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Who Owns Our Food? Thoughts on a New Green Revolution

Paula Crossfield | Posted 03.22.2009 | Green

Read More: Philanthropy, Biotechnology, Nyc, Organic Food, Panel, Green-Washing, Genetically Modified Food, New Green Revolution, Tom Philpott, Monsanto, GM Seed, Raj Patel, The Green Revolution, Gates Foundation, Green News
Paula Crossfield

We need to stand up for all of those voices who have no say in how their land is developed under the auspices of philanthropy.

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5 Pointz: Legal Graffiti in Queens, NY

Jeff Squires | Posted 03.20.2009 | Style

Read More: Art, Nyc, Graffiti, Queens, Style News
Jeff Squires

On a recent trip to Long Island City, PSFK stopped by 5 Pointz, the famed graffiti building where every single square inch is covered with paint.

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The NY/LA Dictionary

Emily Bracken | Posted 03.19.2009 | Comedy

Read More: La, Los Angeles vs New York, Nyc, Los Angeles, New York City, New York, Semantics, Lexicon, Words, Woody Allen, Dictionary, Comedy News
Emily Bracken

When an Angeleno says, "Have a nice day," what he really means is, "F-- you," and when a New Yorker says, "F-- you," he really means, "Have a nice day."

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NYC Faces Middle Class Exodus

Portfolio | Felix Salmon | Posted 03.08.2009 | Business

Read More: Jobs, Nyc, New York, Unemployment, New York City, Economy, Middle Class, Business News

The Center for an Urban Future has released a startling report on the fate of New York's middle classes -- even as the population of the city continue...

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Toyota Projects First-Ever Annual Loss; Congress Disses Detroit

Steve Parker | Posted 01.23.2009 | Business

Read More: Simon Boag, John Campi, White House, Congress, Australia, Trd, Buick, United Auto Workers, Suvs, Phil Murtaugh, Crossfire, Mercedes-Benz, Cars, Detroit News, Detroit Auto Show, Hardtop Convertible, Daimler, Toyota Motor Corp, Moraine, Masters of the Universe, Mongolia, Bankruptcy, Detroit Three, Gm, Washington DC, Land Rover, Bonfire of the Vanities, Tom Wolfe, Floorplanning, Cnn, Banks, Japan, China, Corporate Jets, Automotive News, Roger and Me, Wall Street Bailout, Suzuki, Chrysler, Jim Press, GM Bankruptcy, Federal Reserve Board, President Obama, Ford, Katsuaki Watanabe, General Motors, Dayton, CNN/Opinion Research Poll, President Bush, Michigan, Detroit Bailout, Uaw, Automaker Bailout, Associated Press, Tokyo, Private Planes, g4 Challenge, North American International Auto Show, Nyc, Wall Street, Detroit Three Loans, Deborah Meyer, Vice President Cheney, Toyota Racing Development, Republicans, Slk, Business News
Steve Parker

Congress took a perverse pleasure in giving Detroit's CEOs and the UAW president the third degree -- unnecessary theater while our country suffers this economic decline.

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NYC Mayor Bloomberg Wins Fight To Run For Third Term

AP | SARA KUGLER | Posted 11.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: Nyc, Mayor Bloomberg, Mike Bloomberg, Term Limits, New York City, Nyc Term Limits, Politics News

NEW YORK — Arguing that New York needs his financial skill to guide it through the crisis on Wall Street, Mayor Michael Bloomberg persuaded City...

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Hybrid, alt-fuel, clean-diesel taxis in NYC? Maybe not ...

Steve Parker | Posted 11.08.2008 | Green

Read More: Toyota, Propane Fuel, Gm, Detroit Three, Honda, Chevy Malibu, Highlander, Cars, Ford, Escape Hybrid, New York City, Altima Hybrid, Malibu Hybrid, Life Magazine, Nyc, General Motors, Toyota Prius, Mount Fuji, Japan, Tokyo, Lpg, Green News
Steve Parker

Cleaning-up the air is always in everyone's best interest, and one big way to make an impact on air quality is for a community or city (or nation) to ...

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'Critical Mass' Bicyclist Assaulted By Police Officer (VIDEO)

Posted 08.05.2008 | Green

Read More: Bike Culture, Nyc, Critical Mass, Excessive Force, Nypd, Police Brutality, Bike, New York, Green News

Critical Mass, the bicycle-awareness bike ride that occurs monthly in many cities, often has run-ins with authorities, who aren't so keen on public th...

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NYC Waterfalls Launched (PHOTOS)

AP | Posted 07.29.2008 | Living

Read More: Slideshow, Brooklyn Bridge, Tourism, Installation Art, Nyc Waterfalls, Nyc, Michael Bloomberg, New York City, Waterfalls, Nyc Art, Olafur Eliasson, Bike Culture, Bike, Living News

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 07.07.2008 | Living

Read More: Fox News, Nyc, Glaad, Bill O'Reilly, Same Sex Marriage, Pride Parades, Gay Rights, Living News
Joan Garry

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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NYC Subway Stations To Be Wired For Cellphone Service

The New York Times | WILLIAM NEUMAN | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

Read More: NYC Subways, Nyc, Home News

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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