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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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Mayor Bloomberg's New York Soda Ban: Would A Ban on Supersized Soda Help People Make Healthy Choices?

Oversized beverages, including 7-Eleven's Big Gulp and just about all medium and large size beverages sold at fast-food establishments, may no longer be available to consumers in New York City if Mayor Bloomberg's ambitious proposal to limit the portion sizes of sweetened beverages is passed by the city's board of health...

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Hawaiian Airlines Launches Direct Honolulu To New York City Flights

Hawaiian Airlines is about to be the only carrier offering year-round flights between Honolulu and New York City. Daily service between Honolulu International Airport and John F. Kennedy International Airport will begin Monday.

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Juan Williams Warned About Asking Newt Gingrich 'Food Stamp' Question, New Book Reports

JANUARY 08: FOX News host Shepard Smith poses on the red carpet upon arrival at a salute to FOX News Channel's Brit Hume on January 8, 2009 in Washington, DC.

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Chris Hayes On 'Heroes' Controversy: 'I Fell Short At A Crucial Moment' (VIDEO)

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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I Do: How I, a Gay Black Man, Came Around on Same-Sex Marriage

When New York City passed the right for gay couples to get married, it was definitely a happy and history-making occasion.

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06/04/12 [New York] Mayor Mike Bloomberg, public health... Source: Tobacco.org Mike Bloomberg is a mayor with a mission.
06/04/12 Hawaiian to launch Honolulu-New York City flights Source: Airport Business Hawaiian Airlines is about to be the only carrier offering year-round flights between Honolulu and New York City. Daily service between Honolulu International Airport and John F. Kennedy International Airport will begin Monday.
06/04/12 Rasmussen: Majority Rejects Bloomberg Super-size Soft... Source: Newsmax.com No super-size sweetened drinks will be sold in New York City if he has his way, but most Americans oppose that idea.
06/04/12 Cuomo wants to limit marijuana possession arrests Source: Democrat and Chronicle - Rochester NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday is announcing that he wants the state Legislature to adopt a law that would reduce the number of people in New York arrested for possession of small amounts of marijuana.
06/04/12 Police Seize Over $11K In Cash & Drugs In Motel Raid Source: CBS/FOX - WWNY TV 7/WNYF FOX 28 - Watertown NY A simultaneous raid on two rooms at a Watertown-area motel netted police over $7,000 in cash and 89 bags of crack cocaine.

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