• Cultural $timulus Package: NYC on a Budget

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      NYC-ARTS takes a look at performances and activities in New York City that can be enjoyed at little-to-no-cost, whether you crave live music, a screen larger than your television, or group activities.
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MetroFocus: Conflicting Links Between Fracking and Health

A coalition of anti-fracking organizations called New Yorkers Against Fracking say the State needs to keep its promise to study health impact.
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NYC-ARTS Top Five: April 10-16

This week, NYC-ARTS' Top Five features "Midnight in Paris" with Stephane Wrembel at Symphony Space, along with "Baseball in the Bronx: Nine Innings of Bronx Baseball" at Bronx Museum of the Arts.
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MetroFocus: Questions Remain in Homeless Funding Freeze

A Post article resulted in City Council holding Picture the Homeless' funding. Did a member of the group teach people how to squat vacant buildings?
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NewsHour: Unemployment Rate Dips to 8.2%

The Labor Department said Friday that the economy added 120,000 jobs in March, down from more than 200,000 in each of the previous three months.
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MetroFocus: Leveling Up New York City's Video Game Industry

With 72 percent of American households playing computer or video games, the gaming industry is booming and New York start-ups are itching to get in on the action.
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Live from the Artists Den Features Iron and Wine

This Friday, Live from the Artists Den hosts Iron and Wine from the historic Buckhead Theatre in Atlanta. Watch a behind-the-scenes video and learn more on Inside Thirteen.
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MetroFocus: Taxi of Tomorrow May Be Here, But Accessibility Is an Issue Today

The city is appealing a federal court ruling that said it is discriminating against people with disabilities with its inaccessible taxi fleet.
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NYC-ARTS Top Five: April 3-9

This week's NYC-ARTS Top Five highlights National Poetry Month, the Emerson String Quartet at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, and more.
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MetroFocus: In City Contracts, No Room for Whistleblowers

Even though private contracts can invite corruption, whistleblowers are unprotected.
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A New Charter School Poses the Question: Is There Room for One More?

MetroFocus takes a look at the Education Department's proposal to temporarily “co-locate” the Urban Dove Charter School for Sports, Health and Fitness for two years in middle school building K117, starting this September.
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