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My special Valentine this year is a beautiful 10-year-old girl named Madeline. She is a typical American kid, confronted by a world vastly different from the one in which her parents grew up. More ... Following last Wednesday’s (Feb. 10) snowstorm, Mayor Michael Bloomberg was quoted as warning New York City residents and business owners to “start shoveling or else.” “It’s reasonably warm, so the shoveling should be easy,” the mayor said in a Feb. 11 article in the New York Daily News. More ... William “Boss” Tweed was one of the most infamous politicians in New York City history. The leader of the Tammany Hall political machine, Tweed transformed the organization into a corrupt public enterprise that dominated the city during the 19th century, giving its members unlimited wealth and power by exploiting the plight of the people they swore to represent. More ... The U. S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks and serous injury or death from thousands of types of consumer products under the agency’s jurisdiction. More ... Weekend Shutdowns Set For The 7 Line For the next several weekends, 7 train service between Queens and Manhattan will be suspended due to major track work, MTA New York City Transit announced. More ... Road Work Because of ongoing construction work at several locations throughout Queens and Brooklyn, the New York City Department of Transportation has announced numerous street closures in local neighborhoods for the upcoming week. More ... |
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