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Morningside Heights, a neighborhood of the Borough of Manhattan, is known as the academic quarter of New York City.
Morningside Heights, a neighborhood of the Borough of Manhattan, is known as the academic quarter of New York City.
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Columbia finally has a graduate in the Oval Office
The Associated PressIt's taken two and a half centuries but Columbia College, one of the oldest in the nation, finally will have a president who will be the first Columbia graduate to occupy the Oval Office. And if the transition chatter is accurate, Barack Obama will...Tags: David Paterson, Colleges and Universities, Government, Alexander Hamilton, Michael Mukasey
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House Going Green
The switch could help President-elect Barack Obama on Capitol Hill with one of his favored issues: trying to curb global warming by limiting greenhouse gas emissions. Democrats on Thursday steered the House toward more aggressively tackling global...Tags: Nancy Pelosi, Henry Waxman, Eric Holder, Michigan, Medicaid
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Extreme Commuter: Friends help speed the ride
MNaanes@am-ny.comHow do you make a two-hour commute speed by? Do it with friends. That's what Nina Dharmasaroja, her husband Peter Ng and her friend of 25 years Puja Seth do to make the best of their commute from Lake Ronkonkoma, on eastern Long Island, to various...Tags: West Village, Long Island, Columbia University, Long Island Rail Road, Manhattan (New York City)
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George Carlin mourned as counterculture hero
Associated Press WriterSeven Words You Can Never Say on Television. Some People Are Stupid. Stuff. People I Can Do Without. George Carlin, who died of heart failure Sunday at 71, leaves behind not only a series of memorable routines, but a legal legacy: His most celebrated...Tags: Court Administration, Radio, Justice System, Santa Monica, Lenny Bruce
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Teen charged in Columbia grad student's death
Special to NewsdayThe 14-year-old boy accused of causing the death of Columbia graduate student Minghui Yu was formally charged with second-degree manslaughter at his arraignment yesterday in Manhattan Family Court Thursday. The defendant was denied parole by Judge Jane...Tags: People, Prosecution, Teen-agers, Health and Safety at School, Columbia University
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Finding the perfect wedding dress
jgordon@am-ny.comYou've found the perfect guy. Now you just have to find the perfect gown (which actually might be harder). We've enlisted wedding guru Mark Ingram, owner of Mark Ingram Bridal Atelier, to help four New York brides-to-be find stunning, flattering dresses....Tags: New York, Family
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Alleged rape sparks push for livery crackdown
mnaanes@am-ny.comA taxi group Monday called on the city and police to crack down on illegal livery cab drivers after police charged a fake cabbie with raping one woman and assaulting a second. The New York State Federation of Taxi Drivers asked for stepped up patrols...Tags: Police Arrests, Police, Crimes, Rape, Police Investigations
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Columbia marks anniversary of '68 riots
dfreedlander@am-ny.comA nation waging an unpopular war. A divisive presidential campaign. And a university moving into an adjacent neighborhood. It is as much a description of the realities of life in Morningside Heights in 2008 as it was the scene in 1968, when Columbia...Tags: Civil Rights, Natural Resources, Forests, Forestry and Timber, Ceremonies
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Celebrating the life of Max Roach
collin.nash@newsday.comPainter Kenji Koga flew in from Tokyo. Family friend Kelli Payne came from Pennsylvania and musician Neal Smith made his way from Washington Heights. Though not acquainted, Koga, Payne and Smith became one with thousands of mourners who thronged...Tags: Diseases, United Nations, Maya Angelou, Manhattan (New York City), Music Industry
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Harlem against Columbia's expansion
Cramped by its urban surroundings, Columbia University is seeking to expand into Harlem against a backdrop of protests from residents who say the Ivy League school's ambitious project would destroy their working-class, minority neighborhood. The plan...Tags: Government, Economic Policy, Yale University, Racism, Connecticut
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City Living: Manhattanville
Special to amNewYorkAs fast as the pace of change is in New York, perhaps no other part of the city is seeing transformation as rapidly as Manhattanville, a post-industrial neighborhood sandwiched between Columbia University and the upper reaches of Harlem's west side....Tags: George Washington, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Theft, Tourism and Leisure, Rooms and Sublets
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