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NYC Considers New Tower Near Empire State Building
A New York City Council committee has approved land use and zoning changes for a new skyscraper near the Empire State Building. The full council votes later Wednesday. The Empire State Building's owner opposes the project. Anthony Malkin says the...Tags: Michael Bloomberg, Empire State Building
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White House: Counting Latinos critical
The Swampby Clement Tan The director of the White House Office of Urban Affairs today exhorted Latino Americans to participate fully in the 2010 Census data collection, as Census forms begin to trickle into American homes this week. At an event......Tags: Minority Groups, Demographics, Population and Census, Population, Social Issues
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Paterson To Introduce Same-Sex Marriage Legislation
ALBANY N.Y. (WPIX) -- Governor David Paterson is expected to introduce legislation this week that will legalize same-sex marriage, according to a government source. If the bill passes, New York will be the fifth state to legalize gay marriage. As...Tags: WPIX, Malcolm Smith, Same-Sex Marriage, Minority Groups, Radio Industry
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No Breast Left Behind
Breast cancer survivor and "cancer vixen" Marisa Acocella Marchetto is partnering with New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, American Cancer Society and St. Vincent's Hospital Manhattan to launch a "No Breast Left Behind" campaign, which will...Tags: Local Elections, Health Organizations, Health, Mammogram, Diseases and Illnesses
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11th District: Yvette D. Clarke
Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke 11th Congressional District of New York Yvette D. Clarke is a Brooklyn native whose roots are firmly planted in her Jamaican heritage. A product of the New York City Public School System, Rep. Clarke received a...Tags: Bronx (New York City), Brooklyn (New York City)
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City Council Votes In Favor of Extending Term Limits
NEW YORK (AP) - The New York City Council has approved Mayor Michael Bloomberg's proposal to change term-limits law, clearing the way for the billionaire independent to run for a third term. By a vote of 29-22, the council passed the bill that gives...Tags: Local Elections, Michael Bloomberg, Elections
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Model T's Could Replace NYC's Horse Drawn Carriages.
NEW YORK, N.Y. (WPIX) -- New York City's horse drawn carriages could soon be replaced by eco-friendly Model T replicas. That's one suggestion being discussed by the New York City Council anyway. Animal rights groups have fought for years to put an end...Tags: WPIX, Vehicles, Hybrid Vehicles, Fuel-efficient Vehicles
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NYC Politicians Slam 'Survivor'
Zap2It.comThe political backlash against the sorting of players on "Survivor" by race has begun. Members of the New York City Council's Black, Latino and Asian Caucus are calling on CBS, which airs the unscripted series, to dump "Survivor: Cook Islands," which...Tags: Television, Harry Smith, Survivor (tv program), Minority Groups, Entertainment
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Naked Ambition
Spin CycleWhich was the most fevered lunge for self-promotion by a power player? 1) Rep. John Lewis (D-Georgia), who compared GOP presidential tactics to those of segregationist Alabama Gov. George Wallace. 2) Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), who said Barack Obama...Tags: Republican Party, Barack Obama, Michael Bloomberg
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NYC's Chris Quinn: Caroline Kennedy news "exciting"
Spin CycleNow the phone lines are fully burning. With Gov. David A. Paterson having said he chatted with Caroline Kennedy about the U.S. Senate seat to be vacated by Secretary of State designee Hillary Rodham Clinton, Christine Quinn, Democratic speaker......Tags: David A. Paterson, Caroline Kennedy, Hillary Clinton
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Barack Obama: 'Urban president,' office
The Swampby Mark Silva President Barack Obama is "the urban president,'' a first in modern times, schooled in New York City, trained in community organization in Chicago, resident of the South Side. And now he has a director of urban affairs.......Tags: Economic Policy, University of Michigan, U.S. Presidential Transition (2009), Education, John Podesta
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Queens: The seat changes, the name remains?
Spin CycleMark Weprin won a special election in Northeastern Queens in 1994 to fill the Assembly seat vacated by the death of his father, Assembly Speaker Saul Weprin. Now, Mark Weprin, left, in a political off-year for the Legislature, is......Tags: Mark Weprin, Glen Oaks, Parliament, Politics, Imperial and Royal Matters
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Aug 25, 2006
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Apr 27, 2009
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