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I wrote the Anarchist Cookbook in 1969. Now I see its premise as flawed
By William Powell Forty-four years ago this month, in December 1969, I quit my job as a manager of a bookstore in New York City’s Greenwich Village and began to write the Anarchist Cookbook. My motivation at the time was … Continue reading
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Tagged Anarchist Cookbook, crime, guns, New York City, United States, Vietnam, violence, William Powell
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I started buying the signs that the homeless use to beg. Here’s what happened
By Andres Serrano Sign of the Times was conceived in early October when I started to see what I perceived as a greater number of homeless people in New York City. As a native New Yorker, it surprised me because … Continue reading
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Tagged Battery Park, business, Harlem, homelessness, New York City, poverty
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New York City rolling out nation’s largest free, public Wi-Fi network
By Tammy Parker The Big Apple has big plans for public Wi-Fi as it rolls out a network that will cover 95 city blocks in Harlem and provide coverage to 80,000 residents as well as businesses and visitors to the … Continue reading
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Tagged Big Apple, Harlem, internet, Michael Bloomberg, New York City, technology, United States, Wi-Fi, Wireless network
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With Bratton, de Blasio’s Already Breaking Campaign Promises
By Charles D. Ellison With all the chatter and excitement surrounding New York City’s black first lady, Chirlane McCray, you’d think it was verboten to talk about anything else when it comes to Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio. To hear the pundit … Continue reading
The Deep South Is the Latest Epicenter of the HIV Epidemic
By Zoe Carpenter Miami. Baton Rouge. Jacksonville. Columbia, South Carolina: these are not the places that immediately come to mind when considering America’s HIV epidemic. But in the ranking of US cities with the highest HIV rates, they are numbers … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible Belt, Deep South, health, HIV, HIV/AIDS, life, New York City, Southern United States, United States
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Bill Bratton seeks good community relations to make stop-and-frisk work
By Rory Carroll If Bill Bratton’s record in Los Angeles is any guide, New York will see little dramatic reduction in the police tactic of stop-and-frisk but improved targeting and community relations will soothe resentment. New Yorks newly named police … Continue reading
Life on $7.25 an Hour
By Alan Feuer On a recent Friday evening, Eduardo Shoy left work at 6 p.m. Mr. Shoy, a deliveryman for KFC and Pizza Hut, was coming off an eight-hour shift of driving three-cheese pies and crispy chicken fingers, in an … Continue reading
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Tagged 12-hour clock, income inequality, KFC, Living wage, minimum wage, New York City, Pizza Hut, Thanksgiving
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New Yorkers to get pay bump in 2014
By Nazish Dholakia Workers in New York City will see their pay tick upward in 2014, according to a survey by Aon Hewitt.Working New Yorkers will get a salary bump of 2.8%, up from 2.6% in 2013. But the expected increase still falls short … Continue reading
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Tagged Metro Areas, New York City, New Yorkers, salary, United States, wages
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Demi Lovato Books Multi-Episode Glee Arc
By Liz Raftery Demi Lovato is heading to Glee for Season 5. The X Factor judge is close to finalizing a deal to join the Fox series for a “significant arc,” TVLine reports. She’ll play Dani, a struggling artist friend of … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam Lambert, Demi Lovato, entertainment, Glee, Lea Michele, Naya Rivera, New York City, television, X-Factor
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