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Christie Returns to Work After Hospital Scare

Friday, July 29, 2011

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie said he was "fabulous" after a short stay in the hospital Thursday because of an asthma attack.

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Dakota Discrimination Suit Can Proceed, Judge Rules

Friday, July 29, 2011

A hedge fund manager's racial discrimination suit against the iconic Dakota apartment building on the Upper West Side has been given the green light to continue by a judge.

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Council Passes Local Food Laws

Thursday, July 28, 2011

New York City Council passed a package of bills Thursday aimed at boosting local food consumption and helping more city residents build greenhouses.

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Strauss-Kahn Accuser: I Don't Want It to Happen to Anyone Else

Thursday, July 28, 2011

The hotel housekeeper who accused former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn of sexual assault made her first public appearance Thursday to thank her New York supporters.

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Man Threatened Workers, Barricaded Self Near Flatiron Building: Cops

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

The man who barricaded himself inside an apartment near the Flatiron building after allegedly threatening window workers has been arrested, sources confirmed to WNYC.

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Bronx Water Main Break Causes Major Flooding

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

WITH PHOTOS & VIDEO: A water main break flooded five blocks in the Bronx with waist-deep water in some areas on Wednesday morning — causing transit  delays and flooding businesses a...

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Zadroga Bill Won't Cover 9/11 Survivors With Cancer

Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Cancer-stricken Ground Zero responders and residents will not be eligible to receive benefits under the federal Zadroga bill.

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AG Schneiderman Joins Defense of Marriage Act Court Challenge

Tuesday, July 26, 2011

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman joined the court challenge against the Defense of Marriage Act — known as DOMA — that denies married gay couples federal benefits.

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Cops Rescue Puppy Adrift in Jamaica Bay

Tuesday, July 26, 2011

A puppy was rescued from Jamaica Bay on Monday when officers spotted the struggling pooch treading water two miles from shore.

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Cuomo Suspends 8 Tour Bus Companies Over Safety Concerns

Tuesday, July 26, 2011

The licenses of eight poor-performing charter and tour bus companies have been suspended by the Cuomo administration over safety concerns.

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Brooklyn BP Markowitz Fined $20K for Wife's Trips

Monday, July 25, 2011

Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz was fined $20,000 for bringing his wife along on official foreign trips without paying for her expenses, the New York City Conflicts of Interest Board announced Monday.

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Gay Marriage Opponents Sue to Overturn Law

Monday, July 25, 2011

Same-sex marriage opponents are suing to overturn the law in New York a day after gay weddings began in the state. The suit, filed by the evangelical Christian lobby group New Yorker...

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Area Waters Still Tainted by Spilled Sewage, Officials Say

Monday, July 25, 2011

City health officials are telling New Yorkers to stay out of some area waterways after the sewage spill at a Harlem wastewater treatment plant last week.

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Strauss-Kahn Accuser Breaks Her Silence: 'I Want Him to Go to Jail'

Monday, July 25, 2011

The hotel housekeeper who accused ex-International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn of sexual assault has broken her silence.

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Same-Sex Couples Line Up for Sunday Weddings

Sunday, July 24, 2011

Hundreds of same-sex couples signed up to be married in New York on Sunday — the first day gay marriage is legal in the state. And none of the 823 couples who entered a lottery to get...

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Father of Would-Be Subway Bomber Convicted

Friday, July 22, 2011

The father of admitted terrorist Najibullah Zazi was convicted on Friday of trying to cover up his son's plans to bomb the New York City subway.

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Pumps Working at Plant That Spilled Sewage

Friday, July 22, 2011

Pumps are now working at the Harlem wastewater treatment plant that has spilled millions of gallons of raw sewage into the Hudson River, officials said. They're hopeful the discharges will end around 6 p.m. Friday.

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Temperature Hits 104 in Central Park

Friday, July 22, 2011

Temperature reached 104 degrees in Central Park on Friday but sweltering humidity made it feel like 116 as a blistering heat wave swept across the Northeast, according to the National Weather Service.

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MTA Chief Jay Walder Resigns

Thursday, July 21, 2011

Chairman and CEO of the Metropolitan Transit Authority Jay Walder abruptly announced Thursday that he is resigning from his post and taking a position with a rail service operator in Hong Kong.

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Love Finds a Way: Every Couple Wins in City's Gay Marriage Lottery

Thursday, July 21, 2011

After initially limiting the number of wedding spots on Sunday in anticipation of high turnout Sunday — the first day gay marriage is legal in New York — the Bloomberg administration is now saying it will accommodate everyone who registered in time.

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