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New York City Considers Raising Age To Purchase Cigarettes From 18 to 21
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NYC Soda Law Rejected
March 11, 2013 Just one day before it was set to begin, a judge has rejected New York City's ban on large sugary soft drinks calling it "arbitrary and capricious." It would have required New York City restaurants to serve soft drinks no larger than 16 ounces.
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New York City’s Worst Blizzard
March 11, 2013 New York City has seen some bad weather recently, but nothing close to this. New York ground to a near halt in the face of huge snow drifts and strong winds. It was back when one in every four Americans lived in the area between Washington D.C. and Maine.
The day before, temperatures were in the 50’s, clear and sunny, but then a cold front moved in and temperatures plunged.
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New York City Soda Ban to Extend to All of New York State?
February 26, 2013 New York City's ban on sugary soft drinks larger than 16 ounces begins March 12. Now Mayor Michael Bloomberg wants New York State to do the same thing.
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Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman Unload Their $13M New York Apartment
It seems like down-to-earth country couple Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman are coming... well, back down to earth. The duo is reportedly selling their 3,248 sq. ft. New York City duplex, which is located on the top floor of the apartment building.
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Ban on Large Drinks Just Dumb
June 6, 2012 New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg wants to ban super-sized soft drinks at his city's restaurants. Specifically, he's talking about sugary soft drinks larger than 16 ounces. In his mind, that's the key to obesity. He thinks people are getting fat because they drink sugary soda pop. With a ban on the big drinks, does he think people are going to shape up? It's just dumb.
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The Real Housewife Of Brooklyn Is Ranting About Stinky Sewers In The Big Apple [VIDEO]
JoAnn from Bensonhurst, also known as the Real Housewife of Brooklyn is back with another City Rant. This time JoAnn is telling it like it is about New York city sewers. This video segment aired earlier this week on Fox in New York
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Busiest Bridge In World – Dale’s Daily Data
December 6, 2011 More vehicles cross it every year than any other bridge in the world – 106-million. And to accommodate all that traffic it has 14 driving lanes on two decks – 8 on an upper deck and 6 on a lower deck. It’s the George Washington Bridge connecting Manhattan and New Jersey over the Hudson River. It was first envisioned about 1910, but by the time they decided on where to put it and how to pay for it and all the design work – it wasn’t until 1927 when construction began. It finally opened in 1931 with just one deck. But with steadily increasing traffic a second lower deck was opened in 1962 – some people called it Martha – as in Martha Washington.
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Meet The Real Housewife Of Brooklyn [VIDEO]
I am sure you have heard of the Real Housewives of New York, The Real Housewives of New Jersey and The Real Housewives of Atlanta, etc. You may have seen these ladies on TV, but I don't think you have ever seen the Real Housewife of Brooklyn
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Paul McCartney’s New Film About 9/11 [VIDEO]
I need to thank my friend Kim Gostomski for letting me know about Paul McCartney's new film called, The Love We Make". This is very timely as we stand on the cusp of the 10th anniversary of 9/11. Sir Paul was actually in New York when 9/11 happened
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People In NY Actually Have Nice Things To Say [Video]
August 22, 2011 I think it's fair to say that when people think about New York City, they think about a fast moving, rough, sometimes rude population. However, this video from Improve Everywhere goes out of its way to show that there are people in New York that have something nice to say.
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Subway Construction Worker Sings Frank Sinatra
August 4, 2011 How cool is this? This construction worker wants to give back to the people who listen to the noise and deal with the traffic problems so he sings Frank Sinatra's "Summerwind" on his lunch break. He's good! For a little while in the beginning I thought he was just lip synching it. Judge for yourself...