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The Subversive Beauty of J'ouvert
NEW YORK — A queen with devil horns, dressed in a rainbow of satin and shimmering gold tulle, sat on a throne along Brooklyn’s Empire Boulevard. Soon, Karen Herbert, 50, would return to being a retired company supervisor.
Nonprofits Are Helping Ex-Convicts Get Construction Jobs. Unions Are Wary
NEW YORK — After his second stint in prison — two years on possession of drugs with intent to sell — Andre Chesson needed a job.
The Last of the Old-School Cabaret Artists
NEW YORK — In the mid-20th century, cabaret clubs in the city made glamorous interiors, virtuosic singers, and beloved standards available to anybody with pocket money. Before they were stars, performers like Barbra Streisand and Harry Belafonte played rooms of just a few dozen tables. Cover charges were infrequent, so middle-class couples could make up much of the audience, according to “Intimate Nights: The Golden Age of New York Cabaret,” by James Gavin.
The unlikely revival of a '60s radical
On a recent afternoon, a crowd had gathered in the auditorium of the People’s Forum, a new event space in midtown Manhattan.
She could get millions for her factory, she won't sell
A triplex is going for $13.5 million in one of them. The other is home to both Chuck Close and Warren Beatty.
It's like the museum of modern art, just with vodka
NEW YORK — Upon arrival at the Booze History Museum in Staten Island, visitors are treated to what Lev Mezhburd, the museum’s founder, director, curator and tour guide, calls a “disinfection.”
How does bail work, and why do people want to get rid of it?
NEW YORK — In 2017, around 33,000 criminal defendants in New York couldn’t post bail at their initial hearing. They went straight from a courthouse to jail simply because they were poor.
