NYC PARKS

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It’s not too late to donate and to show your support for NYC Parks Department.

Give the Gift of Parks this holiday season and you’ll be supporting important park projects taking place right in all five boroughs.

All donations are tax deductible. Donate at least $100 and They’ll send you an exclusive NYC Parks tote bag as a token of thanks.

Be on the lookout for additional promotions taking place on Facebook and Twitter.

http://www.nycgovparks.org/

HISTORIC DATE

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Fifty-Three years ago this day, Friday, December 16th 1960 marked the beginning of what was to become a grim week for man-made disasters and mishaps in the New York Metropolitan Area.

“The Great Christmas Light Fight”

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If you missed last night's “The Great Christmas Light Fight” Monday on ABC, you have another opportunity. We know Christmas is the time to be with loved family and ones, to spread joy and good cheer and sometimes to enjoy your neighbors home decorations. HGTV interior designer

My daughter, Sabrina Soto hosts TV’s new reality competition, which searches this country for the families best known for their elaborate Christmas light displays and asks them to compete against other families to win a $50,000 prize.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY

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WINTRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING...

HUDSON-EASTERN ESSEX-WESTERN UNION-EASTERN UNION-
NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)- BRONX - RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-
KINGS (BROOKLYN)-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
NORTHERN QUEENS-NORTHERN NASSAU-

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING

* LOCATIONS...MOST OF NEW YORK CITY...URBAN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY
AND THE NORTH SHORE OF LONG ISLAND.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...MIXING WITH SOME SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN
LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING IN NEW YORK CITY.

Black and White and Dead All Over

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A look at the newspaper industry as it struggles to remain financially viable.

Featuring journalists including Bob Woodward of the Washington Post and David Carr of the New York Times, revealed is an industry in the midst of a financial death spiral as readers abandon print for online news sources.

We see publishers and editors trying to create a sustainable business model for their dying papers.

http://www.thirteen.org/programs/thirteen-specials/#black-and-white-and…

COME ON, GET HAPPY

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Love, peace and happiness. Joy to the world.

The pursuit of happiness is enshrined as a fundamental right in the United States and occupies most of us. But what do we really know about happiness? Can we study it? Are we born with it? Can we make ourselves happier? Who’s happy and who’s not, and why? What makes us happy?

City Island Images offers all of you our very special Christmas gift.

Do you want to know the secret to happiness? http://youtu.be/sDH4mzsQP0w

Thanks, Gracias, Xiexie...etc.

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City Island Images wants to offer a heartfelt thanks to all our visitors and frequent readers who supported www.cimages.me over the past year.

It is through your generosity that we have the ability to continue powering our 24/7 live video streaming, producing your favorite content and so much more.

Haven't yet had the chance to donate? With only says left in 2013, now is the perfect time to make your year–end donation.

You can Help power CIMAGES by donating through our secure online Web site on right. Sponsorship opportunities are available on CIMAGES.ME. We regularly average several thousand visitors every month.

If you prefer to send a check, please make it out to Imaginus and send it to PO Box 147 City Island Station Bronx, NY 10464

Give before midnight on Dec. 31st and we will send you a token of our appreciation for your endless support and for another fantastic year for City Island Images.

VERY BUSY @ USPS

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t’s beginning to look a lot like like Christmas at USPS. And it will really be the busiest week for the US Postal Service as it anticipates what should be the busiest mailing time of the year.

USPS takes a good licking with 600 million pieces of mail processed today. This is their busiest day of the year.

Postal Service officials predict more than 658 million cards, letters and packages will be mailed in one day, compared to 528 million pieces on an average day. The Postal Service expects to deliver 17.9 billion cards, letters and packages during the holidays from Thanksgiving to New Year’s Eve.

The Postal Service also reminds customers that December 20th is the last recommended day to send First-Class Mail, in order to have it reach its destination by Christmas Eve. After December 20th, the Postal Service recommends using Priority Mail, a 2-day service to most of the country, and for the ultimate procrastinator, who has not mailed by December 22, the Postal Service recommends using Express Mail, a guaranteed overnight service.

Express Mail can be mailed as late as Christmas Eve at most Post Offices for guaranteed delivery on Christmas Day.

To ensure that your gifts and greetings arrive on time and intact, the Postal Service recommends the following:

Use complete addresses on your cards, letters and packages, including apartment numbers and suite numbers.
Use directionals, such as NE and NW and designations such as St., Ave., and Blvd – and always include the ZIP Code. If you’re unsure of the ZIP Code, go to www.usps.com.

When sending packages, use a sturdy container that is designed for shipping, cushion the contents to prevent movement during transit, include a return address inside the package and seal it, using a tape designed for shipping.