Tuesday, June 14, 2016

Ravi DeRossi, New York Stealth Bar Owner and Restaurateur and other top stories.

  • Ravi DeRossi, New York Stealth Bar Owner and Restaurateur

    At Mother of Pearl, a tiki hangout Mr. DeRossi owns on Avenue A, he strolled into the kitchen and began chatting with the cooks. “How’s Omar’s hand?” he asked. “Is he better? Is he going to work tomorrow? This is the second time he’s cut his finger off.”He bit into a steamed bun with tofu, a snack that is vegan, like the entire menu at Mother of Pearl. He was not wowed. “Vegan food always needs more salt,” he said. “It needs more stuff inside. The bun overpowers the flavor.” Photo From left, t..
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  • Obama Denounces Donald Trump for His 'Dangerous' Mind-Set

    Obama Denounces Donald Trump for His 'Dangerous' Mind-Set
    Video Obama Speaks on Trump, ISIS and Orlando President Obama strongly criticized Donald J. Trump for his comments about Muslims and the Islamic State in the aftermath of the shooting in Orlando, Fla., that killed 49 people at a gay nightclub. By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS on Publish Date June 14, 2016. Photo by Stephen Crowley/The New York Times. ..
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  • NYC's 'coolest tiny apartment' is up for rent

    NYC's 'coolest tiny apartment' is up for rent
    Take a look inside this tiny 242-square-foot West Village unit, which can be yours for a big $3,000 per month. Photo: Max Touhey for Curbed NY Photo: Max Touhey for Curbed NY Photo: Max Touhey for Curbed NY Photo: Max Touhey for Curbed NY Photo: Max Touhey for Curbed NY Photo: Max Touhey for Curbed NY Photo: Max Touhey for Curbed NY Photo: M..
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  • New York Today: Standing Together at Stonewall

    New York Today: Standing Together at Stonewall
    Photo Rainbow flags, flying high. Credit Spencer Platt/Getty Images Good morning on this clear Tuesday.Our city continues to mourn the tragedy in Orlando.Vigils were held at Bennett Park in Washington Heights and, for the second night in a row, at the Stonewall Inn, a gay rights landmark.Thousands packed streets in the West Village for a memorial attended by Mayor Bill de Blasio and Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo. The governor called for gun control and said the event was “New Yo..
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  • College Classes Get a Boost at New York State Prisons

    College Classes Get a Boost at New York State Prisons
    During an environmental-geology class about 100 miles north of New York City, college students in forest-green uniforms pored over photocopied maps of Waco, Texas. Eager hands shot up when the professor asked what factors the students might consider in developing the land. She scribbled their answers on a blackboard: location, population, land use, crime. The students, most of them the first in their family to attend college, are inmates at Sullivan Correctional Facility, a maximum-security me..
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  • Killing Twice for ISIS and Saying So Live on Facebook

    Killing Twice for ISIS and Saying So Live on Facebook
    Mr. Abballa’s Facebook post from Monday night made clear that he wanted to terrify and destroy those he deemed “unbelievers,” people he had come to hate. He also wanted to encourage other lone wolves to do the same.“It’s super simple,” he said, looking into the camera. “It’s enough to wait for them in front of their offices, don’t give them any respite. Know this, whether you are a policeman or a journalist, you will never feel calm again. One will wait for you in front of your homes. This is w..
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  • Orlando Shooting Survivors Cope With the Trauma of Good Fortune

    Orlando Shooting Survivors Cope With the Trauma of Good Fortune
    Video Orlando Hospital Updates Victim Statuses A doctor treating people who were shot at the Pulse nightclub on Sunday gave an update on the victims' conditions, and a survivor explained his current health. By ORLANDO REGIONAL HOSPITAL, VIA REUTERS on Publish Date June 14, 2016. Photo by Sam Hodgson for The New York Times. Watch in Ti..
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  • Police: 5 teens wounded in New York City playground shooting

    Police: 5 teens wounded in New York City playground shooting
    NEW YORK -- Police are searching for a gunman who shot and wounded five teenagers at a New York City playground.It happened just before 5 p.m. at Harry Maze Playground in Brooklyn.Police say the male victims, ages 15 to 18, were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries. Police say the teens were at the playground in East Flatbush when an unknown person approached them and started shooting.Two of the teens were struck in the hand, one was struck in the leg and another in the cheek..
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At the Tonys, Moments to Remember .Former President George HW Bush celebrates 92nd birthday - Omaha World .
Rocket with secret cargo blasts off from Florida .Happy Ramadan! (Wait, can we even say that?) .

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