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Depression-era health regimens return.

As Barack Obama flashed his six-pack on the beaches of Hawaii, others indulged their own escapist fantasies.

It was estimated that two-thirds of office holiday parties have been canceled, but some New Yorkers still found reason to celebrate.

Even as a new Keith Haring balloon floated above the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, the city was feeling anything but lighter than air.

As President-elect Obama addressed the nation from the shores of Lake Michigan, New York erupted in celebration.

It was a week of waiting to see if things could get any worse.

News of a minor metro baby boom seemed fitting for a week in which the entire city was talking about a pregnant teenager from Alaska.

Mayor Bloomberg gazed into his green crystal ball—where he saw wind-powered turbines atop skyscrapers and the Brooklyn Bridge.

Gas may have fallen to $4 a gallon in the city last week, but it didn’t seem like anyone else was getting their money’s worth.

Jets fans could be forgiven some giddiness at elderly quarterback Brett Favre’s arrival.