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Inwood is the northernmost neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan.
Inwood is the northernmost neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan.
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Spot Light on Unqua Elementary School 6th Grade Writing Club
The 6th Grade Writing Club of Unqua Elementary School in Massapequa, lead by School Librarian Mrs. Melinda Alford, has been writing throughout the school year to the senior citizens residing at Mary's Manor in Inwood. The year culminated with a trip to...Tags: Schools, Elementary Schools
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LI accountant, 2 lawyers lose state pension credits
sandra.peddie@neState Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli has removed two Long Island attorneys from the state retirement system and rescinded some pension credits of an accountant from Long Island after finding the three had been improperly reported as public employees,...Tags: New York, Employees, Nassau County, Retirement, Pension and Welfare
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Affordable waterfront property
Special to NewsdayWhile waterfront living on Long Island can easily set you back several million dollars, there are some select communities that offer less pricey options. Usually, these are in recently revitalized areas that have undergone a transformation. Here are four...Tags: Manhattan (New York City), Sales, Great South Bay, Fire Island, Homes
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'The Mayor's Tongue' by Nathaniel Rich
The Mayor's Tongue
A Novel
Nathaniel Rich
Riverhead: 310 pp., $24.95
In "Morphology of the Folktale," the Russian scholar Vladimir Propp wrote that not all fairy tale plots begin in response to an act of villainy; sometimes a hero is spurred to action...Tags: Manhattan (New York City), Literature, Regional Authority, Books and Magazines, Florida
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New York real estate: Washington Heights
Special to amNewYorkWashington Heights, an expansive, vibrant neighborhood characterized by its unique landscape, distinct enclaves and prominent Dominican community, occupies nearly all of the land in northern Manhattan. The inescapable crowds, blaring music and...Tags: New York, Floral Design, Schools, Luxury Goods Industry, Cultural Development
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City man: JetBlue made me sit on toilet during flight
The Associated PressA New York City man is suing JetBlue Airways Corp. for more than $2 million because he says a pilot made him give up his seat to a flight attendant and sit on the toilet for more than three hours on a flight from California. Gokhan Mutlu, of Manhattan'...Tags: Court Administration, Trials, New York, Employees, Transportation Accidents
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Extreme Commuter: Across two boroughs
mnaanes@am-ny.comSei Yoshioka both lives and works in New York City, yet his work commute can add up to four hours a day round trip and stretch about 40 miles total. The 30-year-old college counselor at Kingsborough Community College in Manhattan Beach has been walking,...Tags: Colleges and Universities, West Hollywood, Traffic, Sheepshead Bay, Public Transportation
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Unsafe platforms widespread in NYC subway system
mnaanes@am-ny.comPotentially dangerous subway platforms lined with cracked and decaying wooden boards -- tripping hazards that straphangers say have been deteriorating for years -- are being found more widely throughout the system. At the Dyckman Street station in...Tags: Park Slope, Manhattan (New York City), Transportation, Brooklyn (New York City), Borough Park
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UWS fixture forced out of NYC
Special to amNewYorkWhen the going gets tough, the tough sometimes get packing. That's the story of John Mackles, 53, second-generation owner of Academy Hardware on 111th street and Broadway, who, when faced with a costly rental market, decided to close the neighborhood...Tags: Upper West Side, Manhattan (New York City), Washington Heights (Manhattan, New York), Small Businesses, Henry Hudson
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Profiles of Latino politicians
Melissa Mark Viverito City Council District 8 – East Harlem, South Bronx Previous jobs: Health care union organizer for 1199 SEUI New York; Director of the Hispanic Education and Legal Fund Quick fact: First Latina elected to represent East Harlem...Tags: New York, Minority Groups, National or Ethnic Minorities, Fordham, East Harlem
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Shakespeare in Inwood
Special to amNewYorkSome may ask, with downtown Manhattan's arts scene, what's the point of hosting the Bard in a relatively un-glam area like Inwood? But Ted Minos, founder and Artistic Director of the Moosehall Theatre Group and the Inwood Shakespeare Festival, says the...Tags: Manhattan (New York City), Kirk Douglas, Henry Hudson, Mark Brooks
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Teetering on the brink
STAFF WRITER; Stacey AltherrNassau County's public hospital agency appears headed for a financial meltdown, with losses mounting, cash running dangerously low and high-level talks about a leadership shake-up under way, officials say. The problems have become so severe at the Nassau...Tags: Long Beach (Nassau, New York), Employees, Colleges and Universities, Nassau County, Corporate Officers
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