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At Masjid Manhattan and Masjid al-Farah, blocks away from each other not far from ground zero, worshipers are baffled by controversy over a proposed Muslim center.
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President Obama delivered remarks at a White House dinner celebrating Ramadan.
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Monserrate Down, but Not Out of Sight
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Hiram Monserrate, expelled from the State Senate after a conviction for domestic abuse, is the decided underdog in the Democratic primary for an Assembly seat in Queens.
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Matthew Eckstine grew up with stars in entertainment and sports and has kept company with celebrities and crack addicts.
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The Queens Pride House, like the borough where it is located, is a celebration in diversity, but a number of budget cutbacks put its future in doubt.
Radio Host Is Convicted for Comments on Judges
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Harold C. Turner was found guilty of threatening to assault or kill the appellate judges who upheld a Chicago ban on handguns.
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Sidewalk Entrepreneurs Grow Up
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Adults are operating lemonade stands this summer in Park Slope, where the blurring of childhood and maturity has long been a theme.
A Decade of Wooing Wins a Harlem Store for Target
By STEPHANIE CLIFFORD
Target, which opened its first Manhattan store last month, has made an ambitious effort to avoid local opposition that has hurt other big retailers.
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Croquet and Cocktails, Circa 1910
By SARAH MASLIN NIR
The Brooklyn Botanic Garden was celebrating its centennial with a party whose throwback theme was the year it was founded.
From Jewish Roots in Brooklyn, a Sizzling Salsa Star
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Larry Harlow, “El Judío Maravilloso,” is bringing his unerring feeling for clave, Latin music’s five-stroke beat, to Lincoln Center on Saturday night.
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The Week in Pictures for August 13
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Slide show: Photographs from the past week in New York City and the region.
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Internet Radio Host Guilty of Threatening Judges
By COLIN MOYNIHAN
Harold C. Turner, a broadcaster known for making for incendiary comments, had been accused of threatening to kill three federal judges.
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School Space Emergency? Not for Now
By JENNIFER MEDINA
The city reverses course and searches for another space for a charter school, pushing back the first day of classes for the school's 125 students by as much as a month.
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Kicking Up a Little Dirt in a Debate Over Shoes
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A battle between manners and safety, whether to put the homeowner or the visitor first, and what can be more dangerous for precious floors: dirty shoes or dirty feet.
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For the working poor, assistance from the government can produce an odd arrangement for child care.
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Marching, but to Different Beats
By RAUL A. REYES
The Boot Camp class at the West Side Y.M.C.A. not only challenges the body but also offers an unexpected array of characters.
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