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Extra, Extra: Programmer Wants To Teach Homeless Man How To Code


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Published Aug 21, 2013

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  • A Hasidic man pleaded guilty to bribery charges, but everyone involved in the case seems a-okay with him not getting jail time.
  • Former pop singer David Cassidy was charged with a DWI in upstate NY.
  • This entrepreneurial programmer wants to give a local homeless man a choice between getting $100, or free lessons in writing code, and a lot of people found it tasteless.
  • Jeremy Lin says that Linsanity led to emptiness and misery.
  • Ad-Rock was spotted at synagogue in NJ.
  • Check out some cool a cappella versions of different songs.
  • It's like we always said: you're ugly because of your mother.
  • This interactive map color-codes the race of every single American.
  • Hasidic Jews want the city to respect and accommodate their traditions, like not letting women sit in the front of buses.
  • A woman dislocated her jaw eating a burger.
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Ben Yakas was born and raised in New York, and has worked for Gothamist for over a decade, and WNYC for four years, covering literally everything. He has hung out with Dan Smith (who will teach you guitar), but still has yet to have a guitar lesson with him.

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