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Extra, Extra: Williamsburg, The Roommate Capital Of NYC
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Extra, Extra: Williamsburg, The Roommate Capital Of NYC


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Ben Yakas

Published Sep 11, 2011

Modified Sep 11, 2011


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Published Sep 11, 2011

Modified Sep 11, 2011


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  • BREAKING: People in Williamsburg have roommates!
  • Lesbians kissed in front of Westboro Baptist Church protesters at Lincoln Center.
  • One of the two vans stolen from Queens that investigators thought may have been connected to a terror threat was recovered.
  • Indie rocker Aerial Pink pays tribute to 9/11 with a 16-minute long single "Witch Hunt Suite for World III".
  • The National September 11 Memorial is getting rave reviews from families of 9/11 victims.
  • The Daily News looks back at the Attica uprising nearly 40 years ago.
  • Nemo has been found in Australia.
  • A car drove into a Chicago house, killing its owner...and also exposing the owner's pot operation.
  • In case you're in the mood for some more 9/11 video, you can check out this graphic, intense raw footage from September 11, 2001 taken by CBS.

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