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Anticipating Space Shuttle’s Arrival, Old Warplanes Ship Out
Posted: April 19th, 2012, 4:40am EDT by By PATRICK McGEEHAN
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Three vintage warplanes were moved from the aircraft carrier Intrepid to make room for the arrival of the shuttle prototype Enterprise, which will arrive in New York.
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City Hotel Workers to Be Issued Panic Buttons
Posted: February 8th, 2012, 1:17am EST by By PATRICK McGEEHAN
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The biggest New York City hotel operators have agreed to a contract that will give workers, among other things, security devices that would summon help if hotel staff encounter danger in a guest’s room.
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In New York City, Feeling Pain of Italy’s Belt-Tightening
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 7:35am EST by By PATRICK McGEEHAN
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As Italy reins in its spending, institutions in New York City dependent on the European nation’s money are being affected.
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In Health Dept. Ad, PhotoShop, Not Diabetes, Took Leg
Posted: January 25th, 2012, 1:30am EST by By PATRICK McGEEHAN
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A poster being put up in the subway system shows a man who lost his leg to diabetes. But he really didn’t.
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Crew Lays Power Cable Beneath the Hudson
Posted: December 27th, 2011, 12:58am EST by By PATRICK McGEEHAN
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The crew of the Giulio Verne, from Naples, Italy, is laying cable beneath the Hudson River to carry electricity to Manhattan from the power grid serving New Jersey and other states.
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Bus Driver in Bronx Crash Says He Was Sober and Awake
Posted: March 24th, 2011, 1:30am EDT by By PATRICK McGEEHAN
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Ophadell Williams maintains that he was in control of the bus until a passing tractor-trailer veered suddenly toward it in the predawn dark on Interstate 95, one of his lawyers said.
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New York City Fared Better in Recession Than Thought
Posted: March 10th, 2011, 2:20am EST by By PATRICK McGEEHAN
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The city lost fewer jobs during the recession that ended in 2009 and started regaining them sooner and faster than previous tallies indicated, a report showed.
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Laid-Off OTB Employees Face the Future Apprehensively
Posted: December 18th, 2010, 12:50am EST by By PATRICK McGEEHAN
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Former workers of the Off-Track Betting Corporation gathered at their union hall on Friday for an informational meeting, and spoke of limited job opportunities.
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Christie to Review Options on Tunnel
Posted: October 9th, 2010, 1:50am EDT by By PATRICK McGEEHAN
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A day after ordering an end to construction, the New Jersey governor said he would study proposals put forth by the nation’s transportation secretary, Ray LaHood.
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It All Adds Up: This Was New York’s Hottest Summer
Posted: September 1st, 2010, 4:30am EDT by By PATRICK McGEEHAN
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There was no cataclysm that defined the summer, but the average temperature — 77.8 degrees — was a record, and the high hit 90 degrees on 34 days.
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New York Rebounds From Slump, Unevenly
Posted: August 31st, 2010, 3:01am EDT by By PATRICK McGEEHAN
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The city has weathered the recession better than was feared, but the view is often bleaker outside Manhattan.
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JetBlue Decides to Stay Based in New York
Posted: March 23rd, 2010, 12:10am EDT by By PATRICK McGEEHAN
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The chief executive of the airline said the company would not relocate its headquarters to Florida, delighting New York officials.
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From Airports to Broadway, Crowds Were Thinner in ’09
Posted: January 1st, 2010, 12:34am EST by By PATRICK McGEEHAN
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Several indicators suggest that travel into New York City in 2009 was on a pace to register its first annual decline in eight years.
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Strains Felt in Health Coverage for Jobless
Posted: December 17th, 2009, 10:19am EST by By PATRICK McGEEHAN
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As a limited federal subsidy runs its course, many jobless New Yorkers are struggling to keep affordable health care coverage.
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US Airways to Pull Shuttle Crews From La Guardia and Boston
Posted: December 7th, 2009, 12:09am EST by By PATRICK McGEEHAN
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The airline intends to base planes and personnel for New York and Boston routes elsewhere in a measure that would cut more than 250 jobs at La Guardia.
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When the Home Team Stinks, So Does the Scalping Business
Posted: December 4th, 2009, 3:17pm EST by By PATRICK McGEEHAN
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With the Nets and Knicks off to a miserable start, being a street scalper has never been harder in New York.
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Pfizer to Leave City That Won Supreme Court Land-Use Case
Posted: November 13th, 2009, 12:29am EST by By PATRICK McGEEHAN
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Pfizer said it would pull out of New London, Conn., eight years after its set off a landmark eminent domain battle.
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Pfizer to Leave City That Won Supreme Court Land-Use Case
Posted: November 13th, 2009, 12:29am EST by By PATRICK McGEEHAN
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The giant drug company said it would pull 1,400 jobs out of New London, Conn., eight years after its arrival set off a landmark battle over eminent domain.
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U.S. Helicopter Halts Shuttle Service to J.F.K. and Newark
Posted: September 26th, 2009, 12:54am EDT by By PATRICK McGEEHAN
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The company, which had been struggling financially, said the interruption in flights between two Manhattan heliports and the airports was temporary.
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Tallying Stimulus Jobs Is Not Easy in New York
Posted: August 27th, 2009, 2:13am EDT by By PATRICK McGEEHAN
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Will President Obama’s program bring 30,000 jobs to the city? Or is that estimate, as one official says, “puffery?”
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New York City Officials to Aid Business by Opening a Kitchen
Posted: August 5th, 2009, 2:48am EDT by By PATRICK McGEEHAN
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City officials plan to open a shared space in East Harlem for aspiring chefs and bakers to rent.
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The Morning Doughnut? The Choices Are Getting Complicated
Posted: July 10th, 2009, 2:18am EDT by By PATRICK McGEEHAN
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Thirteen Dunkin’ Donuts shops are to be converted to New York City’s first Tim Hortons, a Canadian chain, over the weekend.
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For New York’s Newly Jobless, $430 Doesn’t Go Far
Posted: April 18th, 2009, 9:57pm EDT by By PATRICK McGEEHAN
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Despite its high cost of living, New York pays less to the unemployed than about two dozen other states, including all of its neighbors.
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After Reversal of Fortunes, City Takes a New Look at Wall Street
Posted: February 23rd, 2009, 2:58am EST by By PATRICK McGEEHAN
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New York City can no longer expect the financial sector to supply high percentages of compensation or generate as much local tax revenue.
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At a Time of Calls for Painfully Higher Taxes, Some Say the Timing Is Wrong
Posted: January 31st, 2009, 1:22am EST by By PATRICK MCGEEHAN
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Among economists, there is much debate over whether increasing a broad range of taxes, fees, tolls and fares could worsen the state and city economies.
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Job Losses in City Reach Up Ladder
Posted: December 12th, 2008, 6:38am EST by By PATRICK McGEEHAN
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The effects of the financial crisis have spread beyond Wall Street to white-collar jobs, construction and retail.
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City Room: White-Collar Unemployment Spreads, Study Says
Posted: December 11th, 2008, 10:54pm EST by By PATRICK McGEEHAN
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The effects of the financial crisis have spread well beyond Wall Street to other white-collar jobs, a report shows.
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Joblessness Grows in New York
Posted: December 11th, 2008, 10:42pm EST by By PATRICK MCGEEHAN
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The effects of the financial crisis have spread beyond Wall Street to white-collar jobs, construction and retail.
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New Jersey Church Shooting Suspect Is Captured
Posted: November 25th, 2008, 10:51am EST by By PATRICK McGEEHAN
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The suspect, Joseph M. Pallipurath, was captured around midnight Monday in Monroe, Ga., near Atlanta.
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Meeting on Crisis, Executives Say High Taxes Hinder City’s Economy
Posted: October 11th, 2008, 7:15am EDT by By PATRICK McGEEHAN
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Leaders of many of New York City’s largest companies gathered at the New York Stock Exchange to discuss how they and government officials should respond to the financial crisis.
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New Jersey Offers a Preview of Possible Economic Woes to Come
Posted: October 5th, 2008, 11:21pm EDT by By PATRICK MCGEEHAN
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New York City seems increasingly likely to fall into recession, many analysts say. To get a sense of what that might look like, one need only cross the Hudson River.
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Experts See a More Subdued Period Ahead for New York’s Economy
Posted: September 23rd, 2008, 4:02am EDT by By PATRICK McGEEHAN
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The joint surrender of Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley signals the start of a period of subdued activity in the city’s financial sector, experts said.
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Double Edge to Brooklyn’s Success
Posted: July 20th, 2008, 2:00am EDT by By PATRICK McGEEHAN
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Profitable residential development is thwarting the Brooklyn Brewery’s desire to expand while staying in the neighborhood.
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Foreigners Sustain New York’s Economy
Posted: April 16th, 2008, 1:49am EDT by By PATRICK McGEEHAN
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A rising tide of foreign visitors is providing New York City with a counterbalance against the economic downturn.
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Foreigners Sustain New York’s Economy
Posted: April 16th, 2008, 1:49am EDT by By PATRICK McGEEHAN
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A rising tide of foreign visitors is providing New York City with a counterbalance against the economic downturn.
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On the Retail Frontier, Another Shop in SoHo for the Person Who Has Everything
Posted: April 14th, 2008, 11:03am EDT by By PATRICK McGEEHAN
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A SoHo storefront offers DNA analysis to gauge the risk of contracting one of 18 conditions, including breast cancer, a heart attack and Alzheimer’s disease.
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Job Total Dips in State, but the City Gains a Bit
Posted: March 28th, 2008, 2:02am EDT by By PATRICK McGEEHAN
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Even as the national economy slips toward recession, job numbers in New York City have moved counter to that trend. -
Troubled Outlook for New York City Economy Turns a Lot Grimmer
Posted: March 18th, 2008, 1:59am EDT by By PATRICK McGEEHAN
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The outlook for New York City’s economy and its main engine, the financial services industry, had already taken a bleak turn before the sudden failure of Bear Stearns.