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Morrison Hotel Gallery Gives Long-Lost Photos a Home

May 11, 2015|Katie Meyer

An exhibit at New York City's Morrison Hotel Gallery is unearthing forgotten rock photos. And it's also paying homage to two...

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Mistrial Declared in 1979 Case of Missing NYC Boy Etan Patz

May 08, 2015|Jeff Coltin
The murder trial of the man accused in the disappearance of first-grader Etan Patz ended Friday with the jury hopelessly...
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All Play, No Pay, Artists Rally for Radio Royalties

April 13, 2015|Jeff Coltin
Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY) introduces Fair Play, Fair Pay Act.

Music streaming services like Spotify and Pandora pay musicians...

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Report Finds NYC Libraries Need Longer Hours

April 10, 2015|Blaine Kaniewski
Libraries are pushing for extended hours to serve community
New York City public libraries are open an average of less than...
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Morning Brief: April 10

April 10, 2015|Jeff Coltin
Cherry, Cherry Baby

The famed cherry blossoms in our nation’s captial are at “peak bloom” right now (as reported by this site...

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Morning Brief: April 9

April 09, 2015|Jeff Coltin
Blueshirts are League's Best

Today is the 99th day of the year… which made us think of a certain former Ranger. Times are...

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Morning Brief: April 8

April 08, 2015|Jeff Coltin
Second Term in the Second Mayor

Meet the old boss, Chicago. Same as the old boss. Rahm Emanuel won a second term as Mayor of...

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Morning Brief: April 7

April 07, 2015|Jeff Coltin
A Remarkable Monument

New York City parks are full of big stone monuments. Would you notice if one of them changed a bit...

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Morning Brief: April 6

April 06, 2015|Jeff Coltin
Yank me Out to the Ballgame

Baseball is back! Opening day for the Yankees and Mets is today, but only the Yankees are playing...

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Morning Brief: April 3

April 03, 2015|Katie Meyer
Four “Predatory” For-Profit Colleges Investigated

The NYC Department of Consumer Affairs is scrutinizing Berkeley College...

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