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Is Curbside Parking an Endangered Species?
  + stars: | 2024-05-20 | by ( Dodai Stewart | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +1 min
This is Street Wars, a weekly series on the battle for space on New York’s streets and sidewalks. Nia Smith, a born-and-bred Brooklyn resident, has long Covid and drives just about everywhere, every day. She got a car because she was having back problems, and she spends quite a bit of time thinking about parking. “Thursdays and Fridays are like the worst days to find a parking spot. He describes a familiar morning routine, moving his 2022 Kia Seltos out of the way of the street cleaner and then back.
Persons: Nia Smith, Elya Shavrova, Jake Dann, Soury, Murray Hill, Kia Seltos, Organizations: Brooklyn Locations: Bedford, Stuyvesant, Ditmas
Owner Abdul Elenani hosted a Shabbat dinner to foster dialogue and thank those who stood by him. Fluffy pita was piled next to enormous loaves of challah bread, a traditional Jewish Shabbat dinner staple. Over 1,300 people showed up to Ayat's free community Shabbat dinner. A range of perspectivesAyat's Shabbat dinner attracted people from various backgrounds and perspectives who may not normally have shared a meal together. If Ayat's packed Shabbat dinner is any indication, people are hungry for such spaces now more than ever.
Persons: Abdul Elenani, , pita, Ayat, Talia Lakritz, Yousef Munayyer, Elenani, we're, it's, I'm, Masoud, Paula Rackoff, Myriam Marques, Abby Stein, Ellen Lippmann Organizations: Service, Defamation League, Facebook, New York Post, Physicians for Human Rights, Racial, Economic Locations: Palestinian, NYC, Israel, Ditmas, New York City, Palestine
The Tempestuous Lives of Secondhand Furniture
  + stars: | 2023-06-17 | by ( Alix Strauss | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +1 min
“When I saw how this apartment was staged before I rented it, I was inspired to do the same layout, so I knew what kind of table I needed,” she said. Two months into her search, she saw a post that promised a gorgeous, 42-inch walnut wood and brass dining room table in good condition. It was part of the décor at Günter Seeger, a Michelin-starred restaurant that was closing in the West Village. “I met the owners and could tell they were sad about selling these pieces. There’s romanticism and story behind them,” said Ms. Lobel, who has learned that anything and everything is findable — and sellable — on e-commerce sites, especially Facebook Marketplace.
Persons: Jacqueline Lobel, Günter Seeger, , , Lobel Organizations: Michelin, Facebook Locations: Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, West
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