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Mary Pat Christie Rolls Out ‘National Dine Out Day’ For Sandy Relief
Hurricane Sandy relief efforts. New Jersey’s first lady Mary Pat Christie called on her friend Chef David Burke to help spearhead her latest fundraising effort to benefit ...
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Hopeful Westchester County Homeowners Flock To Tax Appeal Day
EASTCHESTER, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — Area residents are going to battle against high property taxes. Tuesday was tax appeal day in Westchester County, and as CBS 2's Lou Young reported, homeowners lined up to catch a break. The conferences began in the morning and continued all day in town halls throughout suburbia: little trials with verdicts ...
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Experts ‘Virtual Offices’ Can Eliminate Distractions Of Working From Home
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Telecommuting once sounded like science fiction, but now, it is so common that 10 percent of Americans work from home at some point during the week. But as CBS 2's Dana Tyler reported, those who do not drive off to work are now often being driven to distraction. But now there is a solution in the form of a ';virtual office.'; Maggie Mistal; her ...
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Man Charged In Attack On Ex-Girlfriend Her Son Officer Was Shot In Incident
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A Brooklyn man has been charged with attacking his ex-girlfriend and her 10-year-old son, in an incident that also led to an off-duty police officer being shot in Queens. Jose Bernazard was charged after he allegedly broke into his ex-girlfriend's home in Jamaica, Queens Sunday night, prosecutors ...
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Pentagon Releases Plan For Allowing Women In Combat
FORT DIX, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — In just a few years, women could be training to be Navy Seals or Army Rangers on the front lines, under a plan just released Tuesday by the Pentagon. As CBS 2's Christine Sloan ...
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General NSA Spying Led To Foiled Plots Against High Value Targets In NYC
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The head of the National Security Agency offered a strong defense of his unit’s surveillance programs on Tuesday. He said plots to bomb New York City subways and the New York Stock Exchange were among more than 50 foiled worldwide. It was an all-out charm offensive by Army Gen. Keith Alexander, head of the NSA, and representatives of the FBI and the ...
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L.I. YMCA Hopes To Prevent Tragedies With Swimming Lessons
BAY SHORE, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — A Long Island woman who lost her two children in a drowning accident has launched a call to improve pool safety just in time for swimming season. Meanwhile, a local YMCA has offered a swimming lesson with the goal of safety in mind. As CBS 2's Jennifer McLogan ...
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Police Stabbing At Crossroads Of The World An Isolated Incident
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – A man has been hospitalized following a stabbing in the heart of Times Square Tuesday afternoon. The typically large Times Square crowd looked on as two men fought near the intersection of 46th Street and Seventh Avenue around 2 p.m. ';I’m kind of freaking out a little bit and I heard them screaming,'; Junior, a tour bus ticket salesman told WCBS ...
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Mets Survive Late Scare After Harvey Takes No-Hit Bid Into 7th Inning
Harvey pitched six hitless innings, John Buck homered and the New York Mets held on for a 4-3 victory over the Braves in the first game of a doubleheader ...
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Man Who Ranted About Poison CIA On Plane Had Worked For State Department
NEWARK, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) — A man who went on a rant about national security on a flight from Hong Kong to Newark-Liberty International Airport Monday once worked for the U.S. State Department. A State Department spokeswoman said Tuesday in Washington, D.C., that the passenger ended his time at the department in 2006. She gave no details about his job or why he no longer works for the ...
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Police Searching For Bronx Robbery Suspect Who Hit Victim With Brick
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Police have released surveillance video of a man wanted in connection with a robbery in the Bronx last month. According to police, the suspect hit his victim in the head with a brick, stole the teen’s iPod and took off. The incident happened around 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 25 outside 3344 Palmer Avenue in the Baychester ...
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WATCH Gov. Christie Admits That He Loves The Mets But They ‘Stink’
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – There are a lot of professional sports team in the Tri-State Area, and it can be difficult to choose a favorite. Have you ever wondered which teams Governor Chris Christie has allegiances to? If so, you’re in luck. While speaking atSamsel Upper Elementary School in Parlin, N.J., on Tuesday, the governor was asked by a student to name his favorite basketball ...
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New York regulators fine Deloitte $10m over StanChart
Nikhil Kumar is The Independent's New York correspondent. He was formerly assistant editor on the foreign desk and has also done a variety of jobs on the city desk, where he wrote about markets, commodities and other business and economics ...
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MLB Los Angeles Dodgers at New York Yankees ppd. rain
Tuesday's game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees has been postponed due to rain in New York. The game will be made up Wednesday at 1 p.m. EDT as part of a split doubleheader, with the second game scheduled for 7:05 ...
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Appeals court OKs E. 91st street garbage facility
A state appeals court approved the controversial plan to put a massive garbage facility on E. 91st Street, arguing that the Dept. of Sanitation took required steps to evaluate the environmental impact on the neighborhood. Assembly Member Michael Zellner sued the city in Manhattan Supreme Court last May to block the proposal, claiming the sanitation agency did not comply with the state rules. ...
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Cannibal cop Gilberto Valle seeks a new trial
New York City Police Department , was arrested on charges that he kept files on women on his computer, discussed with a co-conspirator abducting a woman for $5,000 and mused about putting other women in his oven and cooking them. ...
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18 mayors Limit use of food stamps to buy soda
FILE - In this March 12, 2013 file photo, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg looks at a 64-ounce cup, as Lucky's Cafe owner Greg Anagnostopoulos, left, stands behind him, during a news conference at the cafe in New York. The mayors of New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and 15 other cities are reviving a push against letting government food vouchers be used to buy soda and other sugary ...
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Welcome back to the Bronx Dodgers play at Yanks for 1st time since 81
Photo credit: Adrian Gonzalez #23 of the Los Angeles Dodgers (Getty Images) From 1941 to 1981, the Dodgers faced off against the Yankees in 11 World Series. But oddly enough, the team that once called Brooklyn home hasn't visited either Yankee Stadium since winning the title-clinching Game 6 of the 1981 World Series; this despite the institution of interleague play in 1997. Tonight, the ...
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Surveillance helped stop plots against NYSE and New York subway official says
FBI Deputy Director Sean Joyce details how the NSA's phone surveillance program foiled a terror plot to bomb the New York Stock Exchange. Joyce made the remarks while testifying Tuesday at a House ...
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Harvey flirts with no-no fans career-high 13
NYM@ATL: Harvey sets new career-high in strikeouts ATLANTA -- Until Tuesday, Matt Harvey had always been the main event. The Man. In each of his first two-dozen games as a big leaguer, he was the overriding reason why people came to the ballpark, flipped on their televisions and watched, mesmerized, as he succeeded. Then Zack Wheeler came along, arriving at Turner Field for the second half ...
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New leader for operator of NY thoroughbred tracks
NEW YORK (AP) -- The directors of the New York Racing Association have chosen a lawyer without a background in horse racing as the organization's new president and ...
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Mother in upscale New York suburb indicted as marijuana dealer
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A mother of three in an upscale New York suburb was indicted on Tuesday on charges she ran a sophisticated marijuana operation, federal law enforcement officials ...
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Video Civil rights groups sue NYPD over Muslim spying
The NYPD's widespread spying programs directed at Muslims have undermined free worship by innocent people and should be declared unconstitutional, according to religious leaders and civil rights advocates who filed a federal lawsuit ...
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Cops bust man accused of stabbing cab driver in the eye with umbrella
Terence Stamp doesn't think the new 'Man of Steel' stacks up Don’t expect to see Terence Stamp - who played baddie General Zod in ...
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Spurs A Model Of Patience Success
SAN ANTONIO (AP) - The Spurs have long been the NBA’s gold standard when it comes to drafting and development, preferring to roll up their sleeves and scour the globe to find the right players to slot into well-defined roles in San Antonio. They have more international players on their roster than any other team in the NBA, and even their American players don’t come straight from ...
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New York's community gardens creating tension once more
Community gardening in New York is under threat again, but what are the ideas and opinions surrounding this ongoing battle between the people and the city?
Community gardening is a well-known term and idea in New York City thanks to the much-publicized opposition between former Mayor Giuliani and members of the New York City public, who brought a lawsuit to have the gardens protected. The issue was eventually resolved when Mayor Bloomberg replaced Giuliani and introduced the Garden Settlement of 2002. Read more
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