Posts published in “New York City”

Day Trip: All About Oysters in Greenport on Long Island New Yorkers can take the train from Penn Station to a North Fork village to learn about oyster farming (and to taste a few, too). {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times

Pursuing Tax, Bill de Blasio Embraces Snowball’s Chance in Albany For almost two years, Mayor Bill de Blasio has been arguing that Albany should allow New York City to levy a new tax on home sales above $2 million. It…

In School Nurse’s Room: Tylenol, Bandages and an Antidote to Heroin As communities face a rise in deaths from heroin and pills, many educators are deciding that they should have naloxone, a drug to treat overdoses, on hand. {$excerpt:n} Source:…

Disability: New York Has a Great Subway, if You’re Not in a Wheelchair After my accident, I learned firsthand how civic dysfunction can disenfranchise the vulnerable. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times

As Federal Cuts Loom, New York State Aims to Protect Itself From Washington The state deadline is April 1, but Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has suggested that lawmakers could pass an extension to freeze spending until Washington outlines its proposed…

Judge Seeks to Clarify Rudy Giuliani’s Role on Gold Trader’s Team The hiring of Mr. Giuliani and Michael B. Mukasey has added intrigue to a case that had already emerged as a sharp point of dispute between Turkey and the…

Metropolitan Diary: It’s Darwin, Not Stalin A dog named for one historical figure is called by the name of another. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times

Smack in the Middle of the Track: An Errant Basketball Hiding in plain sight, a dusty, orange orb evaded subway cars, sweepers and even commuters in Manhattan for weeks. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times

Pressure Builds for City’s Renewal Schools as State Tests Begin In the final year of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s initiative, students and teachers at struggling schools have been urgently preparing for exams to avoid closure. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times

Restaurant Review: We’ll Always Have Paris, at Augustine Like Keith McNally’s other French restaurants, this new one is a lovely realm of nostalgia and unfussy food. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times

Paul Novograd, Who Owned Manhattan’s Last Public Livery, Dies at 73 Mr. Novograd reluctantly closed his family’s Claremont Riding Academy in 2007. Opened in 1892, it was billed as the oldest continuously operating stable in New York City. {$excerpt:n} Source:…

New York Today: New York Today: Rooting Out Rats Tuesday: Return of the Rat Reservoir, stormy weather, and what lies beneath our highways. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times

Neighborhood Joint: Just Bulbs: Still Burning Bright on the Upper East Side At a time when many independent shops are folding, a beloved light-bulb shop moves into a larger space. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times

In Brooklyn’s Kosher Pizza War, Modern Tastes Battle Ancient Law A civil dispute between two pizzerias in Crown Heights comes before a rabbinical court. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times