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New Yorkers face financial woes

For Amanda Green, the economic downturn has meant scaling back on shopping, finding admission-free events to attend and considering a move to -- gulp -- Brooklyn.

"I confess I have thought about making the dreaded move," said the 24-year-old with a studio apartment on Central Park West.

While Green's reining in her spending, she's certainly not scraping by. She makes more than $50,000...

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