At the Tonys, Moments to Remember
Photo From left: Renée Elise Goldsberry, Leslie Odom Jr., Cynthia Erivo and Daveed Diggs. Credit Sara Krulwich/The New York Times In a Tony Awards night shadowed by the tragedy in Orlando, Fla., prizewinners and other performers worked hard to strike a balance between joy and reflection. Here are some moments to remember:The Hardest-Working Man in ShowbizSoon after delivering a tremulous speech addressed to the TV audience (“Hate will never win”), the Tonys host, James ..>> view originalExplore the secrets of old New York
With their Bowery Boys podcast, NYC history hounds Greg Young and Tom Meyers explore the city’s various identities of the past — the port town, the Revolutionary stronghold, the immigrant sanctuary — via places that still exist today. Now they’ve gathered some of their most fascinating, little-known nuggets in the book “The Bowery Boys: Adventures in Old New York,” out June 14 from Ulysses Press. Here are seven tales of Manhattan (and slightly beyond) that shouldn’t be forgotten. The Statue of ..>> view originalA Haven for New York City Relics Saved From the Trash Heap. In ...
In a city that is constantly evolving, the business of architectural salvaging is well established, and perhaps no one in the field is better known than Mr. Blum. His eclectic showroom at Demolition Depot & Irreplaceable Artifacts on East 125th Street in Harlem is popular among collectors and designers.The showroom is vast, but contains only a tiny percentage of the immense stock that Mr. Blum keeps mostly in Connecticut, which few people, even many of his most devoted clients, have seen.The mo..>> view originalNYC Man Among Those Gunned Down in Mass Shooting
A Brooklyn social worker was among those gunned down in a Florida nightclub Sunday night in the most deadly mass shooting in U.S. history, neighbors and relatives said. Enrique Rios, 25, grew up in Bedford-Stuyvesant's Marcy Houses projects, and was more recently living with his grandmother and cousins in Bushwick. He was in Florida on vacation when he was fatally shot by gunman Omar Mateen in Orlando's Pulse nightclub. Rios was among several people with tri-state ties injured or killed in the s..>> view originalNew York City on Alert, Mourns Victims of Nightclub Massacre
What to KnowA vigil is planned for 7 p.m. Monday at the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village. Mourners have been gathering there to pay tribute. Mayor Bill de Blasio placed the NYPD on "high alert" and said hundreds of counter-terrorism officers will be out in force.Gov. Andrew Cuomo directed flags at state buildings to be flown at half-staff.A memorial for the victims of the nation's deadliest mass shooting grew at the Stonewall Inn on Monday morning, less than a day after a spontaneous vigil dre..>> view originalNew York Buildings Shine in Solidarity With Orlando
The rainbow flag dotted the New York skyline Sunday night as buildings used their lights and spires to show support for the LGBT community in the wake of the worst mass shooting in U.S. history at an Orlando, Florida, gay club. The spires of One World Trade Center in lower Manhattan and the Bank of America Tower at the foot of Bryant Park in midtown shined in rainbow colors. The spire atop the Empire State Building on 34th Street went completely dark in a show of solidarity.At street level, cand..>> view originalIf Elected, Trump Promises 'Days of Deadly Ignorance Will End'
Republican Donald Trump asserted Monday there are thousands of people living in the United States "sick with hate" and capable of carrying out the sort of massacre that killed at least 49 people in a Florida nightclub. The presumptive Republican presidential nominee gave a long speech Monday previewing the foreign policy he would enact as president, including ending immigration from areas in the world from which people have attacked the U.S. and its allies, and insisting Hillary Clinton and Pres..>> view originalNew York man randomly slit the throat of a shopper in the produce ...
The victim was perusing the produce aisle mid-morning on Saturday in a ShopRite grocery store in New Windsor, N.Y., about 60 miles north of New York City. Behind him, a quiet assailant calmly approached. He brandished a folding box cutter knife in his hand, reported the Times Herald-Record, and without warning or struggle, he slit the victim’s throat. Then as quietly as he came, the assailant disappeared, camouflaged amid the crowds of weekend shoppers. He remained there for 45 minutes, accord..>> view originalOrlando Gunman Had Strong Indications of Radicalization: FBI
The gunman in the Orlando nightclub attack that killed 49 people had "strong indications of radicalization" and was likely inspired by foreign terrorist organizations, FBI Director James Comey said Monday.The early Sunday attack marked the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. Shooter Omar Mateen, a 29-year-old American-born Muslim who worked as a security guard in Florida, died in a gun battle with police.Comey told reporters Mateen spoke with a 911 operator three times early Sunday m..>> view originalPolice Tighten Security in New York After Orlando Attack
New York City and state police were placed on high alert Sunday after a gunman opened fire in a gay nightclub in Orlando, killing more than 50 people in the deadliest shooting in U.S. history. Mayor Bill de Blasio said that while there were no credible threats against the city, the New York Police Department was taking extra precautions and coordinating with the Federal Bureau of Investigation. He said New Yorkers would see...>> view original
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