New York Today: A Bitter Battle in Brooklyn
The forecast this weekend: bustling parks and the return of iced coffees.Saturday and Sunday are calling for lots of sun with highs in the mid-to-upper 60s.In the News• Donald J. Trump celebrated “New York values” during a speech at the New York State Republican Gala in Midtown. [New York Times]• A judge ruled that a juror in the trial of the former police officer Peter Liang, who was found guilty of fatally shooting Akai Gurley, did not lie to get onto the jury and upheld Mr. Liang’s convictio..>> view originalDonald Trump Holds 29-Point Lead Before New York Primary, Poll ...
Donald Trump is poised to run away with next week’s Republican primary in New York, a new Wall Street Journal/NBC New York/Marist poll shows. The New York businessman leads his closest rival, Ohio Gov. John Kasich, by 29 percentage points among likely Republican primary voters, 54% to 25%, the poll finds. Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is a distant third, as the top choice of 16% of likely Republican voters. The results for Mr. Trump...>> view originalA Tiny Home by Choice in New York City
Their current dwelling is not exactly a free-standing cottage, but it feels like one. The courtyard just outside, where they have put a small table and chairs, belongs to their co-op, Ms. Behm said, but is seldom used by others.After minor alterations, the couple moved in last September. They are more than content.Of course, the smaller you go, the more you heave overboard, Ms. Behm said. “So out goes the Herman Miller sofa and credenza; out go my big art books — that was hard. The big turkey p..>> view originalDonald Trump vs. New York City
Anti-Trump protesters gathered near the site of the 2016 New York State Republican Gala, where the Party’s Presidential candidates spoke, on Thursday, April 14. Credit Photograph by Jabin Botsford / The Washington Post / Getty Early on Thursday evening, at a Shut Down Trump rally on Manhattan’s Forty-second Street, a thickset man in an orange beanie took the mike. “I’m Paul Harris,” he began. “I’m from Jamaica, and I’m a gay immigrant trying to seek asylum. I say no to Trump, ..>> view originalWhy is Bernie Sanders in Vatican City not New York City?
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is at the Vatican to address a conference on social, economic and environmental issues.Sanders landed in Rome on Friday morning, traveling in an escorted motorcade to the Vatican. His wife Jane, their four children and a few grandchildren are traveling with him.He entered through the Perugino Gate of Vatican City, where he was greeted by a dozen or so expat supporters bearing signs reading, "Rome is berning."Sanders began his 15-minute speech to the Pontifical Academy..>> view originalProsecutors in Sheldon Silver Case Cite Extramarital Affairs
Federal prosecutors in Manhattan have evidence that Sheldon Silver, the former speaker of the New York Assembly, engaged in extramarital relationships with two women connected to his position in Albany, according to newly unsealed court documents.The women were not identified in the papers, which were released on Friday, but one of them lobbied Mr. Silver “on a regular basis on behalf of clients who had business before the state,” the government said in a memorandum to a judge.In the case of th..>> view originalNew York Legalizes Professional Mixed Martial Arts Fights
Gov. Andrew Cuomo (center) signed into law a measure that will allow professional mixed martial arts in New York. Behind him are UFC athletes Chris Weidman (left) and Ronda Rousey. Mark Lennihan/AP hide caption toggle caption Mark Lennihan/AP Gov. Andrew Cuomo (center) signed into law a measure that will allow professional mixed martial arts in New York. ..>> view originalMayday on the Carolina Queen
As the crew sped north, it was in communication with the Fire Department, which arrived on the scene shortly before 5 a.m. It was soon clear that this would not be a straightforward operation.The first distress signal to the outside world from the Carolina Queen was an emergency flare that lit up the sky shortly after 4:30 a.m.Aaron Bell, 25, a UPS worker who lives in an apartment near the water on Beach 56th Place in Queens, said it was so windy and foggy “you couldn’t even see the ocean” from..>> view originalHow to Negotiate Your Rent
Consider a new development. With thousands of apartments in large market-rate buildings opening their doors in Manhattan and Brooklyn this year, new developments are dealing. On Manhattan’s Far West Side, Via 57West, a 709-unit rental designed by the Bjarke Ingels Group, where the amenity space and courtyard are still under construction, is offering two free months of rent on a 14-month lease and three months on a 27-month lease. Rates begin at $3,300 for a studio. At 60 Water Street in Brookly..>> view originalSprint just made its network much faster in New York City
Sprint announced today that it has enabled its LTE Plus service in New York City, making it one of the last major metropolitan areas to get access to the service. Initially launched in 77 markets last November, LTE Plus is Sprint's version of LTE Advanced, and is now available in 191 markets across the US. Sprint says that the new service can reach real-world download speeds of up to 100Mbps thanks to its beamforming and two-channel carrier aggregation technology. The New York City deployment l..>> view original
Friday, April 15, 2016
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