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Central Park Zoo

Socialites Purr at Wildlife Conservation Gala

At the Wildlife Conservation Society benefit at the Central Park Zoo last Wednesday, June 10, the main attraction was the Alison Maher Stern snow leopard exhibit, located between the koala bears and the otters. As the black tie event got under way Ms. Stern, who provided the three leopards with their  new habitats, was on Read More

Crime Blotter

Anti-Bush Park Protesters

Cheeky, Not Violent Say Cops First there was pre-emptive war; now there's pre-emptive policing. And it was on display around 3 p.m. on Aug. 29 at the 86th Street and Lexington Avenue subway station. That's where an NYPD Critical Response Team, consisting of eight police officers and one sergeant, set up shop. Their Read More

Q. Hey, What’s Your Brand? A. Hands Off My Swoosh!

Hanging in the air of the Internet somewhere is a news dispatch that will undoubtedly appear in the Dec. 12, 1999, issue of The New York Times :

"With so many school districts strapped for cash, the monetary void is increasingly being filled by corporate sponsorships. The newest program implemented in secondary and even elementary schools Read More