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When Love Is a Schlep - NYTimes.com

shiwani — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 15:07:42 GMT

Ugh, for REAL!

Quoted: BIG cities like New York are both deeply convenient — two steps to the deli for milk in the morning — and deeply inconvenient. It is possible to live in the same city as the person you are dating, and have to travel an hour, or even two, to get together.

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NYT: NYC aids homeless with tickets home - msnbc.com

shiwani — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:43:10 GMT

It'd be interesting to see how these families fare once they leave New York City.

Quoted: New York City, which has struggled with a seemingly intractable problem of homelessness for years, has paid families to leave the city as a way of keeping them out of the expensive shelter system.

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DUMBO : Bubby’s Pie Co., New York

shiwani — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 17:34:53 GMT

Going to a wedding here in a few weeks ... it looks beautiful, and the food sounds amazing!

Quoted: Bubby’s DUMBO provides the most magnificent view of the city. Nestled right on the river between the Brooklyn and Manhattan bridges, there is no view that parallels it.

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‘Billy Elliot’ scores 15 Tony nominations - msnbc.com

shiwani — Tue, 05 May 2009 16:15:11 GMT

Loved the movie ... kind of curious to check out the musical.

Quoted: “Billy Elliot,” the season’s biggest musical hit, dominated the 2009 Tony Award nominations Tuesday, picking up 15, more than any other show.

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Seattle Newcomer Examiner: Five ways Seattle kicks New York's you-know-what

shiwani — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 23:31:28 GMT

My latest blog post...

Quoted: After writing about my quest for decent New York pizza in Seattle, I realized I tend to focus on ways I find Seattle deficient compared to New York - the pizza, the Indian food, the bagels, etc. But it's unbecoming of a Jersey girl to complain so much.

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Washington Square News - NYU's Kimmel Center in limbo

shiwani — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 19:25:46 GMT

Damn, it looks like things were close to riots at NYU.

Quoted: “People were maced,” said DeLayne DeMorgandie, a sophomore from Hunter College, who was standing in the front of the crowd with two friends. “Everyone at the front of the line was pepper sprayed.”

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NY1 | 24 Hour Local News | Top Stories | NYU Student Protest Comes To An End

shiwani — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 19:21:14 GMT

Yeah, I have some serious beefs I'd like to take up with NYU. Still, I think these protestors should've picked one cause and stuck with it - and used methods that didn't affect hourly wage workers and shut paying students out of their own dining hall.

Quoted: NYU Student Protest Comes To An End. NY1 News is Time Warner Cable's 24-hour newschannel in New York City, delivering breaking news and features about the five boroughs.

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Conan O’Brien packing up for move West - msnbc.com

shiwani — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 22:08:58 GMT

Oh, I hadn't thought about the fact he'd be moving out West! Sad... I wonder if he's taking Max Weinberg with him?

Quoted: Moving day approaches for Conan O'Brien. But before he heads West to replace Jay Leno as host of NBC's "Tonight" show, a nostalgic O'Brien prepares for the last week of his 16-year run at "Late Night." Feb. 20 is his last show before turning it over to Jimmy Fallon.

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Plane Crashes Into Hudson River - NYTimes.com

shiwani — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 20:59:27 GMT

Scary, hope everyone's okay!

Quoted: According to Channel 4 television news, the plane, USAirways flight 1549, apparently took off from LaGuardia Airport at 3:26 p.m. and was bound for Charlotte, N.C. and had 146 passengers and 5 crew members. The plane, according to the news report, may have hit a flock of birds. The pilot tried to return to the airport when the plane fell into the Hudson.

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20 Years Later, Subway Mural Project Is Still a Source of Pride for the Artists - NYTimes.com

onlymaureen — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:32:13 GMT

Quoted: A community art project has left a lasting impression on the 86th Street station on the Upper West Side, as well as on the students who created them.

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