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Battery Park is located at the southern tip of New York City. Named for the artillery battery that the Dutch and British put there to protect the harbor.
Battery Park is located at the southern tip of New York City. Named for the artillery battery that the Dutch and British put there to protect the harbor.
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Best routes and views for Macy's fireworks display
The 33rd annual Macy's Fourth of July fireworks display returns to the Hudson River this year. Organizers claim there's really no bad spot to set up and watch the spectacle, which begins at 9:20 p.m. Saturday. For the best views, head to 12th Avenue...Tags: Battery Park City, Henry Hudson, Hudson River, Macy's
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NYC moves 4th of July fireworks location
Looking for ways to salute America on the Fourth of July? Check out these patriotic festivities in the city this weekend:
1. MACY'S FIREWORKS
Sure, you could watch on TV, but you'd miss the live wow factor. This year, the pyrotechnics return to the...Tags: Theater, Foods and Beverages, New York, Central Park, Lincoln Center
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Sumo-clad Keaton injured filming "Morning Glory"
Maybe Diane Keaton's new movie should be called "Sumo Thing's Gotta Give"? The Oscar-winning actress was filming a sumo-wrestling scene in Battery Park in Manhattan for the comedy "Morning Glory," but apparently the thick, padded sumo outfit she had on...Tags: Diane Keaton, Celebrity, Movies, Wrestling, Rachel McAdams
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America's crowning glory
The Orange County RegisterThe crown of liberty has been closed for almost eight long years. Since the dark day of Sept. 11, 2001, the observation deck in the crown atop the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor has been off limits to visitors. Fears of a terrorist attack closed...Tags: New York, Statue of Liberty, Brooklyn Bridge, Sculpture, Manhattan (New York City)
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Teddy Greenstein tees it up with U.S. Open announcer Dan Hicks
BAYONNE, N.J. -- We were on the ninth green at the incomparable Bayonne Golf Club, and 3 feet separated my ball from par. "This one's for three skins," Dan Hicks said. "So I might have to add some commentary." Cue the rich, deep, familiar voice ......Tags: Johnny Miller, Clubs and Associations, Statue of Liberty, Golf, Wine, Beer, and Spirits
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Local police on alert after Holocaust shooting in D.C.
rocco.parascandola@newsday.comThe New York City Police Department responded quickly to the shooting at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C., contacting Jewish houses of worship throughout the city and ordering police officers to more frequently drive past...Tags: United States, Crown Heights, Sheepshead Bay, New York City Police Department, Police
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After D.C. shooting, LI Holocaust center eyes security
rocco.parascandola@newsday.com jennifer.barrios@newsday.comOfficials at Long Island's Holocaust center vowed to re-examine their security measures in response to news of Wednesday's shooting at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. "Issues like security we have to deal with, day in and day out,"...Tags: United States, Judaism, Long Island, Crown Heights, The Holocaust (1934-1945)
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Bike path effort gets into gear
247-4535++++++++++++++++++++ || || ++++++++++++++++++++ SMITHFIELD — Construction on the first leg of a four-mile biking and walking trail that planners eventually want to link Carrollton Nike Park and Smithfield's historic downtown is expected to get under...Tags: Nike Incorporated, Road Transportation, Transportation, Basketball
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Ten for Friday: Shame on Wall Street
Spin CycleObama called Wall Street's $18.4 billion in bonuses "shameful," but aside from a verbal tongue lashing he didn't say what he plans to do about them. Getting them back may be hard. New numbers show the economy shrank 3.8......Tags: Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Kirsten Gillibrand, Long Island, Battery Park City, New Hampshire
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Kelly on flyover: City won't 'tolerate that again'
keith.herbert@newsday.comRecriminations and a call for reform came Tuesday, a day after a photo-op involving a presidential aircraft and military training exercise over lower Manhattan prompted fears of another Sept. 11-style terrorist attack. New York City Police Commissioner...Tags: Advanced Training, Raymond W. Kelly, FBI, New York, Battery Park City
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Low-flying planes set New Yorkers' nerves on edge
zachary.dowdy@newsday.comAlthough New Yorkers are known for their nerves of steel and shrugging in the face of the bizarre, the appearance of a low-flying Air Force One stand-in near lower Manhattan Monday shook up even battle-tested city denizens. "We thought we were under...Tags: New York, Stock Broking, Battery Park City, Boeing Co., September 11, 2001 Attacks
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Obama: NYC flyover a 'mistake'
rocco.parascandola@newsday.com jennifer.maloney@newsday.comPresident Barack Obama says it was a mistake for one of his official airplanes to be sent zooming past the New York City skyline for a publicity photo shoot. Obama said Tuesday: "It was a mistake, as was stated ... and it will not happen again." Obama...Tags: Local Authority, Statue of Liberty, Defense, Barack Obama, The White House
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