Chinese premier arrives in New York for UN meetings

Xinhua News Agency;  September 23, 2008 ;     165 words ...Chinese premier arrives in New York for UN meetings UNITED NATIONS...Premier Wen Jiabao arrived in New York Tuesday to attend meetings...Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Thursday and the general...media during his stay in New York City.

Taking Steps To Diversify New York's Economy

The Culvert Chronicles;  November 6, 2008 ;     484 words ......attract tourists. That means making sure New York maintains its reputation as the greatest...public art, such as Olafur Eliasson's New York City Waterfalls. During the 16 weeks that the project was on display in New York Harbor, it created a nearly-$70 million...

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...

U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in New York (Dec. 2)

Targeted News Service;  December 2, 2008 ;     700+ words ......following federal patents were awarded to inventors in New York. *** New York Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Dipping Cup Lid ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 1 -- Charles B. Brown of New York has developed an ornamental design for a lid for a...

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...

ID Media Named in Crain's 'Best Places to Work in New York City'.

PR Newswire;  December 1, 2008 ;     480 words ...NEW YORK, Dec. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- ID Media, the largest direct...Crain's inaugural list of the Best Places to Work in New York City 2008. These 50 companies were spotlighted by Crain's New York Business based on rankings by their employees in...

"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...