
Jennifer 8. Lee Fingerprinting of Food Stamp Applicants Raises Questions - http://bit.ly/89CeAt
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Advocates have continued to raise questions about New York's requirement that food stamp applicants be fingerprinted.

Jennifer 8. Lee A Hard Hat in Pink, Clearing the Way - http://bit.ly/8YJW63
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Since May, Adora Joseph has been the flag girl for a construction crew; she’s working at a site where a skyscraper is being built.

Jennifer 8. Lee Bruno Case Reveals Failure of State Ethics System - http://bit.ly/69GB7S
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Also in Morning Buzz: the mysterious surge in Independence Party activity; pet stores in apartment buildings; and other headlines from local papers.

Jennifer 8. Lee U.S. Suit Says Fish Seller Harassed Black Male Workers - http://bit.ly/4LW0kf
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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit against a fish distributor, M. Slavin and Sons, saying its owners and managers subjected black male employees to physical and verbal abuse.

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http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/1 2/01/montreals-bagels-square-off-against -new-yorks/
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Does the legendary Montreal bagel stand up to its New York rival? We poll experts and do a City Room taste test.

Jennifer 8. Lee One of my best City Room Posts ever. Reader emailed in original photo. Hat tip to Campbell Robertson for the kicker.
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Burned-out lights in a large sign at Elmhurst Hospital Center in Queens left an unintended message.

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http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/1 1/04/maker-learns-the-fate-of-a-penny-ma de-of-gold/
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A counterfeit penny, made of 18-karat gold, was put into circulation by a Seattle artist in March 2007. It was discovered a few weeks ago by a graphic designer in Brooklyn.

Jennifer 8. Lee The U.S.S. New York, built with steel from the World Trade Center, opens a Tiffany registry for the ship's silver.
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The U.S.S. New York, an amphibious assault vessel built with more than seven tons of salvaged steel from the World Trade Center, has set up a Tiffany's registry for the ship's silver.

Jennifer 8. Lee Atheism comes to New York City subways.
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An ad that promotes atheism will run in dozen subway stations in Manhattan for a month starting next Monday.

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The gay authors behind a controversial children's book on Central Park Zoo daddy penguins create their own nest for a family. http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/1 0/02/a-baby-for-the-gay-authors-behind-t he-daddy-penguins/
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Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell, who wrote "And Tango Makes Three," a book about male penguins who hatch an egg, had their own baby daughter in February.

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Swan wars in Prospect Park. It gets violent and humans try to intervene. http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/0 9/30/swans-of-prospect-park-go-from-eleg ant-to-aggressive/
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The birds that can look so serene in Brooklyn are not getting along, and visitors keep trying to intervene.

Jennifer 8. Lee A panoramic shot of hot air ballons over Cappadocia region in Turkey. http://twitpic.com/kiucd/ http://twitpic.com/kiucd/
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Jennifer 8. Lee speaking tmw night (friday) in boston chinatown for chinese historical society of new england banquet. http://www.chsne.org/events.htm
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ANNUAL MEETING AND DINNER Please save the day! Featuring Jennifer 8 Lee, New York Time reporter and author of The Fortune Cookie Chronicles. at China Pearl, 9 Tyler St., Boston, Mass. ...

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Stephen Valand and Erica Shea started the Brooklyn Brew Shop earlier this year, selling gallon brewing kits sized for New York apartments.

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http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/0 9/18/ruffling-feathers-in-the-land-of-th e-chicken-pluckers/?hp
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Will a version of "Keep plucking that chicken" become immortalized in New York City's lingua franca?






















