http://s.huffpost.com/images/HuffingtonPost_250x20.png tag:www.huffingtonpost.com,2012:/tag/new-york Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/30/emigrant-bank-bill_n_1557737.html 2012-05-30T21:39:52Z 2012-05-30T21:39:44Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ On Thursday, the House Financial Services Committee will vote on a one-sentence, bipartisan-backed bill that will save a major political player $300 m... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/michael-grimm">Michael Grimm</a>, <a href="/tag/house-of-representatives">House of Representatives</a>, <a href="/tag/politics-news">Politics News</a>, <a href="/tag/congress">Congress</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/emigrant-savings-bank-of-new-york">Emigrant Savings Bank of New York</a>, <a href="/tag/business-news">Business News</a>, <a href="/tag/banking">Banking</a>, <a href="/tag/banks">Banks</a>, <a href="/tag/new-york">New York</a>, <a href="/tag/house-financial-services-committee">House Financial Services Committee</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/greg-selkoe/looking-toward-the-future_b_1554358.html 2012-05-29T18:51:05Z 2012-05-30T17:22:32Z Greg Selkoe http://www.huffingtonpost.com/greg-selkoe/ Well it has been almost a year since I, Greg Selkoe, promised on this very blog that I would be launching my non-profit, the Future Boston Alliance, s... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/paris">Paris</a>, <a href="/tag/greg-selkoe">Greg Selkoe</a>, <a href="/tag/mayor-menino">Mayor Menino</a>, <a href="/tag/talent-retention">Talent Retention</a>, <a href="/tag/accelerator">Accelerator</a>, <a href="/tag/collaboration">Collaboration</a>, <a href="/tag/launch-party">Launch Party</a>, <a href="/tag/entrepreneurship">Entrepreneurship</a>, <a href="/tag/malia-lazu">Malia Lazu</a>, <a href="/tag/nightlife">Nightlife</a>, <a href="/tag/new-york">New York</a>, <a href="/tag/transportation">Transportation</a>, <a href="/tag/baltimore">Baltimore</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit">Detroit</a>, <a href="/tag/future-boston">Future Boston</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/impact">Impact News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/30/the-outs-gay-web-series_n_1557113.html 2012-05-30T16:59:00Z 2012-05-30T16:59:58Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ New York City-based writer-director Adam Goldman has produced an intriguing new web series about gay life in the big city. Titled "The Outs," Goldman ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/gay-lifestyles">Gay Lifestyles</a>, <a href="/tag/new-york-gay-community">New York Gay Community</a>, <a href="/tag/the-outs">The Outs</a>, <a href="/tag/the-outs-web-series">The Outs Web Series</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-culture">Gay Culture</a>, <a href="/tag/new-york-city">New York City</a>, <a href="/tag/new-york">New York</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-life">Gay Life</a>, <a href="/gay-voices">Gay Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/30/kiki-smiths-installation-_n_1553904.html 2012-05-30T15:00:17Z 2012-05-30T15:01:35Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ These days Times Square is possibly avoided more often than sought out, defined by swarms of tourists, overpriced trinkets and all-consuming advertise... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/times-square">Times Square</a>, <a href="/tag/vaudeveille">Vaudeveille</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/chorus">Chorus</a>, <a href="/tag/art-production-fund">Art Production Fund</a>, <a href="/tag/1920s">1920s</a>, <a href="/tag/broadway">Broadway</a>, <a href="/tag/roaring-20s">Roaring 20s</a>, <a href="/tag/slideshow">Slideshow</a>, <a href="/tag/female-artists">Female Artists</a>, <a href="/tag/josephine-baker">Josephine Baker</a>, <a href="/tag/kiki-smith">Kiki Smith</a>, <a href="/tag/new-york">New York</a>, <a href="/arts">Arts News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jerry-zezima/the-waiting-game_1_b_1555282.html 2012-05-30T10:09:00Z 2012-05-30T10:15:48Z Jerry Zezima http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jerry-zezima/ As a motorist who has been driving (people crazy) for four decades, I am used to sitting in traffic for hours at a time. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/dmv">Dmv</a>, <a href="/tag/stamford-advocate">Stamford Advocate</a>, <a href="/tag/port-jefferson-station">Port Jefferson Station</a>, <a href="/tag/humor">Humor</a>, <a href="/tag/books">Books</a>, <a href="/tag/cecil-b-demille">Cecil B. DeMille</a>, <a href="/tag/stamford">Stamford</a>, <a href="/tag/new-york">New York</a>, <a href="/tag/dmv-stress">DMV Stress</a>, <a href="/tag/new-york-dmv">New York DMV</a>, <a href="/comedy">Comedy News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/charlotte-rae/why-i-love-new-york_b_1554058.html 2012-05-29T17:13:40Z 2012-05-29T17:13:58Z Charlotte Rae http://www.huffingtonpost.com/charlotte-rae/ I first came to New York when I was 22, right after college. That was 60 years ago. The city has changed a lot since then. So have I. Over the years, we've both had some rough moments. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/new-york">New York</a>, <a href="/tag/new-york-city">New York City</a>, <a href="/tag/new-york-building-association">New York Building Association</a>, <a href="/tag/new-york-block-association">New York Block Association</a>, <a href="/tag/new-york-block-party">New York Block Party</a>, <a href="/tag/new-yorkers">New Yorkers</a>, <a href="/new-york">New York News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mark-juddery/tony-awards-the-movie_b_1551466.html 2012-05-29T17:00:12Z 2012-05-29T17:01:01Z Mark Juddery http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mark-juddery/ Though Hollywood doesn't make musicals as much as they used to, they still look to Broadway for possible hits. So what will be the next hit movie musical? <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/the-producers">The Producers</a>, <a href="/tag/chicago">Chicago</a>, <a href="/tag/wicked">Wicked</a>, <a href="/tag/glen-hansard">Glen Hansard</a>, <a href="/tag/rock-of-ages">Rock of Ages</a>, <a href="/tag/leap-of-faith">Leap of Faith</a>, <a href="/tag/the-book-of-mormon">The Book of Mormon</a>, <a href="/tag/tony-awards">Tony Awards</a>, <a href="/tag/theater">Theater</a>, <a href="/tag/broadway">Broadway</a>, <a href="/tag/musicals">Musicals</a>, <a href="/tag/hollywood">Hollywood</a>, <a href="/tag/peter-and-the-starcatcher">Peter and the Starcatcher</a>, <a href="/tag/new-york">New York</a>, <a href="/tag/newsies">Newsies</a>, <a href="/tag/nice-work-if-you-can-get-it">Nice Work if You Can Get It</a>, <a href="/tag/oscars">Oscars</a>, <a href="/tag/once">Once</a>, <a href="/tag/slidepollajax">Slidepollajax</a>, <a href="/tag/christian-borle">Christian Borle</a>, <a href="/tag/george-gershwin">George Gershwin</a>, <a href="/tag/matthew-broderick">Matthew Broderick</a>, <a href="/entertainment">Entertainment News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/29/home-prices-10-least-affordable-places_n_1552911.html 2012-05-29T16:59:02Z 2012-05-29T16:59:33Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ The housing market, which began its decline in 2006 and brought the U.S. economy down with it, may finally be rebounding.<br /> <br /> According to the National... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/bridgeport">Bridgeport</a>, <a href="/tag/san-jose">San Jose</a>, <a href="/tag/ocean-city">Ocean City</a>, <a href="/tag/home-sales">Home Sales</a>, <a href="/tag/case-shiller-index">Case-Shiller Index</a>, <a href="/tag/los-angeles">Los Angeles</a>, <a href="/tag/home-affordability">Home Affordability</a>, <a href="/tag/nahb-index">Nahb Index</a>, <a href="/tag/new-york">New York</a>, <a href="/tag/santa-cruz">Santa Cruz</a>, <a href="/tag/home-prices">Home Prices</a>, <a href="/tag/home-market">Home Market</a>, <a href="/tag/san-luis-obispo">San Luis Obispo</a>, <a href="/tag/housing-markets">Housing Markets</a>, <a href="/tag/honolulu">Honolulu</a>, <a href="/tag/san-francisco">San Francisco</a>, <a href="/money">Money News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/29/pay-for-dinner-with-marijuana-pot-dennys-new-york_n_1552408.html 2012-05-29T11:35:35Z 2012-05-29T11:35:32Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ A Niagara Falls man was left high and dry this weekend when he attempted to pay for a meal with marijuana.<br /> <br /> At around 2:00 am on Saturday, the man o... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/dumb-crime">Dumb Crime</a>, <a href="/tag/pay-with-pot-at-dennys">Pay With Pot at Denny&#039;s</a>, <a href="/tag/pays-for-meal-with-pot">Pays for Meal With Pot</a>, <a href="/tag/pays-for-meal-with-marijuana">Pays for Meal With Marijuana</a>, <a href="/tag/man-tries-to-pay-for-dinner-with-pot">Man Tries to Pay for Dinner With Pot</a>, <a href="/tag/niagara-falls-pay-for-dinner-with-pot">Niagara Falls Pay for Dinner With Pot</a>, <a href="/tag/man-tries-to-pay-for-meal-with-pot">Man Tries to Pay for Meal With Pot</a>, <a href="/tag/tries-to-pay-for-meal-with-weed">Tries to Pay for Meal With Weed</a>, <a href="/tag/new-york">New York</a>, <a href="/weird-news">Weird News News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/richard-dare/classical-music-concerts_b_1525896.html 2012-05-29T08:13:54Z 2012-05-29T08:13:21Z Richard Dare http://www.huffingtonpost.com/richard-dare/ At classical music concerts, there are a great many "clap here, not there" cloak-and-dagger protocols to abide by. if I could clap when clapping felt needed, laugh when it was funny, what would that be like? <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/classical-music">Classical Music</a>, <a href="/tag/composers">Composers</a>, <a href="/tag/beethoven">Beethoven</a>, <a href="/tag/concerts">Concerts</a>, <a href="/tag/brooklyn">Brooklyn</a>, <a href="/tag/music">Music</a>, <a href="/tag/arts">Arts</a>, <a href="/tag/concert">Concert</a>, <a href="/tag/art">Art</a>, <a href="/tag/brooklyn-philharmonic">Brooklyn Philharmonic</a>, <a href="/tag/culture-news">Culture News</a>, <a href="/tag/new-york">New York</a>, <a href="/tag/orchestra">Orchestra</a>, <a href="/tag/etiquette">Etiquette</a>, <a href="/tag/classical-music-concerts">Classical Music Concerts</a>, <a href="/tag/classical">Classical</a>, <a href="/culture">Culture News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mallory-yael-seegal/one-poem_b_1551372.html 2012-05-28T20:04:01Z 2012-05-28T20:03:29Z Mallory Yael Seegal http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mallory-yael-seegal/ Who was that girl we were with anyway, she was weird. I always say, you know how I always say that people with multicolor hair are trying to make statements with words they were too dumb to learn in school -- that girl. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/drunk">Drunk</a>, <a href="/tag/omg">Omg</a>, <a href="/tag/girls-hbo">Girls Hbo</a>, <a href="/tag/american-poetry">American Poetry</a>, <a href="/tag/poetry">Poetry</a>, <a href="/tag/new-york">New York</a>, <a href="/tag/new-york-city">New York City</a>, <a href="/tag/cocaine">Cocaine</a>, <a href="/arts">Arts News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/25/new-york-state-field-test_n_1546782.html 2012-05-25T16:27:32Z 2012-05-28T16:10:18Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ A memo has recently surfaced in which the New York State Department of Education appears to encourage educators to mislead students about upcoming sta... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/candace-shyer">Candace Shyer</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/new-york-standardized-testing">New York Standardized Testing</a>, <a href="/tag/new-york-state-assessments">New York State Assessments</a>, <a href="/tag/standardized-tests">Standardized Tests</a>, <a href="/tag/standardized-testing">Standardized Testing</a>, <a href="/tag/field-tests">Field Tests</a>, <a href="/tag/new-york">New York</a>, <a href="/tag/pearson">Pearson</a>, <a href="/tag/field-testing">Field Testing</a>, <a href="/tag/new-york-field-tests">New York Field Tests</a>, <a href="/education">Education News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/25/nina-stemme-triumphs-in-s_n_1545826.html 2012-05-25T11:43:00Z 2012-05-25T11:43:00Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ NEW YORK &mdash; Someone forgot to tell Nina Stemme that the opera season here is supposed to be over. Thank goodness!<br /> <br /> The Swedish soprano brought a ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/opera-star">Opera Star</a>, <a href="/tag/theater">Theater</a>, <a href="/tag/nina-stemme">Nina Stemme</a>, <a href="/tag/new-york">New York</a>, <a href="/tag/carnegie-hall">Carnegie Hall</a>, <a href="/tag/opera-review">Opera Review</a>, <a href="/tag/opera">Opera</a>, <a href="/tag/salome">Salome</a>, <a href="/arts">Arts News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/24/target-union-ufcw-nlrb_n_1544030.html 2012-05-24T18:38:53Z 2012-05-24T18:38:24Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Late last week, an administrative law judge in New York ruled that big-box retailer Target had violated labor law in the runup to a union election at ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/nlrb">Nlrb</a>, <a href="/tag/labor">Labor</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/united-food-and-commercial-workers">United Food and Commercial Workers</a>, <a href="/tag/queens">Queens</a>, <a href="/tag/target">Target</a>, <a href="/tag/ufcw">Ufcw</a>, <a href="/tag/target-stores">Target Stores</a>, <a href="/tag/national-labor-relations-board">National Labor Relations Board</a>, <a href="/tag/unions">Unions</a>, <a href="/tag/new-york">New York</a>, <a href="/tag/labor-union">Labor Union</a>, <a href="/business">Business News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kevin-m-ryan/abuse-homeless-youth_b_1542757.html 2012-05-24T13:46:29Z 2012-05-24T13:48:34Z Kevin M. Ryan http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kevin-m-ryan/ No one should have to go through the rites of adolescence from a homeless shelter. Creionna should not have had to go to the prom without a home of her own to return to. Benjamin should've had a roof, and a birthday cake, when he turned 18. Instead, he was left at our shelter. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/covenant-house">Covenant House</a>, <a href="/tag/mental-health">Mental Health</a>, <a href="/tag/sexual-abuse">Sexual Abuse</a>, <a href="/tag/missouri">Missouri</a>, <a href="/tag/new-york">New York</a>, <a href="/tag/california">California</a>, <a href="/tag/homeless-youth">Homeless Youth</a>, <a href="/tag/unemployment">Unemployment</a>, <a href="/tag/new-jersey">New Jersey</a>, <a href="/tag/homelessness">Homelessness</a>, <a href="/tag/catholic-university-of-america">Catholic University of America</a>, <a href="/tag/homeless">Homeless</a>, <a href="/tag/covenant-house-dc">Covenant House DC</a>, <a href="/tag/transitional-living-programs">Transitional Living Programs</a>, <a href="/tag/almost-home">Almost Home</a>, <a href="/tag/covenant-house-institute">Covenant House Institute</a>, <a href="/tag/covenant-house-alaska">Covenant House Alaska</a>, <a href="/tag/washington-dc">Washington DC</a>, <a href="/impact">Impact News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/24/minimum-wage-new-york-cuomo-gop_n_1542984.html 2012-05-24T13:31:03Z 2012-05-24T13:31:23Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ As lawmakers in Albany, N.Y., contemplate a boost to the state's minimum wage, a group of business leaders came out Thursday in support of hiking the ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/albany">Albany</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/andrew-cuomo">Andrew Cuomo</a>, <a href="/tag/labor">Labor</a>, <a href="/tag/minimum-wage">Minimum Wage</a>, <a href="/tag/costco">Costco</a>, <a href="/tag/low-wage-workers">Low-Wage Workers</a>, <a href="/tag/workers">Workers</a>, <a href="/tag/wages">Wages</a>, <a href="/tag/low-wage-jobs">Low Wage Jobs</a>, <a href="/tag/economic-crisis">Economic Crisis</a>, <a href="/tag/gop">Gop</a>, <a href="/tag/new-york">New York</a>, <a href="/tag/new-york-city">New York City</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/24/charity-children-asian-working-class_n_1542958.html 2012-05-24T12:35:30Z 2012-05-24T13:08:28Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ NEW YORK–Like a number of charities in the United States, South Asian Youth Action (SAYA) seeks to help needy South Asian children, but not in some ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/raj-venkataramani">Raj Venkataramani</a>, <a href="/tag/udai-tambar">Udai Tambar</a>, <a href="/tag/south-asian-youth-action">South Asian Youth Action</a>, <a href="/tag/sayu-bhojwani">Sayu Bhojwani</a>, <a href="/tag/poverty">Poverty</a>, <a href="/tag/pappudu-sriram">Pappudu Sriram</a>, <a href="/tag/barnard">Barnard</a>, <a href="/tag/jehangir-mehta">Jehangir Mehta</a>, <a href="/tag/united-states-census-bureau-american-community-survey">United States Census Bureau American Community Survey</a>, <a href="/tag/new-york">New York</a>, <a href="/tag/new-york-university">New York University</a>, <a href="/impact">Impact News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/24/etan-patz-disappearance-nypd-person-implicated_n_1541900.html 2012-05-24T07:43:54Z 2012-05-24T07:43:37Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ NEW YORK -- The New York City police commissioner says a person who's in custody has implicated himself in the disappearance and death of Etan Patz (A... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/etan-patz-disappearance">Etan Patz Disappearance</a>, <a href="/tag/etan-patz-death">Etan Patz Death</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/nypd">Nypd</a>, <a href="/tag/ray-kelly">Ray Kelly</a>, <a href="/tag/raymond-kelly">Raymond Kelly</a>, <a href="/tag/etan-patz">Etan Patz</a>, <a href="/tag/soho">Soho</a>, <a href="/tag/new-york-city">New York City</a>, <a href="/tag/new-york">New York</a>, <a href="/tag/new-york-city-police-department">New York City Police Department</a>, <a href="/new-york">New York News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jim-luce/young-concert-artists-tri_b_1533221.html 2012-05-23T18:29:05Z 2012-05-23T18:29:59Z Jim Luce http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jim-luce/ Last week Young Concert Artists held its annual Gala Concert at Alice Tully Hall with the Orchestra of St. Luke's, presenting the Lincoln Center debuts of three young soloists to a sold out house. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/kaufman-center">Kaufman Center</a>, <a href="/tag/alice-tully-hall">Alice Tully Hall</a>, <a href="/tag/juilliard-school">Juilliard School</a>, <a href="/tag/international-tchaikovsky-competition">International Tchaikovsky Competition</a>, <a href="/tag/eugenia-zukerman">Eugenia Zukerman</a>, <a href="/tag/lincoln-center">Lincoln Center</a>, <a href="/tag/tokyo-string-quartet">Tokyo String Quartet</a>, <a href="/tag/leonard-bernstein">Leonard Bernstein</a>, <a href="/tag/chee-yun">Chee-Yun</a>, <a href="/tag/orchestra-of-st-luke%253Fs">Orchestra of St. Luke?S</a>, <a href="/tag/new-york">New York</a>, <a href="/tag/yca">Yca</a>, <a href="/tag/hahn-bin">Hahn-Bin</a>, <a href="/tag/narek-hakhnazaryan">Narek Hakhnazaryan</a>, <a href="/tag/aleksandr-haskin">Aleksandr Haskin</a>, <a href="/tag/emanuel-ax">Emanuel Ax</a>, <a href="/tag/young-concert-artists">Young Concert Artists</a>, <a href="/tag/james-jay-dudley-luce-foundation">James Jay Dudley Luce Foundation</a>, <a href="/tag/jim-luce">Jim Luce</a>, <a href="/tag/cuny">Cuny</a>, <a href="/tag/gabriel-rivera">Gabriel Rivera</a>, <a href="/culture">Culture News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/24/hal-jackson-dead-at-96_n_1540874.html 2012-05-24T00:30:00Z 2012-05-23T18:01:42Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ NEW YORK -- Radio pioneer Harold "Hal" Jackson, a staple of New York radio, has died. He was in his late 90s.<br /> <br /> Jackson died Wednesday in a hospital, s... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/hal-jackson">Hal Jackson</a>, <a href="/tag/hal-jackson-new-york-radio-pioneer">Hal Jackson New York Radio Pioneer</a>, <a href="/tag/bv-pop-culture-entertainment">Bv-Pop-Culture-Entertainment</a>, <a href="/tag/hal-jackson-dead">Hal Jackson Dead</a>, <a href="/tag/obituary">Obituary</a>, <a href="/tag/new-york-city">New York City</a>, <a href="/tag/new-york">New York</a>, <a href="/black-voices">Black Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/amanda-slavin/investing-in-potential-do_b_1537901.html 2012-05-23T16:38:09Z 2012-05-23T16:39:08Z Amanda Slavin http://www.huffingtonpost.com/amanda-slavin/ Now, at 26, looking at where my life is now and where I want to go, I started to think: Am I appreciating the people and the things that matter or am I letting the fast-paced life of a New Yorker distract me from what I really want? <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/nyc">Nyc</a>, <a href="/tag/relationships">Relationships</a>, <a href="/tag/facebook">Facebook</a>, <a href="/tag/facebook-ipo">Facebook IPO</a>, <a href="/tag/new-york">New York</a>, <a href="/tag/personal-growth">Personal Growth</a>, <a href="/tag/facebook-friends">Facebook Friends</a>, <a href="/tag/self-improvement">Self-Improvement</a>, <a href="/tag/the-adventure-project">The Adventure Project</a>, <a href="/impact">Impact News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/23/empire-state-building-views_n_1540014.html 2012-05-23T14:16:24Z 2012-05-23T14:21:10Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ It's another New York secret hidden in plain sight.<br /> <br /> The famed Empire State Building (formerly the tallest building in NYC) opens its 86th- and 102n... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/empire-state-building-new-york">Empire State Building New York</a>, <a href="/tag/photos">Photos</a>, <a href="/tag/travel-secrets">Travel Secrets</a>, <a href="/tag/travel-photos">Travel Photos</a>, <a href="/tag/us-destinations">US Destinations</a>, <a href="/tag/empire-state-building">Empire State Building</a>, <a href="/tag/exposure">Exposure</a>, <a href="/tag/empire-state-building-secret-floor">Empire State Building Secret Floor</a>, <a href="/tag/new-york-travel">New York Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/out-of-office">Out of Office</a>, <a href="/tag/slideexpand">Slideexpand</a>, <a href="/tag/behind-the-scenes">Behind the Scenes</a>, <a href="/tag/new-york">New York</a>, <a href="/tag/destinations">Destinations</a>, <a href="/travel">Travel News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/brandon-perkins/el-p-cancer-4-cure-review_b_1536265.html 2012-05-22T14:31:10Z 2012-05-22T14:32:21Z Brandon Perkins http://www.huffingtonpost.com/brandon-perkins/ One of hip-hop's defining and most exhilarating moments is when the beat drops out and allows a particularly powerful or poignant punchline to garner all the shine. 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