The Working Life: Saying Farewell to a Business That Turned Into an Identity
J&R Music, the famous store in Lower Manhattan, closed on Friday after 43 years, forcing employees like Marty Singer, who ...read more Via:...
Seeking a Plan to Rein in the Floodwaters Through the South Mountain Reservation
A massive dam, which is among several proposals to mitigate flooding of nearby towns, would submerge up to 110 acres ...read more Via:...
In New York, Hard Choices on Health Exchange Spell Success
More than 900,000 residents signed up for health plans, and premiums have dropped, though the state limited consumers' choices. ...read more Via: In...
Political Left Loses a Center of Dissent to the Economy
The Brecht Forum, which began in 1975 as the New York Marxist School, announced that it could not survive the ...read more Via:...
Marcus Gardley’s ‘The Box: A Black Comedy’ Comes to Brooklyn
Marcus Gardley's play “The Box: A Black Comedy” examines black men in prison and the justice system that puts them ...read more Via:...
Music Review: Valery Gergiev Conducts the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra
Valery Gergiev substituted for Lorin Maazel at Carnegie Hall on Friday, despite the presence of people outside opposed to his ...read more Via:...
Family and Colleagues Mourn a Fallen Officer in Queens
A wake was held in Ozone Park for Dennis Guerra, 38, a married father of four who was killed in ...read more Via:...
Side Street: An Artist Takes His Pay in Tobacco and Community
David Ellis, whose other work often fetches tens of thousands of dollars, is giving back to his neighborhood by painting ...read more Via:...
True Test of Pulaski Skyway Route Shutdown to Come in Monday Rush
The shutdown, which began Saturday and is part of a reconstruction project, will affect roughly 40,000 vehicles daily in and ...read more Via:...
Living in: Westerleigh, S.I., Built on Temperance
A two-square-mile neighborhood of Staten Island with origins in the temperance movement of the late 19th century. ...read more Via: Living in: Westerleigh,...
Fred Ho, 56, Composer and Radical Activist, Dies
Mr. Ho, who considered himself a “popular avant-gardist,” mixed jazz with popular and traditional elements of what he called Afro-Asian ...read more Via:...
Winning Lottery Numbers for April 12, 2014
Lottery numbers for New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. ...read more Via: Winning Lottery Numbers for April 12, 2014
New York City Schools Chancellor Calls for ‘Back-to-Basics Approach’
At a speech on Saturday, Carmen Fariña said she would aim to reduce class sizes and curb the use of ...read more Via:...
Carol Grimaldi Dies at 76; Owned Esteemed Pizzeria
Mrs. Grimaldi's good-natured enforcement of the restaurant's customer code — no slices, no deliveries, no credit cards — became a ...read more Via:...
