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684th of July 2009 in New York City
The picture says it all, but just so we have something to yak about, there's been a few changes to the 4th of July celebrations in New York City this year. To start with, the Macy's Fireworks display...
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63Poem: The Forest
The Forest The loggers leave a path: mud streaks, hewn branches, stumps, scarred trees, boulders askew- marks left as if a titan has been dragged screaming through the forest. The formerly...
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68NYC 400 Celebrations Primer - New York City is 400 Years Old
In 1626, Peter Minuit famously brought Manhattan from the Algonquins for $24. 1625 was the founding year of the settlement of New Amsterdam (now New York City), which began as a trading post in 1624. But long...
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71When Henry Hudson first looked on Manhattan in 1609, what did he see?
Computer Generated image on top by Markley Boyer; Photograph by Robert Clark One of the recent visitors to the New York City is a beaver, and no one knows exactly where he came from. It is a guess that he...
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