Category: Manhattan (NYC)

Joby Will Buy Blade’s Helicopter Taxi Business for $125 Million

Joby Aviation, which is developing electric aircraft, will acquire the passenger business of Blade, a New York helicopter operator, for $125 million.
At “Painters’ Pool,” New York Artists Find Community

Trading in their brushes for pool cues, the group that gathers for “painters’ pool” find a respite from the studio.
Michael Cardozo, 84, New York City’s Longest-Serving Chief Lawyer, Dies

As the city’s corporation counsel under Mayor Michael Bloomberg, he defended stop-and-frisk policing and a ban on smoking in bars and restaurants.
Five Seconds Into Their First Conversation, He Was Hooked

“I was serious about her immediately,” said the restaurateur Daniel Humm of the “Succession” actress Annabelle Dexter-Jones, whom he met at a wedding last July.
Hundreds of Couples Celebrate Love at Lincoln Center’s ‘The Wedding’

The growing annual event, part of the center’s “Summer for the City” series, offers couples a chance to reflect on their love for each other and for New York.
Marcia Resnick, Whose Camera Captured New York’s ‘Bad Boys’, Dies at 74

A conceptual artist, she used photography to make surrealistic images and then went on to document Manhattan’s downtown scene and its mostly male provocateurs.
Review: ‘The Counterfeit Opera’ on Little Island Falls Short

At Little Island, “The Counterfeit Opera” falls short of its wildly successful historical models.
After a Wild Day in Court, Weinstein Jurors Will Resume Deliberations

On Wednesday, the jury convicted Harvey Weinstein of one felony sex crime. The judge sent jurors home to cool off after their discussions devolved into threats and yelling.
Lincoln Center Plans a $335 Million Makeover of Its Western Edge

The center in Manhattan aims to attract new audiences, as it takes down a wall on Amsterdam Avenue and revamps Damrosch Park.
Stars Hit the 2025 Met Gala After-Parties, From Jenna Ortega to Lisa

Pop stars, club kids and the mayor of New York City kept the festivities going into the early morning hours.
What Does Keith McNally Regret? He Tells All in His New Memoir.

Known for reinventing New York dining (and his blunt commentary on social media), Keith McNally doesn’t waste time lamenting, though the title of his memoir suggests otherwise.
A Frenzy at Trader Joe’s: ‘Everyone’s Here for the Tote Bags’

For a second year, a limited run of mini canvas tote bags had people waiting in line outside Trader Joe’s stores. At some stores, they sold out in less than an hour.