A survival kit for the holiday season should include a Rolodex of appetizers that can be thrown together quickly or made ahead — ideally both. Gougères and oysters Rockefeller don’t fit that criteria, but these fun and festive snacks do. They’re the …
Continue readingThese 3 Punches Will Get the Party Started and Keep It Going
Rebekah Peppler shares three recipes — a classic, a modern twist and a nonalcoholic option — that guests will sip into the wee hours.
Continue readingThe Rats Are Absolutely Going to Hate the New Sanitation Commissioner
“The rats are absolutely going to hate this announcement. But the rats don’t run this city, we do.” When Jessica Tisch, New York City’s recently installed sanitation commissioner, uttered those two short sentences during a news conference in mid …
Continue reading35 Years of Efforts to Address Mental Illness on New York Streets
Mayors have launched numerous initiatives over the years to remove people with severe mental illness from the streets and subways.
Continue readingWanted: N.Y.C. Rat Overlord With ‘Killer Instinct.’ Will Pay $170,000.
The city is seeking a new director of rodent mitigation to tackle a task that many mayoral administrations have futilely taken on before.
Continue readingHow Hospitals Respond When Mentally Ill People Come in From the Streets
More people with severe mental illness may soon arrive in New York City’s emergency rooms. What happens to them next?
Continue readingNew York’s Dilemma: Who Should Be Hospitalized Against Their Will?
Mayor Adams’s directive to remove people with mental illness from the streets raises a host of questions.
Continue readingFrederick Swann, Master of the Pipe Organ, Is Dead at 91
He drew the best from complex instruments at Riverside Church in Manhattan, at countless recitals and on the “Hour of Power” TV show.
Continue readingApplying to College, and Trying to Appear ‘Less Asian’
The affirmative action lawsuit against Harvard seemed to confirm advice given for years to Asian Americans: Don’t play chess, don’t check the box declaring race.
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