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Bay Ridge: Happy belated! Pols celebrate Verrazano birthday at monument unveiling
2014-12-04 16:40:50| Railroads - Topix.net
Zed's dead: The bronze relief is a re-casting of the original 1964 mold by Albino Manca, and still bears a typo omitting the second Z in Verrazzano's name. The borough had its own shindig for the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, which turned 50 last month, on Dec. 3 in John J. Carty Park.
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Pols hoping to hit jackpot with Dem convention
2014-11-30 07:58:19| Agriculture - Topix.net
Brooklyn's selection last week as a finalist to host the Democratic National Convention in 2016 delighted Mayor Bill de Blasio and Sen. Charles Schumer. The Brooklynites hosted a press conference-cum-celebration to tout New York as the center of the world and therefore the obvious choice: 73 Michelin-starred restaurants, the country's most extensive public-transit system, beacon of freedom.
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Pols hoping to hit jackpot with Dem convention
2014-11-30 07:39:10| Food - Topix.net
Brooklyn's selection last week as a finalist to host the Democratic National Convention in 2016 delighted Mayor Bill de Blasio and Sen. Charles Schumer. The Brooklynites hosted a press conference-cum-celebration to tout New York as the center of the world and therefore the obvious choice: 73 Michelin-starred restaurants, the country's most extensive public-transit system, beacon of freedom.
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DONOHUE: Staten Island pols wrong on Verrazano toll boost
2014-11-24 07:29:38| Railroads - Topix.net
One of two plans for tolls would push the basic toll on the bridge to $16, if you pay cash. But E-ZPass users only pay $10.66 round-trip and Staten Island residents get discounts and rebates that allow them to pay just $5.50 to cross and return - about the same as riding the subway.
Pols Besieged by Fast, Furious Messages on Internet Slowdown Day
2014-09-10 23:21:16| TechNewsWorld
U.S. lawmakers were getting an estimated 1,000 calls a minute from constituents concerned about Net neutrality by noon Pacific Time on Internet Slowdown Day, an online demonstration held on Wed., Sept. 10. "We've set a new record for FCC comments and beat Janet Jackson's 'wardrobe malfunction,'" said David Moon of Demand Progress. Father of the Internet Tim Berners-Lee tweeted his support.
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