NY
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New York (approved especially for use with zip code).
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N.Y.
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Vernon, NY, to see the Gang of Four.
From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026
One of the actor’s most famed properties is the Montauk, NY, home he inherited from his father, artist Robert De Niro Sr.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
But the drama, which had its world premiere off-Broadway at Manhattan Theatre Club’s NY City Center Stage II, is extremely supple in its construction.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
For their wedding last month, she surprised him by setting the playlist for his walk down the aisle to “Go NY Go,” the team’s theme song.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 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
Michael Clarkson, a computer-science professor at Cornell University, said that the Ivy League university in Ithaca, N.Y., experienced a roughly 15% decline in students declaring the major in the last year.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026
Colin VanCourt, 33, of Utica, N.Y., said he rushed to KFC on Thursday night to grab his favorite drink, unsure of the yellow-hued beverage’s future.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026
Both facilities would be at GlobalFoundries’ Malta, N.Y., site.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
They also have another daughter and two grandchildren in Brooklyn, N.Y.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 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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