The Spirit

A recent accident in Central Park, in which a 46-year-old runner was struck down by an e-bike, is the latest in a series of collisions which advocates say demonstrate underreporting and a lack of enforcement by NY officials.

Bang! Pow! You’re outta here! Marvel Comics, the publisher which gave birth to Spider-Man, and other iconic comic book superheroes, plans to abandon Manhattan—and New York City altogether—and head to the West Coast where it will join its movie studio arm. The move is especially shattering given that one of Marvel’s most revered artists, Jack Kirby, recently had a street co-named for him on the Lower East Side.

The first committee hearing on whether to ban the Central Park horse carriage trade drew strong advocates on both sides. However, it seemed the cards were in the favor for animal activists, with many City Council Members and the Council Speaker Julie Menin having already expressed support for the bill. “Romanch’s Law,” the Intro.

Amtrak and commuter trains sit at their platforms in Penn Station far longer than trains at any of a dozen global rail hubs, and speeding them on their way would allow a big increase in service at much less cost than physically expanding the station into the neighborhood, according to a Federal report. “Every minute a train occupies a platform is a minute that the platform cannot serve the next train,” according to the report, from the Federal Railroad Administration.

Madison Square Garden is sued Conde Nast-owned Wire magazine over a story claiming that MSG kept a database that listed the LGBTQ status of several celebrities. The arena filed the defamation lawsuit against the magazine and its parent company Condé Nast on July 16 over the story, “Madison Square Garden Kept a List of Gay Celebrities.” “This was not reporting—it was a personal attack on MSG and its leadership carried out under the guise of journalism,” the lawsuit said.

In 2030, the Central Park Tennis Center turns 100. And some of the seniors who play regularly are nearly as old as the clay courts themselves. Yale Lang–age 91½ plays almost every weekday. He can’t run–but boy can he hit. A former coach, he gave me a hands-on grip lesson for free. Looking to improve my backhand, I am now practicing his approach. In 1930, Gustavo Steinacher, Parks Department Chief Engineer, designed the Neoclassical Tennis House.

Bang! Pow! You’re outta here! Marvel Comics, which gave birth to Spider-Man, Wolverine, the Hulk, Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, Black Panther, Captain Marvel and other iconic comic book super heroes, plans to abandon New York City and heading to the West Coast where it will join its movie studio arm. Throughout its 87-years, the publisher has relied on Manhattan as the inspiration and background of so many formidable stories perhaps none more so than Spider Man.

In 2030, the Central Park Tennis Center turns 100. And some of the seniors who play regularly are nearly as old as the clay courts themselves. Yale Lang–age 91½ plays almost every weekday. He can’t run–but boy can he hit. A former coach, he gave me a hands-on grip lesson for free. Looking to improve my backhand, I am now practicing his approach. In 1930, Gustavo Steinacher, Parks Department Chief Engineer, designed the Neoclassical Tennis House.

Amtrak and commuter trains sit at their platforms in Penn Station far longer than trains at any of a dozen global rail hubs, and speeding them on their way would allow a big increase in service at much less cost than physically expanding the station into the neighborhood, according to a Federal report. “Every minute a train occupies a platform is a minute that the platform cannot serve the next train,” according to the report, from the Federal Railroad Administration.

The beloved arts nonprofit that was evicted out of West Park Presbyterian Church on E. 86th Street has a new plan to save the landmark from demolition, by offering $12.2 million to both restore the 174-year-old building and bolster its congregation’s finances. The Center at West Park says that $7.2 million of that money would go towards the congregation’s coffers over the course of ten years, or a total of $720,000 year.