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She covered New York politics as an intern for City & State NY, was a community editor for the Queens Ledger and Brooklyn Downtown Star, and covered education for WHYY.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
That spending jump would’ve likely been even higher if this cohort hadn’t also significantly cut back on their real gas consumption by 7%—the biggest pullback across income groups, the NY Fed reported.
From Barron's ● May 6, 2026
BBC Sport understands that NY Transit will officially confirm pricing on Friday.
From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2026
“Out here, you can see the Empire State building,” the singer, who was raised on Long Island, NY, noted.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 13, 2026
Just To Miss Vonetta Gaither with our address on Herkimer Street, Brooklyn, NY, in black ink, dead-center of the package.
From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia
Those items are reminders of the work ethic, drive and connection to family that defined Kent’s trek from Huntington Beach to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
The shows were revered locally—in 2006, the town of Woodstock, N.Y., declared May 20 “Levon Helm Day”—and they carried on after the drummer’s death in 2012.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
Yancopoulos and Schleifer toured real estate across New Jersey, Long Island and Manhattan—before they finally settled on an industrial park in Tarrytown, N.Y., for Regeneron.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
“Not all platonic marriages work out,” says Duke Law Firm, which has offices in Rochester and Lakeville, N.Y.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
June 14—Miss Norma Gordon, who lives with her mother, Rose Gordon, at 4136 Marks Street, Brooklyn, N.Y., denied any knowledge of her brothers whereabouts.
From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes
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