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New York Department of Education Adopts Official Guidelines for Transgender...
New York's Department of Education has released basic guidelines for addressing and dealing with the needs of transgender students. The guide is subject to change for every student's unique situation,...
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Et Tu, Oprah? ‘Lindsay’ Lohan Doc Just More Exploitative Celebrity Garbage
"Just Be." - Lindsay Lohan Early on in Lindsay, OWN's four part "docu-series" by Emmy-nominated filmmaker Amy Rice, we see Oprah sit down with the former Mean Girls actress and ask her what she wants...
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Did You Just Double-Dip That Chip? Cuomo Cracks Down on School Tax Relief Abuse
Double-dippers beware. Governor Andrew Cuomo announced today that so-called "double-dippers"—New York residents enjoying both rent-regulated apartments and School Tax Relief (STAR) rebates—will soon be...
View ArticleDe Blasio Deputy Mayor Praises ‘Terrific’ Press Team in Face of Criticism
First Deputy Mayor Tony Shorris today defended his new administration’s press shop, which has come under growing fire in recent weeks after a series of alleged faux pas. During a Crain’s New York...
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Slip & Slide: Developers Hint at Plans for Water Park in Coney Island
Will the Cyclone someday have a soggy neighbor? Something wetter than the mermaid parade might be coming to Coney Island. Zamperla, the Italian company that operates the tilt-a-whirls and roller...
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Hundreds of Dead Birds Found in Animal Rescuer’s NJ Home
A New Jersey woman will face animal cruelty charges after authorities found more than 300 dead birds in her home on Monday. 54-year-old Gretchen Reel, a longtime volunteer at the Monmouth County...
View ArticleDe Blasio Says He’ll Be the ‘Token Non-Wealthy Person’ at Obama Fund-Raiser...
Mayor Bill de Blasio, who is set to deliver remarks this evening in front of a well-heeled crowd of donors at a fund-raiser with President Barack Obama, joked today he’ll be the odd one out. “They...
View ArticlePolice Commissioner Calls Pot Legalization ‘Terrible Mistake’
NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton said today that it would be a “terrible mistake” to legalize marijuana and predicted problems for states that go that course. Still, he insisted that he supports the...
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NJ Woman Charged With Manslaughter in Botched Buttock Injection Death
(Facebook). A New Jersey woman was charged with manslaughter and felony assault following the mysterious death of a woman in a Meatpacking District hotel last summer, police said. Tamira Mobley, a...
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Blood Work: a Listless ‘Wozzeck’ Vs. a Pulsing ‘Sweeney Todd’
Emma Thompson and Bryn Terfel star in 'Sweeney Todd.' (Photo by Chris Lee) As it turns out, crime does pay, even in so high-toned a setting as Lincoln Center. Last week, the New York Philharmonic’s...
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Snake Byte: Taxi Driver Under Fire for Snakes in a Cab Prank
Is his name Monty? (YouTube) He's no civil serpent. Comedian and former taxi driver Jimmy Failla posted a video on YouTube entitled “Snakes in a Cab,” in which he surprised riders with a yellow python...
View ArticlePresident Obama Drops By Manhattan Gap Store
President Barack Obama, in town for a pair of big-money fund-raisers, made a stop this afternoon at the Gap for a symbolic shopping session. At just after 4 p.m, the president’s motorcade pulled up to...
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An Impasta! Barilla’s NYC Eatery Struggles to Become the ‘Italian Chipotle’
Is that what an assembly line of pasta options looks like? Barilla is trying to get outside the blue box. Three months ago, the grocery store staple opened a restaurant they hoped will be "the Italian...
View ArticlePiers Morgan and Chelsea Handler Should Probably Just Get Married Already...
Yesterday I was working out at the gym (LIKE I DO), and caught some of Piers Morgan Live. Chelsea Handler was on, talking--or refusing to talk--about her love life, which is odd, because it seemed like...
View ArticleMark-Viverito Says District Office Doubling as Command Post After Explosion
City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito was on her way to City Hall from her home in East Harlem this morning when she noticed Twitter erupting with early reports of a massive explosion that had...
View ArticleJumaane Williams Hopes Mayor Appoints New Buildings Commissioner ASAP
City Councilman Jumaane Williams is hoping that Mayor Bill de Blasio appoints a new Department of Buildings commissioner “as soon as possible” in the wake of a catastrophic East Harlem building...
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Trading Spaces: Worst Room Blogger Looking for a New Apartment
Cozy (Worst Room). Oh, the irony. The author of Worst Room, a blog devoted to showcasing the worst rooms of Craigslist, is reaching out to followers for help. We guess the picky blogger got his...
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Katz Fight! Famous Deli Sues ‘Katz & Dogz’ Food Cart Over Name
Katz outta the bag on this one (facebook) What's in a name? If you are Katz's Deli, the answer is more than a million dollars. The famous Lower East Side deli is suing a brand of food carts that go...
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Jet Set Pair Touches Down at $4.1 M. Fifth Avenue Co-op
Now that's what we call sweeping. Having launched Protravel in 1984—the US branch, for its first six years, of a larger French travel agency—Priscilla Alexander had the good fortune to preside over the...
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Official Wants to Ban Getting Up Close & Personal With Giant, Wild Animals
Ready for his close up. Bad news for New Yorkers looking for a photo op with an animal capable of mauling their face off. Assembly Member Linda Rosenthal has introduced a bill that would ban direct...
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