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NEWS ABOUT: New Yorkers

New Yorkers stories: 5 news summaries

(Newser) - A snooty “confessions of bailout wife” piece has the web’s gossip-mongers in a frenzy, with New York magazine leading the way in divining the anonymous author’s identity. By process of elimination, Jessica Pressler determines, the woman behind the “eye-rolling details” of foregoing birthdays at Michelin-rated restaurants... More »

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gossip • New Yorkers • bailout • Liz Peek • Jeffrey Peek • TARP wives

(Newser) - No doubt you snobby big-city, coastal types did a double-take last week when Iowa legalized same-sex marriage, but the state has a long tradition of avant-garde social positions, Rex Huppke writes in the Chicago Tribune. Its university was the first to admit women, it allowed mixed-race marriages 100 years before... More »

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Iowa • gay marriage • Midwest • social liberals • New Yorkers • Californians • snobs • East Coast bias

Matt Dillon Clocked at
106 mph

Crash star faces
possible 3 months
in Vermont jail

Jan 1, 09 8:21 AM CST
(Newser) - Actor Matt Dillon was arrested for speeding after a police radar caught him zooming northbound on a Vermont highway at 106 mph, reports Reuters. The Crash star was driving a rented 2009 Chevy Impala in a 65 mph zone. Dillon, 44, faces up to three months in jail and a... More »

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Vermont • court • speeding • jail • actor • New Yorkers • Matt Dillon

70% of New Yorkers Want Spitzer to Resign

If he doesn't, 66% want him impeached

Mar 12, 08 8:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - New Yorkers want embattled Gov. Eliot Spitzer to resign from office—or they’ll throw him out, reports the AP. A poll yesterday found 70% of state residents want Spitzer to quit; if he doesn’t, 66% say he should be impeached. "It's a big thumbs down," said... More »

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impeachment • poll • resignation • Eliot Spitzer • prostitute • New Yorkers • prostitution ring • Marist College Institute for Public Opinion • Lee Miringoff

'Get Some' Condoms Free in NY

City hopes hipper packaging, dispensers encourage residents to 'get some'

Feb 14, 08 1:49 PM CST
(Newser) - Last Valentine’s Day, New York City unveiled the “NYC Condom,” a free prophylactic designed to make safe sex cool. Today, the program gets a facelift with new packing for the condom—and an ad campaign that urges New Yorkers to "get some." “Good design... More »

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New York City • condom • safe sex • advertising campaign • Valentine's Day • Yves Behar • New Yorkers

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