Monday Bulletin: Bald Eagle Back in Central Park; UWS Sidewalk Sheds Among Manhattan's Oldest; Fordham's Unique New President; 2 UWS Eateries Named James Beard Semifinalists
Bald eagle Rover was spotted in Central Park after two years
Two Upper West Side sidewalk sheds named among oldest in Manhattan
Monday Bulletin: Central Park Snow Drought Continues; Brewer Comes Out Against 74th Street Shelter; United Healthcare Dropped From 2 Local Hospitals; James Joyce
NYC has had less than an inch of snow since February 2022.
The longest snow drought in Central Park in 693 days.
I Heard a Voice Coming From Behind a Nearby Stack of Books'
Dear Diary: My wife and I were walking back to our West Village apartment on a cold, rainy winter evening after an early dinner of Indian food in the East Village.As we approached Broadway and West 12th Street, it started raining harder.I glanced up at the sign above the entrance to the Strand bookstore.
Colin Miller Colin Miller Colin Miller Colin Miller Manhattan | 1 Wall Street, No. 622 A one-bedroom, one-and-a-half-bath, 1,060-square-foot apartment with 10-foot ceilings, ample closets, marble countertops and a garbage disposal in the kitchen, an en suite California king bedroom with radiant-heated bathroom floors, and a washer/dryer, on the sixth floor of a 56-story doorman building with porters, a concierge service, resident manager, gym, lap pool, private restaurant, dog wash, shared terrace, children's playroom, teen lounge, co-working space, extra storage and a bike room.
Rupert Murdoch Closes on Another Bachelor Pad, Paying Above List Price
The media mogul Rupert Murdoch has closed on his purchase of a mansion-size apartment overlooking Central Park, paying $35.2 million, which was well above the asking price.Mr. Murdoch, the founder and executive chairman of the News Corporation, which owns Fox News, bought the full-floor co-op at 150 Central Park South, a.k.a. the Hampshire House, from the estate of Julian H. Robertson Jr., a hedge fund pioneer and philanthropist who died last year.
Dotan Photography A spectacular penthouse in a recently opened West End Avenue condo building is a perfect choice for those who crave privacy at home in the heart of jam-packed New York City.The building, designed by COOKFOX Architects, features 57 residences.Compass is handling the sales.One notable point about the puzzled-together complex is that it manages to gracefully integrate and interpret three distinct façades from three neighboring buildings: a 1915 palazzo-style structure; a new construction tower; and the beautiful West End Collegiate Church.
Manhattan's Luxury Home Market Recorded 30 Signed Contracts Last Week
There were 30 luxury contracts signed in Manhattan during the week ending Sunday, marking only the seventh time 30 or more high-end home deals have been inked in a single week this year, according to Olshan Realty's Monday report.During both 2022 and 2021, there had been 14 weeks with 30 or more contracts by this point, the data showed.
The Boathouse in Central Park is reopening with a refreshed look and menu offerings, including traditional Continental-style dishes and a children's menu.
Baekjeong, a Korean barbecue restaurant, has been replaced by a new version focusing on offal dishes, while the original Baekjeong is relocating to a larger space nearby.
1. Migrant Kitchen is set to open in New York City's Central Park, offering a range of diverse menu items that reflect the flavors of global cuisines. 2. The restaurant is the brainchild of chef and restaurateur Jody Williams, who is committed to creating a space that celebrates
On Thanksgiving morning, our dog, Sherlock, ate his usual breakfast and went for his usual walk, on which he performed his usual bodily functions before returning to his usual spot on his (that is, our) bed.Something's wrong with Sherlock, my son announced an hour later, after which the dog bolted into the room and began to jerk uncontrollably.
City lifting ban on e-bikes in parks starting June 20 for yearlong pilot | amNewYork
Sign up for our amNY Sports email newsletter to get insights and game coverage for your favorite teams The city is lifting its ban on e-bikes and scooters in parks and greenways as part of a yearlong pilot starting June 20, the Parks Department announced on Wednesday.The policy change, announced by the Adams administration in March, will permit the operators of most e-bikes and e-scooters to ride on park drives, such as the loops in Central and Prospect parks, as well as the city's greenways, such as those along the Hudson River, East River, Harlem River, and Jamaica Bay.
Rosie O'Donnell's Posh Manhattan Penthouse Hits the Market for $8.3M
TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images / Brown Harris Stevens She has been shedding her real estate assets over the last few years, even letting go of her New Jersey property at a loss.She also bid adieu to her Florida vacation home and five-home, New York compound.The newest listing from the comedian is a four-bedroom, nearly 3,600-square-foot unit that sits high atop New York City and boasts access to a private, rooftop terrace.
The Most Expensive Home in South Carolina's History Hits the Market for $22M
Realtor.com Located in Simpsonville, SC, the 16,000-square-foot home sits on a sprawling 54 acres designed for the horse lover.Dubbed Circle Creek Estate, the massive property features world-class equestrian amenities, including three riding arenas, and a 12-stall barn inspired by Old World Europe.'Hand-built from scratch' Built in 2014, the six-bedroom estate was designed to resemble an English manor.
Casino Mogul Steve Wynn Lists His Manhattan Penthouse for a Mind-Blowing $90M
Getty Images / Realtor.comThe Big Apple property is a penthouse with a jaw-dropping price tag of $90 million.Wynn reportedly paid $70 million for the three-bedroom, 4.5-bath duplex condo apartment in 2012.The property is located in the former Hotel St. Moritz, which was designed by Emery Roth in 1930.
Studio Gang designs cave-like Gilder Center in New York
Chicago-based architecture firm Studio Gang has designed the Gilder Center in Manhattan to prioritize connectivity, creating a massive cavernous atrium meant to provoke a sense of exploration and discovery.The Richard Gilder Center for Science, Innovation, and Education is a new addition to the American Museum of Natural History off Central Park that unites, visually and functionally, the 26 buildings constructed there since its opening in the late 19th century.
Image Danny McBride, left, and Adam Devine in a scene from Season 3 of The Righteous Gemstones.Credit...Jake Giles Netter/HBO The Righteous Gemstones' When to watch: Sunday at 10 p.m., on HBO.Season 3 of The Righteous Gemstones kicks off with a quintessential over-the-top episode, full of adventurous bickering, outrageous circumstances and an unusual liturgy, as when Jesse Gemstone (Danny McBride) announces a successful mission trip that has restored people's vision through the power of God's love and LASIK surgery.
Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie' Review: Hiding in Plain Sight
With apologies to Dr. Emmett Brown, you don't need a flux capacitor to build a time machine.All you need to do is make a film.Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie, a new biographical documentary from Davis Guggenheim (An Inconvenient Truth), zips through the Back to the Future actor's career with humor and style; it gives the impression that its subject is willing to answer any question.
Roger Payne, who shared whale songs with the world, dies at 88
Biologist Roger Payne aboard a research vessel in 2002.His discovery that whales can sing galvanized a movement to end commercial whaling.(Christopher Johnson/Ocean Alliance/AP)Roger Payne, a biologist who put his ear to the ocean and pioneered the study of whale songs, recording the creatures' hypnotic, intricately patterned vocalizations - haunting wails, birdlike chirps, playful squeals and mournful moos - for a hit album that galvanized the anti-whaling movement and seemed to suggest the animals had a far richer inner life than previously imagined, died June 10 at his home in South Woodstock, Vt.
Paul McCartney's photos of early Beatlemania are in a book and on display in London
Paul McCartney's new book, Eyes of the Storm, offers a rare, intimate glimpse into the life of The Beatles in 1964.
The book includes over 200 never-before-seen photos, as well as personal anecdotes and reflections from Paul McCartney himself.
Through Eyes of the Storm, Paul McCartney hopes to share a timeless story of friendship, music, and adventure that will continue to inspire generations to come.
The Migrant Kitchen Expands to Central Park's Ballfields
When it established its flagship restaurant on the Upper West Side a little more than a year ago, the Migrant Kitchen put an element of the business of hospitality on its marquee recognizing the cooks, servers and others who are often recent arrivals in the United States.The company, which started with pop-ups and catering pre-Covid and opened locations in Brooklyn and on the Upper East Side, is now bringing its eclectic menu to Central Park.
Ban on Weight Discrimination Becomes Law in New York
Mayor Eric Adams on Friday signed into law a ban on discrimination in New York City based on a person's weight.The law adds weight and height to the list of characteristics that are protected from discrimination, along with race, gender, age, religion and sexual orientation, and will apply to employment, housing and access to public accommodations.
Bartees Strange announces tour dates, reveals "Daily News": Stream
Bartees Strange has revealed his new single, "Daily News," and announced a series of tour dates that'll take his acclaimed live show around the world.Originally a bonus track from the physical release of his celebrated sophomore album, Farm to Table, "Daily News" is a great example of Strange's style.
Skatepark With Colosseum View Gives Rome a Modern Tourist Attraction
They built it, and people came.Teenage boys, mostly, from Roma Nord, Ostia, Prenestina, Monterotondo and other suburbs, trekking to Rome's city center, boards in hand, to heelflip and airwalk and boardslide among the obstacles of a new skatepark, which opened to the public just before Christmas.We were desperate; we didn't have anything, said Lorenzo Ficini, 27, a marketing specialist and skateboarder who, as if on cue, approached a reporter to say that he wanted to thank the city for the skatepark.
Alberto Zamperla, Amusement Park Impresario, Is Dead at 71
Alberto Zamperla, a global amusement park impresario whose revival of Luna Park helped Coney Island recover from decades of decline, died on Nov. 17 near Vicenza, in northeast Italy.He was 71.His death, in a hospital in Altaville Vicentina, was confirmed by his son Alessandro, who said the cause had not yet been determined.
Orange Skies and Burning Eyes as Smoke Shrouds New York City
The smoke from wildfires hundreds of miles north that turned New York into a scene of unsettling gloom on Wednesday arrived as if from a burning building blocks away, draping the city in a thick and otherworldly orange-gray hue.In the air hung the acrid smell of a campfire.Not fog, not mist, not really weather at all this was something new to even veteran New Yorkers.
Birding in New York City is easier than you might think.The best place to bird in New York is exactly where you are right at that moment, said Martha Harbison, a writer and vice president of the Feminist Bird Club.I've observed 20 species from my own window.And I live in a very ungreen area of Brooklyn.
Alicia Keys Is Making a Musical. Her Own Life Inspired the Story.
For more than a decade, Alicia Keys has been quietly developing a musical inspired by her own turbulent adolescence growing up among artists in New York City.Now that musical, Hell's Kitchen, is almost ready for viewing: It will be staged this fall at the Public Theater, the downtown nonprofit where A Chorus Line and Hamilton were born.
A Sandwich Shop Known for Elk Meat Reopens as a High-End Wine Bar
Restaurant openings have been picking up in New York City.Hundreds of new restaurants have opened over the past year - so many in fact, it can feel like whiplash.Consider this your guide to all the new restaurants, bars, and cafes, that have opened recently.Here's a roundup of the restaurants and bars that opened in June.
Bakhmut Is Gone: An Aerial Look at the War's Destruction
Bakhmut is obliterated.As fighting around the city in eastern Ukraine rages on, drone footage taken by The New York Times on Friday captured the scorched buildings, destroyed schools, and cratered parks that now define Bakhmut.What looks like an early-morning haze spreading across the shattered skyline is the acrid smoke that hung heavy after another night of relentless shelling.
A Classic New York Building Celebrates Its 101st Birthday
Good morning.It's Thursday.We'll look at a 101-year-old apartment building on the Upper West Side that is celebrating its link to a famous architect.We'll also say goodbye to Pale Male, the red-tailed hawk who captured the city's heart.Image Credit...Steven Freeman for The New York Times Before the famous buildings on Park Avenue and Fifth Avenue with the famously opulent duplexes, there was 215 West 92nd Street, a building on the corner of Broadway that was Rosario Candela's first solo commission.
Sutton Place Penthouse Merges Bespoke Finishes, Iconic Views and Timeless Design
Evan Joseph Though not as fashionable as it once was, Manhattan's Sutton Place neighborhood is on the rise.Comprising just about a dozen blocks along the East River between 53rd and 59th Streets, it's home to a few world-famous institutions, including the United Nations and Sotheby's auction house.A mix of stately apartment houses designed by esteemed architects like Rosario Candela and Emery Roth and gleaming glass towers, Sutton Place's many parks and old-fashioned neighborhood shops give it the feeling of a small village in the teeming heart of the city.
It's disorienting: Again and again these past few weeks, I've been walking through New York and thinking I'm somewhere else.I'll be strolling through Central Park, but the sounds I hear come from a park nine time zones away.In line at my local Whole Foods I'll hear the cash registers of an Eastern European grocery store.
The Manhattan Parents Who Won't Let Their Teens Outside Alone
On weekday afternoons from 3 to about 5 p.m., certain streets on the Upper East Side can become almost impassable.Volvos, Beemers, and Teslas idle or double-park, and the (mostly) moms behind the wheel crane their necks, trying to glimpse the school door.Nannies line up with tanklike strollers, zip-top bags of apple slices and Goldfish crackers at the ready.
Our Cover Star, London: An Interview with Emilie Louise Gossiaux - The Paris Review
1. Embracing vulnerability is a key part of art-making for Emilie Louise Gossiaux. She encourages aspiring artists to be comfortable with the discomfort of revealing themselves in their work. 2. Gossiaux believes that connection and collaboration with other creatives can bring a new perspective
So pleased to meet you: why it's never too late to make close friends
There's an assumption in life that by the time you've reached your more seasoned years, you've made all the close friends you need.Surely you've accumulated enough through school, university and work.But I've learned that close friends can be made at any age.In my case, one of my most meaningful, profound friendships was formed when I was in my mid-50s.
Patrick Bringley on his book 'All the Beauty in the World'
SCOTT SIMON, HOST: *** Patrick Bringley suffered a profound loss and decided to seek shelter in the most beautiful place he knew.He would spend a decade there as a guard.Let's ask him to read from his new memoir, "All The Beauty In The World: The Metropolitan Museum Of Art And Me." PATRICK BRINGLEY: (Reading) The mornings are church-mouse quiet.
'Black on Black' Celebrates Black Culture While Exploring History and Racial Tension
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Cover of 'Black on Black' by Daniel Black.(Hanover Square Press)
These lines appear on the first page of Daniel Black's Black on Black: On Our Resilience and Brilliance in America: Black on Black is not an easy read.Black's voice is strong, informed, angry, and relentless - and that infuses his essays with the power to affect readers.
Where to Find Family-Style Dining, and More Reader Questions
Unofficial summer is officially underway.I'm looking forward to eating outdoors as much as humanly possible before it gets unbearably hot.(I'm a summer agnostic.)That said, it's reader question time and, as usual, my inbox was full of thoughtful and fun requests, including where to go for large-format dining, where to find carciofi alla giudia (Jewish-style artichokes) and where to have great nonalcoholic drinks.
Nicholas Gray, 86, Dies; Paired Hot Dogs With Papaya to Make a Landmark
Nicholas Gray, the founder of Gray's Papaya, a storefront hot-dog stand whose culinary eccentricity, competitive prices, clever sloganeering and apparent immutability earned the affection of New Yorkers young and old, rich and poor, died on Friday at a hospital in Manhattan.He was 86.The cause was complications of Alzheimer's disease, his daughter Natasha Gray said.
Upper East Side Home of Late Investment Banker Robert Menschel Lists for $8.25 Million
The Manhattan residence of the late investment banker Robert Menschel has hit the market for $8.25 million.Located on Fifth Avenue on the Upper East Side-just south of the Metropolitan Museum of Art-the co-op is "the epitome of luxury living on the Upper East Side," according to last week's listing with Coldwell Banker Warburg.
Kendall Roy's Succession penthouse brings quiet luxury to new heights - listed for $29 million
No show exhibits New York glamor quite like HBO's Succession - and Kendall Roy's penthouse is the epitome of indulgence.Kendall (played by Jeremy Strong) lives in a three-level penthouse at the top of the tallest tower north of 72nd Street, one of the tallest buildings in the Upper East Side.Comprising three floors and five bedrooms - and boasting views of Manhattan's skyline - the apartment is among the rarest in New York, and is considered to be one of the world's best home's on the market for $29 million.
Amy Schumer Sells a Spacious Penthouse on the Upper West Side
The comedian Amy Schumer has finally closed on the sale of her Upper West Side apartment, a sprawling, glass-enclosed penthouse with wraparound terraces and an expansive rooftop deck overlooking the Hudson River.The buyer of the unit, perched atop 190 Riverside Drive, at West 91st Street, is the award-winning composer and lyricist Benj Pasek.
When LaChena Clark was laid off from her job as a senior loan officer at Chase Bank in 2008, she still had to do her laundry.So, she figured out how to monetize the never-ending chore, opening Sudsy Water Laundry&Dry Cleaners in Harlem.Now there are four locations; three in Harlem and one on the Upper East Side.
Wait until you see inside this $80M mansion for sale in Manhattan
If it sells for the asking price, it'll be the most expensive townhouse ever sold in NYC.An architectural masterpiece full of opulent details within its 20,000 square feet just went on the market on the Upper East Side-for $80,000,000.Yes, you read that right: $80 million.A listing for The Benjamin N. Duke House, located at 1009 Fifth Avenue across from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, calls it "the rarest opportunity to acquire a piece of history and make a bold statement in your portfolio."
Approaching. Move In.' How Ukraine Reversed theMomentum inBakhmut
Ukrainian soldiers were waiting for just the right moment to attack.Then they received critical intelligence: Russian mercenaries on the other side of the front line outside Bakhmut were about to rotate out and be replaced by other soldiers.It was time to go.We all felt the adrenaline, said an infantry soldier who identified himself by his call sign, Face, in accordance with military protocols.
'City On Fire' Deviates From The Novel In A Major Way
Spoilers ahead for the City on Fire book.Inspired by Garth Risk Hallberg's 2015 novel of the same name, Apple TV+'s City on Fire is a "music-driven tale and family saga" that centers on the Fourth of July 2003 shooting of an NYU student named Samantha Yeung (Chase Sui Wonders).After the Central Park shooting, Samantha's friend Charlie (Wyatt Oleff), who is struggling to cope with his father's death on 9/11, stops at nothing to solve the mystery.
Looking to the Future, Japan Would Say Goodbye to Its Baseball Past
TOKYO Over a span of nearly 100 years, Meiji Jingu Stadium in central Tokyo has been the scene of numerous important events.Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig played there on a barnstorming tour, the novelist Haruki Murakami was inspired by a trip to the stadium to write his first novel and just last year Munetaka Murakami of the Yakult Swallows hit a record-breaking home run into the stadium's stands.
Eliot Spitzer and an Elite Co-op Board Fight Over a Ditch
On a coveted stretch of Fifth Avenue, steps away from Central Park, the shareholders of an Upper East Side cooperative are fighting for an unusual prize: the ownership of a grimy concrete ditch behind their luxury apartment building.The roughly 350-square-foot plot is at the center of a lawsuit filed on Friday in New York State Supreme Court that pits the millionaire residents of 980 Fifth Avenue against the real estate mogul and former governor of New York, Eliot Spitzer, who owns an adjacent rental tower.
Bill Perkins, Defender of His Harlem Constituents, Dies at 74
Bill Perkins, who for 24 years as a legislator from Harlem championed his community by, among other things, challenging Donald J. Trump's aggressive demand for the death penalty when five teenagers, who were later exonerated, were arrested in connection with a rape in Central Park in 1989 died on Tuesday at his home in Manhattan.
Ralph Lee, Father of Puppets and a New York Parade, Dies at 87
Ralph Lee, a creator of giant crustaceans, lizards, skeletons and sorceresses, as well as one enduring New York tradition, the Village Halloween Parade, died on Friday at his home in Manhattan.He was 87.His wife, Casey Compton, confirmed the death.She said his health had been declining for several months.
A Democratic Socialist Bows Out in Harlem as Challengers Circle
Kristin Richardson Jordan, a democratic socialist who is among the most left-leaning elected officials in New York City, announced on Tuesday that she was abruptly withdrawing from next month's Democratic primary and would not seek re-election to the City Council.Her upset victory in a Harlem Council race by 100 votes just two years ago was seen by some as a watershed moment for the city's ascendant progressive movement, a sign that voters could accept a politician whose views included abolishing the Police Department.
Road Races Look Different From the Back of the Pack
Latoya Shauntay Snell has run more than 200 races, and she knows where she will finish: near the back.So she expects to always be seeded in the last wave in multiwave races.But at the Brooklyn Half Marathon last month, she found herself in Wave 1. NYCRUNS, which organized the race, had done something unusual: All runners expecting to run 12 minutes per mile or slower were part of the first wave, to give them more time to finish before the road portions of the course reopened to cars.
He Lost His Legs in the War in Ukraine, but Not His Will to Run
Artem Moroz's four-mile race in Central Park in Manhattan this month didn't go as planned.The former Ukrainian soldier had hoped to run on new prosthetics made for him in the United States, but they weren't ready in time for the race.So he walked across the start using prosthetics he had brought from home and was pushed in a wheelchair the rest of the way.
Some Days It's Mind Over Muscle. Other Days It's Blowing Minds.
The New York Times Sports department is revisiting the subjects of some compelling articles from the last year or so.In April, we covered Oz Pearlman's Central Park loop challenge.Later in the year, he went after another goal.It was an August morning in the Hamptons, and Oz Pearlman was dripping with sweat.
New York City Triathlon Moves to the Fall After Summer Heat Disruptions
After years of interruptions from extreme summer heat, the New York City Triathlon will move to the fall, with a race date of Oct. 1.The change comes after what has been a rough few years for the race, which is a 1,500-meter swim in the Hudson River, a 40-kilometer bike ride through Manhattan and the Bronx, and a 10-kilometer run ending in Central Park.
Before Dylan, There Was Connie Converse. Then She Vanished.
Connie Converse was a pioneer of what's become known as the singer-songwriter era, making music in the predawn of a movement that had its roots in the Greenwich Village folk scene of the early 1960s.But her songs, created a decade earlier, arrived just a moment too soon.They didn't catch on.And by the time the sun had come up in the form of a young Bob Dylan, she was already gone.
A Texas Castle With a Swim-Through Grotto Is the Week's Most Popular Listing
Realtor.comThey say everything is bigger in Texas, and that phrase certainly rings true for a regal, 14,000-square-foot stone castle in Southlake.It's this week's most popular listing on Realtor.com®.With its two-story primary closet, enormous built-in bar, swim-through grotto, and medieval-themed home theater, this megamansion is fit for royalty.
This article is part of our Design special section on how the recent push for diversity is changing the way the world looks.At age 24, Shalini Misra took her first international flight from India, destination Manhattan.Everything is quite low-rise where I grew up, and coming to New York was a real eye-opener, with the tall buildings and all that, she said in a phone interview.
A New Chapter: Late Author Joan Didion's NYC Apartment Is Listed for $7.5M
Realtor.com / Getty Images The New York City apartment, where "new journalist" Joan Didion lived and wrote, is on the market for the first time since her 2021 death.It is available for $7.5 million.The author had lived in the Upper East Side home since the late 1980s with her husband, late writer John Gregory Dunne.
Justin Verlander and Kate Upton Buying Posh Penthouse in the Big Apple
Getty Images / Realtor.comJustin Verlander and Kate Upton have splashed out some serious money for primo real estate in New York City, according to the New York Post.While it isn't clear yet how much the couple agreed to pay, the four-bedroom penthouse in Beckford Tower on the Upper East Side was last listed for $16,750,000.
How a Classical Music Power Couple Spend Their Sundays
Married for 18 years, Keri-Lynn Wilson and Peter Gelb spend a lot of time apart because of their high-profile careers.Ms. Wilson, 55, is a conductor with gigs all over the world.Mr. Gelb, 69, is the general manager of the Metropolitan Opera.Even when they are together on the occasional Sunday, work has a way of interfering: While Ms. Wilson prepares for her next maestro engagement, Mr. Gelb is on call for whatever needs doing at the Met, including scrambling to find a replacement if a singer cancels just before a matinee.
Could This Be New York City's Least Snowy Winter in Recorded History?
New York City's springlike winter is on track to set a record: the least snowy season on the books.It's likely, though by no means guaranteed, that the city will fall short of the lowest total snowfall accumulation since record-keeping began shortly after the Civil War.The National Weather Service station at Central Park has so far measured just 2.3 inches of snowfall.
In Spring, New Yorkers' Thoughts Turn to Pickleball
Good morning.It's Thursday.We'll find out what's going on at Wollman Rink now that the skating season is over.Image A rendering of the pickleball courts at Wollman Rink.Credit...via CityPickle You know it's spring when the talk at Wollman Rink in Central Park is not about skating.It's about pickleball.
New York Birders Reject Audubon Name Over Slavery Past
NYC Audubon will drop Audubon from its name over concerns that the racist legacy of the 19th-century naturalist and illustrator John James Audubon has become a barrier to its efforts to become more inclusive.The conservation group, which is a chapter of the National Audubon Society, made the decision Monday by a majority vote of its board of directors.
NYC high school students can now visit museums for free
They can also ride the ferry at a discount!The City Council just approved two measures that are sure to delight high school students all around town.As reported by Gothamist, the first bill, sponsored by councilmember Rita Joseph, mandates that all undergraduates receive an application for a municipal IDNYC card at the beginning of each school year that will, in turn, grant them discounted and free access to museums, cultural programs and institutions of all kinds.
Louis Vuitton has invited for a second time, world renowned artist Yayoi Kusama to create a new collection.Kusama, who is 93 years old and lives in Japan, has received international acclaim and exposure in the last 15 years, now making her one of the most popular artists in the world.She is known for painting and creating infinity rooms with colored dots.
Flaco the Owl Spreads His Wings, Devours Rats and Learns to Survive
Halley Barton was at a dinner party with friends on Saturday night when someone in the group shared the news that the Eurasian eagle-owl Flaco had coughed up a pellet of animal matter rat fur and bones in Central Park.The announcement, she said, had been greeted with cheers because it meant that Flaco, who had been loose from the Central Park Zoo for over a week, was learning to hunt for his meals and to survive outside captivity.
Times Insider explains who we are and what we do and delivers behind-the-scenes insights into how our journalism comes together.On a chilly Thursday morning this month, I hopped on a Citi Bike in Upper Manhattan and headed to the south end of Central Park.I was in search of a runaway owl.I'm a reporter (and, sometimes, an editor) on the Metro desk, covering breaking news and general assignments, often in the criminal justice vein.
Good Morning, News: Living Room Theaters Staff Vote for Independent Union, Actual Consequences for Proud Boy Brawler, and a Big Defamation Lawsuit Hits Fox News
The Mercury provides news and fun every single day-but your help is essential.If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution, because without you, there is no us.Thanks for your support!Good Morning, Portland!They try to tell us there's a winter weather advisory / But we're too Portland to really anticipate snow.
Flaco the owl continues to capture the hearts of New Yorkers | CNN
Sign up for CNN's Wonder Theory science newsletter.Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more.New Yorkers' beloved owl, Flaco, escaped from his Central Park Zoo enclosure a month ago.After eluding various rescue attempts, Flaco has settled in quite nicely to his new expansive home and he might just be there to stay.
9 Ways New York Changed That We Didn't See Coming (Published 2019)
New York City's transformation during the past 10 years has been profound.Not everything was so predictable, although predicting a Mike Bloomberg presidential campaign would have probably been a safe bet.Here are nine ways New York changed: Image Credit...Todd Heisler/The New York Times Early this year, Kenneth Griffin, the billionaire hedge-fund manager, bought an apartment on Central Park for a record $238 million.
Every month, my mother, father, sister and I would drive out to the Mojave Desert in California to see Grandma Sparkly.As a child, I loved her big kisses, warm hugs and small house brimming with books in the middle of nowhere.When I was 12, I realized that Grandma Sparkly was technically my father's ex-mother-in-law.
After a record warm February, winter cold is returning
Editor's Note: A version of this article originally appeared in the weekly weather newsletter, the CNN Weather Brief, which is released every Monday.You can sign up here to receive them every week and during significant storms.For the last several weeks, high temperatures have been breaking records.
Shakespeare in the Park Will Stage Hamlet' This Summer
Winter has just begun in New York, but already the Public Theater is looking toward summer: The nonprofit announced on Thursday that in June it would begin presenting an extended run of Shakespeare's great tragedy Hamlet in Central Park.The production, which will be the fifth Hamlet in the 61 years of Free Shakespeare in the Park, will star Ato Blankson-Wood, a 38-year-old actor who was a member of the ensemble in a production of Hair in the park in 2008, and who has since starred there in musical adaptations of Twelfth Night and As You Like It.
The choreographic clatter of trash can lids, thud of boot heels and swish of brooms that has been synonymous with New York's downtown performing arts scene for nearly three decades is coming to an end this week.Its final performance is Sunday."Twenty-nine years is a long time to sustain a run," STOMP co-producer and general manager Richard Frankel said.
New Yorkers rang in 2023 with unseasonably warm weather.
Central Park hit an almost-record-high 66 degrees on Wednesday, sending New Yorkers into the streets in T-shirts and shorts on a day when the high would normally be around 40 degrees.The last time it had gotten that warm on Jan. 4 was in 1950.Throughout the December holidays, the weather induced a bit of whiplash: On Christmas Eve, temperatures hovered in the single digits as a blast of Arctic air snarled air travel in much of the country.
Harper-Madison looks to spark D1 civic involvement in 2023 - Austin Monitor
Photo by Casey Chapman Ross Photography Thursday, December 22, 2022 by Chad Swiatecki After completing her fourth year in office, City Council Member Natasha Harper-Madison wishes she'd known from her first day roughly as much as she knows now about the workings of city government.Her thinking: There should be an apparatus that teaches basic process and procedures to residents who want to know more about their city, as well as a more robust orientation and education track for newly elected Council members.
It's 9 A.M. Time to Grab Your Christmas Onesie and Start Partying.
About an hour after sunrise on a recent Saturday morning, while many New Yorkers were just waking up, a line of people in Christmassy outfits stretched for 300 feet outside a warehouse by railroad tracks in industrial Brooklyn.There were Santa hats, red and green sweaters, elf ears and reindeer antlers.
4 of the top 10 most expensive US home sold in 2022 are in California
By James Tarmy | Bloomberg Amid dramatically negative changes in the US housing market, the spending habits of the very rich have stayed remarkably consistent.The top 10 most expensive residential sales this year werejust like last yearspread among New York and the Hamptons, Los Angeles, and South Florida, according to a list compiled by Jonathan Miller, the president and chief executive officer of appraiser Miller Samuel.
After We Finished Our Meal, Our Waitress Returned to the Table'
Dear Diary: We were on a trip to New York and got a restaurant recommendation at the hotel where we were staying.Small, we were told, but the food is good.When we arrived, we wiggled our way to our table.We were careful not to knock over glasses or bruise our elbows as we settled in after a day of adventures in the city.
Overlooked No More: Audrey Munson, Forgotten but, Living On in Sculptures, Not Gone
This article is part of Overlooked, a series of obituaries about remarkable people whose deaths, beginning in 1851, went unreported in The Times.What becomes of the artists' models?Audrey Munson asked plaintively a century ago.Where is she now, this model who was so beautiful?What has been her reward?