Sections SEARCH Skip to content Skip to site index New York Subscribe Log In Subscribe Log In Advertisement Supported by ByJonathan Wolfe Photographs byCorey Olsen May 18, 2018 Here in New York, when we walk out of our apartments, we need to be ready for whatever may come our way — stalled trains, heavy rain or a run-in with an old flame. So we carry our lives in our bags: headphones, reading material, gym clothes, flats. We recently asked readers of our morning newsletter, New York Today, to recommend items that have helped them out in a pinch, and which cost less than $25. The result? Ten essential but often overlooked items that every New Yorker should consider tossing in a purse or backpack. We’re calling it the New York City Survival Kit. (And, if you think we missed anything, there’s a form below to add your own contribution.) Backup MetroCard $3.75 ($2.75 for the fare, $1 for the card) “I … [Read more...] about What to Pack in Your New York City Survival Kit
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Video raises questions about New York City charter school
NEW YORK -- Some disturbing video of a teacher at a New York City charter school is raising questions about the harsh treatment of some of its youngest students. But the school says the video does not tell the whole story. In the video, Success Academy teacher Charlotte Dial's frustration is clear. "So count it again, making sure you're counting correctly," Dial says. "Go to the calm-down chair and sit!" she tells a first grade student after angrily tearing up the child's work. "There's nothing that infuriates me more than when you don't do what's on your paper," she says. "Very upset and very disappointed!" The video was taken by an assistant teacher in 2014 and published by the New York Times on Friday. It raises new concerns about the demands on students at the 34 Success Academy schools in New York City. The charters have been among the highest-performing on New York state tests seven years in a row. "I think this video is 100 percent a reflection of the culture at that school," … [Read more...] about Video raises questions about New York City charter school
CBS News Logo New York City at risk of “more frequent and extensive flooding”
New York City is at a high risk of "more frequent and extensive flooding" during extreme weather events, according to a new study. The risk is at least 20 times greater than it was 170 years ago, with the chances of storm surges overwhelming the city's defenses every four or five years. Published in Geophysical Research Letters, the study shows that in the 19th century, water was expected to overtake the seawall about once every 100 to 400 years. One of the reasons the risk is so much greater is that water levels near New York City are 1.5 times higher than they were in the mid-1800s. Scientists have repeatedly attributed this rise to man-made climate change. Another factor is storm tide, a measure of storm surge and astronomical tide. Storm surge is the amount of water a storm pushes forward as it approaches an area. The study is supported by evidence from Hurricane Sandy, when the National Hurricane Center measured storm tide at 14.06 feet in lower Manhattan. That was the highest … [Read more...] about CBS News Logo New York City at risk of “more frequent and extensive flooding”
The Resurrected New York City Opera’s Ambitious New Season
Music Makers Facebook Twitter Flipboard Email Michael Chioldi (far left) as Baron Scarpia in a January production of Puccini's Tosca by the newly reformed New York City Opera. Sarah Shatz/New York City Opera hide caption toggle caption Sarah Shatz/New York City Opera When the New York City Opera (NYCO) announced its final performances and imminent bankruptcy in September 2013, opera lovers, not just in Manhattan, were shocked. How could a 70-year-old company, dubbed "The People's Opera," which nurtured the careers of emerging stars like Beverly Sills and Plácido Domingo, fall so far and suddenly cease to be? Almost as soon as the doors were shuttered, suitors lined up to try to reboot the company. Only in January did a victor emerge in the form of NYCO Renaissance, a group chaired by hedge fund manager Roy G. Niederhoffer, which announced the company's return with a production of Puccini's Tosca. Michael Capasso is the NYCO's new general director. He … [Read more...] about The Resurrected New York City Opera’s Ambitious New Season
CBS News Logo Ebola patient in New York City: 5 things to know
Last Updated Oct 24, 2014 11:22 AM EDT An emergency room doctor who recently returned to the city after treating Ebola patients in West Africa has tested positive for the virus, becoming the first case in the city and the fourth in the nation.Here are five things to know about the case:Who is Craig Spencer?Craig Spencer, 33, works at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center. He had not seen any patients or been to the hospital since his return from Africa, the hospital said in a statement, calling him a "dedicated humanitarian" who "went to an area of medical crisis to help a desperately underserved population."Spencer, a member of Doctors Without Borders, is from Michigan and attended Wayne State University School of Medicine and Columbia's University Mailman School of Public Health.When was he in Africa?According to his Facebook page, Spencer left for West Africa via Brussels last month. A photo shows him in full protective gear. He returned to Brussels Oct. 16."Off … [Read more...] about CBS News Logo Ebola patient in New York City: 5 things to know