December 2010
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311
After its launch in March of 2003, New York City’s 311 hot line has handled over 110 million calls and has offered services in roughly 180 languages. On a daily basis, the Call Center answers approximately 50,00 calls pertaining to a wide array of governmental/municipal issues such as severe incidents of inclement weather, terrorism alerts, abnormal strains of the influenza virus and other...
Double Dutching at the Apollo
Hundreds of Double Dutch participants competed in the 19th Annual Double Dutch Holiday Classic at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York on Sunday, December 5, 2010. Participants from France, Germany, British Virgin Islands as well as local New York City teams competed in Speed and Compulsory events along with Fusion competition which is a combination of hip-hop dance and Double Dutch.
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