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LIRR Runs Anniversary Train
The Long Island Rail Road offered a unique opportunity for customers and rail fans on Saturday, July 25 to retrace part of the line's original route from Queens to Greenport as part of the line's 175th anniversary celebration. Two hundred forty enthusiastic customers rode from Jamaica to Greenport on Suffolk County's North Fork aboard one of the LIRR's new diesel trains. More...
Mets Fans Hit Home Run In Blood Drive

The New York Mets teamed up with the Blood Center of New York to hold a highly successful blood drive at the Caesars Club at Citi Field on Thursday, July 23. Almost 400 sports fans came to bat for fellow New Yorkers awaiting blood transfusions at local hospitals and medical facilities. More...

 Community Calendar
• Gazette Calendar Of Events
Night Out Against Crime Aug. 4, 5-8 p.m., 114th Police Precinct; Astoria Park Great Lawn, Shore Boulevard between Hell Gate & RFK Bridges, Astoria; 718.728.8763, 718.932.8743 or 718.626.9327. Aug. 4, 5-9 p.m., 108th Police Precinct; Andrew's Playground, behind precinct, 49th Avenue between Vernon Boulevard & 5th Street, LIC. More...
• Waterfront Concert Series 2009
• ITALIAN NIGHTS 2009
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 Political Page
• article has image NYPD Is Too Good For Fed Stimulus Bucks
City officials blasted the Obama Administration on Monday for excluding the NYPD from $1 billion in economic stimulus money approved and distributed to help cities avoid laying off cops. More...
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 Restaurant of the Week
• article has image Oceano...is fresh from the sea!
Oceano is a beautiful eatery decorated in strokes of ocean blue accented by sea-inspired murals, hand painted chandeliers and tables dressed in crisp white and blue linens. Located on a breezy corner of Ditmars Blvd. More...
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 Editorials
• Take Back City Streets On National Night Out, Aug. 4
Next Tuesday, communities all across America will celebrate the 26th annual National Night Out Against Crime. This year's event marks a quartercentury of people taking charge of their own lives and destinies—a quarter-century of telling the bad guys: "We refuse to let you rule our lives. More...
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 Features
• article has image Maloney Hails $70M For 9/11 Health Care
Congressmember Carolyn Maloney scored a success last week in her continuing fight to secure healthcare funding for Ground Zero workers when the House passed a bill allocating more than $70 million in funding for the World Trade Center Health Program. More...
• Townsend Harris Student Is JA Essay Contest Runner-Up
• Stalemate On Schools Nears End As Of July 24
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 Sports
• article has image Mets Extend Win Streak With 4-0 Shutout Over Rockies
The New York Mets were riding a three-game win streak as they faced the Colorado Rockies Tuesday night at Citi Field. They continued their winning ways with a seven-hit shutout that earned them a 4-0 victory to extend their streak to four. More...
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