10 New Jersey Schools Receive Bomb, Mass Shooting Threats
At least nine New Jersey schools were evacuated or placed on lockdown Tuesday after receiving threats from someone claiming to have planted bombs at the schools and threatening mass shootings, authorities said. (Published Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2016) Eleven New Jersey schools were placed on lockdown or evacuated for part of the day Tuesday after officials received threats about mass shootings and bombs, authorities say. Schools in Tenafly, Leonia, Bergenfield, Teaneck, Garfield, Clifton, Fair Lawn..>> view originalNew York Today: Hold Your Horses
Photo A horse is a political headache, of course, of course. Credit Bryan R. Smith/The New York Times Updated 8:55 a.m. Good morning on this gusty Tuesday.When news broke over the long weekend of a deal regarding the city’s horse-drawn carriages, we headed to Central Park South to gauge the reaction straight from, well, the horse’s mouth.Many of the coachmen working on Monday, standing on a busy stretch of sidewalk made loud by clopping hooves, voiced concerns that t..>> view originalGiant Milkshakes Are Drawing Huge Crowds in New York City
Despite freezing temperatures in New York City, dessert lovers are waiting in lines up to two hours long just to get a taste of these "hella insane" milkshakes. The artfully-designed shakes, which are almost a foot tall, sell for $15 at Black Tap Craft Burgers & Beer, according to the the restaurant's head chef and owner, Joe Isidori. Black Tap first launched the milkshakes this past November, Isidori told ABC News. The shakes, which "look great and taste great," have since spread like wildf..>> view original8 Ways to Celebrate David Bowie's Life in New York City
Photo Washington Square Park. Credit Robert Wright for The New York Times David Bowie was a New Yorker for over 20 years. In Bowie years, that is practically an eternity considering the multitude of lives he lived — musically, geographically and otherwise — since he first set out to become a star in the late 1960s. “I can’t imagine living anywhere else,” Mr. Bowie, who was born in Brixton, in South London, and had stints in Berlin; Lausanne, Switzerland; and several ..>> view originalEast Coast Snowstorm Is Expected to Hit This Weekend
Photo Rich Walter ran in frigid temperatures on Monday in Minneapolis, Minn. Credit Elizabeth Flores/Star Tribune, via Associated Press Days after a snowfall on the East Coast, any hope of a return to 60-degree winter was officially dashed on Tuesday as meteorologists warned that the season’s first significant winter storm could be fast approaching.But some forecasters say it’s too early to expect the storm to make history, and forget those dreams of Florida. The Suns..>> view originalRachel Bloom's Twisted Comedy
Quietly and without much notice, last fall the CW network aired what was most likely broadcast television’s first-ever depiction of anal waxing. The scene, on the show “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” was not explicit, yet neither was it ambiguous. A young woman in her bathroom, wearing a short robe, leans forward and then reaches toward her backside with a wax strip in her hand. There is the sound of something ripping, a scream and then a cut to the spattering of blood on the side of the tub, like a sho..>> view originalNew York Hotels Make a Green Pledge
Photo The Waldorf Astoria. Credit Waldorf Astoria New York Seventeen notable New York City hotels have committed to getting greener. Marquee properties like the Waldorf Astoria New York, Grand Hyatt New York, Loews Regency New York and the Peninsula New York recently joined the NYC Carbon Challenge, a program Michael R. Bloomberg started as mayor in 2007 with the city’s universities to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. Hospitals, commercial office buildings and..>> view originalSupreme Court to Hear Challenge to Obama Immigration Actions
Photo Immigration supporters from CASA de Maryland, an advocacy group, rallied outside the Supreme Court on Friday. Credit Doug Mills/The New York Times WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court said Tuesday that it would consider a legal challenge to President Obama’s overhaul of the nation’s immigration rules, agreeing to examine the reach of presidential power as it decides the fate of one of his most far-reaching executive actions. The court, which has twice rejected challe..>> view originalPotential snow storm could hit New York City this weekend
It was bound to happen sooner or later. New York City's unusually tepid winter could come to an ugly end this weekend, thanks to a potentially powerful storm ...>> view originalTed Cruz's 'New York Values' Criticism Isn't New, But Trump's ...
At Thursday's GOP debate, something extraordinary happened. Liberals started cheering Donald Trump. The about-face happened after Texas Sen. Ted Cruz attacked Trump for his "New York values," values that are "socially liberal or pro-abortion or pro-gay marriage, focus around money and the media." Trump fired back with a heartfelt defense of the city, arguing, "New York is a great place. It's got great people. It's got loving people, wonderful people." The statement won him plaudits from Hillary..>> view original
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
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