Where Love's Concerned, This 'Magic Barrel' Is No Magic Bullet

... haunting close-ups and intense conversations. A seemingly penniless carpenter who sleeps on a mattress in the Chinatown tenement he's renovating, "the Orphan" turns out to be a wealthy heir who hates money. He has a history of getting women ...

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Mexican artist takes his environmental message to New York

Mexican artist Gilberto Aceves Navarro is using 122 bicycle sculptures placed around New York City to urge people to get moving, enjoy their freedom and protect the environment.

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Mexican artist takes his environmental message to New York

New York, July 29 Mexican artist Gilberto Aceves Navarro is using 122 bicycle sculptures placed around New York City to urge people to get moving, enjoy their freedom and protect the environment.

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High rent pressures NY Asian eateries

Mei Chou closed her first New York City restaurant in 2008 because of it. Now she is facing the same issue again with her two-year-old Chinatown bistro - skyrocketing rent.

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Rock Hill's - Zebra Girl' pleads guilty in gunrunning case

... as she tried to assemble an assault rifle at 8:10 a.m. at the busy corner of Grand and Chrystie streets near Chinatown in New York City, as thousands of commuters walked by on their way to their jobs. It is unclear what role, if any, Jones will play ...

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Report: NYC Mayor de Blasio Wages 'War' on Poor Asian Students

... New York from China when he was seven years of ago, speaking no English": For two years, he shared a bedroom in a Chinatown apartment with his grandparents-a cook and a factory worker-and a young cousin, while his parents put in 12-hour days at a ...

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Participatory Budgeting: Catch the Fever

A public housing development in the South Bronx. A senior center in East Harlem.

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'Jersey Jitney' Buses Getting Shut Down, Ticketed by NYPD

... them would be subject to action by the NYPD. After the city said it would begin ticketing intercity buses in Chinatown in August , in the hopes of curbing bus traffic there, state Sen. Brad Hoylman asked the NYPD to do the same thing on West 42nd ...

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Art news: Two play auditions Both theaters on Marco are offering a...

Marco Players, Saturday, by appointment, for "Sunset Park," a contemporary comedy/drama set in New York in an apartment building going co-op, where one of its tenants can't afford to buy in and cannot, by law, be asked to leave.

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How do you get to Carnegie Hall?

... guided tour through Greenwich Village and SoHo, a trip to the National September 11 Memorial & Museum, dinners in Chinatown and Little Italy, and ferry rides to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. The chorale members also sang in an adjudicated ...

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TN Moving Stories: Transpo News Links from Around the Web

... also have black boxes that will help Muni determine the causes of accidents." ( SF Gate ) Streets in New York's Chinatown may no longer be clogged with idling buses. The city will soon start fining buses that pick up or drop off passengers without a ...

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Alisal surveillance cameras come down

... and two others were on Del Monte - one near Elkington Avenue and one near Kilbreth Avenue. That's in Salinas' Chinatown district on lower Soledad Street where police say it recorded vehicular homicide suspect Adman Nijmeddin as he allegedly drove ...

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Summer Fun: Pool Parties! Harrah's After Dark, Monocle Order and Levi's

... Atlantic City, NJ. This two and a half hour retreat is the perfect getaway for the stressed-out New Yorker. The Chinatown bus on Division and Bowery costs $19.00 roundtrip for Total Rewards Members (casino card for Caesar's, Bally's, Showboat and ...

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A Club That Represents Everything Passe About NYC Nightlife Has Finally Gone Bankrupt

One of the last stalwarts of a bygone era of New York City nightlife, Pink Elephant, has declared bankruptcy.

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A - Truman Show' For TodayBy Anthony Haden-Guest

... and Ignacio Platas, faced him on a split screen. Further along the sofa, and tranquilly silent, sat Amy Li, whose Chinatown gallery is housing Net Band Command . Harris grew up in Ventura, Southern California, the son of a mostly absent CIA father. ...

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NY landlords fight tenants in buyout battle

Chinatown, New York: A fast-changing neighbourhood where offers are often anything but amicable and rarely generous enough to help tenants settle elsewhere in the city, tenant groups and housing officials say.

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5 reasons to add Queens to your NYC travel plans

... most diverse county in the world with more than 170 languages spoken within our borders," MacKay said. Queens' Chinatown is the largest in New York and this is where Chinese visitors to New York City often stay. For international dining and shopping ...

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WhyHunger and DJ Slava V Join Together to Raise Awareness About Hunger and Poverty, 7/17

... V will perform open to close. Mister H is a visionary nightlife space inspired by old New York and neighboring Chinatown surroundings. It is located within Mondrian SoHo Hotel. The tickets proceeds will be donated to WhyHunger. Get your tickets and ...

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Staycation! WNYC's July 4th Guide to Exploring Your City

Are you going to be stuck in the city for the July 4th long weekend, but wishing you were at the beach? Your weekend doesn't have to suck! Celebrate the many cultures of New York City while having a spectacular July 4th weekend.

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New York City's best ice cream

... get. But simple as they may be, this has been called the best ice cream in Brooklyn by many. An unofficial Chinatown landmark, this ice cream shop has been serving up the good stuff for nearly 30 years. The family-run business has made a name for ...

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Bank of China New York opens Queens branch

Bank of China opened its newest New York branch in Flushing, Queens, home to the second-biggest Chinese and Chinese American population in New York City, relocating its Chinatown branch from Manhattan.

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