What Happened in New York
Our new issue, “Between the Risings,” is out now. To celebrate its release, international subscriptions are $25 off, and limited prints of our Easter 1916 cover are available. 1. Very few people voted. Depending on your perspective, New York’s primary elections were an undemocratic shambles or a shining example of secure, party-run politics. Either way, not many people participated. The state has a history of low-turnout primary elections. In 2008, New York had the second lowest turnout rate of..>> view originalFor Equal Sway in Soccer, Fans Are Vital
Where does that leave a player like Raquel Rodriguez? A Sky Blue midfielder, Rodriguez was the college player of the year at Penn State last season and represented her native Costa Rica in last summer’s World Cup. She said her country’s federation doesn’t pay her, and has yet to fork over the $2,000 bonus she and her teammates were supposed to get from reaching the World Cup. With her federation’s former president embroiled in the FIFA financial scandal, she acknowledged she may never see that ..>> view originalNew York Today: The New Rules of Passover
Photo There’s more to eat than that sliver of matzo. Credit Chang W. Lee/The New York Times Updated, 12:19 p.m.Good morning on this mishmash Monday.Why is this Passover different from all other Passovers?Of the more than one million Jews in New York City alone, Ashkenazi Jews have been forbidden to eat cookies, bread, rice, beans and other products during the observance period.But this year, the Conservative Jewish movement lifted an 800-year ban on legumes and rice aft..>> view originalNFL Wins Appeal, and Tom Brady Has Little Recourse
The league’s decision to go after Brady also pitted the commissioner against Robert K. Kraft, the owner of the Patriots and long one of Goodell’s staunchest allies. At the Super Bowl in Arizona shortly after the scandal broke, Kraft, in a highly unusual move for an owner, lambasted the league for its handling of the case during an impromptu news conference. He also objected to the $1 million fine and loss of draft picks imposed on his team, but eventually accepted the penalties.Brady’s lawyers ..>> view originalFederal Judge Upholds North Carolina Voter Rules
Photo A voting rights rally in Winston-Salem, N.C., in 2015. Monday’s ruling is an early signal of how federal judges might regard changes and challenges to voting laws in the aftermath of a 2013 Supreme Court decision. Credit Travis Dove for The New York Times RALEIGH, N.C. — A federal judge on Monday upheld sweeping Republican-backed changes to election rules, including a voter identification provision, that civil rights groups say unfairly targeted African-Americans ..>> view originalA Nervous Biker's Guide to Cycling in New York City
Start off by riding in an area you are comfortable with. The first rides that Casey Ashenhurst, the director of the group WE Bike NYC, which holds group rides for women of all skill levels, took in New York were confined to the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Prospect Heights and Park Slope.“I didn’t go anywhere I hadn’t walked by myself, so I knew what the traffic would be like,” she said.If you long to see something other than concrete and metal, plan a route to your nearest park. The city offers a..>> view originalSears bids adieu to New York design office
Eddie Lampert is not just axing unprofitable stores these days. The hedge fund mogul, who controls Sears Holdings, is shutting the department store’s 154-employee New York apparel design office. The office is slated to close in July, a Department of Labor filing revealed. Sears will move roughly 40 positions to an existing site in San Francisco — the remainder will be cut. Last week, the embattled retailer announced that it will close 78 unprofitable stores by the summer — on top of the 50 stor..>> view originalNew York City Building With 'Pool in the Sky' to Open This Year
By next year, the wealthiest New Yorkers will be able to swim 300-feet in the air in a swimming pool suspended between two towers. The 49-story American Copper Buildings will be completed next year at 626 First Avenue in Manhattan with a three-story skybridge. Residents in the copper-clad towers will have stunning views of the Empire State Building and East River. It will be the first major new skybridge in New York in 80 years, according to the developer JDS Development Group. March..>> view original
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