Foyer of New York City Central Station named after Jacqueline Kennedy
Jacqueline “Jackie” Kennedy was the wife of the 35th President of the United States, John F. Kennedy, and First Lady from 1961 to 1963. She gained worldwide fame as the president's wife, but even after Kennedy's assassination, Americans' interest in the life of this woman never ceased to fade...
New York will pay $ 40 million to five unjustly convicted Americans
Five US citizens unjustly convicted of gang rape and murder of a woman in Central Park in New York in 1989 will be compensated for the years spent in prison, RIA Novosti reports, citing Bloomberg. It is reported that they are currently ...
In New York, there are two times more rats than people
The news in the city media shocked New Yorkers. It turned out that in the metropolis there are twice as many rats as people. In total, according to the estimates of the city authorities, 16,6 million rats live in parks, subway tunnels and in garbage dumps of New York. Whereas…
Mayor of New York opened the festival of Russian culture
A ceremony dedicated to the beginning of the Russian culture festival “Our Heritage” took place in the Egyptian Hall of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Mayor Bill de Blasio welcomed festival participants. As part of the annual festival, which is being held for the 12th time by the New York-based Russian-American Foundation,…
New York is the second city in the United States for the number of single people
The word “loneliness” has a negative connotation, but many single Americans, young and old, feel great without being officially married or in a romantic relationship. Moreover, it is best for bachelors and freedom-loving unmarried ladies to live in large cities ...
Among 10 Thousands of New York Fire Fighters Whole 40 Women
It seems that the profession of firefighter remains one of those dominated by men. Even in New York, where equality between men and women at work has long been actively promoted, there are only 10 women for every 400 firefighters. You might think that ...
The cost of renting retail space in New York broke all records
Not only rental and purchase of housing, but also commercial real estate remains very expensive in New York. The cost of renting a square foot of retail space in central Manhattan has broken every imaginable record. But while some experts believe it is ...
Relatives of September 11 victims do not want to see the remains of those killed in the museum
Rosemary Kane's Mother's Day was celebrated on September 11 with a protest outside the memorial museum. Her son George Kane, a rescuer in New York City, died in the collapse of the Twin Towers following the September 2011 terrorist attacks. George was then 35 years old. The woman protests ...
The first nail salon in the United States opened in New York 1878 year
Mrs. Cobbs's Nail Salon (engraved on the right), which opened in New York, became the first not only in the city, but also in the country. Since then, the art of nail care has come a long way: from luxury to accessibility to almost everyone and from painstaking ...
The legendary restaurant reopens in New York City’s Central Park.
Last weekend in Central Park, the legendary restaurant, which has been closed for the past five years, reopened its doors to visitors. Tavern on the Green is located in the western part of the park, between West 66 Street and West 67 Street. In Russian…