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Architectural Digest
April 28, 2018
For Philip Mitchell, who splits his time between New York, Toronto, and the small seaside town of Chester, Nova Scotia, designing his sitting room for this year's Kips Bay Decorators Show House was an exercise in equal parts creative vision and careful planning. Not to mention the very early mornings andÃâà...
Bleacher Report
April 28, 2018
The 2018 NFL draft continued on Friday with 68 picks in the second and third rounds. It was an exciting second day, as a handful of big-name prospects slipped further down the big board while some unheralded talents rose up and came off far earlier than expected. Linebacker Shaquem Griffin, wideoutÃâà...
SB Nation
April 28, 2018
Green Bay Packers: T Cole Madison, Washington St. 139. New York Giants: DL RJ McIntosh, Miami. 140. Oakland Raiders (via Indianapolis Colts): DL Maurice Hurst, Michigan. 141. Seattle Seahawks: LB Shaquem Griffin, UCF. 142. San Francisco 49ers: DB DJ Reed, Kansas State. 143. New EnglandÃâà...
Brooklyn Paper
April 27, 2018
A city community running organization will debut its free weekly group runs — also open to walkers — in Shore Road Park in Bay Ridge beginning May 12. The New York Road Runners brought their Open Run program to the Ridge at the behest of energetic locals looking for friends to run with, according toÃâà...
WABC-TV
April 27, 2018
In this edition of Neighborhood Eats, we're headed to Staten Island for an old-school luncheonette. J's on the Bay is located on Bay Street, where it's been for 80 years. There's a relatively new owner whose cooking dips into nostalgia and moves right into the present. Sure, you can get a grilled cheese.
New York Times
April 26, 2018
Click on the slide show to see this week's featured properties in New York City: • In Central Harlem, a one-bedroom, one-bath unit in a converted Beaux-Arts school with 12-foot ceilings, an open kitchen with quartzite counters, a washer and dryer, and a terrace. • In Kips Bay, a two-bedroom, two-bath unitÃâà...
New York Times
April 26, 2018
Last June, Luda's Dumplings, a small pelmeni shop, pitched its yellow-and-white-striped awning on Shore Parkway in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, an overpass away from the waterfront, where leafy trees hush the grumble of cars. Inside, pelmeni are cooked to order, glossed with drops of clarified butter andÃâà...
New York Times
April 25, 2018
As a cinematographer, I've spent a lot of time observing the behaviors of the polar bears and humans who inhabit Churchill, Manitoba, a small town on the remote coast of Hudson's Bay. I first arrived in Churchill as a teenager on my first gig and returned 25 years later, in 2015, to shoot a TV series on theÃâà...
City & State
April 19, 2018
In New York, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has vowed nonetheless to meet the international benchmarks, which align with his goal to have 50 percent of the state's power come from renewable resources by 2030. His administration has been seeking to overhaul the power grid, support technologies like energyÃâà...
Cornell Chronicle
March 26, 2018
To better understand stakeholder perceptions, the researchers surveyed individuals involved with commercial harvesting and growing of oysters or other shellfish in New York and New Jersey as well as volunteers with NY/NJ Bay Keepers, a local NGO group that aims to protect, preserve and restore theÃâà...
New York Times
March 26, 2018
The term “bight” is related to the words “bend” and “bow,” and it refers to the crescent shape of a bay, with a curve shallow enough that mariners in a square-rigged ship could sail out in a ... The bay runs for more than 700 miles, lined by the longest stretch of sea cliffs in the world. ... By The New York Times.
Tampabay.com
March 26, 2018
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Actress Cynthia Nixon is blasting Gov. Andrew Cuomo as a bully and a "wannabe Republican" during her first visit to Albany since announcing her bid for New York governor. The "Sex and the City" star and public education advocate addressed reporters near the state CapitolÃâà...
Silicon Valley Business Journal
March 26, 2018
Investors invariably say that the most important thing that separates successful startups from those that flop is a strong founding team. A San Jose company called AiNGEL Corp. uses an artificial intelligence-powered engine developed at New York University to look at the digital footprint of founders toÃâà...
WWNY TV 7
March 26, 2018
Laura Irene Coles, 87, of Goose Bay passed away peacefully at home under the care of her daughter and son-in-law, Eileen and Gary Maloy, and Hospice of Jefferson County. Laura was born on December 10, 1930, in Norwich, NY, the daughter of Scott Eljy and Mildred Irene Card Rogers. She graduatedÃâà...
New York Times
March 25, 2018
... island between the bay and the Atlantic Ocean, citing “the residential character of the surrounding neighborhood, limited flexibility in lodging options and access and its proximity to rising seas.” After an outcry by members of the New York-North Jersey chapter, a vote on the proposed sale was delayed.
CBS New York
March 23, 2018
BAY SHORE, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — Parts of Long Island were digging out Thursday from a foot of snow or more after a fourth nor'easter slammed the area. In at least one ... Andrew Cuomo had declared a state of emergency for all of downstate New York, including Nassau and Suffolk counties. The stormÃâà...
Tampabay.com
March 21, 2018
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York judge has tossed out a defamation lawsuit brought by a former adviser to President Donald Trump against a media company. Federal Judge Lorna Schofield said Tuesday that the lawsuit against Oath Inc. over a September 2016 Yahoo News article lacked sufficient factualÃâà...
WWNY TV 7
March 21, 2018
She married James A. Williams on October 8, 1946 in Ogdensburg, NY. Mr. Williams passed away in June of 1977. Lillian worked for many years as an Operator for New York Telephone in Ogdensburg and then Alexandria Bay. She was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary, was an avid bowler andÃâà...
Patch.com
March 21, 2018
Authorities are looking for information regarding a large amount of medical waste that was found on a roadway in Lattingtown on Tuesday morning. The Commissioner of Highways from The Village of Lattingtown notified police of an unusual incident along Bayville Road and Factory Pond Road at 11:02Ãâà...
New York Times
March 21, 2018
CreditErika P. Rodriguez for The New York Times ... Sun Bay Beach is one of the many sandy, uncrowded beaches that Vieques is known for. ... “If you take the long view, Vieques will end up better off,” said Mr. Martin-Bras, a biologist who came to work at the Bioluminescent Bay, the ecological marvel thatÃâà...
New York Times
March 20, 2018
Salt Pond Bay beach on the southeastern shore of the island, with an actual salt pond a short hike away, looked picturesque on a Tuesday morning, with beachgoers bobbing among catamarans in the water or lying on the sand and sitting under umbrellas. A protected cove, its waters were calm even as theÃâà...
Bond Buyer
March 20, 2018
Enhanced budgeting and fiscal monitoring boosted New York State's fourth largest township out of junk status. S&P Global Ratings upgraded the Town of Oyster Bay one notch to BBB-minus, the lowest investment grade rating, and assigned a stable outlook. S&P cited steps taken in late 2016 to tackleÃâà...
Tampabay.com
March 1, 2018
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — New York-area airports have set a record for passenger traffic for a sixth straight year. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which operates John F. Kennedy, LaGuardia, Newark Liberty and Stewart airports, says more than 132 million passengers used those facilities inÃâà...
Eater Boston
March 1, 2018
A New York-based fast-casual restaurant chain that specializes in vegan cuisine plans to add its third location in Boston this summer. By Chloe (stylized as by CHLOE.) announced today that it will open at 399 Boylston St., steps from the Public Garden, with 3,000 square feet of space that it will fill withÃâà...
Patch.com
March 1, 2018
NEW YORK, NY — A storm is coming to spoil the warm midwinter weather. A strong nor'easter will move into the New York City ... night through Saturday night, the weather service says. A coastal flood warning will be in effect along the bay and Atlantic Ocean beachfronts from 6 a.m. to 11 a.m. Friday.
New York Times
March 1, 2018
Immigrant advocates reported arrests by ICE in Merced, Contra Costa, Sacramento, Monterey and Napa Counties — an area much broader than just the San Francisco Bay Area. On Wednesday, several dozen protesters gathered outside the ICE office in San Francisco, chanting support for undocumentedÃâà...
CBS New York
March 1, 2018
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – A Brooklyn woman is accused of poisoning her lookalike with cheesecake, then stealing the victim's identity and other property. Viktoria Nasyrova, 42, of Sheepshead Bay, faces a slew of charges, including attempted murder. “This is a bizarre and twisted crime that could haveÃâà...
CBS New York
March 1, 2018
TOWN OF OYSTER BAY, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) – One Long Island town just approved a 400 percent hike in commuter parking fees. Some people tell CBS2's Jennifer McLogan they'd be more agreeable to pay if only there were parking spaces available. No parking, frayed nerves – it's a daily occurrence forÃâà...
Patch.com
March 1, 2018
BAY SHORE, NY - A new health food restaurant will be opening up its fourth Long Island location in Bay Shore this week. Bango Bowls will be opening the latest store on 68 East Main Street on Friday, March 2. The chain has locations in Massapequa, East Setauket and Huntington Station. The new eateryÃâà...
New York Times
February 28, 2018
The North Atlantic right whale is already one of the most endangered creatures on earth, and all indications are its situation is rapidly getting worse. At last count, the entire population was estimated to include just 458 animals, and at least 17 of them died last year. Now, researchers tracking the right whale'sÃâà...
The Denver Post
February 27, 2018
NEW YORK — For New York Rangers general manager Jeff Gorton, the NHL trade deadline brought mixed emotions on Monday. Gorton said it was “difficult” to trade captain Ryan McDonagh and forward J.T. Miller to the Tampa Bay Lightning for Vladimir Namestnikov, two prospects and two draft picks.
New York Times
February 22, 2018
I remember spotting my first red-breasted merganser in Brooklyn as it paddled along the bulkheads lining Jamaica Bay. ... to our area, the red-breasted merganser (Mergus serrator) makes the most use of saltwater environs and can frequently be found in the open ocean as well as in bays and inlets.
New York Times
December 31, 1999
Sometimes we see him as other hotel guests would have seen him: as the tall gambler intent on the video poker machine across the casino floor, or as the customer standing in line in front of you at the gift shop, buying snacks, or as the guy you briefly glance at as he waits for you to get off the elevatorÃâà...
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