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Apr
24

Savino Pushing Cuomo Hard On Medical Marijuana Bill

Seantor Diane Savino. Source: Thomas Good via Wikimedia CommonsState Senator Diane Savino, who recently put forward a bill to legalize
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Apr
24

Savino Pushing Cuomo Hard On Medical Marijuana Bill

Senator Diane Savino. Source: Thomas Good via Wikimedia CommonsState Senator Diane Savino, who recently put forward a bill to legalize
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Apr
24

Russians Face A Hard Road To Immigrate To America, And Numbers Are Dwindling

Source: Wikimedia Commons via Derek JensenWhen the Boston Marathon bombings shook the nation last week, many Russian immigrants living in
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Apr
24

City Reverses Plan To Screw People Who Already Paid For Storm Damages

Photo By Erica ShermanAfter a stream of complaints sent to the Bloomberg administration and pressure from Senator Charles Schumer, the
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Apr
24

School Bus Crash On 15th Avenue Leaves 11 Children Injured

Source: nesnad via Wikimedia CommonsA school bus carrying special needs children collided with a car on 15th Avenue and 76th
Apr
24

Another Dolphin Washes Up Dead On Coney Island Shores

Source: Chicago Zoological SocietyIt is always kind of sad, and gross, when the ocean dumps its dead creatures on the
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Apr
24

Social Day Care Centers Are Ripping Off Medicaid

Source: Jhawk/FlickrSocial day care centers, community facilities that cater to the elderly, are being accused of abusing Medicaid, according
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Apr
24

Social Day Care Centers Are Ripping Off Medicaid

Source: Jhawk/FlickrSocial day care centers, community facilities that cater to the elderly, are being accused of abusing Medicaid, according
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Apr
23

Why Suicides Are Hard To Prevent On The Verrazano

Source: fawlty128 via flickr.comThe Verrazano-Narrows Bridge has been the scene of six suicides since December 2011 with two [/woman-reportedly-jumps-off-verrazano-second-suicide-in-two-weeks/
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Apr
23

Fidler Wants To Add A Moment Of Silence In City Schools

Councilman Lew Fidler. Photo by Erica ShermanFor decades a battle has raged between parents, religious leaders and politicians over the
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