New Yorker's Say 'Good Riddance' to 2011 Good riddance is an expression in English to bid farewell to disagreeable things or people. As 2011 comes to an end, New York City held its fifth annual Good Riddance Day to give residents and visitors an oppo

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New Yorkers have a reputation for being resilient and bouncing back from crisis to crisis. Last week's financial upheaval hit Wall Street, the nation and the world pretty hard, but many people in New York kept their tough, impervious, can-do attitud

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By Alex Villarreal New York 23 May 2008 One of the engineering feats of the 19th century, the Brooklyn Bridge, turns 125 this month. The New York landmark connects the boroughs of Brooklyn and Manhattan. Its Gothic stone towers and network of steel c

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They call it Radio Free Fahad, the vigil held by friends and supporters of Syed Fahad Hashmi every two weeks outside the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Manhattan. The 29-year-old Hashmi, a Pakistan-born U.S. citizen who grew up in New York, has

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MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Barry Blitt drew his first cover for The New Yorker back in 1992, and ever since, he's been skewering politicians of all stripes. Barack and Michelle Obama fist bumping - that was Blitt. Donald Trump prancing in a tiara and a

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ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: The New Yorker magazine is famous for its cartoons. For 20 years, Bob Mankoff has been the gatekeeper. Next month, he gives up his title as The New Yorker's cartoon editor. Mankoff is a man obsessed with humor. He has written many

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By Weaver Carolyn New York 09 April 2007 Watch Global Medical Relief Fund A tiny organization based in New York City is making big changes in the lives of a few lucky children from around the world. The ten-year-old Global Medical Relief Fund has he

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