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Former presidential candidate Andrew Yang has played the role of the goodnatured, slightly clueless frontrunner ever since he entered the NYC mayoral race. Despite gaffes and goofs galore, he has now embraced a new post-embarrassment phase. And he seemed to kick things off by going on the comedian Ziwe s self-titled Showtime show on Sunday evening to uncomfortably answer a few questions about his favorite billionaires, rap songs, and racial stereotypes.
But there was one little thing that really stuck out for New Yorkers: when asked what his favorite subway station is, Yang said it was his local stop.Times Square. It s big, it s cavernous, there are entertainers there, sure, like, what s not to like? he said by way of explanation.
The Once and Future Park Avenue Promenade
The debate about whether the pedestrian-oriented changes made to the New York City streetscape during the pandemic should be permanent has a high-profile battleground on Park Avenue. May 5, 2021, 6am PDT | James Brasuell |
John Surico writes about a planning opportunity that could restore the median of Park Avenue in Manhattan to its former prominence as a pedestrian promenade. It has been a long time, but once it was possible and even fashionable to take a stroll through a far different Park Avenue, one with a green swath of lush lawn and shrubbery nearly 40 feet wide. It was the city’s first linear park, where pedestrians took precedence over cars and there were plenty of benches to take a break, according to Surico.
This week, we take a trip east – first to Worcester, Mass to meet Lynne Tolman, the president of the Major Taylor Association.
Most of us know who Major Taylor was and today especially, his life and achievements stand out as being most remarkable.
Arguably, he was the first black athlete to break the color barrier, and long before Jackie Robinson, Major Taylor was a cycling phenomenon. When he won the world championship back in 1899 though, it wasn’t here in the U.S. – his home country. He spent many years in Europe to escape the Jim Crow Laws of the day and was revered for his prowess on the bike.