New York Today: Dressing for the Occasion
Photo On the shores of potential disaster. Credit Timothy A. Clary/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Updated 9:04 a.m. Good morning on this brightening Wednesday.As the weather becomes slightly more temperate, it is less essential to protect against the threat of falling snow.But what about your feet? The slush is spreading. Icy moats surround the curb at nearly every crosswalk. And for even the longest-legged among us, some puddles are too wide to be jumped succes..>> view originalNew York Philharmonic Taps Jaap van Zweden as Its Next Maestro
Photo The conductor Jaap van Zweden. Credit Todd Heisler/The New York Times The New York Philharmonic announced on Wednesday that it was turning to Jaap van Zweden, an intense, exacting Dutch conductor, to be its next music director and guide it through the costly renovation of its hall, two seasons of exile and, if all goes well, a triumphant return to Lincoln Center. The appointment of Mr. van Zweden, 55, whose name is pronounced Yahp van ZVAY-den and who is curren..>> view originalMidday Report: Wall St. Tries for a Turnaround
United States markets tried to rally at midday on Wednesday as oil prices rose. A shaky forecast from Apple took tech stocks lower, and disappointing outlooks from the aircraft makers Boeing and Textron hurt industrial stocksKEEPING SCORE The Dow Jones industrial average rose 0.18 percent and the Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index gained 0.41 percent. The Nasdaq composite index was down 0.34 percent.TEPID APPLE Apple shares slumped after the company said growth in iPhone sales slowed in the four..>> view original$950000 Homes in New York, Arizona and Hawaii
HUDSON, N.Y. WHAT: A brick house with five bedrooms and four and a half bathroomsHOW MUCH: $950,000SIZE: Approximately 3,340 square feetPRICE PER SQUARE FOOT: $284SETTING: Hudson is a city on the banks of the Hudson River, 120 miles north of New York. A former port with a wealth of 18th- and 19th-century townhouses, it is now home to an ever-growing number of antiques shops, galleries, restaurants and cafes, many started by urban defectors. This three-story brick house is across the street fr..>> view originalPic of the week: New York City car frozen solid in hyper-drive
By Kathryn Prociv January 27 at 10:56 AM Snow-covered minivan looks frozen in fast-motion in New York City. (Ajay Major via Twitter) “SPOTTED: The coolest thing I have ever seen,” tweeted Ajay Major, along with an eye-popping photo of snow and ice-swept minivan stuck on the streets of New York City. That car was going nowhere — fast! Snowzilla buried the East Coast from Washington, D.C., to Boston under several feet of snow. John F. Kennedy International Airport saw its biggest snowstorm ..>> view originalSlush Puddles, the Scourge of New York Walkers
Photo Credit Andrew Burton/Getty Images THE day after it stopped snowing in New York City last weekend, I took my daughter sledding in Prospect Park. Despite the near record blizzard, things were, remarkably, back to normal in my part of Brooklyn — thanks to stalwart efforts by city employees. The streets were plowed and salted to glistening blackness. The subway arrived seconds after we did. On Prospect Park’s circular drive, cyclists serenely spun past. There was o..>> view originalDonald Trump, in Feud With Fox News, Shuns Debate
Continue reading the main story Video Trump Backs Out of Fox Debate in Iowa The Republican presidential candidate Donald J. Trump announced on Tuesday that he would not participate in Thursday’s presidential debate hosted by Fox News, saying, “Let’s see how they do with the ratings.” By REUTERS on Publish Date January 27, 2016. ..>> view originalHoverboards are now banned from New York City subways, trains ...
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has banned hoverboards from basically every method of public transportation that it controls. Starting today, people are prohibited from "possession of hoverboards" on the New York City subways, city buses, Long Island Rail Road or Metro-North Railroad trains, and the Staten Island Railway. Hoverboards are also banned from all corresponding stations or platforms, too. The MTA will be promoting the ban with an advertising campaign that uses the same "bub..>> view originalYour Wednesday Briefing: Donald Trump, Oregon, iPhone
Photo Police officers in Oregon arrested on Tuesday members of an antigovernment group that has occupied a federal wildlife refuge for more than three weeks. Credit Dave Killen/The Oregonian, via Associated Press (Want to get this briefing by email? Here’s the sign-up.) Good morning.Here’s what you need to know:• Leader of Oregon protest is captured.Ammon Bundy, the leader of an antigovernment group that has occupied a federal wildlife refuge for more than three week..>> view originalNYC's Finally Trying a Subway Design That Cuts Crowding and ...
New York City’s subway system is among the most expansive, popular, and best in the world. It’s also insufferably crowded and ill-equipped to handle the rising ridership that comes with the city’s growth. But there’s hope for a subterranean transit future that doesn’t look like rush hour in Tokyo: the Metropolitan Transportation Authority will experiment with open gangway cars. It’s a simple trick used all over the world to ease crowding and reduce delays. Like on an articulated bus, individual..>> view original
Wednesday, January 27, 2016
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