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Rick Lazio speaks after being endorsed for governor of the state of New York by former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani during a news conference December 22, 2009. (Spencer Platt/Getty)
The New York State Republicans have formally picked Rick Lazio as their nominee to run for Governor, with no one else getting enough support to force a Republican primary. Fred Dicker, state editor for the New York Post, weighs in on the political ramifications of the convention. Plus, golf legend Gary Player, and the first installment of our June series of can't-miss summer events in the city with Time Out editor Billie Cohen.
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Running the Blockade
Diplomatic tensions continue to rise over Israel's raid on the flotilla of ships seeking to bypass the blockade of Gaza. New York Times Istanbul bureau chief Sabrina Tavernise and Christopher Dickey, Middle East regional editor for Newsweek and author of Securing the City: Inside America's Best Counterterror Force - The NYPD, report on the aftermath.
Crowd-Sourcing Summer: Free Fun
Deputy editor of Time Out New York, Billie Cohen, picks can't-miss summer events each Thursday in June. This week she'll discuss how to have fun for free.
We're creating a crowdsourced calendar of your suggested summer events! Give us the information below and we'll add it to the events guide, which we'll publish early next week! Click here to add to the submission form!
GOP Convention
Fred Dicker, state editor for the New York Post, and WNYC political reporter Azi Paybarah discuss the political ramifications of the New York Republican convention, where Rick Lazio was chosen as the party's candidate for governor.
Ocean Science
Oceanographer and director of special projects at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution David Gallo, and Fabian Cousteau, ocean explorer and advocate, discuss ocean exploration and the effects of the BP oil spill on ocean life.
Golf Player
Gary Player, South African golf legend and author, talks about his new book, Don't Choke: A Champion's Guide to Winning Under Pressure.
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