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• DVD-sniffing dogs awarded medals, returning to NYC

  Published: August 20, 2007, 2:05 pm

  Tags: Crime, Dvd Counterfeiting, Dvdcounterfeiting, Flo, Lucky, Malaysia, New York City, Newyorkcity, Piracy

  Filed under: Home Entertainment, Storage Lucky and Flo, the two danger-loving police dogs whose exploits as international crime fighters are well know to readers of this site, have just become the first non-humans to be awarded Malaysia's outstanding service award for their tireless work in trotting around and sitting down at the first whiff of

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• NYC cabbies will / will not strike September 5-6 over mandatory GPS

  Published: August 24, 2007, 2:37 pm

  Tags: Cab, Gps, New York City, Newyorkcity, Nyc, Taxi

  Filed under: GPS, Transportation It looks like the contentious issue of GPS-equipped cabs in New York City is still far from being resolved, with one advocacy group saying that the planned strike over the matter is still on, while another is now saying that "there will be no strike." In the latter camp, according to The New York Times, is the New

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• When grandparents visit

  Published: September 4, 2007, 5:08 pm

  Tags: Big Apple, Bigapple, Crawling, Disaster, Grandma, Grandparents, In Laws, New York City, Newyorkcity, Visit, Weekend

  Filed under: Family togetherness, Grandparents, 3-6 months, Infant / First year, Making a Difference I am one of the few people it seems who are fortunate enough to have good in-laws. We've always been on good terms and visited whenever possible. Now that there's a baby in the picture, though, those visits have taken on more meaning and have

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• NYC cabbies strike over GPS units

  Published: September 5, 2007, 1:44 pm

  Tags: Breaking News, Breakingnews, Cabbie, Cabs, New York City, New York Taxi Workers Allliance, Newyorkcity, Newyorktaxiworkersallliance, Nyc, Strike, Taxi, Taxi Drivers, Taxidrivers, Walkout

  Filed under: GPS, Transportation As we reported back in July, and then in August, a large number of taxi drivers in New York City have been planning a strike over GPS systems which the city wants installed in yellow cabs. Well, the strike is officially on, with the New York Times reporting that nearly 90-percent of cabs are off the road today (at

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• Have all your friends moved away?

  Published: September 6, 2007, 5:16 pm

  Tags: Coast, Crawling, Culture, Five Month Old, Fivemonthold, Grandparents, Growing Family, Growingfamily, Louisville, More Space, Morespace, New York, New York City, Newyork, Newyorkcity, Nyc

  Filed under: Lifestyle, Infant / First year, Toddler I've been trying to leave New York for years. I love living here, but it can be so hard. Now that I have a baby, things are so much better and yet so much harder. Many couples I know have made the bold move out of New York. They've returned to their home states or just wanted to try something

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• Would you attend a TV Squad meetup?

  Published: September 13, 2007, 10:02 am

  Tags: Comic Con, Featured, Meetup, New York, New York City, Newyork, Newyorkcity, San Diego, Sandiego

  Filed under: Site AnnouncementsWith all the emotional goings on at TV Squad HQ, I got to thinking that we've gone way too long without putting names to faces. This doesn't just mean the writers -- I also mean you, the readers!We'd like to get some idea of the interest level of a TV Squad meetup for fans of TV Squad. Want to meet a bunch of the TV

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• NYC taxi drivers take GPS fight to court

  Published: September 19, 2007, 11:04 pm

  Tags: Cabbie, Cabs, Gps, Lawsuit, Navigation, New York City, Newyorkcity, Nyc, Strike, Suit, Taxi, Walkout

  Filed under: GPS, Transportation The Dynasty-esque drama of the New York City taxi / GPS saga doesn't seem to be petering out. Two weeks ago, thousands of New York City cabbies went on strike (albeit not very successfully) to protest the city's insistence on adding elaborate GPS / entertainment systems to driver's cars which are capable of

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• New York City taxi drivers threaten to strike... again

  Published: October 4, 2007, 5:26 pm

  Tags: Cabbie, Cabs, Gps, New York City, New York Taxi Workers Alliance, Newyorkcity, Newyorktaxiworkersalliance, Nyc, Strike, Taxi, Walkout

  Filed under: GPS, Transportation The New York Taxi Workers Alliance is at it again! According to reports, the group that was responsible for the September 5th walkout of cab drivers in New York City is once again planning to call for a strike, slated for October 22nd, and this time around, the striking taxi drivers say they will "get in the

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• George and Sarah: Oceans of Smooches

  Published: October 9, 2007, 7:35 am

  Tags: Eatery, George Clooney, Georgeclooney, Kissing, New York City, Newyorkcity, Sarah Larson, Sarahlarson

  Filed under: Hook-UpsTMZ.com: Swanky motorcycle crash survivors George Clooney and Sarah Larson were spotted at a swanky eatery in NYC last night -- kissing it up! The ankle busted Larson and the confirmed bachelor made goo-goo eyes and exchanged pecks while ignoring the gaze of... Read more

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• Suri's Dad Can't Spell

  Published: October 19, 2007, 8:22 am

  Tags: Autographs, Fans, New York City, Newyorkcity, Tom Cruise, Tomcruise

  Filed under: Tom and KatieTMZ.com: Katie Holmes' husband was in NYC yesterday, signing autographs for fans after a Q&A at Pelham Picture House. With cameras flashing and a growing crowd, the guy from that Hitler movie couldn't quite figure out how to spell one fan's name. He... Read more

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• Buying a car

  Published: November 7, 2007, 9:06 am

  Tags: Baby Bjorn, Babybjorn, Car, Daycare, Dealerships, Errand, Gas, Insurance, Mr Pickles, Mr Pickles, New York City, Newyorkcity, Public Transportation, Publictransportation, Storage Space, Storagespace, Strollers, Test Drives, Testdrives, Work

  Filed under: Gear, Lifestyle, Infant / First year, Outings, Environmental So we're buying a car. It was a hard decision to make, given I've lived in New York City for so long without one. Considering how expensive both gas and insurance are, a car wasn't an additional cost I was looking to add to daycare and diapers. I'd also shunned a car

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• Kids to be banned from United Nations?

  Published: November 14, 2007, 5:23 am

  Tags: Bloomberg, Culture, Diplomacy, International, Mayor Mike Bloomberg, Mayormikebloomberg, New York City, Newyorkcity, Regulations, Safety, United Nations, Unitednations

  Filed under: Health and Safety, Elementary school, Middle school, Outings, Making a Difference, In the News, Environmental New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg may ban kids from taking field trips to the United Nations. This is not because he thinks children don't need to see diplomacy in action or get culture. Nor is it that he thinks the UN

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• Have you been to the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade?

  Published: November 21, 2007, 5:02 am

  Tags: 34th Street, 34thstreet, Brooklyn, Doogie Howser, Doogiehowser, Elmo, Grinch, Hello Kitty, Hellokitty, Holidash, Macy S, Manhattan, Neil Patrick Harris, Neilpatrickharris, New York, New York City, Newyork, Newyorkcity, Parade, Starship, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving Day, Thanksgi

  Filed under: Lifestyle, Media, 6-9 months, Outings I haven't. I've never really wanted to go. I mean, it's never been my dream. The parade looks interesting and fun from afar, from my home as I watch it on television, but the chaos, the crowds, the weather--all of this has kept me from taking the leap. Have you been to the Macy's Thanksgiving

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• 'Watchmen' NYC Sets Revealed!

  Published: November 27, 2007, 5:32 am

  Tags: Cinematical, Enchanted, Film, Movie, New York City, Newyorkcity, Richard Nixon, Richardnixon, Rorschach, Watchmen, Zach Snyder, Zachsnyder

  Filed under: Warner Brothers, Movie Marketing, Comic/Superhero/Geek, Images Who wants to see the Watchmen newsstand come to life? Here it is. And guess, what? That's not really New York City. No, fortunately (and unfortunately, kinda), 42nd Street no longer looks like that. Instead, that's a custom backlot built up in Vancouver. And there's more

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• Traveling for the holidays

  Published: December 3, 2007, 2:01 pm

  Tags: Brooklyn, Christmas, December, Flight, Holidash, Holiday, Holidays, Indiana, Kentucky, New Jersey Turnpike, New York, New York City, Newjerseyturnpike, Newyork, Newyorkcity, Ohio, Roadtrip, Traffic

  Filed under: Lifestyle, Family togetherness, Grandparents, 6-9 months, Infant / First year, Road trip, Outings Ah, December. It's a month I look forward to in a way, one that should be filled with evenings of hot chocolate by the fireside and sugarplum fairies. It should be filled with snow-covered trees and wrapping up in warm blankets with the

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