In Westchester, Long Island and New Jersey, Nordstrom is a successful anchor to major malls in the greater New York City area but not in New York City.

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It indicates a statewide divide on the issue, between upstate counties and the greater New York City area, he said.

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Midsize sedans are the most popular vehicles in the Greater New York and Northern New Jersey area, accounting for 20 percent of all vehicle sales there.

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One reason the PATH has been so much slower to recover than the New York City subway is the relatively greater expanse of track area that was subjected to coastal flooding in the storm, said Stephen Kingsberry, the acting director of the PATH, on a recent visit to Exchange Place in Jersey City.

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The Greater New York Hospital Association -- an organization of some 200 hospitals in the New York metro area -- said emergency rooms treated more than 1, 500 people after Tuesday's attack.

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