A voting sign indicates where the line begins at the Jackie Robinson Complex in East Harlem. Photo: Emily Higginbotham Marymount College Added as Early Voting Site Following the threat of litigation, New York City’s Board of Elections agreed Thursday evening to open Marymount Manhattan... News 29 Oct 2020 | 07:03
Maria Hinojosa. Photo: Kevin Abosch Making Every Word Count for Every Person Growing up on the South Side of Chicago, Maria Hinojosa idolized journalists like Dan Rather and Bill Moyers, never imagining... News 26 Oct 2020 | 09:17
The wait was long on Saturday at the Jackie Robinson Educational Complex in East Harlem. Photo: Emily Higginbotham A Massive Early Voting Turnout With an urgency and enthusiasm not often seen in New York, tens of thousands of voters showed up to cast their ballots in... News 25 Oct 2020 | 01:48
A Lucerne resident speaking at a press conference held by UWS Open Hearts in September. Photo: Alexis Gelber Lucerne Redux The Lucerne was once merely a hotel on the Upper West Side. But it has been transformed into a political Rorschach test of... News 25 Oct 2020 | 12:57
Nancy Bass Wyden in front of The Strand’s Upper West Side location, which opened on July 15. Photo: Lindsey Novakovic Save The Strand In a letter to customers Friday, The Strand Book Store’s owner, Nancy Bass Wyden, noted just how much the business has withstood... News 23 Oct 2020 | 04:58
Tony’s Di Napoli on the plaza of 43rd Street and Broadway. Photo courtesy of Times Square Alliance. Taste of Times Square Week The Times Square Alliance last week announced a twist on the 26 year tradition of Taste of Times Square, the annual outdoor... News 23 Oct 2020 | 10:27
Alper Tutus inside his store. Since there has been an unprecedented decline in tourism due to the pandemic, his business has struggled. Photo: Sami Roberts How A Souvenir Store Survives Without Tourists Among a maze of display shelves that hold every type of New York City paraphernalia, Alper Tutus, 75, sits near the register.... News 22 Oct 2020 | 06:45
Mayor Bill de Blasio getting a temperature check as students returned to school at P.S. 188 The Island School on Sept. 29, 2020. Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office Questions About a Second – or Even a Third – Wave There has been a lot of media attention on a “second wave” of COVID-19 hitting New York City in the coming days and a “third... News 20 Oct 2020 | 02:38
Daphne Rubin-Vega. Photo courtesy of “Live at the Lortel.” A Season of Love for the Arts Although the return of theater can seem beyond reach, there are artists who are reminding us that nothing can stop stories... News 18 Oct 2020 | 05:49
Amy Cooper in a screenshot of Christian Cooper’s video on his Facebook page. A Second 911 Birdwatcher Call The white woman who called the police on a Black birdwatcher in Central Park back in May was arraigned remotely in Manhattan... News 16 Oct 2020 | 06:39
Absentee ballot. Photo: Michael Oreskes What to do About a Botched Absentee Ballot Fill in the oval on your mail ballot, the Board of Elections said Wednesday, even though it isn’t where the instructions... News 14 Oct 2020 | 01:38
Damien Kelly teaches an online guitar lesson. Photo courtesy of Damien and Jessica Kelly Teaching the Power of Music Damien Kelly has always loved music. From his childhood in Ireland, to his studies at the Manhattan School of Music, to his... News 14 Oct 2020 | 11:14
Women’s Rights Pioneers statue in Central Park. Photo: Oscar Kim Bauman The Politics of Monuments In June 2018, First Lady Chirlane McCray announced the She Built NYC project. The project, backed by the city’s Department... News 13 Oct 2020 | 02:20
Candidate Lou Puliafito. Photo: Tony Correa Studios Aiming to Disrupt the Status Quo When Lou Puliafito looks around at the Upper East Side, where he was born and raised and where he continues to live and work... Home 12 Oct 2020 | 10:05
