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On November 26, 2009 5:29 PM in Thanksgiving in the '30s, they said:

Just another bogus NYC myth--the idea for a Thanksgiving parade came from the Gimbels parade in Philadelphia, which started four years before the Macys parade....

On April 9, 2009 11:45 AM in Whale Spotted in the Hudson!, they said:

Since when are the Narrows below the Verrazano considered the Hudson River?...

On January 19, 2009 11:46 AM in Caroline Kennedy, Senator-to-be?, they said:

you know, it would be really nice to, umm, you know, have the new york senate seat viewed as a position open to merit and not, you know, a reserve for inarticulate, ummm, rich plutocrats and that umm,...

On January 14, 2009 4:15 PM in Subway Platform's "Little-Known Switch" Could Have Saved Man, they said:

The subway attendants are mostly useless... mostly???...

On December 9, 2008 11:40 AM in FDNY Bar Brawl Sparked By Civilian's FDNY T-Shirt, they said:

huh, i have a bright red, FDNY jock strap--wonder how they'd react to that....

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