America Connection

03/22/2017

https://www.timeout.com/newyork/blog/this-gorgeous-floating-park-reopens-in-new-york-this-spring-032017

There are plenty of beautiful NYC parks in the city, but this is the first (and the only) one that floats! You might be familiar with this mammoth-size fa

03/12/2017

https://www.timeout.com/newyork/blog/a-new-sculpture-celebrating-female-leadership-was-installed-across-from-the-wall-street-bull-030717

Nevertheless, she persisted. A post shared by Logan Hasson () on Mar 7, 2017 at 6:50am PST Just in time for Int

01/28/2016

https://www.thrillist.com/lifestyle/new-york/every-new-york-apartment-youll-live-in-nyc-living

01/12/2016

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/12/arts/music/david-bowie-dies-at-69.html?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur&_r=0

12/08/2015

http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1980/12/09/111322942.html?pageNumber=1&smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur

John Lennon, one of the four Beatles was shot and killed last night while entering the apartment building where he lived, the Dakota, on Manhattan's Upper West Side. A suspect was seized at the scene.

11/25/2015

for those who love old friends!!!!
http://www.discoverytsx.com/star-wars-exhibition?gclid=Cj0KEQiA1dWyBRDqiJye6LjkhfIBEiQAw06ITnKzTbNLSrc8zu_I3W5K0-2dBq7XO1MbfcF-psUk9ckaAm6S8P8HAQ

See Star Wars and the Power of Costume Exhibition in NYC at Discovery Times Square! With 70 hand-crafted costumes including Darth Vader. Opens November 15!

11/25/2015

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/26/nyregion/macys-historic-wooden-escalators-survive-renovation.html?_r=0

Escalators of oak and ash that have moved shoppers for as long as 95 years have been kept working by the Herald Square store, and have inspired fans on the Internet.

09/23/2015

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/24/us/politics/pope-francis-obama-white-house.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=first-column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news

An elaborate arrival event on the South Lawn, reserved for special occasions, promised to be a majestic kickoff to the pope’s events in the capital.

09/23/2015

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/23/dining/panda-express-takes-a-second-run-at-new-york.html?_r=0

The buffet-style chain is returning to a market saturated with traditional Chinese restaurants.

06/26/2015

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/27/us/supreme-court-same-sex-marriage.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=span-ab-top-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news

In a long-sought victory for the gay rights movement, the court ruled, 5-4, that the Constitution guarantees a right to same-sex marriage.

06/10/2015

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/10/nyregion/the-high-bridge-a-path-linking-manhattan-and-the-bronx-reopens-after-40-years.html?_r=0

The $61.8 million restoration of the bridge that links Manhattan and the Bronx, part of a plan by former Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, includes an improved park and recreation center.

05/15/2015

http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/FAO-Schwarz-Toy-Store-Fifth-Avenue-Closing-Rising-Rents-Midtown-Manhattan-303935751.html

Iconic toy store FAO Schwarz is moving out of its Fifth Avenue location because of rising rents.