Posts published in “New York City”

To the City, a Pollution Fighter. To Some Residents, an Eyesore New York has added 3,000 bioswales, or rain gardens, to absorb storm water and ease pressure on an aging sewer system. But not everyone is pleased. {$excerpt:n} Source: New…

This Artist Is Calvin Klein’s Latest Muse The long collaboration between Sterling Ruby and the designer Raf Simons comes to fruition. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times

Acquitted in Lufthansa Heist, 82-Year-Old Is Charged in Car Fire Vincent Asaro, a reputed mob figure, was charged with arson and arson conspiracy after setting fire to a car after a recent road rage incident in Queens. {$excerpt:n} Source: New…

Suspect in Manhattan Killing Hated Black Men, Police Say James Harris Jackson, 28, an Army veteran from Baltimore claimed responsibility for using a sword to fatally stab a black man, the police say. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times

Party Coverage: Scene City: Woody Harrelson, Laura Dern and Dick Cavett at a Party for ‘Wilson’ Stars turn out to celebrate the new bittersweet comedy starring Mr. Harrelson about an easily provoked loner. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times

Life as a Runway: What 8 New Yorkers Wore to First Saturday at the Brooklyn Museum Visitors flocked to the newly opened Georgia O’Keefe exhibit, which features the artist’s wardrobe, along with key paintings and photographs. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York…

Social Circuit Crisis: With the Waldorf Closed, Where to Hold That Gala? After the Manhattan hotel, including its Grand Ballroom, shut for renovations, party planners rushed to find alternative places to hold their fund-raisers and galas. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York…

Op-Ed Contributor: The Truth About New York City’s Elite High Schools Bad policy and a false narrative of inferiority are keeping black and Latino students out of some of the city’s best schools. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times

Roused by Trump, First-Time Female Candidates Eye Local Seats Political activism, ignited largely in response to President Trump, has been followed by a flood of first-time state and local candidates, many of them women. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times

New York Today: New York Today: Russian Spies in Our Midst Wednesday: A brief history of Russian spies in New York, Preet Bharara joins N.Y.U., and swipe-sharing. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times

Where Halls of Ivy Meet Silicon Dreams, a New City Rises Focusing mainly on advanced technology and the sciences, three of the city’s biggest academic building projects in years will soon open for business. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times

Harder for Homeless to Enter N.Y.C. Shelters, Report Finds The Coalition for the Homeless said the number who were denied shelter had increased, and many had been forced to reapply multiple times. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times

Metropolitan Diary: Standard Morning Fare, on the Go Enjoying breakfast in the back of a cab bound for La Guardia. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times

Medicaid Fight Lands in New York, Crossing Party Lines An amendment to the massive and divisive health care overhaul, singling out New York’s state government to assume certain Medicaid costs, set off a political firestorm. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times