What to Look For in the Democratic Debate
Photo The Duggal Greenhouse in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, the site of Thursday’s Democratic presidential debate. Credit Christian Hansen for The New York Times The Democratic presidential race has grown increasingly bitter and personal ahead of next week’s New York primary, and Thursday night’s debate in Brooklyn may be the clearest indication yet of how fractious the contest has become.Hillary Clinton and Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont have clashed in sometimes caustic..>> view originalHillary Clinton Leads Bernie Sanders in New York by 17 Points ...
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has built a sturdy, double-digit lead over Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders in New York ahead of Tuesday’s presidential primary there, a new Wall Street Journal/NBC New York/Marist poll finds. Mrs. Clinton leads Mr. Sanders by 17 percentage-points, 57% to 40%, among likely Democratic primary voters, a result in line with her 14-point advantage in a Journal/NBC News/Marist poll released earlier in...>> view originalNew York's first mixed martial arts event slated for Madison Square ...
Before Gov. Cuomo put pen to paper to legalize mixed martial arts in New York Thursday morning, officials announced the first event will be held at Madison ...>> view originalNew York City Makes Some Noise
Photo: AP “Fuck Verizon!” This is a sentiment you might hear shouted aloud during an argument over cell phone carriers. You may have even shouted this aloud while waiting for the cable man to show up at your home. But it is not typically something that is shouted from the stage of a presidential rally before tens of thousands of people. Except last night, it was. The rally was in Washington Square Park, near NYU, where an estimated 27,000 Bernie Sanders fans had filed in a raucous but mannered w..>> view originalSegregation Issue Complicates de Blasio's Housing Push
There are difficult trade-offs to grapple with. Redeveloping low-income areas can increase diversity by bringing in higher-income residents. But it can also end up pricing out existing residents. Doing the reverse — investing in affordable housing in more expensive areas — can draw in low-income residents. But government subsidies often do not go as far in such neighborhoods, with the potential result that fewer rental units are priced at affordable rates. Segregation in New York ..>> view originalLincoln Center President Is Stepping Down
Photo Jed Bernstein has decided to leave his post as the president of Lincoln Center. Credit Richard Perry/The New York Times After just two years in the position, Jed Bernstein is leaving as the president of Lincoln Center, the country’s largest nonprofit performing arts center. What in the world went wrong?Lincoln Center, in an announcement on Thursday, said that Mr. Bernstein’s unexpected resignation was his own idea and that he “has decided to step down to become in..>> view originalWhat It's Like to Live in Segregated New York
Bryan Thomas for The New York Times Robert Winkworth, 79 Retired fireman “One time, Tottenville was a big civil service bedrock — cops, firemen, sanitation, postal workers. And now, you have a big influx of people who are bailing out of Brooklyn, selling their houses there and buying these huge houses. I laugh at them; they’re very funny. They put cones in front of their houses. Nonsense.” “It’s an old, established neighborhood. I have terrific neighbors. We’re all for each other, but not up..>> view original4 Hurt When Humvee Overturns on NJ Turnpike: Police
Several people were hurt Thursday afternoon when a military vehicle overturned on a New Jersey highway, state police said. (Published 25 minutes ago)Four people were hurt Thursday afternoon when a U.S. Army Reserve Humvee overturned on a New Jersey highway, state police said.The military vehicle was traveling south on the New Jersey Turnpike when it flipped near mile marker 75 in East Brunswick.It wasn't immediately clear what caused the vehicle, which was from the 533rd Brigade support battalio..>> view originalEntire 2016 field descends on New York City ahead of primary
By STEVE PEOPLES and KEN THOMAS, Associated PressNEW YORK — As Democrats readied for their first debate-stage clash in a month, Florida officials declared Thursday they would not prosecute Donald Trump's campaign manager for misdemeanor battery, the latest extraordinary development in a turbulent presidential primary season now focused on New York. Leading Democrats and Republicans flooded into New York City ahead of the state's Tuesday presidential primaries, a critical test as both par..>> view originalTrump allies organize shadow campaign for New York delegates
ALBANY — Before voters even head to the polls next week, the Republicans running for president are gearing up for a quieter fight among party insiders over the selection of the actual delegates New York sends to the Republican National Convention in Cleveland.The law only requires the state's delegates to vote for their assigned candidate on the first convention ballot, leaving them legally free to support whomever they wish if no candidate immediately captures the 1,237 delegates required for ..>> view original
Thursday, April 14, 2016
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