NY jury awards $25M to ex-con shot by cop

... think of. To put it simply, they are trendsetters -- and 2015 brings another opportunity for innovation. At Prova in Chelsea, the hottest item on the menu -- figuratively and at times literally -- is the pizza. New York is home to some of the best ...

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#SaveNYC blogger mourns demise of mom-and-pop shops; what's your take?

... a pair of Manhattan businesses that are either gone or will soon close. On March 4, he wrote about the 50-year-old Chelsea restaurant Moran's. It's closed. Five days later, Moss noted the end of a 34-year-old vintage clothing shop called The Family ...

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Portraits from the underbelly: Beautiful photographs of Spanish...

... he Dream Over The Time is running until April 25, 2015 at contemporary art gallery, Hasted Kraeutler , is located in Chelsea, New York City. Coal miners, punks, gypsies and immigrants are

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5 Obstacles that get in the way of travel and how to overcome them

I work in digital advertising, but one of my biggest passions is travel. I currently live in Chelsea NY, but whenever I have a chance I'm on a plane to somewhere new! Who doesn't love a vacation? Getting away from the daily grind and exploring a new place is a refreshing feeling, and one of my personal favorites! However, there are common obstacles that get in the way of people being able to travel.

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The secret life of a fashion model: rampant exploitation, scant rewards

Sara Ziff, formerly the face of Tommy Hilfiger, is trying to level the playing field for models, who, despite representing the epitome of luxury lifestyles, are at risk of being exploited sexually and financially in an opaque industry, writes Rose Hackman Sitting at a table in a scruffy restaurant in Chelsea, New York, Sara Ziff looks across the room at a handsome blond man in his 20s, unsuspectingly eating a slice of pizza by the window. She interrupts herself mid-sentence: "Do you think he has heard of the Model Alliance?" She laughs and imagines the interaction that might ensue were she to go over and ask him, "Hey, are you a model?" - a pick-up line she has doubtlessly heard many times.

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New Art Exhibition Debuts March 7 at the Lionheart Galley

Pound Ridge, NY - Susan Grissom, director of The Lionheart Gallery, located at 27 Westchester Avenue in Pound Ridge, New York, is renowned for scouting out and signing some of the most exciting contemporary artists of our time for her gallery. Her bi-monthly exhibitions regularly draw art aficionados from across the country eager to see what works she is showcasing next in her Chelsea-like gallery.

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Two-person exhibition by Andrew Kuo and Scott Reeder opens at Marlborough Chelsea

Marlborough Chelsea presents It Gets Beta a two-person exhibition by Andrew Kuo and Scott Reeder, simultaneously occupying the 25th Street and Broome Street galleries. In Chelsea, the show includes new paintings by Kuo and new paintings and neon works by Reeder.

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