NEW YORK — Steel drums, flag-draped floats, and the smell of jerk chicken will fill Brooklyn’s Eastern Parkway on Monday, as hundreds of thousands turn out for the West Indian Day Parade, one of the largest celebrations of Caribbean culture in the country. This year, Haitians are marching under more solemn circumstances than in prior
Others had previously voiced their opposition to the Met’s plan to commemorate Galliano. Julie Menin, speaker of New York City Council, said, external: “After my numerous and lengthy meetings and conversations with the Met, I am pleased that they have agreed to not honour John Galliano. “From the beginning, I have told them that I
Navigating New York City’s economy can feel like a gauntlet of minor indignities. Selling ice cream, for some reason, requires two different permits. Want to quit your gym? You may have to send a certified letter by mail. Oh, and before you haul your belongings to that storage unit, you’d better read the fine print
Yorkshire secured second spot in Group B with a seven-wicket win over Essex to book a home quarter-final at York on Friday. Captain Dom Bess (3-32) and seamer Ben Coad (3-22) helped bowl out already-eliminated Essex for 151 inside 41 overs. The Tykes then slipped to 15-2, but a second first-team half-century for England Under-19s
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he planned to attend the UN General Assembly in New York City this fall, despite the city’s mayor, Zohran Mamdani, threatening to arrest him. Mamdani walked back that threat last week, acknowledging that he lacked the legal power to arrest Netanyahu with a warrant issued by the International Criminal
