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Ebony’s Gorgeously Groovy 1970s Test Kitchen Is Coming To NYC: Gothamist
Ebony's Test Kitchen. (Lee Bey Architectural Photography)
A 1970s test kitchen, which was once housed in Chicago’s Johnson Publishing headquarters (known for creating the innovative Black magazines Ebony and Jet), is…
European and American Art at the Arnot Art Museum in Elmira, NY
Photo credit: The Arnot Art Museum/arnotartmuseum.orgThere are many great art museums outside of the major cities in the state of New York. For example, we highly recommend visiting the Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art in Clinton, the…
“We really tried to avoid it. We tried. He was my boss. We…
“We really tried to avoid it. We tried. He was my boss. We worked at an important law firm with very serious people. Things like this were forbidden. But it was a high pressure environment and we worked long hours together. There…
Exempting Yellow Taxis From Congestion Pricing Won’t Help Cabbies – Streetsblog New York City
A City Council proposal to exempt yellow cab drivers from the coming congestion pricing tolls is the wrong way to help suffering cabbies buffeted by a collapsing medallion market and competition from Uber and Lyft, experts told…
Mel Brooks: Williamsburgs’ Comic Genius
Mel Brooks in 2010 (courtesy of Angela George/Flickr)North Brooklyn has produced more than its fair share of great comedians. Jack Gilford, the man who many claim invented standup and the outrageously funny Buddy Hackett come immediately…
Are We Starting to See Progress Toward Vision Zero? – Streetsblog USA
Cities are struggling to make good on their Vision Zero promises and, just maybe, starting to make progress toward the goal of zero deaths.
It’s too soon to say definitively for sure. But there are some encouraging signs in the…
Queer + Trans Stories, Violence in Nebraska
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There are so many drag shows in the city, they can be hard to keep track of. When a show happens every week, it can…
Humble Bike Rack Tells a Story of a Broken Process – Streetsblog New York City
This is the first post generated by the Neighborhood Empowerment Project, an initiative of our parent company, Open Plans, to change the ineffective way our city government responds to neighborhood problems. If you have a maddening…
Department Of Sanitation Truck Involved In Chain-Reaction Crash In Hunters Point Section Of Queens –…
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A crash involving a city sanitation truck had a domino effect, ending with one damaged car after another and debris all over the place.
CBSN New York’s Lisa Rozner was at 21st Street near 49th Avenue in the…
The Fierce Brooklyn Primary Election You Probably Haven’t Heard About: Gothamist
There was a time when the Brooklyn Democratic machine hated few people more than it did Margarita López Torres. First elected as a civil court judge in 1992, López Torres clashed with the powerful Brooklyn Democratic Party…