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☆ Don't feel too bad for Joe Alywn. He's likely making millions from cowriting 6 Taylor Swift songs.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-22 | by ( Mikhaila Friel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The album follows Swift's breakup with British actor Joe Alwyn, her longtime muse and collaborator. Alwyn likely earned millions from the six songs he cowrote with Swift. It's the first set of new music since Swift's breakup with British actor Joe Alwyn was confirmed in April 2023. But if some of the songs expose details about their relationship, you shouldn't feel too bad for Alwyn. He has likely earned millions from Swift's songs already, according to multiple reports.

Persons: Taylor, Joe Alwyn, Alwyn, Swift, —, It's, Beth Garrabrant, Swift's, William Bowery, Betty, Taylor Swift, Los Angeles , California Kevin Mazur, Don Arnold, TAS24, William Bowery's, Joe, he's, Bon Ivor, Kelly Clarkson, William Organizations: Poets Department, Service, Los Angeles Convention Center, The Recording, Spotify, Bloomberg, Disney Locations: Coney, Los Angeles , California, Sydney, New York

☆ A look at Taylor Swift’s economic power ahead of ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ release
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-18 | by ( Bryan Mena | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

The commercially successful ‘Eras’ tourThe Eras tour was massively successful in 2023 and it’ll stretch through the end of this year. John Shearer/TAS23/Getty Images Swift performs in Glendale, Arizona, during the opening weekend of "The Eras Tour" in March 2023. John Shearer/TAS23/Getty Images Swift performs during the "Evermore" section of the show in Sydney in February 2024. John Shearer/TAS23/Getty Images Fans apply jewels on their way to Swift's show in Foxborough, Massachusetts, in May 2023. John Shearer/TAS23/Getty Images In pictures: Taylor Swift's 'Eras Tour' Prev NextShe is a generous boss, too, awarding $100,000 bonuses to Eras Tour truck drivers during the summer.

Persons: Washington CNN — Taylor Swift, Swift, It’ll, ” Armen Shaomian, StubHub, “, “ Taylor Swift, hasn’t, SeatGeek, Taylor Swift, Kevin Mazur, Natasha, Ethan Miller, John Shearer, Kevin Winter, Benjamin B, Braun, Jutharat, Phoebe Bridgers, Bridgers, Raymond James, Zack Wittman, Hector Vivas, Don Arnold, TAS24, Rachel Wisniewski, Terence Rushin, Haim, Jeff Kravitz, Erin Clark, Sarah Yenesel, Sabrina Carpenter, Bob Levey, TAS23, Christopher Polk, Allen J, Taylor, ”, that’s, That’s, doesn’t, Barack Obama, Angela Merkel, Pope Francis, ” Swift Organizations: Washington CNN, Poets Department, Fortune, University of South, CNN, Swift City, Pittsburgh, MetLife Stadium, New York Times, Lincoln Financial, Washington Post, Ticketmaster, Boston Globe, Penske Media, Los Angeles Times, Federal Reserve, ” AMC Locations: University of South Carolina, North America, East Rutherford , New Jersey, Chicago, Las Vegas, Nashville , Tennessee, Glendale , Arizona, Glendale, Swift, Los Angeles, Pittsburgh, East Rutherford, Nashville, Tampa , Florida, Mexico City, Kansas City , Missouri, Sydney, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Santa Clara , California, Foxborough , Massachusetts, Coney, Houston, Inglewood , California, Cincinnati, United States, Canada, AMC’s

☆ Louis Gossett Jr., 1st Black man to win supporting actor Oscar, dies at 87
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-29 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win a supporting actor Oscar and an Emmy winner for his role in the seminal TV miniseries "Roots," has died. Gossett became the third Black Oscar nominee in the supporting actor category in 1983. "More than anything, it was a huge affirmation of my position as a Black actor," he wrote in his 2010 memoir, "An Actor and a Gentleman." "I knew too little to be nervous," Gossett wrote. Gossett went to Hollywood for the first time in 1961 to make the film version of "A Raisin in the Sun."

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☆ U.S.-Israeli Citizen Itay Chen Was Killed in Oct. 7 Attack, Parents Say
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-12 | by ( Gaya Gupta | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Itay Chen, a 19-year-old U.S. and Israeli citizen thought to have been a taken hostage on Oct. 7 was in fact killed that day, his parents said on Tuesday. The couple, Ruby and Hagit Chen, said that the Israeli military told them that it had intelligence indicating that their son, a service member, was killed while defending civilians on the border of Gaza during the Hamas-led invasion. A middle child, Mr. Chen said, Itay was multitalented and fun-loving, a Boy Scout who, played basketball and, like many young people, loved his PlayStation. Itay grew up in Israel, in the city of Netanya, just north of Tel Aviv, but his father said the family would frequently visit his own hometown, New York. “I want to take him back to Madison Square Garden.”

Persons: Itay Chen, Hagit Chen, “, Itay’s, Ruby Chen, Chen, Itay, ” Organizations: Times, Boy Scout Locations: Gaza, Israel, Netanya, Tel Aviv, New York, Coney Island, Madison

☆ Your Grilled Cheese Needs Toum
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-10 | by ( Sam Sifton | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

I’m embracing nostalgia today, luxuriating in memories of a Brooklyn I never experienced, even though I’m borough-raised. And for dinner beforehand, maybe Chinese roast pork on garlic bread? For Ham El-Waylly, nostalgia is a grilled cheese sandwich slathered with toum (above), a sauce made by combining garlic, lemon juice, salt and oil. The mixture is one that recalls the akkawi cheese manakeesh sandwiches he used to consume as a teenager in Doha, Qatar. The toum packs a wallop, as if you’d stuffed garlic bread with Muenster.

Persons: Ham Locations: Brooklyn, I’m, Coney, Ebinger’s, Doha, Qatar

☆ Inside the Massive Repair Shops Where Subway Cars Go for a Makeover
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-01 | by ( Christopher Payne | David Waldstein | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Every single wheel, motor, brake, axle, wire and door on every subway car gets completely refurbished every six to 12 years at the Coney Island Overhaul Shop in Brooklyn or its sister facility at 207th Street in Manhattan. The work is part of a scheduled maintenance program, introduced in 1989 and designed to prevent breakdowns before they occur. The system works much like a scheduled tuneup on an automobile. Trains roll into the facilities, where they are disassembled, reconditioned to near-factory specifications, and then sent back out into a railroad that functions as New York’s vascular system, pumping more than a billion riders across 345 million miles each year, 24 hours a day, every day.

Locations: Coney, Brooklyn, Manhattan

☆ Google opens New York headquarters in repurposed 1930s railway terminal
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-23 | by ( Christy Choi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Google is set to open its New York headquarters in a repurposed 1930s railway terminus near Hudson Square on Monday — and the tech giant says the project was designed with nature in mind. Once at the end of the railway now forming New York’s High Line, St. John’s Terminal served as a freight facility and office space. Mark Wickens/Courtesy GoogleGoogle began leasing the St. John’s Terminal site in 2019, and bought it outright in 2022 for $2.1 billion. Mark Wickens/Courtesy GoogleThe building can accommodate around 3,000 workers and is organized into 60 “neighborhoods” for teams of around 20 to 50 people. Google’s parent company, Alphabet, also slashed around 12,000 jobs — then around 6% of its workforce — at the beginning of 2023.

Persons: it’s, ”, Sean Downey, Mark Wickens, Rick Cook, Google, that’s, Downey, we’ve, Jennifer Kelly, — Organizations: CNN, Google, New York State, Americas, Global Business, CookFox Architects, John’s, Google Google, Google’s Global Business Organization Locations: New York, Hudson, SoHo, Tribeca, St, Coney, Hurricane, Dublin, Playa Vista, New York City, Chelsea, John’s, California, America, ”

☆ N.Y.P.D. Drones Carrying Rafts Could Join Lifeguards in Beach Rescues
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-20 | by ( Dana Rubinstein | Corey Kilgannon | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

This summer, struggling swimmers off Coney Island might be met not just by a young lifeguard in an orange suit but also by assistance from above, in the form of a buglike device delivering an inflatable float. The raft-bearing drone is the latest in a series of gadgets promoted by Mayor Eric Adams as a way to improve life in New York City. Discussing the drone during his weekly question-and-answer session at City Hall on Tuesday, the mayor said it would begin flying as part of a pilot project to address a chronic summer problem. “They’re going to start out with Coney Island, and they’re going to grow from there,” Mr. Adams said, referring to the entertainment mecca on Brooklyn’s south shore. “I think it can be a great addition to saving the lives of those that we lose over the summer.”New York City may be known for its concrete-and-steel canyons, but it boasts 14 miles of city beaches, from Coney Island in Brooklyn and Rockaway Beach in Queens to Orchard Beach in the Bronx and South Beach in Staten Island.

Persons: Eric Adams, “ They’re, ” Mr, Adams Organizations: City, ” Locations: Coney, New York City, York, Coney Island, Brooklyn, Rockaway, Queens, Orchard Beach, Bronx, South Beach, Staten Island

A fast-moving storm system brought several inches of snow to parts of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions for the second time this week, leaving two inches of snow in Central Park but double-digit accumulations in other areas, such as parts of Long Island. Zack Taylor, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in College Park, Md., described the overnight system, which over-performed in some places, as having a “narrow stripe” that brought eight to 12 inches of snow across portions of central Ohio through central Pennsylvania, north-central New Jersey and clipped the very extreme southern portions of New York. Nearly 10 inches of snow accumulated in Coney Island, while parts of Queens recorded up to six inches, according to the National Weather Service. Two inches of snow fell in Central Park. Snow totals so far have ranged from six to 10 inches across southwestern Long Island, southern portions of northeastern New Jersey and parts of Staten Island, forecasters said.

Persons: Zack Taylor Organizations: National Weather Service Locations: Central, Long, College Park, Md, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Coney Island, Queens, Central Park, Staten Island

☆ She traveled every New York City subway line — and photographed every first and last stop
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-03 | by ( Alex Rees | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —It wasn’t until after photographer Rita Nannini left New York that she grew fascinated by the city’s subways. Rita Nannini Exiting the A train station at Far Rockaway—Mott Avenue in Queens, the easternmost subway station in New York City. Rita Nannini Escalators at the 96th Street stop at the end of the Q line in Manhattan's Upper East Side. Rita Nannini A flight of stairs ascends to the A train station at Ozone Park—Lefferts Avenue in Queens. Rita Nannini A decade-long photo project documenting every New York City subway line Prev Next“It’s often said it’s that (my images show) the end of the lines — the ‘last stops,’” she said.

Persons: Rita Nannini, Nannini, — Nannini, ’ ”, ” Nannini, — Parsons, Archer, it’s, Kate Jones, Jones, “, ’ ” Nannini, ‘, ” Organizations: CNN, World Trade, Brighton, Grand Central Station, Shuttle, JFK, Grand Central, Apple, Central, New, Metropolitan Transportation Authority, “, New York Locations: New York, Manhattan’s, Princeton , New Jersey, Manhattan, Forest Hills, Queens, Williamsbridge, Bronx, Brooklyn, Rockaway, New York City, Manhattan's, Coney, Broad, Bedford, East New York, South Ferry, Jamaica, —, York City, York, Inwood, ’, Midtown, New

☆ The future of the American amusement park in a Disney, Universal dominated world of thrills
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-27 | by ( Kevin Williams | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +14 min

Eric Thayer | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe theme park business, like many others, is consolidating and changing along with consumer habits. Coney's closing ended an era for Cincinnati-based theme park consultant Dennis Speigel. And there's an underlying rationale for the deal related to what's occurred on the national theme park landscape in recent decades. watch nowA more consistent ride at Cedar Fair Comparatively, Cedar Fair has seen its attendance decline from 22.9 million visitors in the first nine months of 2019 to 20.9 million in 2023. "Disney and Universal have theme parks in several global markets and are considered destination resorts," Baker said.

Persons: Eric Thayer, Knotts, Looney, Richard Zimmerman, Selim Bassoui, Universal, Dennis Speigel, Speigel, Don Helbig, Helbig, Zimmerman, Bassoul, David Katz, Jeffries, It's, Katz, Salim, Berry, Stifel, Carissa Baker, Baker, Dallas restauranteur Shannon Wynne's, Wynne, Wynne's, Angus, Louis, Texans haven't, hadn't, Elizabeth Ringas, Ringas, it's Organizations: Bloomberg, Getty, Disney, Comcast's, Cedar Fair, Flags, Looney Tunes, Marvel, Cedar, Department of Justice, Fair, Dominion, Universal, Google, Dell, Six, Revenue, Cedar Fair Entertainment, Six Flags Entertainment Corp, Getty Images Bloomberg, SIX, University of Central, SeaWorld, Paramount Parks, Premier Parks for Six, Seaworld, Dallas, Texans, American, Enthusiasts, Comcast, CNBC Locations: Valencia , California, Florida, Cincinnati, Coney Island, York, Coney's, Coney, Kings, Virginia, New York, North America, Buena Park , California, Americas, University of Central Florida, Texas, Dallas, Greater Atlanta, St

☆ When Masters of Black-and-White Spin the Color Wheel
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( Arthur Lubow | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

His black-and-white picture of Big Tex, the cowboy effigy that hovers over the State Fair of Texas in Dallas, shows a motley assortment of Texans sitting and cavorting beneath the absurd figure. In the color variant, much of the space is taken up by a blank blue sky and the visitors are indistinct, so that the comedy is drained. In the color image, probably taken an instant later, the man is looking at the camera, the woman’s expression has changed, and the impact is diffused by the photographer’s own obscuring shadow and a distracting crowd of passers-by. The previously published “White Sands National Monument, New Mexico,” 1964, transposes Winogrand’s fascination with alienated and isolated Americans into a beautiful blue-and-white image. And some of his very early Coney Island photographs, taken in the ’50s, use color to convey the tender vulnerability of sand-streaked flesh.

Persons: Big Tex, Coney Organizations: State Fair of, Texans, Zoo Locations: State Fair of Texas, Dallas, Zoo , New York, Sands, New Mexico

At a town hall in Coney Island, Brooklyn, on Monday night, the mayor said the cuts were real but that he did not want to make them. The police commissioner, Edward Caban, has yet to make a public statement about the implications of a proposal that would bring the number of officers below 30,000 for the first time in decades. There were nearly 35,000 officers in the department in 2022. is stretched as thin as it could go right now,” said Paul DiGiacomo, president of the Detectives’ Endowment Association. Every agency would be affected, including the Department of Education, which would see its budget cut by $1 billion over two years; the Sanitation Department; the city’s libraries; and popular programs like summer school and universal prekindergarten.

Persons: ”, “, Yell, Edward Caban, Paul DiGiacomo, ’, Mr, Adams Organizations: D.C, ”, Police Department, ’ Endowment Association, Department of Education, Sanitation Department Locations: Coney Island , Brooklyn

☆ Arab American Comedy Festival Goes On Amid Troubled Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Christopher Kuo | More About Christopher Kuo | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Antisemitic hate speech and hate crimes have also risen sharply since the start of the Israel-Hamas war. On Nov. 8, a group of Muslim, Jewish and Christian comedians performed in a “Comedy for Peace” event for the New York Comedy Festival. Eventually, he took a comedy class and realized he wanted to do stand-up. She began doing stand-up in 1999 and performed for free at dive bars in New York City. When the two aspiring comics crossed paths in 2001 at an open mic event, Zayid was the first female Arab American comedian Obeidallah had met.

Persons: ”, ” Zayid, Zayid, Obeidallah Organizations: New York Comedy, Rakia Media, NBC, Palestinian Locations: Israel, Los Angeles, Coney, Obeidallah, New Jersey, New York, Palestinian American, New York City, Arab American

☆ Philip Schlamberg: Final US combat death of World War II was Jewish teen in Japan
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-11 | by ( Brad Lendon | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

“The Last Fighter Pilot” says when the service saw those scores, Schlamberg was offered his pick of jobs and chose to be a fighter pilot. During that trip, he saw Japanese war veterans up close and felt a kinship, he said. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty ImagesFitting endingsYellin died in December 2017, shortly after “The Last Fighter Pilot” was published. In the foreword to “The Last Fighter Pilot,” Yellin recounted how World War II’s end was fitting for the times. “And that the final combat life in the defense of freedom would be laid down by a teenage Jewish fighter pilot who had not yet learned to even drive a car.”

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Learn moreConsidering PS5 stock has only normalized relatively recently, there's little chance you'll find massive savings on the gaming console when Black Friday deals come around. So, should you wait for a better deal than this bundle with Spider-Man 2 for $499? Before today, the bundle was $560, only saving you $10 compared to buying the two on their own. To be clear, this isn't the limited edition PS5 with the Spider-Man-themed console and controller, but it's a great deal nonetheless. If you are holding out for a better deal this year, keep an eye on our Black Friday PS5 deals guide, which we're updating right now, as we'll let you know if something better comes along.

Persons: Marvel's Spider, Peter Parker, Miles Morales, It's Organizations: Black, Insomniac, PlayStation, Amazon Locations: New, Brooklyn, Queens, Coney, Marvel's

☆ CNBC Daily Open: Can stocks climb out of their three-month hole?
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( Yeo Boon Ping | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

New York City resembled a ghost town after 370,000 people were told to evacuate flood-prone areas, including near Wall Street and at Coney Island, and mass transport was shut down. AFP PHOTO/Stan HONDA (Photo credit should read STAN HONDA/AFP via Getty Images)This report is from today's CNBC Daily Open, our new, international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Spooky OctoberMajor U.S. indexes inched up Tuesday, but ended October in the red — giving them a three-month losing streak. The 117-year-old company is "becoming an AI company.

Persons: Irene, Stan HONDA, STAN HONDA, Kospi, Janet, Jerome There's, Jerome Powell's, Joe Biden, Xi Jinping Organizations: AFP, Getty, CNBC, Japan's Nikkei, Bank of Japan, Federal Reserve, U.S . Treasury, AMD Locations: Lower Manhattan , New York, Tri State, New York City, Wall, Coney, AFP, Asia, Pacific, China, U.S

☆ In a Democratic District, Can a Party Defector Get Elected?
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Jeffery C. Mays | More About Jeffery C. Mays | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

At a public housing complex in Coney Island, Brooklyn, a powerful Democratic councilman sought to quickly make the case for why voters should reject his opponent. “He was elected as a Democrat,” the councilman, Justin Brannan, said to a resident. “But he sold us out and became a Trump Republican.”Until recently, that simple argument would have been persuasive enough to convince most voters in this part of New York. Mr. Brannan’s opponent is Ari Kagan, a councilman who was elected as a Democrat to represent Coney Island, but is now a Republican. Because of redistricting, Mr. Brannan and Mr. Kagan have wound up contesting the same district.

Persons: “, Justin Brannan, ”, Ari Kagan, Brannan, Kagan Organizations: Democratic, Trump Republican, Republicans, Republican Locations: Coney Island , Brooklyn, New York, Brooklyn, Coney

☆ 29-year-old background actor on the SAG-AFTRA strike: AI could mean 'I have nothing new to offer'
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( Gili Malinsky | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Among those on strike are the many extras who fill screens countrywide, performing nonspeaking parts, often in the background of a scene. She's since made a living as a background actor in shows like "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel," "Succession," "Law and Order: Organized Crime" and "Blue Bloods." The ninth and tenth hours pay time and a half and any hours worked beyond that pay double. Being on set shows you 'how different actors behave'It's hard to say how many people do background work in the U.S. "My whole New York network has been built through background," Cunningham says.

Persons: Esther Cunningham, Cunningham, Maisel, AFTRA, Jonathan Handel, it's, Kendall Roy, Jeremy Strong, Kate Fortmueller, it'll, It's, She's Organizations: NBC Universal Screen Actors, American Federation of Television, Radio Artists, SAG, Alliance, Television Producers, Wheaton College in, Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati, New York Times, HBO, Georgia State University, Labor Locations: Cincinnati , Ohio, New York, Wheaton College in Illinois, Cincinnati, Coney, U.S

☆ It's going to be way harder to be a tourist in NYC
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

New York City is getting serious about its laws on rentals and hotels. Tourists might have a hard time finding a place to stay in New York City. "We could see fewer budget travelers but more tourists willing to spend on regulated high-quality accommodations," he said. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe Airbnb law especially is a big change. Still, New York City will always draw tourists.

Persons: aren't, Steve Turk, Turk, you'll, Razonie Napier, he'd, Napier, That's Organizations: Service, Wired, Apple, Turk Hospitality, Special Enforcement, New Yorker Locations: York City, New York City, Wall, Silicon, New York, York, New, Lower, Coney Island , Brooklyn, , New York City, Omaha

☆ Spider-Man 2’s New York Is a Web of Skyscrapers and Brownstones
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-09 | by ( Zachary Small | More About Zachary Small | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Reality and fantasy were deeply intertwined in Marvel’s Spider-Man, where gamers swung from webs above Lincoln Center and leaped from the Empire State Building’s spire into the crowds leaving the subway station at Herald Square. The comic book icon also brought his own landmarks to that version of New York City, which hosted the Avengers headquarters a few blocks north of the United Nations and a supervillain prison in the East River. The designers at Insomniac Games are now expanding the superhero’s jurisdiction beyond Manhattan for the sequel, to be released for the PlayStation 5 on Oct. 20. Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 swells into Queens and Brooklyn (including Coney Island attractions), testing a design team responsible for nearly doubling the real estate of the 2018 original. The game’s design director, Josue Benavidez, said his research involved contacting organizations like the Center for Brooklyn History, posting on Reddit groups devoted to the borough and calling businesses near the buildings he was studying.

Persons: Josue Benavidez Organizations: Lincoln Center, Empire, Herald, Avengers, United Nations, Insomniac Games, PlayStation, Insomniac, for Brooklyn Locations: New York City, East, Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, Coney, United States, Burbank , Calif, Durham, N.C

☆ Rachel Bloom Enjoys the Ride
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Alexis Soloski | More About Alexis Soloski | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

“My grandfather went on this one time,” Rachel Bloom effused on a recent afternoon. “He thought he was going to die.”A writer-performer best known for the cult musical comedy “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” Bloom was standing at the base of Coney Island’s Cyclone, the 96-year-old wooden thrill ride designated as a landmark by American Coaster Enthusiasts. “I just had this thought of, we’re all going to die someday,” she said. Something like riding the world’s second-steepest wooden roller coaster, which boasts 60-mile-per-hour speeds and an 85-foot drop. Bloom — brisk, animated, with a mind that sometimes outraces her mouth — apparently finds a 3.75 G-force relaxing.

Persons: ” Rachel Bloom effused, ” Bloom, ”, Lucille Lortel, Bloom Organizations: Coney Island’s Cyclone, American Coaster, New Locations: Coney Island’s

At a Coney Island park this summer, children in a basketball summer camp wore blue-and-white uniforms bearing the logo of “The Coney,” a proposed casino project in the neighborhood and the camp’s sponsor. A few months earlier on Long Island, where Las Vegas Sands is pitching a casino, children from local soccer teams were invited to a Sands-sponsored training session featuring the superstars David Beckham and Carli Lloyd. In the escalating race to be one of the first to open a casino in the New York City area, developers are rushing to win local support after state regulators said projects needed to be “embraced by the community.” A casino logo emblazoned across youth sports jerseys is just one example of the lengths to which gambling operators have gone to woo those communities and secure a coveted license. But their sponsorship of these recent children’s events has proved to be as divisive as the prospect of the casinos themselves.

Persons: ”, David Beckham, Carli Lloyd Organizations: Las Vegas Sands, New Locations: Coney, Long, Las, New York City, ”

☆ At South Brooklyn’s Beaches, a Battle of the Buoys
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-19 | by ( Alyson Krueger | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Eight years ago, Capri Djatiasmoro watched helplessly as four Jet Skis ran over her friend while he was swimming at Brighton Beach. Decades ago, a line of buoys ran parallel to the shore, marking the boundary between swimmers and boaters. “Some boat and Jet Ski drivers don’t even know there is this law,” said Ms. Djatiasmoro, 72, a retired advertising executive and avid open-water swimmer who lives in Brooklyn. “Some know, but in the open water it’s hard to tell exactly where that mark is.” Jet Skis regularly come very close to the borough’s beaches, she said, especially in the late afternoon, after lifeguards have left for the day. “I love the ocean, I love swimming, and I want to keep people safe while enjoying these things,” she said.

Persons: ”, “, Djatiasmoro, Sandy Hook Organizations: Jet, Brighton Beach, Coney Island Hospital, New York, Yorkers Locations: Coney, New York State, New York City, Brooklyn, N.J, Coney Island, Manhattan Beach

☆ The Wide World of Puppetry Converges on New York
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-07 | by ( Laurel Graeber | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

On Saturday, the festival will host a round-table discussion with Lee’s troupe, the Mettawee River Theater Company. “What I want people to experience while they’re here is that the world is whatever you decide to make it for yourself,” said Matthew Sorensen, who curated the shows of Lee’s work. And everywhere, Lee gave castoffs new life: Piano keys serve as puppet teeth, and can lids as eyes. An open mailbox becomes the head and jaws of a dragon; the ribs of a baby carriage form its body. Many, she added, illustrate Lee’s method of taking “what’s just right there” and “exploring what it can do.”

Persons: Lee, Henry Hudson, Brendan Schweda’s “ Barnacle Bill, ”, “, Ralph Lee’s, Ralph Lee, Matthew Sorensen, Kitamura ”, Casey Compton, Lee’s, “ what’s Organizations: Theater Company

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