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Mitzvah Tanks Take Synagogues to the Streets

Passover ends and they're back on the streets: the mitzvah tanks, synagogues on wheels offering New York City Jews an unexpected, curbside opportunity to pray. "We invite them in the tank, to have something to eat, something to drink, and we have a blessing," tank driver Yishai Eliefja told the New York Times' Cityroom...

Cabbie Takes Passengers for Cross-Country Ride [VIDEO]

Woman's Screams Alert Brooklyn Neighbors, Attacker Flees [VIDEO]

Several neighbors rushed out of their homes in the Park Slope section of Brooklyn, N.Y., to scare off a man who was attacking a woman on the 16th Street sidewalk. A video taken from a brownstone stoop, according to the New York Daily News, shows the man grabbing the woman as she screams for help for about 45 seconds...

New York Charity Rescues Food

New York City diners delight in more than 23,000 restaurant options, from celebrity chef Eric Ripert's white-napkined jewel Le Bernardin to an endless list of sparring hot-doggers, including Gray's Papaya, Papaya King and Coney Island-born Nathan's Famous. Despite all those restaurants with all that food, 1.5 million New...

Statue of Liberty Stamp Shows Wrong Lady Liberty

You might say this is one monumental case of mail fraud. Due to a United States Postal Service gaffe, a stamp intended to commemorate New York City's Statue of Liberty features a picture of a Las Vegas replica instead. Though the stamp was supposed to show the real Lady Liberty, the "forever" stamp uses a photograph of a...

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Manhattanhenge 2012: A Full Sun Aligns With New York City Grid (PHOTOS)

Tuesday night's highly-anticipated 2012 Manhattanhenge debut was a bust.

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WATCH: Matt Lauer Opens Up About 'Today' Problems

JANUARY 12: 'TODAY' Show correspondent Matt Lauer attends the 'TODAY' Show 60th anniversary celebration at The Edison Ballroom on January 12, 2012 in New York City. NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 24: Ann Curry attends the TIME 100 Gala celebrating TIME'S 100 Most Influential People In The World at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April...

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05/31/12 New York City to ban big sodas at restaurants, food... Source: NBC - WDSU 6 - New Orleans LA New York City is poised to ban the sale of large-sized sodas and other sugary beverages in an effort to combat rising obesity rates, a city official said Thursday.
05/31/12 Places to Be a Suburbanite in New York City Source: New York City News - New York NY As a native of suburbia, I have a soft spot for its ethos: the arena rock and shopping malls, the chain stores and competitive lawn care.
05/31/12 Missing 15-year-old boy Pierce Crowley reportedly... Source: New York City News - New York NY A 15-year-old boy who authorities suspect ran away from a Westchester County hospital nearly a week ago was reportedly found safe in New York City. The Journal News reported that Pierce Crowley, of Rye, N.Y., was found by police early Thursday in New York City and that he was safe and unharmed.
05/31/12 Manhattanhenge 2012: A Full Sun Aligns With New York... Source: The Huffington Post Tuesday night's highly-anticipated 2012 Manhattanhenge debut was a bust.
05/31/12 Valerie Bertinelli teams with Jenny Craig to support... Source: PR Newswire CARLSBAD, Calif. , May 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Jenny Craig Brand Ambassador Valerie Bertinelli is proud to kick off the American Heart Association's Wall Street Run & Heart Walk on behalf of "Team Jenny," in New York City on Thursday, May 31. The Heart Walk is the American Heart Association's premiere event that brings communities together to raise funds and celebrate progress in the fight against this country's No. 1 and No. 4 killers, heart diseases and stroke. Jenny Craig is a proud National Sponsor of the American Heart Association's Heart Walk and is supporting more than 350 walks across the United States in 2012. "Hot in Cleveland " star Bertinelli, who lost 40 pounds* on Jenny Craig in December 2007 and slipped into that famous blue bikini, recognizes the importance of being in good heart health, and owes her mother's life to Jenny Craig . Back in October, 2008, Bertinelli's mother Nancy required emergency heart valve replacement surgery.

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