New York Expects Fewer Foreign Tourists, Saying Trump’s Policies Are to Blame The city’s tourism marketing agency, NYC & Company, says that 300,000 fewer international travelers are expected to visit the city this year than in 2016. {$excerpt:n} Source: New…
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Op-Docs: Long Live Benjamin What happens when man’s best friend is a capuchin monkey? {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
New York Today: New York Today: A Plethora of Pancakes Tuesday: A lesson before Lent, Fat Tuesday festivities, and a girls-only chess challenge. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
Premieres and a Sarah Ruhl Play Coming From Playwrights Horizons Ms. Ruhl’s latest play, “For Peter Pan on Her 70th Birthday,” will open the season. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
After Nearly 50 Years, a Mall’s Chapel Offers Its Final Prayers St. Therese’s Chapel, a home to Roman Catholic worshipers in an outlet mall in Paramus, N.J., will offer its final Mass there on Ash Wednesday. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York…
Investigation Into City College President’s Finances: What We Know A guide to how inquiries into the financial dealings of Lisa S. Coico, the former president of the City College of New York, began and what effect they have had on…
Fight Looms as Bill de Blasio Plans to Seek 90 New Homeless Shelters The mayor, who has been frustrated in his efforts to curb homelessness, is set to unveil a proposal to increase New York’s shelters by nearly a third.…
New York Today: New York Today: Refugee, Immigrant and Citizen Monday: A notable New Yorker, Off-Broadway Week and reflections before Lent. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
Small Plane Crashes on Long Island, Killing Two A single-engine Navion with three people on board crashed into trees at an airport in Westhampton Beach while practicing takeoffs and landings. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
Metropolitan Diary: ‘Lift Your Head Up!’ Heeding a stranger’s harsh command pays dividends. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
Protesters Gather to Support the Press, From Fox News to The New York Times A group marched to the offices of The Times, Fox News, The Wall Street Journal and NBC News to champion press freedom for all organizations, regardless…
A ‘Squirrel Slam’ Lures Hunters and Protesters to Western New York A lawsuit filed by a squirrel aficionado claims there has not been a proper review of the event’s environmental effect. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
After a Devastating Fire, ‘the Black Lumberjack’ Forges Ahead A shipping container has become the temporary workshop for Robert Rising, who has made a name for himself by turning old wood into custom furniture. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
A Dozen Years, 3 Cold-Case Killings and an Arrest in Brooklyn How charges in one decade-old murder helped lead to the arrest of a man believed to have killed two teens in 2004 and 2005. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
Why de Blasio Might as Well Be Running Unopposed With just over six months until the Democratic primary, no viable challenger has emerged for the mayor, who finds himself in a political “sweet spot” amid legal uncertainties. {$excerpt:n} Source: New…