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Months after Sandy, solar chargers for mobile phones debut in NYC

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City unveiled the first of 25 free solar charging stations for mobile phones on Tuesday, installed in response to Superstorm Sandy, which wiped out power and forced residents to walk miles to charge their phones.Full story

Travel Postcard: 48 hours in New York City for nature lovers

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City has a wild side and it has nothing to do with its honking yellow taxis, towering skyscrapers and celebrity-studded nightclub crowds. Full story

Window washers trapped by scaffolding

  Hundreds of feet above 8th Avenue in Manhattan a pair of window washers were rescued by firefighters after their scaffolding buckled. NBC’s Lester Holt reports.

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  Rescue Underway of NYC Window Washer

An NYC window washer on the Hearst Building in Manhattan is stuck on the scaffolding. A rescue is underway, reports CNBC's Mary Thompson.

  Dylan hosts a dinner party for her co-anchors

TODAY’s Dylan Dreyer invited her co-anchors Lester Holt, Erica Hill and Jenna Wolfe to her cosy and furniture-less (yes, no furniture!) apartment in Manhattan for a home-cooked meal. How did she do?

  Amanda Bynes is latest child star to face arrest

Actress Amanda Bynes is facing new charges this week after allegedly throwing a bong out the window of her Manhattan apartment. It is the latest incident for Bynes, and has people drawing comparisons to other troubled former teen stars. NBC’s Kristen Dahlgren reports.

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Nursing students from Kansas share Monday’s #TDR.

  Piece of 9/11 jet found in Manhattan

More than 11 years after 9/11, a piece of landing gear, believed to be from one of the planes that crashed into the World Trade Center towers, has been found. Authorities say workers inspecting the building made the startling discovery, and it is being treating as a crime scene. NBC’s Rehema Ellis r

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