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The tour, hosted by the Fort Greene Daughters of the American Revolution, comes nearly 245 years after the Founding Fathers declared independence from the Crown, and after New York became a seven-year stronghold for the British Army.
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Time Bandits, Terry Gilliam’s underrated classic, a bit of leftover concentrated evil, disguised as an overdone Sunday roast left in a toaster oven, explodes, taking out the parents of Kevin, the movie’s young hero. You have to be very careful not to leave hunks of fleshy concentrated evil behind.
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Camp Runamuck’s legacy to the United States Postal Service, which is now and always will be one of the crown jewels of this constitutional republic, ought to be reaching the end of his campaign of calculated vandalism. The Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee on Friday voted to advance three of the president’s nominees to the Postal Service’s board. This would establish a Democratic majority on the board, a development that Democrats and the postal workers union have long sought with the
Al Schmitt, Maestro of Recorded Sound, Is Dead at 91
The winner of multiple Grammys, he engineered or produced records by Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles, Paul McCartney, Bob Dylan, Jefferson Airplane and many others.
The recording engineer and producer Al Schmitt in an undated photo. He was renowned for his ability to make subtle but critical changes during a recording session.Credit.Chris Schmitt
Published April 30, 2021Updated May 2, 2021
Al Schmitt, who as a boy watched Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters record music in his uncle’s studio, and who went on to become a Grammy Award-winning engineer for a long roster of artists including Paul McCartney, Bob Dylan, Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles and Diana Krall, died on April 26 at his home in Bell Canyon, Calif. He was 91.
April 30, 2021 finance & economy
Mayor de Blasio Joins Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation, Nanotronics & New York State to Open High-Tech Manufacturing Center
Mayor de Blasio today joined the Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation (BNYDC), Nanotronics, Empire State Development (ESD) and CUNY s Medgar Evers College for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of the company’s flagship manufacturing center located in the Navy Yard s historic Building 20, a 150-year-old former shipbuilding factory. The opening reinforces the Navy Yard’s mission to anchor the rebirth of urban manufacturing, create sustainable urban manufacturing jobs and grow the modern industrial sector in New York City, and comes as the city is focused on reopening and getting New Yorkers back to work. The project was primarily funded through $3.25 million from the City of New York and a $2.25 million Regional Economic Development Council capital grant through ESD in