New York City Summers Are Increasingly Deadly
Heat-related deaths in New York City's borough of Manhattan may rise about 20 percent over the next decade, according to a new study.Researchers at Columbia University in New York analyzed the...
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Updated Flood Maps Show How Vulnerable New York City Really Is
The Federal Emergency Management Association (FEMA) released new flood insurance maps for New York City and ProPublica has released a nifty interactive map showing how the zones will look if the city...
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Flight From Egypt To New York Diverted To Scotland After Threatening Note Found
An Egypt Air flight from Cairo to New York has landed in Scotland after BBC producer Nada Tawfik found a note in the plane's toilet with the words "I'll set this plane on fire" and a seat number, BBC...
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Deloitte Gets Banned For One Year From Consulting New York Regulated Banks
Deloitte has agreed to a one-year suspension from consulting work at New York regulated financial services firms and to pay $10 million to the state, Governor Andrew Cuomo's office said in a release....
View ArticleMan Stabbed In Chest Outside Times Square Disney Store
A man was stabbed in the chest after a fight outside the Disney Store in Times Square this afternoon, DNA Info reports, in a surprise moment of violence in one of New York's busiest tourist...
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New York Real Estate Is Hotter Than The Weather Right Now
As you've no doubt heard, New York's real estate market is sizzling, with buyers feeling the heat as low inventory constrains options and bidding wars are commonplace.Here's how experts predict the...
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6 Semi-Secret Parks In New York City
Maybe it's not your first time to New York City. Maybe you're sick of the sweaty scene at Central Park. Maybe heading off to the end of the subway line in another borough sounds cool. Whatever the...
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These Manhattan Prices Will Shock The Rest Of America
Manhattan regularly tops the list of most expensive places to live in the U.S. and it is easy to see why. Goods and services here can cost two to three times more than the national average and seem to...
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Homeless People Are Using Citi Bikes For Free SoulCycle Exercise Class
Who says New York's new Citi Bikes are just for commuting? One New Yorker has found another use for them. Comedian Fabrizio Goldstein, also known as "The Fat Jew," hopped the blue bike while still...
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NYC Yuppies Are Paying $500 A Year For A New Exclusive Dating Club
After years of being forced to socialize with the common folk, New York yuppies finally have the members-only club they always dreamed of.IvyConnect hosts posh events and provides members with romantic...
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I Finally Checked Out That 'High Line' Thing That New Yorkers Are Going...
I live in New York.That means that for the past several years I have had to listen to everyone gush about the High Line.What's the "High Line?"The "High Line" is an old railroad track on the lower West...
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New York City's Startup Scene Is Rapidly Becoming The Hub For Innovation And...
Foursquare, Mashable, and 10gen.What do a major social network, happening news website, and a rising database company have in common? They are all ‘Made in New York.’Just a couple of days ago,...
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Where To See NASA's Space Shuttles This Summer
With the opening of the space shuttle Atlantis' permanent exhibit in Florida on Saturday (June 29), the last of NASA's retired space planes will be officially on display for the public to enjoy, but...
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NYC Socialites Claim They Were Conned Into Paying $50,000 For A Kids' Art...
A wealthy Manhattan couple is suing an Upper West Side grade school for allegedly conspiring to rig a school fundraising auction, according to The New York Post.The lawsuit claims parent and socialite...
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7 Months After It Was Decimated By Sandy, NYC's South Street Seaport Hosted A...
Almost seven months to the day after Superstorm Sandy submerged South Street Seaport in lower Manhattan, The Village Voice held its free 4 Knots Festival at the port this weekend. The music festival...
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Welcome To Manhattan, Where A Big City Education Could Cost You $1 Million
The New York Post published a heartbreaking story yesterday of a 5-year-old tyke pulled from his $39,000 a year pre-school because of a dispute over a fundraising auction. His family is suing the...
View ArticleConey Island Amusement Park Closed As 275-Foot Tower Sways Ominously
Parts of Coney Island's amusement park are closed today after the 275-foot-tall AstroTower began swaying unusually, CBS New York reports.The park was closed at 5pm Tuesday and remained closed even...
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A Man Was Electrocuted While Stopping To Pee On A NYC Subway Track
BROOKLYN — A man was killed after being electrocuted Monday morning while walking on the tracks near the Broadway G train stop, cops said.Another man was hurt.Matthew Zeno, 30, and another man were...
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The New York Times Eviscerates Eliot Spitzer And Anthony Weiner
The New York Times editorial board ripped former Gov. Eliot Spitzer's planned political comeback as Comptroller of New York City, writing that voters should do their best to "tune out the noise" of...
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Here's What $5 Buys You In New York's Trendy Lower East Side
Depending on where you shop, a fiver plus a handful of change can get you a lot on the Lower East Side.The melting pot of cultures — Chinese, Jewish, Latino and more — has generated a wide variety of...
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