10 Things to Do in NYC Now
10 Things to Do in NYC NowIt’s a big city, with plenty to do, see, hear and watch. Here’s a sampling of cultural highlights this weekend and over the week ahead.The trumpeter Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah in February.CreditDamon Winter/The New York TimesJazzA Steady Vision on Shifting GroundChristian Scott aTunde Adjuah at Zankel HallFor over a decade, Mr. Scott, 34, has carried his precise and restless vision across shifting terrain. Most recently, he’s been fusing new developments in hip-hop w..>> view originalHow a 17-year-old caught a New York landmark in its final moments
In 1955, New York City began demolishing the Third Avenue El — and 17-year-old Sid Kaplan was there with his camera. “I’ve always been interested in New York history,” Kaplan, now 78, tells The Post. “I also happened to be lucky that the high school I was going to was right off Third Avenue, so I didn’t have to walk that far!” His shots, on view at the New York Transit Museum’s Grand Central Gallery Annex, along with signs and other artifacts, chronicle the beauty and chaos of New York City’s c..>> view originalBefore Driver's Times Square Crash, a Descent Into Paranoia and ...
A law enforcement official, speaking on the condition of anonymity because the investigation was not complete, said Mr. Rojas had reported hearing voices and having hallucinations. Another law enforcement official said he had made some statements about a day of reckoning. Mr. Rojas left his Bronx apartment at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday and had no incidents until he sped onto the Times Square sidewalk around 11:54 a.m., Assistant Chief William Aubry, the commander of Manhattan South detectives, said..>> view originalNever Built New York: The Big Apple As It Might Have Been
New York City may boast one of the most familiar skylines in the world, but the Big Apple could have looked considerably different had any of the plans profiled in the recently published book “Never Built New York" by Sam Lubell and Greg Goldin come to fruition. An exhibition based on the book will open this fall at the Queens Museum, but before then take a virtual tour of 10 unbuilt New York City attractions, including a dome for the Brooklyn Dodgers, a futuristic city on Ellis Island and a..>> view originalAnthony Weiner Pleads Guilty to Federal Obscenity Charge
“I engaged in obscene communications with this teenager,” Mr. Weiner said, his voice high and shaky, and his body trembling. Those communications “included sharing explicit images and encouraging her to engage in sexually explicit conduct,” just as he had done with adult women, he said. Mr. Weiner, 52, will have to register as a sex offender where he works and lives, and he may face a prison term. He pleaded guilty to transferring obscene material to a minor, which carries a sentence of up to 1..>> view originalCentral Park Records First May Heat Wave Since 2001
If it seems unusually hot in New York City, you're right -- the city is now officially experiencing its first May heat wave in 16 years. Temperatures in Central Park hit 90 degrees at 1:08 p.m. Friday, following highs of 92 Thursday (a record) and 90 on Wednesday. Besides being the first in May since 2001, it's the fifth-earliest heat wave in records that date to 1868.(There was an April heat wave in 2002, which holds the record for all-time earliest.)There's relief in sight for the weekend, tho..>> view originalTrump Told Russians That Firing 'Nut Job' Comey Eased Pressure ...
The White House document that contained Mr. Trump’s comments was based on notes taken from inside the Oval Office and has been circulated as the official account of the meeting. One official read quotations to The Times, and a second official confirmed the broad outlines of the discussion. Sean Spicer, the White House press secretary, did not dispute the account.In a statement, he said that Mr. Comey had behaved politically and put unnecessary pressure on the president’s ability to conduct dip..>> view originalElaborate Welcome for President Trump in Saudi Arabia
The two leaders posed for photos while seated in the Royal Hall at the airport’s terminal before getting into a motorcade to head to a series of meetings. Aides said Mr. Trump had spent most of the flight from Washington, which took 12 hours and 20 minutes, meeting with staff, reading newspapers and working on his speech. He got very little sleep, they said. Photo President Trump and his wife, Melania, arrived in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Saturday. Credit Evan Vucci/Associated Pres..>> view originalYankees undone by mistakes, including one by fill-in manager
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — As they worked out of a ditch in the first week of the season and rose to the top of the AL East, the Yankees avoided self-inflicted wounds. Friday night against the Rays, the Yankees grazed through a buffet line of mistakes on their way to a 5-4 loss in front of a Tropicana Field gathering of 21,146. Begin with Luis Severino’s shaky first inning, which set the stage for a pedestrian five frames in which he gave up a run but also five hits and three walks — and eventually..>> view original'My heart died in New York': Times Square victim's dad speaks out
The grief-stricken father of the young woman fatally mowed down by a maniac driver speeding down a Times Square sidewalk said Friday, “My heart died in New York yesterday.’’ Thomas Elsman drove to the city from his Michigan home with his son Thursday night after hearing the awful news about 18-year-old Alyssa. He told WNYW/Fox 5, “There’s no words. I want to scream. My first-born daughter is gone.’’ Alyssa, her 13-year-old sister, Ava, and their mom were visiting New York when Richard Rojas st..>> view original
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