A stutterers’ support group practices a technique similar in some ways to the methods used to cure King George VI in “The King’s Speech.”

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City Room: Film Reviews From Stutterers’ Group

A Damien Hirst retrospective featuring his infamous “pickled shark” is one of the highlights at Tate Modern in 2012.

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Hirst shark to make Tate comeback

A Bravo executive smilingly delivered a withering critique of the involvement of a chorus of fifth graders from Staten Island in the Academy Awards broadcast; City Room wants your opinion.

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City Room: Did P.S. 22 Singers Ruin the Oscars?

Nearly 100 years after fetid water from the Gowanus Canal first flowed under Brooklyn, the city has embarked on an extensive renovation of the Gowanus flushing tunnel.

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City Room: Under the Gowanus Canal, Flushing Out the Stench

One of the consultants who was accused of being part of a fraud scheme involving an automated timekeeping program for city employees pleads guilty and agrees to cooperate with investigators.

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City Room: Consultant in City Fraud Case Pleads Guilty

The imam who was named three weeks ago to be senior adviser to the proposed Muslim community center said he was giving up the position to devote more time to completing a book.

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City Room: Imam Steps Down From Mosque Project

Recollections of that day, two years ago, from the rescuers and survivors.

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City Room: When Flight 1549 Hit the Hudson

The city came out in force for a snowstorm, following delays in clearing the streets after the December blizzard.

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City Room: Early On, About One Truck for Every Snowflake

Several people who make the things that make our faces light up tell us their most unforgettable gift disasters; can your horror story top theirs?

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City Room: Your Worst Christmas Gift

Signs of the 1960 crash remain. Some are subtle, and some, like a piece of jet in a back yard, are stunning.

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City Room: Lingering Scars of a Plane Crash

The collision in 1960 brought new urgency to the federal government’s transition to a modern system of controlling air traffic.

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City Room: Park Slope Plane Crash | How It Happened

An aide whose involvement in a domestic violence case led Gov. David. A. Paterson to abandon his campaign is terminated.

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City Room: Paterson Aide Is Fired

One Police Plaza: Elaine’s wasn’t just for bold-faced names. A key law enforcement strategy was born at a back table.

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City Room: At Elaine’s, Some Carried Guns

When taxidermists gather for the Carnivorous Nights contest, nature and storytelling are twisted together, with an emphasis on twisted.

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City Room: Nightclub Taxidermy Contest

In Manhattan, at sea off California, all over the world: remembering one horrible night on Central Park West.

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City Room: Where We Were When Lennon Was Killed