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Hunters Point is a neighborhood in the borough of Queens, New York City
Hunters Point is a neighborhood in the borough of Queens, New York City
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Guide to getting around town
From the airports Taxi: It may not be the most cost effective, but the most convenient way to get into town is to collect your bags and get in line for a taxi. From John F. Kennedy Airport, taxis are required to charge a flat fee to Manhattan of $45 plus...Tags: Chelsea (Manhattan, New York), Long Island, Manhattan (New York City), SoHo, Fulton Ferry
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LIRR bans alcohol on St. Patrick's Day
jennifer.maloney@newsday.comAs in years past, the Long Island Rail Road will ban alcohol on St. Patrick's Day in trains and at stations, railroad officials said. "In an effort to maintain orderly travel for our customers attending the St. Patrick's Day Parade, alcoholic beverages...Tags: Beverage Industry, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Long Island Rail Road, Grand Central Terminal, Transportation
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Thirty years of neglect
Newsday Staff WriterThe Long Island Rail Road knew for more than three decades that the gap between trains and platforms posed a serious threat to passengers, injuring hundreds of riders in terrifying falls. The railroad knew that Patricia Freeman fell into a gap at...Tags: Injuries, Manhattan (New York City), Elections, East Islip, Health and Safety at School
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Victims ask why recent fixes weren't done sooner
Newsday Staff WriterThe Long Island Rail Road in recent months has realigned tracks, shifted platforms and tacked wooden boards to platform edges -- all in a concentrated effort to shrink the dangerous spaces between trains and platforms. But the ease and simplicity of...Tags: Manhattan (New York City), Long Island Rail Road, Transportation, Metro-North Railroad, Railway Transportation
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Warning signs preceded Queens blackout
NEWSDAY STAFF WRITERIt began on a sweltering Monday. The temperature at La Guardia Airport reached 98 degrees at 5:15 p.m. that day, July 17, and power usage was skyrocketing. Like the first trickles from a leaky water main, several dozen Con Edison customers in Queens...Tags: Long Island, Consolidated Edison Incorporated, Laws, Long Island City, Michael Bloomberg
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Long Island City
Special to amNewYorkUntil recently, Long Island City was most known for impressive art and culture thanks to P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center and 5 Pointz art studios. But the neighborhood wasn't terribly promising as a business or residential district. While conveniently...Tags: Long Island, Williamsburg (Virginia), Manhattan (New York City), Museum of Modern Art, Queens (New York City)
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Waterfront dining: Dont settle for sidewalk cafés
Special to amNewYorkNew York's waterfront restaurants -- from Staten Island to City Island -- offer breathtaking views and menus that range from no frills to fancy. Here are some of our favorites. Now that the boats are in their slips, the crowds can gather at the West 79th...Tags: Long Island, Manhattan (New York City), Long Island City, Staten Island (New York City), Waterway and Maritime Transportation Industry
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Commuters turn creative on second day of strike
STAFF WRITERShortly before dawn, David Clinton pulled a cinnamon kayak off the rack atop a borrowed car with the hope of dropping it in the water where Newtown Creek sweeps past the end of Metropolitan Avenue in Brooklyn. But he decided against it, he said....Tags: Subway Transportation, Jackson Heights, Long Island, Injuries, Manhattan (New York City)
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Overview
The treats of San Francisco are not just for locals. The basic pleasures of life here – wonderful food, sparkling nightlife and those glorious views – are there for everyone. Watch the white fog fill the Golden Gate as the sunset lights up the windows...Tags: Drug Trafficking, Buena Vista (Buena Vista, Virginia), Minority Groups, Crimes, Chesapeake Bay Bridge
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A Long-Lost Tunnel in Brooklyn
Staff WriterIn the same year that the Long Island Rail Road reached Greenport, a tunnel grew in Brooklyn. The tunnel was the outgrowth of the LIRR's technical problems and protests from Brooklynites about the noise, soot, fumes and smoke created by primitive...Tags: Long Island, Long Island City, Manhattan (New York City), Long Island Rail Road, Brooklyn (New York City)
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Getting on Track
Staff WriterIn the 1850s, the Long Island Rail Road was the little train that couldn't. The line had rolled into receivership after its reason for being -- express train and steamboat service to Boston -- vanished a few years after its birth. That happened in 1848...Tags: Long Island, Hempstead (Nassau, New York), Manhattan (New York City), Long Island City, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut)
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Queens Sites on the National Register of Historic Places
Here are the Queens sites and structures -- some included in districts and some listed individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Those with asterisks are museums, details of which may be found on the museum list in this section....Tags: Heavy Engineering, Anglican, Long Island, Far Rockaway, Studios
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