After a moment of silence for the victims of the Orlando shooting, the New York Pride Parade began at noon on the 26th of June. Thousands of people flooded the streets of Manhattan to celebrate the 46th annual LGBT pride march: 32,000 marchers, 425 groups and around 2.5 million spectators. This year the event came at an
Feeding thousands of people with food that would otherwise have been thrown away is possible. It was proven by a group of non-governmental organisations on the 10th of May in Union Square, in the heart of Manhattan, New York City. The initiative, Feeding the 5,000, was aimed at raising the awareness of US citizens on wasted
Weather forecasting in the United States is taken very seriously: it started in the early history of the country and has always been fundamental to its people given that Nature can be overwhelming in the vast nation, where sudden and violent storms can destroy and kill if no precautions are taken. For the sake of
Two cities bursting with life, where design, creativity, business and innovation are key, have joined efforts in a landmark deal to promote tourism between them: the first time ever New York has signed an agreement of this kind with an Italian city. New York and Milan have acknowledged their similarities as being amongst the best
Patti Smith’s new book was published on October 6th: it is entitled M Train and is the sequel to Just Kids, the first memorial written by “the priestess of rock n’ roll”. Just Kids received great acclaim from audiences and critics alike: it was included in the New York Times’ list of best sellers of the year
https://youtu.be/2VWtu0OzR_Q The elevator of the One world trade center, also known as Freedom tower, takes just 47 seconds to climb to the 102nd floor. It is the tower that replaced the Twin Towers (or World trade center) after the 2001 terrorist attacks. During those 47 seconds it is possible to trace the history of the skyline
Every day, subway is used by billions of people. People have pretty controversial opinions on such mean of public transport. They are useful, but often they are also too alienating and during peak hours they can be a real mess. James Murphy, LCD Soundsystem stated his point of view about New York subway very clearly:
On 27th January, the blizzard called Juno, the first in 2015, rose up through the north east coast of the United States. Bill de Blasio, Mayor of New York city called for emergency measures to avoid inconvenience, damages or accidents. Fortunately, the storm hit New York marginally and it caused damages mainly in New England
What the American photographer Stephen Mallon immortalised is not the umpteenth case of marine pollution: the disused coaches of New York’s metropolitan are thrown into the ocean for a good reason. The Big Apple’s metropolitan coaches minus wheels, windows and doors photographed by Mallon in its “Next Stop Atlantic project” while they are
In force as of July 1, 2015, takeaway foods in the Big Apple will change: they will be better, at least for the environment. The Mayor of New York, Bill de Blasio, announced the decision of banning food and drinks containers made of expanded polystyrene foam. This ecological decision follows the statement by the
