Character Study: At 100, a Conductor, Like the Music, Keeps Going Ed Simons, at triple digits in age, still plays, teaches and conducts. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
Posts published in “New York City”
Inside Pitches New Jersey baseball prospects head indoors to train with professionals during the winter months. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
Amtrak Passengers Say They Were Stuck on Train for Hours in Freezing Cold Passengers on the train, going to Boston from Washington, were stranded north of Manhattan without power for several hours early Friday morning. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
360 View: Light Bulbs That Help You Sleep Different kinds of light can either lull you to sleep or make you more alert and focused. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
Sunday Routine: How Malay Spends His Sundays: Cooking at Home, Music in the Studio The Grammy-winning music producer and his wife, the singer Iris Belson, bracket his shortened workday with walks, workouts, cooking and TV. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
Big City: Reaction in New York to Betsy DeVos? A Lot of Shrugs Amid the furor over the new education secretary, the reality is that the federal government has limited influence over the city’s schools. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
The Look: New York City: Photographs of Style, Culture, and Discovery Andre Wagner, a photographer based in Brooklyn, roamed the streets of Manhattan this winter in search of stylish moments. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
How’s the Mayor Doing? A Color-Coded App Can Answer That Data on Mayor Bill de Blasio’s promises, and the progress made on them, has been collected by his staff and is likely to play a role in his re-election bid.…
Neighborhood Joint: Retro Roller Skating Under the Strobe Lights RollerJam USA is the only indoor, year-round roller skating rink in New York. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
Briefing: Winter Storm Hits the Northeast Forecasts called for 8 to 12 inches of snow in New York City. Parts of New England could get up to 18 inches of snow. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
Take a Spin Through the Disco Era RollerJam, on Staten Island, is New York’s only indoor, year-round skating rink. Glide along with the regulars for some “old-fashioned fun.” {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
The Hunt: From a Condo in East Harlem to a House in the Suburbs A frustrating search for a condo and an expanding family lead a couple to a house in Mount Vernon. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
Can Raf Simons Reinvent Calvin Klein? One of the most respected designers of his generation has come to New York to reboot Calvin Klein, and the fashion world is cheering. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
Editorial: Albany Smothers a Plastic-Bag Law The New York State Legislature bowed to the plastic bag industry in voting to strike down a city law that would improve the environment. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
Former Knick Charles Oakley Is Arrested After Altercation at Madison Square Garden Oakley, a former Knicks player who has been estranged from the organizations for years, was ejected from Madison Square Garden after a commotion in the stands as the…