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Washington Post
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Washington Post
A novel about divorce and cancer that somehow leans into humor
No one picks up a novel about divorce and cancer expecting levity. And yet, contra its unwieldy title, 'Maggie; or, a Man and a Woman Walk Into a Bar,' Katie Yee's buzzy debut is startlingly fleet. 'A lot of my writing process was Googling 'minimum words for a novel?' over and over again,' the author joked in a recent interview. The draft she submitted to her agent was 40,000 words; the final product weighs in at 199 pages soaking wet. It's perfect for reading one-handed on the subway, consumed in the spare minutes between stops.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Yahoo
Man on life support after fight in Times Square subway station: sources
TIMES SQUARE, Manhattan (PIX11) — A man is on life support with a possible skull fracture after he was punched in a Times Square subway station on Wednesday evening, police and sources said. The 51-year-old straphanger was injured during a fight with a man in the mezzanine of the N, Q, and R lines in the 42nd Street station at around 6:40 p.m., according to the NYPD. More Local News The suspect allegedly punched the man in the face, and the victim fell back and hit his head on the floor, police said. The man was taken to the hospital and needed to be sedated with internal brain bleeding and a possible skull fracture, authorities said. Police sources on Thursday said the man is on life support. The suspect fled the scene and has not yet been apprehended, police said. Submit tips to police by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), visiting downloading the NYPD Crime Stoppers mobile app, or texting 274637 (CRIMES) then entering TIP577. Spanish-speaking callers are asked to dial 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). Mira Wassef is a digital reporter who has covered news and sports in the NYC area for more than a decade. She has been with PIX11 News for two years. See more of her work here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Solve the daily Crossword
CBS News
3 days ago
- Politics
- CBS News
Gov. Hochul touts installation of subway barriers on 56 platforms
Gov. Kathy Hochul says the MTA is on track to complete two subway safety milestones this year. Hochul said the MTA has installed barriers on 56 subway platforms, and over 100 more platforms should have them by the end of the year. The MTA says the barriers are designed to help prevent what they call "intrusion" on the tracks, or any unauthorized entry, including preventing people from falling, or potentially being pushed. The MTA says a recent customer survey showed a majority of respondents have said the presence of platform barriers in the station makes them feel safer. "New Yorkers' safety will always be my number one priority, and customers need to both feel and be secure every time they ride the subway," Hochul said. "At my direction, the MTA has ramped up the installation of protective platform barriers, building on their efforts to brighten stations with LED lighting and equip every subway car with security cameras. Transit crime is down in 2025, and these efforts will make the subway system safer for everyone." "With new platform barriers, MTA's thousands of new security cameras, increased deployments from the NYPD, and 10 percent less crime before COVID, it's no wonder customer satisfaction has risen dramatically this year," MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber. The agency has also installed LED bulbs at 342 stations, which puts it on track to hit 472 by the end of the year. It's part of an effort to brighten the lights on subway platforms. According to the MTA, there are now barriers at: Brooklyn: Manhattan: Queens:
Bloomberg
4 days ago
- Politics
- Bloomberg
New York City's Subway Is Actually Safer Than Your Car
At a hearing of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure in Washington this week, Representative Jerry Nadler of Manhattan and Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy squared off over the safety of New York City's subways. A snippet: The number of major felonies on the subway is in fact down this year and down since 2019 (by 3.9% and 7.3%, respectively, as of the end of May, according to the most recent crime report provided by the New York City Police Department to the board of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority). But felony assaults on the subway in the first five months of this year were up 18% compared with the same period last year and 66% compared with the same period in 2019. Nobody was lying. Both Nadler and Duffy were making valid claims about subway crime, even if their numbers don't appear to be entirely up to date.
New York Times
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- New York Times
What Exactly Is a Jet2 Holiday and Why Are People Talking About It?
As water gushed into the New York City subway system during the flash floods that occurred during torrential rains this week, videos on social media showed dramatic scenes of water pouring across subway floors and passengers standing on the orange seats. One lighthearted video captured water bubbling up outside the train's windows as a woman rested her bare feet in the floodwater. The video was set to an unexpectedly upbeat song, 'Hold My Hand,' by Jess Glynne, while a British woman enthusiastically announced, 'Nothing beats a Jet2 holiday.' What? The popular TikTok 'sound' has gone viral in recent weeks, with users adding the music and narration from a January 2024 airline ad campaign to videos, including dicey vacation moments. The original campaign for Jet2holidays, Britain's largest tour operator, showcased a deal offering 50 pounds (about $67) off holiday packages that included up to 22 kilograms (or 48.5 pounds) of luggage. The 30-second ad has been viewed more than two million times on YouTube. So how did the tagline from a random ad from over a year ago become this summer's ubiquitous travel meme? The TikTok 'for you' page prioritizes content that is doing well, regardless of the time it was first uploaded, allowing users to rediscover older material and create new content incorporating it, leading to a potential snowball effect. Part of the appeal of the trend, said Jenna Jacobson, an assistant professor at Toronto Metropolitan University who specializes in social media, is its paradoxical nature — pairing a fun, lively audio with chaotic events. 'You don't need to learn a fancy dance or anything that's complicated. You can put it with a really boring video that everyone's experiencing,' she said. 'And it builds into this remix culture.' And much like the unofficial, crowdsourced competition for 'song of the summer,' awarded to whatever catchy pop song becomes the most inescapable, a social media trend like the Jet2holidays ad remixes can spread quickly at a time when many people are sharing videos of summer escapades. Jet2holidays is not the only beneficiary of the ad's sudden virality. Zoë Lister, the actress who narrated it, recently created a TikTok video introducing herself as the voice of summer fun, and saying that she has received messages from people in Brazil, Canada, Algeria and the Philippines, to name a few. She even joked that she could not believe people in the United States were interested in the trend seeing as 'they don't even have holidays, they have vacations.' Follow New York Times Travel on Instagram and sign up for our Travel Dispatch newsletter to get expert tips on traveling smarter and inspiration for your next vacation. Dreaming up a future getaway or just armchair traveling? Check out our 52 Places to Go in 2025.
