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My flute flouted the laws to find its way back
Thu, 07/24/2008 - 20:46There's something magical about a flute. That's what a high school music student learned after leaving hers on a Manhattan train, where it rode the rails for a day and a half before a subway worker found and returned it Thursday.
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Bus drivers raked in too much OT last year, MTA says
Thu, 07/24/2008 - 20:41Bus drivers racked up nearly 19,000 hours of annual overtime transit managers now say was flat-out unnecessary. Managers can reduce OT by that much with "better monitoring" of shifts and a "more advanced reporting system," the MTA's preliminary spending plan says.
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NYPD, Port Authority agree on WTC security plan
Thu, 07/24/2008 - 15:52The New York Police Department and the World Trade Center site's owner have worked out a security agreement on how to best protect ground zero against terrorism.
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$30 million for sick 9/11 residents, students
Thu, 07/24/2008 - 14:36Federal officials said Thursday they will give $30 million to offer health services to New York residents and students affected by the Sept. 11 attacks and their aftermath.
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Rain, bacteria fears close 2 dozen LI beaches
Thu, 07/24/2008 - 13:46Long Island officials have now closed more than two dozen local beaches over concerns that storm water runoff could spike high levels of bacteria.
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New one-woman show chronicles lives of nannies
Thu, 07/24/2008 - 12:19It's the "Nanny Diaries" - Brooklyn style. A Williamsburg nanny is giving the city a glimpse into the world of alcohol-soaked mommies and hardworking "caregivers" through her one-woman play, "Exit Cuckoo."
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New balloon ride in NY's Central Park
Thu, 07/24/2008 - 11:27A bird's-eye view of New York's Central Park is no longer just for the hawks. Human adventurers will be able soar 30 stories in the basket of a helium-filled balloon.
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Proposed MTA budget has more pain in store
Thu, 07/24/2008 - 01:14The MTA fast-tracked not just one fare hike - but a second one for the future - when it unveiled financial plans Wednesday in a heated meeting. The first increase would hit straphangers and drivers on July 1 if the MTA adopts it after a series of hearings.
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50 Cent sues Taco Bell over ad campaign
Thu, 07/24/2008 - 01:08Rapper 50 Cent is suing Taco Bell in New York, claiming the fast-food chain is using his name without permission in advertising that asks him to call himself 99 Cent.
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White police spotted in Harlem with black doll head on car
Thu, 07/24/2008 - 01:06Harlem community leaders say two white police officers drove through the traditionally black neighborhood with the head of a black doll on their car's antenna.
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Daly: Why we need corn in subways
Wed, 07/23/2008 - 22:47We're 5 million city folks who conserve as many as a billion gallons of gasoline a year by riding the subway. The federal government pays exactly nothing toward running what constitutes the greatest single energy conservation enterprise in the county.
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State wants pizza the action & reaches tax deal with parlor
Wed, 07/23/2008 - 22:46Grimaldi's was open in time for dinner Wednesday after the state briefly shut down the famed Brooklyn pizza joint for owing a lot of dough in state taxes.
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Siblings win pre-K battle
Wed, 07/23/2008 - 22:45The sibs will be seated after all. Dozens of siblings mistakenly denied spots in the city's prekindergarten program will be enrolled this fall, but their classes will grow and be staffed by $1.4million worth of extra teaching aides.
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Fear not, execs, all YOUR jobs are safe
Wed, 07/23/2008 - 22:45The MTA plans on cutting hundreds of positions from its budget - but not one suit at authority headquarters apparently is expendable.
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CNN soon will be along for the ride
Wed, 07/23/2008 - 22:44Coming soon to a subway platform near you: Wolf Blitzer. The MTA is exploring a partnership with CNN to install TV screens tuned to the cable news channel at various train and subway stations around the city.
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Shea farewell a big pain for Jersey couple
Wed, 07/23/2008 - 22:41Billy Joel belting out "Only the Good Die Young" when all hell broke loose for a New Jersey couple at his Shea Stadium concert. "I never thought of the irony of that song at the time," Bryan Siegel, a video editor at NBC News, said Wednesday.
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Fire victim died trying to save son
Wed, 07/23/2008 - 22:27The beloved dad who died in a Brooklyn fire had run back into the flames to save his son, unaware the teen had already escaped, heartbroken friends and relatives said Wednesday.
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Milan collector suing Sotheby's
Wed, 07/23/2008 - 22:19A Milan collector who says Sotheby's lost a painting by Italian mannerist Parmigianino he sent them three years ago sued the New York auction house for $32 million on Wednesday.
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Nas protests Fox coverage of Obama as 'racist propaganda'
Wed, 07/23/2008 - 22:04Rap star Nas left the studio for the soap box Wednesday, branding Fox News a racist, fear-mongering network with a penchant for attacking Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama.
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A kinder, gentler ticketing agency
Wed, 07/23/2008 - 21:38The Environmental Control Board, which processes more than 700,000 tickets a year for sanitation violations, building code problems and other quality-of-life issues, is being put under a new department and ordered to become more customer-friendly.
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