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RAW VIDEO: New Yorkers take icy New Year's Day dip
Hundreds of hearty swimmers plunged into 2013 with a dip into the icy sea off Brooklyn's Coney Island. Polar Bear club members and other bathers stripped down to their trunks or dressed up in costumes for the annual dip.
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VIRAL VIDEO: Bus driver catches girl who fell 3 stories
A New York City bus driver was being hailed as a hero for saving a 7-year-old girl who fell three stories from an air conditioning unit outside a Brooklyn building. "I just prayed that I'd catch her," Stephen St. Bernard recalled after rescuing the...
Tags: New York City, Brooklyn (New York City)
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New welfare restrictions target booze, tattoos
BOSTON (AP) — Taking aim at what they call an abuse of the taxpayers' money, a growing number of states are blocking welfare recipients from spending their benefits on booze, cigarettes, lottery tickets, casino gambling, tattoos and strippers....Tags: Harrisburg (Dauphin, Pennsylvania), Republican Party, Barack Obama, Unemployment Benefits, Los Angeles Times
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Mr. Ed and Arthur Lubin
FrameworkFilm and television director Arthur Lubin gets a kiss from a friend, Mr. Ed, the talking horse.... -
Review: Knott's Berry Farm opts for family fun over wild thrills
Knott's Berry Farm is stuck with that old carrots-versus-candy conundrum this summer -- forced to administer a dose of what's needed rather than what's wanted. Knott's unveiled three family rides on Thursday that won't make many people rush out to the...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Disneyland Park, Trips and Vacations, Theme Park Vacations, Social Media
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Four ways to prepare for hurricane season
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - On storm surge maps that show the ravages of Superstorm Sandy, my house sits on a rare patch of dry land surrounded by swaths of water. Located in Gravesend, Brooklyn, nestled just above Coney Island, the house did not sustain any...Tags: Gravesend, Apple iPhone, Hurricanes, Shingles, Hurricane Sandy (2012)
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Richard Snow to sign books Wednesday at McLean & Eakin
Richard Snow will be signing copies of his new book, "I Invented the Modern Age: The Rise of Henry Ford," from 6-7 p.m. Wednesday, May 22, at McLean & Eakin, Booksellers in Petoskey. Snow weaves together a narrative of Ford's rise to fame -- as well as...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, New York City, Columbia College Chicago, Ken Burns
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Film review: 'Deceptive Practice' weaves its own kind of magic
Regard the hands of Ricky Jay. Watch them making cards do things cards never have done before, things cards didn't even know they could do. And for this master of manipulation, cards are just the beginning. Seeing is definitely not believing in the...Tags: New York City, Ed Sullivan, Entertainment, Ricky Jay, Dinah Shore
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William Friedkin takes a high-speech chase through his career
Filmmaker William Friedkin, who's best known for such landmark films as "The French Connection" and "The Exorcist" in the early '70s, looks back on a long career directing movies, opera and theater in his new memoir, "The Friedkin Connection." Why do...
Tags: Music, Arts and Culture, Movies, New York City, Mel Brooks
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Catching Up With Holden In NYC
Special to the Hartford CourantNEW YORK CITY — Storybook-themed outings, particularly for young kids, abound in New York. Fans of "Eloise at the Plaza'' by Kay Thompson can book the Plaza Hotel's Eloise Suite, featuring a sparkly padded pink headboard and Eloise's name in neon...Tags: Central Park, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Radio City Music Hall, New York Public Library, Sandwiches
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Nature Is Best Viewed From The Deck
The Hartford CourantUnless they're asking for spare change, people are willing to engage in conversations with folks they haven't met before for one reason: Perfect strangers are far more likely to be charmed by our adorable eccentricities than are our loved ones. Their...Tags: New York City, Pneumonia
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Free ice cream cone at Carvel on Thursday
Sun SentinelGet a free Carvel ice cream cone on Thursday with a twist to help Hurricane Sandy victims in Coney Island. No coupon is necessary. Stop in at participating shops from 3 to 8 p.m. to get a free junior cone. Make a $2 donation to the American Red Cross to...Tags: Ice Cream, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Media Industry, Lifestyle and Leisure, American Red Cross
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May 17, 2013
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Apr 25, 2013
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