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The Mystery Font That Took Over New York
How did Choc, a quirky calligraphic typeface drawn by a French graphic designer in the 1950s, end up on storefronts everywhere?
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NYC mayor announces plan to assist 12,000 veteran students at risk of eviction
The VA says the delay is a result of technical issues that occurred last year after the president signed the Forever GI Act.
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Suspected letter bomb sent to actor Robert De Niro
A package very similar to the explosive devices sent to CNN and several prominent Democrats on Wednesday was received at actor Robert De Niro's Tribeca office building early Thursday, CNN reports. The envelope, addressed to De Niro, had six stamps and the return address listed as Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz's office, just like the other letter bombs. The New York Police Department is investigating; Lt. Thomas Antonetti told CNN that the NYPD got a call about the package just after 4 a.m.
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New York Sues Exxon Mobil, Saying It Deceived Shareholders on Climate Change
After an investigation of more than three years, the state's attorney general has sued Exxon Mobil, accusing it of downplaying the risks of global warming to its business.
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Watkins Glen
This is in the Finger Lakes region of upstate New York, taken a little over a week ago. I highly recommend visiting this place in the fall as it is one of my favorite places in the US northeast. FYI - I am not actually off trail here, my camera is resting on a railing. Photo by Matthew Macpherson.
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26 Incredible Photos Of New York City Before It Became New York City
Before New York City became the shining metropolis that we know today, with its glass and concrete skyscrapers and wide, shop-filled avenues, much of it was quiet farmland. In fact, prior to the mid-1800s, most of the area that would become New York City was all but undeveloped. Before European colonization, the area we now know as New York was inhabited by a number of Algonquian tribes living in small communities.
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Limo Crash Leaves 20 Dead at Popular Tourist Spot in Upstate New York
Local reports said the limousine was carrying a wedding party when it collided with another vehicle.
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Anti-vaccine billboard in Syracuse featuring former fighter's dead son sparks criticism
A new billboard on Interstate 690 showing a photo of a former professional fighter's dead son and a headline that says "Vaccines Can Kill" is spreading dangerous misinformation, according to a pediatric infectious disease specialist. A California anti-vaccine group put up the electronic billboard this week near exit 5 in Solvay. More than 27,000 motorists heading toward Syracuse pass the sign each day.
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Cuomo’s Win: It’s All About the Money
The New York governor’s victory over Cynthia Nixon furthers the myth of the ‘inevitable’ candidate. By Matt Taibbi.
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Bronx teacher who performed oral sex on 14-year-old gets 10 years probation, avoids jail, keeps teaching certificate
A Bronx high school teacher who admitted to performing oral sex on her 14-year-old student won’t face jail time — and she might even return to the classroom. Dori Myers, 30, last month pleaded guilty to criminal sex act for the Nov. 2016 incident at her former workplace, New School for Leadership and the Arts in Kingsbridge, where she taught social studies.
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Officer jumps on moving crane to stop allegedly drunk operator who was smashing cars
Its tires are as tall as a grown man, and its chassis is about the same size as six large pickup trucks put together. Now, a mobile construction crane is impounded and its driver is behind bars after he drove his 30-ton vehicle over some cars and into others while intoxicated, according to police.
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New York Congressman Chris Collins indicted on insider trading charges
Republican Rep. Christopher Collins of New York, the first member of Congress to support President Trump during his campaign, has been charged with insider trading Wednesday. He is accused of using inside information about a biotechnology company to make illicit stock trades. The charges were announced, and the indictment was unsealed in New York City on Wednesday.
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Why New York Kicked the Country's Second-Biggest Cable Company Out of the State
New York State voted to kick Charter Communications (which operates as Spectrum) out of the state for repeatedly failing to meet the modest conditions affixed to its merger with Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks. Charter Communications has long been the poster child for broadband industry dysfunction, with some of the worst customer satisfaction ratings of any company in any industry in America.
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New York Kicks Cable and Internet Provider Spectrum Out of the State
Spectrum will have to continue operating for 60 days until a replacement steps in.
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Medical Cannabis Can Now Replace Any Opioid-Based Treatment In New York
On July 12, emergency regulations were filed by the New York State Department of Health to immediately allow people to register for medical marijuana for any type of condition that would otherwise be treated by opioids. This addition means that those experiencing severe pain, (chronic pain is already a qualifying condition) can obtain NY cannabis-based products for their treatment.
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New York Is Said to Open Tax Inquiry Into Trump Foundation
The New York State Department of Taxation and Finance has opened an investigation into whether the Donald J. Trump Foundation violated state tax laws, a move that could lead to a criminal referral for possible prosecution, according to two state officials familiar with the inquiry. The officials would not say when the investigation started, or what activities it may be scrutinizing. But it seemed likely that the inquiry may cover some of the same issues raised by the New York attorney general, Barbara D. Underwood, in a lawsuit filed against the Trump Foundation last month.
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New York Health Officials See Marijuana as an Alternative to Opioids
New York should legalize recreational marijuana to temper the harm of opioid addiction, end racial disparity in enforcement and boost tax revenue, state health officials said.
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New York City owns a creepy island that almost no one is allowed to visit
North Brother Island has a long history that's checkered with disease, death, and decay.
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The woman who climbed the base of the Statue of Liberty to protest migrant family separations is in police custody
A woman who climbed up to the robes of the Statue of Liberty to protest the separation of migrant families was taken into custody after a standoff with police on the Fourth of July. Authorities had tried to talk the woman down but she refused to leave. For nearly two hours, she crossed the base of the statue, at times sitting in the folds of the statue's dress and under Lady Liberty's sandal. Finally, officers with ropes and climbing gear reached her. They put a harness and ropes on her to bring her down, and she crossed to the other side of the statue with the officers where a ladder was propped up on the base of the statue.
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The 96-Year-Old Brooklyn Judge Standing Up to the Supreme Court
A 96-year-old federal judge in Brooklyn had a “Hey, kids, get off my lawn” moment this week. The kids in question: the United States Supreme Court. The (metaphorical) lawn: the public’s power to hold the police accountable for misconduct and abuse. In a spirited decision issued Monday, the judge, Jack B. Weinstein, argued that the justices had gone too far in a pair of recent rulings expanding qualified immunity, a legal doctrine that protects law-enforcement officers from being sued for actions they perform on the job. Judge Weinstein complained that the broadened doctrine now protects “all but the plainly incompetent.”
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