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New York City loves its High Line, the trail in the sky
NEW YORK - It is a new and still-growing trail.
It's not long: Just 1 mile, or 19 blocks.
Welcome to the High Line Trail in the heart of New York City. It is known by some as the "Miracle Above Manhattan" and "The Trail in the Sky."
The rail line-...Tags: Chelsea (Manhattan, New York), Statue of Liberty, Building Material, Arts and Culture, Empire State Building
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Show At Florence Griswold In Old Lyme On New York's Dutch Heritage
There's a beautiful new show at the Florence Griswold Museum in Old Lyme, "On Hudson," with items about New York's Dutch history and the Hudson River School. (This work is by Jasper Cropsey.) Read my story here.
Tags: Old Lyme, Florence Griswold, Florence Griswold House
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Advice from Americans who made a difference
Joyce Lain Kennedy - Careers NowDEAR READERS: If you're thinking about giving your favorite new college grad a memorable book as a graduation gift, I recommend the just-published "Making a Difference: Stories of Vision and Courage from America's Leaders" by Capt. Chesley "Sully"...Tags: Haiti Earthquake (2010), Career and Workplace, Executive Branch, Employment Opportunities, Book
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Dr. Conrad Laverne Pickett
Dr. Conrad Laverne Pickett died after a long illness on Nov. 12, 2012, at 9 a.m., at his eldest daughter Amy's ranch near Hot Springs, S.D. He will be remembered for his kind heart, consideration, humor and how he always put others first. He was born...Tags: Syracuse, Psychiatry, Boston, Colleges and Universities, Bodies of Water
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A brief look at a constricted life in 'Francine' ★★★
We first see Melissa Leo as the title character in "Francine" in a prison shower, readying herself for release into the outside world. This is a film of few words. The documentary-trained team of Brian M. Cassidy and Melanie Shatzky, working on their...
Tags: Movies, Melissa Leo, Entertainment
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Worried about my Denis!
Liz Smith"ONE man's catastrophe is another man's opportunity!" Surely somebody said this or something approximating it, but I am separated from my collection of quotes. It is fascinating in a huge country like ours to be one of the lucky ones in New York with...Tags: Natural Disasters, Michael Bloomberg, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Liz Smith, Manhattan (New York City)
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PA-NY-NJ picking up after Hurricane Sandy's epic devastation
The sodden, wind-blown tri-state region of New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania began an arduous journey back to normal on Wednesday after mammoth storm Sandy killed at least 82 people in a rampage that swamped coastal cities and cut power to millions...
Tags: East Stroudsburg University, Air and Space Accidents, Bucks County, Subway Transportation, Media Industry
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New York struggles back 2 days after killer storm
NEW YORK (AP) — Flights resumed, but slowly. The New York Stock Exchange got back to business, but on generator power. And with the subways still down, great numbers of people walked across the Brooklyn Bridge into Manhattan in a reverse of the...
Tags: Michael Bloomberg, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Apple iPad, Financial Markets, Brooklyn Nets
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NJ's barrier islands are scenes of devastation
MANTOLOKING, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey's delicate barrier islands, long and slender strips of land cherished by generations of sunbathing vacationers and full-time residents alike, are a hazardous wasteland of badly eroded shore, ruined beachfront...
Tags: Politics, Executive Branch, Jersey Shore (tv program), Chris Christie, Atlantic Ocean
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Sandy's Wrath: Much of Manhattan is in the Dark and Subway Tunnels Are Filled With Water Amid Historic Flooding. The Big Question: How Bad is the Damage From Epic Storm?
Historic Hurricane Sandy slammed the tri-state area Monday, leaving millions without power in the region, the lower Manhattan skyline darkened, sea water rushing into subway and car tunnels, and Hudson River water spilling deep into Manhattan streets.
It...Tags: LaGuardia Airport, Weather Warnings, Transportation, East Village (Manhattan, New York), Manhattan Beach (Brooklyn, New York)
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'Transit Disaster' in NYC, Markets Closed for 2nd Day
CNNNEW YORK -- Parts of the world's financial capital awoke Tuesday in the dark and without public transportation after a massive storm flooded tunnels, forced the closure of bridges and roads and left New Yorkers with no way to reach their jobs. The storm'...Tags: Metro-North Railroad, Subway Transportation, Stock Market, NYSE Euronext, Inc., Hurricane Sandy (2012)
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Sandy's death toll climbs; millions without power
NEW YORK (AP) — Millions of people from Maine to the Carolinas awoke Tuesday without electricity, and an eerily quiet New York City was all but closed off by car, train and air as superstorm Sandy steamed inland, still delivering punishing wind...
Tags: Natural Disasters, Consolidated Edison Incorporated, Michael Bloomberg, Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Mitt Romney
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