Word: manhattanization
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...mayor?s aides may have taken the theatrics a little far for some New Yorkers. Giuliani?s somewhat rocky record as a racial healer was unlikely to be enhanced Tuesday by the spectacle of the Arkansas flag ?- with its strong Confederate imagery ?- being raised over City Hall in downtown Manhattan...
...When I met her for the first time, I expected to hear that whisper, see a will-o'-the-wisp, but found instead someone with a firm voice, incredibly self-possessed and with a day-to-dayness about her. You could picture that she could make her way in Manhattan, hailing taxis and going to the movies and taking her children for ice cream in Central Park without causing a fuss...
John Kennedy Jr. was one of the least cynical people I've ever met. When he was thinking of launching George magazine, we had lunch at a tiny Thai restaurant near his Manhattan office. I argued that getting folks inspired about politics was a daunting task. He leaned forward and placed both hands out on the table. "No, no, no," he said, his eyes wide. "People are less jaded than you think." He told me, with great passion, how much his father had relished the joy and nobility of politics and how he knew in his heart that people were...
...been at the outset, I felt deflated that none were as spectacular as they looked. And when I tried to get my film developed, finding same-day APS processing on a Sunday was a pain. Estimates ranged from overnight to three days, until I located a shop (Fromex) on Manhattan's Upper East Side. As for the prints, the Konica did better on close-ups, but overall it was a toss...
...GORE has already spent 42% of his purse on a busload of consultants and events like a do at Manhattan's Pierre Hotel that cost $7,500. Said Bush strategist KARL ROVE: "We are the cost-conscious campaign...