The Bridge and Shuttle Crowd: How to Get to Randall’s Island for Frieze New York
This week the art world jet set and many, many New Yorkers will visit a strange island for the first time in their lives to attend the inaugural Frieze New York art fair. Located at the juncture where the Harlem River and Long Island Sound meet to form the tidal strait known as the East River, Randall’s […]
In Deeds, Nuns Answer Call of Duty
These three women, who work and live in New York City, are members of Roman Catholic religious orders. The old-fashioned word is nun, a noun. They are verbs. “Do what you can, with the life you have,” Sister Tesa said. Last month, the Vatican said it was time to overhaul an organization that represented about […]
New Court Square Subway Station Design Invites Peeping Toms, Residents Say
The platform at the Court Square station is about 10 to 15 feet from residents’ bedroom windows, and divided only by transparent mesh windscreens. (DNAinfo/Ewa Kern-Jedrychowska) LONG ISLAND CITY — Some people are willing to pay extra to live near a subway station. But for the residents of buildings on 23rd Street, the redesigned Court […]
New Court Square subway station design invites peeping toms, residents say
The platform at the Court Square station is about 10 to 15 feet from residents’ bedroom windows, and divided only by transparent mesh windscreens. (DNAinfo/Ewa Kern-Jedrychowska) LONG ISLAND CITY — Some people are willing to pay extra to live near a subway station. But for the residents of buildings on 23rd Street, the redesigned Court […]
Childish Gambino Makes First Date Dreams Come True For MTV Newser
By Rya Backer Childish Gambino was something of a brass ring for First Date. There was a point when I was so desperate to be face to face with the multi-talented star that I took to annoying an intern at the time (HI, TRAVIS!) who once performed with him at the Long Island City venue […]