Posts published in “New York City”

My Space: Klaus Biesenbach’s Very Empty Nest in Manhattan The MoMA PS1 director prefers a window with a view over furniture or art. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times

Neighborhood Joint: A Bookstore With High Concepts, Low Prices and Tight Quarters Politics and poetry dominate Unoppressive Non-Imperialist Bargain Books in Greenwich Village, which shares space with a comic book shop. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times

My Space: Inside Klaus Biesenbach’s Minimalist Home The MoMA PS1 director lives in an all-white apartment with little décor. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times

Restaurant Review: Adventure (Try a Goat’s Head?) Is Still on the Menu at Babbo Mario Batali’s Greenwich Village perennial has kept its robust style but lost a bit of the old finesse. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times

A Messy Commute for N.J. Transit and L.I.R.R. Riders a Day After Derailment Amtrak said several tracks at Penn Station in Manhattan were still temporarily closed on Tuesday. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times

New York Today: New York Today: How to Ease a Hangover Tuesday: Remedies for the morning after, deplorable weather, and blossoming cherry trees. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times

Leonard Litwin, New York Real Estate Mogul, Dies at 102 Mr. Litwin’s imprint is on the Manhattan skyline in dozens of buildings he built, owned and operated with high-end amenities and lofty rents. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times

Front Burner: Cocktails With Picasso and Calder at MoMA The Modern at the Museum of Modern Art now serves cocktails and food in the sculpture garden. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times

Front Burner: With Arrival of Avocado Bar, Brooklyn Has It All The Avocaderia in Industry City sells smoothies, salads and, yes, avocado toast. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times

New York Today: New York Today: A Belated Budget Monday: Wrangling over state funding, shutting down Rikers Island, and making the first private cellphone call. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times

M.T.A. Shortens L Train Shutdown to 15 Months The $477 million contract to close the subway tunnel between Brooklyn and Manhattan for repairs shaves three months off the original plan. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times

Styles Q. and A.: The Vin Diesel Formula: Brains, Brawn and Heart The former bouncer and current action hero decided to make himself a movie star after Hollywood didn’t give him a chance. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times

New Jersey Transit Train Derails at Penn Station At least one person was injured, the authorities said. It was the second minor derailment in two weeks at the station. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times

At Kushners’ Flagship Building, Mounting Debt and a Foundered Deal Charles and Jared Kushner’s company was already losing money on its $1.8 billion skyscraper. Then a deal with the Chinese for a replacement fell apart. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times