What’s That Smell? Rare Books and Artifacts From a 1906 Library A historical preservation project samples the varied aromas in the Morgan Library & Museum, one of the world’s most important rare-book collections. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
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Big Ticket: East Side Mansion Tops February Home Sales Manhattan’s luxury market saw a flow of activity in townhouses. Topping the list of sales was an East Side mansion owned by the investor Andrew L. Farkas. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York…
How Dominique Ansel, Inventor of the Cronut, Spends His Sundays The pastry chef tours new neighborhoods in his bakery’s minivan and finds time to hone his Taiwanese cooking skills. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
New York Today: New York Today: Weather Limbo Friday: Return of the snowflakes, weekend events and a milestone at Gracie Mansion. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
F.Y.I.: In Times Square, Looking for Father Duffy A reader wonders where the namesake of a section of Times Square has gotten to. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
Album: Next Stop, 1984: Scenes From the Subway The photographer Brian Young has compiled images of straphangers from that year in a new book. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
Fit City: It’s Called Broomball. And, Yes, It’s Grueling. To visualize the sport, think hockey, but without the skates and with a lot more slipping and sliding. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
Big City: Fighting for New York’s Homeless: What’s Fair? Mayor Bill de Blasio proposes shelters in the neighborhoods that homeless people come from. Council members say they should be distributed across the city. Cue showdown. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
A Mediterranean Escape on the Upper East Side Korali, with its fresh seafood, Greek olive oil, airy décor and cheerful customer base, makes for the perfect ode to a taverna. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
Cincinnati Playhouse Season Includes Curious Incident and Shakespeare in Love Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park’s 2017-18 season will include two world premieres by up-and-coming female playwrights. {$excerpt:n} Source: Playbill
Schools of the Stars: Where Significant Other Cast and Creators Went to College Where the cast and creative team of the Broadway play pursued their college studies. {$excerpt:n} Source: Playbill
Sweeney Todd Announces Off-Broadway Extension and Digital Lottery The immersive revival of the Stephen Sondheim musical will continue through the end of the year. {$excerpt:n} Source: Playbill
Brian Stokes Mitchell Will Mentor High School Students Prior to Ragtime Production The Tony-winning actor will discuss the racially charged language that is part of the award-winning musical. {$excerpt:n} Source: Playbill
Travel Through 40 Years in These Photos of The Light Years Oliver Butler, who developed the new play, also directs. {$excerpt:n} Source: Playbill
Photos: Tooting Arts Club’s Sweeney Todd Opens at the Barrow Street Theatre The immersive production of Stephen Sondheim’s musical thriller, directed by Bill Buckhurst, has been reset within a working pie shop. {$excerpt:n} Source: Playbill