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The view from out here: the attack may hasten the end of moneyed Manhattan's glittering excesses. From deep in the outer boroughs, that looks just fine

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A Brooklyn resident ruminates on the the rest of New York - its working class boroughs not highly publicized nor romanticized by TV. He fears that the Sept 11 attacks will hasten the economic recession that is already hurting his Fourth Avenue neighborhood.

Author: Passaro, Vince
Publisher: The New York Times Company
Publication Name: The New York Times Magazine
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0028-7822
Year: 2001
Appreciation, Recessions, Neighborhood, Neighborhoods, Brooklyn, New York, New York

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Labor: capitalize on blue-collar heroism

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The heroism and devotion shown by New York's unionized workers during and after the World Trade Center attacks should be a boon to labor organizers. The higher wages paid to unionized workers help raise all wages in a local economy.

Author: Mosle, Sara
Publisher: The New York Times Company
Publication Name: The New York Times Magazine
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0028-7822
Year: 2001
Labor unions, Labor union recognition

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Let us count the ways (10-16)

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Seven New Yorkers, ranging from ordinary citizens to celebrities, celebrate their favorite places in the City: Madeleine Rumley, Simon Schama, Willie Perdomo, Tina Fey, Mark Morris, Grace Paley, and Paul Auster.

Publisher: The New York Times Company
Publication Name: The New York Times Magazine
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0028-7822
Year: 2001
War and society, Society, Wars

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Subjects list: Social aspects, United States, Cover Story, New York, Working class, City and town life, Urban life, World Trade Center and Pentagon Attacks, 2001, New York, New York
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