Scouts visit 84th Precinct to thank officers

The kids made about 150 care packages filled with goodies and special messages for the officers at the 84th Precinct in Downtown Brooklyn. Police officers from the precinct where slain Det.

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Phil Robertson: STDs and "The Revenge of the Hippies"

CPAC is no stranger to inviting raving lunatics to speak at their events. They certainly outdid themselves this year by not only inviting Duck Dynasty's Phil Robertson to speak, but by honoring him with the Andrew Breitbart Defender of the First Amendment Award.

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Brooklyn Quartet Opens 3/18 at The Medicine Show Theatre

... One stop along the Brooklyn Quartet journey last year was a performance right at home in New York, as part of The Downtown Urban Theatre Festival, whose artistic director is Tony nominated reg e. gaines, (Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk). He ...

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Eastern Costume Company to Host Grand Opening/Open House, 3/6

Eastern Costume Company will hold its public Grand Opening and Open House on Friday, March 6th. Guests are encouraged to see Salisbury's newest Downtown Shop from 5pm-8pm.

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REBNY Announces Nominees for Top Deals of 2014

... Manhattan' -225 Liberty Street; Broker: Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL)-Peter Riguardi 'Hudson's Bay Co. Commits to Major Downtown Consolidation' -225 Liberty Street & 250 Vesey Street; Brokers: CBRE, Inc.-Lauren Crowley Corrinet, Michael G. Geoghegan, ...

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New York Promoter Plans to Open Teragram Ballroom in Downtown L.A.

Downtown Los Angeles is getting a new concert venue a little that's a little off the beaten path. Teragram Ballroom is the latest project from the team behind New York's Bowery Ballroom and Mercury Lounge, along with Broadway Bar's Joe Baxley.

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Space provider gobbles up six downtown floors

The Pac Man-like WeWork desk and space provider has just leased 240,000 square feet at the 1.11 million-square-foot 85 Broad St. at Stone Street. The huge downtown deal is the first major lease signed this year and the first large deal in the former Goldman Sachs building.

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De Blasio Team Gradually Beefing Up Its Parking Reform Proposals

... within a newly-designated "transit zone." Similar parking reforms for affordable housing are already in effect in Downtown Brooklyn and the Manhattan core . What's encouraging is that the transit zone is much larger than those areas. Most new ...

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New In Vegas: The Strip Gets Yet Another High-Profile Visitor Attraction

... The two-acre linear open air pedestrian mall is semi-covered in the style of the Fremont Street Experience in Downtown Las Vegas to keep the sun at bay (minus the overhead light and music show). It is located in the heart of the Strip and very close ...

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Comptroller Stringer calls for more interpreters, language help in Housing Courts

... for those who can't speak English, Stringer called for language help for immigrants at a press conference in Downtown Brooklyn on Monday. "In a city with nearly two million individuals with 'limited English proficiency,' it is outrageous that ...

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Photo Flash: Inside Opening Night of the Price at Mark Taper Forum...

... (ticket prices are subject to change). The Mark Taper Forum is located at the Music Center, 135 N. Grand Avenue in Downtown L.A. 90012.

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Banned from 16th Street: Dozens ordered by court to stay away

Lucas Alejos, 21, stands inside the downtown Denver detention center Friday. Alejos said he was banned from the 16th Street Mall for stealing.

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Local music school partners with Abbott's to host fundraiser dinner for Nuts for Mutts pet rescue

... proud to announce their second annual fundraising event for Nuts for Mutts pet rescue. On April 17, the Abbott's Downtown restaurant & creamery will be filled with pet lovers, music & celebration, as the Rochester Academy of Music & Arts hosts a ...

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Sightseeing: Downtown Albany tour offers clues to possible developer

This property is part of a nearly seven-acre area in downtown Albany, New York. The state is searching for developers to purchase the property and redevelop the area.

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Photo Special: From Downtown Darling to Broadway Sensation! Looking Back at Our Favorite Hedwigs

Everyone's favorite East German transgender rocker continues to rock the New York stage! As Darren Criss prepares to step into Hedwig's high heels at the Belasco Theatre, we look back at those who have come before him, dating back to Hedwig's humble beginnings at Off-Broadway's Jane Street Theatre. The dramatic musical comedy began Off-Off-Broadway at Westbeth and then ran over two years at the Jane Street Theatre beginning in February 1998.

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Hoffman v. Verizon Wireless Inc

... should have known of the employee's propensity for the conduct which caused the injury" (Jackson v. New York Univ. Downtown Hosp., 69 AD3d 801, 801 [internal quotation marks omitted]; see Evans v. City of Mount Vernon, 92 AD3d 829, 830). R & K ...

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Tax season: Free filing help available in Brooklyn

... Business and Career Library at 280 Cadman Plaza West in Brooklyn Heights; Capital One Bank at 356 Fulton St. in Downtown Brooklyn; And Long Island University on Flatbush Avenue. (Call l 800-906-9887 for more locations or visit irs.gov .) * The Tax ...

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Hot Clicks: Boston man gets payback after parking spot is stolen

... staff and rooms so clean you could eat off the floor (at least in theory) are what keep people coming back to the Downtown Spokane Quality Inn 4th Ave. and it's paid off big time for the hotel. Hotel guests have been very vocal about their ...

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Bad as downtown traffic is, planners try to make it worse

Nobody should be surprised by our lead story last week that that Miami's downtown developers are urging the powers that be to slice auto traffic lanes out of Biscayne Boulevard downtown to create a pedestrian promenade. We've reported often since 2006 about Downtown Development Authority aims to convert Biscayne Boulevard, which happens to be US Highway 1, to a promenade with far fewer lanes for cars.

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Dyal Compass, LLC's Commitment to Environmental Design Pays Off For Kiawah's Indigo Park

... across affiliate offices worldwide. Daniel Ravenel Sotheby's International Realty is located at 33 Broad Street in Downtown Charleston, and their local web address is DanielRavenelSIR.com. The Sotheby's International Realty network currently has ...

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Stamford retailers say sales tax cut will draw New Yorkers

... in New York would find favor among local store owners, according to Sandy Goldstein , president of the Stamford Downtown Special Services District . "We have always talked about the significance of a high sales tax -- the significance of raising ...

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Stamford retailers say sales tax cut will draw New Yorkers

... in New York would find favor among local store owners, according to Sandy Goldstein, president of the Stamford Downtown Special Services District. "We have always talked about the significance of a high sales tax -- the significance of raising sales ...

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N.Y. visitors bureau says: Go visit the Keys

... motion, which features special events and discounts for people who work in K-12 education, is run this year by the Downtown Ithaca Alliance.

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Stamford retailers say sales tax cut will draw New Yorkers

... in New York would find favor among local store owners, according to Sandy Goldstein , president of the Stamford Downtown Special Services District . "We have always talked about the significance of a high sales tax -- the significance of raising ...

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Stamford retailers say sales tax cut will draw New Yorkers

... in New York would find favor among local store owners, according to Sandy Goldstein, president of the Stamford Downtown Special Services District. "We have always talked about the significance of a high sales tax -- the significance of raising sales ...

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Stamford retailers say sales tax cut will draw New Yorkers

... in New York would find favor among local store owners, according to Sandy Goldstein , president of the Stamford Downtown Special Services District . "We have always talked about the significance of a high sales tax --the significance of raising ...

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Stamford retailers say sales tax cut will draw New Yorkers

... in New York would find favor among local store owners, according to Sandy Goldstein, president of the Stamford Downtown Special Services District. "We have always talked about the significance of a high sales tax --the significance of raising sales ...

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Ithaca: Visit Florida Keys instead because of 'ridiculously stupid winter'

... motion, which features special events and discounts for people who work in K-12 education, is run this year by the Downtown Ithaca Alliance.

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Ithaca: Visit Florida Keys instead because of 'ridiculously stupid winter'

... motion, which features special events and discounts for people who work in K-12 education, is run this year by the Downtown Ithaca Alliance.

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Ithaca: Visit Florida Keys instead because of 'ridiculously stupid winter'

... motion, which features special events and discounts for people who work in K-12 education, is run this year by the Downtown Ithaca Alliance.

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Ithaca: Visit Florida Keys instead because of 'ridiculously stupid winter'

... motion, which features special events and discounts for people who work in K-12 education, is run this year by the Downtown Ithaca Alliance.

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Westin Minneapolis sold to N.Y. investment firm for $66M

... wood carvings and vaulted lobby ceilings, pronounce the wealth and industry that defined midcentury Minnesota. "Downtown Minneapolis is probably the strongest submarket in Minnesota for hospitality. And this particular asset is leading that," said ...

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SPONSORED: Get Cozy and Order In from GrubHub

... some solid delivery options that fit the bill. So get snug and get to ordering. Happy eating everyone. Located in Downtown LA, Sultan Chicken is an unassuming joint that delivers on the Platonic ideal of a hearty meal. For just $8.00, a half chicken ...

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Pittsburgh Public Theater's Season to Continue with How I Learned What I Learned, 3/5-4/5

Pittsburgh Public Theater's 40th anniversary Season of Legends continues with the Pittsburgh premiere of How I Learned What I Learned, the final play by August Wilson . How I Learned was co-conceived and will be directed by Todd Kreidler , a Duquesne University graduate, former Pittsburgh Public Theater staff member, and author of the recent Broadway musical, Holler If Ya Hear Me.

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10 Things to Do On Valentine's Day In NYC -- With Or Without a Date

... is an after-party. Joe's Pub, 425 Lafayette St., Manhattan; 9pm. Buy tickets HERE . Pravda V-Day Dinner + Party Downtown speakeasy staple, Pravda, offers a two-part Valentine's Day celebration that brings together two of our favorite things: eating ...

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Yonatan Gat readies new LP (stream a song), playing NYC release show, ...

Former Monotonix frontman Yonatan Gat will release his new solo album, Director , on March 3 via Joyful Noise. As you can hear from album track "North to South," he dabbles in a variety of styles -- some on the avant garde side, some that lean toward pop -- often all at once.

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Kim David Smith, Trapper Felides and More Set for the Meeting at Joe's Pub, 2/15

... Jackie Hoffman , Tonya Pinkins and leading men Howard McGillin , Telly Leung , Rory O'Malley and Daniel Reichard ; downtown stars Justin Vivian Bond , Bridget Everett and Lady Rizo ; nightlife fixtures Karen Mason , Maude Maggart and Karen Akers ; ...

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Tips to dress like a hip New Yorker

Downtown New York is having a major moment. Swarms of NYC moms have been flocking to Tribeca for years, but the new Freedom Tower, a revitalized neighborhood and companies like Conde Nast moving into the 'hood make lower Manhattan the place to be.

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Celebrate Spring New York to benefit the Parkinson's Disease Foundation

PRLog - Feb. 11, 2015 - NEW YORK -- The Young New Yorkers for the Fight Against Parkinson's committeeof the Parkinson's Disease Foundation will hold its eighth annual Celebrate Spring New York at TAO Downtown located at 92 Ninth Avenue in New York City on Wednesday, April 1, 2015. Proceeds from the evening will benefit PDF's Postdoctoral Fellowships Program, which prepares future leaders in Parkinson's disease research and care.

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Construction Update: Many familiar faces in Yards watchdog group

... construction for the new subsidiary of the Empire State Development Corporation. Joe Chan, former head of the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership, now works for the Empire State Development Corporation, and for the new community advisory group. The ...

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NYC: RPA: Growing Outer Boroughs Need New Generation of Transit Investment

... Avenue. Once East Side Access diverts more trains to Manhattan, LIRR plans to use the line as a shuttle between Downtown Brooklyn and Jamaica. The report suggests combining the Atlantic Branch with improvements to the Rosedale section of the Montauk ...

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the Price With Kate Burton Begins Tonight at CTG's Mark Taper Forum

... (ticket prices are subject to change). The Mark Taper Forum is located at the Music Center, 135 N. Grand Avenue in Downtown L.A. 90012.

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VAULT'S Today In Theatre History: FEBRUARY 11

... ht looking for an audience. 1960 Jack Richardson 's The Prodigal , about ancient Greece, opens Off-Broadway at the Downtown Theatre and runs there for several months.

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Shake Shack will open Monday on Pratt Street

... there are 122,000 employees and 41,000 residents within a mile radius of the Shake Shack," said Mike Evitts of the Downtown Partnership, the agency responsible for managing the Pratt Street Pratt Street Renewal Plan, an initiative to create a more ...

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Dodge Momentum Index Falls in January

... four institutional projects over $100 million that entered planning during January, notably the $210 million UCF Downtown Campus (Creative Village) in Orlando FL. About Dodge Data & Analytics : Dodge Data & Analytics is the leading provider of data, ...

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Gotham Air offers helicopter rides from Manhattan to JFK

... the Gotham Air app when it's released in a couple of weeks. Passengers get picked up from the Pier 6 Heliport in Downtown Manhattan and dropped off at their desired airport in under seven minutes. Then, an airport shuttle picks them up and takes ...

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Oakland CBD Leasing Up 5.3% in 2014

... continue to grow over the next several years. According to Colliers International, 2015 will be a pivotal year for Downtown Oakland. A new mayor, a dynamic residential market and a vibrant office market will put Oakland at the forefront of the East ...

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Paducah, Kentucky Is An Artist's Paradise

... livability of our LowerTown Arts District Neighborhood," Melinda Winchester, Paducah's Main Street Director and Downtown Development Specialist told The Daily Beast . The program has helped launch Paducah "into an international playing field." ...

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Your Weekend To Do List

... Monday at 10 p.m., the show's regular time slot. Balls Around the Block pub-crawl: As the number of residents in downtown increases, so does the number of dogs without a backyard. This is where Balls Around the Block steps in. For the past 10 years, ...

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PathoMap: NY subway shelters bubonic plague, anthrax, 600+ unknown organisms

... to our environment." Isaac Garcia, 17, of Astoria, volunteers for @nycpathomap swabbing for "genetic material" on Downtown 1 #pathomap http://ift.tt/1Ig9Rua The researchers collected DNA samples using nylon swabs inside the trains, as well as ...

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Another Roll of the Dice, from Creators of Guys and Dolls, Will Get la Premiere This Spring

... Association. The Colony Theatre is located at 555 North Third Street, at the corner of Cypress, in the heart of Downtown Burbank. For further information, call (818) 558-7000. Fax number: (818) 558-7110. Email: boxoffice@colonytheatre.org. Or visit ...

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Lydia Johnson Dance Coming to SOPAC, 2/28

... blog. The company has performed throughout the region and has appeared the Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, the Downtown Dance Festival and The Great Friend's Dance Festival in Newport, Rhode Island among many others. Ms. Johnson is a Guest Artist ...

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Best Time to Visit MiamiLocal Expertsby Bethany Platanella Posted Feb 5th 2015

The high season lasts December through February, and while more expensive and crowded, it is most pleasant for weather. Warm, breezy days and cool nights draw crowds from all parts of the world.

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Morning 10: Metro-North victims | Paid sick leave | NYPD patrol force

... the murder of police. [ The New York Times ] More than 12,750 residential units are expected to sprout in downtown Brooklyn in the next several years, according to a report from the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership. About 80% of these units will be ...

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Magical couple performs music, comedy at Two Steps

... two got married and began working full time as magicians. On Valentine's Day, the couple will perform at Two Steps Downtown Grill in Danbury. "The show will start while people are waiting for their food," Benjamin said. "We'll come to each table and ...

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A vision of New York City's transit system, from 1940-1968 [slideshow]

... Subway unification also included the BMT's very large trolley and bus system. Pictured here is Court Street in Downtown Brooklyn. Photo credit: New York Transit Museum. As soon as unification occurred, some elevated lines in Manhattan and Brooklyn ...

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Preview: Las Vegas personalities reveal secrets in 'ENTSpeaks' at Inspire Theater

... and the go-to-guy when Hollywood and Strip theaters want their sets designed. "I am delighted that Tony Hsieh's Downtown Project is now supporting the show. That has taken a great deal of financial pressure off me. Michael Cornthwaite of Inspire ...

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"Frozen" sing-along also postponed

Alex the Jester will bring his dazzling show to the downtown Camden Opera House Monday, Feb. 2, at 6 p.m. in conjunction with the annual Camden Winterfest. THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED TO TUESDAY, FEB.

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ARC New York City REIT inks $253M deal for Downtown Manhattan property

said Feb. 2 that it agreed to acquire 123 William St. in downtown Manhattan, N.Y., for $253 million, exclusive of closing costs. The 81% leased office property comprises about 545,000 rentable square feet. CEO Michael Happel said in a news release ...

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