Retaking Mosul From ISIS May Pale to What Comes Next – New York Times

New York TimesParts of Ramadi, Iraq, remain unlivable 10 months after the Islamic State was forced out. Credit Maya Alleruzzo/Associated Press. ERBIL, Iraq — The Iraqi military’s operation to retake the northern city of Mosul after more than two years of Islamic … and more …read more From:: New York City News By Google News

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New York City Gets Its Back Up – Wall Street Journal

Wall Street JournalNew York poses unique challenges to scenic artists, in part because of the city’s varying elevations and construction, said Michael Denering, who spent three decades painting backings for films like “Ghostbusters,” “Jurassic Park” and “Spider-Man.” … and more …read more From:: New York City News By Google News

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Ecuador Cuts Internet of Julian Assange, WikiLeaks’ Founder – New York Times

New York TimesJulian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks, emerging onto the balcony of the Ecuadorean Embassy in London to make a statement in February. Credit Chris Ratcliffe/Getty Images. LONDON — Ecuador announced on Tuesday that it had cut off Julian Assange’s … and more …read more From:: New York City News By Google News

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The New York That Could Have Been – The New Yorker

The New YorkerOnce upon a time, the basement of this building across from New York’s City Hall was frescoed and furnished with a piano, a plashing fountain, and goldfish tanks. Admission to the subway, which ran along a two-hundred-and-ninety-four-foot tunnel for … …read more From:: New York City News By Google News

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Politics|Obama Tells Trump: Stop ‘Whining’ and Trying to Discredit the Election – New York Times

New York TimesSpeaking at the White House with the Italian prime minister, President Obama responded to a journalist’s question about Donald J. Trump’s claims of a rigged election by saying Mr. Trump should “stop whining.” By NETWORK POOL on Publish Date October … and more …read more From:: New York City News By Google News

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Reporter’s notebook: Trump and Giuliani, a New York story – CBS News

CBS NewsNEW YORK — Long before former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani joined Donald Trump’s team, spending his days as a surrogate for the real estate developer’s presidential campaign, he was a U.S. attorney who successfully prosecuted one of the … and more …read more From:: New York City News By Google News

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Bryan Goldberg, Bustle’s CEO and founder, lives in a gorgeous New York… – Business Insider

Business InsiderBustle, a young website for millennial women, was just getting off the ground when its founder and CEO, Bryan Goldberg, decided to make the move from San Francisco to New York City. Goldberg founded Bustle in 2014 after selling his first media property … and more …read more From:: New York City News By […]

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The Advance Toward Mosul: Traps, Smoke Screens and Suicide Bombers – New York Times

New York TimesCredit Bryan Denton for The New York Times. SHEIKH AMIR, Iraq — The Kurdish pesh merga forces started their advance by moonlight, in the early hours of Monday. East of the Islamic State-held city of Mosul, columns of tanks and trucks lumbered their … …read more From:: New York City News By Google […]

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Code Media comes back to New York, with Turner’s John Martin and BuzzFeed’s Janine Gibson – Recode

RecodeBuzzFeed U.K. Editor in Chief Janine Gibson was an old-media pro who ran the Guardian in the U.S., and was in line to become one of the New York Times’ top editors. Now she’s running BuzzFeed in the U.K., and bringing that site’s blend of click … …read more From:: New York City News By […]

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Mosul, Melania Trump, Michelle Obama: Your Tuesday Briefing – New York Times

New York TimesWinnie the Pooh has a new pal called Penguin. Credit Mark Burgess. For something far less grim, mark your calendars. On Oct. 25, a new Winnie the Pooh book will be released in the U.S. It features a story with a new friend for the honey-loving bear … and more …read more From:: […]

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New York Today: Indian Summer – New York Times

New York TimesNew Jersey is known for cheap gas, but those days are about to end. [New York Times]. • Hundreds of people gathered at Carnegie Hall to honor the photographer Bill Cunningham. [New York Times]. • As promised, here’s an (unhappy) update on Pedals the … …read more From:: New York City News By […]

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Irwin Smigel, New York Dentist Behind Cosmetic Techniques, Dies at 92 – New York Times

New York TimesBonding was originally known as acid-etching, Dr. Smigel told Global Health Nexus, a publication of the New York University College of Dentistry, in 2004. But he stopped using that term in 1975, he said, after he was interviewed by the New York radio … and more …read more From:: New York City News […]

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