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President-elect Barack Obama is beginning to create his cabinet and assess roles within the upcoming administration.
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October 27th, 2008 at 10:40 am
It took approx. 30 years for the NYC Subway to go from concept to opening. In 1904, Mayor McClellan drove the train on the first subway line, which went from City Hall to 145th and Broadway. Read more about the system and watch a 1905 film of the subway.
October 24th, 2008 at 2:02 pm
For the first time in decades on Election Day, New York Democrats may take control of all three branches of state government. With a new governor, and the massive fallout …
October 24th, 2008 at 11:05 am
This November, Democrats are poised to take control of the New York state senate, which has been controlled by Republicans for over 43 years. With Governor Paterson in office and …
October 23rd, 2008 at 11:02 am
The 4th Annual ‘Art In Odd Places’ Fest continues this weekend (Oct. 25) along all of 14th St. in Manhattan. The art festival has ephemeral, unexpected artworks cropping up/and/or moving along 14th for the day. Read more about the fest on the Art21 blog, or see the Art In Odd Places site to see which artworks will be occurring.
October 22nd, 2008 at 10:43 am
ABT’s big New York season takes place in the summer, when they mainly feature lavish productions of well-known ballets such as Swan Lake and La Bayadère. But their annual two-week City Center seasons are often more exciting, featuring contemporary choreographers’ work, or smaller-scaled repertory. Read more…
October 21st, 2008 at 2:28 pm
On this day in 1959, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum opens on New York’s Museum Mile, at the edge of Central Park. It took 13 years and more than $2 million for Frank Lloyd Wright to build the Guggenheim. Despite failing eyesight, Wright lived to finish the design, but the building wasn’t completed until after his death.
October 20th, 2008 at 9:01 am
The New York Historical Society showcases more than 100 famous paintings by artists of the Hudson River School, including Thomas Cole, Asher B. Durand, John F. Kensett, Jasper F. Cropsey and Albert Bierstadt. Watch a video about the exhibitions.
New York Voices
October 17th, 2008 at 9:52 am
Part II of continuing examination of the effects of the financial crisis and how long experts think it will last. Interviews: Comptroller Bill Thompson, 1970s banker Felix Rohatyn; the effects of the crisis on workers and small businesses; an examination of whether term limits should be lifted for Bloomberg.
New York Voices
October 16th, 2008 at 3:32 pm
We want to know what the ‘trickle down’ effect of the current banking crisis on Wall Street is affecting your life, your job, your housing situation, or how you anticipate it may affect your future. Please tell us your stories, in the comments fields below.
Watch NY Voices’ “Financial Crisis And The City (Part II)“.
Also see the first “Financial Crisis And The City” report, which aired on 9/23/2008.
New York Voices
October 16th, 2008 at 3:31 pm
As Mayor Bloomberg has announced that he will seek to loosen restrictions that would make it impossible for him to run for another term of office, we want to know what you think. Take our poll and/or add your comments; also see recent talks given by Bloomberg on Thirteen Forum.
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Just two days after the judge declared the trial of three men suspected of involvement in Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya's murder would be open to...
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November
19
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Jeff Seelbach
Juan Evo Morales Ayma, President of Bolivia, spoke in New York on Tuesday as part of the Columbia University World Leaders Forum. Morales, the...
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