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Sure, you can grab a hot dog or slice of pizza in New York for cheap, but a balanced meal for $10 or less? In Manhattan? That's the idea behind the new site CheapEatery.com. At first it seemed too good to be true. When Daniel Lyu, a former producer for The Food Network, told me about launching...

Think your kid's college bill is pricey? Think again. For the second year in a row, Sarah Lawrence College has the dubious distinction of being the nation's most expensive place to attend college -- a whopping $54,410 for the current 2009-10 school year, including tuition, plus room and board,...

So, you want to be a writer? You think you have some talent, maybe an idea that people need to know about, or perhaps you have the next great novel swirling in your brain, and you're not quite sure about how to get noticed.You have a lot of company, and that's what makes you a target to get ripped...

Reports released today by three major New York City real estate brokers show that the housing bust has finally hit the city, with prices falling somewhere between 13% and 19% over the past year -- depending on who you believe.The decline isn't out of line with national numbers, but in Manhattan,...

Can't get enough of the Big Apple? Thanks to the folks at the Tribeca Film Festival (who sponsored this promotion), Time Out New York offers you a free two-year subscription to its weekly magazine. So whether you're a tourist searching for top-notch entertainment and upscale restaurant ideas or a...

CVS Pharmacy's propensity to sell expired products has led to a $975,000 settlement with California and an agreement to give $2 coupons to customers who find expired products on the shelves.California Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. began investigating CVS last year and found the chain was...

President Obama has ordered a review of that spectacularly dumb fly-by over lower Manhattan that panicked thousands of workers still shell-shocked from 9/11. He's said to be "furious," and he says the exercise, orchestrated to generate some new photos of the plane, was an inappropriate use of...

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg implemented a controversial program last year that offered cash rewards to low-income residents who practiced good behavior like visiting the doctor, attending parent-teacher conferences, and getting health insurance.2,400 families participated and earned an...

My favorite local banks here in Portland offer comfy chairs for customers to hang while they're waiting to see a banker, complete with a selection of herbal teas, free coffee, the latest magazines, and toys for their children. Online-Only Savings Accounts Bank: GMAC Bank (Midvale,...

Oh, Times Square, that infamous midtown neighborhood that New Yorkers avoid like the plague and tourists from all over the world flock to. That place is remarkable for its blinding, building-size advertisements and how you can't step a foot without walking into a European tourist's photo. You can't...