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Top 5 places to relive the 1920s
With Baz Luhrmann's "The Great Gatsby" opening just before summer, there's no better time to celebrate the spirit of the Roaring 20's. From speakeasies to grande dame hotels, the members and editors of VirtualTourist.com have chosen the "Top 5 Places to...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Dining and Drinking, Brooklyn (New York City), New Zealand, New York City
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Man, 61, Killed After Lightning Strike
pix11.com | @dalfaroneA 61-year-old man was killed following an apparent lightning strike in Coble Hill, authorities said. It happened Thursday around 8:00 p.m. in front of the tower of Christ Church on Clinton Street. According to the fire department, the tower was struck...Tags: Andrew Cuomo, Religion and Belief, Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers, Anglicanism
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7 NYC Schools Originally Slated To Close To Remain Open
PIX11.com | @kerrydrewSeven highly rated schools in Brooklyn and Manhattan are no longer on the chopping block. In a reversal on Monday, the Department of Education removed seven schools from its list of 33 that were set to close at the end of the year. The schools in...Tags: Teachers, New York City, Manhattan (New York City), Teaching and Learning, Franklin Delano Roosevelt
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Taxi Driver Hits 5-Year-Old In Brooklyn
pix11.com | @JuliaTheWriterA 5-year-old child remains in critical condition after being struck by a Ford Escape Taxi traveling Northbound on Hicks Street in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn. The child was carried to nearby Long Island College Hospital by bystanders. The driver remained at...Tags: SUVs and Crossovers, Long Island
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1 voice across 40 years
Special to Tribune Newspapers"Travels: Collected Writings 1950-1993" This luminous collection of travel writings by Paul Bowles contains 40 pieces arranged in chronological order, from the late writer's first travels as a teenage student to an unpublished journal entry from 1986....Tags: Park Slope, SoHo, Germany, Newspaper and Magazine, Ralph Lauren
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Brooklyn School Reinstates Pledge Of Allegiance
wpix.comBROOKLYN, NY (WPIX) -- The Pledge of Allegiance is making a comeback at P.S. 29 in Cobble Hill. Many years have gone by at the Brooklyn elementary school without students pledging to the flag, even though state and city rules require it. It took the...Tags: Brooklyn (New York City), Human Interest, Entertainment, WPIX, Television
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Brooklyn School To Implement Pledge of Allegiance After Parents Complain
A Brooklyn school will implement the daily recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance after a student's parents complained to school officials that their 8-year-old daughter had no idea what the patriotic oath was.
The school in question, PS 29 in the Cobble...Tags: Brooklyn (New York City), New York, WPIX, New York City, Entertainment
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'God of Carnage' at the Goodman Theatre: A fight over the kids, concluded in time for dinner
The Theater LoopTHEATER REVIEW: "God of Carnage" ★★★ Through April 17 at the Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn St.; Running time: 1 hour, 15 minutes; Tickets are $25-$78 at 312-443-3800 or www.goodmantheatre.org Post-show dining is always tricky in... -
Theater review: 'God of Carnage' at the Ahmanson Theatre
Culture MonsterConflict has long been the soul of drama, but contemporary playwrights such as Tracy Letts and Neil LaBute (following in the footsteps of Edward Albee and David Mamet) have taken this one step further — they've made hostility the brains...... -
Pop Up Shopping Guide
wpix.comHate the crowded malls during the holiday season? Well If traditional Black Friday shopping is not your thing, pop shopping might be. It's easy if you know where to find the stores that are "popping" up all over Manhattan and Brooklyn. Savvy holiday...Tags: Under Armour Inc., Holidays, Event Planning, Brooklyn (New York City), Music
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700 NYC Teachers Paid To Do Nothing
Hundreds of New York City public school teachers accused of offenses ranging from insubordination to sexual misconduct are being paid their full salaries to sit around all day playing Scrabble, surfing the Internet or just staring at the wall, if that's...Tags: Prosecution, Contracts, Crime, Law and Justice, Prisons, Madison Square Garden
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Grub Street NY Editor Alex Vallis Explains What's Hot For The Weekend
• The second annual Food Network New York City Wine & Food Festival presented by Food & Wine and Travel + Leisure magazines takes place October 8-11, 2009 and once again is hosted by and benefits the Food Bank For New York City and Share Our...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Food Network (tv network), WPIX, Bob Dylan, Columbus Day
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