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City Hall in Lower Manhattan (file / credit: Evan Bindelglass / CBSNewYork)

New York City Council Seeks To Abolish The ‘R-Word’

The New York City Council has announced plans to banish the use of the expression “mentally retarded” from all official documents and Web sites.

2013/01/08

Apolo Ohno at a New York City Marathon press conference in Central Park - New York, NY - Nov 3, 2011 (credit: Andy Kropa/Getty Images)

Gold Medal Speed Skater Apolo Ohno Running In NYC Marathon For Special Olympics

Mark Messier isn’t the only skater running in this year’s New York City Marathon.

2011/11/04

Boone Logan (file / credit: Al Bello/Getty Images)

New York Yankees Bring HOPE Week To Cerebral Palsy Patient On Staten Island

On Staten Island, a young woman is not letting her serious conditions hold her back from helping those in need, and now the Bronx Bombers have come to help her.

2011/07/28

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