Saturday, September 17, 2016

@20:40, 9/16/16

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U.S.

Senate Approves Funding for Flint Water Crisis

The money is part of a larger bill that maps out infrastructure projects in 17 states. Its prospects in the House remain unclear.

The prospects in the house are dim rather than unclear.

2
N.Y. / Region

The Speakeasy Underworld of the Dog Bar

Though they are increasingly rare, there are still New York bars where people can (discreetly) drink alongside their four-legged friends.

"According to the Americans With Disabilities Act, neither barkeep nor government agent may ask you to furnish proof that your dog is a service animal.
“If someone says it’s a service dog, that’s the end of it,” said a bartender at Mission Dolores."

3
Books

A New Story Collection Offers Windows Onto Intimate Moments

Leopoldine Core’s story collection, “When Watched,” offers vignettes of intimate moments.

Ok

4
Food

Your Next Lesson: Oregon Pinot Noir

Many places outside of Burgundy aspire to make great pinot noir. The Willamette Valley succeeds.

5
Books

A Novel’s Mother and Daughter Struggle Over Divergent Dreams

A protagonist makes critical choices to go against her mother in Dianne Warren’s “Liberty Street.”

life is not composed

6
Magazine

How to Escape a Sinking Ship

Be able to find the exits with your eyes closed. Don’t go mentally limp.

All good advice.  The conflicts are between separate scenarios.

7
The Upshot

At Last, a Little Breathing Room in the Financial Aid Gantlet

Thanks to long-overdue reforms, college applicants can find out earlier, often while they’re still comparing options, whether they qualify for federal aid.

Ok    Bad timing.

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U.S.

California Moves to Allow Undocumented Immigrants to Buy Insurance

Officials say that up to 30 percent of the state’s two million undocumented adults could be eligible for the program, which could face serious hurdles as it seeks federal approval.

The Republicans are still fighting.

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N.Y. / Region

Parking Concerns Take a Backseat in Pursuit of Affordable Housing

A group of neighbors on the Upper West Side began a campaign called Save Manhattan Valley. From what did they hope to save it? The demolition of three parking garages.

Parking is a perk.

10
Food

Rice, My Mother’s Way

It was company fare, made with frozen spinach, Parmesan and cooked Uncle Ben’s. A from-scratch version still captures its charms.

I can make it up.

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Food

Roasted Figs and Chicken for a Sweet (and Savory) New Year

This easy yet elegant sheet-pan recipe is fitting for a Rosh Hashana celebration.

http://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1018294-roasted-chicken-with-figs-and-rosemary

12
Real Estate

Homes for Sale in Brooklyn and Manhattan

This week’s properties are on the Upper East Side, in the West Village, and in Park Slope, Brooklyn.

These are all furniture.

13
Well

Skinny-Dipping With Grandma

This body has seen me through this far, she seemed to be saying. It’s as perfect as it needs to be.

As perfect as it needs to be.     Chilly beans.

14
N.Y. / Region

New York Public Schools Have Safest Year on Record

The decline in major crimes, announced by Commissioner William J. Bratton, has coincided with a decrease in suspensions and school-related arrests and summonses.

Progress.

15
World

The Push and Pull of Gender for Muslims at the Hajj

Our reporter, on her first hajj, says she “was at once frustrated by Islam’s nitpicky strictures on women’s dress and embraced by its warm sisterhood.”

Misogyny is senior to Islam.

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N.Y. / Region

6 Rikers Officers Sentenced to Prison in 2012 Beating of Inmate

The sentences were delivered three months after the men were convicted of first-degree attempted gang assault and other criminal charges, in the beating of Jahmal Lightfoot.

Progress. 

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N.Y. / Region

‘Pandemonium’ Ensues After Fight on J Train

The police say an off-duty officer hit a conductor during an argument, touching off a commotion and then a panic.

A messy morning.

18
Magazine

Can You Erase the Trauma From a Place Like Sandy Hook?

After the shooting in 2012, Newtown rebuilt its elementary school. The old campus was wiped off the face of the earth — but not completely.

The fade takes generations.

19
Science

A Cosmic Comet Breakup

When astronomers saw Comet 332P/Ikeya-Murakami 150 million miles from the sun last January, it was in two dozen pieces.

The comet cannot have been long in this orbit.

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N.Y. / Region

A Bohemian Pedigree (and Free Tapas) in Greenwich Village

Spain, a cash-only Basque-style restaurant, is considered a holdout from a time when its neighborhood was filled with Spanish businesses.

OK


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