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  • New York Today: Nature, Preserved - The New York Times

    New York Today: Nature, Preserved - The New York Times
    PhotoA view through the magnolia blossoms.CreditBarnard Archives and Special CollectionsUpdated 8:38 a.m.Good morning on this milder Wednesday.With concrete spread through almost every one of its corners, this city, once a green gem, has become a rockier haven of gray.Green space, and particularly trees, in all five boroughs are particularly cherished: Neighborhoods unite to save favorite ones, local authors write both novels and field guides about them.Today, at Barnard College, one beloved tre..
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  • ISIS threatensNYCin new propaganda video

    ISIS threatensNYCin new propaganda video
    A new ISIS propaganda video makes threats against the New York City — and shows Manhattan streetscapes that include Times Square and Herald Square, The Post has learned.The slick production includes storefront shots of TGI Fridays in Times Square and the Gap in Herald Square — along with footage of yellow taxi cabs driving past.The images of New York City are spliced between disturbing clips of suicide bombers preparing for attacks. A fighter also holds a grenade, pulling the trigger as the came..
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  • Has the Porzingis dynasty already begun in New York? | New York Post

    Has the Porzingis dynasty already begun in New York? | New York Post
    If it feels like Kristaps Porzingis is a breath of fresh air … well, it’s because he is that and so much more than that: He is a gust of fresh air, a gale of fresh air, a 198-mph wind blast of fresh air. He is 20 years old and having the time of his life, and 12 games into his professional career, he has Madison Square Garden chanting his name.You want fresher air than this, you’ll have to move to Wyoming.If it feels like this almost never happens to the Knicks, and for the Knicks … well, it’s b..
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  • Police confirm 'hoverboards' are illegal in New York City | abc7ny

    Police confirm 'hoverboards' are illegal in New York City | abc7ny
    NEW YORK (WABC) --It's one of the hottest toys out there, and you can expect "hoverboards" to be filling Santa's sleigh this Christmas. But there is concern over the legality of the self-balancing scooters in New York City.And it turns out that when you're riding one of these "hoverboards," you need to be on the lookout of course for traffic and bumps in the road, but also for police.People walking the city streets have probably bumped into or passed by someone trying to maneuver themselves on t..
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  • Settlement in New York Domestic Violence Case May Set Broader Precedent - The New York Times

    Settlement in New York Domestic Violence Case May Set Broader Precedent - The New York Times
    PhotoJodi Porter was sent home from work as a saleswoman at Bon-Ton and told not to return until she had a protective order against her husband.CreditBrendan Bannon for The New York TimesWASHINGTON — The New York State attorney general has reached a potentially significant settlement withBon-Ton Stores, which has more than 200 department stores across the northern part of the country, over a workplace discrimination complaint filed by a victim of domestic violence.The settlement, to be announce..
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  • Fed Minutes Signal Readiness for December Rate Increase

    Fed Minutes Signal Readiness for December Rate Increase
    PhotoWilliam C. Dudley, left, of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York; Dennis Lockhart of the Atlanta Fed; and Loretta Mester of the Cleveland Fed speaking Wednesday in New York.CreditLucas Jackson/ReutersWASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve, setting aside its habitual reticence, is issuing increasingly explicit warnings that it is likely to start raising its benchmark interest rate in December.Most Fed officials think the economy will be ready for higher rates, the Fed said in its latest salvo, an ..
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  • End Sought to Fantasy Sites in New York; Yahoo Is Said to Be Added to Inquiry - The New York Times

    End Sought to Fantasy Sites in New York; Yahoo Is Said to Be Added to Inquiry - The New York Times
    PhotoEric T. Schneiderman, the New York attorney general, in May. He said DraftKings and FanDuel were “plainly illegal” in the state.CreditHans Pennink/Associated PressThe New York State attorney general has expanded his investigation into daily fantasy sport sites, with measures including the issuance of a subpoena to the online media companyYahoo, according to a person familiar with the inquiry.The attorney general,Eric T. Schneiderman, sought an injunction in state court Tuesday to prohibit t..
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  • Resort and Hotel News: Pods for Meditation; Jazz in New York - The New York Times

    Resort and Hotel News: Pods for Meditation; Jazz in New York - The New York Times
    AT HOTEL SPAS, PODS TO REDUCE STRESSTheSomadomeis a cocoonlike pod that physically envelops an individual and is promoted as relieving stress through LED color therapy, meditation and energy healing. Now, four properties in the United States are featuring the pod in their spas. Guests can book 20-minute sessions and have their choice of five different meditation recordings to listen to during that time.Ojai Valley Inn & Spain Ojai, Calif., has one in its Spa Ojai; the cost is $45 a session. ..
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  • To Save on New York Hotels, Look Outside Manhattan - The New York Times

    To Save on New York Hotels, Look Outside Manhattan - The New York Times
    Over 56 million peoplevisited New York Cityin 2014. How many more stayed away because hotels in Manhattan are so expensive?The average cost of a three-star hotel in Manhattan south of Harlem reserved through Booking.com was $241 a night, more than twice as much as I’ve ever paid for a room as the Frugal Traveler columnist — outside New York, that is.Travelers on budgets like mine, though, are finding an increasingly attractive solution in the expanding number of hotels outside Manhattan, especia..
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  • ISIS New York video: Terror group releases warning of Times Square attack | New York's PIX11 / WPIX-TV

    ISIS New York video: Terror group releases warning of Times Square attack | New York's PIX11 / WPIX-TV
    Please enable Javascript to watch this videoNEW YORK – Terror group ISIS released a propaganda video Wednesday that appears to makes threats against New York -- while showing scenes from Manhattan including Times Square and Herald Square.The new video also features footage from a previously released video mentioning a New York attack.The NYPD immediately released a statement regarding the video."We are aware of the newly-released ISIS video that mentions Times Square. While some of the video foo..
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