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Support Senate GOP plan to help New York recover (Queens Chronicle)

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:11:48 GMT
The economic woes facing our nation and state have placed tremendous strain and immense challenges on New York small businesses and middle class families. Last year alone, New York State lost 270,000 jobs in the private sector and unemployment in the state and city continues to climb.

How Did Chinese Artists Learn and Practice Their Craft? Met Museum Explores the Topic in New Installation (Art Daily)

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:03:24 GMT
Bird Feet, Drawing; ink on paper, 13 x 14 15/16 in. (33 x 38 cm) Gift of Sarah Shay, 2005, 2005.411.240. NEW YORK, NY.- A new installation at The Metropolitan Museum of Art , Mastering the Art of Chinese Painting: Xie Zhiliu (1910-1997), demonstrates how Chinese artists learned, historically, from earlier masterpieces and from nature.

Feds want former NY top cop to go directly to jail (AP via Yahoo! News)

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:05:28 GMT
Federal prosecutors say former New York City police commissioner Bernard Kerik should go directly to jail when he's sentenced next week.

Spinoff enables direct stake in NY teams, arena (AP via Yahoo! News)

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:40:15 GMT
Investors will get a chance to bet directly on the fortunes of the New York Knicks and Rangers and their home arena, Madison Square Garden, beginning Tuesday.

Royal Shakespeare Company to send ensemble to NY (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:43:56 GMT
Britain's Royal Shakespeare Company will build a replica of its new Stratford-upon-Avon theater in New York for five performances by the company in 2011, theater groups said Monday.

Oswego High grad named president of New York State School Music Association (The Post-Standard)

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:21:41 GMT
Carthage, NY -- Daniel Mosher, band director at Carthage High School in Carthage and a graduate of Oswego High School, was named president of the New York State School Music Association.

New York Examines Possible Contamination in Public City Schools (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:30:00 GMT
New York's personal injury attorney, David Perecman praise the proactive move taken by the DOE and EPA.

Record Performance for the New York City R160 Metro Cars (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:30:00 GMT
NEW YORK----The R160 metro car series in service in New York have achieved a record Mean Distance Between Failures of 1.2 million miles for the month of December 2009, and a 12 month average over 650,000 miles, significantly above the contract target of 100,000 miles.

New York Personal Injury Lawyer Comments On NYC Tractor Trailer Accident (OfficialWire)

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:04:39 GMT
“This most recent incident, in which a city sanitation worker was struck by a semi-truck, is a sad reminder that New York City workers face serious danger every day,” says George W. Ilchert, Esq., a partner with Lurie, Ilchert, Mac Donnell and Ryan, LLP ( www.limrlaw.com ), a personal injury law firm with experience in New York accident cases and wrongful death ...

BC-NY--New York Digest, NY (Darien News-Review)

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 07:37:22 GMT
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