSarah Jessica Parker and Michael Patrick King about the new Sex and the City film.

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Free Biking in Paris

John Tepper Marlin | Posted 05.23.2008 | Living

Read More: Velib', Montorgeuil, Montmartre, Jcdecaux, Mayor, Bertrand Delanoe, Seine, Mike Bloomberg, Paul DeMaio, Bachaumont, Eiffel, Musee Du Quai Branly, Paris, New York, London, Living News
John Tepper Marlin

May is Bike Month NYC, according to Transportation Alternatives, so it's a good time to report on a trip up and down the Seine with my wife Alice usin...

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The Secret New York Alternative to a Rowdy Summer Beach House

Michelle Haimoff | Posted 05.22.2008 | Living

Read More: Activities, Secret, Summer, Fun, Park, Sun, Weather, Museum, New York, Gardens, Living News
Michelle Haimoff

Not everyone can afford to rent a beach house for the summer, but here are six spaces in Manhattan that will place you in the center of the warm weather action.

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A Soldier's Questions for General Petraeus

Jonathan Powers | Posted 05.22.2008 | Politics

Read More: General Petraeus, Iraq, Ny-26, Jon Powers, New York, Politics News
Jonathan Powers

Now that Petraeus is nominated to oversee the entire Middle East and Central Asia, there are questions that he must address in his confirmation hearing which he refused to answer in his prior hearing.

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How to Spot a New York Woman, No Matter Where She Lives

Marilyn M. Machlowitz | Posted 05.19.2008 | Home

Read More: Women, Society, Fashion, New York, New York City, Home News
Marilyn M. Machlowitz

If someone mentions the title of a book, A New York Woman may not have read it, but she probably has met the author.

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New Jersey Thinks You Look Fat In Those Pants

Charlotte Hilton Andersen | Posted 05.12.2008 | Living

Read More: Taxes, Britney Spears, Entertainment, New Jersey, Health, Fast Food, Tax Law, Obesity, New Tax, Fast Food Tax, New York, Living News
Charlotte Hilton Andersen

Because obesity and taxes are two of the best subjects to get people all riled up, New Jersey decided to propose a new tax on fast food.

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Law & Order Does Good

Julia Moulden | Posted 05.05.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Reinvention, Law, Career, New York, Good Works, Davis Polk Wardwell, Bbc, New Radicals, Midlife, New York Times, Ronnie Abrahms, Doing Good, Journalism, Julia Moulden, Entertainment News
Julia Moulden

Ronnie Abrams appointment as special counsel for pro bono to one of New York's prestigious law firms (Davis Polk & Wardwell) is big enough news that i...

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NYC Is the Marijuana Arrest Capital of the World

Tony Newman | Posted 05.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: Marijuana, Racial Profiling, Arrests, Mayor Bloomberg, Drug War, New York, Nyclu, Politics News
Tony Newman

Once convicted of a drug offense, one can lose college financial aid, food stamps, public housing and possibly even voting rights. Money wasted and lives ruined... and for what?

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5 Years Later, We Have a New Mission

Jonathan Powers | Posted 05.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, Jon Powers, New York, Mission Accomplished, Ny-26, Politics News
Jonathan Powers

Five years ago Bush announced, "my fellow Americans: Major combat operations in Iraq have ended." Half a world away, my soldiers and I were preparing our rucksacks to head to Baghdad.

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40 Years Ago Today, The Police Tried to Kill Me At Columbia University

Blake Fleetwood | Posted 04.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: President, Demonstrations, Nyc, Nyt, Kennedy, Rfk, Mcgovern, '68, New York, Columbia University, Racism, 1968, Harlem, Martin Luther King, Prague Spring, Vietnam War, Mccarthy, Civil Rights Movement, Students, New York Times, Protestors, Grayson Kirk, Humphrey, Politics News
Blake Fleetwood

The real legacy of the 1968 turmoil was the idea that young people and students had the obligation to challenge authority, to question assumptions... and could succeed.

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The Secret New York Alternative to Madison Avenue Shopping

Michelle Haimoff | Posted 04.23.2008 | Living

Read More: Travel, Shopping, Mother's Day, Designers, Madison Avenue, Sales, New York, Discount, Secret, Living News
Michelle Haimoff

Century 21 is a zero-ambiance discount mall near the World Trade Center site. Shopping here is a distant cry from the tree-speckled pavement of the Upper East Side, but it's where you get the real deals.

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My Conversation with Michael Bloomberg and Arnold Schwarzenegger

Charlie Rose | Posted 04.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: The Environment, Education, Charlie Rose, Michael Bloomberg, Immigration, Arnold Schwarzenegger, New York, Global Warming, California, Politics News
Charlie Rose

2008-04-21-rosearnoldbloomberg.jpgBloomberg and Schwarzenegger discuss what we need to understand about government's capacity to solve important people problems.

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Notes from Columbus Circle: Candide's Flawed Assault on Hope

Steve Clemons | Posted 04.19.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Spanish Inquisition, Jennifer Chun, Lillian Hellman, New York City Opera, Richard Bernstein, The Washington Note, Angela Chun, Voltaire, Lauren Worsham, Columbus Circle, Jack Wetherall, Dr. Pangloss, Daniel Reichard, New York, Abu Ghraib, Richard Kind, Cunegonde, Candide, Entertainment News
Steve Clemons

The voice work that Worsham and Reichard managed was the most memorable thing for me in this weird musical which is supposed to be an assault on naive hope.

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Manhattan Home Sales Slow, Prices Rise

AP | J.W. ELPHINSTONE | Posted 04.02.2008 | Business

Read More: U.S. Economy, Home Price Index, Manhattan Condos, Manhattan, Wall Street, Home Prices, Sluggish Economy, Douglas Elliman, Manhattan Real Estate, Big Apple, New York, Business News

NEW YORK — Turmoil on Wall Street and a sluggish economy finally slowed home sales in the Big Apple in the first quarter, but a slew of big-tick...

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Clinton's Economic Plan Isn't for Us -- It's For the Superdelegates

M.S. Bellows, Jr. | Posted 03.27.2008 | Home

Read More: Democratic Primaries, Economic, Business Week, Cooper Union, John McCain, News Analysis, Economy, Democratic Primary, Election 2008, Obama, Mccain, New York, Barack Obama, Economic Plans, Economic Plan, Clinton, Superdelegates, Off the Bus, Hillary Clinton, Offthebus, Home News
M.S. Bellows, Jr.

The candidates are laying out their economic plans. But a press release from the Clinton campaign last week shows who she's really talking to: party insiders.

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V-day & Circle of Health International

Giulia Rozzi | Posted 03.26.2008 | Living

Read More: Peggy Cafferty, Periel Aschenbrand, Theatre, Alysia Reiner, Eve Ensler, Circle of Health International, Emily King, V-Day, New York, Events, Violence Against Women, Women's Health, Health, Feminism, Living News
Giulia Rozzi

Edited by V-day founder Eve Ensler, A Memory, a Monologue, a Rant, and a Prayer features pieces from Until the Violence Stops, the international tour that brings the issue of violence against women and girls to the forefront of our consciousness.

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New York Apple Stores Sold Out Of iPhones

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 03.25.2008 | Business

Read More: Iphone, Apple Stores New York, Apple, iPhone New York, New York, Business News

New York may now have three Apple stores, but there's not a single iPhone among them. Apple Store employees at all three New York locations — t...

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The Day Hillary Clinton Knew She Had Lost

Paul Jenkins | Posted 03.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: Polls, John McCain, Campaign Finance, Democratic Primary, Congress, Pennsylvania, Democratic Party, Missouri, Bill Richardson, Barack Obama, New York, California, New Mexico, Michigan, South Carolina, Iowa, New Hampshire, Ohio, Superdelegates, Hillary Clinton, 2008 Election, Politics News
Paul Jenkins

That she has been able to stay in the race at all is a testament to the power of the Clinton name, the Dem's ludicrous electoral system, and her hold over a petrified media and the party's bureaucratic elite.

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So Powerful, They Don't Need To Shave

Fortune's Stanley Bing | Posted 03.14.2008 | Business

Read More: Business Life, Peeves, Designer Stubble, Pretentious Buttheads, Los Angeles, New York, Business News
<i>Fortune</i>'s Stanley Bing

At our lunch places, I've seen movie moguls who make billions walking around like my uncle Al after he spent a night at the track. All that's missing is the Pendleton bathrobe hanging open.

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