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The Daily News of New York City is the sixth largest daily newspaper in the United States with a daily circulation of 718,174, as of March 31, 2007. The paper, the first U.S. daily printed in tabloid form, first rolled off the printing presses in 1919. It is owned and run by Mortimer Zuckerman. It has won ten Pulitzer Prizes throughout its history.[1]
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Harlem Hip-Hop Tours (H3 Tours), a New York City-based tour company, has combined the best of historic Harlem's charm, and unrestricted access to the "behind-the-scenes" corners of New York's hip-hop culture to create a one-of-a-kind experience for New York City visitors. H3 Tours' new suite of Black Culture Tours allows participants to explore African-American culture in New York. Guests can choose from a variety of activities such as visiting Harlem's historic attractions (e.g. the Cotton Club, Apollo Theater and Striver's Row), touring popular recording studios used by many established hip-hop artists, and taking hip-hop dance lessons.
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In New York City, The Times will host a series of TimesTalks Special Edition discussions featuring an array of arts luminaries in conversation with Times critics, reporters and editors. This year, headliners include the Oscar winner Robert Redford; the women of HBO's "The Sopranos," Lorraine Bracco, Edie Falco, Jamie-Lynn Sigler and Aida Turturro; Oscar and Tony nominee Philip Seymour Hoffman; Emmy winner Larry David; celebrity chefs Bobby Flay, Kurt Guttenbrunner, Drew Nieporent, Karen Waltuck and Lidia Bastianich; the stars of HBO's "Entourage," Kevin Connolly, Kevin Dillon, Jerry Ferrara, Adrian Grenier, Jeremy Piven and creator/writer Doug Ellin, the lead singer/songwriter/founder of the band Death Cab for Cutie, Benjamin Gibbard; Tony Award winners Audra McDonald and Brian Stokes Mitchell; renowned soprano Deborah Voigt, three-time Grammy winning vocalist Dawn Upshaw, architect Frank Gehry; acclaimed independent filmmaker Jim Jarmusch; and internationally acclaimed composer Osvaldo Golijov.
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From May 31 - June 17, 2007 New York City will be the home of the largest Hip-Hop film festival in the world, screening over 100 media pieces, including 9 premier panels. During the first weekend of the festival, three opening panels include; In Living Color: The Hip-Hop Actor's Studio; Bigger than Hip-Hop: Addressing Exploitation, Violence and the Need for Humanity; & Hip-Hop's Monopoly: Hip-Hop's Stake in Art, Media, Education, Activism, Business, Sports, Politics and Spirituality.
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In the spirit of community, Heineken has ... formed a partnership with Riverkeeper, Inc., an independent, member-supported environmental organization whose mission is to safeguard the ecological integrity of the Hudson River, its tributaries and the watershed of New York City. Riverkeeper will provide all on-sale water from Keeper Springs, a member of the Waterkeeper Alliance. All profits from the water sales at AmsterJam will go towards Riverkeeper to support their mission in keeping New York's water safe and clean. In addition to selling water throughout the festival, Riverkeeper will present The Green Zone inside AmsterJam's Green Light District. The Green Zone will offer concert-goers an opportunity to participate in a series of interactive displays provided by green-friendly groups and alternative energy companies from the New York area, all designed to raise awareness on key environmental issues.
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It's incredibly valuable real estate: hundreds of acres of public land that sit idle most of the time: New York City school yards. But now Mayor Bloomberg is proposing to turn the vacant yards into beautiful and fully functional public playgrounds. As of today, 69 school playgrounds will be open during after school hours until dusk, and on non-school days, starting at 8:00 a.m., including weekends. Another 290 school playgrounds will be added to the program over the next three years.
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