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Muslim devotees take part in a special morning prayer to start their Eid al-Fitr festival, which marks the end of Muslim's holy fasting month of Ramadan, outside the Baitul Ma'Mur Mosque in Brooklyn, New York, on September 20, 2009. US President Barack Obama marked the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan with his administration stressing the commonality between American culture and the values of Islam.
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Whenever I said I was working on documenting state hospitals and asylums, people’s eyes would light up, and they would start to tell the story of someone who was committed who they knew ... Anyone my age and older generally knew someone in, or had some connection with, these institutions.
Architecturally, it’s not that interesting ... It didn’t have that sense of stale grandeur and vast sprawl that Pilgrim had. Creedmoor is kind of hemmed in by different neighborhoods now, though it used to be a farm.
By the latter years of the 19th century, they had already become bywords for squalor and negligence, and were often run by inept, corrupt, or sadistic bureaucrats — a situation that persisted through the first half of the 20th century
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Report: Thousands of homeless veterans on LI, NYC
...than veterans of previous conflicts. Many returning vets suffer from post-traumatic stress, Schumer said.Young said many of the vets his group helps struggle with a host of mental issues that lead to homelessness. He said other factors were substance abuse... |more
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OPINION: Returning soldiers have vital skills - and need jobs
...careers. Organizations ranging from General Electric and Wal-Mart to Con-Way Trucking and the Lutheran Medical Center in Brooklyn now employ soldiers. One of the largest partners involved in this program is Adecco Group North America, a staffing firm headquartered... |more
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Butcher Gerardo Pellegrini of Garden City, dies at 77
...Gerardo Pellegrini moved from his native Italy to Brooklyn with his family in 1955, he was 23 years old and didn't speak a word of English.Two weeks later, he was drafted into the Army to fight in the Korean War."He once volunteered for parachute duty because... |more
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Brooklyn DA probes wrongful jailing in Nassau
Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes is investigating the actions of Nassau police and prosecutors in a 2005 case that kept a Queens teenager locked up four months for an armed robbery officials knew he did not do. |more
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NAACP members back man convicted of killing teen
Members of the NAACP gathered Friday at a Brooklyn courthouse where an appeals panel was expected to hear arguments in the case of a black Miller Place man convicted of fatally shooting a white Selden teenager. |more
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The Lost World of Creedmore Hospital
...by Christopher Payne A 1953 hospital census at the Creedmoor Psychiatric Center in Queens. Founded in 1912 as a Farm Colony of Brooklyn State Hospital, the Creedmoor Psychiatric Center in Queens became, by mid-century, a world unto itself. At its peak, it... |more
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Underdog competition on track: Williamsburg museum seeks the first-ever 'Miss G Train'
...a T-shirt, something casual," because the G train is "a train of the people. It avoids the refinery of Manhattan and sticks to Brooklyn and Queens." Sackin said being a true Miss G Train is about being patient. "Anyone who has waited for the G train late... |more
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Costco brings bargains - and job opportunities - to Manhattan
...the Manhattan Costco comes in smaller-than-usual dimensions. Costco Wholesale — that buy-in-bulk titan that’s already in Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island — will open its first store in the borough today, offering bargains on brand-name merchandise and... |more
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Review: ‘Arsenic’ lives up to expectations
...are the stars around whom the story revolves. That story is familiar enough that on the opening Saturday night, many in the audience were chuckling at lines whose double meaning could only be known to those aware of the plot. Abby Brewster (Levert) and Martha... |more
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Costco Warehouse opening store in East Harlem
...populated island takes an effort, he said. As of today, Costco has warehouses in four of New York City's boroughs — Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens and Staten Island. It's still missing the Bronx. "I've been pounding away for years in the region," Brotman said.... |more
