New York Today: A Wave of Whales
(And on Wednesday, a whale carcass was seen floating in the Hudson River.)The kinds of whales that visit our city’s waters are particularly special because all of them are endangered.To see them in their natural habitat, join a whale-watching excursion aboard the American Princess.Or, simply grab a pair of binoculars and head to the shore.Here’s what else is happening:Weather It won’t be the most beautiful of Fridays — or the most flawless of weekends, for that matter — but it sure will be..>> view originalPolitics|Democratic Convention Day 4 Takeaways: Over? She's Just ...
She’s been around. And maybe that’s O.K.Bill Clinton took pains this week to cast his wife as a “change maker.” You will not hear Mrs. Clinton object.But under the brightest spotlight of an election brimming with outsider fervor — powering Donald J. Trump to the Republican nomination and Mr. Sanders to unexpected success — Mrs. Clinton presented herself as something different. She is a creature of the system and unapologetic about her résumé.“Sometimes the people at this podium are new to the n..>> view originalA Voiceless Man Whose Spirit Spoke Volumes
Photo Bernhardt Wichmann III in his room in Manhattan in 2009. “He had plenty of reasons to be unhappy,” a friend said. “But I never saw him unhappy.” Credit Ángel Franco/The New York Times The man who lost his voice was a gentle man who didn’t ask terribly much of life. He lived in a miniature space in a single-room-occupancy residence on the corner of 74th Street and Third Avenue in Manhattan, above J. G. Melon, the popular restaurant and bar known for succulent hambu..>> view originalFor Trump and Bloomberg, Cordial Ties Have Soured
Photo Former Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg of New York and Donald J. Trump at the Trump National Golf Club, in the city’s northern suburbs, in 2007. Credit Robert Sabo/NY Daily News Archive, via Getty Images Listening to Michael R. Bloomberg rage about Donald J. Trump in his speech at the Democratic National Convention this week — labeling him a public menace and hinting that he was not quite sane — it would be easy to think that the two billionaires had a rift going back ..>> view originalAccuWeather Alert: Heavy rain heading through New York area
NEW YORK (WABC) -- Friday's rain could lead to flooding as strong storms head through the New York City region.MORE: Accuweather alerts Suffolk County is under a flood advisory.In New Jersey, there is a flash flood watch for several counties noon.WATCH: Full forecastIn Jersey City, traffic was backing up on Routes 1/9 due to flooding.Friday morning, there was heavy rain in Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan and northern Nassau County, causing ponding in some areas. In Gowanus, on Ninth Street, ..>> view originalWeak Spending by Businesses Hinders 2nd-Quarter Growth
Photo Workers rebuild a sidewalk in Times Square in New York. The economy expanded at an annualized rate of 1.2 percent in the second quarter, dragged down by lower business and government spending and excess inventories. Credit Jewel Samad/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images The American economy barely rebounded last quarter from its winter doldrums, weighed down by anemic business spending, overstocked shelves at factories and warehouses, and a surprisingly weak housi..>> view originalTerrorism Scares Away the Tourists Europe Was Counting On
All of that has hit the European economy in one of its most vital sectors, tourism, just as a tenuous recovery was starting to take hold.This year, growth in the 19 countries that use the euro returned to levels not seen since the 2008 financial crisis. On Friday, the European Union reported that the momentum slowed in the second quarter, as the economy advanced just 0.3 percent from April to June, down from 0.6 percent in the previous quarter. France slid back into stagnation with zero growth ..>> view originalFact-Checking Hillary Clinton's Acceptance Speech
Photo Hillary Clinton at the Democratic National Convention on Thursday. Credit Eric Thayer for The New York Times PHILADELPHIA — Hillary Clinton, in accepting her party’s presidential nomination, described her love of tough issues, saying bluntly that “I sweat the details of policy.”But she delivered a speech that was remarkably without hard facts.Much of her address was a mix of descriptions of her upbringing, assertions of her opinions and generalized attacks on Dona..>> view originalNY / Region|MTA Plans to Sue New York City Over Fire Under Metro ...
Photo Fire crews at the site of a major blaze in East Harlem in May that temporarily snarled commuter rail service on the Metro-North system. Credit Karsten Moran for The New York Times The Metropolitan Transportation Authority plans to file a lawsuit against New York City over a fire beneath Metro-North Railroad tracks in May that disrupted service for thousands of commuters.The authority filed a notice of claim this month arguing that the city failed to maintain safet..>> view originalBank of Japan Resists Strong Medicine for Stimulus
Photo The Bank of Japan announced a small expansion of its deflation-fighting stimulus policies on Friday, but promised a full review of its approach. Credit Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters TOKYO — As Japan’s economy limped into the second half of the year, some analysts hoped that the central bank would take new, radical steps. It could move its benchmark interest rate further below zero. It could drop cash directly into the arms of Japanese consumers — so-called helicopter mon..>> view original
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