http://www.linktonewyork.com/news/2623583/social_media-focused_ad_firms_look_to_hire.htmlEmily Laermer - When Dylan Harvey graduated from University of Texas last year, he knew the job market would be tough. He moved to New York from his home in Austin in January, and quickly found an internship at advertising firm Draftfcb. Since his internship ended a few weeks ago, though, he has been on the market for a new job.The biggest difference between Mr. Harvey and other job seekers—he's looking for work as a copywriter, preferably in a digital or social medium, one of few sectors Sat, 31 Jul 2010 02:17:31 GMThttp://www.linktonewyork.com/news/2623582/orens_cup_runneth_over_in_times_square.htmlSat, 31 Jul 2010 02:17:31 GMThttp://www.linktonewyork.com/news/2623581/mile-long_under-line_market_backed_for_harlem.htmlJames Comtois - Support is growing for an effort to turn a mile-long strip beneath the elevated Metro North tracks in Harlem into a marketplace for local merchants. Most recently, the Center for an Urban Future on Thursday added its backing to the proposal, which was originally put forward by the Harlem Community Development Corporation In the report, entitled “A High Line for Harlem,” the Manhattan-based Center argues that the proposed market would boost small businesses in a neighSat, 31 Jul 2010 02:17:31 GMThttp://www.linktonewyork.com/news/2623457/cohen_assoc_sales_agent_at_fox_residential.htmlSat, 31 Jul 2010 02:17:31 GMThttp://www.linktonewyork.com/news/2623456/ny_lawmakers_near_higher-ed_deal.htmlAssembly and Senate leadership have agreed on a version of Gov. David Paterson's proposal to allow the State University of New York and City University of New York to set predictable tuition increases, enable the four largest universities to borrow money for construction, and make other changes, according to a legislative official.The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because details of the deal are not final, says the legislative agreement to be presented to Mr. Paterson includes:PlSat, 31 Jul 2010 02:17:31 GMThttp://www.linktonewyork.com/news/2623336/mercks_2q_net_drops_on_higher_costs_charges.htmlDrugmaker Merck & Co. on Friday reported a 52% drop in second-quarter net income, due to big merger and restructuring charges and lower income from partnerships.Merck, the world's second-biggest drug company by revenue, says its net income amounted to $752.4 million, or 24 cents per share. That's down from $1.56 billion, or 74 cents a share, in 2009's second quarter.Excluding a host of one-time items, income would have been $2.71 billion, or 86 cents a share. That beat the forecast of analysts, Sat, 31 Jul 2010 02:17:31 GMThttp://www.linktonewyork.com/news/2623335/house_rejects_bill_to_aid_sick_9_11_responders.htmlA bill that would have provided up to $7.4 billion in aid to people sickened by World Trade Center dust fell short in the House on Thursday, raising the possibility that the bulk of compensation for the ill will come from a legal settlement hammered out in the federal courts.The bill would have provided free health care and compensation payments to 9/11 rescue and recovery workers who fell ill after working in the trade center ruins.It failed to win the needed two-thirds majority, 255-159. The vSat, 31 Jul 2010 02:17:31 GMThttp://www.linktonewyork.com/news/2623334/disney_sells_miramax_to_investor_for_660m.htmlThe Walt Disney Co. said Friday that it agreed to sell its Miramax Films to an investor group for about $660 million, ending a 17-year association with the studio and a six-month bidding process.Miramax's Oscar-laden film library has more than 700 titles, including prestigious films such as My Left Foot (1989), Pulp Fiction (1994) and Good Will Hunting (1997).But Disney had been looking to sell Miramax amid a studio overhaul because it no longer resonated with its other family centric studio uniSat, 31 Jul 2010 02:17:31 GMThttp://www.linktonewyork.com/news/2623051/op-art_greenwich_village_heal_thyself.htmlJoan Chiverton Op-Art depicts scenes around St Vincent's Hospital in Greenwich Village, NYC, in its final days of operationSat, 31 Jul 2010 02:17:31 GMThttp://www.linktonewyork.com/news/2622877/manhattan’s_rooftop_bars_heaven’s_gates.htmlThe rooftop bar is an institution in New York City, where the roofs are higher, the views longer and the promises grander.Sat, 31 Jul 2010 02:17:31 GMT