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FDNY Hit With Sex Bias Lawsuit


Women complain of a “female firewall.”


Man Shot by Officers on Upper East Side


He was wanted for a recent murder in Rhode Island.


Bush's U.N. Speech Implores Muslims


President offers vision of harmony in the Middle East.


NY Protestors Decry Violence in Darfur


Tens of thousands gathered in Central Park Sunday.


Chinese Restaurant Workers Head West Looking For Jobs

By Eric Vanden Bussche

Six months ago, 33-year-old Qingxian Lin had never been outside the confines of his industrial hometown in China’s southern province of Fujian. But that changed once he set foot in the United States.

Subway Performers Please Many, Annoy Some

By Mike McPhate

Riding the subway in New York can be an assault on the senses.

Steel wheels shriek.

Rats scurry.

Commuters move like herds.

This Week In The City

Thousands Rally for Darfur

Thousands of people rallied in Central Park last weekend to protest violence in the Darfur region of Sudan, whose president has rejected the deployment of U.N. peacekeeping troops.

E coli. Outbreak Spreads to New York


Across the nation one has died and 50 are ill in disease outbreak being blamed on tainted spinach.


Lower East Side Synagogue Renovated


The Chasam Sopher Synagogue on the Lower East Side has undergone a three-year restoration project.


Primary: Front-Runners Triumph


No surprises in Tuesday’s vote.


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