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Vartan Gregorian, Savior of the New York Public Library, Dies at 87

But the main problems were not even visible. The library faced a $50 million deficit and had no political clout. Its constituencies were scholars, children and citizens who liked to read. The city had cut back so hard that the main branch was closed on Thursdays, and some branches were open only eight hours a […] More

by Tonya Frazier April 16, 2021, 2:33 pm
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Indianapolis FedEx Shooting Updates – The New York Times

The scene of the shooting at a FedEx warehouse in Indianapolis on Thursday night.Credit…WXIN INDIANAPOLIS — At least eight people were killed in a shooting at a FedEx warehouse in Indianapolis late Thursday, and the gunman was believed to have killed himself, the police said. Officer Genae Cook of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department told […] More

by Tonya Frazier April 16, 2021, 3:26 am
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The Iran Question – The New York Times

For all of his disorganization in other policy areas, Donald Trump had a pretty clear vision for Mideast policy: The U.S. would become closer to its allies and more hostile toward its longtime adversary, Iran. The Trump administration embraced Israel and Saudi Arabia, avoiding almost any criticism of their governments. That part of that strategy […] More

by Tonya Frazier April 15, 2021, 5:24 am
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in Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Gentrification, High Net Worth Individuals, New York City, Quarantine (Life and Culture), Shutdowns (Institutional)

For New York City Rich Who Fled, a Bronx Cheer

‘We’re Not Tourists’ Invariably, there are going to be complaints about the return of those who bring an end to all of that. Cheryl Dunn, 63, a photographer and documentary filmmaker, described the Lower East Side as having been transformed by a sense of community. “You go in a shop and people have time to […] More

by Tonya Frazier April 15, 2021, 2:00 am
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Serious and Rare – The New York Times

The apparent problem with Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine is both serious and rare, which makes it a thorny issue for policymakers to address and for the rest of us to think through. Six U.S. women between 18 and 48 developed blood clots within two weeks of receiving vaccine shots. One of the six died, […] More

by Tonya Frazier April 14, 2021, 5:23 am
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Covid-19 in New York: Variants and Johnson & Johnson

Weather: The temperature will soar to around 70 today under mostly sunny skies before falling to the low 50s tonight. Expect some showers tonight, too. Alternate-side parking: In effect until April 29 (Holy Thursday, Orthodox). Though the vaccination effort is well underway in New York City, new coronavirus cases remain stubbornly high. The likely culprit: […] More

by Tonya Frazier April 14, 2021, 3:35 am
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How the Coronavirus Variants Are Spreading in New York City

The number of new coronavirus cases in New York City has remained alarmingly, and stubbornly, high for weeks, even as tens of thousands of people are vaccinated daily. A likely reason is that more contagious variants have displaced the original forms of the virus, public health officials have said, accounting for more than 75 percent […] More

by Tonya Frazier April 13, 2021, 1:23 pm
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Andrew Cuomo’s White-Knuckle Ride – The New York Times

Miner recalls many Mario Cuomo aides referring to Andrew privately as “the prince of darkness,” a spectral presence in the administration even after he moved to Washington. Now the rebranded, post-2002 Cuomo was trying something different: humility, or at least the appearance of it. One favorite bit of shtick in those wilderness years, according to […] More

by Tonya Frazier April 13, 2021, 4:00 am
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BLM Protesters Shut Down Manhattan Bridge in New York City in ‘Solidarity with Daunte Wright’ (VIDEO)

BLM protests are beginning to pop off all over the country in response to the officer-involved shooting death of 20-year-old Daunte Wright. A Brooklyn Center, MN police officer shot and killed Daunte Wright Sunday night. Advertisement – story continues below Police were in the process of cuffing Wright during a traffic stop when he broke […] More

by Tonya Frazier April 12, 2021, 8:32 pm
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in Alternative and Renewable Energy, Andrew M, Buchanan (NY), Cuomo, Electric Light and Power, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant (NY), New York City, New York Independent System Operator (NYISO), Nuclear Energy, Shutdowns (Institutional), Solar Energy, Wind Power

Indian Point Nuclear Plant in New York Is Shutting Down

For most of his long political career, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo railed against the dangers of having a nuclear power plant operating just 25 miles away from New York City, saying its proximity to such a densely populated metropolis defied “basic sanity.’’ But now, the plant is preparing to shut down, and New York is […] More

by Tonya Frazier April 12, 2021, 11:28 am
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Asparagus Season! – The New York Times

Good morning. Long ago, when I was working in the newsroom and going out to eat roughly a dozen times each week, I’d sometimes grab my pal Gilbert and walk briskly through the Theater District to a not-very-good restaurant with big plate-glass windows onto the street. We’d sit on stools at the bar and eat […] More

by Tonya Frazier April 12, 2021, 9:30 am
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The Symbol of Bessemer – The New York Times

Bessemer — the Alabama city where Amazon warehouse workers recently voted not to join a union — is named for Henry Bessemer, a British inventor who revolutionized steelmaking. When an Alabama businessman founded the city in 1887, he called it Bessemer in the hope that it would become a steel-industry center. It did. Using iron […] More

by Tonya Frazier April 12, 2021, 5:17 am