José Jiménez Dies at 76; Turned a Gang Into a Voice for Puerto Ricans NYT Par : Clay Risen 22 janvier 2025 à 23:21 He retooled the Young Lords into a militant advocacy and service organization, modeled after the Black Panthers. Based in Chicago, it had chapters nationwide. © Paul Sequeira/Getty ImagesJosé Jiménez in the 1960s. Under his leadership, the Young Lords had an impact on the national conversation about civil rights and urban communities.
Against All Odds, a Vegas Theater Scene With a ‘Sense of the Wild West’ NYT Par : Elisabeth Vincentelli and Mikayla Whitmore 21 janvier 2025 à 11:00 Local artists straddle aesthetic and artistic worlds in the land of mega-spectacles and oversize flash. © Mikayla Whitmore for The New York TimesKatie Marie Jones is playing Sally Bowles in a local production of “Cabaret.” It takes a wily hustler like Sally to “kill in Vegas,” said Jones, who is also a magician’s assistant and an on-ice host at hockey games.
New York City Seeks Jolt for Midtown With Plan to Build 10,000 Homes NYT Par : Mihir Zaveri 21 janvier 2025 à 23:04 The plan, which rezones parts of the Manhattan neighborhood, aims to address the city’s housing shortage and the area’s beleaguered commercial sector. © Hiroko Masuike/The New York TimesThe Midtown plan is yet another attempt by the administration of Mayor Eric Adams to deal with a housing shortage that is at its worst point in half a century.