Tour Obama’s New York
Jeremiah Miller calls the time Barack Obama spent in New York “the lost years,” because that period from 1981 to 1985 is not as well-known as his roots in Hawaii or his recent years in Chicago.
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Tour Obama’s New York
Puerto Ricans in New York Face Persistent Struggles (WNYC New York Public Radio)
Puerto Rican leaders have made lots of news this year – from Sonia Sotomayor’s rise to the Supreme Court, to the so-called ‘three amigos’ who took power in the New York legislature. While Ne….
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Puerto Ricans in New York Face Persistent Struggles (WNYC New York Public Radio)
NY Life Foundation Awards $200K to YMCA of Greater New York (PNN)
The New York Life Foundation announced today a $200,000 grant to support the YMCA of Greater New York’s new curriculum driven by the Salvadori Method, which provides afterschool staff with “hands-on/minds-on” activities that engage students through architecture, engineering and design to explore math, science, arts and humanities.
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Iggy and the Stooges to Perform Raw Power at ATP New York 2010 (Pitchfork)
In 2010, the All Tomorrow’s Parties festival will return to the scenic (and kinda creepy) Kutschers Country Club in Monticello, New York for a third year. ATP New York will take place over Labor Day weekend, September 3-5, so you’ll have an extra vacation day to work off that hangover you earned playing poker with Steve Albini until 5 a.m. The first acts announced for ATP NY 2010 are those …
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Iggy and the Stooges to Perform Raw Power at ATP New York 2010 (Pitchfork)
FESTIVAL/CRUISE: Carefusion New York Jazz Festival Set for June 17-26, 2010 (All About Jazz)
George Wein’s New Festival Productions Produces 10-day Festival Including Partnerships with Some of New York’s Most Unique and Culturally Significant Venues NEW YORK, NY — After being without the annual jazz festival this past June for the first time in 37 years, jazz fans from around the world can celebrate the music at the CareFusion New York Jazz Festival June 17-26, 2010. George Wein, along …
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FESTIVAL/CRUISE: Carefusion New York Jazz Festival Set for June 17-26, 2010 (All About Jazz)
UFT Bronx Borough School Related Professional Recognition Day
UFT Bronx Borough School Related Professional Recognition Day By Phyllis C. Murray …
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UFT Bronx Borough School Related Professional Recognition Day
Cassettes Won’t Listen Release New Single ‘Perfect Day’…
Cassettes Won’t Listen Release New Single ‘Perfect Day’ On November 17th / Host MTV2’s Subterranean December 13th / Offer Free Download Of…
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Cassettes Won’t Listen Release New Single ‘Perfect Day’ On November 17th / Host MTV2’s Subterranean December 13th / Offer Free Download Of…
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$12 for a Hot Lavender Cream Manicure at Sweet Lily Natural Nail Spa ($25 Value)
Today’s shiny, shaped, and polished Groupon puts your cuticles in a lavender place for a creamy coddle. For $12, you get a Hot Lavender Cream Manicure at Sweet Lily Natural Nail Spa and Boutique (a $25 value, including tax). Sweet Lily Spa in Tribeca uses natural products, fresh fruits, and essential oils to craft high-quality, healing treatments for even the most forlorn fingers. This 30-minute fingernail fix starts out with a soothing natural lavender cream soak. Sweet Lily’s friendly, expert technicians file and buff your keratin into the shape you want (curved, squared, rhombezoid, etc.), then they condition your cuticles with antiseptic, antifungal tea tree and citrus oil. You get a lavender sugar exfoliant treatment, then a reflexology hand massage and a fresh coat of glossy polish, transforming your fingers into unparalleled aesthetic treats you should try to remember not to actually eat. Manicure maniacs rave about Sweet Lily’s exceptionally clean and hygienic salon (implements are disinfected using hospital-grade procedures and are individually packaged). The space is a comfortable escape to the country with vintage farm tables for manicures , oak floors, bare white walls, and overstuffed puffy chairs for pedicures. Though centuries passed, Sweet Lily did not want to be a bother. Read more…
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$12 for a Hot Lavender Cream Manicure at Sweet Lily Natural Nail Spa ($25 Value)
Funding shrinks for NY free cancer screening
The American Cancer Society says providers offering free screenings in Manhattan, Brooklyn , West Queens, and Nassau , Suffolk and Westchester counties project they’ll perform nearly 15,000 fewer mammograms this fiscal year than last year.
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Funding shrinks for NY free cancer screening
