New York Today: The Hills Are Alive and other top stories.

• New York Today: The Hills Are Alive

  Photo Life on the island. Credit Piotr Redlinski for The New York Times Updated, 6:06 a.m.Good morning on this sweaty, sweaty Tuesday.Governors Island.Now 172 acres, this plot of New York paradise was once home to the Lenape Indian tribe — they called it “Pagganuck.”In 1637, the Dutch West India Company reportedly bought it for “two ax heads, a string of beads and a handful of nails.”It was renamed Governors Island at the turn of the 18th century when, under English rul..

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• For Want of a Coffeepot, Your Flight Is Delayed

  

  In his quest to get American’s planes off the ground on time, Mr. Isom is looking not only at coffee makers but also at other seemingly mundane delay-causing problems, such as spills on seats. Spills on cloth upholstery can delay a flight because the crew must remove the seat cushion and replace it with a dry one. Economy travelers can expect to see more “synthetic leather” seat covers, which have superior wipeability.Onboard coffee machines are trickier. They cost anywhere from $7,000 to $20,0..

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• To France From Israel: Lessons on Living With Terror

  

  That routine includes opening bags for a check and passing through metal detectors at train or bus stations, shopping malls and movie complexes. At the height of the suicide bombings, customers paid a small surcharge at cafes and restaurants to subsidize the cost of a guard at the door.Hundreds of armed civilian guards have been deployed to protect public transportation in Jerusalem in recent months amid the wave of attacks, which have been glorified by some Palestinians on social media. The gu..

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