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    Inae Oh

    Inae Oh

    Editor, HuffPost New York

  • 16 Sobering Numbers That Remind Us To Honor The Sacrifice Of 9/11 Responders

    Thirteen years after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, some first responders and rescue workers are still waiting to receive proper care and compensation. From increased rates of cancer and other diseases to a continued failure by lawmakers to pass clear legislation to manage benefits, their burden has mounted with time, as new studies detail the toxic environments they rushed into. As Americans move forward and look back this Sept. 11, let's remember the sacrifice of those who put their lives on the line that day.

  • 10 NYC Parking Spots Are Going For A Mind-Boggling $1 Million Each

    As worsening income inequality and a serious lack of affordable housing place ever more strain on vast numbers of New York City residents, a new luxury apartment building in Manhattan is offering several $1 million parking spots for uber-wealthy buyers. The 10 spots, located underground at 42 Crosby Street, in the SoHo neighborhood, will accompany apartments reportedly selling for between $8.7 million and $10.45 million, The New York Times reports. "The parking spots, some of which will be a generous 200 square feet, will run between $5,000 and $6,666 a square foot," writes the Times, "whereas the nine three-bedroom units upstairs will range between $8.70 million, or about $3,170 a square foot, and $10.45 million, around $3,140 a square foot.

  • No One Seems To Know Who's Challenging Andrew Cuomo Tomorrow

    Gov. Andrew Cuomo's key challenger in the New York state Democratic primary may have been on the campaign trail for weeks, but if a union rally for the incumbent on Monday was any indication, she's hardly made a dent in voters' lives. Members of New York City's hospitality union who attended Cuomo's rally professed little knowledge of Zephyr Teachout, a Fordham University professor who's been as enthusiastic a campaigner as Cuomo has been reticent.

  • Cuomo: Debates Can Be A 'Disservice To Democracy'

    On Thursday, without Cuomo's participation, Teachout debated Republican challenger Rob Astorino during an appearance on WNYC. Both candidates slammed the governor for his refusal to participate. You're listening to two people who disagree but are principled,” Astorino said.

  • See One Of NYC's Trendiest Neighborhoods Transform In This Dramatic Photo Series

    Over the past few decades, the East Village has witnessed one of New York City's most dramatic transformations, one that has seen the neighborhood's former grit overtaken by trendy restaurants, divey watering holes and sky-high rent prices. Photographer Daniel Root's images documenting this change offer a glimpse at the swift march of time and its effects on the character of the East Village. Root moved to the neighborhood in 1984, when it was already undergoing significant shifts, mainly with the influx of young professionals in search of cheap places to live.

  • New York Governor Hurts Education To Help Big Banks, Challenger Says

    Zephyr Teachout, the Fordham University law professor challenging New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo in next week's Democratic primary, called Cuomo's policies "indistinguishable" from those of Ronald Reagan, particularly when it comes to public education in the state. "We have larger class sizes, less funding than we've had in decades," Teachout said during an appearance on HuffPost Live Thursday. "And Andrew Cuomo isn't doing anything about it.

  • Ronald Singleton's Death Is 2nd Recent Restraint-Related Homicide For NYPD

    The death of Eric Garner, the Staten Island man who died after being placed in a police chokehold earlier this summer, sparked national outrage over allegations of racial profiling and the use of excessive force routinely employed by officers of the New York Police Department. Ronald Singleton's fatal encounter with police received little attention at the time, but on Friday, the medical examiner's office ruled his death a homicide.

  • NY Times Declines To Endorse Cuomo

    The New York Times editorial board announced it would not be endorsing New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) in the upcoming September primary for governor. Mr. Cuomo became governor on that platform and recorded several impressive achievements, but he failed to perform Job 1. The state government remains as subservient to big money as ever, and Mr. Cuomo resisted and even shut down opportunities to fix it.

  • Man Defaces Jeff Koons Retrospective With Own Blood

    Hungarian-born performance artist Istvan Kantor, who has a well-documented penchant for utilizing his own blood for the sake of his craft, was taken to a nearby hospital for mental evaluation Wednesday after museum security removed him from the show. Become a founding member of HuffPost Plus today. Kantor was released shortly after with no charges filed.

  • Michael Brown Family To March In New York On Behalf Of Man Killed By Cop Chokehold

    The parents of Michael Brown, the unarmed 18-year-old who was fatally shot by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, will attend a rally in support of Eric Garner, the Staten Island man who died after being placed in a chokehold by police last month. Participants will start near the area where Garner was killed and will then head toward the Staten Island District Attorney's office to demand justice. The march will symbolically link the deaths of Brown and Garner to shed light on harmful policing strategies and patterns of racism by police forces across the country.

  • NYC Council Speaker Reveals She Has 'High-Risk HPV'

    Through a series of tweets Sunday, New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito revealed she had been recently diagnosed with "high-risk HPV." Mark-Viverito, 45, said she learned about the results on Friday and would be undergoing a biopsy soon. Her office did not immediately return requests for further comment.

  • Report: Violence At Rikers Island Surged Under Bloomberg

    The current crisis of brutality and mental illness overwhelming Rikers Island, one of the country's most notoriously violent jail complexes, can be traced back to systematic policy failures and staff reductions seen under former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg (I), a new report claims. The report, which is the latest in an ongoing New York Times series investigating the situation at Rikers, found that instances of brutality against inmates by correction officers swelled by 90 percent in Bloomberg's third and final term, which ended January 1. A disturbing majority of inmates beaten at the jail suffer from mental illness.

  • Here's Who (Probably) Put Those Mysterious White Flags On The Brooklyn Bridge

    Two German artists have come forward, claiming to being the pranksters who scaled the Brooklyn Bridge and replaced a pair of American flags with two plain white flags. The New York Times' head architecture critic, Michael Kimmelman, received a phone call from the artists, identified as Mischa Leinkauf and Matthias Wermke, who told him the act was neither terrorism-related nor carried any hint of anti-American sentiment. From the Times: "They said they carried the white flags in backpacks up the climbing cables that workers and the police use to reach the towers, and did not see security cameras.

  • Even Giuliani Is Distancing Himself From 'Zero Tolerance' Policing Following Chokehold Death

    "You don’t enforce every rule, you don’t enforce it, you don’t enforce a rule against fare beating in the same way you do the laws against homicide," Giuliani said during an appearance on Geraldo Rivera's radio show Friday. The "zero tolerance" descriptor commonly attached to "broken windows" -- which encourages police officers to heavily target minor crimes to theoretically prevent larger, more serious crimes -- has instead been the product of a misguided media, Giuliani said.

  • Meet The Law Prof Determined To Defeat Andrew Cuomo

    Zephyr Teachout, a Fordham University law professor vying to become a formidable candidate in the upcoming Democratic primary for New York governor, slammed Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) for what she called an attempt to silence her campaign with a lawsuit challenging her state residency. "Andrew Cuomo does not want anybody to know who I am," Teachout told a crowd at a Thursday rally, held shortly before she appeared in court to respond to the lawsuit. "But the reason we are here today is because in Andrew Cuomo's New York, there isn't supposed to be a Democratic primary.

  • New York City Mayor Makes Sweetest Composting Video Ever

    New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio may have finally taken up residence at Gracie Mansion, but his Brooklyn roots are showing in this promotional video about composting. Narrated by de Blasio's daughter Chiara, the sweet video -- a HuffPost Green exclusive -- hopes to show New Yorkers how accessible composting methods can be in the city. The video also offers a rare glimpse into the de Blasio family's much-beloved home.

  • Wife Of Man Who Filmed NYPD Chokehold Arrested

    The wife of the man who recorded video of New York Police Department officers performing a fatal chokehold has been arrested on assault charges. Chrissie Ortiz, 30, allegedly struck a woman outside a Staten Island grocery in New York Tuesday after the two got into an argument. She faces a misdemeanor assault charge, the Staten Island Advance reports.

  • Candidate's Brooklyn Businesses Racked Up Sanitary Violations

    Two health conscious food businesses owned by New York Democratic congressional candidate Aaron Woolf collected 83 health code violations in less than four years. The Daily News reports Urban Rustic and The Lodge, both of which are located in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, have been cited for a range of nasty sanitary violations including "filth flies," evidence of rats and mice, and live roaches. Despite the critical health code violations, both locations have apparently improved conditions and currently boast "A" ratings.

  • There's A Huge Lack Of Sustainable Seafood In Brooklyn. These Guys Are Here To Change That

    The problem is particularly pronounced in New York City, where independent fishmongers have been rapidly pushed out by large supermarket chains sourcing products that are too often untraceable -- or falsely labeled -- in order to meet consumer demands. A new fish market and raw seafood bar has opened in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, where fifth-generation fishmonger Vinny Milburn and co-owner Adam Geringer-Dunn are determined to fill the void. "Seafood is a seasonal product," Milburn told The Huffington Post.

  • Finally! A Tumblr Of Absurdly Mesmerizing Bodega Posters

    Bodegas have long served as faithful staples, catering to New Yorkers' bare necessities and late-night whims. "Deli Grossery has become a sort of digital preservation project, capturing a glimpse of local stores and their gritty charm before they disappear," proprietor Michael Silber said in an email to HuffPost. Become a founding member of HuffPost Plus today.