Loyda Irizarry, who has lived on the third floor of 709 West 170th St. since the late 1990s, says the ceiling collapsed onto a child's bed. Property owner Daniel Ohebshalom will serve a 60-day jail sentence after a judge ordered his arrest for failing to correct hundreds of violations at two Washington Heights apartment buildings. [ more › ]
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The rebirth of the ‘Weimar Triangle’ suggests that Franco-German tensions are on the mend and a common agenda on arming Kyiv is possiblePoland’s longstanding struggle for a bigger say in European leadership may finally be gaining ground with the revival of the long dormant Weimar Triangle – a diplomatic compact bringing Warsaw together with Germany and France in a regular dialogue on EU affairs.When the Polish prime minister, Donald Tusk, joined the German chancellor, Olaf Scholz, and the French...
ANTIOCH, California >> For one afternoon, on Antioch’s main street and tranquil riverbank, the fragrance of burning incense was paired with the sound of Buddhist and Tao chants. Their cumulative calming energy was meant to be a balm of sorts to soothe the racial and religious hate that cast a shadow on Antioch’s legacy.
New York is on track to become the first U.S. city with congestion tolls on
Manchester City’s tilt at a remarkable second consecutive treble continues. Pep Guardiola’s team are 180 minutes away from completing the FA Cup part of the feat and though Ederson and Kevin De Bruyne were missing due to injury, this professional dispatching of Newcastle again illustrated how the Catalan genius is a master of plotting a route to victory.Guardiola has now guided City to seven FA Cup semi-finals in his eight seasons in charge, and his achievement of six in a row is a record....
The city of Alexandria says negotiations to lure the NHL’s Washington Capitals and NBA’s Washington Wizards to northern Virginia have “ended” and the proposal to create a development district with a new arena for the teams “will not move forward.”
Liverpool is striving for "capital city standards without losing their warmth and welcome" - and the city is certainly achieving that
Sardonic tribute to cheating husband ‘Roger’ on bench in Bristol prompts mention of elusive graffiti artistThe amateur sleuths, conspiracy theorists and mischief makers on the sweeping Royal York Crescent in Clifton, Bristol, all have opinions about a mysterious plaque appearing to out an adulterous husband.The brass plate engraved with “For My Love/Husband, Father, Adulterer/Yes, Roger, I Knew” quickly attracted attention after it was attached to a wooden bench on the grand crescent’s terrace...
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. There is a new most expensive drug in the world. Price tag: $4.25 million The news: There is a new most expensive drug ever—a gene therapy that costs as much as a Brooklyn…
“Our criminal justice system no longer treats the accused equally,” fumes Victor Davis Hanson at American Greatness.
After its Chinese backers pulled out, Oceanwide Plaza stands abandoned – could it be turned over to those who need it most?An asparagus patch is how the architect Charles Moore described the lackluster skyline of downtown Los Angeles in the 1980s. “The tallest stalk and the shortest stalk are just alike, except that the tallest has shot father out of the ground.”This sprawling city of bungalows has never been known for the quality of its high-rise buildings, and not much has changed since...