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Boston suspects planned to party in New York after bombing
The brothers suspected of carrying out the deadly attacks on the Boston marathon planned to head to Manhattan to party after the explosions, New York City’s police chief said Wednesday. Either Dzhokhar or Tamerlan Tsarnaev apparently said “Manhattan” in a conversation overheard by the driver of the sports utility vehicle…
Existing divides in New York City highlighted by Hurricane Sandy
It is a tale of two cities. In one there is light, restaurants are open and the elevators work. In the other there is darkness, hardly any water and not even a one dollar slice of pizza. This is the divide in Manhattan left by superstorm Sandy. The have-nots are…
Manhattan building partially collapses amid winds from Hurricane Sandy
Winds from hurricane Sandy have seriously damaged a building in Manhattan as the centre of the storm heads towards land. Part of the facade of a four story building in the West Village collapsed at about 6.30pm, leaving rooms open to the elements but no one injured. Elsewhere parts of…
Manhattan to be sprayed with pesticides to fight West Nile virus
One of New York’s most expensive neighborhoods will be sprayed this week with pesticide to combat the West Nile virus, officials said Tuesday. The city regularly sprays against the mosquito-borne disease, which has seen a surge in outbreaks in the United States this year. Friday’s spraying is notable because it…
U.S. actor Ben Gazzara dead at 81
US actor Ben Gazzara, who enjoyed a long career on Broadway and in Hollywood, died of pancreatic cancer in Manhattan, the New York Times reported. He was 81. Gazzara, who starred in films, television and on the stage played Brick in the original Broadway version of Tennessee Williams’ “Cat On…
The coming Manhattan refuge crisis
Sorry for the radio silence. Yesterday, Marc and I awoke at 4AM in Dallas in order to catch a 7AM flight to New York that had a layover in Cincinnati. We feverishly checked to make sure our connection wasn’t canceled, but after we got to the airport—and after I discovered…
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