Word: coneys
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...privacy," she said. "Somebody's running in your room one minute to mop the floors, or to ask you questions." Last February she was finally able to move into her own apartment. In New York City, residents of homes in Queens wander off seeking stimulation?the roller coaster at Coney Island, the lights in Times Square?or simply conversation. Says Police Officer Thomas Chodakiewicz: "Many will come into the precinct just to talk. When they leave, they say, 'Thanks, we just wanted to be listened...
...Year is 1932, and Diego, 17, a Mexican orphan, has been adopted by a gang of Coney Island, N.Y., con artists. He has been rechristened Ondoo by his mentors and trained to incant Hindu mumbo jumbo during the séances they stage to bilk millionaires on Long Island's Gold Coast. But their scams turn sour when a young girl goes missing, leaving a trail that leads to Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory and the dark chapter of its history that today's gene scientists don't like to talk about. Ford, who teaches literature at a New Jersey community college...
Winthrop: Andrew G. Crocker, Susannah M. Dickerson, Mina D. Dimitrova, Bethany L. Hoag, Christopher R. Le Coney, Kathleen A. Lee, Raphael C. Rosen, Adam N. Scheffler...
Fortunately, New York City boasts not one, but two minor league ball clubs—the Brooklyn Cyclones and the Staten Island Yankees. An easy ride on the D, F, or Q to Coney Island will bring a true fan to Keyspan Park, and great seats at Cyclone games cost less than 20 dollars. Though they lack big names and major league celebrity, the Cyclones field young, earnest players to give the crowd their money’s worth. Keyspan Park offers the chance to break the monotony of a summer of i-banking with a real New York ballgame...
...Mary Oliver. “The Golden Rose is very good luck,” said Der-Hovanessian, noting that several recipients have gone on to win Pulitzer and Nobel prizes. Ferlinghetti read first from his older and better recognized works, including the 1958 collection, “A Coney Island of the Mind.” Midway through the performance, he began a multimedia presentation of post-Sept. 11 poetry: the American natural anthem and bird calls played beneath and between his stanzas, as Ferlinghetti raised and lowered the volume by hand for emphasis. “What?...