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After 32 years as a progressive voice for LGBTQ Jews, Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum heads into retirement
NEW YORK (AP) — For more than three decades, Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum has led the nation’s largest LGBTQ+ synagogue through the myriad ups and downs of the modern gay-rights movement — through the AIDS crisis, the murder of Matthew Shepard, the historic civil-rights advances that included marriage equality, and mostly recently the backlash against transgender rights.
"Do the Right Thing" block party celebrates Spike Lee classic 35 years later in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn
NEW YORK -- It has been 35 years since "Do the Right Thing" was released, and Brooklyn came out to celebrate Spike Lee's iconic movie in style. Hundreds of people showed up for block party Sunday in Bedford-Stuyvesant, complete with live music, street vendors and an appearance from award-winning director himself.
Dean Jobb on the Gentleman Thief Who Charmed Jazz Age New York
Arthur Barry was a precocious and versatile lawbreaker. As Dean Jobb tells it in his brisk, beautifully written new book, Barry was a beer-drinker at seven and a safecracker’s errand boy at 13. He made his first theft at 15, breaking into a house and stealing some cash. In time, Jobb writes in A Gentleman and a Thief: The Daring Jewel Heists of a Jazz Age Rogue, his subject matured into “a bold impostor, a charming con artist, and a master cat burglar.”
9 Memorable Songs About the Chelsea Hotel
For over a century, New York City’s Hotel Chelsea—or, more commonly, the Chelsea Hotel—on West 23rd Street has played host to artists of all kinds and inspired art of all kinds, including, naturally, music. Some songs are widely mistaken to be about the Chelsea Hotel, like Joni...
Macy's 4th of July Fireworks back on the Hudson River: where to watch with the best views
For the first time in recent years, the annual Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks spectacle will be held on the Hudson River --- giving New Jerseyans a front-row seat to the fireworks extravaganza that lights up the iconic New York City skyline. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy welcomed the...
Cooler states now forced to grapple with extreme heat fueled by climate change
NEW YORK — As temperatures soared into the 90s, the heat and humidity hit the concrete in Astoria, Queens, and bounced into the air. People moved along the scorched sidewalk slowly, their clothes drenched with sweat. Elianne Alvarado, 44, who was raised in New York City and has lived here for most of her life, […] The post Cooler states now forced to grapple with extreme heat fueled by climate change appeared first on Washington State Standard.
Early Addition: Your annual reminder that you can blow your hand off with fireworks
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3 of the most creative traffic solutions proposed by SILive.com readers
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Bypass roads, light rail and expressways in the sky— oh my!. Recently the Staten Island Advance/SILive.com asked our readers what were the most pressing traffic and transportation issues in the borough. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on...
NYPD officer among 4 killed, driver charged with DWI after crash into nail salon on Long Island
Police have charged the man behind the wheel of an SUV that killed four people with DWI, after the man crashed into a Long Island nail salon at high speed. An NYPD officer was among the four killed, while ten others were injured during the incident. Suffolk County Police said...
American Express is taking control of restaurant reservations
New York (CNN) — Trying to get a table at a buzzy new restaurant in New York or Los Angeles? You’ll have better luck if you’re an American Express cardholder and pay the requisite hundreds of dollars in fees.
Construction management firm Community Builders NJ celebrates launch with strong foundation of support
Community Builders NJ Inc., a Morristown-based construction management firm, celebrated its official launch at the Columbus Club off Morristown’s Green last week. The crowd included commercial real estate leaders from SJP Properties, Vision Real Estate, Cushman & Wakefield, JLL, Chilmark Real Estate Services, Hekemian, Gensler, Lincoln Property, Kimmerle Group, NK Architects and HDR.
Obituary: Stephen Robert Lavin
Stephen Robert Lavin of Bloomfield, formerly of Montclair and the Bronx, died on June 27, 2024. He was 62. Mr. Lavin is survived by his daughters, Christina and Catherine Lavin; his father, Robert Lavin, and his sisters, Geraldine Lavin and Barbara Essig. He was predeceased by his wife, Lisa Lavin,...
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