Anti-Gay Harassment at Wolfgang Puck's Company Alleged

The way most Americans perceive traditional Jewish culture is defined by the Ashkenazi, who originally emigrated from central and eastern Europe and comprise the majority of Jewish immigrants in the U.S. By contrast, the Sephardim come from Spain, Portugal, North Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia, and their culture, food and music is pretty ... (more)

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Noah Bernamoff and Matt Kliegman to Bake Wood-Fired Bagels at Black Seed, Opening Soon in Nolita

Black Seed's bagels will be a cross between Mile End's Montreal-style, pictured, and an old-fashioned NYC specimen.

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Recipes: A bite of the Big Apple

... and, of course, scouting out all the amazing places to eat. From iconic bagels and hot dogs, to dumplings in Chinatown and hot chestnuts on a street corner, the diversity of food offerings is as numerous as the people who fill this dynamic city. ...

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De Blasio: City On Track To Roll Out Universal Pre-K This Fall

... full-day pre-kindergarten are coming together. As WCBS 880's Rich Lamb reported, the mayor visited P.S. 130 in Chinatown on Tuesday afternoon to announce his administration has lined up all the classroom seats and then some to roll out universal ...

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N'ews

Thaddeus Russell's political incorrectness cracks me up, but he just lays out historical facts the way they are.

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Officials Target Asylum Fraud in NY's Chinatown

More Chinese immigrants apply for asylum than any other immigrant group in the country, with the Chinese population in New York leading the way: Over the past six years, about half of all applications filed by Chinese immigrants not facing deportation were submitted in New York City.

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Foreign investors get fast track for Pa. projects

Shanghai native John Zhang had a dream: to live in the United States. Comcast had a desire: to outfit tenant office space in its Center City tower .

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