New York Firebombing Prompts Solidarity with Muslims Authorities suspect that a man arrested in connection with a series of firebombings against Muslim and Hindu targets in New York may have acted out of revenge after being thrown out of a neighborho...
New York State Approves Same-Sex Marriage New York has legalized same sex marriage, making it the sixth U.S state to do so. Gay rights advocates call the vote a major victory in their quest for equality. The New York State Senate approved the legisla...
[00:01.47]Module 1 MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS [00:06.47]UNIT 2 He's gone to New York on business. [00:12.31]1 Listen and read.Then say. [00:16.96]Tan Mei met John at the park again. [00:20.30]Where have you been, John?asked Tan Mei. [00:23.99]John replied...
By Nathan King New York City 05 November 2009 Vendy Award trophy Street food in New York conjures up images of hot dogs and pretzels served from carts by recent immigrants. But now, a whole new breed of food trucks is hitting the streets, with offer...
By Paige Kollock New York 31 October 2009 The New York Yankees are America's World Series again this year. It is one of two professional baseball teams in the country's largest city. The players who wear the Yankee's famous pinstripes are part of a...
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is joining U.N. Security Council and bilateral diplomacy on the Gaza crisis in New York. The United States is seeking a deal on Gaza that would end Hamas rocket fire into Israel, halt arms smuggling to the mi...
With nearly 1.2 million children, the New York City public school system is the largest in the nation. Until recently, the Big Apple had one of the worst per capita high school dropout rates in the country, especially in the city's low-income neighb...
By Jim Malone Washington 21 June 2007 New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg caused a political stir this week with his decision to leave the Republican Party to become an unaffiliated independent. Bloomberg's move has fueled speculation that he might...
By Liu Enming New York 20 March 2007 watch Enming report Kosher foods are items made and served under proper Jewish dietary guidelines. For example, there should be no mixing of meat and milk, which symbolize death and life respectively, and the pro...