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• ‘I’m Frightened’: After Paris Attacks, New York City Muslims Cope With a Backlash - The New York Times

  

  PhotoFerida Osman, 21, a Hunter College senior from Long Island, said a man spat upon her and cursed while she waited for the train recently at Pennsylvania Station.CreditJoshua Bright for The New York TimesThe safety tips, concise and chilling, have been passed from friend to Muslim friend on social media, by imams to their congregations, by Islamic groups to their members, by parents to their children heading off to school:When traveling by subway, stand away from the platform edge, preferably..

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• Are you eligible for a New York rebate check?

  

  Are you eligible for a New York state rebate check? Answering all the questions you may have about refund check eligibility.Buy PhotoA view of the Capitol Building in Albany.(Photo: Joe Larese / The Journal News)Buy PhotoALBANY – The rebate checks are coming — but will you get one?More than 2 million checks in New York started going out Monday,the state Department of Taxation and Finance said.Database:New York property tax rebate statusIt will likely take several months before all the checks are..

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• New York Today: Ways to Give Thanks - The New York Times

  

  PhotoHungry for turkey? You're in luck.CreditAndrew Burton/Getty ImagesUpdated 7:49 a.m.Good morning on this warmer Wednesday.There are lots of ways this holiday season to give thanks, but a good one is by giving back to some of the city’s neediest residents: the elderly, the homeless and those who might not be able to afford aThanksgivingmeal.And asthe city’s homeless population continues to rise, there are even more people who might be in need of a little extra warmth this Thanksgiving.Here ar..

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• Newborn baby discovered in New York church’s nativity scene - The Washington Post

  

  The custodian on duty at the Holy Child of Jesus Church in New York Monday beheld a scene straight out of Scripture. Hearing the sound of a baby’s cry, he found a newborn wrapped in towels laying inside, of all places, the wooden manger of the church’s nativity scene.The infant, who weighed about 5 pounds, still had his umbilical cord attached.As emergency crews arrived to take him to the Jamaica Hospital in Queens,his eyes remained closed, his slight arms outstretched towards the sky.“For unto ..

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• New York City’s Rising Number of Homeless - The New York Times

  

  To the Editor:Re “Homelessness Rises in City, Resisting a U.S. Trend” (news article, Nov. 20):There may be two factors not mentioned in your article that help explain the exceptionally high count of the homeless in New York City.In Massachusetts we have also seen a large increase in homelessness in recent years. Massachusetts and New York City are unusual in having “right to shelter” laws, leading to better (that is, higher) homeless counts, as some people move from hidden homelessness to shelte..

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• Frank Gifford Had CTE, Family Says

  

  PhotoFrank Gifford died in August at his home in Greenwich, Conn.CreditBill Kostroun/Associated PressFrank Gifford, the Hall of Fame N.F.L. running back who was involved in one of the most brutal collisions in league history, was found to have chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a degenerative brain disease.The finding, which can only be confirmed posthumously, was announced by Gifford’s family on Wednesday, more than three months afterGifford died. His family said it hoped that in publicizing the..

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• Judge says New York DFS ruling will come “very soon” | ProFootballTalk

  

  Getty Images[Editor’s note: FanDuel is an advertiser of PFT andPFT Liveon NBC Sports Radio. Also, NBC Sports has an equity stake in FanDuel.]On Wednesday, Judge Manuel Mendez heard arguments in the effort to secure a finding that daily fantasy violates New York law. According toEric FisherofSportsBusiness Daily, Judge Mendez said a decision will come “very soon.”The question is whether Judge Mendez will issue a preliminary injunction banning daily fantasy in New York pending the resolution of th..

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• Black Friday Falters as Consumer Behaviors Change

  

  PhotoPresident Franklin D. Roosevelt carving a turkey at a Thanksgiving celebration in December 1933. He later moved the holiday after retailers requested it.CreditAssociated PressIn 1939, the nation’s largest retailers sentFranklin D. Rooseveltan urgent plea.Thanksgivingfell on the last day of November that year, giving merchants too few days before Christmas to unleash the season’s sales.The holiday might be a time-honored tradition, but wouldn’t Mr. Roosevelt consider moving the day up by a w..

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• Review: Music on the Edge Makes Its New York Debut - The New York Times

  

  PhotoLindsey Goodman, left, and Dave Eggar of Music on the Edge performing at SubCulture in Manhattan.CreditCaitlin Ochs for The New York Times“Are you still working on that?” It’s a line that’s instantly familiar, a refrain chanted out by harried, underpaid restaurant servers. There’s a ritual to eating out, and a liturgy that goes with it, meant to move the diner from hunger to satisfaction (or not) and out of the door.Just like a concert program, according to the composer Eric Moe. In his “Le..

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• 5 Drinks to Try Right Now in New York City - Eater NY

  

  It's one of the most popular drinking days of the year: Thanksgiving Eve. So, if you're kicking it around Manhattan and keen to try some seasonal, tiki, or Japanese-flavored libations, here's where to start. FOR A SEASONAL GROWNUP SLUSHIE Head To:Leyenda, thenewishBrooklyn addition from cocktail dream team Julie Reiner (Clover Club) and Ivy Mix (Tales of the Cocktail's Best Bartender in America, 2015), celebrates spirits and plates from Latin America. Drink:The Headless Hor..

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