Slide Show: Subjects include a rustic cabin in Manhattan, an acquittal for a police officer, and a curling club.
Archives: February 2010
Audio Books With a New York Accent
In a studio inside a library for the visually impaired on West 20th Street in Manhattan, voice actors record audio books about the city.
Seventh Avenue and 118th Street, 1:30 p.m.
What snow day would be complete without a photo of a cross-country skier outrunning a city bus?
Police a No-Show at Workshop
Advocates for the mentally ill held a workshop to share with police officers techniques on dealing with the mentally ill, but no one from the police department showed up.
New Yorkers React to Paterson’s Decision
Three New York City Escorters share their views on the news that Gov. David A. Paterson will end his election campaign.
The Week in Pictures for Feb. 19
Slide Show: Subjects include a Chinese New Year celebration, a tree-climbing class in Bronx Park, and a neighborhood’s loss to a fire in Queens.
Police Fighting Crime in a Parking Lot. Theirs
The Yonkers police hope a new surveillance camera will help them stop people from vandalizing their cars.
A New School Hopes to Learn From the Charters
Seeking to address the criticism that charter schools siphon resources from traditional public schools, a new non-charter school proposed for Upper Manhattan and steered by the Teachers College at Columbia University is intended to be a lab for innovations pioneered by charters.
An Urban Theorist Questions the Gospel of St. Jane
Jane Jacobs is worshiped for championing intimate, varied streetscapes like the one of her beloved West Village. But Sharon Zukin, a sociologist, argues that the values enshrined by Jacobs have created stultifying havens of haute-bourgeois blandeur across the city.
No Outside Food or Drink Allowed
What happens when you try to bring a Starbucks tea to a fancy restaurant like Le Bernardin? One man found out the hard way.
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