Pro-Palestinian protesters gather on the South Lawn at Columbia University. (Photo: Anonymous). As Campus Is Roiled by Protests, Arrests and Threats, Columbia Makes All Classes Remote Columbia University moved to make all classes remote on April 22 after the Ivy League campus was roiled by clashes tied to... Home 22 Apr 2024 | 09:28
The cover of ”The Lincoln Zoo.” Co-author Larry Belling died before completing the book, prompting lifelong friend and co-author Art Twain to finish on his own. The book hit on Feb. 29. Photo: Vargoice He Turns His Innate Appreciation for Animals into a Children’s Book As a teen in Oakland, California, Art Twain had over 25 animals in his garage zoo, and always stopped to save creatures that... Features 22 Apr 2024 | 06:39
Joseph Abramov in front of his cannabis dispensary, Urban Leaf, at 977 2nd Ave. ( Photo by Chia-Tien Nicole Chen) One Yr After License Was Granted, New UES Cannabis Shop Can Finally Open Its Doors When Joseph Abramov was 19, he saw a business opportunity in the up-and-coming weed delivery scene, albeit one that was still... News 22 Apr 2024 | 04:31
Madison Square Garden will be rocking this playoff season with both Knicks and Rangers in the hunt for a championship. Photo: Wikimedia Commons As Rangers and Knicks Start Post Season Journey, Can Either Win a Championship? New York sports fans haven’t experienced this kind of rapture from their hockey and basketball teams since 1994. That year,... Voices 19 Apr 2024 | 01:27
It’s all in the shorthand. Just as a baseball player would used RBI instead of “run batted in” after a hit enabled a runner on his team to cross home plate, nutritionists also have a language all their own. Photo: Wikimedia Commons How to Make a Nutritionist’s Word Salad a Little More Digestible Every profession has its own verbal shorthand. Cops abbreviate unknown suspects to “perps” short for “perpetrators.” Sportswriters... News 19 Apr 2024 | 01:15
Kensly Alston (left) and Halley Tejada (right), 18 and 19, have been charged with murder in connection with the March death of Nadia Vitels. They were allegedly squatting in her apartment at the time. ( Photo via X.com (Twitter)) D.A. Indicts Two Teens For Allegedly Murdering Nadia Vitels In Kips Bay Two teenagers have been indicted for the March 12 homicide of Nadia Vitels in Kips Bay, Manhattan D.A. Alvin Bragg announced... News 19 Apr 2024 | 12:18
The exterior of the beleaguered Papaya King, an iconic hot dog restaraunt that stood for decades on the corner of E. 86th St. & 3rd Ave. ZD Realty, the developer which now owns the plot, has filed permits to build a 17-story luxury condo building on the site. ( Photo by Jack Ahern ) 17-Story Luxury Condo Building To Replace Papaya King, Iconic Hot Dog Joint, On E. 86th The owner of the plot that houses the now-gutted Papaya King restaurant, on E. 86th St. & Third Ave., plans to erect a 17-story... News 19 Apr 2024 | 04:27
There is a fine art to building a campfire as campers at the Nature Place Camp in Chestnut Ridge in Rockland County discover. This camp here will not find competitive sports, loudspeakers, or screens. Instead, campers get outside, explore, create, cooperate, play, and wonder. Photo: The Nature Place The Best Way To Prepare Your Kids for Summer Camp With just a few months to go until the school year ends and summer vacation starts, you want to make sure that you and your... News 19 Apr 2024 | 12:20
Author Elle Evans (left) with Elle culture writer Lauren Puckett-Pope (center) and Kathleen Harris, executive editor of Zibby Books. Photo: Lorraine Duffy Merkl Chic Lit Author Who Wrote “Wedding Issues” Under Pen Name Has Day Job: M.D. I think of myself as somewhat of a multi-tasker but Elle Evans has me trumped by most counts. This ambitious Boston native... City Arts 19 Apr 2024 | 04:05
The newest interpretive exhibit at the Tenement Museum, “Union of Hope 1869” notes the lives of Joseph and Rachel Moore, Black Americans who left rural New Jersey for a better life in New York City. Photo: Tenement Museum Tenement Museum Opens Exhibit on First Black Family That Moved into Area After Civil War We are all proud of our original heritages and those that we identify with as Manhattanites. For everyone, New York City... City Arts 22 Apr 2024 | 09:40
Jean-Marie Haessle, who arrived in NYC 56 years ago from France, passed away this week, shortly after conducting what turned out to be his final interview with our reporter. Photo: Lorriane Duffy Merkl Noted Artist Who Vowed to Paint ‘Until My Last Breath’ Dies Shortly After Final Interview “I was going to be the next Van Gogh, but I found my own way.” Famed 84-year-old expressionist artist Jean-Marie Haessle... News Alert 18 Apr 2024 | 05:03
Jean Carlos Zarzuela was arrested on April 13 for punching a nine-year-old girl in Grand Central Terminal and on April 15 was remanded on $100,000 bail and ordered to undergo a mental health exam. Photo credit: Flickr MTA PD Wanted. Man Arrested for Punching 9-Year-Old Girl is Remanded on $100,000 Bail A 30-year-old homeless man was arrested on April 13 for punching a nine-year-old girl in Grand Central Terminal, and is now... News 15 Apr 2024 | 05:29
NY Times columnist Dan Barry (left) discusses the anthology “Breslin: Essential Writing,” which he compiled during a recent lecture with veteran city reporter Michael Daly at Hunter College. Photo: Matt Capowski Newspaper Men Dan Barry and Michael Daly Speak About the Legendary Jimmy Breslin “So what do we talk about?” Michael Daly asked, laughing and somewhat quietly like someone who has so much to say, he doesn’t... News 16 Apr 2024 | 09:28
The word “pickleball” is now splayed across the front of the Life Time facilities at PENN 1. ( Photo by Jack Ahern ) New Pickleball Courts Open Across From Madison Square Garden Life Time Fitness, the upscale gym behemoth that has opened eight separate spots in Manhattan, is now offering seven fresh... News 20 Apr 2024 | 04:31