NYC Hires First Chief Digital Officer The six-month search for someone to help the mayor’s office “develop forward-thinking policies on social media, digital communications, web 2.0 initiatives and other tools to better serve the public” is over. Brainscape: Learn Faster BetterLesson: Share What Works | Free K-12 Lesson Plans, materials and resources
EDITORIAL: New York is the wrong place to prey on hotel workers... - The New York Hotel Trades Council Union busting cereal-maker Kellogg's locks out workers fighting for fair contract On October 22, 2013 Kellogg's locked out their union employees for rejecting the company's efforts to impose a plan under which all new workers would be employed as casual and part time with no assurance of work, significantly lower pay and a dramatic cut in benefits. Kellogg's calls this 'The New Workforce of the Future'. Read more... Over 250 HTC members attend BUNY rally for union jobs and safer working conditions Over 250 HTC members turned out at Borough Hall to rally for union jobs and safer working conditions. HTC joined many other unions as a part of Build Up NYC to get the word out. Two workers have died at construction sites in Brooklyn in the last two months and union members came forward to say enough! Over 250 HTC members attend BUNY rally for union jobs and safer working conditions Over 250 HTC members turned out at Borough Hall to rally for union jobs and safer working conditions.
MiniManuscript Casement Windows Are the Architects’ New Darling But now those classic casements are appearing on new apartment buildings with startling regularity, especially in West Chelsea and the West Village, as part of an architectural style that pays tribute to prewar buildings. In large part, New York has Cary Tamarkin to thank for the return of casements. An architect and developer, Mr. Tamarkin is sometimes referred to as “the window guy,” because of the distinctive casement windows in his buildings, including 140 Perry Street, 495 West Street, 397 West 12th Street and, most recently, 456 West 19th Street, a 22-unit 11-story all-duplex building with 5 apartments still for sale, starting at $2.2 million. As to the reason for using old-fashioned casements, which are typically more expensive than conventional windows, Mr. Mr. His windows are also made the old-fashioned way. Jaime Roth is one of those sensitive buyers. “The windows were really the reason why I bought that apartment,” she said. Mr.
9 Sites to Save You Big on College Textbooks It's that time of year again, when college students scramble for textbooks, in the hopes they'll have money left over for food and fun during the school year. No longer does the campus bookstore have the monopoly on book sales. Students now have the option to buy their books elsewhere, often choosing to purchase used books online, or even rent textbooks from various sites. Some schools are even incorporating e-textbooks into their coursework. The key is to find the right edition of a textbook at the right price, and that can take some research. Fortunately, a few websites can help with that. SEE ALSO: 11 Deep Student Discounts on Back-to-School Tech The National Association of College Stores estimates students spend $655 per year on course materials, but that figure is down from $667 two years ago. So, do the research and then do the math. Will you be renting textbooks this semester, or do you prefer to own your books? Thumbnail image courtesy of gianlucabartoli and beaucroft.
Q&A: Director Lisa F. Jackson on 'Sex Crimes Unit' and DSK With the indictment of former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn (DSK) on charges of attempted rape, the Manhattan Sex Crimes Unit is in the glare of the international spotlight. But the tabloid frenzy over this high-profile case obscures the dogged and far less glamorous work of the prosecutors and investigators of this pioneering crime unit, which investigates roughly 300 cases at any given time. A new documentary, Sex Crimes Unit, debuting this week on HBO, chronicles the history of the team and follows it through three recent cases, from investigation to trial. (The cases were all prior to the DSK indictment.) TIME spoke with filmmaker Lisa F. Jackson about the documentary and how the Strauss-Kahn case could change the way victims and the work of the Sex Crimes Unit are viewed by the public. The film details the evolution of rape laws in New York and the creation of this new unit. It's clear that investigating and prosecuting these cases is incredibly complex.
EasyBib: Free Bibliography Generator - MLA, APA, Chicago citation styles WTC Cross Lowered Into New Home A solemn ceremony took place in Lower Manhattan today as a relic of the September 11th attacks was moved to its permanent home. To view our videos, you need to enable JavaScript. Learn how . install Adobe Flash 9 or above. Then come back here and refresh the page. A solemn ceremony took place Saturday in Lower Manhattan as a relic of the September 11th attacks was moved to its permanent home. Crews loaded an intersecting steel beam known as the World Trade Center Cross onto a flatbed truck so it could be driven to the National 9/11 Memorial and Museum and lowered inside. The 17-foot, 10 ton piece of metal was recovered near the towers in an area known as "the pit" following the attacks. A ceremonial blessing at Zuccotti Park took place before it was moved. "I am tearing up because this day that came many who were part of that community would have wanted to see it," said World Trade Center volunteer Rhonda Villamilla. "To be this close to finishing it's a great feeling.
Archeology in New York: Missing Subway Map Revealed Recently, there has been buzz because a Vignelli subway map has been discovered in situ in the New York City subway system at the IND station at 57th Street and Sixth Avenue (F train). Nicholas Hall posted a photograph of the map on September 10th on his Flickr site: Then it was blogged about on Gothamist on September 16th by Jen Carlson who noted that it had appeared on the Forgotten New York website back in 1999: Carlson’s description of the map as a redesign of “George Salomon’s New York Subway map” is incorrect since there were other subway maps in use by the NYCTA between 1958 when Solomon’s first appeared and 1972 when the Vignelli map was introduced (not the “late 1960s” as Kevin Walsh of Forgotten New York says). The map is not from 1972 even though the basic design is. Sic transit gloria.
Twitter Takes Manhattan With NYC Office Twitter on Thursday officially opened its New York City office in a press conference with Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Twitter on Thursday marked the official opening of its new office in New York City with a press conference attended by Mayor Michael Bloomberg. “We are proud to welcome Twitter to New York City’s growing technology sector,” the mayor said in a statement. Twitter’s founder and chief product officer Jack Dorsey was also present. “Twitter and New York share the same constant pulse of energy,” Dorsey said. Located at 340 Madison Avenue, Twitter’s new NYC office serves as its East Coast headquarters. According to the mayor's office, New York has the largest number of developers in the country outside of California, and Twitter’s new presence in New York gives a boost to the growing tech industry in the city. “New York will have a thriving tech community and we will help build that,” Dorsey said. Dorsey elaborated on why he’s thrilled to have an outpost in Gotham.