Resolving the Nagging, if Minor, Mysteries of New York City
Photo Souvenir caps made by Elidan, left, put the date of New York City’s founding at 1625, the same as the city seal. Caps made by Torkia, right, say 1664, the year the British ousted the Dutch from New York. Credit Patricia Wall/The New York Times “We live among mysteries and riddles.” It’s a line from a novel published more than 250 years ago, but it can apply to the way we live now, to daily life in New York. Will the C train ever come? Some mornings you might as ..>> view originalLawsuit Claims New York Giants Went To Hilarious Lengths To ...
Photo via AP This is a weird one. Michael Strahan’s last NFL game was in 2008, when his Giants upset the 18-0 New England Patriots to win Super Bowl XLII. He had a sack and a pair of tackles in that game and left a 15-year NFL career for a very successful second act as a television host. After the game, the Giants gave him what was purportedly his game-worn jersey as a memento, but according to a lawsuit filed against the Giants and Eli Manning, among others, the team doctored another jersey to..>> view originalVisualizing the future of cities with New York's ex-transportation chief
Visualizing the future of cities with New York's ex-transportation chief Janette Sadik-Khan says we're not ready for the technology that's coming By Andrew J . Hawkins on March 13, 2016 04:00 pm @andyjayhawk 0 Janette Sadik-Khan, New York City transportation commissioner from 2007 to 2013, oversaw what may have been the most turbulent period for the nation’s biggest city in decades. She built over 400 miles of bike lanes and transformed some of the mos..>> view originalCustody Battle Over Picasso Bust Intensifies
Photo Pablo Picasso’s “Bust of a Woman” (1931) was on display at the Museum of Modern Art as part of the exhibition “Picasso Sculpture.” Credit 2015 Estate of Pablo Picasso/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, Philip Greenberg for The New York Times The battle over a rare Picasso sculpture, first reported by The New York Times in January, has intensified with new legal complaints that the artist’s daughter canceled a first sale of the work for about $42 million to ..>> view originalBody of second tugboat worker recovered after crash
The body of a second tugboat worker was pulled from the Hudson River on Sunday after a deadly crash under the Tappan Zee Bridge, as authorities continue to search for a third missing man. Rescue crews recovered the body of Timothy Conklin, 29, of Long Island at the bottom of the river inside the sunken 84-foot tugboat Specialist around 12:30 p.m., said Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino. Conklin had called his brother last week and told him he was “concerned” about the boat’s journey fro..>> view originalVeteran New York Post reporter dies at 66
Former longtime New York Post reporter Kieran Crowley died over the weekend in Long Island from complications related to his leukemia, loved ones said Sunday. He was 66. Crowley is survived by wife Riki Nemser Crowley, daughter Ariel Tian Crowley, sister-in-law Kathy Nemser, brothers Bill Crowley and James Crowley, father-in-law Alan Nemser, and cousins Barbara, Jon and Sheila Crowley. “I’ve been receiving phone calls all day — not just from friends, but colleagues I’ve never met, saying, `He w..>> view originalFormer president reveals why he left NY-Presbyterian Hospital
Dr. Robert Kelly has broken his long silence about his sudden departure from his $3 million-a-year job as president of New York City’s top hospital. The former No. 2 administrator at New York-Presbyterian told hospital honchos in Florida that clashes with CEO Dr. Steven Corwin over management style and a “personal” matter prompted him to leave. Kelly said his seemingly abrupt exit had been planned for weeks. Kelly was in Florida last week to interview for the post of CEO of the Memorial Healthc..>> view originalSource: Mets looking to acquire backup catcher
JUPITER, Fla. -- Despite having a pair of major-league-ready young catchers, the New York Mets are telling teams they are interested in acquiring a backup catcher to break camp with the big-league club, a source told ESPN.com.The Mets are considering having Kevin Plawecki open the season getting 150 to 200 at-bats at Triple-A Las Vegas rather than have his playing time severely curtailed in the majors behind Travis d’Arnaud. And team officials so far are dissatisfied with the caliber of alternat..>> view originalPolitics Invades Hollywood
Photo A scene from “Independence Day: Resurgence,” which features an American president who is a woman. Credit Claudette Barius LOS ANGELES — In a presidential election year, the only real “October surprise” from Hollywood would be a complete absence of films with political tinges. But don’t worry. It won’t happen. Already, release schedules for the months preceding Nov. 8, Election Day, are peppered with movies that have partisan potential, whether overt or covert. ..>> view originalExplosion in Ankara Kills at Least 34, Turkish Officials Say
Photo People helped an injured person on the ground near the explosion site in Ankara, Turkey, on Sunday. Credit Reuters ISTANBUL — A large blast ripped through the heart of Ankara, Turkey’s capital, on Sunday, killing at least 34 people and injuring 125, government officials said.The explosion occurred in Kizilay Square, near a central bus station, a park and several government ministries. Television footage showed several vehicles on fire.The Ankara governor’s offic..>> view original
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