Closed Prisons in Rural Areas Are a Tough Sell New York officials are trying to find new life for empty prisons scattered across the state, most of them in rural areas. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
Posts published in “New York City”
Front Burner: A Gluten-Free Pistachio Cake for Spring Occasions This layer cake from Ovenly would be a stunning flourless Easter dessert. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
Front Burner: Meringue Eggs to Decorate the Easter Table Maman and Egg Shop have collaborated on these festive desserts filled with lemon curd. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
Many Big Donors to De Blasio Have Yet to Chip In for Second Run While waiting to hear from Mayor Bill de Blasio’s re-election campaign has been focusing on new contributors and smaller donations. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
New York Today: New York Today: Passover, and Our Everyday Plagues Monday: Seder table conversation, spring recess activities, and urban mysteries. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
Snarled Commutes, Squabbling Agencies and Amtrak’s Penn Station Responsibilities The task of moving people around the New York City area falls to a tangle of agencies. But when something goes awry, it’s up to Amtrak to sort it out. {$excerpt:n}…
David Peel, Downtown Singer and Marijuana Evangelist, Dies at 74 Mr. Peel’s best-known song was “I Like Marijuana.” His best-known friends were John Lennon and Yoko Ono. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
Metropolitan Diary: Finding a Familiar Signature A sea of books yields a link to a source of a woman’s lifelong love of reading. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
5Pointz Graffiti Artists Whose Works Were Erased Will Get Day in Court The nearly two dozen artists, who are suing the Queens complex’s landlord, hope their case might establish street art as a legitimate contribution worthy of protection. {$excerpt:n} Source:…
Side Street: A Priest’s Legacy: Blessing His Flock, and Organizing It The Rev. Neil Connolly took an activist role for more than half a century in the Bronx and on the Lower East Side. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
With ‘Listening Tour,’ de Blasio Tries Courting Staten Island. Again. The island hasn’t always been kind to the mayor. But as he plans a satellite city hall in each borough before November’s election, guess which one is his first stop.…
Candidates Line Up Behind Legacy of Former Brooklyn District Attorney Those running for the post once held by Ken Thompson, who died last year, are promising to build on his work to change the criminal justice system. {$excerpt:n} Source: New…
Eugene Lang, Investor Who Made College Dreams a Reality, Dies at 98 One of Mr. Lang’s many acts of generosity came in a spur-of-the-moment promise to an East Harlem sixth-grade class that he would pay for their college educations. {$excerpt:n}…
The Neediest Cases: From College Hopes to Immigrant Travails, Neediest Cases Had Global Reach Donations were up for the fund-raising campaign in 2016-17, as the fund again showed how even modest giving can greatly improve lives. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York…
The Neediest Cases: How Readers Helped Soccer Player on Next Leg of His Journey When Idi Diallo shared his story in December, he was living in a shelter with dreams of playing soccer and going to college. Readers have helped…