Archive for January, 2010
New York Welcomes Namesake Ship
Posted on 23. Jan, 2010 by Emily Johnson.
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November 10, 2009 Rude? Cynical? No. New Yorkers are the friendliest, most patriotic people in the world. At least that’s how the Marines and sailors aboard the USS New York see it. The Navy’s newest ship returned to her roots last week when she docked in New York Harbor for her commissioning. Her bow stem […]
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The Singing Barber of Sheepshead Bay
Posted on 22. Jan, 2010 by Emily Johnson.
By Emily Johnson November 17, 2009 Maury Reiss, 89, leans forward in the retro red-and-white barber chair, looks into the mirror and inspects his sparse, neatly-trimmed hair. He breaks into a grin. “Oh, that’s neat!” “That’ll be twenty-five,” says the barber. And as he waits for the money, he begins to sing. His voice, an […]
