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On the heels of a Quinnipiac poll released Wednesday showing Bill de Blasio with a big lead over Christine Quinn, comes more good news for the mayoral candidate: on Thursday he won the endorsement of New York's Hot 97 FM.
Sure, Quinn may have gotten...
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There aren't many scandals that have the horsepower to derail Cory Booker's ascendant political career. But the Mayor of Newark is, after all, a man, and men are prone to ... pretend to be friends with drug dealers. Will the news that Booker might ha...
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Governor Christie's "Stronger than the Storm" ad campaign is about to go off the air! If you've ever been unlucky enough to see the schmaltzy 30-second spot, you'll be celebrating right along with us. Sweeping shots of New Jersey's coastline,...
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The demands are simple: Raise wages from minimum wage to $15 an hour, and permit fast food workers to form unions without interference or intimidation from employers.
Tyeisha Batts, 27, has worked at the Burger King on Fulton Street for the last fou...
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Mohanbhai Ramchandani was about as well known as a tailor could be in New York. He's cut cloth for Rudy Giuliani, Ed Koch, Ricky Henderson, Patrick Ewing, and Walt Frazier, who once praised Ramchandani by reminding the New York Post that "I've been v...
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Last week, McCarthy started a Change.org petition to rename Fulton Street between St James and Cambridge Place in Brooklyn--the site of Biggie Smalls' childhood home--after Big Poppa.The Brooklyn native was a "lyrical wordsmith" whose music has "infl...
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Dave Silverman with a retired "ATHEIST" plate.
Perhaps you thought the worst story yesterday about a religious minority being persecuted was the revelation that the NYPD has designated entire mosques as terrorist organizations, spying on imams, r...
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A mosque in the Upper East Side.
If you've ever walked around the city and seen those NYPD machines that look like cherry pickers with a viewing deck, you've just passed a NYPD surveillance unit. Someone on that block or near it is getting their i...
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Wendy's, one of the employers whose workers will rally today.
Strike actions and rallies will dot the city today as fast food workers' frustrations will too-low wages and lack of collective bargaining rights come to a head. Fast food employees in ...
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Crowds on Demand declined to comment to the Voice, stating that is company policy to withhold comment regarding its client list.
For what it's worth, Crowds on Demand is a legitimate company that does in fact pay people to stand in as genuine suppor...
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Handy with a camera? Have a knack for capturing the news? Well, The Village Voice has a great gig for you. We are looking for a multimedia intern for the Fall semester. This intern will be tasked with creating and editing video content to run online....
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RIP, sleepy bub.
Gus, the lumbering white bear on display at the Central Park Zoo, has died at the age of 27. The lovable oaf had an inoperable tumor in his throat, prompting zoo officials to euthanize him. Gus's mate Ida was euthanized in 2011 af...
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Just when you thought we couldn't wring any more absurdity out of city elections, along comes the Spitzer campaign with an attack against his competitor Scott Stringer that is more than a little bit childish.
Hari Sevugan, spokesman for the Spitzer...
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Through it all, Waters was locked up on Riker's Island, another casualty of America's pretrial detention system.
On Tuesday, Waters took the first steps toward holding the Bronx County District Attorney's Office liable, filing a summons and complai...
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One of the most unexpected celebrities to emerge out of this round of mayoral campaigning is Dante de Blasio's excellent, much-photographed hair. Candidate Bill de Blasio's 15-year-old son starred in a campaign ad earlier this month, calling his dad,...
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The hacking was just the latest of a major media organization, with The Financial Times and The Washington Post also having their operations disrupted within the last few months. It was also the second time this month that the Web ...
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Does this look like a sphere to you?
The New York Post seems to think that the problem at Clemente Ballfield in Crotona Park in the Bronx is the hawks nesting atop floodlights. To be sure, the birds are scaring little-leaguers when they swoop down...
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"Say, Norma. We should get to ping-pongin'."
Fresh off getting vaginas off the minds of lady voters with some ping-pong, Susan Sarandon got busy getting fighting fires off the minds of firefighters with some ping-pong. Sarandon, who is part owner ...
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Welcome to your Tuesday in cockamamy headlines. The Associated Press' "Bust to Boom: Can Strippers Save Atlantic City?" asks you, gentle reader to consider the following: Will a giant strip club buoy the failing economy of the East Coast's capital of...
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Dr. Alveda King, niece of the famed Martin Luther King, Jr., is looking to block parts of the Affordable Care Act. As part of the Staten Island-based outreach organization Priests for Life, King claims that the clauses mandating health insurers cover...
The MTA Procures Storm Surge Protection via the Catastrophe Bond Market
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Daniel McGowan: The FBI's Least Wanted
Benjamin Lawsky: The Man Who Picked a Fight With Wall Street
Despite State Ban, Federal Inmate Ronell Wilson Is Sent to Death Row
