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Local Stop | Inwood
One Foot in the Past
Suzanne DeChillo/The New York Times
The 196-acre Inwood Hill Park is now the backyard of artists and musicians who have made the area their home.
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By ELISA MALA
Inwood, the northernmost neighborhood in Manhattan, is a place of hills and history. Inwood Hill Park, 196 acres of [...]
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The Safety Net
Across U.S., Food Stamp Use Soars and Stigma Fades
Stephen Crowley/The New York Times
A GROWING NEED FOR A PROGRAM ONCE SCORNED Greg Dawson and his wife, Sheila, of Martinsville, Ohio, help feed their family of seven with a $300 monthly food stamp benefit. Center and right, the food pantry in Lebanon, [...]
Posted in GENERAL on Saturday, November28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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Bringing Big Band Jazz Back to the Theater District
Robert Stolarik for The New York Times
Vince Giordano’s Nighthawks play at Club Cachet, in the basement of the Edison Hotel. Scott McNabb and Elizabeth Kemble dance to the music of the Nighthawks.
By COREY KILGANNON
There you are, texting away as you walk down West 46th Street [...]
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In New York, a Parking Gift on a Holiday
Nicole Bengiveno/The New York Times
Most parking rules were still in effect on Friday, as Bill Palumbo, 72, learned the hard way after standing at a fire hydrant.
By SAM DOLNICK
For many in New York City, the Friday after Thanksgiving is a day to digest turkey, jostle [...]
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Vallone wants softer rules on parking
Nathan Duke
TimesLedger Newspapers
City Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. (D-Astoria) said he will continue to push for laws that protect city residents from overzealous traffic agents after the Council passed one bill he sponsored that would give a grace period for alternate side street parking.
Vallone said he co-sponsored two bills [...]
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NY law: Blow that whistle
Last Updated: 7:29 AM, November 28, 2009
Posted: 2:58 AM, November 28, 2009
ALBANY — Workers who report being underpaid or otherwise mistreated on the job are getting stronger protection against employer retaliation under a state law that takes effect this week.
The law increases the minimum penalty against [...]
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You Say Potato, I Say Yam
By JESSICA B. HARRIS
ON Oct. 3, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln declared the final Thursday of November to be a national holiday of Thanksgiving. That came just over a year after Lincoln made another more historic proclamation, one that directly concerned my family and their future: the Emancipation [...]
Posted in GENERAL on Wednesday, November25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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Even in Recession, Some Small Businesses Grow
By ANNE FIELD
Take Princess Jenkins, the owner of the Brownstone, a New York City clothing and accessories boutique. Based on Harlem’s bustling 125th Street, it has two employees and sells unusual fashions for women 40 and older. Last fall, Ms. Jenkins surveyed the market and realized [...]
Posted in GENERAL on Wednesday, November25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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Review: Bill Cosby rap album packs powerful message, but lacks special spark
November 24, 2009
Jesse Washington, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
“Bill Cosby Presents the Cosnarati: State of Emergency” (Turtle Head Recordings)
Bill Cosby is gangster when it comes to helping black people. Meaning he’s ruthless, bold, fearless – and will do anything to [...]
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