New York Today: The Hills Are Alive
Photo Life on the island. Credit Piotr Redlinski for The New York Times Updated, 9:04 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..>> view originalRepublican Party, Baton Rouge, Russia's Olympians: Your Tuesday ...
Photo Donald J. Trump and his wife, Melania, on the first day of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland on Monday. Credit Damon Winter/The New York Times (Want to get this briefing by email? Here’s the sign-up.)Good morning.Here’s what you need to know:• Republicans in Cleveland.Melania Trump’s speech at the national convention on Monday is under scrutiny because parts of it echoed Michelle Obama’s address at the Democratic convention in 2008 (judge for yoursel..>> view originalSynchronized Swimmers Find Danger Lurking Below Surface ...
Documenting concussions, though, can be difficult because many of them occur underwater and out of view. Swimmers are sometimes slow to recognize they have a concussion because many of the symptoms, like dizziness and blurred vision, can be caused by swimming upside down and holding their breath for long periods.That is what happened to Mariya Koroleva, a swimmer on the United States Olympic team competing in Rio next month, after she was hit in the head during a practice last October. As an el..>> view originalNew Jersey Woman Killed by Downed Wires: Police
What to KnowA 26-year-old NJ woman was killed when she touched a live wire that fell onto her car as she tried to get out through the passenger sideA mother and daughter in the car behind the victim witnessed the incident and said the woman's elbow touched a wire and she fell and burnedAuthorities remind drivers to stay in their vehicles if a live wire falls onto it, and wait until help arrives and power is shut offA woman was killed when she made contact with a live storm-downed wire while tryi..>> view originalPondicheri, Houston's Hot Indian Cafe and Bakery, Soft Opens New ...
Acclaimed Houston chef Anita Jaisinghani debuts her first New York restaurant Pondicheri today, bringing her masala flavored breakfast dishes and experimental baked goods to 15 West 27th Street. Jaisinghani, who earned two James Beard nominations in Texas with upscale Indian restaurant Indika and casual restaurant and bakery Pondicheri, introduced breakfast, lunch, and signature pastry counter Bake Lab as a soft opening today. A slightly more upscale dinner menu will be coming in a few weeks. J..>> view originalISIS Claims Responsibility for Ax Attack on German Train
Photo Police officers searched for evidence near Würzburg, Germany, on Tuesday, a day after an Afghan youth attacked passengers with an ax and a knife. Credit Karl-Josef Hildenbrand/European Pressphoto Agency WÜRZBURG, Germany — The Islamic State claimed responsibility on Tuesday after a 17-year-old Afghan who came to Germany as a migrant attacked passengers on a regional train with an ax before he was killed by the police, a development that is likely to intensify fear..>> view originalCubs End Their Streak of Futility Against the Mets
Photo Mets catcher Travis d’Arnaud tagging Cubs base runner Willson Contreras for an out during the third inning on Monday. Credit Charles Rex Arbogast/Associated Press CHICAGO — Since losing all seven of their regular-season matchups last year, the Mets had clobbered the Chicago Cubs, toppling them eight consecutive times, from a sweep in the National League Championship Series to a four-game series sweep this month.The Cubs halted that losing streak on Monday, defeati..>> view originalIntense Thunderstorms Move into Tri-State Amid Stifling Heat
Temperatures soared into the stifling 90s across much of the tri-state area Monday ahead of a spate of storms that was bringing damaging wind, torrential rains and hail. The mercury hit 93 degrees in Central Park, a temperature not seen there since Sept. 3. It reached 94 degrees at Teterboro Airport in New Jersey and a steamy 95 degrees at Queens' LaGuardia Airport by early afternoon.Con Edison said electricity demand in New York City swelled to its highest this year -- 12,600 megawatts -- by ab..>> view original
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