New York City Informer

Mr. Shirley, who was discouraged from pursuing a career in classical music because he was black, gathered many types of music under one umbrella.      NYT > N.Y. / Region

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The frontman of The Virgins, playing Bowery Ballroom next week, talks about working with Julian Casablancas of The Strokes, sticking with the East Village while others move to Brooklyn, and more. The Local East Village

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on Guys With Kids. (NBC) Celebrities are really at their best when they get a forum on Huffington Post, don’t you think? Whether it’s the award-winning James Franco, a huffy Alec Baldwin or a proselytizing Jenny McCarthy. But usually these stars stay on topic: either promoting a personal cause or giving you their [...]

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Raise the roof or you’re fired. The laconic entrepreneur just tweeted some excellent, if unanticipated news: “Just won the highest rated sanitary award in NY—an A–& the food is great also. Trump Grill/ 57th & 5th.” That’s right, things may still be a little bit stanky in Vegas, but today, a new high bar has [...]

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The Quinnipiac University School of Business inducted Tim Gannon, co-founder of Outback Steakhouse, Inc., and Donald Torey, president of alternative assets and director of GE Asset Management Inc., into its Business Leader Hall of Fame during a black-… New York City

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In the aftermath of hurricane Sandy, Anthony Weiner has risen to the occasion by taking to his dormant Twitter account to help raise awareness. The former congressman hadn’t tweeted since June 2011, right after he became embroiled in a racy photo scandal that would eventually lead him to step down from office. Weiner, who welcomed [...]

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Donald Trump has an opinion about everything — even Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart’s reported reconciliation. amNewYork’s Urbanite

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Donald Trump must be trying for a DiMaggio-esque streak of attention-grabbing: A day after slamming Alex Rodriguez on Twitter, The Donald riffed on the slumping Yankees third baseman again, going on Michael Kay’s radio show and “Extra.” Yankees – NY Daily News

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Donald Lawson, the 44-year-old father of two from Michigan claimed $ 337 million dollar in the Powerball Jackpot. News – WPIX

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