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Cooking On The Couch Burgers And Wine
10 Creative Burgers To Celebrate National Burger Month Soho restaurant’s Delicatessen and Mac Bar executive chef Michael Ferraro visited The Couch to show us how to pair burgers and ...
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Schmeelk 7 Points Which Will Have To Be Addressed In Knicks’ Offseason
I went over the Knicks’ financial situation for the next three years , so keep that in mind as we go through the offseason decisions that the Knicks will have to make. Here are where the pivotal points are going to ...
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$20000 Reward Offered After New Jersey Cop’s House Is Firebombed
MONROE TOWNSHIP, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) – Officials are offering a $20,000 reward for the arrest and conviction of the person responsible for firebombing a New Jersey police officer’s home. Firefighters responded to the blaze in the two-story colonial-style home on Arlene Drive in Monroe Township around 4 a.m. Monday. Officials said the fire was brought under control within 10 to 15 ...
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Mobile Couch Silver Stars Studio Helps Senior Citizens Stay Fit
NEW YORK (WLNY) – Silver Stars is a boutique fitness studio, with a reception, main work out studio and a second space that will be utilized for one-on-one training, massage and yoga – specifically designed for senior ...
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‘The Bling Ring’ Author Sits Down On The Couch
The true story — which became a magazine article and then a movie, is now a book. Titled ';The Bling Ring,'; the work tells the entire sleazy account behind the 2008-2009 crimes which affected Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan and Orlando ...
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Connecticut Proposal Would Hike Tax On Digital Downloads
HARTFORD, Conn. (CBSNewYork) - Downloading e-books, music from iTunes, or apps for your phone could become expensive for folks in Connecticut. A provision in a legislative package that has emerged would have the 1 percent tax on these products rise to 6.35 percent, the amount of Connecticut’s sales tax. Rep. Patricia Widlitz, D-Guilford, co-chair of the Finance Revenue and Bonding ...
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LISTEN Mets Radio Voice Josh Lewin Shows Musical Aptitude With Boomer Carton
NEW YORK (WFAN) – Josh Lewin, part of the New York Mets’ radio broadcast on WFAN, stopped by the Allstate Studio on Wednesday morning to chat with WFAN hosts Boomer Esiason and Craig Carton. Naturally, the broadcaster discussed the state of the Mets’ season with Boomer & Carton. But this wasn’t just your average interview. It turns out that the esteemed play-by-play ...
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Most NY school district budgets OKd by voters
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) -- New Yorkers have voted to pass 98 percent of proposed school budgets that contained tax increases within state-imposed ...
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Dimon kept dual CEO-chairman roles after intense lobbying effort
Jamie Dimon, chief executive officer and chairman of JPMorgan Chase, not only survived a shareholders' vote that could have called for a split of his roles, but increased the vote margin in favor of keeping him in both ...
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Arrest in latest anti-gay attack in New York City
NEW YORK -; A suspect was arrested Wednesday in an assault in Manhattan's East Village that police say was one of several anti-gay attacks in recent ...
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Railroad tracks where Metro-North trains collided were inspected two days before accident
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - Federal officials say the section of railroad track in Connecticut where two commuter trains collided last week had been inspected two days before the accident.Robert Kulat, a spokesman for the Federal Railroad Administration, tells ...
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Sergio Garcia Apologizes For ‘Fried Chicken’ Remark About Tiger Woods
(L) Sergio Garcia emerges from a meeting in the rules office on May 22, 2013 in Virginia Water, England. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images); (R) Tiger Woods reacts to his missed birdie putt on the ninth green during the final round of The Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass on May 12, 2013. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty ...
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Hartnett Brad Richards Reduced To Passenger Role On Rangers’ Road To Ruin
More Columns How do you make a $12 million man disappear? John Tortorella isn’t performing any magic tricks, yet New York Rangers alternate captain Brad Richards finds himself buried on the fourth line and reduced to a ...
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New York Can Fight Airbnb and Uber But the Sharing Economy Is Here to Stay
In today's business world, disruption is a constant force that never lets up. At the annual WIRED Business Conference: Disruptive by Design, we celebrate the creative power of bold new ideas and the people that make them happen. See the event ...
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Web site sublets illegal - Judge blasts NYers who rent out rooms to travelers
Thousands of New Yorkers who rent out their apartments on the popular traveler site Airbnb.com are breaking the law, a New York judge ruled - and they could be slapped with hefty fines.East Village condo owner Nigel Warren was hit with a $2,400 penalty Monday for subletting his pad to a Russian tourist in December for $100 a night. Judge Clive Morrick ruled that Warren broke a law passed in 2011 ...
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Man turns himself in for allegedly bashing gay man in East Village
A man turned himself in for bashing a gay man in the East Village, cops said today.Gornell Roman, 39, allegedly pummeled victim Dan Contarino and called him anti-gay slurs on Monday while they were walking to a homeless shelter the two were both staying at, authorities said.He was charged with two counts of felony and misdemeanor assault and felony aggravated harassment, all as hate crimes, ...
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Poll 49 oppose Anthony Weiners mayoral bid
Nearly half of New York voters believe former Rep. Anthony Weiner should not run for mayor, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday morning.The poll shows 49 percent of New Yorkers say they oppose his bid try, while 38 percent say they support it.The results come as Weiner, 48, who resigned from Congress in 2011 after posting a lewd photo of himself on ...
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Canet seeks gritty New York in Blood Ties
CANNES, France -- The problem with New York these days is there's just not enough litter.At least, that's French director Guillaume Canet's experience. He had to supply his own garbage to recreate the grubby streets of 1970s Brooklyn for his debut English-language feature "Blood Ties.""Every day," the director laughed during an interview at the Cannes Film ...
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Medicine Cabinet Dangers What Every Parent Needs To Know
Some children are better at sharing toys than others, but all children are champs when it comes to sharing germs. Despite your best instructions about not using each other's sippy cups and covering mouths when coughing, all kids come down with colds at one time or another. Bed rest and lots of T.L.C. may be the best medicine you can offer a sick child, but medications will often be reached ...
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Rothstein Files Early 2013 NBA Draft Notebook Including An Early Mock
More Columns 1. IS THE 2013 NBA DRAFT AS WEAK AS PEOPLE ARE MAKING IT OUT TO BE? At the top? Yes. There are NO franchise players in this draft. Usually, the team that wins the lottery throws a party. We’re guessing that probably wasn’t the case on Tuesday night in Times Square when the Cleveland Cavaliersgot the top overall pick. The 2013 NBA Draft will be filled with role players ...
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Metro-North’s New Haven Line Back On Schedule After Repairs
five days after a derailment injured scores of commuters and damaged tracks. Commuter rail service from Connecticut to New York City, along with Amtrak service between Boston and New York, was back on schedule Wednesday ...
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Funeral For Hofstra Student Accidentally Shot By Police
SLEEPY HOLLOW, N.Y. (CBSNewYork/AP)– Mourners will be gathering in Sleepy Hollow Wednesday for the funeral of a Hofstra University student who was accidentally shot by police. Andrea Rebello’s funeralis being held at St. Teresa of Avila Church. The service will be in Portuguese. The 21-year-old ...
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Holgate’s Jolly Roger Motel Rushes To Reopen
Long Beach Island , a woman is racing against time to reopen a motel and save her family’s business. ';What you’re standing on used to be a 12 foot clearance and now it’s probably six and a half foot,'; Judy Lobrutto told WCBS 880′s Peter Haskell as they stood in the basement of the Jolly Roger Motel. The space is filled ...
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Palladino Ending The Jets’ QB Saga Early Is A Good Plan
to see the Mark Sanchez-Geno Smith fight, er, quarterback competition , you might want to change those plans. If it goes according to offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg's plan, the Jets' starting-quarterback situation will be settled faster than a speeding hollow-point bullet. Mornhinweg apparently wants this thing in the rearview mirror by the time camp opens, which means that ...
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Pearl River Resident Mark Owens Prepares For Graduation From West Point
WEST POINT, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) - The United States Military Academy is set to graduate its latest crop of second lieutenants, and among them is a man from Pearl River in Rockland County. The pomp and circumstance of West Point is being put behind him and Mark Owens is ready for what he calls the real army. ';It’s awe-inspiring for me and it’s definitely humbling, but at the ...
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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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