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...time. But that wasn’t a problem for Harkin. “We saw a bad movie—The Legend of Zorro, I think,” he says. “It made the trip much, much quicker.” Harkin, who traveled to Manhattan to visit friends for the weekend, looked into the Chinatown option but chose convenience over saving $10. “It just seemed a little sketchy, so I avoided it,” he says...
...chic. If feeling hungry, engage your palate with the delicious and eclectic Fusion menu or indulge in the luscious chocolate soufflé. Otherwise, stand tall and rehearse looking cool and pretentious as you network with well dressed 20- and 30-somethings. Here is a place to get used to Manhattan prices: drinks don’t come cheap—but the wait staff is as good-looking as the clientele and you’re paying for the scene, anyway...
...Rand Corp. analysis. Average compensation for cases settled without a lawsuit was $415,000. The biggest aviation payout in history followed the crash of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, in 1988. Settlements ranged all over the spectrum, with a couple dozen exceeding $10 million, according to Manhattan attorney Lee Kreindler, who acted as lead counsel. Dividing the total $500 million payout over the 270 victims yields an average award of $1.85 million. However, the families had to hand about a third of their awards to their lawyers, and they waited seven to eight years to see any money...
Canal Street is the clogged artery of lower Manhattan, a pothole-riddled, axle-breaking highway stuffed with trucks belching their way from the Jersey shore to Long Island. I love it. On a visit last week, I wove past Asian markets with windows full of roast ducks and durians, checked out prices in tiny perfume stores with Vietnamese names on the window and peered into that weird place that appears to sell nothing but fans (kitchen ones). I stopped in a tattoo parlor as three teenage girls from Queens, in J. Lo jackets and spray-on jeans, hovered nervously...
Harvard showed that it could push back, even over Brown freshman Holly Robinson, who stands at a grand 6’5. Physical play with each other in practice, as well as games such as Villanova and Manhattan, helped the Crimson prepare for Brown...