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New Yorker Cover Draws Protest

July 15, 2008

by Anne Shreffler

Fall out over the cover of the July issue of The New Yorker magazine continues. The magazine's editor, David Remnick, says the caricatures of Barack and Michelle Obama were meant to satirize the r....

TKTS booth opens in Brooklyn

July 10, 2008

by Anne Shreffler

New Yorkers no longer need to head into Manhattan to get cheap, day-of tickets to Broadway and Off-Broadway shows. A new TKTS booth opened today at MetroTech in Downtown Brooklyn. HONG: I’m going....

Free Concerts Call Attention to Parks in Need

July 09, 2008

by Anne Shreffler

Johnny Pacheco performs in the Bronx tonight at Crotona Park as part of the free concert programs offered by the City Parks Foundation. REPORTER: The foundation's director, David Rival, says the 110....

City Offers Bucks for Fresh Produce

July 08, 2008

by Anne Shreffler

The Health Department is expanding its effort to get fresh fruits and vegetables into the hands of more New Yorkers. They introduced $2 health bucks — vouchers worth $2. The bucks will be made av....

City Heat Wave Enters Third Day

June 09, 2008

by Anne Shreffler

For the third day, the metropolitan area has been gripped by high heat and humidity, and New Yorkers are looking for ways to stay cool. Con Ed is reporting scattered power outages; some schools relea....