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| New York Today: The Hills Are Alive | New York Today: The Hills Are Alive |
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| Updated, 9:43 a.m. | |
| Good morning on this sweaty, sweaty Tuesday. | Good morning on this sweaty, sweaty Tuesday. |
| Governors Island. | Governors Island. |
| Now 172 acres, this plot of New York paradise was once home to the Lenape Indian tribe — they called it “Pagganuck.” | Now 172 acres, this plot of New York paradise was once home to the Lenape Indian tribe — they called it “Pagganuck.” |
| In 1637, the Dutch West India Company reportedly bought it for “two ax heads, a string of beads and a handful of nails.” | In 1637, the Dutch West India Company reportedly bought it for “two ax heads, a string of beads and a handful of nails.” |
| It was renamed Governors Island at the turn of the 18th century when, under English rule, it became a home for British governors. | It was renamed Governors Island at the turn of the 18th century when, under English rule, it became a home for British governors. |
| The island later became a British military headquarters during the Revolutionary War, and in more recent history, it housed a military base until 1996. | The island later became a British military headquarters during the Revolutionary War, and in more recent history, it housed a military base until 1996. |
| It has since evolved into a cultural and recreational destination that welcomed nearly half a million visitors last season alone. | It has since evolved into a cultural and recreational destination that welcomed nearly half a million visitors last season alone. |
| Today is the opening of the latest development of green space: the Hills, which adds to the island around 10 acres of sprawling beauty and walking paths rising up to 70 feet above sea level. | Today is the opening of the latest development of green space: the Hills, which adds to the island around 10 acres of sprawling beauty and walking paths rising up to 70 feet above sea level. |
| “The Hills will introduce New Yorkers to a view of our city that we’ve never had before,” said Leslie Koch, the president and chief executive of the Trust for Governors Island. | “The Hills will introduce New Yorkers to a view of our city that we’ve never had before,” said Leslie Koch, the president and chief executive of the Trust for Governors Island. |
| Think: Lady Liberty, the harbor’s bridges and boats, and the Manhattan, Brooklyn and New Jersey skylines in all their unobstructed, panoramic splendor. | Think: Lady Liberty, the harbor’s bridges and boats, and the Manhattan, Brooklyn and New Jersey skylines in all their unobstructed, panoramic splendor. |
| Back on land, the Hills will offer art on Discovery Hill, picnic spots on Outlook Hill and Grassy Hill, and fun on Slide Hill, home to the city’s longest slide. | Back on land, the Hills will offer art on Discovery Hill, picnic spots on Outlook Hill and Grassy Hill, and fun on Slide Hill, home to the city’s longest slide. |
| On Wednesday, the island will be open from sunrise to sunset, the only day this year when visitors will be offered that kind of access. | On Wednesday, the island will be open from sunrise to sunset, the only day this year when visitors will be offered that kind of access. |
| The first ferry heads over at 5 a.m., and the last is to return to Manhattan at 9 p.m. | The first ferry heads over at 5 a.m., and the last is to return to Manhattan at 9 p.m. |
| And with high temperatures forecast to hover around 90 degrees the rest of the week, escaping to another island — full of green, surrounded by blue, just a short ferry ride away — sounds delightful. | And with high temperatures forecast to hover around 90 degrees the rest of the week, escaping to another island — full of green, surrounded by blue, just a short ferry ride away — sounds delightful. |
| Here’s what else is happening: | Here’s what else is happening: |
| For once, it will feel cooler. | For once, it will feel cooler. |
| It’s still hot, near 87 degrees, but it should feel a touch more bearable than that today. | It’s still hot, near 87 degrees, but it should feel a touch more bearable than that today. |
| Thank your body’s natural air conditioner: your sweat glands. | Thank your body’s natural air conditioner: your sweat glands. |
| Because of today’s low relative humidity, sweating will actually cool you off today, Brian Ciemnecki, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service, told us. | Because of today’s low relative humidity, sweating will actually cool you off today, Brian Ciemnecki, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service, told us. |
| That, and nature’s providing us with a fan: A stiff breeze is in the forecast. | |
| • Academic progress is hard to see at some of the city’s troubled schools amid Mayor Bill de Blasio’s $400 million initiative to turn them around. [New York Times] | • Academic progress is hard to see at some of the city’s troubled schools amid Mayor Bill de Blasio’s $400 million initiative to turn them around. [New York Times] |
| • On most mornings, Bill de Blasio runs the nation’s largest city from a Brooklyn gym mat. Or stationary bicycle. Or weight room. [New York Times] | • On most mornings, Bill de Blasio runs the nation’s largest city from a Brooklyn gym mat. Or stationary bicycle. Or weight room. [New York Times] |
| • Future subway cars could feature wider doors and accordionlike passageways. [New York Times] | • Future subway cars could feature wider doors and accordionlike passageways. [New York Times] |
| • Pigeons may help predict lead contamination among humans, according to a new study that focused on Manhattan neighborhoods. [New York Times] | • Pigeons may help predict lead contamination among humans, according to a new study that focused on Manhattan neighborhoods. [New York Times] |
| • The man who will oversee the mayor’s new streetcar project is a former mayoral candidate in Toronto with a scandal-scarred past. [New York Post] | • The man who will oversee the mayor’s new streetcar project is a former mayoral candidate in Toronto with a scandal-scarred past. [New York Post] |
| • Senator Chuck Schumer introduced a bill that would make the chemicals found in K2, or synthetic marijuana, illegal. [DNAInfo] | • Senator Chuck Schumer introduced a bill that would make the chemicals found in K2, or synthetic marijuana, illegal. [DNAInfo] |
| • City pools are very clean, according to an analysis by The New York Post. [New York Post] | • City pools are very clean, according to an analysis by The New York Post. [New York Post] |
| • Speaking at the Republican National Convention, Rudolph W. Giuliani said he had fixed New York City and that Donald J. Trump would do the same for America. [CBS] | • Speaking at the Republican National Convention, Rudolph W. Giuliani said he had fixed New York City and that Donald J. Trump would do the same for America. [CBS] |
| • Is this the most New York City wedding ever? [Gothamist] | • Is this the most New York City wedding ever? [Gothamist] |
| • The number of diamondback terrapin turtles migrating across the tarmac of Kennedy International Airport has spiked this year. [QNS] | • The number of diamondback terrapin turtles migrating across the tarmac of Kennedy International Airport has spiked this year. [QNS] |
| • Today’s Metropolitan Diary: “Staring Down a Sanitation Worker” | • Today’s Metropolitan Diary: “Staring Down a Sanitation Worker” |
| • Scoreboard: Cubs maul Mets, 5-1. Yankees net Orioles, 2-1. | • Scoreboard: Cubs maul Mets, 5-1. Yankees net Orioles, 2-1. |
| • For a global look at what’s happening, see Your Tuesday Briefing. | • For a global look at what’s happening, see Your Tuesday Briefing. |
| • “Faces of Cuba,” a photography exhibition, is at Poe Park Visitor Center in the Bronx. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. [Free] | • “Faces of Cuba,” a photography exhibition, is at Poe Park Visitor Center in the Bronx. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. [Free] |
| • Bring the kids to “My Reptile Guys,” an interactive show where they’ll learn about (and even pet!) reptiles, in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park in Queens. 11 a.m. [Free] | • Bring the kids to “My Reptile Guys,” an interactive show where they’ll learn about (and even pet!) reptiles, in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park in Queens. 11 a.m. [Free] |
| • Take a tango class with the Strictly Tango dance school at Holley Plaza in Washington Square Park in Manhattan. 6 p.m. [Free] | • Take a tango class with the Strictly Tango dance school at Holley Plaza in Washington Square Park in Manhattan. 6 p.m. [Free] |
| • Join the MARSBAND for a live musical performance and immersive exploration of the Red Planet, Mars, at the American Museum of Natural History. 7 p.m. [$15] | • Join the MARSBAND for a live musical performance and immersive exploration of the Red Planet, Mars, at the American Museum of Natural History. 7 p.m. [$15] |
| • The Knights, a classical orchestra, performs an outdoor concert at Naumburg Bandshell in Central Park. 7:30 p.m. [Free] | • The Knights, a classical orchestra, performs an outdoor concert at Naumburg Bandshell in Central Park. 7:30 p.m. [Free] |
| • Mets at Cubs, 7:05 p.m. (SNY). Yankees host Orioles, 7:05 p.m. (YES). | • Mets at Cubs, 7:05 p.m. (SNY). Yankees host Orioles, 7:05 p.m. (YES). |
| • For more events, see The New York Times’s Arts & Entertainment guide. | • For more events, see The New York Times’s Arts & Entertainment guide. |
| 2 and 3 trains are running with delays. | 2 and 3 trains are running with delays. |
| • 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 Aug. 15. | • Alternate-side parking: in effect until Aug. 15. |
| • 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 |
| You may not feel like you’re living among islands amid this sweaty, sweaty heat, but we’d argue that you really are. | You may not feel like you’re living among islands amid this sweaty, sweaty heat, but we’d argue that you really are. |
| Dozens of small islands help make up New York’s five boroughs. | Dozens of small islands help make up New York’s five boroughs. |
| Among the obvious ones are, of course, Ellis Island and Rikers Island. | Among the obvious ones are, of course, Ellis Island and Rikers Island. |
| But to name a few of the more obscure ones: | But to name a few of the more obscure ones: |
| The charmingly named Rat Island off the Bronx, which sold for six figures in 2011. | The charmingly named Rat Island off the Bronx, which sold for six figures in 2011. |
| There’s North Brother Island, where Typhoid Mary was quarantined, and its smaller sibling, South Brother Island, a speck between the Bronx and Queens. | There’s North Brother Island, where Typhoid Mary was quarantined, and its smaller sibling, South Brother Island, a speck between the Bronx and Queens. |
| Shooters Island dates back to colonial times, and grim Hart Island is the island of the dead. | Shooters Island dates back to colonial times, and grim Hart Island is the island of the dead. |
| Not quite tropical vacation destinations, but the list goes on. | Not quite tropical vacation destinations, but the list goes on. |
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