U.S. President Barack Obama shakes hands as he meets with Republican President-elect Donald Trump on transition planning in the Oval Office at the White House on Nov. 10, 2016 in Washington, D.C. Trump has said that he hates shaking hands. WASHINGTON – President-elect Donald Trump, during a news conference in New York City on Wednesday, vehemently denied the salacious and unverified allegations put forth in a 35-page dossier published by BuzzFeed News.
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No, Trump didn’t do surprisingly well among Latino voters
Last May 5, Donald J. Trump tweeted a photo of himself seated at his desk, a big grin on his face, his left hand squeezed into a tight fist giving a thumbs up, his lunch balanced in front of him on a stack of newspapers. “Happy #CincoDeMayo,” the tweet began, “The best taco bowls are made in Trump Tower Grill.
Citi Bike to install powerful safety lights to alert drivers :0
Citi Bike is planning to install a powerful blue safety light on some of its bikes that will project the shape of a cyclist 20 feet in front of riders to alert people that they’re coming, the company said Tuesday. The lights shine onto the road ahead of the bike.
Governor Cuomo Advocates For Ride-Hailing Apps Upstate
After three years of trying to get ride hailing car services like Uber and Lyft approved in upstate New York, Governor Andrew Cuomo is putting the proposal into high gear. “Ride sharing is creating thousands of jobs.
Cuomo: NY can show the nation an alternative to Trump
” New York state must stand as an alternative to Donald Trump, showing the nation that tolerance, progressive policies like a higher minimum wage and investments in education can create an economy that works for all, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday. Without mentioning the Republican president-elect by name, Cuomo, a Democrat, said it is up to New York to find a different way to address the middle-class angst that propelled Trump to the White House.
Bigger footprint for Green-Wood Cemetery visitors’ center
Cemetery officials have decided to increase the size of the footprint of a new building that will be constructed on the property, the has learned. The new building will stand alongside the landmarked Weir Greenhouse, which will serve as the nucleus of the visitors’ center.
Deal made to shut down Indian Point power plant
This Dec. 16, 2009, file photo, shows the Indian Point nuclear power plant in Buchanan, N.Y., as seen from across the Hudson River in Tomkins Cove, N.Y. The aging facility just north of New York City will close by April 2021 under a deal with New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who has long argued it should be shuttered to protect the millions of people living nearby.
AP source: Aging New York nuclear plant to close by 2021
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Whether Cuba or Key West, it’s all about having fun
After a recent, somewhat hysterical spate of Citizen’s Voice comments about the supposed misuse of the terms “drag queen” and “female impersonator” around here – which, by many, many accounts are interchangeable – I decided to excavate an old image from an interesting evening in Havana in 2008 that featured just that. An elderly writer from New York City and I became acquainted during a trip to see Raul Castro speak on the 55th anniversary of the Cuban Revolution in Santiago de Cuba, and once back in the capital, she invited me out to “dinner and a show.”
Bennington MFA writing program hosts reading series
Critically acclaimed, award-winning authors and faculty of the Bennington College Writing Seminars will offer an evening reading series during the MFA program’s winter residency from Thursday, Jan. 5 through Friday, Jan. 13. Each event in the Writers Reading series occurs from 7 to 8 p.m. in Tishman Lecture Hall, with one exception . All events are free and open to the public.
New York trains roll on new subway line envisioned in 1920s
In this Dec. 9, 2016 file photo provided by the Office of New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, the escalator leading down to the platform to the Second Avenue subway station at 72nd Street in New York is shown. New Yorkers can take their first ride under Manhattan’s far Upper East Side at noon on Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017.
I lived in Times Square for a year – here’s what it’s like…
Registration will allow you to post comments on ctpost.com and create a ctpost.com Subscriber Portal account for you to manage subscriptions and email preferences. I lived in Times Square for a year – here’s what it’s like to live in the most hectic part of New York City NEW YORK – While most New Yorkers avoid the wandering crowds of tourists, costumed characters, and bombarding big screens of Times Square, I chose to live there.
South Tama Band and Choir working toward New York City trip
Since 2005 South Tama County High School Band students have received what Director Mike Carnahan calls a once in a lifetime opportunity. That opportunity has been band trips.
Chris Gillespie, Jim Caruso & Billy Stritch and More Slated for Bemelmans Bar This Winter
The Carlyle, a Rosewood Hotel, will welcome Chris Gillespie , Champian Fulton and Jim Caruso & Billy Stritch to Bemelmans Bar for Sunday night residencies throughout the winter 2017 season. Featuring top artists from the worlds of jazz, cabaret and Broadway alongside special unannounced guests, Sunday nights at Bemelmans Bar have become a favorite spot for a wide range of performing musicians across the city.
In pictures| Christmas eve celebrations from across the globe
People walk through a light installation titled “Universal Journey,” comprised of 824,961 light bulbs, at Universal Studios Singapore as part of the celebrations. Bubbles fill the air as Christmas is celebrated at the Winter Wonderland in Hyde Park in London, England.
New York Electors Donate Salaries to Pro-Immigrant Group in ‘Defiance’ of Trump
New York’s 29 Democratic electors may have been heartbroken while casting their votes for Hillary Clinton after her bruising loss to Donald Trump last month, but they made sure to send a final riposte to the president-elect’s anti-immigrant rhetoric-by donating their Electoral College salaries, a total of $435, to a prominent immigrant policy and advocacy organization.
Teacher returns to his Bronx high school to help kids succeed
If his little brother hadn’t brought that board home and he hadn’t become obsessed with the game, he may just have failed out of high school and he certainly wouldn’t have gone on to attain a master’s degree in education. “I was going through difficult times in school.
New York New York
New York City is known for path-blocking, slow-moving tourists and cursing city-dwellers trying to get past. Despite the tightness of the avenues and squares, every year on the city street corners you’ll see guys parked all week long, selling Christmas trees of various shapes and sizes on the footpath.