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- The Misguided Push for an Equal Rights Amendment January 17, 2020There are better ways to help women, that are less prone to generating backlash.
- Hold the Phone, Sydney … It’s Raining. January 17, 2020For one gray and drenching moment, or a few hours in some places, strong rain doused some of Australia’s deadly flames. And all rejoiced.
- 11 Americans Were Hurt in Iranian Strike, Military Says, Contradicting Trump January 17, 2020The servicemembers were treated for concussion symptoms after Iranian missiles hit air bases in Iraq last week. President Trump had said that “no Americans were harmed.”
- Births in China Fall to Lowest Level in Nearly Six Decades January 17, 2020In a country where most older adults rely heavily on their families, the continuing drop in births could have a seismic effect in the decades to come.
- Grammys Head Deborah Dugan Removed 10 Days Before Ceremony January 17, 2020The chief executive of the Recording Academy was placed on administrative leave following “a formal allegation of misconduct.”
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- Rent-Stabilized Studio With Art Deco Details in Brooklyn Heights Asks $2,050 January 16, 2020A rent-stabilized studio for rent in an Art Deco building in Brooklyn Heights is not something that you see every day in the area. The apartment features wood floors, period details like arches and picture rails, a kitchen in an alcove, and an entrance foyer with closets. It's on the… Read More > The post […]
- Sky Shows Through Landmarked Domino Sugar Refinery on the Williamsburg Waterfront January 16, 2020The sky can now be glimpsed through the windows of the historic Domino Sugar Refinery. A recent stroll through Domino Park showed that all but the lowest floors are open to the elements. The roof is gone, windows that were still bricked in or boarded up when bracing first went up… Read More > The […]
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- French Street Artist JR Is Working on a Project at Williamsburg’s Domino Development January 16, 2020French photographer and street artist JR, currently the subject of an exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum, is working on a new project at the Domino site in Williamsburg. The installation features 16 blue shipping containers stacked on top of each other. It’s not clear if they will later be adorned… Read More > The post […]
- 5 Surprising Ways Window Inserts Help Your Health — and Preserve an Historic Home January 16, 2020Laurie Duncan, owner of a Brooklyn loft, describes winter as an “arctic breeze coming through the windows." And it's true -- steel windows, modern replacement windows, and beautiful historic wood windows, if not well maintained, can feel like they don’t stop anything from the outside world coming in. It's not just… Read More > The […]
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