New York rally planners lose a round on park use
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NEW YORK A federal judge has refused to force New York City to allow a rally on Saturday on the Great Lawn in Central Park, after the city administration and protest organizers failed to reach a compromise during a sudden round of weekend negotiations.
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State Supreme Court judge ruled today that New York City can ban protesters from using the Great Lawn in Central Park on Sunday for a rally, the largest planned for the Republican National Convention, according to The Associated Press.
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A judge rejected a last-minute plea from anti-war activists seeking to hold a massive rally in Central Park the day before the Republican convention, saying they were too late.
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The city&#39;s Parks and Transportation departments announced yesterday that they would limit traffic in Central Park by closing four car entrances and prohibiting cars for all but seven hours each day.
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Mayor Michael Bloomberg all but conceded defeat Tuesday on his plan to reduce traffic by charging drivers extra fees, saying the state Legislature's failure to act was a "terrible setback" for the city.
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NEW YORK -- The IT planners began working 18 months ago, evaluating the buildings that would contain 4,800 delegates and twice as many journalists at this week's Republican National Convention in New York. From the start, they agreed on one major infrastructure issue: No wireless.
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NEW YORK Aug. 18, 2004  An anti-war group planning a massive demonstration the day before the GOP convention asked a judge on Wednesday to overrule city officials and let protesters gather in Central Park.
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By Michelle Dupler, Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, Wash.  Dec. 15--The Richland Parks and Recreation Commission on Thursday night rejected the idea of re-opening Columbia Point south to motorized traffic.
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A plan to install bike lanes citywide has met resistance from environmentalists and others who question its wisdom.
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Opponents of President Bush are planning massive protests in New York City during the Republican National Convention, which begins the last week of August. Organizers predict that protesters will far outnumber the 5,000 Republican delegates, who will be ...
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By DEVLIN BARRETT  WASHINGTON - Parts of New York City's fabled waterfront are disappearing faster than the Brooklyn accent of "dese, dem, and dose." A preservation group wants to do something about it, declaring the area one of the most endangered places in the country.
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Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg defended the cityâs decision not to suspend its parking rules after the snow storm.
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The New York City Parks Department agreed to back away from a controversial regulation to limit public events on the Great Lawn to 50,000 people
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A federal judge denied a request by two groups protesting the Republican National Convention to force New York City officials to allow a rally of as many as 75,000 people on the Great Lawn of New York&#39;s Central Park Saturday.
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A detailed 1998 New York Police  Department analysis opposed the city's plans to locate its  emergency command center at the World Trade Center but  then-mayor Rudolph Giuliani's administration overrode the  objections, The New York Times reported on Saturday.
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A city parks board appointee has resigned after her controversial membership in an anti-illegal immigration group prompted two organizations to take their annual conventions elsewhere.
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A judge on Wednesday declined to order city officials to give an anti-war group permission to rally in Central Park on the eve of the Republican convention, leaving uncertain where thousands of protesters will go after a march past