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El Museo del Barrio Reopens This Saturday

Friday, October 16th, 2009
by Abby Cañeda on Playing Around

As Latino cultures continue to be a strong influence and presence amid the sprawling streets of New York, one of the city’s most established Latino

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By Land or By Sea

Sunday, August 23rd, 2009
by MJ Hanley-Goff on Living Around

By MJ Hanley-Goff We called it our amphibious day, or our New York City “land and sea” adventure. Jude and I.  Friends since the 1980’s,

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The High Line—An Architectural Gem

Wednesday, July 29th, 2009
by Eleanor Foa Dienstag on Living Around

By Eleanor Foa Dienstag The High Line, which opened June 9 is New York’s ultimate Cinderella—an abandoned West Side railroad line slated for demolition transformed

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The Mannahatta Project–Discovering Henry Hudson’s Island

Friday, July 10th, 2009
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around

In September, 1609, when Henry Hudson sailed up the river that would one day bear his name, the heavily wooded island he gazed upon was

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Woman Around Town: Paula Hornbostel—Bronze Love Story

Sunday, May 10th, 2009
by Charlene Giannetti on Woman Around Town

By Charlene Giannetti “She was the great love of his life,” said Paula Rand Hornbostel, describing the relationship between the French sculpture Gaston Lachaise and

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Where Do You Want to Be Kissed?

Friday, February 13th, 2009
by Auburn Scallon on Living Around

By Auburn Scallon On Valentine’s Day our thoughts naturally turn to romance, and what could be more romantic than a kiss? In this city filled

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