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New NYC evacuation zones include almost 3M people NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly 3 million New Yorkers' homes are now in evacuation zones that cover more than a third of the city's population, under new maps released Tuesday. In the wake of Superstorm Sandy, officials said last month, the number of zones … Read more on [...]

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Small Businesses, With Group, Seek Greater Say in New York City's Policies Brought together under the aegis of the Partnership for New York City, a group better known for supporting the city's major financial firms, the coalition, to be called GoBizNYC, will seek to amplify the voice of small businesses in the city's … Read [...]

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New York City Graduation Rate Remains Steady … E. C. GOGOLAK. Published: June 17, 2013. The graduation rate for students in New York City public high schools held relatively steady last year despite more rigorous requirements, according to city and state statistics released Monday. Enlarge This … Read more on New York Times

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New York City dispatcher spent almost 8 hours on stroke call NEW YORK — A New York City emergency dispatcher is being hailed for spending nearly eight hours on the phone with a woman who had suffered a stroke while rescuers tried to pinpoint the woman's location. "I said, hello, and she said, help me, [...]

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Adopt A Pet In New York City: Featured Animals For 6/14/2013, Courtesy Of … Every week The Huffington Post New York features city animals up for adoption, in partnership with Animal Care & Control of New York City. A nonprofit organization, AC&C gives shelter to more than 30,000 dogs, cats, rabbits and other animals each [...]

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Would you swim in New York City's East River? +POOL promises to at least … New York City is hardly the cleanest city in America, but we do have some majestic rivers flowing between our boroughs. The Hudson River is a historic watercourse that leads the city up into the scenic communities upstate, while the [...]

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Taking the Kids: New York New York is an overwhelming city to visit with children — crowded, loud, expensive and larded with a seemingly infinite number of landmarks and showstoppers that your children simply must experience. Read more on New York Times

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The Reality of Jewish Poverty in New York City But a recent UJA study shows that the most at-risk community in the greater New York City area is not in Borough Park but actually Brighton Beach. On June 6, the UJA released its 2011 poverty report, which contained shocking results. Contrary to what … Read [...]

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New York City Could Look Like New Orleans, Due to Flood Protection Yesterday New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg revealed a $ 19.5 billion plan to protect his home town against future sea level rise and other effects of climate change such as heat waves. The big focus, however, is preventing death and damage from … [...]

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Bloomberg unveils initiative to protect New York City from climate change Rockaway beach boardwalk devastated by Sandy (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)Citing the perils of climate change and the devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Tuesday called for a sweeping $ 19.5 billion … Read more on Yahoo! News (blog)

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Grant Hill Supports Wife Tamia At New York City Concert NEW YORK — A week after he retired from the NBA, Grant Hill celebrated with his wife as she performed for a feverish crowd in New York City on Saturday night. Hill and New York Knicks' Amar'e Stoudemire watched from the VIP section of the [...]

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New York City Happily Drowning in Fro-Yo Suppose, like school buddies Gregg Heubach and Josh Heller, you are young, ambitious, armed with a fresh master's in real-estate finance from NYU and have some serious dough to invest. Where would you start? Messrs. Heubach and Heller have a … Read more on Wall Street Journal

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In an interview on CBS radio this afternoon, Anthony Weiner said he simply had a “New York-style” exchange with a Democratic district leader who blasted him this week for running for mayor after resigning over a sexting scandal.  Read More Observer

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Cicadas' New York City Visit Won't Happen In 2013 After All The cicadas aren't coming to New York. At least according to several entomologists consulted by New York magazine's Daily Intel. It turns out the dense urban design of the city has blocked the cicadas almost completely. At this point, the experts say … Read [...]

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The New York City Police Museum stages its 13th annual Antique Police Car Show Get ready to hit the lights and siren! The New York City Police Museum is ready to stage its 13th annual Antique Police Car Show this Saturday, June 8, from 10:00AM to 4:00PM. The cars will be arranged along Front Street, [...]

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