Posts published in “New York City”

Mary Sansone, a Grass-Roots Political Godmother, Dies at 101 A Brooklyn social worker and civic leader who was colorblind to race, she could deliver votes and was courted by political candidates.

Tom Wolfe, Pyrotechnic ‘New Journalist’ and Novelist, Dies at 88 He wrote “The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test,” “Bonfire of the Vanities” and “The Right Stuff,” and pioneered a novelistic form of journalism in the 1960s and ’70s.

Off the Menu: Inventive Indian Fare Arrives in the Theater District A pho restaurant in Greenpoint, Brooklyn; a nonprofit offering culinary training to refugees; and more restaurant news.

Mayor de Blasio Vows to Slash Marijuana Enforcement: ‘We Will End Unnecessary Arrests’ The mayor said that the police would make plans within 30 days to reduce marijuana arrests, though he did not offer details.

Did ‘Sex and the City’ Inspire Your Move to New York? Twenty years ago, HBO broadcast the first episode. It was a cultural phenomenon, prompting single women everywhere to move to New York and live out their own “Sex and…

Restaurant Review: A Hotel Restaurant With Neighborhood-Hangout Appeal At Simon & the Whale, the restaurateur Gabriel Stulman conjures the qualities that draw people to his smaller West Village spots.

New York Today: New York Today: How to Make a Small Apartment Feel Bigger Tuesday: Advice on getting the most out of confined living space, stormy weather, and a concert in Grand Central.

The Long-Running Pasta Show of Queens Cassinelli — a tiny fixture in Astoria since the 1930s — makes from 3,000 to 4,000 pounds of fresh pasta every week, right in the store for all to see.

Two District Attorneys May Stop Prosecuting Most Marijuana Offenses Officials said that Cyrus Vance Jr. in Manhattan and Eric Gonzalez in Brooklyn are considering pursuing fewer low-level cases of a law enforced disproportionately among minorities.

Judge Temporarily Halts Release of Police Body Camera Videos The order comes as a state appeals court weighs whether the New York Police Department can legally release the videos at the commissioner’s discretion.

Inside the Intense Scrum to Be New York’s Next Attorney General Intrigue and back-room politicking have characterized the contest to replace Eric Schneiderman, especially for Letitia James, a Democratic hopeful.

Metropolitan Diary: A Shark, 60 Years Later A reunion at a tribute to Jerome Robbins.

Front Burner: A Guidebook to Becoming a Spanish Chef at Home A new cookbook from the restaurant group Boqueria will have you whipping up classic gazpacho and branzino.

A Sports Gambling Ban Was Overturned, but Can You Bet on Tonight’s Game? Though a Supreme Court decision Monday handed a victory to New Jersey, it may be a while before bets can be placed there — or elsewhere.