Afternoon Bulletin: Corralling Costumed Characters, Verrazano Typo
Incidents of Elmo harassment and a violent Spiderman spark a project to color-code Times Square
Verrazano-Narrows Bridge
With ‘The Bridge,’ Gay Talese Recalls the Art of Nonfiction
The Verrazano-Narrows is worthy of this second look. Before the bridge, Staten Island was virtually cut off from the veins of the city; in the last fifty years, the borough has grown from its rural base to a population of almost 475,000. But The Bridge demands attention today for more than this context: The work represents a high moment in American literary nonfiction, a time when, according to Mr. Talese, “minor characters could take center stage.”
Park Slope Guard Dog Owner Said to Have Jumped Off Verrazano-Narrows Bridge
During the depths of the Great Recession, Angelo Biondo, owner of K-9 Powerhouse Kennel in Park Slope, was doing great
