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Cutting Eyeballs in the Window
By Silissa Kenney
Imagine that you’re walking down the street and come across live surgery being performed in an office window. It looks so easy and painless, you decide to get the surgery yourself. Sound unlikely? At Park Avenue Laser Vision on East 25th Street, Dr. Emil William Chynn performs Lasek with only a sheet of glass separating the operating room from the sidewalk.
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Boroughs and Beyond
Queens Senator’s Rise Marked by Hits and Misses
By José Bayona
New York State Senator Hiram Monserrate is engaged in a two-front battle that could have broad implications for both his career and state government. After beginning to flex his political muscle in Albany, he was indicted in March 2009 on three felony counts and three misdemeanor counts of assaulting his companion.
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Hot/Not
Where Sneakerheads Roam
By Matthew Peng
New York City is world renowned for its enclave of subcultures. No surprise then that sneaker-collecting has blossomed and gained attention in SoHo, the area south of Houston Street. Boutiques on Spring, Prince and Lafayette streets are the epicenter of the sneaker-collecting community.
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Multimedia
The Body in the Well and Other Ghostly Tales
Frightening events and attractions spook the city during the Halloween season. But year-round, tales of ghosts and hauntings abound. Where? Come on a tour with Dollars & Sense as we launch our multimedia edition!
Produced by Austin Keenan with contributions from Ying Chan, Lillian Rizzo and Cynthia Via.
Also, Michele Runko goes upstate to get terrified.
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The Enduring Deli
By Jiayan Huang
The Shahin Supermarket and Deli, a Middle Eastern grocer in a Chinese community, has been in business for 17 years and continues to thrive in Sunset Park, Brooklyn.
Hot/Not
The Domino Effect in Cyberspace
By Aaron Kinchen
The success of California’s Proposition 8 in the November 2008 election sparked many protests around the country, some of which gained momentum thanks to Facebook.
Boxers or Briefs, President Obama?
By Abigail Lyon
Step aside, Britney Spears, and make yourself comfortable somewhere off the cover of celebrity magazines. A new cover man has arrived in Tinseltown: Barack Obama.
Multimedia
Burlesque 101: Unleashing Your Inner Gypsy Rose Lee
By Silissa Kenney
New York City may have undergone another scrubbing, but burlesque has made a comeback, full of sizzling and sultry fun.
Deep Roots: Residents Protect a Lower East Side Oasis
By Douglas A. Hinnant
The Green Oasis and Gilbert’s Sculpture Garden, deep in the East Village, is a place of both tranquil respite and family hustle and bustle. But some residents fear the garden’s days may be numbered.
Cultural Scene
Animal Sculptures Bring Whimsy to Staid Park Avenue
By Simona Taver
Park Avenue will feature sculptures by France’s Claude and Francois-Xavier Lalanne until Nov. 20.
Havoc in the Hudson Valley
By Michele Runko
Michele Runko drove up the Hudson Valley to Ulster Park to experience a stomach-churning fright-fest.
Religion and Society
A Peruvian Christ Inspires Devotion in New York
By Miluska Berrospi
The procession along 51st Street dedicated to the “Purple Christ” drew an estimated 3,000 people on Oct. 18.
A Mitzvah for the Loisada
By Andrew Greenhouse
The Educational Alliance, a Jewish community organization, devotes its resources to serving a new generation of low-income Lower East Side residents, many of them Chinese and Latino immigrants.
Health and Science
Breast Cancer’s Forgotten Victims
By Dennis Martin
Male breast cancer victims are routinely ignored by the media, but one foundation is fighting to change that.
