Republican front-runner Donald Trump easily won New York state’s presidential nominating contest on Tuesday, moving closer to capturing enough delegates to win the nomination and avoid a contested convention in July.   The New York City billionaire’s big victory in his home state gave him renewed momentum in the Republican race and pushed him closer to the 1,237 delegates needed to win the nomination.   Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton also […]

At the Hebrew Home at Riverdale, in the Bronx, Helen Moses, 90, had news. “There’s not going to be a wedding,” she said. It was an afternoon in June, just one month since Ms. Moses had announced her plans to marry Howie Zeimer, the man down the hall. She spoke, as always, with absolute finality. “I’d first like to live together for a while,” she said. “I don’t want to […]

  Many theatre owners like to say they offer an intimate show but only one really means it. That would be Theatre for One – a 4-foot-by-8 foot portable theatre that allows one audience member at a time to see one short play performed by a single actor. “There’s definitely an immediacy that happens within this,” said Tony-winning scenic designer Christine Jones, who conceived and leads the project. “The theatre […]

The state of New York is to turn off non-essential lights in state-run buildings to help birds navigate their migratory routes in spring and autumn. Migrating birds are believed to use stars to navigate but they can be disorientated by electric lights, causing them to crash into buildings. The phenomenon, known as “fatal light attraction”, is estimated to kill up to one billion birds a year in the US. Millions […]

The City of New York Fire Department has tweeted a photograph from the scene of the Manhattan building collapse and fire. 168 firefighters are attending the incident. Explosion in East Harlem. Building collapse on 116th and park  #Spanish  Harlem Damn! Huge explosion at East Harlem, New York. A building just completely exploded and collapse Firefighters tackle the blaze following a reported blast in east Harlem. Credit: NBC   Please follow and like […]