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Surviving the Boatel: An Economy Family Vacation on a Junk Ship in Jamaica Bay

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Daughter examines boat By Rochana Rapkins I first heard about the boatel on my first trip to the Rockaway Beach. I was exuberant to find myself alone on the beach with two lifeguards and a retiree, within a few minutes walk of the boardwalk and the fresh tostadas of Rockaway Taco. I didn’t fancy getting back on the
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What to Watch This Week: On America’s Next Top Model Young Women “Pose as Taxidermy”

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America's Next Top Model. Photo courtesy of The CW. By Magdalena Burnham Monday – August 27   Adventure Time   This episode is all about a creepy pepper and I suspect that it’s Lemongrab. Airs 7:30 on Cartoon Network.   Also On:   8:00 – Alphas (Syfy)   8:00 – Regular Show (Cartoon Network)   10:00 – Grimm (NBC)   Tuesday – August 28
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The Battle of the Cantors: Renowned NYC Cantors to Perform in Little Italy

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Dan Singer Two of the Upper West Side of Manhattan’s most renowned Cantors – Rebecca Garfein, Senior Cantor of Congregation Rodeph Sholom, and Dan Singer, Cantor at Stephen Wise Free Synagogue – will perform at the Enrico Caruso Room at the Grotta Azzurra Ristorante in Little Italy on Tuesday, August 28, at 8 p.m. in what is
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The Real Story Behind District 12 in The Hunger Games: A Look at Henry River Mill Village

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Jennifer Lawrence as Catniss in Hunger Games. By Amanda Woods   Nicole Callihan, a Brooklyn resident and essay-writing professor at NYU, co-authored a book that transports readers to Henry River, North Carolina, a small abandoned cotton-manufacturing village that recently became the set for District 12 in this year’s popular film, The Hunger Games. Callihan spoke to The New York Press about her
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Pick of the Litter: The Cutest (Most Adoptable) Pet to Take Home Tonight

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attachment New York Press and NYC-based shelter Bideawee have partnered together to present you with the cutest (adoptable) pets in New York City. Check back every Thursday to see the newest pick of the litter! JoJo is a very social and loving 19-pound Miniature Poodle mix that wants to be with people 24/7! This adorable pooch
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