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Owners Abandons Building, City Picks Up Tab

Owners Abandons Building, City Picks Up Tab

Abandoned buildings suck money from city coffers as owners allow them to become hazards to neighborhoods.

Preaching Faith and Social Change

Preaching Faith and Social Change

There is nothing the Rev. Pat Bumgardner likes more than preaching. But hers is not the kind of preaching you hear in most churches. In the Metropolitan Community Church of New York, where gays and lesbians are the majority both in the attendance and the staff, sermons have a taste of activism.

Thanksgiving Unprocessed

Thanksgiving Unprocessed

One foodie takes a critical look at the unnatural food in our modern Thanksgiving.

Video: Holiday Lighted Boat Parade

Video: Holiday Lighted Boat Parade

Video from the second annual holiday lighted boat parade.

A Modern Day Geppetto

A Modern Day Geppetto

One man keeps the art of mask making and puppetry alive in a world that has largely forgotten them.

A Day to Remember Wars and Forget Them too

A Day to Remember Wars and Forget Them too

At least with one veteran, the United Services Organization (USO) succeeded on Veterans Day in its mission to “lift the spirits of the America’s troops.”

‘Dirty’ Heating Oil Causes Illnesses, Soot

17 March 2011

The San Remo, Flatiron and other large buildings burn ‘unrefined sludge’ to create heat and hot water, and this can lead to lung and heart ailments, environmentalists say.

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Hollywood’s Invisible Man: Profile of a PR Wizard

19 February 2011

Ken Sunshine, mouthpiece to a treasure trove of household names, breaks with tradition and talks about himself.

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MCI Stands for Major Rent Increase

07 February 2011

BY EMILY LIEDEL It seems counterintuitive for tenants to hope that the landlord never replaces the roof or the boiler. But tenants in rent stabilized apartments in New York City worry that their landlord will use improvements to raise the rents, sometimes substantially.

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Kitchen Stadium Welcomes its Newest Iron Chef

21 January 2011

As the heavy double doors swing open, a black figure emerges out of the thick smoke which pours into the giant stadium.

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City Slow to Move on PCBs in Schools

04 January 2011

Since a parent discovered toxic chemicals in the window caulk of his child’s Westchester school two years ago, the city has found high levels of PCBs in 19 more schools. But officials have made little or no progress in removing the chemical, parents and environmental activists say.

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East Coast on the West Coast

14 December 2010

The calendar date doesn’t stop surfers from hitting Long Island’s beaches. JP Berti, a California native, surfs the east coast for the first time.

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A Different Breed of Record Exec.

14 December 2010

Kanine Records’ co-founder signed Grizzly Bear, Chairlift and Surfer Blood, and he is still digging up indie gold.

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Photos from Black Friday

29 November 2010

Century 21 did not have sales for Black Friday, but shoppers swarmed to the discount department store regardless.

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An Honest Politician

An Honest Politician

11 November 2010

Tony Avella, emerged the winner in the recent State Senate races after being labeled the underdog by political analysts. BY SUREKHA AHGIR YADAV Tony Avella moved around Sullivan’s bar, falling into hugs and handshakes, nodding constantly and almost mechanically. “Congratulations, big guy!” someone called out, pulling the 5-feet 7 inches tall politician into a hug. The [...]

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Lesbian Widow Sues Over Estate Tax

10 November 2010

An 81-year-old gay woman whose partner of 44 years died last year sued the federal government today over the Defense of Marriage Act, which she called discriminatory and therefore unconstitutional.

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