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Oscar de la Renta, center, was honored in April at the Plaza Hotel with the Carnegie Hall Medal of Excellence. Bill Clinton, left, and Michael R. Bloomberg celebrated with him.
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The influence of Oscar de la Renta, the fashion designer who died on Monday, was felt throughout the city’s intersecting worlds of power and money.
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Members of the Sayreville school board listened to comments from the public at Sayreville War Memorial High School on Tuesday night. The board voted to suspend the head football coach and four other coaches from the school.
The school board made the move in response to hazing and abuse allegations against players on the New Jersey team.
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As Governor and Candidate, Cuomo Has Kept One Foot in Buffalo
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Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has visited the city and other parts of Erie County dozens of times while in office, pledging support to revitalize Buffalo.
New Jersey Congress
Opponent Attacks New Jersey Congressman’s Record on Hurricane Recovery
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Roy Cho has portrayed Representative Scott Garrett, a sixth-term incumbent in a suburban district, as only a reluctant supporter of relief funds two years ago.
New York Democrats Have Strong Leads in All Statewide Races, Poll Finds
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The poll, by Siena College, showed the state attorney general, Eric T. Schneiderman, with a 20-point lead over John P. Cahill, who had shown gains in a recent survey.
New York Congress
Grimm’s Trial Delayed Until February
By STEPHANIE CLIFFORD
Representative Michael G. Grimm, a Staten Island Republican currently seeking re-election, faces federal fraud charges related to a Manhattan restaurant he ran.
In New York, Cuomo Pledges More Aid for Lawyers of the Indigent
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New York City Council to Look at School Segregation
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Though the Council has very limited power over public schools, the bill’s sponsors say they do have the ability to increase the volume of the conversation.
Airbnb, an Alternative to Hotels for New York Marathon Runners, Isn’t Welcome by All
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Even as it is aligning itself with the marathon, one of the city’s most storied athletic events, Airbnb is at loggerheads with the New York attorney general’s office and local hotels.
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Mr. Gushue assembling the last few tiny parts of an Audemars Piguet watch.
At Workshop on Watches, Making Time Piece by Microscopic Piece
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Some timekeeping enthusiasts have a new-found respect for the technicians who construct their prized possessions after attending a watchmaker’s workshop in Manhattan.
October 22, 2014
Eulogy for Kennedy Airport’s Horseshoe
By VANASHREE SAMANT
Metropolitan Diary: An uncle worked for 15 years at the horseshoe, a relic of the 1970s at Kennedy Airport.
About New York
Despite de Blasio’s Promise, Marijuana Arrests Persist in New York
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A report showed that misdemeanor arrests for marijuana possession were about as frequent as last year, and that many involved “openly displaying” minuscule amounts of pot.
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Metropolitan
In New York City, Sunday Night Is for Regulars
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A tour of five Manhattan neighborhoods reveals that Saturday may be for the young, but Sunday is for the longtime regulars.
A Fiction Excerpt: ‘Traveling From Brooklyn’
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