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The first confirmed coronavirus patient in New Jersey has spoken out about his experience of contracting the virus. James Cai, a 32-year-old physician’s assistant, who was the first patient to test positive for the virus in the state, spoke to CBS2’s Hazel Sanchez about how rapidly he had fallen ill after contracting Covid-19.…

Activists tearing out replicas of works by Iraqi artist Ali Yass during a protest at MoMA PS1 (photo by Hakim Bishara for Hyperallergic)Week in Review is a weekly collection of news, developments, and stirrings in the art world. Subscribe to receive these posts as a weekly newsletter.Dozens of protesters occupied MoMA PS1…

Snap up this hotel bargain in the city that never sleeps! Book a stay at 4* Paramount Times Square in Manhattan, New York City from only €77 per night (€38.50/ $43/ £33/ AU$65 per person) Stay in the heart of New York at 4* Paramount Times Square. This property is…

After a predictably poor showing on Super Tuesday, Mike Bloomberg ended his presidential campaign Wednesday morning. It was a short and expensive endeavor, kind of like Bloomberg himself. (Thank you.) The former mayor of New York City entered the race on November 25 and poured more than $200 million into his campaign by…

FEARS are growing that nursing homes could be at the center of a coronavirus "disaster" in the US after the deaths of four residents at the same Seattle facility. Concern grew as U.S. coronavirus cases hit 105, with a total of six deaths confirmed in Washington. 8 Fears have grown…

Wednesday, March 4, 2020, at 8:00 PM (EST) Nik Wallenda will attempt to walk a 1,800-foot long, ... one-inch thick in diameter, high wire strung across the active Masaya volcano – dubbed "the mouth of Hell" – in Nicaragua. This will be his highest and longest high wire walk yet. (Photo…

In February 2005, Christo and Jeanne-Claude unveiled "The Gates" in New York's Central Park. Joe Tabacca/Bloomberg News Fifteen years ago, Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s audacious public art installation debuted in New York City's Central Park. We’ll never see anything like it again.When the artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude arrived in New York…

James Strosahl Luke Rathborne Living in New York City can be as emotionally energizing as it can be destabilizing – oftentimes within the same hour. And it's that frantic dichotomy that Maine-born, NYC-based singer-songwriter Luke Rathborne beautifully captures in "Ordinary Woes," a one-take rocker that deftly teeters between exhilaration and…

Staff at a charity shop have shared their astonishment after receiving 400 bags of donations from one person, with contents estimated to be worth “tens of thousands”. The British Heart Foundation in Largs, North Ayrshire in Scotland, recently received the immense donation, which consists of designer clothes and accessories. The items…

Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg namechecked a Times Square icon during Tuesday's Democratic debate in a remark that drew mixed reactions on the crowd."Mayor Bloomberg, as mayor of New York, you declared war on obesity. You banned trans fats from restaurants and tried to do the same with…