New York Today: All Hail the Heat
Photo You’ll need all the water you can get. Credit Ángel Franco/The New York Times Updated, 11:47 a.m.Good morning on this warming Thursday.Brace yourselves.A “heat dome” is coming.Remember that big, colorful parachute you played with at kindergarten field day?The one that you and your 10 best friends would raise in the air, pull behind your heads, tuck beneath your bums, and sit under — trapping in the heat?Until you’d feel your little body roasting, forcing you to sc..>> view originalNew York Police Standoff Ends Peacefully at Columbus Circle
Photo The New York Police Department closed off Columbus Circle in Manhattan on Thursday morning. Credit Emily Palmer/The New York Times An hourslong standoff between the police and a man in a sport utility vehicle in Columbus Circle in Manhattan that disrupted traffic and subway service ended peacefully Thursday morning, when officers took the man into custody, the New York Police Department said. BREAKING: Columbus Circle #ESU placed the man in SUV into ..>> view originalHow the New York Fed fumbled over the Bangladesh Bank cyber-heist
DHAKA/NEW YORK – Jupiter. That single word, by a stroke of luck, helped stop the Federal Reserve Bank of New York from paying nearly $1 billion to the cyber-criminals behind a notorious bank heist earlier this year, according to sources familiar with the incident.When hackers broke into the computers of Bangladesh’s central bank in February and sent fake payment orders, the Fed was tricked into paying out $101 million. But the losses could have been much higher had the name Jupiter not formed..>> view originalNavy Vet Held Captive in NY Motel Room for Years: Police
A New York man held an 81-year-old Navy veteran captive for four years, starving and beating him, in order to steal his pension checks for drugs, authorities say. Perry Coniglio, 43, was arrested in Orange County Wednesday on multiple charges, including unlawful imprisonment, endangerment of an incompetent person, grand larceny and criminal possession of a weapon. Highland Falls police said Coniglio, a motel handyman, held former U.S. Navy veteran David McClellan captive for four years at the U...>> view originalJeremy Lin Is Back in New York, and So Is a Glimpse of the Old ...
“As soon as he took off that New York uniform, that magic was gone,” said Andrew Kuo, 38, a New York-born artist and ardent Lin fan.The Lin-related artifacts of that time, like the sandwiches once named for him, grew stale. The puns faded from the lexicon.“The Lin memes are done, it’s O.K., it’s extinct now,” Mr. Kuo said.There is, however, the matter of that “Linsanity No. 17” tattoo on his left forearm. Mr. Kuo laughed and said that it might have been dumb. “But it’s nice to look down and rem..>> view originalTime Out New York picks for this weekend: July 22-24
Please enable Javascript to watch this video Time Out New York's Things to Do Editor Jennifer Picht shares her picks for free and cheap entertainment for this weekend. “SPF16: NYC Pools and Beaches in Contemporary Photography” Did you know that New York City is home to 55 outdoor pools and more than 14 miles of beaches? We did, but only thanks to Arsenal Gallery’s very informative description for its newest installation highlighting the city’s best warm-weather amenities. Some of the shu..>> view originalThese guys are why NYC's single women are screwed
Ever since Michael Garofola, 36, moved to New York in October, his calendar has been packed with different women penciled in for dinner or drinks. As a former “Bachelorette” contestant, Garofola knows he has no problem scoring with women — he goes on up to five first dates a week. But in the past two months, he’s been feeling spent by the mating game. “In New York, everyone has this feeling that they have limitless options,” the Gramercy-based lawyer tells The Post. “We have this mentality of, ..>> view originalNY / Region|A 'Heat Dome' Is Coming. Domes Are Bad.
Photo A weather phenomenon called a “heat dome” is due to arrive in New York City just in time for the weekend. Credit Spencer Platt/Getty Images We are domed.Or will be, at any rate, very soon.In case you have not heard, a scary-sounding weather phenomenon called a “heat dome” is creeping across the country and is due to arrive in New York City just in time for the weekend.On paper, the heat dome means only “a stretch of hot, sticky days.” It will be in the low 90s or ..>> view originalInsurance Groups in New York Improperly Cut Home-Care Hours for ...
Photo Alejandra Negron, 72, was helped by her daughter Carmen Hernandez at Ms. Negron’s apartment in Manhattan on Monday. Credit Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times Widowed and disabled after a lifetime of New York factory work, including decades making baby dolls with glue that proved to be toxic, Alejandra Negron depends on a little help for nearly every step she takes. For years, she has had just enough help to stay safely in her own tidy one-bedroom apartment in Manha..>> view originalCourt Halts US Seizure of New York Building Linked to Iran
Photo Rulings concerning the tower at 650 Fifth Avenue were sent back to a lower court. Credit Justin Lane/European Pressphoto Agency In a setback for victims of attacks linked to Iran, a federal appeals court in New York on Wednesday threw out a lower-court ruling that had upheld the government’s move to seize a landmark Manhattan building on charges that it was a front for Iran.The court, in a separate decision, also reversed a ruling that could have allowed people wi..>> view original
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