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In Central Park, 'Hair' Line Brings A City Closer

Free summer staging of the '60s musical has New Yorkers camping out overnight — but a sense of shared adventure (and bike messengers bearing delivery breakfasts) help pass the time.

In Central Park, 'Hair' Line Brings A City Closer

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Books

Immigration Study: 'Second Generation' Has Edge

In much of the debate over immigration, there is an underlying question of whether immigrants today are assimilating as easily as past generations. In New York City, the answer is an unqualified "yes," according to a 10-year study involving more than 3,000 young men and women.

Immigration Study: 'Second Generation' Has Edge

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Arts & Life

Waterboarding At Coney Island: The Thrill That Chills

It might not be surprising that waterboarding, the controversial interrogation technique that simulates drowning, would become the subject of satire. But it was shocking to many when artist Steve Powers created an attraction called the Waterboard Thrill Ride.

Waterboarding At Coney Island: The Thrill That Chills

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Music News

The Cost Of Playing At Radio City Music Hall

One man loves playing the pipe organ so much that he paid $120,000 to perform on a famous Wurlitzer organ. He cashed out savings to cover the cost of renting the hall and sold tickets for $50 a piece.

The Cost Of Playing At Radio City Music Hall

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Diversions

Nude Beach Thrives In New Jersey

Gunnison Beach, a clothing-optional beach in Sandy Hook, N.J., attracts about 5,000 visitors on sunny summer weekends. Sunbathers here are protective of their little piece of paradise — and their privacy.

Nude Beach Thrives In New Jersey

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Arts & Life

Brooklyn Store Celebrates The Art Of Graffiti

Alphabeta, a new art supply store that sells cans of spray paint and provides a space for graffiti artists to showcase their work, has only been open for three weeks. But one New York councilman is already seeing red.

Brooklyn Store Celebrates The Art Of Graffiti

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Music Interviews

David Byrne Makes New York Building Sing

Talking Heads co-founder David Byrne has made New York's Battery Maritime Building sing — literally. The once-busy ferry terminal was fitted with wires, hoses and solenoids. This isn't Byrne's exercise in being arty. Anyone can play the building.

David Byrne Makes New York Building Sing

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National

Mutual Fund Pioneer Templeton Dies

John Templeton, the billionaire investor and philanthropist, has died. Templeton was a pioneer of international investing and mutual funds in the years after World War II. He was also known for the prize that sought to reconcile science and religion.

Mutual Fund Pioneer Templeton Dies

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You Are Here

Central Park: When the Sun Goes Down, the Wildlife Comes Out

Bats and owls and moths, oh my! A new book by journalist Marie Winn explores New York's Central Park when the sun goes down. She discovers the animals that play in the shadows and the mysteries that make the park come alive in the twilight.

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What Wildlife Lurks In Central Park By Night?

Bats and owls and moths, oh my! A new book by journalist Marie Winn explores New York's Central Park when the sun goes down. She discovers the animals that play in the shadows and the mysteries that make the park come alive in the twilight.

What Wildlife Lurks In Central Park By Night?

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Memorial Won't Be Ready For 9/11 Anniversary

The Sept. 11 memorial won't be ready in time for the anniversary of the terrorist attacks, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced in a report Monday. Also delayed, several other projects planned for the site in Lower Manhattan.

Memorial Won't Be Ready For 9/11 Anniversary

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Potty Reading Promoted

A publisher of bathroom readers — compilations of stories, poems, essays and funny quotes — came to Madison Square Park's public toilet in Manhattan, to give out free quarters and to promote the books for Bathroom Reading Month.

Potty Reading Promoted

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Perfecting the Art of Frugal Living in NYC

A Columbia University study examines how artists manage to live in high-priced New York City on salaries of less than $30,000 a year. The artists, all older than 62, have spent their careers learning how to live well and cheaply.

Perfecting the Art of Frugal Living in NYC

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Obituaries

'Daisy Ad' Creator Tony Schwartz Dies

Tony Schwartz, who helped create the memorable "daisy ad" that ran during the 1964 presidential race, has died at 84. The ad played on fears that Republican Barry Goldwater might use nuclear weapons if elected during the height of the Cold War.

'Daisy Ad' Creator Tony Schwartz Dies

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World

Art Sales to Benefit Iraqi Artists

"Oil on Landscape" is the name of an art exhibit that's just opened at the Pomegranate Gallery in New York. The artworks — which didn't exactly get to the U.S. through the proper channels — come from a country whose people know all about oil — Iraq. They were shipped out by a former U.S. Navy officer in hopes of selling them, so he could send the money back to the impoverished artists.

Art Sales to Benefit Iraqi Artists

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