New York Today: Secret Rooms and Speakeasies
Many of these hidden spaces are private, shut away behind lock and key.But others are more accessible. And when the temperatures drop this weekend, you might try to get cozy in one of these intimate speakeasies. • Please Don’t Tell in the East Village. The entrance is inside Crif Dogs. Step into the phone booth, pick up the receiver, ring and ask the host to squeeze you in.• Employees Only in the West Village, hidden behind a psychic shop. Have a drink while a fortune teller has a look at your ..>> view originalWhat Makes a New York City Kid?
This is what’s in Layah Jones’s neon-rainbow backpack with butterfly wings: day planner, language arts binder, math notebook, Spanish and math and drama and work and study skills folders, copy of “The Giver” by Lois Lowry, Rubik’s cube, wallet, combination lock, plastic pouch of pens and pencils and stapler and white-out and highlighters. This is what’s in her rubber swim bag: swimsuit, towel, swim cap, goggles, flip-flops. This is what’s crammed into her little pink lunch bag to sustain her fo..>> view originalRare Find in New York: A Teenage Birder
Photo Kai Victor, a high school senior at the Dalton School, scanning the trees for birds in Central Park. Credit Demetrius Freeman for The New York Times “You’re in for quite a show today,” said Kai Victor, stepping from the busy streets of Manhattan into Central Park, which during the fall migration season becomes a bird watcher’s paradise.Of the numerous species flying south over New York City, many touch down briefly in that vast rectangle of greenery.“All the birds..>> view original9 Rarities Appearing at a New York Art Fair's Debut
Photo A figure from the Hemba tribe of Niembo in the Congo. Credit Didier Claes Say “Maastricht” to anyone in a certain precinct of the art world and they will know you are talking about TEFAF Maastricht, the grande dame of art fairs, specializing in extremely high-end art and antiques. Now comes TEFAF New York, a new fair scheduled to appear twice a year at the Park Avenue Armory, in the fall and the spring, and repeat that museum-quality level.The fair’s fall debut h..>> view originalDonald Trump Heckled by New York Elite at Charity Dinner
Breaking with decades of tradition at the gathering once he took the microphone, Mr. Trump set off on a blistering, grievance-filled performance that translated poorly to the staid setting, stunning many of the well-heeled guests who had filed into the Waldorf Astoria hotel for an uncommon spectacle: an attempted détente in a campaign so caustic that the candidates, less than 24 hours earlier, declined to shake hands on a debate stage. Relations did not much improve.Mr. Trump’s set began typica..>> view originalMore New York City Schools Join Diversity Initiative
Photo The Children’s Workshop School, in the East Village, will alter its admissions policies to enroll additional disadvantaged students. Credit Todd Heisler/The New York Times To the disappointment of some activists, the de Blasio administration’s approach to school integration so far can be summed up in one word: incremental.However, one small program aimed at diversifying schools in New York City is getting bigger. Last year, seven elementary schools were allowed to..>> view originalWe the users of the streets of the City of New York
New Yorkers risk their lives every time they leave their apartments on foot, in a car or on a bike. Roadways and sidewalks are so dangerous that it is time that we ...>> view originalNew York Attorney General Won't Investigate Police Killing of Bronx ...
Photo A vigil for Deborah Danner, who was fatally shot on Tuesday during a confrontation with a police officer in her Bronx apartment. Credit James Estrin/The New York Times The New York State attorney general, Eric T. Schneiderman, said on Thursday that his office would not investigate the fatal police shooting of a mentally ill woman this week in the Bronx.The announcement came a day after Mayor Bill de Blasio, a Democrat, and Police Commissioner James P. O’Neill crit..>> view originalDaily Report: Airbnb Faces a New York Showdown
Photo An Airbnb supporter at a rally in New York last year. Credit Shannon Stapleton/Reuters Airbnb is a marquee company of the so-called sharing economy, but that doesn’t mean it wants to share its own stuff.Sharing-economy companies employ technology that enables individuals to transform personal assets into profit-making entities. Uber and Lyft enable cars to become taxis. Airbnb turns apartments into hotel rooms.What they don’t typically do is enter the thicket of l..>> view originalA fresh twist for New York's skyline
Photos: These spiraling skyscrapers are some of the world's most eye-catching buildngsLet us dance – 'The Eleventh' towers in Manhattan, New York, will have a rotating aesthetic that gives the appearance of movement.The towers, designed by Bjarke Ingels Group, will stand 300 and 400 meters tall when they are completed in 2019. Photos: These spiraling skyscrapers are some of the world's most eye-catching buildngsLooking good – The twisted design serves a practical purpose by allowing more expan..>> view original
Thursday, October 27, 2016
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