Gaza Flag Flies on Manhattan Bridge Thanks to Lax Security
August 21, 2014
They dropped the flag off the side of the bridge after 7 p.m. local time.
The flag says, “Boycott Divestment Sanctions.”
A pro-Palestinian march was taking place at the same time on the nearby Brooklyn Bridge. They claim they had nothing to do with it.
The BDS (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions) movement was initiated by and is orchestrated by Palestinian activists and militants. It’s an anti-Israel, anti-Semitic global movement that has gained a foothold in some of our leading liberal universities. They like to make the false claim that Israel is an apartheid state.
The Mayoral Candidates Take Our Questions
Alternate-side parking: Suspended today for Shavuot.
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Next month, New York voters will be able to rank five choices from a list of eight candidates in the Democratic primary, which is likely to determine who the next mayor will be.
The New York Times asked the candidates how they would lead the city. Here’s what they had to say (with responses edited for brevity):
[Watch each candidate’s full responses to
What is the most important police reform you would pursue as mayor?
Eric Adams: Mr. Adams described a plan to have a “cross-section” of community leaders and organizations interview precinct commanders. “Because if you have the wrong fit, like we are witnessing over and over in communities with historical tension between police and communities, you’re not going to start the process of rebuilding trust.”
âI Brought the Old Clunker Out to the Stoop So That Someone Could Take Itâ
Getting rid of a television, a solitary ride on the Manhattan Bridge and more reader tales of New York City in this weekâs Metropolitan Diary.
May 16, 2021, 3:00 a.m. ET
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Dear Diary:
It was about 20 years ago, and my in-laws were moving. They offered my wife and me a television that they werenât going to have room for in their new apartment.
It was fairly new, had a much sharper picture and better sound than our circa-1983 model and was about half as big and heavy.
Generally speaking, New Yorkers are open-minded people, but one experience in which city dwellers would never participate is taking a dip in the famously contaminated East River. Even on the hottest summer days, this particular body of water simply isn’t appealing to anyone who values personal hygiene. However, a group of four innovative friends is calling for a serious cleanup job by way of a giant plus sign–shaped floating pool (after the group’s name, + POOL) just north of the Manhattan Bridge, which connects Manhattan’s East Village neighborhood to Brooklyn’s Dumbo. Without any chemicals and additives, the pool filters more than 600,000 gallons of East River water that floats through the pool’s barriers every day. Plus, New Yorkers will hardly ever turn down a chance to plunge into a chic and photogenic pool.