September 28, 2015
September 27, 2015
Tunnel2Towers Run finish line
At the finish line of the @Tunnel2Towers Run with officers who ran in full uniform in honor of @FDNY's Stephen Siller pic.twitter.com/5nAPspeLcw— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) September 27, 2015
Review: ‘The Walk,’ High-Wire Bravado at World Trade Center
Review: ‘The Walk,’ High-Wire Bravado at World Trade Center - The New York Times“Now I’ve seen everything,” an anonymous New Yorker remarks, marveling at the spectacle unfolding more than a hundred stories above street level. It’s the morning of Aug. 7, 1974, and Philippe Petit is walking across a steel cable strung between the towers of the World Trade Center.
September 20, 2015
For those remaining in Syria the nightmares only get worse
For those remaining in Syria the nightmares only get worse"Such bombardments have been going on for years in insurgent-held areas like Douma, one of the first areas to revolt against the government in 2011. And yet, the situation can still get worse. The past month in Douma made that clear. Government forces began a barrage even more intense than usual, using not only the artillery shells that Douma has come to expect, but also airstrikes. Perhaps four out of five residents had already fled what was once a bustling community of about half a million, and emergency workers say the new bombings drove out thousands more."
September 8, 2015
Repairs will shut seven N-train stations for nearly two years
Repairs will shut seven N-train stations for nearly two years • Brooklyn DailyBensonhursters and Dyker Heights residents better start planning their 2016 commutes now.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority will close seven of nine subway stations along the N-train line between the Coney Island terminus and Eighth Avenue on the Manhattan-bound side for 14 months starting in January, and then for another 14 months on the Coney Island-bound side in 2017.
The imminent closures are a necessary evil to repair the crumbling stations and replace aging tracks, a local leader said.
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