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• New York Today: How to Watch the Solar Eclipse

  

  There are also other ways to see the eclipse. You can make a pinhole projector out of paper or cardboard (here’s how), or a spaghetti strainer (with large holes) can be used as a pinhole projector in a pinch, Dr. Faherty said. Where to Watch ItViewing the eclipse will be easy from most places in the city, as long as the weather cooperates and you have a clear shot of the sky. But here are a few suggestions:Parks. Not only can they offer open views of the sky, Dr. Faherty said, but if you don’t ..

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• How to experience the solar eclipse in New York

  

  New Yorkers and folks all across the US are ready for Monday’s epic moon shadow. New York’s view of the “Great American Eclipse” — when the moon will align with the sun in a path visible from coast to coast for the first time in 99 years — begins at 1:23 p.m. Monday and ends at 4 p.m., with a two-minute peak of darkness at 2:44 p.m. It won’t be a total blackout in the city — New York will see a 71 percent eclipse. But it will still be quite a show. Once you take the proper precautions, includin..

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• Bannon Was Set for a Graceful Exit. Then Came Charlottesville.

  

  This account is based on interviews with a dozen White House aides, associates of the president’s and friends of Mr. Bannon’s.A former Naval officer, Mr. Bannon speaks often in the language of combat — of escalating conflict to “nuclear” levels and driving his enemies “ballistic.” But in the end, he had lost the war against a list of enemies that included nearly everyone in the West Wing. They included not just the adversaries whose conflicts with Mr. Bannon were widely aired — Gary D. Cohn, th..

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• Happening Today: Korea, Confederate Statues, Barcelona, Jerry ...

  

  What to KnowTroops kicked off their annual drills that come after tensions rose over North Korea's two intercontinental ballistic missile testsUniversity of Texas President Greg Fenves has ordered the removal of statues of Robert E. Lee and other Confederate figures from campusJerry Lewis, the manic, rubber-faced showman who jumped and hollered to fame in a lucrative partnership with Dean Martin has died at 91Get the top headlines of the day in your morning briefing from NBC 4 New York, Monday t..

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• Gov. Cuomo and New York clerics rip white supremacy and Trump's ...

  

  Gov. Cuomo and more than 125 religious leaders from around the state issued an open letter Sunday condemning white supremacy and President Trump's ...

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• How New York City's Electrical Utilities Observed the 1925 Eclipse

  

  Observers on a New York City rooftop, recording whether they saw totality for the Consolidated Gas survey in 1925. Consolidated Gas Company of New York As Sun is blocked by the Moon on August 21, solar power production across the United States will drop by about five gigawatts. Utility companies say there won’t be blackouts, but they are concerned about the impact of the eclipse on the electrical grid. The 2017 eclipse is an important chance to track the effects of an eclipse on solar power an..

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• The secret, surprising lives of NYC's hottest subway performers

  

  Look into the loud, sometimes dangerous lives of five of NYC’s most popular subway buskers. The Saw Lady Natalia Paruz, the Saw Lady, at the 34th St Herald Sq subway station.Annie Wermiel Aka: Natalia Paruz, 40 Favorite station: 42nd Street (N, Q, R, W) Signature sound: Eerie TK In the summer of 1997, Paruz was a ballerina who sold merchandise at Broadway theaters when she decided to play her saw for pedestrians during a lunch break. “After 10 minutes [of busking], there was as much money in th..

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• Trump Settles on Afghan Strategy Expected to Raise Troop Levels

  

  American military commanders have argued during the monthslong policy assessment that the additional troops would enable the United States to reverse gains made by the Taliban and militant groups like the Islamic State’s Afghan affiliate, the Islamic State in Khorasan.Administration aides, under orders to let Mr. Trump announce the details, hinted that any American commitment to increase force levels would require steps by the Afghans, like doing more to fight corruption.Mr. Trump’s Monday even..

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• The Week Ahead in New York Politics, August 21

  

  New York City Hall What to watch for this week in New York politics: Mayor de Blasio was back in town this weekend after a four-day vacation in Rhode Island. The mayor participated in several weekend evetns. He's not only returning this week to work at City Hall, but he's facing former City Council Member Sal Albanese in the first Democratic mayoral primary election debate on Wednesday night. It will be must-see TV on NY1 or must-hear radio on WNYC -- along with those two networks, the debat..

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• Solar eclipse 2017: What will the weather be in Central New York on ...

  

  Meteorologists expect a mostly sunny day with some cloud cover on Monday afternoon, when residents of Syracuse and Central New York can catch a glimpse of the highly-anticipated solar eclipse. Accuweather.com's Steve Travis and the National Weather Service's Paul Fitzsimmons both agreed the day will be mostly sunny with some clouds. They disagreed slightly on the potential severity of those coulds, and whether they could impact eclipse watchers. "It'll be a typical summer day with plenty of sun..

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