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| New York Today: The City and Its Toys | New York Today: The City and Its Toys |
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| Updated, 6:27 a.m. | |
| Good morning on this beaming Wednesday. | Good morning on this beaming Wednesday. |
| Open up your old toy chest. | Open up your old toy chest. |
| Pull out your favorite Barbie or Madame Alexander doll. | Pull out your favorite Barbie or Madame Alexander doll. |
| Or a Radio Flyer wagon. | Or a Radio Flyer wagon. |
| Even that Easy-Bake Oven you once used to serve questionably edible cookies to grandma. | Even that Easy-Bake Oven you once used to serve questionably edible cookies to grandma. |
| These toys have ties to New York. | These toys have ties to New York. |
| All belong to companies that are members of the Toy Industry Association, a group formed in the city 100 years ago this month. | All belong to companies that are members of the Toy Industry Association, a group formed in the city 100 years ago this month. |
| As World War I began, there was no formal toy industry in the country. And at the time, most manufactured playthings tended to come from Germany, said Steve Pasierb, the association’s president and chief executive. | As World War I began, there was no formal toy industry in the country. And at the time, most manufactured playthings tended to come from Germany, said Steve Pasierb, the association’s president and chief executive. |
| “There was a belief that the war would end soon, there would be an influx of German toys when those factories came back, and they’d sell their toys at low prices which might hurt the U.S. toy industry,” he said. | “There was a belief that the war would end soon, there would be an influx of German toys when those factories came back, and they’d sell their toys at low prices which might hurt the U.S. toy industry,” he said. |
| So in June 1916, toy-makers created the group, originally called the Toy Manufacturers of the United States, to protect and grow their businesses. | So in June 1916, toy-makers created the group, originally called the Toy Manufacturers of the United States, to protect and grow their businesses. |
| The effort was spearheaded by A. C. Gilbert, inventor of the Erector Set. | The effort was spearheaded by A. C. Gilbert, inventor of the Erector Set. |
| The Toy Building, where Eataly food market now stands in the Flatiron district of Manhattan, was its trade hub. | The Toy Building, where Eataly food market now stands in the Flatiron district of Manhattan, was its trade hub. |
| And today, despite the infiltration of iPads, iPhones and other iThings, the simpler games in life like teddy bears and Monopoly boards continue to sell “wildly,” Mr. Pasierb said. | And today, despite the infiltration of iPads, iPhones and other iThings, the simpler games in life like teddy bears and Monopoly boards continue to sell “wildly,” Mr. Pasierb said. |
| So do Lincoln Logs. | So do Lincoln Logs. |
| And Slinkies. | And Slinkies. |
| Because who doesn’t love a wormlike piece of plastic or metal bopping down the stairs? | |
| Here’s what else is happening: | Here’s what else is happening: |
| Nature is not toying with us: Today is an undeniable summer day. | Nature is not toying with us: Today is an undeniable summer day. |
| A radiant sun, a smooth breeze and a high near 85 are in the forecast. | A radiant sun, a smooth breeze and a high near 85 are in the forecast. |
| Get outside and play. | Get outside and play. |
| • The state ordered the M.T.A. to increase patrols in the subway to combat a spike in reports of sex crimes in the system. [DNAInfo] | |
| • Three city police officers were serving as errand boys for a pair of businessmen who became big donors to a group allied with Mayor Bill de Blasio, according to a criminal complaint. [New York Times] | • Three city police officers were serving as errand boys for a pair of businessmen who became big donors to a group allied with Mayor Bill de Blasio, according to a criminal complaint. [New York Times] |
| • A community garden in East New York was shut down by the city, after marijuana plants were discovered by inspectors. [New York Times] | • A community garden in East New York was shut down by the city, after marijuana plants were discovered by inspectors. [New York Times] |
| • An infrastructure “crisis” may compel New Jersey to raise its famously low gas tax. [New York Times] | |
| • New York City is the first city in the nation to pass legislation requiring free tampons in public schools, homeless shelters and prisons. [CityLab] | • New York City is the first city in the nation to pass legislation requiring free tampons in public schools, homeless shelters and prisons. [CityLab] |
| • Three people arrested with a cache of weapons while driving through the Holland Tunnel claimed to be on a mission to rescue a teenage girl involved with drugs in the city. [Associated Press] | • Three people arrested with a cache of weapons while driving through the Holland Tunnel claimed to be on a mission to rescue a teenage girl involved with drugs in the city. [Associated Press] |
| • New federal rules are integrating drones into U.S. airspace, but not much has changed in New York City. [Crain’s Business] | |
| • The Brooklyn Botanic Garden sold a site in Crown Heights for $24.5 million. [Brooklyn Daily Eagle] | |
| • We’ve all been there. Watch as New Yorkers are devastated as they just miss the subway train. [Gothamist] | • We’ve all been there. Watch as New Yorkers are devastated as they just miss the subway train. [Gothamist] |
| • Here are some of your best first day of summer photos… [New York Times] | • Here are some of your best first day of summer photos… [New York Times] |
| • … And for the overheated: advice on how to beat a heat wave. [New York Times] | • … And for the overheated: advice on how to beat a heat wave. [New York Times] |
| • Today’s Metropolitan Diary: “A Horse Carriage and a Missed Opportunity” | • Today’s Metropolitan Diary: “A Horse Carriage and a Missed Opportunity” |
| • Scoreboard: Rockies squish Yankees, 8-4. Mets oust Royals, 2-1. | • Scoreboard: Rockies squish Yankees, 8-4. Mets oust Royals, 2-1. |
| • For a global look at what’s happening, see Your Wednesday Briefing. | • For a global look at what’s happening, see Your Wednesday Briefing. |
| • Allison Williams and Kelly Rowland will hand out free ice cream in in Madison Square Park. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. [Free] | • Allison Williams and Kelly Rowland will hand out free ice cream in in Madison Square Park. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. [Free] |
| • Learn about Walt Whitman’s relationship with Brooklyn on a tour beginning at the Pier 1 entrance to Brooklyn Bridge Park. 6:30 p.m. [$10] | • Learn about Walt Whitman’s relationship with Brooklyn on a tour beginning at the Pier 1 entrance to Brooklyn Bridge Park. 6:30 p.m. [$10] |
| • Free dance classes are offered all week as part of NYC Dance Week. Today, try out West African dance at the Ailey Extension in Midtown Manhattan. 6:30 p.m. | • Free dance classes are offered all week as part of NYC Dance Week. Today, try out West African dance at the Ailey Extension in Midtown Manhattan. 6:30 p.m. |
| • Watch a performance of Shakespeare’s “The Two Gentlemen of Verona” at Inwood Hill Park in the Peninsula area. 7:30 p.m. [Free] | • Watch a performance of Shakespeare’s “The Two Gentlemen of Verona” at Inwood Hill Park in the Peninsula area. 7:30 p.m. [Free] |
| • The Iranian-Canadian journalist and human rights activist Maziar Bahari speaks at the Baha’i Center in Greenwich Village. 7:30 p.m. [Free] | • The Iranian-Canadian journalist and human rights activist Maziar Bahari speaks at the Baha’i Center in Greenwich Village. 7:30 p.m. [Free] |
| • Looking ahead: Mara Wilson — you may remember her as Matilda — hosts the comedy show “What Are You Afraid Of?” at Q.E.D. in Astoria, Queens. Thursday at 7:30 p.m. [$8 in advance] | • Looking ahead: Mara Wilson — you may remember her as Matilda — hosts the comedy show “What Are You Afraid Of?” at Q.E.D. in Astoria, Queens. Thursday at 7:30 p.m. [$8 in advance] |
| • New York Liberty at Atlanta Dream, noon. (MSG). Yankees host Rockies, 1:05 p.m. (YES). Mets host Royals, 1:10 p.m. (SNY). New York Red Bulls at Real Salt Lake, 10 p.m. (MSG). | • New York Liberty at Atlanta Dream, noon. (MSG). Yankees host Rockies, 1:05 p.m. (YES). Mets host Royals, 1:10 p.m. (SNY). New York Red Bulls at Real Salt Lake, 10 p.m. (MSG). |
| • For more events, see The New York Times’s Arts & Entertainment guide. | • For more events, see The New York Times’s Arts & Entertainment guide. |
| • Subway and PATH | • Subway and PATH |
| • Railroads: L.I.R.R., Metro-North, N.J. Transit, Amtrak | • Railroads: L.I.R.R., Metro-North, N.J. Transit, Amtrak |
| • Roads: Check traffic map or radio report on the 1s or the 8s. | • Roads: Check traffic map or radio report on the 1s or the 8s. |
| • Alternate-side parking: in effect until July 4. | • Alternate-side parking: in effect until July 4. |
| • Ferries: Staten Island Ferry, New York Waterway, East River Ferry | • Ferries: Staten Island Ferry, New York Waterway, East River Ferry |
| • Airports: La Guardia, J.F.K., Newark | • Airports: La Guardia, J.F.K., Newark |
| The New York Blood Center has declared a blood emergency. | The New York Blood Center has declared a blood emergency. |
| It is pushing for donations of any blood type — but particularly for O-negative “universal donors,” whose blood can help to save lives in emergency situations. | It is pushing for donations of any blood type — but particularly for O-negative “universal donors,” whose blood can help to save lives in emergency situations. |
| In the wake of a national tragedy like the attack in Orlando, Fla., we’re reminded of just how important it is to have an ample, safe blood supply at our fingertips. | In the wake of a national tragedy like the attack in Orlando, Fla., we’re reminded of just how important it is to have an ample, safe blood supply at our fingertips. |
| It typically takes less than an hour to donate. | It typically takes less than an hour to donate. |
| You can drop by a drive Thursday at the American Museum of Natural History, on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. | You can drop by a drive Thursday at the American Museum of Natural History, on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. |
| Or you can find other public drives across the city. | Or you can find other public drives across the city. |
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