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350 Protests In New York City: Thousands March Across Brooklyn Bridge

Posted 10.27.2009 | Green

Read More: Brooklyn Bridge, 350, Slideshow, 350.Org, Climate Change, New York City, Sustainability, Times Square, International Day of Climate Action, Global Warming, Green News

With the focus on bringing carbon dioxide levels down from 385 parts per million (and rising) to 350 ppm -- the level scientists have deemed safe as t...

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Teen With Amnesia Found In Times Square Is Identified

AOL News | Evan Buxbaum, CNN | Posted 10.25.2009 | New York

Read More: Lost Teen, Shelter, Robin Hobb, Maryland, Fool's Fate, Amber, Missing Teenager, New York, Amnesia, Covenant House, Times Square, Amnesia Teen, Washington State, Teen, Police, Rian, New York News

Authorities have identified a teenager believed to be suffering from amnesia who was found on the streets of New York two weeks ago. Police say a CNN...

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New York, You've Changed: Taxi Driver (Part 2)

Nick Carr | Posted 10.07.2009 | New York

Read More: Jodie Foster, Architecture, Times Square, New York Pictures, Robert DeNiro, Scouting Ny, Taxi Driver, New York Developers, New York Streets, New York News

When we last left off, Travis Bickle was cruising through Times Square. We then catch him uptown as he makes a drop off at the Hotel Olcott at 27 West 72nd Street.

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Tosca in Times Square, or, the Piazza di Nuova York

Alex Henry | Posted 11.22.2009 | New York

Read More: Italy, Metropolitan Opera, Karita Mattila, Tosca, Times Square, Luc Bondy, San Pellegrino, Peter Gelb, Franco Zeffirelli, New York News

Having gone just to witness the scene, I stayed for the second and third acts, foraging for some pizza and Pellegrino at one of the intermissions to complete the Italian effect.

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Sultan Kosen: World's Tallest Man Visits New York (PHOTOS)

Posted 11.22.2009 | New York

Read More: Sultan Kosen, Slidepoll, Times Square, Mr. Met, Shea Stadium, Sultan Kosen World's Tallest Man, World's Tallest Man Photos, World's Tallest Man, Citi Field, World's Tallest Man New York, Pictures, New York News

The world's tallest man, Sultan Kosen, was in New York Monday as part of his Guinness Book of World Records' world tour. The 8'1" Turkish man was re-...

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Live from New York, It's L'Shanah Tova

Jon Chattman | Posted 11.18.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Holiday, Times Square, Rosh Hashana, Dick Clark, High Holy Days, Jon Stewart, Black Eyed Peas, Jewish New Year, New Year's Eve, Matisyagu, Comedy News

I'd like to see a world in which Dick Clark can come out early in the morning with a shofar and usher in a "Rockin' Rosh Hashana Eve." Note to Ryan Seacrest: get ready to rock that yarmulke.

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Promoting America

Jonathan Tisch | Posted 11.14.2009 | New York

Read More: Tourism, Senate, New York, U.S. Customs, Travel Promotion Act, House of Representatives, Marketing, Times Square, New York News

When travel declines, we lose an opportunity to create jobs and economic growth in our city and in communities across America. Today, that is something we just can't afford.

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Naked Cowboy Drops Bid To Become NYC Mayor

AP | Posted 10.21.2009 | New York

Read More: Robert Burck, Times Square, New York City Mayor, Naked Cowboy, Nyc Mayoral Race, New York City, New York News

NEW YORK -- The Naked Cowboy of Times Square says he's dropping out of the race for mayor of New York City. Robert Burck is a tourist attraction kn...

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Up To 1,000 Rally In NYC For Health Care Bill

AP | Posted 09.29.2009 | New York

Read More: Times Square, Nyc, New York, Teddycare, Health Care Rally, Teddy Kennedy, Health Care, Ted Kennedy, Carolyn Maloney, New York News

NEW YORK — About a thousand people rallied in Manhattan on Saturday in support of federal health care reform legislation. The event near Times ...

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MTV May Leave Famous Times Square Studios

New York Post | Posted 09.11.2009 | New York

Read More: Times Square, MTV Times Square, Mtv, New York, MTV Studios, 1515 Broadway, New York News

We want our MTV back! The cable channel plans to unplug its famed studio overlooking Times Square at the end of the year, according to landlord SL ...

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Times Square Cops Battle "Superheroes": Superman Arrested, Batman Cuffed

New York Post | Beth Stebner and Jennifer Fermino | Posted 08.10.2009 | New York

Read More: Nypd, New York, New York City, New York Cops, Times Square Cops, Times Square Super Heroes, Times Square, Superman, New York Police, Batman, New York News

Superman and Batman took on New York's Finest last night in an epic Crossroads of the World battle that left the Man of Steel behind bars and the Cape...

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Traffic Free Times Square Is A Half-Baked Concept

Stephen C. Rose | Posted 07.22.2009 | New York

Read More: Bloomberg, Manhattan, Herald Square, Automobiles, 34th Street, Police, Bikes, New York City, Greeley Square, Pedicabs, Cars, Times Square, Au Bon Pain, New York News

Last February Manhattan was apprised of an incipient revolution. Cars and trucks would no longer be welcome in Times Square and on a small stretch of ...

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Times Square

Jeff Danziger | Posted 07.05.2009 | Style

Read More: Times Square, Chicago-Streets-Pedestrians, Political Cartoons, New York, Style News

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Broadway Survives Pedestrian Onslaught

Paul McRandle | Posted 06.26.2009 | Green

Read More: New York City, Times Square, Green News

If anything, the closure to vehicles of chunks of Broadway, which began two days ago, may help Times Square take tentative steps towards developing a new spirit.

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Shocking: A Post-Automotive Times Square?

Steve Rosenbaum | Posted 06.25.2009 | Green

Read More: Bloomberg, Cars, Bicycling, Automobiles, Times Square, Transportation Commissioner, Critical Mass, Environement, New York City, New York, Green News

The change in New York's most congested real estate is an acknowledgment that the car culture that has gripped both the city and the country may in fact be, for the first time in half a century, beginning to retreat.

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From Green Kilts To Green Golf Courses, Lucky's Been Putting It On!

Wendy Diamond | Posted 05.09.2009 | Style

Read More: Ingrid-Hoffman, Dress to the Kilt, Scotland, Sean Connery, Ricky Williams, Autism Project of Palm Beach County, puppylovemovie.com, Irish Setter, PGA National in Palm Beach, Bon Jovi, Be a Star Foundation, Peru, Amazon Herb Company, Www.AnimalFair.Com, John Easterling, Olivia Newton-John, Celebrity Connections & Good Causes, Simply Delicioso!, Miami, Marriott Marquis, Micheline Roquebrune, Florida, Tico Torres, John Travolta, The Tico Torres Classic, Jack McGee, Www.Petsmart.com, Miami Dolphins, Rescue Me, Los Angeles, Grease, Times Square, Autism, James Bond, Animals, Yorkie, Rottweiler, Style News

Lucky & I spent the week celebrating the underdog! From children with Autism, to the Heritage of Scotland and of course the true cause to Lucky's hea...

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Times Square To Be Turned Into Pedestrian Mall

AP | Posted 03.29.2009 | Home

Read More: Times Square, Manhattan, Times Square Traffic, NYC Pedestrian Plaza, Home News

NEW YORK — Two heavily used swaths of New York City's Broadway will become pedestrian plazas in May to help reduce traffic and pollution. It's ...

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Marc Ecko Clothing Designer's Times Square Rent Wrangle

New York Post | Steve Cuozzo | Posted 03.20.2009 | Business

Read More: Marc Ecko Store, Marc Ecko Fashion Designer, Clothing Stores, Marc Ecko Enterprises, Marc Ecko Legal, Marc Ecko, Times Square, Marc Ecko Times Square, Business News

Marc Ecko Enterprises faces a nasty legal battle for walking away from its lease at the former Times Square Theater, where it abruptly dropped plans t...

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Taking the Stage for Improvisational Comedy

Danny Groner | Posted 02.06.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Jokes, Kathy Griffin, Comics, Humor, Stand-Up, Writing, Improv, Comedy Writing, Joke, Comic, New Years 2008, Times Square, Comedians, Stand-Up Comedy, Sense of Humor, Snl, Comedy, Improvisation, Entertainment News

I enrolled in a free introduction to improv course at a local theater this week to spend time working with talented performers.

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Times Square bash left about 40 tons of trash

AP | CRISTIAN SALAZAR | Posted 02.02.2009 | Home

Read More: New Years, Times Square, 2008, New Year, 2009, Home News

NEW YORK — One million revelers packed into Times Square plus a ton of confetti and countless noisemakers equals a whole lot of garbage _ about ...

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Silent Night, Sparkle-less Night

Cathy Erway | Posted 01.15.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy, LED Lights, Energy Consumption, Empire State Building, Christmas Lights, Holiday Decorations, Times Square, Christmas Tree at Rockefeller Center, New Year's Eve Ball Drop, Christmas Tree, Eiffel Tower, Green Energy, Sustainability, Green News

In the lobby of my apartment building, there is a Christmas tree adorned with ornaments and colored lights. A boombox is placed conspicuously behind i...

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Election NYC

Susan Sawyers | Posted 12.07.2008 | Living

Read More: Chelsea, Times Square, West Village, Election Day, Rockefeller Center, Voting Day, Voting Stories, HuffPost Election Reaction, Election Reaction, 2008 Election, Ukraine, Living News

Instead of long lines and/or a "dark side," I met a handful of people who were excited and hopeful about a change in administration and international perception of the United States.

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Mike the Writer is for Obama: So are Most Europeans, but Why Do Media Pundits See That as a Downside?

Michael Russnow | Posted 12.02.2008 | Media

Rather than think our foreign friends' hopeful anticipation is a bad sign, it should give us more incentive to restore the love and respect the world has long held for the United States.

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Adventures in Military Advertising

Mike Doughty | Posted 11.27.2008 | Media

Read More: Military, Advertising, War, navyformoms.com, Times Square, Vietnam, Navy, Military Advertising, Lol, Media News

I grew up a military kid, on Army bases, and it was fascinating to watch the join-the-Army ads spooling by on TV, in contrast to the drab reality of military life.

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