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	New terminal bridge, Delta Sky Club highlight .... NEW YORK – Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL), along with city, state and federal officials, today broke ground on a $160 million renovation and expansion of its facilities at New York LaGuardia Airport. The project, which includes a 630-foot connector bridge linking Terminals C and D, a new Delta Sky Club in Terminal C and expanded security lanes in both terminals, comes as Delta creates a new domestic hub at LaGuardia, with service to 26 new cities by July 11. It represents the largest expansi....

	Memo to supermarkets and grocers: Better clean .... State legislators are proposing a new law that would give Mayor Bloomberg’s health cops the authority to inspect grocery stores and farmers’ markets — much as they do restaurants, The Post has learned. State Sen. Tony Avella (D-Queens), complaining that there are too few inspectors from the state Agriculture Department, wants the city Health Department to pick up the slack. “Is protecting our food important? I think it is,” Avella said. “When I had a problem with a supermarket in....

New York police demolish anti-Wall Street camp Protesters in New York faced off with police Tuesday after being kicked out of their Manhattan tent camp in a surprise night raid that threw the two-month-old Occupy Wall Street movement into crisis. After police tore down their tents and emptied Zuccotti park, several hundred protesters played cat and mouse with authorities seeking to re-establish a base to continue their anti-capitalist protests. About two dozen people were arrested when one group of activists tried to occupy a small p....

NY officials delay protesters' park cleanup Officials in New York City on Friday postponed a planned clean-up of the downtown Manhattan park where anti-Wall Street protesters set up camp a month ago, averting what many feared could have been a showdown with authorities. Deputy Mayor Cas Holloway said the private owner of Zuccotti Park, Brookfield Office Properties, decided late on Thursday to delay the cleaning, which had been slated to begin at 7 a.m. EDT. He offered no reason for the delay. Protesters celebrated the postponement....

NY swindler called 'mini-Madoff' to be sentenced A New York businessman called a "mini-Madoff" because he was arrested only weeks after the billion-dollar swindler, faces up to 40 years in prison when he is sentenced. Nicholas Cosmo pleaded guilty last year to mail and wire fraud in a $413 million stock scheme. He was scheduled for sentencing Friday in U.S. District Court on Long Island. Cosmo is the former head of the Long Island-based Agape (uh-GAH'-pay) World and Agape Merchant Advance in New York City. Agape solicited investors ....

Unions give Wall Street protesters A diverse group of powerful unions joined demonstrations near Wall Street on Wednesday, lending some focus, credibility and potentially hundreds of participants to a group that started out with a few camped-out college students. Among those planning to join the clamor were members of the Chinatown Tenants Union and the Transit Workers Union, the liberal group MoveOn.org, and community organizations like the Working Families Party and United NY. Organizers have called for students at colleg....

McLain Ward Re-Writes Record Book with Win in th.... Bridgehampton, NY—September 4, 2011— McLain Ward of Brewster, NY, made history yet again with another win in the $250,000 FTI Grand Prix and FEI World Cup Qualifier at the 36th Annual Hampton Classic Horse Show in Bridgehampton, NY, on Sunday. Riding Antares F, owned by Grant Road Partners, LLC, the two-time Olympic Gold Medalist tied his own record winning a grand prix at the Classic on three consecutive days. He also tied Margie Engle’s record by winning the featured Grand Prix at t....

COMPTROLLER DiNAPOLI ANNOUNCES NEW YORK LGAC BO.... Series 2011A Tax-Exempt New York Local Government Assistance Corporation Subordinate Lien Refunding Bonds: $184,040,000 Awarded State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the award, through a competitive sale, of $184,040,000 of New York Local Government Assistance Corporation (LGAC) Series 2011A Subordinate Lien Refunding Bonds to Bank of America Merrill Lynch. The true interest cost of the winning bid was 1.654503 percent. The true interest cost of the other bids submitte....

New York considers possible hurricane evacuations New York City prepared to evacuate coastal areas and rescue stranded New Yorkers with a fleet of police boats in case the city gets socked by Hurricane Irene this weekend. "We hope for the best but we prepare for the worst and that's why I think this city is ready for this weekend," Mayor Michael Bloomberg told reporters on Thursday while outlining the city's hurricane preparations. Irene, now a powerful Category 3 hurricane battering the Bahamas, was projected to move up the East Coast,....

Hampton Classic Horse Show Cancels Opening Day A.... Bridgehampton, NY—August 25, 2011—After communicating with the National Weather Service and the Town of Southampton's head of emergency management monitoring Hurricane Irene, the Hampton Classic has announced that activities scheduled for its Opening Day on Sunday, August 28 will not be taking place. The Classic plans to re-schedule most competitions scheduled for Opening Day for other times later in the week. A revised time schedule will be posted on the Hampton Classic website (www.hampt....

Extensive Coverage Planned For Hampton Classic H.... Extensive Coverage Planned For Hampton Classic Horse Show HRTV to Broadcast $250,000 FTI Grand Prix WVVH-TV to Present Live Broadcasts Each Day Bridgehampton, NY—August 25, 2011—Fans of the Hampton Classic will be able to watch the excitement of this year’s horse show on two television outlets as HRTV and WVVH-TV are both offering broadcasts of the world-class equestrian competition. The 36th annual Hampton Classic Horse Show returns to Bridgehampton, NY, August 28 – September 4 and ....

Hampton Classic Horse Show to Hold a Food Drive .... Bridgehampton, NY—July 19, 2011— The 36th Annual Hampton Classic Horse Show, which returns to Bridgehampton, NY, August 28 – September 4, is sponsoring a food drive in support of the Sag Harbor Food Pantry. The online personal shopping service, mygofer.com, is lending its support as sponsor of the Drive. Spectators who present three or more nonperishable items at the entrance gate on Tuesday, August 30 or Wednesday, August 31 will be granted free admission to the show that d....

Presidente JCE encabezará encuentro en NY sobre .... NUEVA YORK._ El presidente de la Junta Central Electoral (JCE), doctor Roberto Rosario Márquez y otros magistrados del tribunal de elecciones, encabezará un encuentro con líderes de los partidos políticos, representantes de entidades comunitarias y aspirantes a cargos electivos en ultramar, para abordar el tema de las elecciones en el exterior del 2012. El encuentro está programado para las 1:00 de la tarde este sábado 5 de febrero en el restaurante Dallas BBQ Ballroom Salon situado en el 2....

TIME WARNER CABLE OFRESA GENESIS TNA Wrestling e.... NUEVA YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--El 9 de enero de 2011 a las 8:00 pm ET, clientes de Time Warner Cable puede ver Génesis TNA Wrestling desde la comodidad de sus propios hogares. En vivo desde Orlando, Florida, la noche se inicia con una cuenta atrás en las 7:30 pm ET, y la acción en vivo comienza a las 8:00 pm. El evento cuesta $ 34.99. ¿Qué alianzas nuevas y viejas batallas serán el centro de atencion? Conéctate para ver. Los clientes pueden pedir este evento en vivo con el clic de su mando ya....

Buscan prohibir enviar mensajes de texto mientra.... Por Miguel Cruz Tejada NUEVA YORK._ De convertirse en ley municipal, una propuesta del legislador estatal Carl Kruger, usted tendrá que detenerse en las calles para poder enviar mensajes de texto desde su teléfono móvil. No podrá hacerlo mientras camina. Nueva York, si es que pasa el ante proyecto, no será el primer estado o municipalidad que en Estados Unidos, asumiría la restricción legal. En Arkansas por ejemplo, el legislador del estado Jimmy Jeffress, quiere que se prohíba llevar a....