USS NEW YORK Commissioning Committee, Governor Paterson and Mayor...

U.S. Newswire;  November 11, 2008 ;     700+ words ...To: STATE EDITORS Contact: For USS NEW YORK Commissioning Committee: John R. Dillard...Media Relations, +1-212-449-7283; For New York City Mayors Press Office: Stu Loeser, or Evelyn Erskine, +1-212-788- 2958; For New York State Press Office: Maggie McKeon, +1...

New York Bids Yankee Stadium Adieu

The Washington Post;  September 22, 2008 ;     508 words ......all those unforgettable moments, the New York Yankees weren't about to be knocked out...what Babe Ruth started 85 years ago, and New York bid farewell to fabled Yankee Stadium...their caps to the fans as Frank Sinatra's "New York, New York" blared over the sound ...

New York City to receive more funds from U.S. homeland department

Xinhua News Agency;  November 7, 2008 ;     164 words ...New York City to receive more funds from U.S. homeland department NEW YORK, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) -- New York City could receive more funds from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security next year, according to a report available Friday on www.ny1.com...

New Report Shows Private Engineering Design Saves New York State Millions

U.S. Newswire;  November 17, 2008 ;     381 words ......American Council of Engineering Companies of New York, +1-518-452-8611, jay@acecny.org NEW YORK, Nov. 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A just-released report by Polytechnic Institute of New York University reveals that New York State can...

New York governor to announce 2 bn dlrs budget cuts

Xinhua News Agency;  November 11, 2008 ;     319 words ...New York governor to announce 2 bn dlrs budget cuts NEW YORK, Nov. 11 (Xinhua) -- New York State Governor David Paterson will unveil 2 billion dollars in budget cuts Wednesday morning, less than a week before the State Legislature returns for a...

New York Defends Handgun Database

The Washington Post;  September 29, 2008 ;     437 words ...New York's seven-year-old database of handgun "fingerprints...revolvers and semiautomatic pistols sold in New York have been entered into the Combined Ballistic...System database maintained by state police. New York and Maryland are the only states that maintain...

Prank New York Times features Iraq war end

Charleston Gazette;  November 13, 2008 ;     312 words ...NEW YORK - Commuters nationwide found out during...out 1.2 million copies of a spoof of The New York Times, dated July 4, 2009. At first glance...all gasoline-fueled cars - showed up in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Philadelphia...

NEW YORK MAYOR BLOOMBERG PUTS SUBWAY SYSTEM ON HIGH ALERT

The Hindustan Times;  November 27, 2008 ;     303 words ......News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. New York, Nov. 27 -- (IANS) New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has put the city's underground...underground metro system on high alert was taken after New York received reports of potential terrorism threat...

Richest man in New York

The Record (Bergen County, NJ);  November 30, 2008 ;     700+ words ...Richest man in New York JAMES AHEARN Date: 11-30-2008, Sunday...man, heralded as "The Richest Man in New York." His name is David H. Koch. He pronounces...another $100 million for renovation of the New York State Theater at Lincoln Center. In return...

"All men in New York insult you -- there seem to be no exceptions. There...

Sunday Independent (Dublin, Republic of Ireland);  November 30, 2008 ;     700+ words ...There's a welcome change in the New York state of mind, says Mary O'Sullivan All men in New York insult you -- there seem to be no exceptions...they might have been mine. On past trips to New York, I've been pushed out of taxi queues, blanked...

New York Times: New plan sees 9/11 memorial open by 2011

Xinhua News Agency;  September 26, 2008 ;     184 words ...New York Times: New plan sees 9/11 memorial open by 2011 NEW YORK, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- Officials here have said that they...terrorist attack. Officials with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey ( PANYNJ), a bi-state port district that...

U.S. warns of terror threat to New York transit system

Xinhua News Agency;  November 26, 2008 ;     141 words ...U.S. warns of terror threat to New York transit system NEW YORK, Nov. 26 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. federal authorities are warning of a possible terror plot against the New York City subway and train systems during the holiday season...

Kenya's marathon star pulls out of New York event

Xinhua News Agency;  October 3, 2008 ;     340 words ...Kenya's marathon star pulls out of New York event NAIROBI, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- Kenya...Martin Lel has pulled out of next month's New York marathon due to injury. A statement from...world marathon record holder and 2005 New York champion Paul Tergat will lead the Kenyancharge...

The New York Foundling to Mark 140th Year With Nationwide 'Homecoming'...

PR Newswire;  December 2, 2008 ;     594 words ......online community at www.nyfoundling.org/ NEW YORK, Dec. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Thousands of adoptees...unique opportunity to come together as The New York Foundling, one of America's oldest and...The Foundling. Next year's homecoming in New York and the virtual community of Foundling...

Bush marks Veterans Day in New York with Intrepid

Xinhua News Agency;  November 11, 2008 ;     380 words ...Bush marks Veterans Day in New York with Intrepid NEW YORK, Nov. 11 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President George W. Bush on Tuesday...annual American holiday honoring military veterans, at a New York pier that is home to the World War II aircraft carrier...