Word: subways
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...march took place as scheduled Sept. 5, though just a few thousand youths showed up. Giuliani virtually shut down Harlem, closing subway stations and dispatching scores of officers to protect the peace. When Muhammad took the stage near the end of the event, his rhetoric was characteristic...
Suddenly the project took on a new urgency. The researchers concluded that the surge from a Category 4 storm would put John F. Kennedy International Airport under 20 ft. of water. Seawater would pour through the Holland and Brooklyn-Battery tunnels and into the city's subways throughout lower Manhattan. The flooding would be especially disastrous if people seeking to escape torrential rains and falling debris were to take shelter in subway stations. The report didn't estimate casualties, but observed that storms "that would present low to moderate hazards in other regions of the country could result in heavy...
Last week, when many Japanese deserted Tokyo to pray at the graves of their ancestors--an annual August festival known as O-bon--subway commuters were treated to a rare opportunity: enough elbowroom to actually open their morning newspapers. That was a mixed blessing, given that the news was so grim. Amid the usual litany of ominous rumblings about the sagging yen and anemic economy were reports that the Long Term Credit Bank, Japan's 10th largest financial institution--which is to say, bigger than almost any U.S. bank--was in imminent danger of collapse. The bank's "bottomless" stock...
...reform. He wants voters to associate him with progressive ideas, even ones that are controversial in traditional Democratic circles, such as charter public schools. Gabrieli distinguished himself in the debate, promising "to step on some toes" to get things done. His strategy seems to be working. At a subway "T" stop in Somerville, most of the morning commuters who pause to take a leaflet recognize Gabrieli and know his positions on the issues. Some are not impressed, like the woman who badgers him for being "against teachers." But others are more positive. "My husband just said he's probably gonna...
...just north of Jerusalem's younger, larger, secular brother Tel Aviv), "Beverly Hills 90210," "Family Matters" and "Full House" are on the menu daily, not to mention CNN. There are also some shows you might have missed the first time around, like "Mr. Rhodes" and "California Dreams." Kellogg's, Subway and Puff Daddy are household names here, and NBA basketball is followed closer than in the States. English words in Hebrew-Aramaic characters fill the newspapers, as do all-too-familiar faces--from George Clooney to Kenneth Starr...