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Thursday’s Headlines: Yes, The Mayor Rode The Subway Edition
Wow, what a day. We got to watch the mayor get chauffeured from the Upper East Side to his Park Slope gym, then watch him walk two blocks to the subway (while someone else drove his car to City Hall), then watch him pitch his congestion pricing-MTA restructuring plan to straphangers, then be asked a softball question that only ended up revealing how rarely the mayor rides the subway, and then receive kudos from Streetsblog for finally getting on board with tolling drivers. Good times!
Here’s how that story played out, plus the other news:
First, regarding that softball. (Streetsblog and @2AvSagas via Twitter)
The Daily News’s Jillian Jorgensen hammered the mayor for not riding the subway enough.
The Post’s Julia Marsh also mocked the mayor. (Point of fact: Streetsblog was standing next to Marsh when she told a bystander that the mayor was about to ride the subway — and the guy’s face immediately contorted into a gesture of surprise typically reserved for discovering a winning Powerball ticket in your pocket.)
De Blasio wrote an op-ed in the Daily News under the headline, “My congestion pricing conversion.” (It’s well argued. Good for him.) Riders Alliance Executive Director John Raskin also lent support in the same paper. And the Daily News editorial board also cheered Hizzoner.
The Post played up the Senate Democrats from Long Island who oppose congestion pricing.
Oh, and lost in the confusion: the subway fare is going up. (NY Times, WSJ, amNY)
And, in case you missed it, Friend of Streetsblog Charlie Komanoff made another righteous yawp in support of congestion pricing. (NYDN)
In other news:
Mourners gathered in Queens to remember Sherena Hundalani, who was killed by a hit-and-run cabbie on Sunday. Dan Rivoli and Molly Crane-Newman’s story reminded all that the driver has not been charged yet. (NYDN)
Justice is weird sometimes. The guy who drove on the sidewalk in Borough Park and didn’t hit anyone got arrested (NY Post), yet the drivers who killed Joseph Chaim, Sherena Hundalani, a pedestrian in the Bronx, and so many others remain free.
Why do drivers get more lanes on the Van Wyck? How about a bike lane? (Patch)
And unlicensed driver nearly killed a kid in Sunset Park. But the mayor is still worried about scooters. (NYDN)
Um, did Chirlane McCray just say it’s not the right time for a President de Blasio? (NY Post)
Source: https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2019/02/28/thursdays-headlines-yes-the-mayor-rode-the-subway-edition/
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Autumn, East Village, New York City 🍂 . . . #autumnaesthetic...
Autumn, East Village, New York City 🍂 . . . #autumnaesthetic #autumncolors🍁 #autumnvibes #autumncolours #autumnlover #autumncolors #fallvibes #fallseason #fallleaves #fallfoliage #nycautumn #nycfall #newyorkcitylife (at East Village, Manhattan) https://www.instagram.com/p/BoULdf_ACOt/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1bkk7igrud3h9
Source: http://nythroughthelens.com/post/178573510085/autumn-east-village-new-york-city
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...and Rosa (2)
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October 16, 2018
From Here To There...Eventually - Santa Rosa (one of my favourite murals by
Kwue Molly).
Equipment: Nikon D7100 / Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 55-300mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR
Photo reuse encouraged, attribution required. Credit "Thomas Altfather Good"
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Parker NY Sample Sale
Parker is a brand focused on dresses and tops with flirty details and girly prints perfect for day or night, work or play. Launched in 2008, Parker was created with the desire to reach the uber-stylish metropolitan girl. Focusing on an overwhelming need for pieces that fit perfectly, the New York-based design team behind Parker knows that their girl loves sophistication and sexy all in the same look.
Source: https://thestylishcity.com/parker-ny-sample-sale
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Go it alone
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The audio clip here is for "Onkel," a recently released single by the Swedish post-punk band Makthaverskan.
Source: http://evgrieve.com/2019/02/go-it-along.html
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Tampering with Census Participation Would be a Crime Under New Law
By Ameera Steward
Neena Speer’s book “Dear Future Lawyer: An Intimate Survival Guide for the Minority Female Law Student” (Ameera Steward, The Birmingham Times)
At the time, Neena Speer felt that going through law school was the worst hand she could have been dealt.
“I almost flunked out,” she said. “I went from honors student … to barely getting a 3.0 [grade point average]. … It just messed with my psyche. … Then I got out of law school, failed the bar, … [and] couldn’t find a job.
“All these experiences can happen, so I said, ‘Why not write and tell [people] about all these feelings they’re going to feel, all this stuff they’re going to go through? [Why not] tell somebody exactly how they may feel in that scenario and how to use it?’”
Those experiences led Speer to write “Dear Future Lawyer: An Intimate Survival Guide for the Minority Female Law Student,” a book that walks the reader through Speer’s experiences during each year of law school. She attended the University of Alabama School of Law from 2014 until 2017—and almost didn’t make it through her first year.
“I just had to have some way to cope with the fact that I thought, ‘If God was sending me here, why the heck would He have me almost fail out of law school?’” she said.
One of the problems Speer faced was that she had received advice from people who had experienced law school differently than she had, and they were telling her she wasn’t doing enough.
“I was in every office of every teacher every week, asking [questions], doing my outline, skipping football games, going out maybe every once in a while, and I didn’t do enough? It put me in a place or a mindset I didn’t know how to recover from,” she said.
To deal with it all, Speer decided to write a funny way of looking at what she was going through.
“I met so many different characters and went through so many different emotions. Had [someone] told me I was going to feel like this, I would have felt a little better knowing … beforehand that this [was] all the stuff I [would] go through,” she said. “So, I just literally wrote down [everything from] my first year of law school.”
It became therapeutic, and she sent it to a mentor.
“It was just a ‘Dear Future 1L, [first year of law school], Note to Myself.��� That’s how [the process of writing the book] started,” said Speer, 26.
The reception was so strong that she decided to write another chapter for her second (2L) and third (3L) years.
“By the time I finished law school and flunked the bar, I wrote a graduate chapter,” Speer said. “Then I wrote a bar-exam-prep diary at the end.”
“Real-Life Scenarios”
Speer’s mindset was that somebody is going to deal with what she dealt with and ask what law school was like for her. So, instead of telling people, she decided to give them something to read and to go by.
“I give you real-life scenarios, real things you’re going to encounter,” she said. “I wanted this book to be a reality check for people like me—people who had never been to law school, people who never had anyone in their immediate family go to law school, … [people who] don’t know what to expect.”
“Dear Future Lawyer: An Intimate Survival Guide for the Minority Female Law Student” is an “expectations book” that prepares law school students “for some of the people they’ll meet; the different mindsets, emotional mindsets they’ll go through, especially in the first year,” said Speer, who added that she doesn’t sugarcoat her experiences and she wants people to have “the real.”
The end of each chapter asks readers to “gut check themselves.”
“Don’t just read this. Talk to me. Have a conversation with me.” Speer said. “The book is written as a conversation about expectations, so it’s meant for you to have a conversation. I want people to write in those pages. … This book gives you the information you need from me and gives me information I need from you to make you better.
“It’s a book in which you can actually express [yourself] and hear from somebody without being interrupted. … It’s like a safe space for you to actually be uninterrupted with whatever happened in your life, your law school experiences, or your … truth without having somebody say, ‘Oh, wait, let me tell you about mine.’ This is a place where you can put down your innermost thoughts, just like I put down my innermost thoughts.”
Speer’s book is written for female minority law students “sitting in a classroom, feeling, ‘I don’t know how to do any of this. Sometimes I feel like the people here think less of me. Sometimes I feel like the people in here don’t understand how much I can add to the conversation. Most times I don’t even feel like I deserve to sit in this seat.’ … It’s for that woman. It’s also for the same girl that got up there and finished anyway.”
Speer graduated from Homewood High School in 2010 and attended Howard University, where she double majored in psychology and French; she focused on the two subjects she was interested in during high school.
“I became fluent in French,” she said, “and psychology was just good to understand people’s minds.”
After graduating from Howard, she attended the UA School of Law.
Start Your Own Business
Before starting her own firm, Speer said she could not find a job. During her search, she recalled something a mentor said to her: “I don’t really see you working for anybody. I see you starting your own business.”
That’s exactly what Speer did. She opened Neena R. Speer Law Firm LLC in April 2018.
“By the time I got to January of this year, I was like, ‘I can do this!’ I felt so good that I could do it. … I just felt more confident,” said Speer, who also is a motivational speaker and a mentor through her mentoring program called Step 1-2-3.
“Dear Future Lawyer: An Intimate Survival Guide for the Minority Female Law Student” is available at Amazon.com (search for the book title) and Speer’s website, https://www.neenathelastbrand.com, where you can also find out more about her.
For more author stories, click one of the links below.
Jayla Groom penned book after seeing her mom’s ‘wanted’ mugshot on Crimestoppers
Mother and 7 year old daughter encourage girls to see beauty; not differences
Khalil Saadiq wrote book that he says “will read you”
This article originally appeared in The Birmingham Times.
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Ya Girl's Q&A
No wedding post this week. I decided instead to do a Q&A. I asked you guys to submit Q's on IG stories and I said I would pick 10 but it wound up being a lot more. Lets' get into it!
Endless Rose: Colorblock Sweater (also HERE) / AG: Farrah Jeans / J. Crew: Quilted Vest / Ray-Ban: Wayfarer Sunglasses
Q. Are there bloggers you've met that aren't as they seem online or aren't as nice?
A: Yes.
Q: How do you balance your financial goals?
A: I work with a very, very very smart personal advisor who pushes me to save more than I think I'm able to.
Q: Do you ever just want to leave the blog life and go off the grid?
A: Yes, more so when I'm on my period.
Q: Advice you would give yourself out of college/young self?
A: Say yes to more city exploring, eating out, drinking with friends, etc. Life goes by too fast.
Q: How much money do you make (% wise compared to elsewhere)?
A: I make 85% more through the blog than anywhere else.
Q: How often do you keep clothes you feature?
A: I would say about 60-70% of the time.
Q: Do you believe in God?
A: Yes, but not in a structured way.
Q: How real are blogger friendships? Are they mainly PR stunts?
A: I don't think any are PR-related but a mutual "hey, I'm dealing with/doing this too, let's hang out." I believe they start out as real but are very fragile and can become competitive. Only the good ones last, and I would say the best ones aren't even shown online.
Q: How do you like your job? Are there a lot of guys as opposed to girls?
A: I love it, and yes. But I'm really lucky to have three women above me (director, vp and svp).
Q: How do you deal with influencers who buy their following/engagement?
A: I don't. I just do my own thing. My life is far too busy to worry about people who cheat.
Q: How did you meet your fiancé?
A: Through work.
Q: Do you ever want to call it quits on your career(s)?
A: There are times when I get overwhelmed and emotional, yes.
Q: Do you want kids? How many?
A: Yes, but not currently. Would love to have two or four.
Q: Are there bloggers that you see and get annoyed with how fake they are?
A: Yes lol.
Q: When you were in high school what did you want to be?
A: A realtor or -- at least at some point -- a pilot. Mom, do you remember?
Q: What do you struggle with?
A: Letting people dictate my emotions, being messy, gossiping, saying too much, being too open, forgetting things, waking up early, not having cash on me, anxiety, eating healthy, making time to play with Dixie, my blog inbox, staying in touch with friends from college... the list can go on.
Q: Do you feel like you have to compete with other bloggers in NYC?
A: I did at one time, but I'm actually so much busier now that I don't have time to worry about it (thankfully).
Q: What do you think about bloggers who aren't truthful about their "procedures?"
A: I think it's their own conscious they have to deal with, but they are in a bad business if they are trying to hide it. Followers aren't dumb.
Q: Do you want a big wedding?
A: No lol.
Q: How has the algorithm changed blogging for you and your following?
A: My blog continues to go up year-over-year, but I have actually lost followers the past two years on Instagram. I try and not let my IG game dictate my feelings about the blog since it seems to have little effect on the rest of the process.
Q: What is on your Christmas list?
A: My wedding registry.
Q: What are your five-year goals?
A: EEK! I'll be 32?? Probably to have a kid and a house by then.
Q: What do you do when wedding planning stress gets to you?
A: Bother Louise and step away from planning for the day.
Q: How do you feel about involving religion in your ceremony?
A: I don't think I have any feelings about it. To be honest, I haven't thought of it.
Q: What are your career goals 10+ years down the road?
A: I hope to be somewhere where I am happy, that treats me right and that allows me the time I need to be a good parent.
Q: What are your top three priorities for the wedding that you're focusing on?
A: Tangible and current things: flowers, set-up and music.
Q: What is your biggest pet peeve about bloggers?
A: That they all look the same.
Q: What is one thing you don't like about being an influencer?
A: People who complain about influencers not being open enough, but then talking shit about them when they do. I also don't like that some hide behind the "well, if you put yourself out there you should expect backlash" excuse.
Q: How tall are you?
A: 5'6"
Q: Where are you from originally?
A: Born in CA, grew up in Dallas, went to high school in Chicago, college in Kentucky and now live in NYC.
Q: What do you have to do for companies who send you gifts?
A: Nothing unless there is a contract. I tell companies that they are able to send but there is no guarantee of posts on my end.
Q: How do you keep motivated to post so often?
A: I don't want to let the people who read this blog down.
Source: http://www.coveringbases.com/2018/10/ya-girls-q.html
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Black Emperor slated for 2nd Avenue
A group of applicants whose résumé includes bars and restaurants in the Bowery Hotel and Arlo NoMad Hotel are looking to open Black Emperor at 197 Second Ave.
The applicants, including David Massoni and John Bush, will appear before CB3's SLA committee tonight for a new liquor license for the former Schoolbred's space between 12th Street and 13th Street.
According to the detailed application at the CB3 website, Black Emperor would include nine table for 35 patrons as well as a 10-seat bar and a four-table sidewalk cafe. (Shoolbred's was also licensed to operate on the sidewalk.)
The food is described as "Asian fusion tapas," and here's a look a the menu via the application...
Black Emperor would open at 5 p.m., with a closing time of 2 a.m. Monday through Wednesday and 3 a.m. Thursday through Saturday. (And 1 a.m. Sunday.)
Massoni and Bush have opened several establishments via their Three Kings Restaurant Group, starting with Thistle Hill Tavern in Park Slope as well as the above-mentioned hotel spots. (East Village residents may know Bush from his days bartending at 2A and Niagara.)
Shoolbred's closed in June 2017 after nearly 10 years in business.
Tonight's SLA committee meeting takes place starting at 6:30 in the Public Hotel, 17th Floor, Sophia Room, 215 Chrystie St. between Houston and Stanton.
Source: http://evgrieve.com/2018/10/black-emperor-slated-for-2nd-avenue.html
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The Endurance Lab Coaches’ Corner 45
Welcome to Coaches’ Corner episode 45. Topics include:
Which color lens are the best for cycling and triathlon?
What to consider when buying cycling glasses
Pain cave (indoor cycling) setup tips
Taking a break from training
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Source: https://zwiftinsider.com/endurance-lab-45/
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The 1831 Jacob P. Roome House - 7 Weehawken Street
The Weehawken Market opened on West Street between Christopher and Amos (later West 10th) Streets in 1834. On the riverfront directly opposite were three commercial docks. The little, one-block long street behind the Market was named Weehawken Street. About three years earlier Jacob P. Roome had erected a substantial two-story and attic brick-faced house at No. 7 Weehawken Street. The Greek Revival home was trimmed with simple brownstone sills and lintels. It is unclear whether Roome ever lived in the residence, or if he simply built it as an investment. In either case he offered it for sale at a property auction in February 1845. The announcement described it succinctly as "The lot and two story brick house, No. 7 Weehawken, between Christopher and Amos streets." It was purchased by Cornelius Van Schaack Roosevelt, the very wealthy patriarch of the old Roosevelt family and the grandfather of President Theodore Roosevelt. The family would retain ownership for decades. On January 10, 1859 The New York Herald reported "A fire broke out on Monday night in the house No. 7 Weehawken street. Damage trifling." The Evening Post added that the fire was "soon extinguished by the citizens." No. 7 was operated as a rooming house which catered to the working class men in the neighborhood. In 1851 carpenters J. de Hondt and Laurence Rilley were listed here, and boat builder George M. Munson was here around the same time. The location was convenient for Munson, who owned the building directly across the street at Nos. 392-393 West Street. Cornelius Roosevelt died in 1871. Between then and 1875 the Roosevelt family raised the attic level to a full third floor and added a bracketed pressed metal cornice. The ground floor was gutted and a carriage bay broken into the facade to accommodate a stables. On February 1, 1876 an announcement in The New York Herald read "Stable To Let--7 Weehawken St; eight stalls and room for trucks; also two Floors for dwellings in same building; together or separate. Inquire of Roosevelt & Son." The tenants in the rooms upstairs reflected the district of docks and stables. By 1887 John Haag, a driver, was listed here and would stay on at least through 1892. In the meantime Thomas Rudden and his son, Philip, ran the stables beginning around 1882. Luckily for the Ruddens and Roosevelts, the sidewalk was public property. So when James Markey tripped, he sued the City rather than either of them. His action, begun on November 25, 1884 claimed "Personal injuries, falling on alleged defective sidewalk at No. 7 Weehawken street." Markey felt a fair restitution would be $10,000--more in the neighborhood of $264,000 today. In 1890 John Murtha, a "laborer," was living here, as was the Lent family. Unlike his blue collar neighbors, Sidney Lent listed himself as "jeweler" in 1890. His store was just around the corner, at No. 394 West Street. The family was still at No. 7 in 1895 when Solomon Lent, presumably his son, joined him in the business, now described as a "variety" store. The building continued to be popular among "drivers," who navigated horse drawn drays or "trucks" through Manhattan streets. Drivers Henry McGrath, Charles Selpke and Charles Schwab all rented rooms in the 1890's.
On August 26, 1890 the Ruddens placed an advertisement in the New York Herald: "Private Stable, good business for sale, No. 7 Weehawken near West 10th." It was purchased by Thomas Kelly who leased it to J. Wilson in August 1892. Wilson listed his business as "Horses, &c." Horsepower gave way to motorized vehicles in the early years of the 20th century. In 1920 George and Mary V. Cline purchased No. 7 from the Roosevelt Estate. A for-sale advertisement that year reflected the stark change in the times. "Packard: 12-48 limousine, A1 condition; 6 shoes. Westinghouse shock absorbers." The title to the building was in Mary's name. In 1921 renovations were completed which resulted in a "one family residence above garage," as listed by the Department of Buildings. Five years later another alteration converted the garage to an auto repair shop.
A tax photo from around 1940 shows double wooden bay doors and what appears to be the mostly-intact Greek Revival entrance. The figure in the doorway may be Mary Cline. photo via NYC Department of Records & Information Services.
The Clines lived upstairs until the mid-1930's. It was at least briefly home to John Haggerty by 1936. An incident on April 8 that year reflected the still-gritty nature of the riverfront neighborhood. That night Haggerty and longshoreman Robert Vaughan were walking along Christopher Street near Greenwich Street when "Vaughan fell to the sidewalk," according to the New York Post. Haggerty hailed a taxicab and rushed his 35-year old friend to Bellevue Hospital with a bullet wound to the leg. The newspaper reported that Vaughan refused "to say how he was shot." The Clines returned to No. 7 in the early 1950's, and then sold it in 1956 to the Oelhaf family. The buyers operated the Meier & Oelhaf Co. marine repair business around the corner at No. 177 Christopher Street. An aggressive project begun in 1971 and completed the following year connected No. 7 internally with Nos. 9-11 Weehawken and No. 177 Christopher. The combined properties were sold in 1984 to William Gottlieb, a well-known real estate operator in the Greenwich Village district. Despite its various transformations and uses, the 190-year old structure still displays its domestic origin. photograph by the author
Source: http://daytoninmanhattan.blogspot.com/2019/07/the-1831-jacob-p-roome-house-7.html
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Houston’s Dynamic Duo – Mother / Son Seek Seats on Houston City Council
By Afram News
Does the name “Provost” sound familiar? It certainly should. Provost is synonymous with volunteerism, service and mentoring -all simultaneously.
The name Provost is about to become a lot more familiar. Why? I thought you’d never asked. Georgia Provost, who most know as “Mama Pro,” and her son Jerome Provost are running for seats on Houston City Council.
Georgia, who is running for City Council, Position 1, amazed over 81,000 votes in a run for City Council in 2015. Endorsed by the Houston Chronicle then as, “an individual who brings grassroots awareness and years of experience helping solve problems in her community.” The Chronicle statement added that “Georgia’s qualifications will prove valuable on the council. “She will speak up for Houstonians too often ignored by city government,” the Chronicle endorsement further stated.
Imagine, if you will, how much stronger Georgia’s voice will be with a seat at the city council table.
Jerome Provost has his heart, sight and mind set on improving the community where he lives, works and where children play. He has walked, talked and worked with community businesses and individuals in the community his entire life and he knows their needs, issues and concerns.
Jerome is not just committed to hearing his constituents. He is committed to addressing their needs, among which are to change the trajectory of District D by pulling investment toward the District for ALL residents to benefit, to bring innovation and creativity to city hall and blight control.
Jerome, who grew up with a successful businessman father (Herbert) and an activist mother (Georgia) has witnessed first hand changes in his own community.I’m pleased with some of the progress that has been made over the years” Jerome asserts. “Yet there are parts of District D that has stopped growing. I want to work hard to assure the District as a whole grows.”
Georgia’s goal is to achieve what she promises on the campaign trail when elected. ” I want to create a network where neighbors are helping neighbors and where everyone grows. My goal,” she says, “is to bridge the gap in Position 1. I plan to be the change I want to see,” this is a promise she plans on keeping…
This article originally appeared in the African American News & Issues.
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New York City Set Record Tourism Numbers in 2018 - TravelPulse
New York City ended 2018 with a bang, as they welcomed a record number of 65.2 million tourists, making it the ninth consecutive year that the city saw tourism growth.
Of the 65.2 million visitors, 51.6 million were domestic travelers and 13.5 million were international tourists with most international travelers visiting from the U.K., China, Canada, Brazil, and France.
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Travelers booked a record number of 37.7 million hotel room nights citywide which generated $623 million in estimated hotel occupancy tax revenues.
“This record-breaking year of tourism proves what every New Yorker knows: this is the greatest City in the world to live in and visit. New York City embodies true American values. We embrace diversity and are welcoming to all, and the more than 65 million visitors to our city were able to experience that first hand,” said New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio.
But New York City isn’t focusing on 2018 for long. Instead, they’re setting their sights on 67 million visitors they predict will visit the city in 2019. The Big Apple expects a bump in numbers related to big events to be held in the city, like WorldPride, which will be celebrated in the U.S. for the first time.
NYC & Company, the city’s tourism board, also announced a new partnership with Mastercard today
“While celebrating a new tourism milestone, it is an exciting moment to announce our new partnership with Mastercard, an iconic and innovative global brand, elevating our efforts to attract a broader worldwide audience to experience New York City’s unparalleled offerings,” said NYC & Company president and CEO Fred Dixon. “Through this unprecedented marketing collaboration with Mastercard, we will reach more consumers directly to grow overnight stays and expand neighborhood exploration across the five boroughs while also supporting small business development, continued job growth and opportunities for New Yorkers.”
Cheryl Guerin, executive vice president of North America Marketing & Communications at Mastercard echoed Dixon’s sentiments: “Experience lies at the heart of New York City and we are thrilled to partner with NYC & Company to support one of the world’s most visited cities while also giving our cardholders Priceless opportunities to experience it in new and meaningful ways.”
“Together with this expanded relationship, we can further our local economic development efforts to continue to ensure New York City remains a must-visit destination.”
With this partnership, Mastercard holders will get exclusive access to certain experiences available in NYC such as pre-sale opportunities and discounts at merchants during NYC & Company programs such as NYC Restaurant Week, Broadway Week, and Must-See Week.
Source: https://www.travelpulse.com/news/destinations/new-york-city-set-record-tourism-numbers-in-2018.html
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75+ Free & Cheap NYC New Year’s Eve + New Year’s Day Events 2019
NYC New Year’s Eve Events—Monday, December 31
Central Park Fireworks & Run—NYE 2019 Central Park, Great Hill, Manhattan
Free NYE 2019 Fireworks in Prospect Park Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn
2019 Coney Island New Year’s Eve + Free Carousel Rides
Leonard Bernstein's New Year's Eve Concert for Peace The Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine, Manhattan
Time’s Up New Year’s Eve 2019 Bike Ride
MoRUS Future Positive New Year's Eve Party Co-Hosted with Times Up! Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space, Manhattan
Gemini & Scorpio's Hedonistic New Year's Eve Masquerade
New Year's Eve Afterparty with Snoop Dogg
The Bunker New Years Eve at Market Hotel Market Hotel, Brooklyn
New Years Eve 2019 with Rev. Vince Anderson & The Love Choir Union Pool, Brooklyn
New Year's Eve Spectacular Comedy Show—Christian Finnegan, Myq Kaplan, Snacks & Champagne Toast Q.E.D., Queens
New York Night Train New Year's Eve 2019 Home Sweet Home, Manhattan
New Year's Eve Tabletop Game Night + Free Bubbly The Uncommons, Manhattan
New Year Meditation & Celebration Vajradhara Meditation Center, Brooklyn
NYE 201X Babycastles Indie Arcade Party Babycastles, Manhattan
NYE Contra Dance Night with Live Music Camp Friendship, Brooklyn
Midtown West New Year's Eve Party with 3-Hour Open Bar & Champagne Toast
Free Uptown NYE Party with 2-Hour Open Bar + Champagne Toast
Open Bar Lower Manhattan NYE Party
Free Tickets to New Year's Eve MMA Championship at MSG
Rubulad New Year's Eve 2019
NYE 2019 at Parklife with Trivia & Free Champagne Toast Parklife, Brooklyn
Free Flamingo Formal New Year's Eve Dance Party 2019 The Royal Palms Shuffleboard Club, Brooklyn
Free Karaoke + Free Bubbly for New Year's Eve 2019 The Diamond Bar, Brooklyn
NYE Singles Party with Open Bar, Free Appetizers & Ice Breakers
Greenpoint Brew & Ale Co. NYE & Moving Party with Cheap Beer
Gatsby-Inspired New Year's Eve with 5-Hour Open Bar
Murray Hill New Year's Eve with 5-Hour Open Bar + Champagne Toast & Party Favors
Craft Cocktail Open Bar New Year's Eve in Noho
Watch the 2019 New Year's Eve Ball Drop in Times Sq.
Astoria NYE with Open Bar, Hors d’oeuvres, Champagne Toast & Party Favors
NYE Prohibition Pub Crawl
New Year's Eve Masquerade Ball + Free Food & Champagne Toast
NYC New Year’s Day Events—Tuesday, January 1
Free Fitness Classes During JCC's 2019 Fitness Fair JCC Manhattan, Manhattan
115th Annual Coney Island Polar Bear New Years Day Plunge + Free Admission to NY Aquarium Boardwalk & 10th St., Brooklyn
Gemini & Scorpio New Year's Morning Cuddle Puddle & Breakfast
Free Guided New Year's Day Nature Hikes in All 5 Boroughs
Poetry Project's 45th Annual New Year’s Day Marathon Reading The Poetry Project at St. Marks Church, Manhattan
25th Annual Alternative New Year's Day Spoken Word & Performance Extravaganza
Cheap Brunch New Year's Day Party
New Year’s Day Gentle and Restorative Yoga Workshop Third Root Community Health Center, Brooklyn
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Free Meals Paired with Art—Cook & Celebrate Together (Through Monday, December 31) Open Source Gallery, Brooklyn
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$7 Admission to the Museum of Sex (Through Sunday, June 30) Museum of Sex, Manhattan
NYC Slavery & Underground Railroad Tours (Through Monday, April 29)
1/2 Price Central Park Bike Tours (Through December 2018)
High Line Art Installation Examines Art & Public Space (Through March 2019) The High Line, Manhattan
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'Saturated: The Allure and Science of Color' (Through Sunday, January 13) Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, Manhattan
'Underground Heroes: New York Transit in Comics' (Through Sunday, January 6) New York Transit Museum, Brooklyn
'Rebel Women' Who Defied Victorian Era Expectations (Through Sunday, January 6) Museum of the City of New York, Manhattan
Discounted Tickets to Interactive M.C. Escher Exhibit in NYC (Through Sunday, February 3)
'Pink: The History of a Punk, Pretty, Powerful Color' (Through Saturday, January 5) Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology, Manhattan
'Germ City: Microbes and the Metropolis' (Through Sunday, April 28) Museum of the City of New York, Manhattan
'Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power' (Through Sunday, February 3) Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn
Jerome Robbins ('West Side Story') & New York (Through Saturday, March 30) New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Bruno Walter Auditorium, Manhattan
Cheap Indoor Ice Skating in Brooklyn (Through Saturday, March 30)
'Harry Potter' Exhibition Brings Rare Manuscripts & Magical Objects to NYC (Through Sunday, January 27) New-York Historical Society, Manhattan
'Tablescapes: Designs for Dining' (Through Tuesday, April 16) Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, Manhattan
'It’s Alive! Frankenstein at 200' (Through Sunday, January 27) The Morgan Library & Museum, Manhattan
'Yasumasa Morimura: Ego Obscura' Questions Eastern & Westerns Notions of Gender (Through Sunday, January 13) Japan Society, Manhattan
120th Anniversary Exhibition at The National Arts Club Displays Treasures from the Collection (Through Friday, January 4) The National Arts Club, Manhattan
The Contenders 2018: MoMA Film Favorites Screened (Through Tuesday, January 8) The Museum of Modern Art, Manhattan
2018 Gingerbread Lane, the World's Largest Gingerbread Village (Through Monday, January 21) New York Hall of Science, Queens
Andy Warhol Retrospective at the Whitney Reimagines the Iconic Artist (Through Sunday, March 31) Whitney Museum of American Art, Manhattan
2018 Holiday Train Show (Through Sunday, February 3) Grand Central Terminal, Manhattan
Discounted Tickets to 2018 NYC Holiday Train Show (Through Monday, January 21)
2018 American Museum of Natural History Origami Holiday Tree on Display (Through Sunday, January 13) American Museum of Natural History, Manhattan
Check Out Charles Dickens's Original Manuscript of 'A Christmas Carol' (Through Sunday, January 6) The Morgan Library & Museum, Manhattan
2018 NYC Winter Lantern Festival with Huge Light Installations & Performances (Through Sunday, January 6)
2018 Wreath Interpretations Exhibition (Through Thursday, January 3) Central Park Arsenal, Manhattan
PaleyLand 2018 with Vintage Holiday Shows, Games & Free Cocoa (Through Sunday, January 6) The Paley Center for Media, Manhattan
Make Yourself a Superhero at the 'Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse' Pop-Up (Through Sunday, January 27)
How Technology Will Revolutionize Transportation (Through Sunday, March 31) Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, Manhattan
2018 Radiotheatre Holiday Sci-Fi Festival (Through Saturday, January 5)
20th Annual Animation Show of Shows (Through Thursday, January 3) Quad Cinema, Manhattan
MoMI Screens the Best Movies of 2018 + Q&As (Through Sunday, January 6) Museum of the Moving Image, Queens
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World of Scotch
Scotch has long been the focal point of the whisky fascination, and for good reason. Not only is its stylistic development closely tied to Scotland’s centuries-long history and political transformation, but even more interestingly, its distinct and characteristic style is so sought after that distillers from around the world seek to replicate it in their own backyard. We invite you to join us for a very special tasting of 6 exemplary Scotches from around the world, including some tried and true classics and lesser-known bottlings made by independent distillers and bottlers.
In addition to the whiskeys, your ticket includes a small antipasti plate with cheese, crackers, and charcuterie. We’ll see you in class!
Source: https://www.localwineevents.com/events/detail/731625/World-of-Scotch
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The 1894 Aspell & Co. Building - 151 Hudson Street
On July 1, 1823 Helen Lispenard Stewart was married to James Watson Webb in the mansion of her father, Alexander L. Stewart. The three-and-a-half story Federal-style mansion sat at the southwest corner of Hudson and Hubert Streets. Directly behind it was a two-story brick stable.
By the outbreak of the Civil War the days of wealthy homeowners and fashionable gatherings in the neighborhood were nearly a memory.
As late as 1937 altered houses similar to the Stewart mansion survived along Hudson Street one block south. from the collection of the New York Public Library
By the 1890's the Stewart mansion had become a seedy rooming house, occupied by dockworkers and other rowdies. Among those was longshoreman William Goonan and his wife, and William Cleary, another dockworker.
On Saturday night, March 24, 1894 Cleary began drinking. It would be the last time the roughneck got drunk. At around 1:00 in the morning he was in Goonan's room and the two got into a vicious fight after Cleary claimed "that he was the best man along the docks."
According to The Evening World, "Goonan disputed Cleary's claim and the two men clinched. They rolled out of the room into the hallway and down a flight of stairs. On the landing below a big pool of blood tells that a fearful fight took place there."
Roused by the noisy affray, a boy ran from the house and called Policeman Schoenfield. When the officer arrived he found Cleary stabbed in the face and neck and Goonan with a knife in his fist. The Evening World reported "Goonan, who was also badly beaten in the fight, was committed to the Tombs without bail."
The old mansion was soon gone. It had been purchased a year earlier, on April 14, 1893, by Joseph H. Bearns, who owned several properties in the area. The principal in the liquor importing firm Joseph H. Bearns & Co., he had hired architect Julius Kastner to design a five-story loft building on the opposite corner of the block, at No. 10 Hubert Street, two years earlier. In fact, the two had worked on similar projects since the 1880's. They would collaborate again for No. 151 Hudson Street.
Kastner's completed structure was similar to several of his other designs for Bearns. A handsome, industrial take on Romanesque Revival, it was faced in yellow Roman brick and trimmed in brownstone and red sandstone. Designed in four parts separated by brownstone cornices, it exhibited expected husky Romanesque Revival elements like undressed bandcourses, lusty medieval-style carvings, arched openings at the top floor. But Kastner softened the design with the use of bullnosed bricks which rounded the corners. While he could have saved Bearns money with terra cotta decorations, he opted for carved ornaments throughout and executed the complex cornice in stone.
The rounded edges soften the overall appearance of the building. Note the spiraled corner detailing of the top floor. The stone elements that drip like stalactites from the cornice are somewhat hidden today behind metal sheathing.
As the building rose, Aspell & Co. was operating from Nos. 314-316 Greenwich Street. The wholesale grocery dealers embarked on an unusual marketing scheme that year. It opened a new department that offered certain items at wholesale prices to individual shoppers--a savings of up to 50 percent.
An advertisement on August 19, 1894 promised the housekeeper that on top of the savings, she could have "the goods delivered free of charge in or out of the city" (foreshadowing by more than a century retail giants like Amazon). There was "a full line of staple and fancy groceries and wines, etc., also table delicacies suitable for city, country or seaside use."
New-York Tribune, November 13, 1895 (copyright expired)
Before the turn of the century Aspell & Co. had moved into No. 151 Hudson Street. It shared the building with the Cincinnati-based S. A. Sloman Co. Samuel A Sloman had made a drastic change to his family's business a few years earlier--from trading in furs to the manufacture of liquor.
Since the mid-1890's he marketed his Diamond Wedding Whiskey as a remedy rather than an intoxicant. His ads promised it "invigorates feeble constitutions, renews life and arrests disease." Others said it restored "power and suppleness to the muscles, warmth and richness for the blood."
This ad promised the whiskey was "invaluable to nursing mothers." original resource unknown
Apparently the military bought into the restorative powers of Diamond Wedding Whiskey, for in 1900 both S. A. Sloman & Co. and Aspell & Co. were bidding on contracts with the U.S. Navy.
Three years later the directors of Aspell & Company agreed to dissolve the corporation. It was replaced at No. 151 Hudson Street by Wm. A. Leggett & Co., wholesale grocers and dealers in condensed milk. William Leggett had established his company in 1870.
In January 1908 Joseph H. Bearns leased the entire building to Bennett, Day & Co. "for a long term of years." Wm. A. Leggett & Co. was allowed to stay on as a sub-tenant.
There was no long a Bennett in Bennett, Day & Co. The wholesale grocery business was owned by husband-and-wife partners Henry Mason Day and Emily Garnett Day. The Virginians had come to New York in 1874 and opened a dried fruit and nut business. The New-York Tribune noted decades later that for "many years [Day] imported whole crops of fruits from Brazil and other countries and disposed of them to wholesalers in this country."
The Days were prosperous and maintained a summer home in Greenwich, Connecticut, where Henry moored his yacht. But Henry's health had begun failing by the time his company leased the Hudson Street building. He had essentially retired in 1903, spending most of his time in Europe, California and Florida because of his ill health. On January 18 1909, a year after signing the lease, he died at the age of 58.
About the time of Day's death William A. Leggett suffered an attack of bronchitis. His condition did not improve and a year later, in September 1910, he succumbed at the age of 81.
Kastner's attention to detail included delightful miniature Romanesque Revival columns incorporated into the upper portion of the cast iron storefront.
Although his death brought an end to Wm. A. Leggett & Co.; Bennett, Day & Co. continued under the control of Emily Day and her son, Lee Garnett Day. Lee was, perhaps, less interested in the wholesale grocery business than in adventure.
On December 25, 1914 The New York Times noted that he had graduated from Yale University in 1911 and "has hunted big game from India, and recently returned from a trip of five months' exploration in Brazil." The purpose of the article was to announce he was setting off on yet another expedition, this time "to explore unknown parts of the South American jungles under the auspices of the American Museum of Natural History and the Field Museum of Chicago." Day personally managed and financed the extensive undertaking.
Day told the reporter "Not a specimen of the mammal or of bird life has ever been obtained there. Should we be successful in getting specimens some of them at least should prove to be of value to the collections of the museums because of their rarity."
Bennett, Day & Co. remained at No. 151 through 1917, before moving to No. 165 Hudson Street. That year Simon W. Greenbaum & Co. was incorporated by Simon and his brother, H. M. Greenbaum, and J. Socoloff to import and export peas and beans." In February 1918 the firm leased the Hudson Street building.
The Produce District edged up against the wholesale shoe district. As the years passed shoe merchants pushed out the grocery dealers in some areas of Tribeca. When Simon W. Greenbaum & Co. signed the lease on No. 151, the O'Sullivan Heel Company was operating from nearby No. 131 Hudson Street. By 1922 they had taken over the Greenbaum lease.
Founded by James and Humphrey O'Sullivan in August 1899, the firm manufactured replacement heels for men's shoes. It marketed its rubber heels as being less jarring than the more common leather versions. An advertisement in 1922 explained "One of the chief causes of fatigue is the strain of standing--the jar of walking on hard floors and pavements." The hard leather heels gave no relief and "ordinary rubber heels are little better." But as in the Goldilocks story, O'Sullivan's Safety Cushion Heels "combine just the right toughness for long hard wear with the greatest amount of springiness."
The Evening World, June 12, 1922 (copyright expired)
In 1908 author William Richard Cutter wrote "Countless imitators, in all countries, have paid their sincerest flattery, by their unscrupulous attempts to foist upon the public, their imitations of rubber heels, and the inevitable results, that none have been, as yet, successful, each claiming for his own to be as good as the 'O'Sullivan'--'The Standard'--the yard stick of the rubber heel industry."
O'Sullivan Rubber Co. was still in the building in 1950 when the Bearns estate sold No. 151 "to an investor," as reported by The Times on March 1. The article noted that it was the last of Bearns's many properties to be sold and that the "sale was the first involving the property in fifty-seven years."
At the time the Tribeca renaissance was still a few decades away. The first signs of change would come in 1980 when the ground floor became home to Sheba, an Ethiopian restaurant. The New York Times food critic Mimi Sheraton approved, saying "Huge napkin-size crepes are the eating implements in which are wrapped curried stews such as the doro watt, and minchet abesh wott. Kitfo, a raw ground beef specialty is a personal favorite."
Sheba made way for Thai House Cafe in early 1987. Six months after its opening New York Magazine said "This is food you'd expect to find in a Thai home, carefully cooked and tamely spiced." The restaurant remained in the space at least through 1991.
In the meantime the building had experienced cinematic exposure when it posed as the Hotel Broslin in the 1982 film Basket Case. A large neon sign was hung from the fire escape for the outside shots of the fictitious hotel.
Although a Certificate of Occupancy for the commodious loft dwellings at No. 151 was not officially rendered until 2010; the building had become residential decades earlier. In 1992 Birnbaum's New York, written by Stephen and Alexandra Mayes Birnbaum noted "Only the most urban personalities tend to live in TriBeCa--Harvey Keitel, Robert De Niro, and Martin Scorsese are among the pack who have lived in converted lofts at 151 Hudson Street."
The building stretches back to No. 2 Hubert Street, where the Stewarts' two-story stables once stood.
Meticulously restored, the facade of Julius Hastner's 1894 structure is essentially unchanged. Its three-color design stands out among its neighbors in the constantly-evolving Tribeca neighborhood.
photographs by the author
Source: http://daytoninmanhattan.blogspot.com/2018/11/the-1894-aspell-co-building-151-hudson.html
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Christmas miracle on the Bowery
On Wednesday morning, an EVG reader shared these two photos... showing workers outlining lane lines, crosswalks and other traffic markings on the Bowery at Houston...
The reader [sarcastically] thought that the contractors were marking the location for more roadwork.
Checking back in on the intersection... can it be that the never-ending East Houston Reconstruction Project has maybe actually ended???
As noted off and on through the years (starting with Mayor LaGuardia), completion of the $52.5 million East Houston Reconstruction project was overdue by five years. The Department of Design and Construction (DDC) started this project in June 2010, reconstructing/replacing combined sewers, trunk main, water mains, catch basins, fire hydrants, sidewalks, etc., etc., along East Houston Street, from the Bowery to the FDR Drive.
The work was initially scheduled to wrap up in 2013 (!!!), but was delayed again and again as the city reportedly ran into problems with existing underground wiring and pipes and unhinged bureaucracy.
The interactive map accessible via the DDC's website now shows a completion date of 12-25-2018!
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Source: http://evgrieve.com/2018/12/christmas-miracle-on-bowery.html
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Tuesday’s Headlines: Count the Votes Edition
Exciting news out of southern Brooklyn: The Board of Elections will start counting absentee ballots to figure out if Democrat Andrew Gounardes actually beat eight-term incumbent and street safety pariah Marty Golden. Election Day ended with Gounardes up by 1,100-plus votes, but there are about 1,400 absentee ballots to be counted. We’ll be on hand to make sure all those signatures collected from old people at senior centers match up to the buff cards on file.
And here’s the rest of the news:
Politico revealed that there’s talk of getting rid of the city Public Advocate, and from our perspective, it’s a debate worth having. On the one hand, the position seems to do nothing for the biggest group of suffering New Yorkers: commuters. On the other hand, the main critics of the office —Kalman Yeger, Ritchie Torres, Bob Holden, Ruben Diaz Sr., and Mark Gjonaj — are mostly atrocious on Streetsblog issues. Supporters defended the office, with would-be advocate, Assembly Member Danny O’Donnell, pointing out that its “potential … in promoting progressive legislation and uncovering corruption is massive” and that a strong advocate is “many politicians’ nightmare.” Meanwhile, Council Member Brad Lander says the office should remain as a counter-weight to the mayor — but voter interest could be spurred with ranked choice balloting. The Daily News and amNY also had coverage.
Got any smoke for that back-room deal? Crain’s broke a big story that Gov. Cuomo will do an end-around the City Council in making sure Amazon’s HQ2 gets all the strawberries on its Long Island City shortcake. Local State Senator Michael Gianaris spoke for us all when he told Gothamist that no one is providing any information on the potential blockbuster deal (that’s blockbuster in the literal, not figurative, sense). More info is expected today as the deal is officially announced, the Wall Street Journal reports. The neighborhood is not ready, the paper’s Paul Berger reported.
Then again, the subway system might just be getting better. (NY1)
The Daily News and the Post offered more details about the too-short life of Niklas Ahern, the 29-year-old man killed by a hit-and-run driver in Queens on Sunday.
Should Uber and Lyft be forced to identify drivers accused of crimes? Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez and others think so (doesn’t everyone?). (NY Post)
Several outlets covered the TransitCenter’s presser on Monday about subway elevators. (NYDN, amNY, NY1)
And, finally, of course people are going to have sex in self-driving cars. Here’s hoping both the cars and the sex are safe. (NY Post)
Source: https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2018/11/13/tuesdays-headlines-count-the-votes-edition/
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