Photo via CampWinnebago.com Happy Campers: More Overnight Camps to Reopen This Summer There are going to be more happy campers this summer as more camps choose to reopen despite the pandemic, providing millions... Camp Guide 23 Mar 2021 | 03:56
Federal authorities say Orange County resident Thomas Webster is pictured on the left in this photo, raising a flag pole with a U.S. Marine flag. Ex-NYPD Officer Charged in Violent Capitol Attack A retired New York Police Department officer and former U.S. Marine from Orange County was deemed a danger to the community... Home 25 Feb 2021 | 08:25
Amanda Gorman steps to the podium to recite her inaugural poem, “The Hill We Climb,” during the 59th Presidential Inauguration ceremony in Washington, Jan. 20, 2021. DOD Photo by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Carlos M. Vazquez II, via Office of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Flickr ( MC1 / Carlos M. Vazquez II; OCJCS) Publishing: Interest Grows in Inaugural Poet Amanda Gorman Within hours of Amanda Gorman’s reading of the inaugural poem, bookstores were hearing from their customers. “Hopefully this... City Arts 29 Jan 2021 | 12:49
Photo: Lucas Blair Simpson © SOM Moynihan Train Hall Opens Gov. Andrew Cuomo and transit officials cut the ribbon Wednesday on a gleaming new train hub that will give travelers an... News 30 Dec 2020 | 10:02
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo at the State Capitol on December 28, 2020. Photo: Mike Groll/Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo New Law Limits Evictions in Pandemic New York will freeze evictions and certain foreclosures for two months under a new law that the state’s governor signed Monday.... News 29 Dec 2020 | 11:31
Classicist Emily Wilson, the first female translator of “The Odyssey,” read portions of Homer’s historic work aboard a NY Waterway ferry cruising the Hudson River in 2018. Photo: Aslan Chalom Poets House Suspends Operations One of the country’s leading literary community and educational centers, Poets House, is suspending operations because of... News 19 Nov 2020 | 12:23
Photo via Amazon.com A Star Dancer’s Story for Kids Misty Copeland has long told the story of the childhood ballet teacher who recognized her talent and took the young dancer,... News 30 Sep 2020 | 02:54
Rachel Berry, who has lived in New York City since 2004, sits in her New York living room decorated with her artwork, Monday, July 6, 2020. Before the pandemic, Berry worked as a bartender and waited tables, jobs that gave her enough time to work on her creative pursuits. ( Photo: Bebeto Matthews / AP) Without Waiter Jobs, What Happens to Creative NYC? It’s been the story for many a starry-eyed creative type looking for a big break in the Big Apple - wait tables to pay the... News 16 Jul 2020 | 12:56
Ruth Caballero, a nurse with The Visiting Nurse Service of New York, speaks with a patient's doctor after a home visit as she makes her rounds in upper Manhattan, Thursday, April 23, 2020. ( Photo: John Minchillo / AP) 'You Are a Miracle' Ruth Caballero paused outside an unfamiliar apartment door, preparing to meet her new patient. She covered the knob with a... News 27 Apr 2020 | 12:20
Netflix has embraced shows built around Captain Underpants, "Lost in Space'' and the book "Green Eggs and Ham.'' ( Photo via Netflix.com) Entertainment (and Education) for Kids New technology. Same furry faces. When Apple was thinking about what kind of children's TV programming it wanted on its new... Education Guide 15 Jan 2020 | 04:09
At the Wild Bird Fund on the Upper West Side, birds receive treatment for a mix of injuries, from window strikes and other accidents. ( Photo: Sarah Ben-Nun) Flying the Friendlier Skies New York City lawmakers voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday, Dec. 10 to adopt legislation requiring "bird-friendly'' glass on... News 09 Dec 2019 | 05:40
J.D. Salinger with typewriter in Normandy, France in 1944. ( Photo courtesy of New York Public Library.) A Glimpse into Salinger's Life and Work As he worked on early drafts of "The Catcher in the Rye,'' a novel which proved both scandalous and life-changing, J.D. Salinger... News 24 Oct 2019 | 10:42
Arias in the Afternoon Some in the audience wore tuxedos and evening gowns, others wore jeans and sneakers. There was even a man wearing a black... News 10 Oct 2019 | 02:48
Minority Women Business Creation Jumps Minority women are starting firms at a pace more than double that of woman business owners overall, and nearly five times... News 27 Sep 2019 | 01:08
Serving drinks at the Listen Bar competition for mixologists. ( Photo: Sasha Charoensub) Mocktails for the Young and Sober Five years ago, for her 27th birthday, Lorelei Bandrovschi gave up drinking for a month on a dare. She was a casual drinker... Home 05 Sep 2019 | 02:36
