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Goldman and Homelessness

David Jones | Posted 10.21.2009 | Local

Read More: Homeless Shelters, Goldman Sachs, Unemployed, Housing Foreclosures, New Yorkers, Wall Street, Barack Obama Bailout Plan, Government Bailout, Obama Wall Street Bonuses, Local News
David Jones

Two recent news stories keep coming together in my mind: The incredible Goldman Sachs bonuses amounting to more than $16 billion, and the recent report by the Coalition for the Homeless, of the record 40,000 homeless people sleeping in NYC shelters.

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Life As An Artist

Wallace Shawn | Posted 11.09.2009 | New York

Read More: Authors, Wallace Shawn, Writer, Artists, Playwright, Wally Shawn, New Yorkers, New York News
Wallace Shawn

I've always somewhat hated being "me" and only me. I wrote my first play at the age of 10, 55 years ago, and I've always found it a fantastic relief to imagine I know what things would be like from other points of view.

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New York Neighbors Are Wonderful! (or Never Install An Air Conditioner in the Middle of the Night)

Pamela Newton | Posted 09.18.2009 | Living

Read More: Air Conditioners, Bruce Willis, Park Slope, Air Conditioning, New-York-Temperature, Helping Others, New York Apartments, Neighbors, New Yorkers, Living News
Pamela Newton

This little tale is a warning about improperly installed air conditioners, midnight flights of fancy, and heat-induced imbecility but most of all, it's about kind and helpful New Yorkers.

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Outsaving the Joneses

Alexis Maybank | Posted 08.02.2009 | Style

Read More: Goldman Sachs, Black Amex, Amex, Gothamites, Gilt Groupe, Sex and the City, New Yorkers, New York, Maserati, Style News
Alexis Maybank

Instead of comparing weekend homes, vacation destinations or slapping down the Black Amex, New Yorkers are making saving, a game of one-upmanship. Savvy-saving, in; spending, out.

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HuffPost Premiere: "Native New Yorker"

Booker T. Jones | Posted 06.17.2009 | New York

Read More: 9/11, Neil Young, Booker T. Jones, New York, New Yorkers, New York City, New York News
Booker T. Jones

The idea was to paint a picture of a post-9/11 New Yorker, born and raised, who knew the pain but was moving ahead. Neil Young joins me on this track.

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At Home in the Flyover Zone

Mike Doyle | Posted 02.06.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Comparative Urbanism, Flyover Zone, Chicago, Aggressive Ambivalence, New Yorkers, New York City, Quality of Life, Chicagoans, Chicago Winter, Chicago Living, Chicago News
Mike Doyle

As I mark my sixth anniversary as an ex-pat New Yorker living in King Daley's court, I realize this is the first New Year in Chicago that I don't want to be anywhere else.

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Sam Stein

Despite Open Field, Giuliani Stumbling In Florida

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Florida, Giuliani, Rudy Giuliani, Florida Strategy, Campaign Troubles, Republican Primary, 2008 Election, Michigan, Romney, New Yorkers, Politics News

Lost amid the celebration over Mitt Romney's win in the Michigan primary on Tuesday night was an equally noteworthy electoral result. Rudy Giuliani, t...

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