The Times of London has launched what Dani Simons aptly calls a “nearly mind-blowing” pro-cycling campaign. Inspired by a crash that seriously injured a Times reporter, “Cities Fit for Cycling” is the kind of multifaceted public safety program that is ... »
The Times has a story exploring whether additional fencing the city is installing on a footbridge connecting the Ingersoll Houses in Fort Greene is exacerbating tensions in the neighborhood between poorer residents who live in the projects and well-off... »
The New York Times took a look recently at attempts by cable installers to bring a union to Bethpage, Long Island-based Cablevision, as the Communications Workers of America is attempting to represent the installers. The Times profiled some of the inst... »
A Bronx-bound D train was evacuated at West 4th Street early Friday morning after a suspicious passenger was discovered cowering under a seat. It was an opossum! Aw, isn't it adorable? Well, no not really; opossums are actually quite terrifying. So how... »
The Times’ Gina Bellafante visited Brownsville for her latest “Big City” column, and her depiction of the neighborhood is grim: “I encountered people who felt not only that the quality of life had barely improved since the days of the crack epidemic in... »
The New York Times foray into hyperlocal journalism has been mixed, according to StreetFight. Mary Ann Giordano, the Times editor who oversaw the initial hyperlocal efforts, told StreetFight that communities really liked the coverage, but plans for oth... »
But! but! but! Damien Hirst invented Polka Dots! A blasphemous slide show of OTHER spot paintings. [Galleristny]Resolving copyright disputes is expensive, so the US Government is polling the public for remedies for small copyright claims. [ArtInfo]The ... »
Zen Dance, Roman Travel Writing, or The Nature of Revenge? Available, respectively, at Dalton, St. Ann's, and Columbia Grammar, all of which are approaching $40,000 a year in annual tuition. (The most outrageous-sounding class at the similarly expensiv... »
