Bronx Neighborhood Fights for Its Spot on the Map

Allerton in the north Bronx has for years been overlooked and mislabeled by city planners and Google, but now residents ...read more Via:...

J & R Closes Manhattan Store for a Redesign

A Lower Manhattan mainstay for 43 years, J & R Music and Computer World says it hopes to reopen next ...read more Via:...

City Room: Biking to Dollar Beer Night

Metropolitan Diary: A passenger on a one-speed realized she and her friend were the bicyclists people hated, but she couldn't ...read more Via:...

City Room: New York Today: Tax Day Ritual Recedes

What you need to know for Tuesday: no more frenzy at the main post office, soaking rains, and a monument ...read more Via:...

TheWeekHoleView- The Holy Crap of Martyrdom

Here, each hole starts one day and this is what fell through the martyrdom hole this past week: On Saturday, January 3, the daughter of...

In Astoria Arts District, a Once-Gritty Pocket Will Embody Culture

An area in Astoria will be designated the “Kaufman Arts District,” an official artistic district whose name is a nod ...read more Via:...

City Room: By Plotting Journeys, Providing a Glimpse at Citi Bike Ridership

A new data visualization project makes clear the degree to which the bike share system has become interwoven into New ...read more Via:...

Hurricane-Damaged Boilers Will Be Replaced in New York Public Housing

After Hurricane Sandy damaged boilers used by 110 buildings for heat and hot water, the unreliable temporary equipment will be ...read more Via:...

NYT: North Korean Leader Seeks Meeting with President Park Geun-hye of South Korea.

Park Geun-hye receives invitation to meet in North Korea's high security prison. "Maybe I'll stay home."

TheWeekholeView: The Summit of All Freedoms

Each week starts when something worthwhile or worthless falls in the pothole and here is this week's splash: On Sunday, January 26, God relaxed and  12 Republican Ninjas descended...

It’s Leaving 57th Street, but Rizzoli Bookstore Vows Sequel

Friday was the store's last day at 31 West 57th Street, and the closing came at the end of a ...read more Via:...

Gitlin Spells It Out: Trump’s Media Intimidation Strategy Will Fail

First published here: http://billmoyers.com/story/trumps-failing-win-win/ Why Trump’s Media Intimidation Strategy Is Bound to Fail. Trump is pursuing what he thinks is a win-win strategy. But there’s more than...

City Room: New York Today: The Mayor’s First Pitch

What you need to know for Monday: De Blasio plays ball, the rain continues, and it's the last day to ...read more Via:...

L.A. Times: EU Officials Agree that an Iran Oil Embargo

would be a principled act. Read more
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