César Abreu. Photo: Van Truong From Menudo to the Met César Abreu’s colleagues at the Metropolitan Opera are known to be surprised when they learn he was a part of Menudo, the... News 27 Jun 2022 | 10:12
Protesters in Washington Square Park on June 24. Photo: Leah Foreman Grief and Anger Over Roe June 24 felt like a usual Friday at first. The summer air hot, yet welcoming. The birds chirping, the horns honking, the... News 25 Jun 2022 | 12:36
Sign at a May protest in Foley Square after the leak of a draft Supreme Court opinion on Roe v. Wade. Photo: Abigail Gruskin New York Politicians on the End of Roe v. Wade Americans across the country now face a very different world, following a Supreme Court decision on Friday morning that ends... News 24 Jun 2022 | 05:15
Alex Bores is running for NYS Assembly in District 73. Photo courtesy of Alex Bores’ campaign Alex Bores Leads AD 73 Race In Labor Endorsements Alex Bores, a Democratic District Leader and engineer, leads the pack of candidates for NYS Assembly in District 73 with... News 24 Jun 2022 | 12:34
Duane Reade on Broadway near 72nd Street is among the many Manhattan stores afflicted by retail theft. Photo: Alexis Gelber Taking on the Shoplifting Scourge “Customer service needed in the cough and cold department.” “Customer service needed in the hair care department.” “Customer... News 24 Jun 2022 | 02:20
Above the upper level rotunda, Saya Woolfalk’s creatures engage the mind to a land far beyond delayed trains and angry commuters. Here, as part of her science fiction project, “The Empathics,” is a fictional race of women fused with plants. The collage is almost 30 feet across. Photo: Ralph Spielman The Art of Penn Station When you pass through the main areas of the Upper Level at Penn Station, and look up, you will notice a change for the better.... News 23 Jun 2022 | 04:50
Nomiki Konst is a progressive activist and journalist. Photo by Cassandra Hanks and courtesy of Nomiki Konst’s campaign ‘This Is A Whole New Race’ It took a bit of convincing for Nomiki Konst, a progressive activist and journalist, to run for NYS Senate in District 59,... News 22 Jun 2022 | 01:33
A group of kids play a ball game in the grass. Photo: NYC Parks / Daniel Avila The Return of Adventures NYC in Central Park Two girls slide through the trees of Central Park, the buildings of midtown behind them, and the green lawns of the Sheep... News 22 Jun 2022 | 03:16
Instructor Colleen Saidman-Yee asked the hundreds of participants to “dedicate this next hour...in a way that will increase peace.” Photo: Zoey Lyttle Yoga on a Long, Rainy Day On June 21, the day of the summer solstice, several blocks’ worth of yoga mats lined Times Square. From 7:30 a.m. to 8:30... News 22 Jun 2022 | 02:07
Mina Kim, conductor of the Purchase Symphony Orchestra, was one of two pianists for the starting event of the day at Battery Park. Photo: Ralph Spielman Make Music America, New York Style June 21 dawned as an average day in Manhattan, but, by sunset, a lot of tired musicians and listeners had the rare experience... News 22 Jun 2022 | 12:19
Kellie Leeson has a background in international humanitarianism. Photo courtesy of Kellie Leeson’s campaign. Kellie Leeson Endorsed By Planned Parenthood PAC Kellie Leeson, a candidate in the crowded race for NYS Assembly in District 73, has received an endorsement from the Planned... News 20 Jun 2022 | 06:41
Ben Smith at home in Goal House. Photo courtesy of Ben Smith This Adoptee’s Story Went Viral and Now He’s Paying it Forward When Ben Smith was an elementary school student at Grace Church School, other children frequently asked him, “Why do you... News 20 Jun 2022 | 12:17
Governor Kathy Hochul announces that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, with Amtrak and NJ TRANSIT, is requesting proposals to guide the Penn Station reconstruction effort outlined in the fall in the Penn Station Master Plan study. Photo: Don Pollard/Office of Governor Kathy Hochul Battle Lines Over Penn Station Once upon a rather different time, the Pennsylvania Railroad, then the nation’s second largest corporation, decided it could... News 18 Jun 2022 | 04:55
Teacher Ilana Gatoff (second from right) with some of her students. Photo courtesy of Ilana Gatoff High School Writers on Family, Love and Loss Ilana Gatoff, an Upper West Sider, teaches English as a New Language at the High School of Language and Innovation in the... News 17 Jun 2022 | 03:18
City Council members after passing FY 2023 budget. Photo via Gale A. Brewer on Twitter City Council Passes Record-High $101.1 Billion Budget Following a City Council vote that wrapped up late Monday evening — and a handshake agreement with Mayor Eric Adams only... News 16 Jun 2022 | 04:19
