New York City Informer

Kevin Youkilis’ time with the Yankees might be over before it ever really got started. The third baseman will undergo surgery Thursday in California to repair a herniated disc, knocking him out of action for at least 10-12 weeks.      Yankees – NY Daily News

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The wait ends Tuesday night for fans who have clamored for the Mets to call upon Zack Wheeler. While it’s too early to know how well he will perform in the big leagues, optimistic fans are hoping Wheeler joins Tom Seaver, Jon Matlack and Dwight Gooden as the fourth Mets pitcher to win the NL [...]

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NYC wants its old mechanical-lever voting machines back Computerworld – The New York State Assembly on Wednesday approved a measure that allows the New York City Board of Elections to replace state-of-the art optical scanning voting machines around the city with decades-old mechanical-lever machines for … Read more on Computerworld

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That didn’t take long.Two weeks after he returned from the disabled list, Kevin Youkilis is back on the shelf with a lumbar strain, the second time this season the third baseman has been sidelined by a back injury.      Yankees – NY Daily News

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Sarah Palin has returned to Fox News. amNewYork’s Urbanite

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The city has frozen $ 72,857 in City Council discretionary grants to nonprofit groups backed by indicted Councilman Dan Halloran, The Post has learned. Following Halloran’s arrest in April as part of the deal to elect state Sen. Malcolm Smith mayor on the GOP line, the Bloomberg administration and… NY Post: Local News

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Jazz drummer Milford Graves has also built an impressive reputation over the past decade for his study of the physiological impact of music and sound on the human body. WSJ.com: Newyork Main

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The Stapleton branch got a 7,000-square-foot addition, more than doubling its space, and now has reading rooms, lounges, computer access and a community room. It also has an orphaned Teddy bear in need of a name. City Room

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A revised advisory about the Families for Excellent Schools forum shows a blank where Bill Thompson’s name used to be on the list of participating mayoral candidates. Bill de Blasio also backed out of attending. When parents from charter schools around the city grill mayoral candidates about their education views this evening, two expected candidates [...]

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Matt Harvey was more irritated at questions about his health Sunday than by the “tightness” in his lower back that forced him to leave Saturday’s game. The Met ace said he felt fine Sunday morning and he and Terry Collins said he will make his next scheduled start on Thursday against the Cardinals.      Mets [...]

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Vernon Wells hadn’t recorded a multihit game since May 13, going 10-for-79 in the 22 games leading up to Saturday.      Yankees – NY Daily News

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• The Back Room at Sugar and Plumm‘s West Village location opens tomorrow, serving ebelskivers (Danish pancakes) and specialty milkshakes and sundaes. Here’s the menu. [Grub Street] • The recently opened Preserve24 is starting a supper club. You can book large-format feasts with big groups that include platters of whole-roasted duck, seared tuna loin, and [...]

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A man wanted for the shooting of an innocent girl on a Queens bus was hauled back to New York today to face charges connected to the shocking slaying. Kevin McClinton, 21, was flown in from Cayce, SC, where he was apprehended, before he was taken to the NYPD’s… NY Post: Local News

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New York City is launching a program to give residents one-on-one personal help and money to rebuild their Superstorm Sandy-destroyed homes. The program is called NYC Build It Back. WNYW – NYC News

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Jason Pierre-Paul underwent successful back surgery Tuesday morning to repair a herniated disc in his lower back, the Giants announced. Sports stories from Newsday

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