San Francisco skyscrapers transformed with lasers and video projections
Let's Glow SF is a yearly winter tradition in San Francisco that features video and laser projections on buildings in the Financial District.
The Pacific Coast Stock Exchange Building is the standout location for Let's Glow SF, with video artists creating projection-mapped films specifically for its unique architecture.
This year's event featured new additions, including a light show with high-powered lasers at One Bush Plaza and the work of French artist Yann Nguema at the Ferry Building. [ more ]
Casa Lever, in the Lever House on Park Avenue, Gets a Refresh
The eye-catching collection of Andy Warhol portraits are gone.The walls of Casa Lever, the elegant Milanese-style Italian restaurant that just reopened after months of renovation in the landmark Lever House on Park Avenue, will now display two colorful Damien Hirst paintings, Summer of Love and Love and Hate.
Zouheir Louhaichy, the head maitre d' at Balthazar, the perennially popular SoHo brasserie, doesn't give just any customer his cell number.Those who have it, though, are not shy about reaching out on Sundays, his day off.I'll get texts from regulars who are either desperate to get in on short notice or need help with future requests, he said.
We've all heard it before: Why go to a restaurant to eat something you can make at home?But sometimes you order something so incredible, so unforgettable, that you immediately want the recipe to make whenever you feel like it.Here at The Times, we've been collecting restaurant recipes which can be found on New York Times Cooking for decades, from high-end French restaurants to neighborhood spots.
I found it stressful to work from home as a Gen Z account exec. Here's why I'll choose to work in the office every time - even if it costs more to do so.
Devin Walsh spends up to 40 minutes commuting to work at least four days each week.Walsh says she enjoys being around her teammates and feels more productive in an office.She's also been able to receive multiple promotions and raises in less than two years.This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Devin Walsh, a 23-year-old senior account executive from New York City.
Brunch, Lunch, and Dinner Deals Thunder Into the City for San Francisco Restaurant Week
In this economy, we could pretty much all use a break, so there's perhaps even more incentive to take advantage of the deals being offered during this spring's edition of San Francisco Restaurant Week.The event, put on as always by the city's restaurant industry lobbying group the Golden Gate Restaurant Association, will run from Friday, April 14 through Sunday, April 23 meaning 10 full days to take advantage of the discounted prix fixe menus offered by restaurants and bars across San Francisco.
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Another Powerhouse LA Chain Jumps to a Coastal Orange County Space
More news for Orange County this week, as the quickly-growing Canadian chain Joey is set to debut at Newport Beach's Fashion Island in just a few days' time.The restaurant first came to prominence in Woodland Hills and Downtown Los Angeles back in the summer of 2019, almost immediately becoming a millions-a-year staple for the Financial District set and tourists looking to enjoy a bit of everything from the wide-ranging menu.
Nicholas Gray, Founder of NYC Hot Dog Institution Gray's Papaya, Dies at 86
1. Nicholas Gray, the founder of Grays Papaya, passed away at the age of 86. 2. Gray opened the first Grays Papaya location in 1972 on the Upper West Side, quickly becoming a New York City staple. 3. Gray's legacy lives on in the form
Shermane Billingsley, Guardian of the Stork Club's Legacy, Dies at 78
Shermane Billingsley was barely 2 years old when the Broadway gossip columnist Dorothy Kilgallen revealed that Shermane was bedridden with a fever of 104.Less than a year later, Walter Winchell reported that Shermane had vamped to an inquiring columnist, I will break your heart someday with my big blue eyes!
Hong Kong Wants More Tourists, but Mostly Good Quality' Ones, Please
One by one the tour buses descended on the blue collar neighborhood in Hong Kong known as To Kwa Wan literally translated as Potato Bay unloading throngs of travelers from mainland China outside large restaurants where a quick lunch awaited them inside.Outfitted in white, red and orange ball caps to denote which tour they belonged to, the visitors crowded the sidewalks, smoked cigarettes under a No Smoking sign and bumped into the glass storefront of a real estate office where Nicky Lam, a property agent, was rolling her eyes.
Power Outage Caused by Underground Fire Continues to Impact Restaurants and Businesses in the Financial District
Parts of the Financial District, North Beach, and Pier 29 continue to be affected by a power outage that has troubled the neighborhood since Wednesday, April 26.A fire in an underground electrical vault at 640 Clay Street was reported at 8:42 p.m. Wednesday, with flames seen shooting out of a nearby manhole, according to ABC7.
4 Parking Garages Ordered Evacuated After Deadly Collapse in Manhattan
In the wake of a deadly collapse of a parking garage in Lower Manhattan last week, New York City officials found structural problems at four other garages so dangerous they ordered the buildings at least partially vacated.At those four garages two in Manhattan and two in Brooklyn the city's Buildings Department found that the structures had deteriorated to the point where they were now posing an immediate threat to public safety, said Andrew Rudansky, a spokesman for the department.
There's a 68-tonne 'Celtic Tiger' under Toronto. But don't worry, it's boring a tunnel for Hydro One | CBC News
There's a "Celtic Tiger" that weighs 68 tonnes that'll be chewing up the earth underneath Toronto for about a year.But don't worry.This isn't a horror movie we're talking about.Hydro One lowered the massive Celtic Tiger Tunnel Boring Machine into the ground on Monday to build a tunnel that will house new transmission cables under the city core.
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A Vibrant New Night Market Will Fill FiDi Streets With Food, Drinks, and Dancing Tonight
Although it's unclear when, exactly, spring started, the Friday weather seems to be cooperating for the first night of the Bhangra and Beats Night Market set for today, Friday, May 12 in downtown San Francisco.The new event will have a mix of food and drink vendors, including San Francisco's New Delhi restaurant, Bissap Baobab, SF Chickenbox, and Al Pastor Papi, with bar 620 Jones serving cocktails and non-alcoholic options for the crowds.
The Atoboy Team Returns With Seoul Salon, in Koreatown
This New York interpretation of a Korean sooljib, a spot for drinking, is from Ellia and Junghyun JP Park, the wife-and-husband team who own Atomix, Atoboy and Naro with their partner Hand Hospitality.At the entrance, a cocktail bar, run by Jiyoon Baek, features drinks that lean on traditional Korean spirits.
One Wall Street skyscraper completes conversion from offices to apartments
Work to convert an art deco skyscraper from offices to residential use has completed, becoming the largest building in New York City to undergo this type of adaptive reuse.A total of 566 homes now occupy One Wall Street, designed by Ralph Walker and completed in 1931, in Lower Manhattan's Financial District.
Bank Station Has A Brand New Entrance On Cannon Street
Bank Station has been receiving something of a gradual glowup recently, and a new entrance on Cannon Street, plus two new lifts, are the latest strings to its bow.It follows on from the arrival of new moving walkways to speed up that switch between the Central and Northern line, as well as a set of new interchanges that make access to the DLR much faster at Bank Station.
Seven-year, 700m transformation of Bank station opens
T he 700m, seven-year transformation of Bank station was completed on Monday amid hopes it will encourage more commuters back to the Square Mile.But there were teething problems ahead of the grand unveiling by Mayor Sadiq Khan with rush-hour trains on the Northern line briefly unable to stop at the station due to power supply problems.
'A once-in-a-lifetime experience': Boston gathers for a royal visit
Local "I think William and Kate are great role models for young people like me to try and change the world."Hundreds of Bostonians braved the rain to welcome Prince William and Princess Catherine at City Hall Plaza Tuesday evening.The welcome event, which included speeches from Governor-elect Maura Healey, Mayor Michelle Wu, and Prince William himself, drew both curious passersby and royal devotees.
That 85-Year-Old FiDi Bar Might Not Make a Comeback After All
It feels like only yesterday that Harrington's Bar & Grill neighbor Ed Kim told fellow San Franciscans he was seeking to reopen the 85-year-old bar.But, the owners of the bar - Ken and Michael Harrington, who are descendants of the original owners - told the San Francisco Business Timesthere are actually no plans to revive the business.
Grubb Properties Eyes 70 Apartments in East Hollywood
Grubb Properties CEO Clay Grubb and 1353 North Western Avenue, Los Angeles (Clay Grubb, Urban Architecture Lab) Grubb Properties seeks to build a 70-unit, mixed-used apartment complex in East Hollywood.The North Carolina-based developer has filed plans to build the seven-story building on a vacant lot at 1353 North Western Avenue, Urbanize Los Angeles reported.
At bars and restaurants, Thursday is the new Friday
The Boston Globe The pandemic-altered rhythms of work and life mean the once-unremarkable day that predated the weekend is busier than ever.On an October Thursday in Brighton, a dozen chatty patrons sipped Japanese liquor at The Koji Club.Bartenders described the sake - brews with names like Forgotten Fortune or Dragon God - as "ricey and rusty," and a couple complained about their bosses over a plate of curry empanadas.
Eyes on the Street: Battery's Unprotected "Protected" Bike Lane
Financial district safety washing gets a layer of plastic
The bike lane is closed so that SFMTA can add bendy straws.Photos: Streetsblog/Rudick Note: GJEL Accident Attorneys regularly sponsors coverage on Streetsblog San Francisco and Streetsblog California.Unless noted in the story, GJEL Accident Attorneys is not consulted for the content or editorial direction of the sponsored content.
Hudson Pacific Properties' Victor Coleman (Hudson Pacific Properties, Getty) Hudson Pacific Properties feels the impacts of a slow office market.It's a time of pause, slowness and maybe even reversing path and giving up space, particularly for technology tenants, the company's President Mark Lammas said during an earnings call on Thursday.
Jacques Villegle & Streets of Paris Opening Reception + Book Signing (SF)
The public is invited to a book signing celebration on Thursday, May 26 from 5:30-7:30PM for "JACQUES VILLEGLÉ AND THE STREETS OF PARIS" by BARNABY CONRAD III published by Modernism Inc. (San Francisco) and Inkshares (Oakland)
Here, in no special order, is a year's worth of memorable dishes I ate around New York.All come from places that did not make my list of 10 favorite restaurants: Image Cacio e pepe does not belong everywhere, but it belongs in the rice balls at Cafe Spaghetti.Credit...Adam Friedlander for The New York Times The world does not need cacio e pepe bagels or cacio e pepe breakfast cereal, but it probably does need the cacio e pepe arancini dry and craggy outside, hot and gooey within that Sal Lamboglia makes in his little red-sauce joint by the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway.
Museum of London to close ahead of relocation to Smithfield Market
In a shadowy niche of the Museum of London lies one of its greatest treasures: the Head of Mithras, discovered only a few streets away in 1954.Mithras was a god associated with the sun and the ritual slaying of a bull: his cult may have originated in modern-day Iran but, by the third century AD, a temple had been founded in his honour at the opposite end of the Roman Empire: a rainy outpost beside the Thames, in what would one day become the financial district of the city of London.
Click on the slide show to see this week's featured properties: In the Financial District: a one-bedroom, one-bath, 1,160-square-foot corner apartment with a foyer that descends down steps into a combined living and dining room, a galley kitchen with a dishwasher and cabinet-faced appliances, a washer and dryer, and a 700-square-foot wraparound terrace, on the top floor of a nine-story doorman building at William Street with a gym, library and hotel-style concierge.
Ontario Securities Commission chair resigns 7 months into her term | CBC News
Without saying why, Heather Zordel has resigned as chair of the Ontario Securities Commission just seven months into her posting.The Financial District is shown with the CN Tower in the background in Toronto on Friday, Aug. 5, 2022.(Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press) The chair of the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has stepped down less than a year after taking the job.
Junior's hits the streets for National Cheesecake Day * Brooklyn Paper
Boasting the world's most famous cheesecake, Junior's Restaurant and Bakery in Brooklyn has consistently served the community - and now, its taking its world-renowned desserts to the streets in celebration of National Cheesecake Day.
Crunching the COVID-19 Numbers: Nearly 70 NYC areas had 100 or more new infections last week | amNewYork
Thousands of New Yorkers contracted COVID-19 last week as infection rates continue to tick upward in yet another reminder that the pandemic remains far from over.
Not paying your TTC fare? Expect to get ticketed again this fall after pandemic pause | CBC News
The TTC says it will resume ticketing and fining passengers who don't pay their fares this fall after a hiatus due to the pandemic and a review of enforcement protocols in response to accusations of racism.