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Claremont

January 16, 2013

Online Donors Pay for Bronx Teen's Trip to the Presidential Inauguration

Nearly 30 donors, most of them strangers, helped Marcela Pinos raise the funds to head to DC.

Claremont

December 20, 2012

Bronx Teen Struggles to Raise Money for Trip to Presidential Inauguration

Marcela Pinos, 16, has tried selling cupcakes, writing letters and launching a webpage to raise funds.

Chinatown

May 24, 2012

Pvt. Danny Chen Fundraiser Seeks to Send Family to Military Trials

The fundraiser is intended to help Pvt. Danny Chen's supporters attend the courts-martial.

Chinatown

May 22, 2012

Pvt. Danny Chen's Birthday Honored With Blitz of Cards to Washington Pols

Advocates for Pvt. Danny Chen plan to deliver birthday cards to Washington officials. 

Midtown

May 22, 2012

Dozens of New Yorkers Rally to Keep Chemicals Out of Kids' Products

Parents from the Big Apple joined hundreds of other advocates and Sen. Charles Schumer in Washington D.C.

Manhattan

April 16, 2012

Tax Day Deadline Extended to Tuesday

New Yorkers have until April 17 to file their taxes.

Cobble Hill & Carroll Gardens

April 16, 2012

Deaf Boy Clinging to Life After Being Hit by Cab in Brooklyn

A 5-year-old deaf boy was struck by a taxi in Cobble Hill Saturday.

Harlem

March 21, 2012

Rangel Announces Congress Reelection Bid

Rep. Charlie Rangel announced he is seeking another term, despite changes to his district.

Lower East Side & East Village

December 21, 2011

Army Soldiers Charged in Pvt. Danny Chen's Death 'Must Be Found Guilty'

Advocates gathered Wednesday after eight soldiers were charged in the death of Pvt. Danny Chen.

Lower East Side & East Village

December 21, 2011

Army Charges Eight in Chinatown Soldier Danny Chen's Death

Eight Army soldiers were hit with charges ranging from negligent homicide to assault, the military said.

Lower East Side & East Village

December 16, 2011

March for Chinatown Soldier Danny Chen Draws Hundreds Calling For Answers

Hundreds marched in memory of Army Pvt. Danny Chen, calling for answers from the military.

Chelsea & Hell's Kitchen

October 28, 2011

Gillibrand to Introduce LGBT Adoption Bill

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand's new bill would help eliminate discrimination against LGBT families who want to adopt.

Midtown

October 11, 2011

City's Top Brass Honors Vietnam Vets, Calls for Photos of Fallen

NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly and FDNY Commissioner Salvatore Cassano paid their respects to fellow soldiers at an event in Times Square Tuesday.

Midtown

September 16, 2011

'Naked Cowboy Oysters' on the Menu at Manhattan's Top Restaurants

Some of the city's fanciest restaurants, including Tom Colicchio's Craft, are serving oysters named for the Naked Cowboy.

Manhattan

September 09, 2011

Possible 9/11 Anniversary Terror Threat Against New York

Officials including Mayor Bloomberg acknowleged a credible but uncorroborated terror threat against New York City.