New York Photos of the Week, March 24th – March 30th
By WSJ Staff A woman visiting from Japan was shot and injured when a police officer’s gun accidentally discharged, sending a bullet through the floor and into the living room where she was sleeping. Police were searching an apartment at 3003 Clarendon Rd. in Brooklyn’s Flatbush neighborhood on March 29 when the shot was fired. […]
7 Train Restored at Court Square After 11-Week Hiatus
7 train at Main Street in Queens, photographed in 2008. (Flickr/Doug Letterman) By Juliet Linderman Special to DNAinfo QUEENS— Straphangers at Court Square will be in seventh heaven once again on Monday when the 7 train resumes service at the Long Island City hub after 11 weeks of halted service, MTA officials announced. The 7 […]
AT&T gives back to New York City students
Looks like they’ll be getting an upgrade. ATT employees recently presented a check for $110,000 to Junior Achievement of New York (JA New York), a group that works to proliferate financial literacy and entrepreneurship education among New York City students. This contribution, made annually as a combined effort from more than 300 ATT employees since […]
What’s Happening in Westport This Weekend
WESTPORT, Conn. – There’s no need to travel to New York City to see a show this weekend. “Guys and Dolls” will be playing at Coleytown Middle School Friday and Saturday, and “Alice in Wonderland” takes the stage Friday through Sunday at Bedford Middle School. Here’s a look at some other events happening in Westport […]
Making theater magic, one prop at a time
Prop and costume artist Zoe Morsette’s love affair with the theater began when she was a kid growing up in the ’60s in Cape Cod. Sitting in her Long Island City studio, Morsette recalled the moment when an actor forgot his lines smack in the middle of a summer performance of “Iolanthe,” put on by […]
City Floats New Plan to Boost Waterfronts
By TED MANN City officials hope a new effort to cut red tape at seven underused piers and boat landings will help lure new commercial and tourist businesses to the waterfront and bring more New Yorkers out onto the water for work and pleasure. The Apple Industrial Development Corp. is seeking a single operator to […]