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Keeping New York City a Competitive Tourist Destination

Feb 09th 2012 - 06:01PM

I read with pleasure yesterday that the Metropolitan Museum of Art, one of our city's cultural treasures, will be getting a spectacular new plaza design.

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Westminster Dog Show 2012: Dogs From Around The Country Descend On New York City (VIDEO)

Feb 09th 2012 - 03:49PM

This week, thousands of show dogs, their trainers and their owners are descending upon New York City, where the Westminster Kennel Club 136th Annual Dog Show will be held at Madison Square Garden on Feb. 13 and 14.

GADLING

NYC hotel housekeepers earn big raises, panic buttons

By Dave Seminara Feb 09th 2012 - 12:51PM

According to a story in Wednesday's New York Times, New York City's largest union representing hotel workers has reached a long term contract with major hotel operators in the city which will give housekeepers and other employees big raises and will provide panic buttons for some hotel staff.

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Founder Collective Makes A $4 Million Bet On Paddle8′s Online Marketplace For Fine Art

Feb 08th 2012 - 09:40PM

When it comes to a marketplace for fine art, a space which seems to intrinsically resist digital services, technology really hasn't had quite the same disruptive influence it has in so many others.

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Chelsea Houska Travels to New York City: Will She Miss Sister Emily Giving Birth?

Feb 06th 2012 - 02:45PM

Chelsea Houska is heading to the bright lights of New York City for a few days, but her heart and mind will still be at home with her sister, Emily, who's about to give birth.

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  • 02/10/12 Real heroes need a parade Source: NorthJersey.com - Hackensack NJ On Tuesday thousands of Giants fans lined the Canyon of Heroes in New York City to cheer on the Super Bowl champs.
  • 02/10/12 On this day -- February 10 Source: North Texas eNews - Bonham TX February 10 is the 41st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar.
  • 02/10/12 Brian Newman Takes Center Stage Saturday Source: The Pilot - Southern Pines NC For the 27th anniversary of the Heart 'n' Soul of Jazz event, the Arts Council of Moore County and Pinehurst Resort will present, straight from New York's famous Oak Room, the Brian Newman Quartet on Saturday, Feb. 11, at 8 p.m., at the Carolina Hotel at Pinehurst Resort.
  • 02/09/12 Actress Gayle lives the acting dream in New York City Source: Kilmanock Standard - Kilmarnock - Ayr - UK A KILMARNOCK woman has graduated from one of the most prestigious acting schools in the world.
  • 02/09/12 Giamatti, Rudd, Hawkins Pat A "Dog" Source: Dark Horizons Sally Hawkins, Paul Giamatti and Paul Rudd are all teaming up to star in Phil Morrison's comedy drama "Lucky Dog" at Touch Feely Films, Sidney Kimmel Entertainment, GreeneStreet Films and HanWay says The Hollywood Reporter.

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New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world.

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