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Dr. Idit Harel Caperton: Empowering America's Rising...
It recently came to my attention, that throughout the nation, young men and women who are Latino are, unfortunately, caught on the wrong side of the digital divide. Comment?
New York Corruption Investigations Lead To Legislators Wearing Wires
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The New York political scene has been shaken up by the revelation that a former New York state senator sentenced to prison Thursday on corruption charges had recorded six of her colleagues as part of her cooperation with the FBI. Comment?
Robin Gorman Newman: Growing as a Mom Through Networking
Even though I'm the founder of a networking group for enterprising women on Long Island and Queens, NY, the Independent Business Women's Circle, and a big believer in the power of connecting, cultivating support and learning from each other, I don't frequent networking functions... or at least not since I became a mom. Comment?
Adopt A Pet In New York City: Featured Animals For 4/27/2013,...
Every week The Huffington Post New York features city animals up for adoption, in partnership with Animal Care & Control of New York City . Comment?
Places With The Highest Social Security Rates
Workers pay 6.2 percent of their earnings into the Social Security system and employers pay a matching amount up to $113,700 in 2013. Comment?
Elimination Communication: Diaper-Free Trend Gets First Ever Week-Long Celebration
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The first annual Go Diaper Free! Week starts today. Spearheaded by Andrea Olson, author of EC Simplified: Infant Potty Training Made Easy , the event is an effort to raise awareness of EC or Elimination Communication , DNAInfo reports. Comment?
Binky Philips: Excerpt: Rock 'n' Roll Band Guys Interact With the Mob
I have long been fascinated/repelled by authentic bad guys. From a distance, they are intriguing, maybe even glamorous. Comment?
Steven Zevitas: Must See Painting Shows: April 2013
April is another strong month for painting around the US. At 20 shows, this is the largest list that I have published to date, and it could have easily been longer. Comment?
Anna Deavere Smith: What Nurse Jackie Means for America
"Nurse Jackie" begins its fifth season Sunday night. I am honored to work with one of the the finest casts and crews in television, playing Gloria Akalitus, the officious hospital administrator as well as on-again, off-again nurse. Comment?
David Van Der Leer, Architzer Judge, Talks Urban Studies,...
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Former Guggenheim curator and present Val Alen Institute director David van der Leer was a recent juror on the Architizer A+ Awards award panel. Comment?
Two Prominent Pols Arrested For Trying To Rig NYC Mayoral Election
Prominent Queens politicians Malcolm Smith and Dan Halloran were arrested early Tuesday for attempting to manipulate this year's mayoral election, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation . Comment?
Ellen Bravo: What's Behind the Momentum for Paid Sick Days?
In just two weeks, the movement for paid sick days has seen three victories -- in Portland, Ore., Philadelphia, and most recently, New York City. Comment?
Music Videos Get Their Own Exhibition
Music videos are about to become a whole lot classier as an upcoming exhibition at the Museum of the Moving Image in New York explores the history of the medium, catapulting MTV's brainchild into the world of art. Comment?
New Report Reveals 'Disturbing Impacts' Of NYPD's Muslim Spying Program
A coalition of Muslim groups delivered a new report on the NYPD's surveillance program to Police Commissioner Ray Kelly's doorstep on Monday, hoping to put pressure on the department a day before its annual budget hearing. Comment?
James Scarborough: Lebanese Director Hadi Tabbal, on his upcoming...
The Sharjah Biennial and Art Dubai are taking place this week and next. Showcasing the quality, relevance, and complexity of Middle Eastern art, it makes sense as well to investigate the achievement of contemporary Middle Eastern theatre. Comment?
Buyers Scouring For Homes Ravaged By Sandy
It sounds like the premise for a new reality TV series: "Hurricane House" people scouring waterside communities looking to buy homes damaged by Superstorm Sandy at a deep discount. Comment?
Newtown Creek In NYC, One Of Most Polluted Areas In US, Awaiting Cleanup
Just across the East River from midtown Manhattan's shimmering skyscrapers sits one of the nation's most polluted neighborhoods, fouled by generations of industrial waste, overflow from the city's sewage system and an underground oil leak bigger than the Exxon Valdez spill. Comment?
Bernadette Peters Beauty Evolution: For The Love Of Her Fabulous Curls
With the constant pressure to color and cut one's hair in a matter of days for a Hollywood role , I tip my wide-toothed comb to Bernadette Peters . Comment?
New York City School Bus Strike Ends After A Month
In this Jan. 17, 2013 file photo, striking school bus drivers walk a picket line outside the Atlantic Express school bus facility in the Queens borough of New York. Comment?
Latinos Disproportionately Stopped-And-Frisked In Jackson Heights
The number of Latinos in the 115th Precinct targeted by the NYPD's stop-and-frisk program was more than three times the number of Latino suspects there in 2011, a new report from the NYPD shows. Comment?