Dozens of glass displays have been vandalized at New York’s most famous arts high school. (NY Post)

Hundreds of theatergoers, shoppers, and tourists were forced to evacuate Times Square last night after police discovered an “improvised” car bomb. (NYT)

Thousands of desperate New Yorkers lined up for a shot at a hotel job Saturday. (Gothamist)

Ten thousands of angry New Yorkers joined in the national May Day protests against Arizona’s new immigration law. (NY1)

Hundreds of thousands of fed-up census workers have begun going door-to-door. (1010WINS)

Within months, there will be millions of barrels of oil heading for the US coast. (Reuters)

(…on a separate note, Happy Wizarding Independence Day!)

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