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The Wall Street Bull sculpture cost $300,000 to construct in 1989

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Vanishing New York: How a Great City Lost Its Soul

Remembering a New York that will never be again, by the author of local blog "Jeremiah's Vanishing New York"

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AGBC News Episode 41: Other Early September Terror Attacks Against the City

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Marijuana legislation takes a tiny step forward in New York with new law downgrading possession to a fine

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