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A Plague of Helicopters Is Ruining New York
IN recent years, New York City has invested over $2 billion in spectacular new waterfront parks. But that investment, and New Yorkers’ enjoyment of their parks and neighborhoods, is being ruined by an invasion of noisy, polluting tourist helicopters. The long piers in Hudson River Park, near Chelsea, seem an inviting retreat, well removed from the noise of the West Side Highway. But these days the pleasure of a sunny bench and a river view is...
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‘Baby box’ coming to NY, could help reduce infant mortality
Since 1938 newborn babies in Finland have been sleeping in cardboard boxes supplied by the government.
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The Unsung Female Muses of New York’s Public Sculpture
New York City is seriously lacking in sculptures of historic women, with just five among the hundreds of bronzes and granite monuments in the five boroughs.
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NYC Garbage Strike of 1968: Workers walkout in 1968
Despite a court injunction ordering them to return to work, aroused Sanitation Department workers continued yesterday’s walkout into the night. A department spokesman said the stoppage was “almost 100%” effective. He added that none of the members of the Uniformed Sanitationmen’s Association showed up at any of the department’s garages throughout the five boroughs.
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Capitalism’s Capital: The Man Who Built New York
Jackson Lears reviews “The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York” by Robert Caro.
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Bernie Sanders Challenges Hillary Clinton To A Debate In New York
Sen. Bernie Sanders is challenging Hillary Clinton to debate him in New York before the state's primary on April 19.
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Winter in the Hamptons: food pantries, poverty and homelessness
The seaside towns at the east end of Long Island, New York, are playgrounds for the rich in summer, but off-season life for permanent residents can be a struggle. By Rupert Neate.
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Where The Hell Is Upstate NY?
We asked 11 New York state historians and academics to try to answer the question.
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NY voters file lawsuit over alleged election fraud
Hundreds of New York state voters to file suit calling the closed primary 'a threat to our democratic system' after claiming their party affiliation mysteriously changed. By Laura Bult.
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New York turns up for a lot. Just not to the ballot box. | 2016ish #3
The state has a historically abysmal voter turnout rate. Why?
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New York Agency Launches Website for Extreme Weather
New York is launching a website to help communities across the state prepare for extreme weather.
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Inside the underground economy propping up New York City's food carts
When Sharif leaves his home in Flushing, Queens, it’s too early to say goodbye to his wife and three kids. Long before sunrise, he drives 15 minutes to a cold, brightly lit garage in Long Island City that smells of spent fuel, cleaning fluid and food that’s about to turn. There, Sharif, an Afghan native in his mid-40s, stocks the front window of his food cart with muffins and bagels from a wholesale bakery in Queens, sold to him at a markup by the garage’s owners.
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It’s Official: New York Will Let Sunday Brunchers Booze Before Noon
Albany has agreed to push first call up to 10 a.m.
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New York criminalizes the use of ticket-buying bots
If you failed to get tickets for your favorite band, even though your finger was poised on the "buy" link the instant they went on sale, don't worry -- you never stood a chance. They were probably snapped up by bots that, in one case, bought 1,012 Madison Square Garden U2 tickets in less than a minute. The state of New York has declared that scalpers who use them could get fines and even jail time. "New Yorkers have been dealing with this frustrating ticket buying experience for too long," says state assembly member Marcos Crespie.
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NY Post Craps On NYC's Plan To Offer Free Wi-Fi -- Because The Homeless Might Watch Porn
As you might have heard, New York City recently launched one of the biggest free Wi-Fi initiatives ever conceived. Under the program, some 7,500 Wi-Fi kiosks will provide gigabit Wi-Fi, free phone calls to anywhere in the country (via Vonage), as well as access to a device recharging station, 311, 911, 411 and city services (via an integrated Android tablet). The city is installing ten a day -- most at old payphone locations -- and hopes to have 500 of the kiosks in place by July.
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Why Fruits and Veggies Are So Crazy Cheap in Chinatown
Last week, while shopping at a tiny produce market on Mott Street, Giselle Isaac found a crazy bargain: fresh ginger for 50 cents a pound. She promptly stuffed a plastic bag to bursting with the pungent root. “I’m West Indian and we make a lot of ginger beer,” she explained. “This is the cheapest I’ve seen ginger in years.”
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New York State Makes It Legal to Cry in Your Funeral Pie
A new law in New York State allows funeral parlors to serve light refreshments and nonalcoholic drinks, joining 46 other states that allow some eating and drinking during services. By Sarah Maslin Nir.
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Zephyr Teachout challenges vulture-fund billionaire Paul Singer to a debate
Zephyr Teachout for Congress 2016
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Disunion: Lieutenant Ingraham’s Short ‘Commish’
Ingraham’s family’s experience with poverty seems to have led Ingraham to dream big. He yearned desperately to be an officer. His desire for a lieutenant’s commission — or a “commish,” as he once called it — underscored many of his letters.
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Subway doodles bring new life to New York
Subway DoodleArtistNew York CitySubway If you're riding the subway between Brooklyn and Manhattan, there's a chance you could become the subject of some very entertaining artwork. Ben Rubin, who runs a creative marketing studio called The Mint Farm, has been keeping himself and his social media followers entertained with a series of sketches created during his commute.
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