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  11/15/2013, November C2C Innovation Celebration

  6/15/2013, LUMEN Video & Performance Festival

  6/9/2013, Park Slope Dog Dash - Scavenger Hunt

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  5/24/2013, Cultural Survival Bazaar: A Festival of Indigenous Arts & Cultures from Around the World

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  • 5/24/2013 - Cultural Survival Bazaar: A Festival of Indigenous Arts & Cultures from Around the World
    Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza, 833 1st Ave, New York, NY  10017
  • 5/29/2013 - Grape-Nuts "What's Your Mountain?" Rock Climbing Event
    Broadway between W. 34th and W. 35th Streets, New York, NY  10001
  • 6/9/2013 - Park Slope Dog Dash - Scavenger Hunt
    321 5th Ave , Brooklyn, NY  11215
  • 6/15/2013 - LUMEN Video & Performance Festival
    Lyons Pool; 20 Victory Blvd., Staten Island, NY  10301
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    IAC Building, 555 West 18th St., New York, NY  10011

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    (Amy Sussman/AP Images for LEGO Systems, Inc.) As you can imagine, it wasn't easy building those proton torpedo launchers and laser canons piece by piece. The Starfighter replica took 32 master builders over 17,000 hours to complete. The gigantic X-Wing
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    NYC's "Stop Idling" Campaign Cracks Down on Drivers at Schools with Highest Asthma Rates
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