Posts published in “New York City”

Leah Napolin, Whose ‘Yentl’ Adaptation Made Broadway, Dies at 83 The play, based on an Isaac Bashevis Singer story, was a tale of empowerment in the midst of feminism’s second wave.

New Jersey Emerges as a Liberal Bulwark Under Murphy In the first few months of Gov. Philip D. Murphy’s tenure, New Jersey has taken a decidedly liberal turn, with new laws and executive orders reading like a progressive wish list.

A ‘Mile-Long Opera’ Is Coming to the High Line “The Mile-Long Opera: a biography of 7 o’clock,” David Lang’s latest large-scale work, will feature 1,000 performers from around New York City.

Books News: Coming Soon to the Bronx, a Long Overdue Book Festival The literary event and a new general interest bookstore mark a revival in the borough.

DeVos Visits New York Schools, but Not Ones Run by the City In visits to two Orthodox schools, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos offered her strongest comments to date in support of public funding for religious schools.

Works in Progress: A View From the Barge A Brooklyn theater company is staging the Arthur Miller play on the waterfront of working-class Red Hook.

New Play About Gloria Steinem to Open Off Broadway in October The first act will depict Ms. Steinem’s life and career; the second will be a “talking circle” for the audience.

New York Today: New York Today: One Ball and a Wall Wednesday: The history of handball, a chance to camp in the park, and New York’s first bikes.

How Do You Move a Shark? Very Carefully. Stocking the new shark exhibit at the New York Aquarium involves construction gear, canvas slings and considerable hands-on wrangling.

Counting Years, Shedding Seconds A photo essay of the Senior Games held recently in Staten Island and Brooklyn.

N.Y.C. Nature: Blaze of Glory The dogwood tree’s eruption of bright white blooms lasts only for a short time, and that time is now.

`: Dusting Off an Art Deco Feminist Treasure Ophelia, a rooftop bar with sweeping views of Midtown, was originally a solarium where single women living in the Panhellenic Tower would greet “men callers.”

Wanted: One Attorney General, Preferably Short-Term, Scandal-Free With political leaders and editorial boards backing her, Barbara D. Underwood seemed the prohibitive favorite to get the Legislature’s approval.

Deadly Storms Sweep Through New York Region, Stranding Commuters At least two people were killed by falling trees — one in the Hudson Valley, the other in Danbury, Conn. — as thunderstorms passed through the area on Tuesday.