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☆ On Queens Soccer Fields, Immigrants Find Each Other and a Sense of Home
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-05 | by ( Raúl Vilchis | Photographs | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Ender Mora arrived at the soccer field in Flushing Meadows Corona Park one Sunday afternoon with a couple of new Venezuelan friends who had gotten off a bus at Port Authority four hours earlier, after a journey from the Texas border. The two 20-year-olds had no socks, wore only thin jackets and looked confused and exhausted. While waiting for his turn on the field, Mr. Mora, wearing his soccer uniform, busied himself bringing them bottles of water, sandwiches and warmer coats. “I know they just arrived, but I thought it was important for them to see this,” Mr. Mora said, “so that they could get to know all our people here.”

Persons: Ender Mora, . Mora, busied, Mr, Mora, ” Organizations: Port Authority Locations: Flushing Meadows Corona, Texas

☆ Lizzo preaches self-love and acceptance. But backstage, her team was mocked and bullied, designer says in a new lawsuit.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Diana Dasrath | Tim Stelloh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Daniels was fired after she complained about Nomura, according to the suit. Nomura told Daniels never to interact with Lizzo or to dress attractively in front of her because it may make Lizzo jealous, the suit said. Alleged slurs, threats and offensive impressionsNomura allegedly mocked Lizzo and her dancers with what the lawsuit described as a "stereotypical sassy Black woman imitation." After Daniels complained to Gugliotta, Lizzo's tour manager, she allegedly asked Daniels to surreptitiously record Nomura, according to the suit. Daniels declined, believing it would be unethical and possibly illegal, and continued to work for Lizzo, according to the suit.

Persons: Lizzo, Asha Daniels, Daniels, Amanda Nomura, Nomura, Ron Zambrano, Zambrano, it's, Melissa Viviane Jefferson, Carlina Gugliotta, Gugliotta, Quincy, she's Organizations: Ball, NBC, Superior Court, Big, Touring Inc, NBC News, Black, Lizzo Locations: Flushing Meadows Corona Park, New York City, Taylor, Los Angeles

☆ Katie Couric, Anna Wintour and Danny DeVito Party Before the U.S. Open
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-29 | by ( Alyson Krueger | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

They walked a blue carpet, the same color as the famous courts. Gabriela Hearst, the fashion designer, showed up with Maria Sharapova, the tennis player. Other guests included Mike Tyson, Alec Baldwin, Gayle King, Danny DeVito, Anna Wintour, Vera Wang and Daymond John. “The end of summer always makes me a little blue,” said Katie Couric, who was the M.C. “By the end of August I always feel depressed, but coming to the U.S. Open gives me something to look forward to.”

Persons: Arthur, Gabriela Hearst, Maria Sharapova, Tommy Haas, Lindsey Vonn, Mike Tyson, Alec Baldwin, Gayle King, Danny DeVito, Anna Wintour, Vera Wang, Daymond John, David, Cheryl Scharf, ”, Katie Couric Organizations: U.S ., United States Tennis Association Foundation, U.S Locations: Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens, Cheryl Scharf , New York City

☆ 53% of parents say climate change affects their decision to have more kids
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-20 | by ( Catherine Clifford | In Catclifford | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Climate change is affecting people's decisions about where to work, what companies they buy things from — and how many kids to have. More than half of parents, 53%, say that climate change affects their decision about having more children, according to a new survey. Parents say that concern about climate change is impacting their career decisions, too. It is largely the responsibility of corporations to make good climate decisions, parents say. Just more than half, 51%, of parents say companies have "a lot" of responsibility to hold themselves accountable to do the right thing for the climate, and only 36% of parents say the responsibility to push companies to act sustainably lies with the customer.

Organizations: HP, United Locations: Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens Borough of New York City . New York City, India, Mexico, Singapore, United States

☆ The Funky, Slinky Fashion From This Year’s Governors Ball
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( Wilson Wong | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Neither a drop of rain nor a cloud of wildfire smoke could keep more than 100,000 fans from flocking to the Governors Ball Music Festival over the weekend at Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens. Waves of revelers, festooned in rose-colored tutus, elaborately designed fishnets and oversize cowboy hats, filed into the event held this past Friday, Saturday and Sunday. They thrashed to Odesza and Diplo; bounced to Lizzo and Kendrick Lamar; and swayed to Haim and Omar Apollo across three different stages in the green fields encircling the iconic Unisphere, the 140-foot-tall ball fit for … a ball. On the first day of the festival — enveloped by a gray haze, either from the Canadian wildfire smoke, the pyrotechnics, the cigarettes or some combination of all three — music lovers, in between vape hits and beer sips, discussed their outfit inspirations and favorite performances.

Persons: Kendrick Lamar, Haim, Omar Apollo Organizations: Governors Ball Music Locations: Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens, festooned

☆ Seven Underappreciated Birding Spots in New York
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Dodai Stewart | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Birding in New York City is easier than you might think. “The best place to bird in New York is exactly where you are right at that moment,” said Martha Harbison, a writer and vice president of the Feminist Bird Club. “I’ve observed 20 species from my own window. But there are plenty of underappreciated birding locations in New York City, and many are accessible by public transportation. Bryant Park, Manhattan

Persons: ”, Martha Harbison, “ I’ve Organizations: Feminist Bird Locations: New York City, New York, Brooklyn, ”, Manhattan, Park, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens, Pelham, Bryant Park

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