Budget Season in Albany, With a Twist: Four to Choose From Each winter, Senate Republicans and Assembly Democrats present budgets, neither with a chance of being adopted as is. This year, two other proposals joined the mix. {$excerpt:n} Source: New…
Posts published in “New York City”
Metropolitan Diary: A Second Avenue Stare Sometimes, a knowing look is all you need to get your message across. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
12 Are Accused of Selling Stolen Electronics on eBay The New York attorney general said the group made $12 million stealing merchandise from major retailers in 28 states. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
New York Plays It Safe With Storm Response, and It Pays Off Officials took a cautious approach to Tuesday’s storm after learning painful lessons from recent winters. And, unlike in past storms, there were few complaints. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York…
Works in Progress: In Bedford-Stuyvesant, Ready for ‘the Billie’ to Return The Billie Holiday Theater, which first opened in 1972, is finishing a $4.1 million renovation. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
Entrepreneurship: A Boom in Rock Climbing, Minus the Rocks More entrepreneurs are bringing their enthusiasm for climbing indoors: Gyms are sprouting across the country with walls for climbing and bouldering. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
Me Time: So You Think You Can’t Meditate? With meditation studios looking to become the new yoga studios, our new wellness columnist learns to train her errant thoughts at Mndfl. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
Neighborhood Joint: Where Fountain Pens Are Saved and Sold The Fountain Pen Hospital represents a bygone idea in an age of instant communication, but the store in Lower Manhattan attracts people from across New York City. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York…
New York Today: New York Today: Staying Safe While Digging Out Wednesday: Snow and ice injuries, where to go sledding, and winter warnings for pets. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
Over a Century Later, an Irish Painter’s Brooklyn Renaissance John Mulvany, a celebrated artist largely forgotten after his death, spent his last years in Greenpoint — a period taking on new importance as his lost works are rediscovered. {$excerpt:n} Source:…
Living In: North Salem: The Country Life A Westchester town with acres of horse farms and open land. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
Editorial: A Way to Control Police Spying A federal judge helped engineer a deal that protects constitutional rights and the New York Police Department’s needs to fight terrorism. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
Somehow, ‘Slush Day’ Doesn’t Have the Same Ring In the major coastal cities of the Northeast, fears of a record-setting blizzard dissolved into a slushy mix of rain, snow and sleet. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
Airlines Take a Proactive Approach to Potential Weather Woes Canceling flights, waiving change fees and contacting customers days in advance all help to get things back to normal after a real (or exaggerated) weather event. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
Snow Struggles in New York City Tourists and native New Yorkers in midtown Manhattan find ways to cope with driving winds, snow and ice. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times