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:...
City Room: In the Bronx, a Tribute to a Salsa Singer
Muralists are honoring the singer Cheo Feliciano, who died Thursday in a car accident in Puerto Rico. ...read more Via: City Room: In...
NYTimes: Eye on 2016, Clintons Rebuild Bond With Blacks
Five years after remarks by Bill Clinton about Barack Obama strained the Clintons’ bond with African-Americans, the former first family is setting out to...
Today’s the DAY- GO OUT and VOTE- Teachout
Today is the Democratic Primary election across the state of New York.
Earlier this year, MoveOn members across the Empire State weighed in, and 73%...
City Room: Aching Feet and the Shoe Police
Metropolitan Diary: A woman trying on some unfashionable but desperately needed footwear had to endure extra scorn from a carefully ...read more Via:...
The Usefulness of Old People
In their first song together, Hey Old Man, the musical group ABBA, which you may have heard of from their Broadway show, Mamma Mia!...
In Yonkers, a Shuttered Jail Becomes Part of a Budding Art Scene
The renovation of the Yonkers City Jail into an art space is part of a push by Mayor Mike Spano ...read more Via:...
My Son Went to Heaven, and All I Got Was a No. 1 Best...
My Son Went to Heaven, and All I Got Was a No. 1 Best Seller. And now a movie too...Jesus is cleaning up and...
Theater Review | New Jersey: A Review of ‘Trouble in Mind’ at Two River...
“Trouble in Mind,” a 1955 comedy-drama by Alice Childress, is about racism in the theater world and has been rediscovered ...read more Via:...
Facebook Takes over Craig’s List (and Amy’s …)
I have always bought my soap according to TV ads. I continue to buy Dove soap whether my skin gets smoother or rougher because...
Food Bank’s Tax Service Puts Money in the Hands of Those in Need
The Food Bank for New York City runs 68 sites that offer free tax preparation to those who qualify. Last ...read more Via:...
Can’t We Disagree on Disagreeing?
Marquel, TPVs NYTimes Heads Up Section correspondent, was half-asleep when he read Saudi Justice, Harsh but Able to Spare Sword.
A confessed murderer’s life was spared...
Detectives Questioning Parents of Baby Found Alone in Harlem Park
The parents of a 6-month-old boy found in a stroller in a playground Sunday night had not been charged as ...read more Via:...