Tag: New York

DIGITAL NEST Travel: The Best of the 2017 New York Times Travel Show

DIGITAL NEST | “Best of the New York Times Travel Show” As an avid traveler and geography enthusiast, the New York Times Travel Show held at the Jacob Javits Center last January 27-29 in Midtown Manhattan inspired me to work diligently so I would be able to see visit every country while I can. Here are six of my favorite booths from the exhibition in which I long to travel to in the future: SOUTH […]

Hundreds of Yemeni Americans slam Trump travel ban

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Hundreds of Yemeni Americans braved the winter chill in New York on Thursday, closing bodega stores to protest against President Donald Trump’s travel ban on immigrants from seven Muslim countries. “Bodegas” — the city’s slang for go-to shops proffering everything from deli food to grocery staples to household goods — often keep long hours and are essential to the daily routines of many New Yorkers. In a bid to […]

NBA: Porzingis shines as Knicks rally to beat lowly Nets

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Kristaps Porzingis scored 12 of his 19 points in the fourth quarter and the New York bench came up big Wednesday as the Knicks rallied for a 95-90 victory over the Brooklyn Nets. The late surge saw the Knicks avoid an embarrassing loss to the league’s worst team in a clash of cross-town rivals at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center. Porzingis, back in action after a stomach ailment sidelined him from […]

Nor’easter Approaches Tri-State Area

On Monday, January 23 the cities of New York City, Long Island, along with areas in New Jersey and Connecticut were being advised to stay alert and to stay safe for the next few days. The Tri-State had to prepare for a Nor’Easter which was due to deliver heavy rain, wind, and even for some parts, snow. This strong storm which came up from the south, had already killed at least 21 people in the […]

Mexico drug lord ‘El Chapo’ pleads not guilty in U.S. court

NEW YORK, United States (Reuters) — Drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman appeared in a U.S. court on Friday (January 20) after his surprise extradition from Mexico and pleaded not guilty to charges that he ran the world’s largest drug-trafficking organization during a decades-long criminal career. El Chapo (Spanish for “Shorty”), who twice made dramatic escapes from Mexican prisons and was one of the world’s most wanted drug lords, was accompanied by two court-appointed lawyers […]

El Chapo arrives at Manhattan Correctional Center

NEW YORK, United States (Reuters) — Mexican cartel kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman was brought to a jail in Manhattan late Thursday night (January 19) shortly after landing on U.S. soil. The druglord is expected to appear in a court in New York on Friday (January 20), after his surprise extradition from Mexico ended a decades-long career in drug-trafficking, dare-devil jail breaks and murder. A Justice Department spokesman said El Chapo, or Shorty, once one […]

NBA: Anthony reportedly keen to stay with floundering Knicks

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — New York Knicks coach Jeff Hornacek says he’s willing to “look at everything” in a bid to find a winning formula, but Knicks watchers were looking beyond lineup changes Tuesday in a bid to parse the future of the NBA franchise. A meeting between veteran star Carmelo Anthony and team president Phil Jackson was described variously in US media reports as “contentious” and “calm and business-like” with the New […]

New York Knicks Lose Another Heartbreaker As NBA Honors Dr. Martin Luther King

NEW YORK – If Carmelo Anthony had a dream, it would be to make the game winning bucket. In reality, Anthony failed to close out the game off an offensive rebound, and the Knicks suffered another devastating loss to a Dwight Howard-less Atlanta Hawks team 108-107. It was a compelling Monday matinee game on Martin Luther King Day as both teams exchanged leads throughout with Anthony hitting a 3 point shot at the buzzer, giving […]

Affordable Concert Hall in South Bronx to Promote Musical Creativity

In South Bronx, the developers of the Bronx Commons, which is a 305-unit affordable-housing project, has added a concert hall, called the Bronx Music Hall, to their plans. The location for the hall is in Melrose Commons by Brook Avenue and East 163rd Street. The hall will take up 14,000 square feet and will include a performance space, a permanent exhibit on the history and influences of Bronx music, classroom and rehearsal space, and more. […]

NBA: Raptors get physical as New York downed

TORONTO, Canada (AFP) — DeMar DeRozan scored 23 points as a physical Toronto Raptors outmuscled the New York Knicks 116-101 on Sunday. DeRozan added five assists and five rebounds for Toronto but it was the no-nonsense defensive effort from his team that delighted Raptors coach Dwane Casey. “I was really proud of the way the starters came out and set the tone, especially starting the third quarter,” Casey said. “(We) came out, set the tone […]

NBA: Rose fined $200,000 over no-show – report

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — The New York Knicks fined Derrick Rose around $200,000 (188,350 euros) for his mysterious no-show, a report said Thursday. Rose created a sensation on Monday when he failed to appear for the Knicks’ 110-96 defeat to the New Orleans Pelicans. The New York Post said in a report Thursday that Rose had been fined $193,848 — 1/110th of his $21.3 million salary — mirroring the formula used by the […]

NBA: Knicks’ Rose mysterious no-show at Madison Square Garden

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — New York point guard Derrick Rose was a mysterious no-show at Madison Square Garden on Monday, and that was just one of the Knicks’ problems in a 110-96 NBA defeat to the New Orleans Pelicans. The Knicks started Brandon Jennings at point guard instead of Rose, the team tweeting only a terse announcement that “Derrick Rose is not with the team.” Coach Jeff Hornacek had given no indication of […]