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NYC Waterfalls Launched (PHOTOS)

AP | Posted 06.30.2008 | Living

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NEW YORK - Four manmade walls of water are cascading into the East River off Manhattan in a public art spectacle that Mayor Michael Bloomberg called t...

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"Tell All The Drag Queens to Stay Home"

Joan Garry | Posted 06.29.2008 | Living

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I have long argued that it is neither the drag queens nor the dykes on bikes that are the issue when it comes to Pride parades. Instead, it's the perception that's shaped by Bill O'Reilly's industry.

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

Blake Fleetwood | Posted 04.30.2008 | Politics

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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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Say What?! Bloomberg Compares Himself to Martin Luther King, Jr.

Dan Brown | Posted 04.08.2008 | Politics

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No one slips and compares himself to Dr. King. This kind of comment betrays NYC Mayor Bloomberg's deeply out-of-touch relationship with the on-the-ground reality.

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Coke and Hookers, Very Nice. Now Let's Discuss Congestion Pricing.

Nick Antosca | Posted 03.25.2008 | Politics

As far as traffic goes, the lower half of Manhattan is sick and it's going to get sicker. Have you been to Times Square on a hot August day in this decade? It feels like being inside a grizzly bear's mouth.

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NYC Subway Stations To Be Wired For Cellphone Service

The New York Times | WILLIAM NEUMAN | Posted 09.19.2007 | Home

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All 277 underground stations in the subway system are to be wired for cellphone use, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced yesterday. B...

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Edwards Opens Fire on Opponents Over Terrorism

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael Roston | Posted 09.07.2007 | Home

Former North Carolina Senator John Edwards aimed a broadside at his opponents for the Democratic nomination for president Friday, accusing some fellow...

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