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New York Today: New York Today: Much Ado About Tattoos Wednesday: Tracing tattoo history, tap dancing through Midtown and commemorating women’s suffrage. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times

Day Trip: All About Oysters in Greenport on Long Island New Yorkers can take the train from Penn Station to a North Fork village to learn about oyster farming (and to taste a few, too). {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times

Pursuing Tax, Bill de Blasio Embraces Snowball’s Chance in Albany For almost two years, Mayor Bill de Blasio has been arguing that Albany should allow New York City to levy a new tax on home sales above $2 million. It…

In School Nurse’s Room: Tylenol, Bandages and an Antidote to Heroin As communities face a rise in deaths from heroin and pills, many educators are deciding that they should have naloxone, a drug to treat overdoses, on hand. {$excerpt:n} Source:…

Disability: New York Has a Great Subway, if You’re Not in a Wheelchair After my accident, I learned firsthand how civic dysfunction can disenfranchise the vulnerable. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times

As Federal Cuts Loom, New York State Aims to Protect Itself From Washington The state deadline is April 1, but Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has suggested that lawmakers could pass an extension to freeze spending until Washington outlines its proposed…

Judge Seeks to Clarify Rudy Giuliani’s Role on Gold Trader’s Team The hiring of Mr. Giuliani and Michael B. Mukasey has added intrigue to a case that had already emerged as a sharp point of dispute between Turkey and the…

Metropolitan Diary: It’s Darwin, Not Stalin A dog named for one historical figure is called by the name of another. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times

Smack in the Middle of the Track: An Errant Basketball Hiding in plain sight, a dusty, orange orb evaded subway cars, sweepers and even commuters in Manhattan for weeks. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times