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Esha Ray  |  May 1, 2013 3:18 PM | 2 Comments
The new National Museum of Mathematics at Madison Square Park hopes to teach students, parents, and teachers about the wonders of math.VIDEO
Clinic doctors with a WCCC patient. Phtoo courtesy of WCMC/John Abbott.
Esha Ray  |  August 1, 2012 4:00 AM | 1 Comment
The Affordable Care Act individual mandate will go into effect in 2014. If you need health care now, keep well with the help of these free and low-cost health clinics around the city.
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Cody Lyon for Gotham Gazette  |  July 18, 2012 11:16 AM | Comments
In the near future, subway riders exiting a station may be able to use their fare cards to use bikes at docking stations.
'Self-Portrait with Glasses,' painted by Haring's friend and fellow NYC street artist, Kenny Scharf, circa 1980. Photo courtesy of Keith Haring Foundation.
Michelle Michalos  |  March 9, 2012 4:00 AM | 2 Comments

Twenty-two years after Keith Haring’s untimely death, the Brooklyn Museum is mounting a large-scale exhibition of his work. Why the big show? And what was it about our city that so inspired him?

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Georgia Kral  |  January 11, 2012 4:00 AM | Comments
City educators and advocates share their predictions -- and their hopes -- for what makes it into Bloomberg's State of the City address.
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Mahalet Dejene  |  July 19, 2011 6:00 AM | 2 Comments
In an effort to upgrade my New York City lifestyle, I got a job as a singing waitress on a river cruise. It's hot, exhausting -- and exhilarating.
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