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Sweet Apple New Yorkers urged to be courteous
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NEW YORK -- Is New York going through a niceness explosion?
Some of the natives are afraid so.
The city government has embarked on a campaign to get New
Yorkers to be friendlier, especially to tourists. Posters plastered
inside hundreds of subway cars warn, "Turn Your Back on Tourists and
They'll Turn Their Backs on New York" and "Instead of Making a
Wisecrack, Crack a Smile."
The original draft of the placard read, "Instead of Giving the
Finger, Lend a Hand," but Pete...
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New Yorkers shrug off rejection, look to 2016 Games
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THE MAYOR'S CORNER; New Yorkers living longer than other people in the U.S.
Filipino Reporter
; ... has so much to offer that makes life here a pleasure. Good health is fundamental to being able to enjoy them all. And the good news is that, as a city, New Yorkers are healthier than ever. Our city Department of Health and Mental Hygiene reports that, for the ...
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UN summit creates headaches for New Yorkers
China Daily
; NEW YORK: As 150 world leaders gather at the United Nations to make the world a better place, New Yorkers have more mundane challenges on their minds - like hailing a cab and getting to work on time. Traffic hell is expected to engulf New York this week when the UN World Summit and Fashion Week
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CITIZENSHIP FOR NEW YORKERS
Italian Voice, The
; Mario Cuomo Italian Voice, The 07-21-1994 CITIZENSHIP FOR NEW YORKERS. For longer than any of us can remember, immigrants have been the soul of New York. And it may be even more true today than when our parents stepped off the boat at Ellis Island. New York's immigrants own over 68,000 firms that
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