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A New York Rare Book Dealer

By Louise Dewast on May 28, 2014 books, Brooklyn, culture Multimedia, NY City Scene, Video

A New York Rare Book Dealer

Heather O’Donnell founded Honey and Wax Booksellers in 2011 joining the ranks of rare book dealers in New York.

Trapped in a Nursing Home—at 26

By Louise Dewast on May 17, 2014 de blasio, disabled, housing, mayor, medicaid, poverty, public On the Edge, The Global City, Two New Yorks

Trapped in a Nursing Home—at 26

A paralyzed young man longs for his own place

New York’s Flood Patrol

By Louise Dewast on May 13, 2014 city, climate, fdny, Featured, floods, NYPD, police, rescue, Sandy, Weather The Global City, What's New?

New York’s Flood Patrol

As global warming accelerates, and as hurricane season approaches, fire and police rescue crews gear up for the next Sandy

Multimedia: New Yorkers Celebrate Shakespeare’s Birthday

By Louise Dewast on April 29, 2014 culture, music, NYC, outdoors, Plays, poetry, shakespeare, songs, Theatre Multimedia, NY City Scene, Video, What's New?

Multimedia: New Yorkers Celebrate Shakespeare’s Birthday

On April 23, actors performed songs by William Shakespeare in Bryant Park to celebrate the playwright’s 450th birthday.

VIDEO: The Shoe Magician’s Last Act

By Louise Dewast on April 20, 2014 gentrification, history, New York, NYC, rent, repair, shoes, store, Upper East Side Multimedia, The Global City, Video

VIDEO: The Shoe Magician’s Last Act

After 82 years, Jim’s Shoe Repair will shut its doors in September

City Employees Nailed For a Phony Jobs Scheme

By Louise Dewast on April 15, 2014 city, de blasio, Employment, Featured, fraud, investigation, jobs, Justice, law, NYC, slider Cops & Courts, What's New?

City Employees Nailed For a Phony Jobs Scheme

Three city officials dismissed after judge found they had inflated job placement stats

Heed the S.O.S. Call from Venezuela, Say Protestors

By Louise Dewast on February 24, 2014 economy, Featured, International, Politics, protest, Rally, Times Square, Venezuela, Video Multimedia, Photo, The Global City, Video, What's New?

Heed the S.O.S. Call from Venezuela, Say Protestors

Venezuelans in the U.S. are angry about what’s happening back home

Manhattan West Gets More Public Space

By Louise Dewast on February 22, 2014 Brookfield Properties, City Planning Commission, DeBlasio Watch, Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan West, midtown Politics & Policy, What's New?

Manhattan West Gets More Public Space

Negotiating community needs as a new era begins

When New York Counts its Homeless Population

By Louise Dewast on February 18, 2014 Featured, homeless Multimedia, Two New Yorks, Video

When New York Counts its Homeless Population

On a bitter cold night, thousands of volunteers canvassed the city collecting data

New Yorkers Blast School Decision

By Louise Dewast on February 13, 2014 de blasio, deblasio, education, Featured, mayor, New York, Safety, Schools, slider, snow, transport, Transportation, Weather Politics & Policy, What's New?

New Yorkers Blast School Decision

Schools stayed open—and a storm of criticism erupted

As Super Bowl XLVIII and Polar Vortex III Near, the Port Authority Preps for the Worst

By Louise Dewast on January 25, 2014 JFK International Airport, LaGuardia, Polar Vortex, Port Authority, Super Bowl Sports

As Super Bowl XLVIII and Polar Vortex III Near, the Port Authority Preps for the Worst

With 400,000 people expected to attend Super Bowl festivities, amid the possiblity of another bout of extreme weather, the city’s officials brace for the “Football Vortex.”

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