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Waiting in line for iPhone 5 becomes PR stunt
For the brave, passionate, and possibly foolhardy, waiting in line for the new Apple iPhone 5, which goes on sale […]
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Fire safety code task force aims to prevent tragedies.
Task Force’s report lists at least 20 recommendations for state buildings and projects in New York City, but ultimately the goal is to have all buildings in New York City under the same fire code regulations.
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Health practitioners and city council members push for paid sick time
According to the Women’s Institute for Policy Research, almost half of all working New Yorkers (1.58 million) do not have access to paid sick leave.
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Still Occupying: Arrested once, but still not afraid to fight
The danger of arrest might have been present again this morning, but Rachel Smith made it clear she was in the OWS movement for the long haul.
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Still Occupying: Discontent with Obama fills OWS
Ahead of the November presidential elections, protestors gathered for a day of action Monday morning in Manhattan’s Financial District in […]
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Still Occupying: CODEPINK
Some activists feel they have been directly impacted by this “war.”
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Still Occupying: Police Occupy Wall Street
What was intended to be an act of civil disobedience turned into a cat-and-mouse chase with police, who prevented protestors from being able to occupy anything.
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Still Occupying: OWS not just a youth movement
By 7:09 a.m. Bill Steyert, 69, had been arrested for blocking traffic.
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Still Occupying: Lack of cohesive message doesn’t stop the OWS movement.
The southernmost tip of Manhattan was transformed into a birthday party of sorts as the People’s Puppets, a theatrical group of Occupy Wall Street demonstrators, assembled, donned their party hats, rehearsed a few catchy OWS-themed tunes and marched north into the heart of the financial district.
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Gun buyback event in Bushwick nets 85 weapons
Event was organized in response to the burgeoning number of homicides and gun violence in the Bushwick community.