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Jeanne-Claude, Co-Creator with Christo of 'The Gates,' Dies at 74
Region: New York
Jeanne-Claude, who co-created with her husband Christo monumental art installations including 'The Gates' and the wrapping of the Reichstag, passed away last night following a brain aneurysm. She was 74. A family statement said that her greiving husband Christo was "committed to honor the promise they made to each other many years ago: that the art of Christo and Jeanne-Claude would continue." Jeanne-Claude is also su... more
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Economist Explains The Housing Boom and Bust
Region: New YorkThe Housing Boom and Bust by Thomas Sowell ISBN 978-0-465-01880-2 Economist and columnist Thomas Sowell contends that the housing boom and bust were the result of government intervention in the economy. He examines both the politics and economics of the housing bust. "When it comes to the home mortgage boom and bust, who was to blame? the borrowers? The lenders? The government? The financial markets? The... more
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New Yorkers Tell DEC: ‘No Way' on Natural Drilling
Region: New York
It didn't take long for a New York City public hearing on natural gas drilling to descend into near chaos. Just seconds after the first speaker took the microphone at the Department of Environmental Conservation's hearing, a man in a suit and tie jumped onto the stage at Stuyvesant High School, where the meeting was held. "We want a statewide ban!" he shouted. "The gas drilling is dangerous!" As a pair of officers es... more
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Republicans Sweep Dobbs Ferry Election
Region: New York
The candidates running on the Republican line swept the incumbent Democrats from power on Tuesday. Hartley Connett, Cathy Kay, Vic Golio and Sean Horsfield rode an unexpected surge in Republican goodwill to victory and secured a majority on the Village Board. The election ends two short years of Democratic control of Village Hall. Calling their candidates Republicans will anger certain Dem... more
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Photos: USS New York, Wrought From WTC Debris, Arrives in Harbor
Region: New York
The USS New York, commissioned as a memorial to the September 11 terrorist attacks, arrived in New York harbor Monday morning. Spectators watched from the banks of the Hudson as victims of the attacks were once again remembered. The vessel’s bow was constructed using over seven tons of steel taken from the fallen World Trade Center towers, as reported by CNN. Some Twitter users shared ... more
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TwitPics: 2009 New York City Marathon
Region: New YorkOver 40,000 people took part in the 2009 New York City Marathon, running through Manhattan, Queens and Central Park on Sunday. While this years race turned out to be an historic one, with Meb Keflezighi becoming the first American to win the marathon since 1982, one man’s story can’t tell the whole story. While some celebrities and many professional athletes take part in the marathon each year, the va... more
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Status of Stop & Shop and Parking Garage in Dobbs Ferry
Region: New York
During the course of the campaign, voters have frequently asked us about the status of various matters that have been or will be presented to the Village Board. The following are two of these questions. What is happening with Stop & Shop? How big will it be and will Estherwood Avenue still be open? On Tuesday, October 13, prior to the Board of Trustee’s meeting, a joint Planning Board and... more
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Dobbs Ferry Election Nov. 3 - Vote Democratic
Region: New York
Dear Friends and Neighbors Election Day is on Tuesday. Please come out and vote for David Koenigsberg for Mayor and Re-Elect Fred Broda, Paula Dambroff and Teresa Walsh for Trustee. During the campaign, our opponents have made some claims about our record. Don't believe what they say. Village-School District Relations The Dobbs Ferry-Republican Party candidates have made some noises about m... more
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Chesepeake Energy Won’t Drill in NYC Watershed
Region: New York
For now, New York City’s water appears to be safe from drilling [1]. Responding to mounting concerns that chemicals from natural gas drilling could contaminate drinking water, Chesapeake Energy Corporation declared it will not drill in the city’s upstate watershed, the pristine water source [2] that supplies unfiltered water to 9 million downstate residents. “Our research has shown we are the only le... more
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Project Cancelled But Taxpayer Dollars Kept By Local Government
Region: New YorkThe government of Nassau County, New York on lovely Long Island USA (where I live) is seeking to amend its HUD (US Department of Housing & Urban Development) approved Section 108 loan to rellocate $850,000 in Section 108 funds from the Memorial Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) to the Glen Cove Community Development as the planned project was dropped. According to the legal notice in NEWSDAY, "The funds wi... more
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