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Where’s the Art? In Hamptons Center, Look Behind the Wall

Where’s the Art? In Hamptons Center, Look Behind the Wall Toni Ross, an artist in the Hamptons, wanted to showcase the copies of Renaissance sculptures hidden behind a gallery wall. The village council had a different view. {$excerpt:n} Source: New…

Obama Takes In a Broadway Show, but Shuns the Spotlight

Obama Takes In a Broadway Show, but Shuns the Spotlight The former president, who has kept a low profile since leaving office in January, visited New York to see “The Price” with his elder daughter, Malia. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York…

A Warm Spell in February Isn’t So Sunny for Some

A Warm Spell in February Isn’t So Sunny for Some The temperature hit 70 degrees in Central Park on Friday, after an unusually warm month. “Weather like this, it hurts,” said one New Yorker who relies on the cold to…

U.S. List of Those Detained for Trump’s Travel Ban Is Called Incomplete

U.S. List of Those Detained for Trump’s Travel Ban Is Called Incomplete Lawyers on Friday challenged the accuracy of a tally of people detained in a 26-hour period after President Trump barred immigrants from seven countries. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York…

Expressing Yourself

Expressing Yourself Personal style was on display at fashion week shows, an art fair and a vogueing ball in Harlem. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times

End of Era Looms as Waldorf Astoria Prepares for Hiatus

End of Era Looms as Waldorf Astoria Prepares for Hiatus Word that the hotel will close for two to three years of renovations has drawn out-of-towners, some of whom felt the landmark indeed needed some work. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York…

Party Coverage: Scene City: Writers Guild Awards

Party Coverage: Scene City: Writers Guild Awards Also the Purim Ball and a silent auction for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times

The High End: Lenny Kravitz, Interior Designer

The High End: Lenny Kravitz, Interior Designer The musician has designed wallpaper and furniture, but this 38-unit condo is his first residential building in New York City. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times

What I Love: In a House of Whimsy, Room for Mischief

What I Love: In a House of Whimsy, Room for Mischief What’s essential to Dave Malloy, the composer of “Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812,” and his wife, the writer Eliza Bent? Stuffed animals. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York…

Hipster Cop Retires. The Nickname Still Applies.

Hipster Cop Retires. The Nickname Still Applies. Detective Rick Lee, who became known as the Hipster Cop during the Occupy Wall Street protests in 2011, is taking his style with him into retirement. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times

Bookshelf: The Forgotten Legacy of Herbert Lehman

Bookshelf: The Forgotten Legacy of Herbert Lehman A new book aims to correct the record on Mr. Lehman, a New York Democrat who served as governor and then senator during the mid-20th century. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times