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After the Rain Comes the Reckoning for the Mayor

Two investigations will consider how the city prepared for and responded to last week’s torrential storm.

Published by By James Barron in New York

After the Rain Comes the Reckoning for the Mayor
New York

After the Rain Comes the Reckoning for the Mayor

Vineri, 6 Octombrie 2023 @ 07:04:04

Two investigations will consider how the city prepared for and responded to last week’s torrential storm.

publicat de By James Barron
New York

Will New Yorkers Move Into Homes With Shared Kitchens and Baths?

Joi, 5 Octombrie 2023 @ 07:03:04

A think tank says the best way to convert offices to apartments is “flexible co-living,” with communal kitchens and bathrooms.

publicat de By James Barron
New York

It’s Getting Harder to Be Poor in New York

Miercuri, 4 Octombrie 2023 @ 07:05:04

City services for the poor are lagging under Mayor Eric Adams. Also, Central Park’s Great Lawn, damaged in a concert, is closing six weeks early for maintenance.

publicat de By James Barron
New York

Memories of a Soldier from Chinatown, by 12 Speakers

Marți, 3 Octombrie 2023 @ 07:05:04

Danny Chen, who died by suicide after being subjected to hazing in Afghanistan, will be memorialized by readers, including a well-known playwright.

publicat de By James Barron
New York

How Libraries Are Fighting Book Banning

Joi, 28 Septembrie 2023 @ 07:03:05

Banned Books Week begins on Sunday, and the city’s library systems are mobilizing to support the freedom to read.

publicat de By James Barron
New York

New Life for an Old Building in Williamsburg

Miercuri, 27 Septembrie 2023 @ 07:20:04

A 15-story office building has been planted inside the old brick walls of the former Domino’s sugar refinery. Also, Senator Robert Menendez loses support in his own party.

publicat de By James Barron
New York

New York Takes a Harder Line on Migrants’ Right to Shelter

Marți, 26 Septembrie 2023 @ 07:10:05

New rules limit how long adults without children can stay in a shelter, and the city is going to court to try to curb the right-to-shelter mandate.

publicat de By James Barron
New York

Why the Central Park 5 Prosecutor Is Fighting Netflix

Luni, 25 Septembrie 2023 @ 07:07:37

Linda Fairstein argues that the series “The Way They See Us” defamed her. The case could go to trial.

publicat de By James Barron
New York

When Washington Square Was a Burial Ground

Vineri, 22 Septembrie 2023 @ 07:10:10

A headstone from 1799, found during a renovation 14 years ago, will be dedicated today in the Greenwich Village park.

publicat de By James Barron
New York

A Museum With a Timely Theme Reopens Today

Joi, 21 Septembrie 2023 @ 07:03:05

The Tenement Museum looks at the experience of waves of immigrants in New York City.

publicat de By James Barron
New York

How A.I. Increased the Graduation Rate at John Jay College by 32 Points

Miercuri, 20 Septembrie 2023 @ 07:03:04

Software identified at-risk students, who were given extra help. Also, New London, Conn., hasn’t forgotten the traitor Benedict Arnold, 242 years later.

publicat de By James Barron
New York

Don’t Call Them Shark Bites

Marți, 19 Septembrie 2023 @ 07:03:04

An expert is dubious that there are more sharks in the waters off New York. And when incidents do occur, sharks don’t deliberately sink their teeth in, she said.

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