As a downtown NY-er, I learned first hand that the experience of the actors in a trauma is very different from those who are witnesses.

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Am I giving the NY Giants app a shout-out because I want to royally tick off Eagles, Cowboys Redskins and Jets fans?

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He stopped to talk to me in front of a cart that sold I LOVE NY t-shirts and other trinkets to tourists.

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Carolyn Maloney, D-New York, and Thomas Reynolds, R-New York, co-sponsored the I Love NY Tax Deduction Act as a way to provide the city with targeted economic stimulus following the September 11 terrorist attacks, which took a toll on Big Apple tourism.

CNN: Tourism tax break to stimulate NYC economy?

I'm what the fancy magazines call NY-LON - half of me New Yorker, half of me Londoner.

BBC: A Point of View: Past, present and future

Last week auto writer Matthew de Paula and I had the chance to drive a hand-built solar car around New Paltz, NY.

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All of this makes me hark back to May 2007, when I gave an acceptance speech on this issue following my selection to receive the PRSA-NY John Hill Award for Distinguished Achievement.

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