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Manhattan, the most densely populated county in the U.S., is one of the five boroughs of New York City
Manhattan, the most densely populated county in the U.S., is one of the five boroughs of New York City
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Cancer telethon takes over network TV
Skateboarder Tony Hawk, actor Shemar Moore and other celebrities said they joined in a three-network cancer telethon on Friday because the disease had touched or taken the lives of loved ones. Hawk, who lost his father to lung cancer 15 years ago and a...Tags: Diseases, Celebrity, Fergie, Melissa Etheridge, Forest Whitaker
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Community organizers strike back
Spin CycleSo this was inevitable. Within 48 hours of the GOP's unprovoked broadsides against community organizers -- George Pataki: "What in God's name is a community organizer? I don't even know if that's a job." -- and Barack Obama's time working......Tags: Barack Obama, New York, Republican Party, Sheldon Silver
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Woman struck by NY train identified
A woman struck and killed by a Manhattan-bound commuter train in one of New York's northern suburbs has been identified. A Metro North spokesman says 61-year-old Marion Sanders, of Somers, was standing on the tracks about one mile north of the Somers...Tags: New York
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Administrative charges in fatal NYC tower fall
Officials say a construction worker's rigging license has been suspended and he's facing administrative charges after a worker plummeted 40 stories to his death at a midtown Manhattan skyscraper. The city Department of Investigation and Buildings...Tags: Health and Safety at Work
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Reduced travel time on revamped bus route in Bronx
Transit official say experimental bus service on a route in the Bronx has cut travel time. The Bx12 route was revamped in July to reduce travel times by requiring riders to pay fares at curbside machines before boarding to shorten times. The buses...Tags: Fordham, Public Transportation, Pelham Parkway
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Bank teller pleads guilty to conspiring in heists
A bank teller has pleaded guilty to charges of conspiring with a New York City police cadet to rob a Manhattan bank. Christina Dasrath entered the plea Friday in Manhattan federal court and faces up to 37 months behind bars at sentencing early next...Tags: Theft, Pennsylvania, New York, Crimes, Trials
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Rewards offered for info on missing NYC teacher
Authorities and a teachers' union are offering rewards for help finding a 23-year-old upper Manhattan school teacher who disappeared just days before classes began. The United Federation of Teachers announced a $10,000 reward Friday, adding to a $2,...Tags: Hamilton Heights, Thurgood Marshall, New York, East Harlem
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NY court for cyclist shown in YouTube shove
The bicyclist who was body-checked by a New York City policeman in a widely shown YouTube video will have his day in court. His lawyer, Mark M. Taylor, believes a criminal complaint against cyclist Christopher Long will be dropped. Prosecutors had no...Tags: Internet, Times Square, Court Administration, Justice System, Police
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Big stars lead fight against cancer
%meta(topic:01016000;ap_topic:general entertainment;subtopic:tv;%) LOS ANGELES (AP) — After seeing what "An Inconvenient Truth" did for environmental awareness, Hollywood producer Laura Ziskin wanted to make a documentary about cancer, a disease...Tags: Diseases, Fergie, Christina Applegate, Forest Whitaker, James Taylor
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Metro companies eyeing ways to cut health costs
carrie.mason-draffen@newsday.comEmployee health benefit costs for metro area companies, including on Long Island, continue to rise and have nearly doubled since 2000, according to a new report by a Syosset benefits consulting company. As a result, employers are increasingly going on...Tags: Business Enterprises, Employees, Illnesses, Health Insurance, Eating Disorders
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Off-Broadway highlights
linda.winer@newsday.comMake a note of these Off-Broadway highlights - especially "Road Show," a New York premiere of a new musical by Stephen Sondheim. In chronological order: THE TEMPEST (Sept. 18). Mandy Patinkin, gone too long from his home in New York theater, plays the...Tags: Celebrity, John Doyle, Boston Red Sox, Broadway, New York
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Review: 'Save Me'
RAFER.GUZMAN@NEWSDAY.COM(3 STARS) (unrated) PLOT A gay man tries to "cure" himself by checking into a Christian recovery house. CAST Chad Allen, Judith Light, Robert Gant, Stephen Lang LENGTH 1:36 PLAYING AT Clearview Chelsea, Manhattan. Special screening Sept. 18 at...Tags: Ethics, Stephen Lang, Movies, Chad Allen, Chelsea (Manhattan, New York)
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