Bay Ledger News Zonebill@blnz.comtag:www.blnz.com,2009:cities/lower_east_sidetag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/05/Allen_Ginsberg_photos_recall_Beat_e8f5

The writers of the Beat Generation, who shocked America with their bohemian lifestyles and upended literature half a century ago, are celebrated in a new photo exhibit by one of their most famous members, Allen Ginsberg.

2013-02-06T00:17:28ZAFP Global Editionby Mariano Andradetag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/11/02/Electricity_returns_chunk_Manhattan_company_5904

Electric power returned to 65,000 customers in Manhattan on Friday in a big boost for New Yorkers living in the dark since flooding from superstorm Sandy damaged networks, ConEdison power company said.

2012-11-02T21:24:22ZAFP American EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/11/02/Yorkers_with_help_from_friends_74fb

Shellshocked by Hurricane Sandy, their homes dark, cold and sometimes wet too, many of the New Yorkers worst affected by the storm are relying on the kindness of friends, relatives and even strangers.

2012-11-02T04:19:16ZAFP American Editionby Sara Husseintag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/10/25/Serial_killers_provide_frights_NY_dd9d

Modern theater often involves some degree of interaction between actors and the audience. But paying money to be chased by a blood-soaked lunatic?

2012-10-25T15:18:18ZAFP Global Editionby Sebastian Smithtag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/05/31/York_ancient_matzo-making_craft_lives_9c5e

In New York City, a centuries-old craft lives on: the making of matzo bread.

2012-06-01T01:59:55ZAFP Global Editionby Veronique Duponttag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/11/29/turn_idle_subway_station_into_dff9

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority is considering a proposal to build an underground park at a subway station partly idled when trolleys stopped running in 1948, a spokesman said on Tuesday.

2011-11-29T20:18:29ZReuters US Online Report Domestic NewsREUTERStag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/11/28/27treatART_ad57

Shapes emerged from the tangle of algae, images she captured by arranging the seaweed into line drawings and abstracts of animals and people. She collected and preserved hundreds of seaweed samples, chronicling how one part of the island's natural history evolved.

2011-11-27T00:00:00ZThe Boston GlobeBy Bryan Marquardtag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/11/26/25gforceART_e632

Q. And that was music?

2011-11-25T00:00:00ZThe Boston GlobeBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/11/04/Taxed_out_York_City_smokers_278e

NEW YORK (Reuters) - At Island Smokes in New York City's Lower East Side neighborhood, customers sick of the highest tax on cigarettes in America are fighting back by rolling their own cigarettes out of pipe tobacco.

2011-11-04T14:50:15ZReuters US Online Report Domestic NewsChris Francescanitag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/11/03/Taxed_out_York_City_smokers_c6ac

NEW YORK (Reuters) - At Island Smokes in New York City's Lower East Side neighborhood, customers sick of the highest tax on cigarettes in America are fighting back by rolling their own cigarettes out of pipe tobacco.

2011-11-03T17:27:30ZReuters US Online Report Domestic NewsChris Francescanitag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/10/11/Americans_taste_macarons_fe06

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Macarons, the small almond and sugar cookie beloved by the French, are replacing the cupcake in the United States as a favorite dessert.

2011-10-11T16:54:16ZReuters Life! Online ReportAndrea Burzynskitag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/08/05/Travel_Postcard_hours_York_shoestring_b910

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - It's known for its Broadway shows, designer shops and exclusive restaurants but there are plenty of things to enjoy in the Big Apple without burning a hole in your pocket.

2011-08-05T10:06:55ZReuters Life! Online ReportLynn Adlertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/06/29/Yorkers_fresh_look_Weiweis_5372

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A photography exhibit offering glimpses of Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei's time spent living in New York in the 1980s and early 1990s opened on Wednesday, marking the first major museum exhibit of his work since his release from detention.

2011-06-29T22:49:34ZReuters US Online Report Entertainment NewsChristine Kearneytag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/01/28/Travel_Picks_Chinatowns_Chinese_Year_73a1

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Preparations are underway around the world for next week's Chinese New Year (Feb 3) and celebrations in China will be mirrored across the planet wherever the Chinese Diaspora calls home. Travel website Cheapflights.com (www.cheapflights.com) offers its top 10 Chinatowns for those outside of China wishing to mark the day.

2011-01-28T10:57:10ZReuters Life! Online ReportREUTERStag:www.blnz.com,2009:2010/10/26/Study_York_street_noise_deafening_bd92

The crowds and chaos of Manhattan often give visitors a thrill. It turns out they may also be putting New Yorkers at risk of hearing loss.

2010-10-26T21:20:22ZAP FeaturesSAMANTHA GROSStag:www.blnz.com,2009:2010/10/15/Travel_Postcard_hours_York_shoestring_a981

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - It's known for its Broadway shows, designer shops and exclusive restaurants but there are plenty of things to enjoy in the Big Apple without burning a hole in your pocket.

2010-10-15T10:08:56ZReuters Life! Online ReportLynn Adlertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2010/10/11/NYPD_investigating_suspicious_package_cemetery_f56a

Police say military-grade explosives found at NYC cemetery are more than 13 years old. The military-grade explosives found at a historic New York City cemetery are more than 13 years old, police said Tuesday.

2010-10-12T21:56:50ZAP NewsCOLLEEN LONGtag:www.blnz.com,2009:2010/09/03/Catholic_Jewish_Muslim_police_tour_e229

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Brian Reilly's visit to Jerusalem had a special touch this year because Jewish and Muslim colleagues joined him at the site believed to be where Jesus Christ was crucified and buried.

2010-09-03T13:01:17ZReuters Life! Online ReportTom Heneghan, Religion Editortag:www.blnz.com,2009:2010/08/29/legislators_want_chickens_vaccinated_39de

In wake of egg recall, NY legislators want chickens vaccinated against salmonella. Two New York State legislators want to require farmers in the state to vaccinate hens against salmonella, which sickened thousands of Americans and triggered the largest egg recall in U.S. history.

2010-08-30T01:28:32ZAP NewsVERENA DOBNIKtag:www.blnz.com,2009:2010/08/29/legislators_want_chickens_vaccinated_4ff9

In wake of egg recall, NY legislators want chickens vaccinated against salmonella. Two New York State legislators want to require farmers in the state to vaccinate their chickens against salmonella.

2010-08-29T23:41:43ZAP NewsStaff