Lions of New York: Twilight of a Difficult Man: Larry Kramer and the Birth of AIDS Activism Larry Kramer — writer, advocate, “loudmouth” — helped define AIDS activism and gay life. He ruffled some feathers along the way. {$excerpt:n} Source:…
Posts published in “New York City”
An Organ Master Who’s Part Musician, Part Mechanic Jared Lamenzo, the keeper of the 150-year-old pipe organ at a Manhattan church, keeps a wrench handy. He both plays and repairs the instrument. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
Big City: Stepped-Up Raids, but Gang Violence Persists The Trump administration says roundups by immigration authorities are the best way to target gangs, but they haven’t stopped the killings. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
Jules Feiffer and a ‘Hamilton’ Producer Color Outside the Lines for a New Musical The cartoonist has written the book, while the producer Jeffrey Seller is directing the show’s premiere. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
Times Square Driver Crashes Into Pedestrians, Killing 1 and Injuring 22 The 26-year-old driver appeared to have been either drunk or impaired by drugs and had been arrested twice for drunken driving, officials said. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
One Dead as Car Hits Pedestrians in Times Square One person was killed and at least 20 were injured when a car struck pedestrians in New York’s Times Square. The driver of the car has been taken into custody. {$excerpt:n}…
Hungry City: East Meets West, and Cafe Becomes Sake Bar, at Hi-Collar This East Village restaurant changes personality at night, moving away from Western-leaning comfort foods toward more Japanese snacks. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
Scouting Report: Where to Shop for Summery Bits This Week There’s a renovation to celebrate at Saks, a block party in SoHo and more. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
A Power Player and Her Sons Disappear Off the Bahamas The Coast Guard found debris east of Eleuthra, but Jennifer Blumin, her two young sons and the pilot, Nathan Ulrich, remained missing. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
New York Today: New York Today: It’s Getting Hot Out Here Thursday: Tourists take on the sizzling weather, goats return to Prospect Park, and bands battle at Grand Central. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
Puerto Rican Day Parade to Honor a Long-Jailed Militant Oscar López Rivera, who was associated with a group that carried out a deadly bombing in Manhattan in 1975, will be a the parade’s National Freedom Hero. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York…
De Blasio Says Stick to Subway (but Don’t Blame Him if You Run Late) The mayor said the biggest impediment to getting around was the city’s roads and blamed the state for continued problems with the subway system. {$excerpt:n} Source:…
Metropolitan Diary: ‘Upstreamed’ While Hailing a Cab on West End Avenue A fact of New York City life becomes a lesson of another kind on a cold Friday night. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
New York Senator Seeks Inquiry Into ‘Apparent Abuse’ of Stipends Andrea Stewart-Cousins called on law enforcement to look into payments of committee chairmen’s bonuses to allies of the Republican leader who were vice chairmen. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
Party Coverage: Scene City: Miley Cyrus, Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez at Robin Hood Foundation’s Gala The annual antipoverty benefit, held at the Javits Center, raised more than $54 million and drew 3,700 attendees. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times