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The Biggest Threat To The Public Library

Christian Zabriskie | Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: Nypl Protest, Free Books, Libraries in Crisis, Nyc, Save Nyc Libraries, Urban Librarians Unite, Slideexpand, Library Protest, Public Libraries, Nypl, Books News

Google has not killed the library and ebooks won't do it either. The biggest threat to the public library in American culture is limited hours.

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Investing in Potential: Don't Walk Backwards Into Your Future

Amanda Slavin | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Nyc, Relationships, Facebook, Facebook IPO, New York, Personal Growth, Facebook Friends, Self-Improvement, The Adventure Project, Impact News

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?

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Street Art, Bomb Scares, and Times of Anxiety

Jaime Rojo & Steven Harrington | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Nyc, Jean Seestadt, Conceptual Art, Revs, Brooklyn, Brooklyn Street Art, Olek, Painting, Xam, Street Art, Dark Clouds, Jaime Rojo, Welding, Williamsburg, Stikman, Steven P. Harrington, Stencil, Leviticus, Takeshi Miyakawa, Crochet, Aerosol, Darkclouds, Rae, Bzbd, Arts News

Last Friday morning all was going normally on the streets of Williamsburg, Brooklyn as the cool, crisp breeze of a sunny May day made New York as it ...

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10 Things I Learned By Staying In New York's Sex Hotels

Oyster | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Liberty Inn, Nyc, Sex Hotels, La Semana, New York City Hotels, Kew Motor Inn, Slidepollajax, Travel News

We arrived armed with a camera, tripod and enough hand sanitizer to fill a heart-shaped whirlpool tub.

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Buon Compleanno, Sonar!

Chris Johnson | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Sonar, Startups, Nyc, Wakefield, Linkedin, Alfred Neustadter, Twitter, Ocean City, Rolodex, Facebook, Small Business News

Five and a half decades later, it's a different world -- one that sees, say, a couple billion mobile app downloads per month, and NYC-based Sonar is looking to make its own mark on how people link up.

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The House That Chicken Wings Built: NYC's Kasadela Izakaya (Video)

Liza de Guia | Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: East Village, Googamooga, Izakaya, Wings, Nyc, Skeeternyc, Japanese Food, Fried Chicken, Sake Bar, Food Curated, Liza deGuia, Fried Chicken Wings, Chicken, Video, Sake, Recipes, Restaurants, Azuki Yamashita, Documentary, Food, Home-Cooking, Stanley Pierre, Tebasaki, Kasadela, Food News

The restaurant wasn't doing well financially; they knew they needed something special on the menu to draw in customers. But what could that one thing be?

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WATCH: The Secret Jennifer Gilbert Has Been Hiding for 20 Years

Amy Palmer | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Heatlh, Women's Rights, Mental Health, Nyc, The Real Housewives of New York City, Violent Crimes, Amy Palmer, Women Entrepreneurs, Televison, Jennifer Gilbert, Women in Business, Powerwomentv, Event Planning, Victim, Women News

In May 1991, a 22-year-old Jennifer Gilbert was visiting friends in New York's West Village. It was a beautiful day -- the sun was shining and she was happy. Then the unexpected happened.

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What I'd Imagine a SoulCycle Class to Be Like Even Though I've Never Been to One.

Meredith Fineman | Posted 05.06.2012

Read More: Fifty First Jdates, Marc Jacobs, Humor, Runyon Canyon, Los Angeles, Meredith Fineman, Cipriani, Spanx, Lauren Conrad, Nyc, Hamptons, Soulcycle, Biking, Theffjd, Jake Gyllenhaal, Exercise, Coachella, Fitness, Spinning, Hampton Jitney, Katsuya, Health and Fitness News

Today I saw a tweet about @SoulCycle looking for a new social media manager. Which got me thinking, I'd probably have to try the class first. I've hea...

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The Bridge and Shuttle Crowd: 6 Ways to Get to Randall's Island for Frieze New York

ARTINFO | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Art Fairs, Nyc, Randalls Island, Artinfo, Frieze New York, Transportation, Art, BLOUIN ARTINFO, Arts News

This week the art world jet set and many, many New Yorkers will visit a strange island for the first time in their lives to attend the inaugural Friez...

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Taking My Body for A Walk

Kate Fridkis | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Women, Dressing Up, Nyc, Kate Fridkis, Body Image, Eat the Damn Cake, Beauty, Self Confidence, Women and Confidence, Women News

I wondered if I shouldn't have dressed my body in something so revealing. Maybe it wasn't the right body for that. It didn't have a lot of the things bodies that look sexy in revealing things have.

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I'm Going to Run 26 Miles, 385 Yards for My Father

Dylan Armajani | Posted 04.27.2012

Read More: Stroke Risk, Stroke, Nyc, NYC Marathon, Running, Marathon, New York Road Runners, Dylan Armajani, Run New York Marathon, Run Marathon, New York Marathon, Fitness and Exercise, Running a Marathon, Healthy Living News

It's official. I'm running my first marathon this year: the ING NYC Marathon 2012. Up until three weeks ago, I had never run more than a 5K. So how did I get here?

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Is NYC Beating DC in Tech?

Steve Rosenbaum | Posted 04.21.2012

Read More: Nyc, Bigapps, Barack Obama, Michael Bloomberg, Steven Rosenbaum, Nyc Tech, Immigration Policy, Technology News

Today the New York tech scene is exploding. It's alive with talent, innovation, passion, and capital. How did that happen? And what can Washington learn from New York's tech renaissance that could help fuel and expand the fledgling economic recovery that now seems to be blooming?

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Designing Interactive Museum Exhibits: Three Ways to Increase Audience Engagement

Lilia Ziamou | Posted 04.20.2012

Read More: Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, Nyc, New York Hall of Science, Science Museums, Animation, Art News, Interactive Exhibition Design, Interactivity, Nyc Museums, Arts News

Museums are increasingly creating interactive exhibits as a way to increase audience engagement. This raises a natural question: What are the elements of an exhibit that prompt visitor interaction?

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Kickstarting a New Business Idea

Gabriela Gutierrez | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Nyc, Social Networks, Social Networking, Starting a Business, New York City, Kickstarter, New York Subway, Startups, Impact News

The only thing scarier than showing something you're working on to your friends, the people who know everything about you and still love you, is to present your projects for scrutiny to complete strangers. This is especially true in New York City.

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A New York City Pizza-Making Class

Susan Fogwell | Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: Mark Bello, Nyc, Travel, Pizza Classes, Food, Foodie Travel, Food Travel, Travel Blogs, Travel News

Mark Bello, owner and preeminent pizza-maker, teaches how-to classes at his pie-making business on Grand Street.

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Why 'For Sale By Owners' Miss 'The Right Buyer'

Trisha Ocona Francis | Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: Debt, Loan, Nyc, Economics, Ny, Financial Literacy, Economy, Buy, Jobs, Real Estate, Buyer, Seller, New Jersey, Luxury, Homeownership, Bank, Nj, Refinance, Money, Close, Negotiate, Home, New York, Owner, House, Mortgage, Purchase, Investment, Careers, Crisis, Credit Card, Broker, Agent, Savings, Business Finances, Cash, Sold, Business News

In this tough economic market everyone wants to save money, especially home sellers. A home seller may want to consider or even actually venture into ...

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WATCH: Stephen Colbert Saw Something Crazy On His Way To Work

Posted 04.06.2012

Read More: Stephen Colbert, Video, Nyc, Colbert Wheelie, Lincoln Tunnel, Lincoln Tunnel Wheelie, Colbert Report, Badasses, New York News

Stephen Colbert says he has the 'pleasure' of commuting through the Lincoln Tunnel every morning. He describes the usually pleasant experience like so...

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Orgy (The Band) Is Back

Jon Chattman | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Irving Plaza, Stone Temple Pilots, Skrillex, Orgy, Nyc, Bad Blood Tour, New York City, Korn, Limp Bizkit, Video, Entertainment News

At a show last month in New York -- Irving Plaza to be exact -- Jamie Miller and Jay Gordon discussed what's new and what's up with the band.

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You Are a Rock Star, Old Lady

Misha Lyuve | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Upper West Side, Aging, Personal Transformation, Nyc, Uws, Personal Growth, Transformation, Nyc Culture, New York City, Culture News

Thank you for allowing me to appreciate the efforts people around me make to live their lives and push their walkers; how those efforts vary in size and scope; how they are not always seen and, if seen, not always noticed and, if noticed, not always acknowledged.

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WATCH: Robot Bellhops And The Future Of Travel

La Carmina | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Lacarmina, New York, Travel Videos, Travel Video, Travel Tv, Destinations, New York City, Hotels, Tourism, Video, Travel Tips, Nyc, US Destinations, Space, The Future, La Carmina, Slidepollajax, Travel News

What will travel look like in fifty years? Will heavy suitcases and lineups be annoyances of the past? It is hard to know, but we can speculate.

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"Poorhouse for the Rich" Revitalized by the Arts

Jaime Rojo & Steven Harrington | Posted 05.27.2012

A block-long limestone mansion originally built as a welfare hotel for the retiring rich invites streetwise Graff artists and others to gild it's deca...

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The Ho Hum Bachelor Finale Screening Party in NYC

Tom Murro | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Reality, The Bachelor, Nyc, Entertainment, Culture, Nyc Night Spots, The Bachelor Abc, Nyc Night Clubs, The Bachelor Finale, Entertainment News

Fans enjoyed watching the Bachelor girls while they played miniature golf and spent most of the night posing for pics and simply enjoying their 15 minutes of fame. Well, their additional 15 minutes of fame.

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Iran Reportedly Conducted Surveillance In New York City

AP | EILEEN SULLIVAN | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Nypd, Nyc, Nyc Iran, Middle East, Nypd Iran, Iran War Debate, US Iran, Iran, New York City, New York News

WASHINGTON — Authorities have interviewed at least 13 people since 2005 with ties to Iran's government who were seen taking pictures of New York...

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GOTZ GOPPERT: The Four Seasons

Evelyne Politanoff | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Nyc, Photography Exhibitions, Summer, Winter in Paris, Spring, Autumn, Gotz Goppert, Maison Europeenne De La Photographie, Landscaping Photography, Panoramic Shots, Arts News

A compulsive traveller, German photographer Gotz Goppert explores the world at large and the world of those close to him with one aim in mind: to be c...

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What Makes for Compelling Museum Websites? When to Break the Rules

Lilia Ziamou | Posted 05.13.2012

Read More: Museum Website Design, Moma, Neue Galerie, Nyc, Nyc Museums, Museum Websites, Arts News

MoMA has created unique websites for special exhibitions, called subsites. Observing these subsites allows one to extract some general principles for website design in the museum context.

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