While it dominates Long Island, North Shore recently bought Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan.

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Often, the people injured in a disaster are literally color-coded by medical workers with colored tags, says Carl Ramsay, chair of emergency medicine at Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan, who has cared for people after an earthquake, airplane crashes, and large-scale fires.

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Now edgier parts of the borough are being celebrated, such as Fort Green (Spike Lee's home town), Dumbo (Down Underneath Manhattan Bridge Overpass) and Clinton Hill.

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But the Upper East and West Sides, Murray Hill and Chelsea in Manhattan and Brooklyn Heights (with its spectacular view of the Manhattan skyline) are particularly draws for the wealthy.

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On September 29th, Jim Swimm, who lives in northern Manhattan, was taking a lunchtime walk in Inwood Hill Park when he saw a body floating in the Hudson.

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For space and privacy, on the other hand, you could do worse than a Hill Cottage: My 1, 000 square feet featured a closet larger than my Manhattan living room, three television sets and contemporary furnishings.

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