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☆ David Redden, Who Brought Ingenuity to the Auction Block, Dies at 75
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-21 | by ( Trip Gabriel | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

One hundred seventy-five cookie jars that belonged to Andy Warhol. The bat that Babe Ruth carried in his last appearance at Yankee Stadium. A piano plinked by Dooley Wilson, as Sam, in “Casablanca.” The Duchess of Windsor’s jewelry. David N. Redden, an innovative auctioneer and a dapper presence at the podium, sold them all in a 42-year career at Sotheby’s. His wife, Jeannette Redden, said the cause was complications of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or A.L.S., which he had for nine years.

Persons: Andy Warhol, Babe Ruth, Dooley Wilson, Sam, David N, Redden, James Naismith’s, —, Jeannette Redden Organizations: Yankee, Sotheby’s, Magna Carta, brac Locations: “ Casablanca, ”, Independence, Cornwall, Hudson, N.Y

☆ An East Hampton Home Tailor-Made for the Owner of Il Buco
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-21 | by ( Tim Mckeough | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

After years of renting houses in the Hamptons, Donna Lennard was ready to buy a place of her own in 2017. And she knew exactly where she wanted to live: on Gerard Drive, in the hamlet of Springs, N.Y., in the town of East Hampton. “It’s a peninsula,” said Ms. Lennard, the owner of Il Buco, the New York-born chain of restaurants and shops that she started with Alberto Avalle 30 years ago. “On one side is Gardiners Bay, facing Gardiners Island and Connecticut; then, on the other side, is Accabonac Harbor. So from one side to the other, you see water.”

Persons: Donna Lennard, Gerard, “, ”, Lennard, Il Buco, Alberto Avalle Organizations: Hamptons Locations: Springs, N.Y, East Hampton, New York, Gardiners, Connecticut

☆ Ocasio-Cortez Backs N.Y. Bill Limiting Donations to Israeli Settlements
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-20 | by ( Karen Zraick | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A long-shot effort by left-leaning New York state lawmakers to curtail financial support for Israeli settlements has drawn a big-name backer — but she doesn’t have a vote in Albany. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who rarely wades into state politics, publicly backed a bill on Monday that could strip New York nonprofits of their tax-exempt status if their funds are used to support Israel’s military and settlement activity. Her involvement underscores the extent to which the war in Gaza and Israel’s treatment of Palestinians more broadly have animated the left flank of the Democratic Party as a pivotal election approaches. “It is more important now than ever to hold the Netanyahu government accountable for endorsing and, in fact, supporting some of this settler violence that prevents a lasting peace,” Ms. Ocasio-Cortez said at a news conference. It was widely criticized by Albany lawmakers and declared a “nonstarter.” Now its sponsors say they plan to revise the bill to prohibit “aiding and abetting” the resettling of the Gaza Strip or providing “unauthorized support” for Israeli military activity that violates international law.

Persons: —, Representative Alexandria Ocasio, Cortez, Netanyahu, ” Ms, Ocasio, Zohran Mamdani, Jabari Brisport, ” Organizations: Representative, Democratic Party, West Bank, Albany Locations: New York, Albany, York, Gaza, New York State

☆ Brooklyn Protest Raises Doubts About N.Y.P.D. Commitment to New Tactics
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-20 | by ( Maria Cramer | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Last September, the New York Police Department signed a sweeping agreement in federal court that was meant to end overwhelming responses to protests that often led to violent clashes, large-scale arrests and expensive civil rights lawsuits. The sight of hundreds of officers in tactical gear moving in on pro-Palestinian demonstrators in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, on Saturday suggested to civil libertarians that the department might not abide by the agreement when it is fully implemented. At least two officers wearing the white shirts of commanders were filmed punching three protesters who were prone in the middle of a crosswalk. And film clips of recent campus protests showed some officers pushing and dragging students, a handful of whom later said they had been injured by the police, though many officers appeared to show restraint during the arrests. “I think members of the public are very concerned that the police will be unwilling or unable to meet their end of the bargain,” said Jennvine Wong, a staff attorney with Legal Aid, which, along with the New York Civil Liberties Union, filed a lawsuit against the city over the department’s response to protests in 2020 after the killing of George Floyd.

Persons: ”, Jennvine Wong, George Floyd Organizations: New York Police Department, Legal, New, Civil Liberties Union Locations: Bay Ridge, Brooklyn

☆ N.Y.C. Parents Rebuked for Questioning Transgender Student-Athlete Rules
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-20 | by ( Troy Closson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

This spring, a group of elected parent leaders in New York asked the city to review education department rules allowing transgender students to play on sports teams that align with their gender identity. The parent council — representing the diverse local District 2 that weaves through the West Village, Hell’s Kitchen and the Upper East Side — said that the current policies present “challenges to youth athletes and coaches” and fail to consider the “well-being of girls.”The schools chancellor, David C. Banks, called the proposal “despicable” and “no way in line with our values.”Democratic officials also have responded to the parent council swiftly, and angrily. In a letter made public on Monday, a coalition of 18 Democratic elected officials from New York called the proposal “hateful, discriminatory and actively harmful” to the city’s children. As officials in more conservative jurisdictions move to bar or restrict transgender athletes from competing, the resolution and ensuing backlash in New York illustrate how charged the issue is in one of the most heavily Democratic cities in the country.

Persons: ”, David C, Banks Organizations: Democratic Locations: New York

☆ How Lowriders Put a Vivid Stamp on New York City’s Car Scene
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-19 | by ( David Dee Delgado | David Gonzalez | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Growing up in Mexico, Marco Flores fantasized about the lowrider cars he saw in magazines, studying their colorful bodies and gleaming engine compartments. In a tribute, Mr. Flores eventually restored a Chevelle in electric blue — the same muscle car his father had owned — with the help of his children. Now his custom-made creations, which he designs and fabricates after work in his garage in Port Chester, N.Y., are featured in those same lowrider magazines. His blue Chevelle “represents my entire childhood and the passion I have for cars,” said Mr. Flores, 55, who works six days a week at a Mamaroneck auto body shop. Just as Mr. Flores shared his skills with his children, many fans embrace the scene as a family-friendly way to honor traditions and celebrate accomplishments, adding hydraulics in the trunk, bright paint across the body and iconography like Our Lady of Guadalupe on the hood.

Persons: Marco Flores fantasized, Chevrolet, Flores, ”, Guadalupe Locations: Mexico, Port Chester, N.Y, Los Angeles, Mexican

☆ When Did Teen Boys Get a Nose for $300 Cologne?
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-19 | by ( Callie Holtermann | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

On a recent trip to Sephora, 11-year-old Lincoln Rivera asked his mom for a $125 atomizer of Yves Saint Laurent eau de parfum. He also covets scents from Jean Paul Gaultier, which he learned about from the animated movie “Megamind,” and Paco Rabanne (some of its cologne bottles are shaped like robots). “I feel fine about how I smell,” said Lincoln, a fifth grader in Westchester County, N.Y., whose olfactory experimentation has so far been limited to deodorant. “But I could smell even better.”Abby Rivera, Lincoln’s mother, first thought the designer scents sounded like overkill for her son to wear to elementary school. She was surprised by his sudden interest until she heard that some of his hockey teammates had also been asking their parents for high-end cologne, too.

Persons: Lincoln Rivera, Yves Saint Laurent eau, Jean Paul Gaultier, Paco Rabanne, ”, Lincoln, Abby Rivera, Lincoln’s Organizations: Yves Saint Laurent eau de Locations: Sephora, cologne, Westchester County, N.Y

☆ Critics Fault ‘Aggressive’ N.Y.P.D. Response to Pro-Palestinian Rally
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-19 | by ( Chelsia Rose Marcius | Jay Root | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Violent confrontations at a pro-Palestinian rally in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, on Saturday reflected what some local officials and protest organizers called an unexpectedly aggressive Police Department response, with officers flooding the neighborhood and using force against protesters. At the rally, which drew hundreds of demonstrators, at least two officers wearing the white shirts of commanders were filmed punching three protesters who were prone in the middle of a crosswalk. One officer had pinned a man to the ground and repeatedly punched him in the ribs, a 50-second video clip shows. Another officer punched the left side of a man’s face as he held his head to the asphalt. The police arrested around 40 people who were “unlawfully blocking roadways,” Kaz Daughtry, the department’s deputy commissioner of operations, said on social media on Sunday.

Persons: ” Kaz Daughtry, Mr, Daughtry, “, ” Organizations: Department, The Police Department Locations: Bay Ridge, Brooklyn

☆ Managing an Inheritance: When ‘Mom’s Money’ Becomes Yours
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-18 | by ( Lisa Rabasca Roepe | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Michael Hay knew his mother was financially secure, but he didn’t fully know her situation until she was admitted to a hospital in August and he was granted her power of attorney. Even then, it wasn’t until his mother’s unexpected death, about a month later, that Mr. Hay understood that he and his two sisters were about to inherit a sum that would make a real difference in their lives. Nine months later, Mr. Hay, 47, says he’s still processing the shock of suddenly losing his 78-year-old mother while gaining an inheritance he wasn’t prepared to receive. “I still call it ‘my mom’s money’ even though it’s legally in my name,” said Mr. Hay, who works at a tech start-up and lives in Madison County, N.Y.Mr. Hay’s reaction to his sudden wealth is not unusual. “It is a big shock both emotionally and financially, and I don’t know that anyone is ever prepared,” said Kathryn Kubiak-Rizzone, founder of About Time Financial Planning in Rochester, N.Y. She recommends that beneficiaries not make any financial decisions for the first six months because they’re likely to still be grieving.

Persons: Michael Hay, Hay, wasn’t, “, it’s, ”, Kathryn Kubiak, they’re Organizations: Mr, Financial Locations: Madison County, Rochester , N.Y

☆ Why Is N.Y.U. Forcing Protesters to Write Apology Letters?
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( Ginia Bellafante | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

At one point during the demonstrations at Columbia University in 1968, protesters took the acting dean of the liberal arts college hostage. Inevitably, questions around consequences for the student protests have become entangled in these contradictions. “Living and processing this distressing experience evokes various emotions and complex feelings which may affect your ability to focus and feel safe,” it read. But the only “distressing experience,” to her mind, was N.Y.U.’s decision to call in the police to quiet the protests in the first place. The office went on to promise “guidance, encouragement and support” for the problem it had created.

Persons: Barricading, Henry Simmons Coleman, Ellis Geary, ” Organizations: Columbia University, Navy, New York University, Students Locations: Gaza

☆ Robert Dennard, IBM Inventor Whose Chip Changed Computing, Dies at 91
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Steve Lohr | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Robert H. Dennard, an engineer who invented the silicon memory technology that plays an indispensable role in every smartphone, laptop and tablet computer, died on April 23 in Sleepy Hollow, N.Y. The cause of death, at a hospital, was a bacterial infection, said his daughter, Holly Dennard. Mr. Dennard’s pioneering work began at IBM in the 1960s, when the equipment to hold and store computer data was expensive, hulking — often room-size machines — and slow. He was studying the emerging field of microelectronics, which used silicon-based transistors to store digital bits of information. His discovery opened the door to previously unimaginable improvement in data capacity, with lower costs and higher speeds all using tiny silicon chips.

Persons: Robert H, Holly Dennard, Dennard’s, Dennard Organizations: IBM Locations: Sleepy Hollow

☆ Help! Our Cruise Operator Went Bankrupt and We Are Out $17,905.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Seth Kugel | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

Dear Tripped Up,In September 2022, I booked a 17-day Arabian Sea cruise through Vantage Travel Services to celebrate my 80th birthday with my wife. I used my credit card to leave a $2,000 deposit and paid the remaining $17,905 shortly afterward by bank transfer. I also bought the Worldwide Trip Protector plan from Travel Insured International (for $1,954), in part because it covered financial default and bankruptcy of cruise lines. My credit card returned the $2,000, and I filed an insurance claim for $17,905. For nearly five months, Travel Insured International and its parent company, Crum & Forster, did not respond to my detailed inquiries.

Persons: Michael, Forster, Amy Whilldin, ” Organizations: Vantage Travel Services, Travel, Vantage, New York State Department of Financial Services, Crum, New York Department of Financial Services, New York Locations: Smithtown, Boston, New York, Pennsylvania, New York State

☆ John Barbata, Turtles and C.S.N.Y. Drummer, Dies at 79
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-15 | by ( Orlando Mayorquín | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

John Barbata, the drummer for the Turtles, Jefferson Airplane, and Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, who walked away from rock music at the height of his career, has died. His death was announced in a social media post by Jefferson Airplane on Monday. A cause of death was not given and a list of survivors was not immediately available. Mr. Barbata joined the Turtles after leaving his high school band and enjoyed success almost immediately, drumming on the band’s best-known track, “Happy Together,” released in 1967. “I heard that the Turtles were looking for a drummer, they called me down to the studio to try me out on some session work, the first song we recorded was ‘Happy Together,’” Mr. Barbata wrote on his now defunct website, archived by web.archive.org.

Persons: John Barbata, Crosby, Stills, Nash, Young, Barbata, ”, “, ’ Organizations: Jefferson

☆ Daniel Kramer, Who Photographed Bob Dylan’s Rise, Dies at 91
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-14 | by ( Alex Williams | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Daniel Kramer, a photojournalist who captured Bob Dylan’s era-tilting transformation from acoustic guitar-strumming folky to electric prince of rock in the mid-1960s, and who shot the covers for his landmark albums “Bringing It All Back Home” and “Highway 61 Revisited,” died on April 29 in Melville, N.Y., on Long Island. His death, in a nursing home, was confirmed by his nephew Brian Bereck. Rolling Stone magazine once described Mr. Kramer as “the photographer most closely associated with Bob Dylan.” But that designation seemed highly improbable at the outset. Although Mr. Dylan had already begun his rise to global fame — he released his third album, “The Times They Are a-Changin’,” in early 1964 — Mr. Kramer knew little about him. That changed in February 1964, when he watched the 22-year-old Mr. Dylan perform his rueful ballad “The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll” on “The Steve Allen Show.” The song details a real event in which a Black woman died after being struck with a cane by a wealthy white man at a white-tie Baltimore party.

Persons: Daniel Kramer, Bob Dylan’s, ”, Brian Bereck, Kramer, Bob Dylan, Dylan, —, Mr, Hattie Carroll ”, Steve Allen Organizations: Stone, Baltimore Locations: “, Melville , N.Y, Long, ”

☆ U.S. energy panel approves rule to expand transmission of renewable power
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-14 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Republican Mark Christie opposed the rule, dismissing it as a gift to solar and wind power operators. Many power companies and Republican-led states don't want to spend money on new transmission lines or upgrades for renewable energy, creating conflicts with Democratic states that have ambitious clean-energy goals. The rule is intended to streamline how power lines are sited and how costs are shared between states. It could accelerate construction of new transmission lines for wind, solar and other renewable power and add huge amounts of clean energy to the grid. The new rule "will improve regional transmission planning, break down barriers to grid buildout and support the delivery of more affordable and reliable power,″ Zaidi said.

Persons: Joe Biden's, Willie Phillips, Allison Clements, Republican Mark Christie, Phillips, Christie, ″, Biden, Ali Zaidi, ″ Zaidi, Clements, Heather O'Neill, Chuck Schumer, Schumer Organizations: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Democratic, Republican, Energy Department, FERC, Advanced Energy Locations: Washington, U.S

☆ Democrats’ Split Over Israel Takes Center Stage in Tense Primary Debate
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-13 | by ( Nicholas Fandos | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In many ways, their exchanges echoed those playing out from Congress to college campuses. That possibility appeared to be front of mind as he began the race’s first televised debate in White Plains, N.Y. Mr. Bowman joined his more moderate opponent, George Latimer, in reiterating support for two states — one Palestinian and one Jewish — and condemning antisemitism. He steered clear of incendiary terms like “genocide” that have cost him key Jewish support. Friction spiked — and never really abated — after the conversation turned to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, the influential pro-Israel lobby that helped push Mr. Latimer into the race and has pledged millions of dollars to defeat Mr.

Persons: Jamaal Bowman, Bowman, Israel, George Latimer, Latimer, ” Organizations: New, Mr, American Israel Public Affairs Committee Locations: Gaza, New York, Israel, New York City, White Plains, N.Y

☆ Live Updates: Michael Cohen, Trump’s Ex-Fixer and His Nemesis, to Testify at His Trial
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-13 | by ( Jonah E. Bromwich | Ben Protess | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +18 min

This week, however, Mr. Cohen is poised to unfix Mr. Trump’s life. And, on occasion, Mr. Cohen has said, Mr. Trump put Mr. Cohen on the phone with his wife, Melania, to reassure her that he hadn’t been unfaithful. Mr. Cohen was no longer a Trump Organization employee, and Mr. Trump had excluded him from a job in Washington. When one of Mr. Trump’s friends asked Mr. Trump why he kept Mr. Cohen so close, Mr. Trump replied, “He has his purpose.”Image In 2016, Mr. Cohen campaigned for Mr. Trump, but he did not get a job in the administration. At that meeting, Mr. Cohen has said, he and Mr. Trump confirmed their plan to falsify the records.

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☆ Cohen Pleaded Guilty to Federal Crimes Tied to Trump Before Testifying
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-13 | by ( Ben Protess | More About Ben Protess | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

He also pleaded guilty to personal financial crimes unrelated to Mr. Trump, including tax evasion. Three months later, Mr. Cohen was back in federal court to plead guilty once again. That time, he accepted responsibility for lying to Congress about plans to build a Trump Tower in Moscow, saying he did so out of loyalty to Mr. Trump. His loyalty faded in 2018 as the authorities closed in on Mr. Cohen, and Mr. Trump shunned him. Mr. Cohen is now the star witness in Mr. Trump’s criminal trial in Manhattan, which centers on a hush-money deal.

Persons: Michael D, Cohen’s, Cohen, Donald J, Trump, Mr Organizations: Trump, Mr Locations: Moscow, Manhattan, Otisville, New York City

☆ Artichoke Carbonara, Slow-Roasted Salmon With Salsa Verde
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-12 | by ( Sam Sifton | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

I took a fantastic drive the other day across the top of Connecticut, from Simsbury over to Kingston, N.Y., through old tobacco fields and cow pastures and apple orchards and into the Hudson Valley under a bluebird sky. Slow-roasted salmon with salsa verde? I settled on artichoke carbonara (above), with bucatini and a garnish of raw egg yolk, to almost literally gild the lily. I drove over the bridge from Rhinecliff in afternoon sunlight and could almost see the dish glimmering below me on the river. I like it on any Sunday, but if you’re in need of a fantastic Mother’s Day meal, it’d be extra nice this evening.

Persons: artichoke Locations: Connecticut, Kingston , N.Y, Hudson, Rhinecliff

☆ How 5 N.Y.C. Neighborhoods Are Struggling With Climate Change
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-12 | by ( Hilary Howard | Jade Doskow | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

New data projects are linking social issues with global warming. Here’s what that means for these New York communities. May 12, 2024Some of the effects of climate change on New York City neighborhoods are clear: extreme heat. But as city leaders explore which neighborhoods are most vulnerable to a warming world, they are also focusing on less obvious factors like poverty, chronic health conditions and language barriers that can deepen the impact of climate change. Several new data-gathering efforts are helping shed light on how socioeconomic issues can add to a community’s overall risk as droughts, floods and wildfires become more extreme and sea levels rise.

Locations: York, New York City

☆ Donald Trump shuts down rumors about considering Nikki Haley for vice president
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-11 | by ( Rebecca Picciotto | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley (L) and Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, campaigning in New Hampshire on Jan. 23rd, 2024. Donald Trump on Saturday made it clear that former Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley is not on his running mate shortlist, quieting rumors that his campaign had been considering her as an option. The comment came several hours after Axios reported that Haley was in the Trump campaign's vice president conversation, citing two anonymous sources. Haley's wealthy donor base could help Trump make up his fundraising problems, which are compounded by legal fees related to several ongoing lawsuits. "Now when I say that, that probably means that she's not going to be chosen as the vice president."

Persons: Nikki Haley, Donald Trump, Axios, Haley, Trump, Joe Biden's, Elise Stefanik, Sen, Tim Scott, Marco Rubio, Doug Burgum, Kristi Noem, Kim Jong, Trump's Organizations: U.S, United, Former U.S, Republican, Jan, Trump campaign's, Trump, GOP, North Dakota Gov, Doug Burgum . South Dakota Gov, North, Wisconsin Locations: New Hampshire, Doug Burgum ., North Korean

For decades, Munch’s Make Believe Band at Chuck E. Cheese has performed for countless birthdays, end-of-season Little League parties and other celebrations. There’s been Chuck E. Cheese and Helen Henny on vocals, Mr. The band of robot puppets has been a mainstay at the colorful pizzeria-arcade chain where children run amok and play games for prizes in between bites of pizza slices. By the end of 2024, the animatronic performances — endearing and nostalgia-inducing, if perhaps slightly creepy to their audiences — will be phased out at all but two of the chain’s more than 400 locations in the United States: one in Los Angeles and another in Nanuet, N.Y. The departure of the band comes as Chuck E. Cheese undergoes what its chief executive, David McKillips, recently described as its largest and “most aggressive transformation.”

Persons: Chuck E, There’s, Helen Henny, Munch, Jasper T, Jowls, Pasqually, David McKillips Organizations: Little League Locations: United States, Los Angeles, Nanuet, N.Y

☆ Steve McQueen, on a Different Wavelength
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-10 | by ( Siddhartha Mitter | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

When the Dia Art Foundation invited Steve McQueen to create a work for its museum in Beacon, N.Y., the curators assumed that he’d propose a film or video project. It made sense: McQueen is the British director of the Oscar-winning best picture “12 Years a Slave” (2013) and other acclaimed movies such as “Hunger” and “Shame.” And long before that, he was already a prominent contemporary artist known for experimental films with wildly varying themes, lengths and display methods, often in museum galleries. In one notable work, “Western Deep” (2002), he immersed viewers in the experience of workers in a gold mine in South Africa. The installation required a pitch-black screening room and the film began with a six-minute scene of the descent down the shaft. Awarded the British pavilion exhibition in the Venice Biennale in 2009, he showed “Giardini,” a film on two large screens depicting the gardens that host national pavilions, but shot in the dead of winter, misty and gray, with scavenger dogs roaming and dim church bells in the distance.

Persons: Steve McQueen, he’d, McQueen, Oscar, “ Giardini, ” Organizations: Dia Art Foundation, Venice Biennale Locations: Beacon , N.Y, British, South Africa, Venice

☆ Tense Campuses and Police Barricades Mark New York’s Commencement Season
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-10 | by ( Sharon Otterman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

University commencement season in New York City starts on Friday, in a climate that is anything but normal. Turmoil over protests related to the Israel-Hamas war is seemingly everywhere. At N.Y.U., dozens of graduate student workers are threatening to withhold grades if the university does not remove police officers from campus. At the Fashion Institute of Technology, the police made more than 50 arrests on Tuesday after breaking up a pro-Palestinian student encampment there. At City College, Fordham University, The New School and Columbia, the police have made arrests after being called in by administrators to clear out pro-Palestinian student encampments and end other demonstrations.

Organizations: Fashion Institute of Technology, City College, Fordham University, The New School and Columbia Locations: New York City, Israel, N.Y.U

University commencement season in New York City starts on Friday, in a climate that is anything but normal. At N.Y.U., dozens of graduate student workers are threatening to withhold grades if the university does not remove police officers from campus. Nemat Shafik, Columbia’s president, announced on Monday that the school was canceling its main commencement ceremony, largely for security reasons. will hold its large commencement ceremony at Yankee Stadium next Wednesday. The New School will hold its commencement at Louis Armstrong Stadium in Queens next Friday.

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