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Tourist Marijuana Ban In The Netherlands May Be A Pipe Dream
Gothamist
Apr 03A major phase of the Netherlands' ban on tourists patronizing coffee shops goes into effect in the country's southern provinces on May 1. Shops in Amsterdam are scheduled stop selling marijuana to foreigners on January 1, 2013. But enacting this ban ma... »
Minority Lawmakers, Groups Push For Prescription Drug Access
Capital Tonight
Mar 08A coalition of black and Hispanic state lawmakers, along with minority advocacy groups, are pushing Gov. Andrew Cuomo to adopt a broader policy of Medicaid prescription drug access. In an open letter advertisement running in the black community newspap... »
Park Slope Makes it to NY Mag's "Best Of" List
Here's Park Slope
Mar 08Every year, NY Magazine publishes a "Best Of" list, running the gamut from Best Third Date (Maison Premiere) to Best Salad (Battersby) to Best Farming Class (City Chicken Workshop). While Williamsburg dominated the list this year, Park Slope was certai... »
Extra, Extra: Kate Upton's Friends Thought She Was Getting Fat
Gothamist
Feb 15Today's end-of-links include a "fat" Sports Illustrated swimsuit model, Brooklyn is not Amsterdam, Cindy Crawford's 10-yr-old isn't modeling anymore, the "McStinkyN----r" receipt incident and more. Follow Gothamist on Twitter and like us on Facebook. Y... »
Here And Now
Capital Tonight
Feb 15Gov. Andrew Cuomo is in Albany. At 10:30 a.m. he will hold a Black History Month event in the War Room at the state Capitol (outside the governor’s office, second floor). This event comes just days before the annual caucus weekend hosted by the NYS Ass... »