Best Coding Classes in NYC for Kids

Mommy Poppins 8/7 6:00A Jennifer Coe

Coding classes are a great extracurricular activity for kids. Growing up in an increasingly tech-driven world means learning to code is an invaluable life skill. But kids who code don't really look at...

Mayor Eric L. Adams, New York City

CrainsNewYork.com (Hospitality and Tourism) 8/5 9:25A https://www.crainsnewyork.com/cr

A live on-stage interview to find out how the mayor ranks his first year in office and top priorities for the year ahead, how businesses can partner with the city to tackle big challenges, and what big ideas and innovations will drive the city’s...

Keechant L. Sewell, Police Commissioner, New York City Police Department

CrainsNewYork.com (Hospitality and Tourism) 8/5 9:22A https://www.crainsnewyork.com/cr

A conversation on how the NYPD is tackling a post-Covid crime wave, what officers are seeing on beefed up patrols on the subway, and how the agency is working to enable a safe return to the office, a top concern for business leaders. Thursday,...

Andrew Kimball, President & CEO, New York City Economic Development Corporation

CrainsNewYork.com (Hospitality and Tourism) 8/5 9:18A https://www.crainsnewyork.com/cr

A discussion on how the agency plans to drive the next round of corporate investment in New York, which industries it is prioritizing, where the city economy is heading, and how the EDC envisions the future for public-private partnerships...

After Successful Bike Parking Demo, DOT is Rightfully Being Asked, ‘What Now?’

StreetsBlog.org 8/5 6:00A Gersh Kuntzman

Bike parking is, alas, stuck in park. The city Department of Transportation has no immediate plan to expedite secure bike parking, despite the conclusion of a successful six-month demonstration...

Op-ed: Workers should be the beneficiaries of any value derived from data they generate

CrainsNewYork.com (Arts) 8/5 3:45A Simon Tangney

The Warehouse Worker Protection Act has historic implications for New York City as the home of the only unionized Amazon fulfillment center in the country

Fall Art Preview

NewYorker.com (Humor) 8/5 12:00A Andrea K. Scott

Cubism tricks the eye at the Met, MOMA spotlights a famous fur teacup, New York City inspires Edward Hopper at the Whitney, and more.

Jennifer Bartlett, Conceptual Painter on a Vast Scale, Dies at 81

NYTimes.com (Arts) 8/4 10:59A Roberta Smith

Her landmark work, “Rhapsody,” inspired by New York City subway signs, comprises 987 enameled plates and stretches for 153 feet.

A symphony in the Green-Wood Catacombs, and more: 14 things to do this weekend

BKMag.com 8/4 8:03A Ethan Jakob Craft

What’s going on in Brooklyn this weekend, you ask? Oh, the usual: Spike Lee is personally hosting a pop-up shop in Fort Greene, there’s a masterclass in tuna fishing for rookie anglers in Coney...

New York City has declared a monkeypox state of emergency. Now what?

CrainsNewYork.com (Hospitality and Tourism) 8/4 8:02A Jacqueline Neber

Here’s what we know so far, and what health care providers say the city should do to control the outbreak

Free in August: 40+ Things To Do in NYC with Kids

Mommy Poppins 8/2 8:00A Drew Kristofik

NYC empties out in August, but that doesn't mean there aren't plenty of things to do in New York City with kids. In fact, the lull before back-to-school is anything but dull, and we've found tons of...

KOMANOFF: Blame Republicans, Not Democrats, for Less-Than-Robust Climate Bill

StreetsBlog.org 8/2 6:18A Charles Komanoff

Nicole Gelinas, intrepid chronicler for a dozen or more years (in Manhattan Institute’s City Journal, Rupert Murdoch’s New York Post, civic discourse generally) of the fight to end car dominance of...

‘Let the sharks have it’: Beach lovers scrambling for NYC pool space after series of attacks

NYPost.com (Living) 8/2 1:00A Alyson Krueger

“Having a pool in New York City right now is the ultimate unicorn.”

R. Kikuo Johnson’s “Double-Parked”

NewYorker.com (Culture) 8/1 12:00A Françoise Mouly

The artist on learning to love New York City beaches and balancing passion projects with his career as an illustrator.

Why Thousands of People Are Left Out of New York City’s Daily Homeless Census

NewYorker.com (Culture) 7/30 10:43A Eric Lach

A nonprofit news outlet has spent the past half year publishing more complete data on homelessness. Eric Adams’s administration says it plans to start doing the same.