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Because you shouldn’t look a free horse in the craigslist, check out today’s end-of-day links: NY Times uses YOLO, Mark Sanford’s life is a romcom, Amanda Knox’s “freaky sex,” turtle lovemaking, bald Donald Trump, and pug puppy gets blowndry. Don’t forget to follow Gothamist on Twitter and like us on Facebook. You can also get [...]

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We’ve got word on horses coming to the neighborhood, a voter’s forum to meet 35th Council District candidates and more for you in today’s morning link wrap. The Local – Fort-Greene

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With help from an acclaimed chef, City Room analyzes the menu of a 1909 dinner given in honor of Robert E. Peary’s supposed discovery of the North Pole. City Room

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The man behind Frank, Lil’ Frankies and East Village Radio is a big fan of “beef on crack.” Some of his Twitter followers? Not so much. The Local East Village

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Nearly as impressive as Harvey was on the mound, tossing 4 1/3 nearly perfect innings Thursday, was his approach heading into this start. Unhappy with the number of balls he threw in his last start, Harvey looked at film, determined his body was out of alignment on his pitches, corrected it … Surfing the Mets [...]

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Nearly as impressive as Harvey was on the mound, tossing 4 1/3 nearly perfect innings Thursday, was his approach heading into this start. Unhappy with the number of balls he threw in his last start, Harvey looked at film, determined his body was out of alignment on his pitches, corrected it … Surfing the Mets [...]

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Abandoned and aging horses may be turned into meat. The Times reports that “several” companies have approached the USDA and asked to resume inspection of horses bound for slaughter, which would lead to the reintroduction of equine meat into foods manufacured for human consumption. In 2011, Congress lifted a five-year-old ban on funding inspections, which [...]

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A star-studded film that has caused consternation among Red Hook residents is coming to the East Village. The Local East Village

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It was Jon Stewart’s 50th birthday yesterday, and he welcomed everyone’s favorite model train enthusiast, Neil Young, onto The Daily Show to discuss his new “scattered” (Young’s words) autobiography, Waging Heavy Peace. Among other things, they discusses Young’s fear of ghostwriters, his positivity, vinyl listening parties, the power of Crazy Horse, and his willingness to [...]

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In the 1950s, Sgt. Reckless was as famous as Lassie or Rin Tin Tin for her brave exploits during the Korean War. City Room

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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Dozens of veterans and soldiers turned out in the rain Friday for the re-dedication of the horse solider statue at the 9/11 Memorial. WCBS 880′s Jim Smith On The Story Download: smith_horse1w_pm_121019.mp3 There was a 21-gun salute as part of the ceremony. The special operations soldier on horseback re-tells the story [...]

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It’s time for the latest installment of our weekly scorecard rating how next year’s potential mayoral candidates performed in the past seven days. This week, Mayor Michael Bloomberg tried to duck out of the battle when he unloaded on reporters at a press conference and said he would no longer take questions about the 2013 mayoral contenders’ proposals. Mayor [...]

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New York state is expected to issue a report soon on a spike in deaths of race horses at the Aqueduct track. Four industry experts have been reviewing the deaths of 20 horses at Aqueduct’s thoroughbred track over four months earlier this year. The report comes as Gov. Andrew Cuomo prepares to sign a law [...]

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Horse meat is not something New Yorkers are accustomed to eating, but it will soon be added to the menu at the M. Wells Diner in Queens.Photo Credit: NBC 4 New York NBC New York – Local

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