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New Yorkers Laughed at Y2K Hype, But Now They’re Finally Scared
Over the past year New Yorkers have heard dire predictions about the millennium-from computer meltdowns, to power outages, to economic collapse-and they were blasé. They figured it was all hype. Let...
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Growing Blood Clot: New Mad-Cow Rules Cause Big Shortage
Some of New York’s top medical officials fear that a last-ditch effort to avert a catastrophic blood shortage has failed, as the federal government and the American Red Cross prepare to implement new...
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David Bouley Is Feeding Rescuers, But It’s Now ‘a Business Venture’
Ten days after the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, the streets of Tribeca were filled with smoke and uncertainty, and chef David Bouley’s businesses were no exception. At 4:30 on Sept. 21,...
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Desperately Seeking Disaster Aid
As the owner of a business just blocks from ground zero, I was comforted to hear, in the dark hours following the Sept. 11 attack, that the vaunted Federal Emergency Management Agency was coming to my...
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Rudy’s Fee
A South Carolina daily, The State, finally unearthed the amount that Rudy’s $100,000 South Carolina benefit speech actually raised: $40,000. So after Rudy’s own contribution, he got $80,000 and the Red...
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Pataki Inc.
The Syracuse Post-Standard has an interesting glimpse today at how Albany works, through Governor Pataki’s announcement of a $2.5 million hurricane-relief grant to the Red Cross: “The $2.5 million was...
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This Fall, Blue Is In: My Anti-Ennui Guide
B oo- hoo! The end of summer. The sinking feeling that occurs at this time of year is like a magnified version of those Sunday-night going-back-to-school-tomorrow blues. This year, your post-summer...
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This Fall, Blue Is In: My Anti-Ennui Guide
Boo-hoo! The end of summer. The sinking feeling that occurs at this time of year is like a magnified version of those Sunday-night going-back-to-school-tomorrow blues. This year, your post-summer funk...
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Mocking the Wedding Video
COLLEEN: Danny and I are kind, mild-mannered sorts who leave our change in tip jars, give money to the Red Cross and return phones we find in cabs, three to date. But when we engage in our favorite...
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Events for November 14, 2006
Quinnipiac University releases its poll on Mike Bloomberg at City Hall. The Mayor dedicates the new headquarters of the American Red Cross in Greater New York at 520 West 49th Street. Habitat for...
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