Freeman Plaza West is a 15, 000-square-foot space ringed by Hudson Street, Broome Street and ramps to the Holland Tunnel.

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She was accused of nimbyism and blamed for gentrification, but no one was more disappointed than she was to discover, in the 1990s, that she could no longer afford to live on Hudson Street.

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Shopping is also a key attraction in Hudson, and Warren Street is lined with high end but cheaper-than-the-city antique shops, boutiques and art galleries.

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On-site registration begins at 7 am, while late registration begins at 9 am at West 42nd Street and the Hudson River.

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Major League Soccer already has scoured Manhattan in search of a site, including a dream location on Pier 40 at Houston Street and the Hudson River.

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The firms and Mr Hudson, 63, of Main Street, Sutton-on-Derwent, were each found guilty of two charges of causing statutory noise nuisance in breach of a noise abatement order.

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Metro-North Railroad lost power from 59th Street to Croton-Harmon on the Hudson Line and to New Haven on the New Haven Line.

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The Metro-North was without power from 59th Street in Manhattan north to Croton-Harmon on the Hudson Line, and as far as New Haven on the New Haven Line.

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Heading west from the park, pick up afternoon treats at New York iconic Zabar's food market (2245 Broadway), and later, as dusk unfolds, meander the serene firefly-flecked Riverside Park amid the Upper West Side's manifold joggers, strollers and dog owners, to the stunning outdoor 79th Street Boat Basin Cafe (W 79th St at the Hudson River) for a huckleberry vodka nightcap.

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