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Get smart with half off books for Dummies deal

Don’t be a dummy and miss this smart deal — get half off books for Dummies, for a limited time.  It’s one of the most popular book series of all times, with books for Dummies on everything from writing a business plan to learning how to ski.  The entire collection of Dummies books, all [...]

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Vote for your favorite historic place in NYC

What’s your favorite historic place in NYC?  Your opinion is worth millions — literally.  Vote to help New York City get up to three million dollars, from a partnership between American Express and the National Trust for Historic Preservation.  It’s a program called Partners in Preservation, a a community-based program which provides preservation grants [...]

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Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic June 2nd: new location is Liberty State Park, NJ

The Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic returns to New York City the first Saturday in June, for one of the most highly-anticipated social events of the season, attracting a fashionable and international crowd. Unlike previous years, when it was held on Governors Island, the June 2, 2012 event is at Liberty [...]

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Museum of Sex free admission Thurs. nite

Admission to the slightly naughty NYC Museum of Sex is free on Thursday evening, May 3rd, for an event that also gets you up close with naughty celebrity Lisa Rinna and ‘sexpert’ Dr. Ian Kerner.  The event is to launch their new book, The Big Fun Sexy Sex Book, which you are not required [...]

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More daily deals for mom: personalized iPad cases, housecleaning services, flowers

Two weeks until Mother’s Day.  Here are some of the best deals of the day for mom, sis, BFF, or that favorite person you see in the mirror in the morning.

Dress up and protect her iPad with a colorful case.  Pay just $13.50 for a patterned iPad 2 Case  deal includes FREE shipping.  Case [...]

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Free comic book day: Sat., May 5, 2012

Free Comic Book Day is a single day – the first Saturday in May each year – when participating comic shops and libraries in NYC, across North America, and around the world give away comic books absolutely free. The Mid-Manhattan branch of the NY Public Library is one of those participating, and will be giving [...]

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Vote for your favorite place in NYC

What’s your favorite place in NYC?  Your opinion is worth millions — literally.  Vote to help New York City get up to three million dollars, from a partnership between American Express and the National Trust for Historic Preservation.  It’s a program called Partners in Preservation, a a community-based program which provides preservation grants for [...]

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Small business expo at Javits May 2-3

The annual NYXPO for Business is the largest event of its kind in NYC for small business entrepeneurs.  The two-day event features dozens of workshop and seminars on everything you need to know to launch or grow your business, including writing business plans that catch the eye of investors, improving your public speaking skills, [...]

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NYC R&B station KISS-FM goes off the air

It’s the end of the road for popular NYC radio station WRKS-FM, better known as KISS.  The urban R&B station goes all sports soon when it becomes the new voice of ESPN New York.  That’s when ESPN abandons its longtime spot on the AM dial, as WFAN, to move over to the FM dial.  [...]

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Wholefoods one-day orchid sale Friday, 4/27

On Friday, April 27th only, Wholefoods is selling easy-care orchids for nearly half-off.  Nearly, because the $7.99 price computes at 45% off the regular price of $14.99.  You get a beautiful Phalaeonopsis orchid in a lovely four-inch ceramic pot.  Get one for yourself, another to give as a gift for Mother’s Day, which is [...]

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Titanic Greatest Love Story photo contest

Is yours the greatest love story of them all?  Equal to the romance between Jack and Rose in the blockbuster film Titanic?  If it is, you might win a FREE five-night stay in a romantic Fairmont Hotels & Resorts location somewhere in the world.  In commemoration of the 100th anniversary of that fateful Titanic [...]

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Earth Day freebie: Origins moisturizer

Earth Day freebie deal — Bring any brand of almost-empty or empty skin care product to an Origins retail store or department store counter on Earth Day, Sunday, April 22nd, to trade in for a FREE full-size Origins high-performance moisturizer, while supplies last.  You’ll get to choose between A Perfect World SPF 25 Age-defense [...]

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