Seeing Stars Dear Diary: It was 1985, and my husband and I were living on the Upper East Side. We planned a rare date night out and found a friend to babysit our 1-year-old daughter. We set out for a nearby theater where “Cocoon,” with Jessica Tandy and Hume Cronyn among the stars, was playing. … Read more
More than 50,000 commuters stream through Hoboken’s train terminal on a typical weekday without catching so much as a glimpse of its long-hidden beauty. Perched for more than 115 years on piers in the Hudson River, the terminal is one of the larger and busier transit hubs in the United States. Suburban commuters shuffle off … Read more
Crowds of masked student protesters raging against the war in Gaza filled the Columbia University lawns last spring, while counterprotesters and journalists surrounded the tent city that had been erected there. One man stood out. He was Mahmoud Khalil, a graduate student in his 20s, older than most of the students around him. Mr. Khalil, … Read more
Donald J. Trump’s electoral victory alarmed most New York Democrats — but not Eric Adams. For Mr. Adams, the mayor of New York City who had been criminally indicted and faced political isolation, it was a golden opportunity. In the weeks before the presidential inauguration, Mr. Adams cozied up to Mr. Trump, his political allies … Read more
The hottest play on Broadway was written more than 400 years ago. Demand to see Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal face off in Shakespeare’s “Othello” is so strong that many center orchestra seats are selling for $921, helping the show break box office records. During its first week of previews, its average ticket price was … Read more
Justine Doiron didn’t plan on becoming a recipe developer when she moved to New York in 2016. She was fresh out of Cornell University’s hospitality program and had embarked on a career in public relations. Cooking was just a hobby then. Today, she’s better known by her online moniker Justine Snacks and shares recipe videos … Read more
Even for hard-core boxing fans, it is difficult to see how Sean O’Bradaigh emerged as a fearsome light heavyweight. His somewhat posh background, with private schooling and vacations in St. Tropez and Greece, is about as far as can be from those of Mike Tyson or Jake LaMotta. O’Bradaigh’s father is a private wealth manager … Read more
A sea of green will move through New York City on Monday as bagpipes blow in the 264th annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Run entirely by volunteers, the New York event was first held in 1762, making it the oldest St. Patrick’s Day parade in the world, according to its website. It’s also the largest, … Read more
The Trump administration on Thursday demanded that Columbia University make dramatic changes in student discipline and admissions before it would discuss lifting the cancellation of $400 million in government grants and contracts. It said the ultimatum was necessary because of what it described as Columbia’s failure to protect Jewish students from harassment. The government called … Read more
Two pet cats in New York City died after being infected with bird flu, health officials said on Friday, a sign of the increased spread of a virus that has decimated chickens and cattle and sickened dozens of people nationally. It was unclear how the cats had been infected. Potential sources of the virus include … Read more