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Will New York Kill The Golden Goose? Posted: 9 months ago by 2manyusernames
A mere 41k residents of New York City make up nearly half of the income tax revenue received by the city. A little over 19k makes up 40% of the revenue. Changing the city's tax code to soak the rich even more may result in some of those leaving, ending in lower tax revenue over all.
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Map of New York City parking tickets Posted: 1 year ago by bernardblack
New York City agencies issued 9,955,441 parking tickets from July 2007 to June 2008. Here is an interactive map of them.
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City of Villains Posted: 2 years ago by sholom22
City of Villains is a massively multiplayer online role-playing computer game based on the superhero comic book genre, developed by Cryptic Studios and published by NCSoft. Released on 2005-10-31,the game is integrated with their previous release, City of Heroes. The gameplay centers on defeating a variety of computer controlled opponents within a three-dimensional world using various powers and attacks, sometimes with the help of several other players.
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Scents and the City Posted: 3 months ago by nateebiinature
New York secretes its fullest range of smells in the summer; disgusting or enticing, delicate or overpowering, they are liberated by the heat...
**Please be sure to use the scroll bar on the side of the article :)
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New York City sued for harassing photographers Posted: 2 years ago by dollyllama
New York City police officers need better training to distinguish between law-abiding citizens who snap pictures of city landmarks and those suspected of plotting terrorism, a lawsuit filed on Thursday by the New York Civil Liberties Union said.
*for Jerry520
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2006 NYC Marathon Slideshow, Parrots and All Posted: 3 years ago by nyinquirer
The Inquirer spent Sunday morning on Vernon Boulevard in Long Island City near the 13-mile marker of the 2006 New York City Marathon. (Along with the Coca-Cola sign, the white bird at right is a neighborhood staple.) Here's a slideshow, photographs by Andrew Bast.
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Hit and run driver who killed a man suing city for damages to his car Posted: 1 year ago by bernardblack
A man leaves the scene of an accident, effectively murdering his victim. His punishment? 20 days of community service. Now he is suing the city of New York for $190,000 for damages to his vehicle which he claims happened during the impounding.
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City of Shadows Posted: 1 year ago by pocksucket
City of Shadows is a collection of photos of St Petersburg using time lapse techniques giving a sense of the faceless anonymity of the masses of the city as they go about their daily business.
The other galleries are worth a look too.
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Gadgeteer's Playground Comes to New York City Posted: 12 months ago by Bornbad
GADGET LOVER'S DREAM: Gizmodo.com last week brought its Gizmodo Gallery to the Big Apple. The show featured a number of toys (for grownups as well as kids) that peered into the future but also reminded people of past innovations. See Scientific American.com's slide show highlighting some of the coolest gadgets.
Courtesy of Gizmodo
Technogadget mavens Brian Lam and the editors at gizmodo.com visited New York City's Lower East Side last week to delight geeks with a choice collection of cool stuff (both new and retro).
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Giant Tsunami hit New York... 2,300 years ago Posted: 7 months ago by Ankabout
A huge wave crashed into the New York City region 2,300 years ago, dumping sediment and shells across Long Island and New Jersey and casting wood debris far up the Hudson River.
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New York rolls out city condom for Valentine's Day Posted: 2 years ago by maxriter
NEW York authorities unfurled a new official city condom Wednesday in time for Valentine's Day with a "Get Some" tagline, a new colorful wrapper and a campaign unfortunately described as cutting-edge.
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Welcome to New York; That'll Be $8 Posted: 2 years ago by super
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg wants to solve the city's growing traffic problem by charging a fee for every car entering the city. His plan would charge cars $8, and trucks $21, to drive into Manhattan south of 86th Street.
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Bon Jovi To Play Free Concert In New York City Posted: 1 year ago by 2manyusernames
New York City officials say Bon Jovi will play at a free concert in Central Park on July 12th.
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Your New York tax dollars hard at work! Posted: 3 years ago by Browntrout
Available soon from City Hall: an official New York condom in a jazzy wrapper, perhaps one printed with a colorful subway map or some other city theme... maybe they'll call it "The Big Apple"
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New York City turns time behind bars wholesome Posted: 2 years ago by dollyllama
Spending time behind bars in New York City might turn out to be good for your health.
*Next to be offered, mandatory Pilates.
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How we could have saved Obama $39,990 without scaring the bejeebers out of New York City Posted: 7 months ago by slobizman
Looks like no one in the Obama administration can resist a camera. Not even his airplane. t was instant panic when the good citizens of New York City saw another 747 screaming in low over the skyline. They screamed. They ran. They feared for their lives. And rightfully so. Perhaps all this could have been avoided with a little Photoshop.
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The King Invades New York City Posted: 2 years ago by willster09
Some guy in a full King outfit invades New York and rallies up the city. He even stops by McDonalds although they dont seem to be that big of fans
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Queens of NY documentary - probably NSFW Posted: 3 years ago by hypnotode
NYC high school student documentary explores the lives of three New York City drag queens. Well done (mostly) and thought-provoking.
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NYC mayor examining buildings department after 13 deaths Posted: 2 years ago by 2manyusernames
Amid a citywide building boom, 13 people have died in construction accidents this year, one more than the total for all of 2007. These include the 7 people who died in a crane accident. A city inspector was arrested after it was found he falsely claimed he had inspected the crane.
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Rabid Raccoons In New York City Posted: 4 months ago by nateebiinature
Several rabid raccoons have been found in Manhattan, Queens and the Bronx in recent weeks. That is prompting the New York City Health Department to issue a warning.
**Careful Suebe!
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