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☆ ‘Intangible Heritage’ and How Cities Decide What to Preserve
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-30 | by ( Michael Kimmelman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

During the 1930s, the site was a dive bar and restaurant called Bonnie’s Stonewall Inn, which shuttered in 1954. Three years later, the Genovese crime family reopened the bar, retaining the Stonewall sign and name. Gay bars were mostly mob-run back then because of laws against homosexual behavior in public. No one was talking about landmarking Stonewall then, but the city’s designation of the Village helped forestall various proposals to raze the building. Then in 2000 Stonewall was named a National Historic Landmark, and in 2015, designated a New York City Landmark.

Persons: Christopher, Genovese, Stonewall Organizations: Preservation Commission, Stonewall, Police, Historic Landmark Locations: Greenwich, , New York City’s, New York City

☆ Can New York City Ever Win Its War Against Rats?
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-19 | by ( Ginia Bellafante | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

What do rats do in heat waves? As temperatures have continued to stifle all will, and the humidity level has been Bangkok-in-a-thunderstorm-percent high, I raised the question with Kathleen Corradi, New York City’s first dedicated rat czar. The specific target of her enmity is the improbably named Norway rat, the dominant species in the city. Rats are mammals, Ms. Corradi pointed out, and they find oppressively warm weather as enervating as we do. A happy rat is reproducing at a rate that science says we cannot exterminate our way out of.”

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☆ Where New Yorkers Start Being Polite and Stop Getting Real
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-24 | by ( James Poniewozik | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

At 2:45 p.m. on a sunny Wednesday in a plaza near the Flatiron Building, a crowd of a few dozen was watching, and appearing in, New York City’s most infamous new reality show. On a round video screen, encased in a porthole-like structure behind a railing, they could see a livestream of onlookers across the Atlantic, in the center of Dublin. “They can see you just like you see them!” a staff member minding the exhibit told the crowd. From the Irish side, people displayed images of swastikas and of the 2001 World Trade Center attack. The transgressions went viral, not the sort of global connection and sharing that the organizers were hoping for.

Persons: minding Organizations: Trade Locations: New York, Dublin, “

☆ The Battle for The Streets of New York
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-13 | by ( Dodai Stewart | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +11 min

New York City streets and sidewalks have always been crowded, but it’s never been like this. But lately, New York City streets are teetering between lively and unlivable. Karsten Moran for The New York Times“I think this could be the catalyst for a streets renaissance in New York,” Janette Sadik-Khan, New York City’s former transportation commissioner, said in a recent interview. New York City’s population reached 8.8 million in 2020, and the New York region is now home to nearly 19 million people. Use this form to tell us what you think about the state of New York City’s streets.

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☆ Paying Off People’s Medical Debt Has Little Impact on Their Lives, Study Finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-08 | by ( Sarah Kliff | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Medical Debt has grown from a tiny nonprofit group that received less than $3,000 in donations to a multimillion-dollar force in health care philanthropy. Medical Debt estimates that it has eliminated more than $11 billion of debt with the help of major donations from philanthropists and even city governments. But a study published by a group of economists on Monday calls into question the premise of the high-profile charity. After following 213,000 people who were in debt and randomly selecting some to work with the nonprofit group, the researchers found that debt relief did not improve the mental health or the credit scores of debtors, on average. And those whose bills had been paid were just as likely to forgo medical care as those whose bills were left unpaid.

Persons: Eric Adams Organizations: New York City’s Locations: R.I.P, New York

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But few foresaw JPMorgan Chase and State Street quitting Climate Action 100+, a global investment coalition that has been pushing companies to decarbonize. All told, the moves amount to a nearly $14 trillion exit from an organization meant to marshal Wall Street’s clout to expand the climate agenda. Representative Jim Jordan, the Ohio Republican who compared the coalition to a “cartel” forcing businesses to cut emissions, called for more financial companies to follow suit. JPMorgan said it had built an in-house sustainable investment team to focus on green issues. And BlackRock will maintain some ties to the coalition: It has transferred its membership to an international entity.

Persons: Wall, Jim Jordan, Brad Lander, they’re Organizations: JPMorgan Chase, State, Ohio Republican, JPMorgan Locations: BlackRock, Brad Lander , New York

☆ Migrants Sleep in the Snow in Desperate Wait for ID Cards
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-17 | by ( Andy Newman | More About Andy Newman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Lorena Garcia, who journeyed from Colombia with her 3-year-old son, said shelter workers told her that “after the 60 days, I have to leave there and pay rent.” She said she did not know how she would find an affordable room. A city spokeswoman, Kayla Mamelak, said that every family who has reapplied for shelter has received it. She added that if families can’t find housing after the second 60-day period, the city will do everything in its power to offer them shelter beds. The mounting uncertainty comes as the state and city governments grapple with the cost of the crisis. Kathy Hochul announced a state budget that includes $2.4 billion to help New York City with migrants, a $500 million increase over last year.

Persons: Lorena Garcia, ”, Kayla Mamelak, Kathy Hochul, Eric Adams Organizations: New York City’s Locations: Colombia, New York City, New York, Boerum

☆ New York City unveils
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | by ( Catherine Thorbecke | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

The first step listed in the city’s AI action plan is establishing an “AI Steering Committee” of city agency stakeholders. The city said it will publish an annual AI progress report to communicate the city’s updates and implementation of the plan. Also on Monday, city officials said the government was piloting the first citywide AI-powered chatbot to help business owners navigate operating and growing businesses in New York City. The AI chatbot, already available in beta on the official city of New York website, was trained on information from more than 2,000 NYC Business web pages. In a statement announcing the AI action plan, Mayor Adams acknowledged “the potential pitfalls and associated risks these technologies present,” and pledged to be “clear-eyed” about these.

Persons: Eric Adams, Mayor Adams Organizations: CNN, ”, New Yorkers Locations: New York City, New, New York

☆ Judge Blocks Migrants From Former School, Questioning Shelter Guarantee
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Andy Newman | More About Andy Newman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A judge on Staten Island temporarily blocked New York City on Tuesday from using a former school as an emergency shelter for migrants, in a decision that could have broader implications for the city’s long-established obligation to offer shelter to anyone who asks for it. The city has struggled to provide housing to the more than 110,000 migrants who have entered its shelter system since early last year, in part because of a decades-old legal obligation, known as “right to shelter,” that requires it to provide a bed for anyone who is homeless and asks for one. Citing “right to shelter," Mayor Eric Adams issued an emergency order that let the city bypass the normal review process for opening homeless shelters. But on Tuesday, Justice Wayne Ozzi of State Supreme Court wrote that the “right to shelter” does not exist, and ordered the Staten Island school emptied. The ruling came in a suit against the city and state brought by a man who lives near the school and eight Republican city, state and federal elected officials who represent the island, New York City’s most conservative borough.

Persons: Eric Adams, Wayne Ozzi Organizations: Staten, Court, Republican Locations: New York City, Staten, New York

☆ Did You Know About the 16-Foot Trump Tower Clock? Neither Did the City.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-27 | by ( Sam Roberts | More About Sam Roberts | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Every year, New York City’s Department of Transportation collects tens of millions of dollars from property owners in return for permission to place street furniture on, over or under city sidewalks. This includes, but is not limited to, signs, filigreed lampposts, benches, bollards, planters, permanent trash receptacles, delivery ramps, underground vaults and just about anything else imaginable, including ornamental clocks. Each bears the surname of its owner, Donald J. Trump. Belatedly, the City of New York would like to be paid for allowing the Trump Tower clock to occupy part of a public sidewalk. The fee for what is called revocable consent — temporary permission that can be revoked after 10 years and is subject to renewal — varies widely.

Persons: filigreed, Donald J Organizations: New York City’s Department of Transportation, Trump Locations: New, City of New York

☆ In the Event of a New York City Blackout, Preparation Is Key
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-28 | by ( Hilary Howard | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Let’s say it’s Friday night and you’re beating the 100-degree heat in New York City, watching Netflix while sitting in the direct path of a fan or an air-conditioner, when everything goes dark. The last major blackout in the city happened almost 20 years ago. But these days, as global warming means hotter temperatures, the city’s power grid will be put to the test more and more. “We are witnessing what is fast becoming our new normal — a direct repercussion of climate change,” said Zach Iscol, New York City’s commissioner of emergency management, referring to more frequent extreme weather events, like dangerous heat. In Advance of a BlackoutPreparation is key, Mr. Iscol said: “What have you done so you’re not fumbling around in the dark?”

Persons: ”, Zach Iscol, Iscol Organizations: Netflix Locations: New York City, Zach Iscol , New York

☆ New York’s Moldiest Neighborhoods
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-20 | by ( Michael Kolomatsky | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A recent study by RentHop may help New York City renters avoid neighborhoods where mold runs rampant. Overall, mold complaints from New York renters rose to 27,164 in 2022, up from 23,056 in 2017. But as renters returned in 2021, so did mold complaints. In the aftermath of Hurricane Ida, September 2021 had the most mold complaints of all the months counted. According to Renthop, New York City’s humidity and warmer temperatures in past years contributed to the growth of mold.

Persons: RentHop, Hurricane Ida, Renthop Organizations: World Health Organization Locations: New York City, New York, Hurricane, Renthop , New York

☆ The Army Corps’s Flood Plan Could Ruin New York’s Waterfront. It Doesn’t Have To. - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-15 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +14 min

Mr. Gutman is an environmental planning consultant and a member of the New York-New Jersey Storm Surge Working Group. In terms of population at risk, New York City is the most vulnerable city in the country, according to Climate Central, a nonprofit research organization. These highly effective and reliable harborwide surge barriers can protect large areas while leaving shorelines free for recreation and other uses. Hudson River Park 12 feet 12 feetHudson River Park 12 feet 12 feetHudson River Park 12 feet 12 feetGantry Plaza State Park 12 feet 12 feetGantry Plaza State Park 12 feet 12 feetImagine bicycling up the Hudson River Greenway in Manhattan next to a concrete wall between you and Hudson River Park. It consists of walls, small storm surge barriers and other shoreline barriers.

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☆ New York City Sets New Minimum Wage for Food Delivery Workers
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( Stefanos Chen | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Perhaps more than any other American city, New York relies on a growing army of delivery workers who have braved successive waves of Covid, extreme weather and toxic air as remote work has reshaped the economy. Starting July 12, New York City’s app-based delivery workers must be paid at least $17.96 an hour, not including tips — the first such minimum pay-rate in the country for an industry that exploded in popularity during the pandemic. Critics say the rule does not go far enough to compensate the workers, who must absorb a range of expenses as independent contractors, including frequent injuries on the job. The city’s more than 60,000 delivery workers, who courier takeout, groceries and other goods, are paid an average of about $11 an hour, after factoring in tips and expenses, less than New York’s $15 minimum wage, according to an analysis by the city. They also cover their own health insurance, business expenses and additional taxes.

Persons: Eric Adams Organizations: City Council Locations: New York

☆ Opinion | On the Smoke Crisis, New York City’s Mayor Chokes
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Mara Gay | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

He could have coordinated with the governor to use the subway system announcements to communicate about the smoke with residents. The mayor could have worked quickly to distribute high-quality N95 masks — and critically, information — to New Yorkers, especially in the city’s most vulnerable communities. The city’s Fire Department, which reports to the mayor, finally said on Twitter Thursday it would have masks available at certain locations. The city could have opened designated clean air centers, deploying air purifiers to school gyms or libraries, offering vulnerable New Yorkers a similar refuge during the smoke crisis. He could have led by example by clearly directing city workers to do the same, if their job allowed.

Persons: Adams, Kathy Hochul Organizations: Yorkers, Gov, Fire Department, Twitter, of Education Locations: New Yorkers

☆ New York City residents urged to stay indoors as unhealthy air quality from Canadian wildfires persists
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Aya Elamroussi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

New York City public schools canceled all outdoor activities Wednesday, but will remain open. At least 10 school districts in central New York state canceled outdoor activities and events Tuesday. By 7 a.m. Wednesday, New York City’s air quality index was just below 180, a designation of “unhealthy,” according to IQair. New York City tallied to the worst air quality of any major metropolitan area Tuesday at 10 p.m., IQair’s data showed. Cities including New York, Philadelphia and Washington, DC, are expected to see their air quality improve throughout the day.

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☆ In ‘City on Fire,’ the New York of the Early 2000s Burns Bright
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-04 | by ( Austin Considine | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

To the younger actors there to help recreate the night of Aug. 14, 2003, what they “saw” required a leap of imagination. But thanks to postproduction wizardry, viewers of the new series “City on Fire,” debuting May 12 on Apple TV+, will see what for New Yorkers during the regionwide blackout that night was so extraordinary: a night sky dotted with stars. The 2003 blackout had a distinctly communal energy compared with the blackout of 1977, which features prominently in the Garth Risk Hallberg novel “City on Fire,” on which the Apple series is based. As in the late ’70s, New York City’s future then seemed uncertain and its underground rock scene was vital. The Yeah Yeah Yeahs and the beginning of Mayor Bloomberg’s controversial rezoning efforts.

☆ Opinion | American Road Deaths Show an Alarming Racial Gap
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-26 | by ( Adam Paul Susaneck | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +15 min

The year before, pedestrian deaths reached a 40-year high. Pedestrian and cyclist injuries tend to be concentrated in poorer neighborhoods that have a larger share of Black and Hispanic residents. Roosevelt Boulevard North Philly High Injury Network West Philly 3 miles Percent Black and Hispanic 20 40 60 80% Washington D.C. Oslo and Helsinki, which adopted Vision Zero in the 1990s, recorded zero traffic deaths in 2019, and Helsinki had just two pedestrian deaths in 2021. In Los Angeles, Philadelphia and Washington, pedestrian deaths have actually risen since the adoption of Vision Zero.

☆ New York’s Budget Is Really Late. What’s Taking So Long?
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-20 | by ( Grace Ashford | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

But lawmakers have seemingly agreed to leave intact most of the 2019 changes to the state bail law that made the vast majority of misdemeanors and nonviolent felonies ineligible for bail. Why It MattersMs. Hochul has repeatedly said that a good budget is better than an on-time budget. On April 26, New York City’s executive budget plan is due — which will be a challenge, given the uncertainty in Albany. And the budget clock is not the only one that is ticking: The 2023 legislative session runs only until June 8. The longer lawmakers spend on the budget, the less time they will have to address anything else.

☆ How Broadway Theater Owners Are Trying to Block a Times Square Casino
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-14 | by ( Dana Rubinstein | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Some New Yorkers may love Times Square; some definitely hate it. That also goes for a casino that may be headed there. Caesars Entertainment and SL Green Realty Corporation, New York City’s largest commercial landlord, say that Times Square — with its neon lights and jostling tourists — is tailor-made for their Jay-Z-backed bid for a parlor of one-armed bandits and roulette wheels. But Max Klimavicius, the owner of the century-old Sardi’s restaurant, would like a word. “A casino in Times Square has the potential to jeopardize the character of the theater district and ultimately the fate of its restaurants,” Mr. Klimavicius said.

New research conducted by a professor at University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School found that the AI-driven chatbot GPT-3 was able to pass the final exam for the school's Master of Business Administration (MBA) program. Prof. Christian Terwiesch, who authored the research paper "Would Chat GPT3 Get a Wharton MBA? Terwiesch’s findings come as educators become increasingly concerned that such chat bots could inspire cheating. The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, on Sept. 28, 2022. Experts who work in both artificial intelligence and education have acknowledged that bots like ChatGPT could be a detriment to education in the future.

☆ CPS workers search millions of homes a year. A mom who resisted paid a price.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-13 | by ( Eli Hager | Eli Hager Is A Reporter For Propublica Covering Issues Affecting Children | Teens In The Southwest. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +9 min

Ferguson, a nurse working 16-hour double shifts, knew instantly who she’d find in her hallway that day in February 2019. A domestic violence survivor who previously lived in a shelter, Ferguson had never been accused of child abuse, ACS case records show. But many parents don’t know that they have the right to deny these government agents or don’t push back for fear of losing their children, according to parents and their advocates. It’s a staggering reality — likely millions of warrantless searches a year — and one that has not been reported before. Ferguson believes her constitutional rights were violated that day at her apartment, and is now suing New York City in federal court.

Admission prices for museums, movies, concerts, theme parks and other cultural activities were 6.2% higher last month than they were in August last year, federal data show. The Museum of Craft and Design in San Francisco is offering art kits to Museum Day visitors. This is the fifth year MCD is participating in Museum Day. More ways to get free or discounted museum admissionsIf you miss Museum Day this weekend, don’t worry. Some sites, like Chicago’s Field Museum, offer state residents free entry on select days.

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