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A proverbial melting pot, the Lower East Side was originally formed by several immigrant communities ¿ Italians, Poles, Ukrainians and other groups. A large German population was formed a neighborhood called Little Germany.
A proverbial melting pot, the Lower East Side was originally formed by several immigrant communities ¿ Italians, Poles, Ukrainians and other groups. A large German population was formed a neighborhood called Little Germany.
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Go back to school like a 'Gossip Girl'
Special to amNewYorkPlot, shmot. Sure, the racy goings-on at a highfalutin' Manhattan private school make for juicy TV. But it's more than lurid details that have fans religiously tuning in to the CW hit " Gossip Girl" (which returns tonight). Costume designer Eric Daman'...Tags: Blake Lively, Schools, Leighton Meester, Ralph Lauren, Clothing, Accessories, and Shoes
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In NYC, fine wine gets the DIY touch
NEW YORK — Why buy a boring old bottle of Chateau Lafite Rothschild when you can design your own wine, age it in your own barrel and bottle it under your own name—all within the concrete confines of Manhattan? In September, the first grapes...Tags: Beverage Industry, Manhattan (New York City), Wine, Beer, and Spirits
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Review: 'What Happened to Anna K.'
Special to NewsdayWHAT HAPPENED TO ANNA K., by Irina Reyn. Touchstone, 242 pp., $24. Given that Tolstoy's "Anna Karenina" is considered one of the finest novels ever written, it would take gargantuan chutzpah to write a "Karenina" for our time, wouldn't it? But that's...Tags: Isabelle Huppert, Rego Park, Imperial and Royal Matters, Manhattan (New York City)
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Museums focus on immigration issue
Chicago Tribune correspondentNEW YORK — As the ferry from Manhattan sidles up to the dock at Ellis Island, the imposing arches and grand towers of the main building make it almost impossible for visitors not to feel like they are among the huddled masses who passed through here...Tags: Jane Addams, National or Ethnic Minorities, Gardens and Parks, New York, Manhattan (New York City)
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Talking to Bond Street's Amani Olu
ehulme@am-ny.comAmani Olu is the young curator of the Bond Street Gallery in Carroll Gardens. He got plugged in to the photography scene through his online organization, Humble Arts Foundation, a Web site that seeks to promote the work of up-and-comers through sales,...Tags: Photography, New York, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Manhattan (New York City), Carroll Gardens
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East Village temple may be demolished
dfreedlander@am-ny.comUnless something is done soon, a century-old temple in the East Village may turn to dust. Some neighborhood residents and preservationists are upset that the congregation had a deal with mega New Jersey developers the Kushner Compan to demolish the...Tags: Judaism, New Jersey, Religious Leaders, Greenwich Village
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Aaron Rose and his 'Beautiful Losers'
Special to amNewYorkIn 1992, on a very different Ludlow Street than the gentrified one now traversing the Lower East Side, an unconventional art gallery opened for business. The ramifications of that day, and the subsequent ten-year life of Alleged Gallery, continue to be...Tags: Movies, New York, Arts, Manhattan (New York City), Harmony Korine
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'NYC Noshing' Trip Planned
The parks and recreation department is holding its third annual "Noshing in NYC" bus trip Sept. 27. The cost is $44 per person and registration is on a first-come, first-served basis. Those on the trip will tour the ethnic areas of New York City and...Tags: Chinatown (Manhattan, New York), Little Italy (Manhattan, New York)
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Lawsuit over access for disabled at NYC building
The U.S. Justice Department has filed a lawsuit in Manhattan against a major apartment developer, alleging it unlawfully discriminated against disabled people in the design of one of its buildings. The lawsuit filed against AvalonBay Communities alleges...Tags: AvalonBay Communities Incorporated, Trials, Manhattan (New York City)
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'No Child' In A Class By Itself
Photos by JOHN WOIKE | The Hartford CourantNijala Sun wants you to know that her play "No Child …" is not about the "No Child Left Behind" legislation, which requires comprehensive testing in public schools. The play — which was an off-Broadway hit last year and opens Friday at...Tags: Roman Catholic, Schools, Hartford Stage, Metal and Mineral, Theater
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Get the 'Gossip Girl' look
Special to NewsdayPlot, shmot. Sure, the racy goings-on at a highfalutin' Manhattan private school make for juicy TV. But it's more than lurid details that have fans religiously tuning in to the CW hit " Gossip Girl." Costume designer Eric Daman's predgy (part prep,...Tags: Blake Lively, Schools, Leighton Meester, Television, Gossip Girl
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CHA museum moving forward
Chicago Tribune reporterMore than a decade after a grandmother from the Near West Side suggested that a public housing museum would be the perfect way to preserve a slice of Chicago history, the idea finally is going forward. On Wednesday, the Chicago Housing Authority's Board...Tags: Jane Addams, Interior Policy, Housing and Urban Planning, Near West Side, Manhattan (New York City)
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