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| New York Today: Welcome Back, 23rd Street | New York Today: Welcome Back, 23rd Street |
| (35 minutes later) | |
| Updated, 6:45 a.m. | |
| Good morning on this radiant Wednesday. | Good morning on this radiant Wednesday. |
| They are back in business. | They are back in business. |
| Well, it may not exactly be business as usual. For one, there’s still a tremendous amount of construction to be done, and a sizable number of reporters and a city official or two visited on Tuesday. | Well, it may not exactly be business as usual. For one, there’s still a tremendous amount of construction to be done, and a sizable number of reporters and a city official or two visited on Tuesday. |
| But the stores and businesses on West 23rd Street are reopening their doors after Saturday night’s explosion. | But the stores and businesses on West 23rd Street are reopening their doors after Saturday night’s explosion. |
| Take Orangetheory Fitness, which opened at 6:15 a.m. on Tuesday, even though its front windows were shattered and had to be secured with duct tape. | Take Orangetheory Fitness, which opened at 6:15 a.m. on Tuesday, even though its front windows were shattered and had to be secured with duct tape. |
| Its glass door entrance was broken and had to be removed. The windows should be fixed within the next 10 days, said Debra Wilhelm, the studio manager. | Its glass door entrance was broken and had to be removed. The windows should be fixed within the next 10 days, said Debra Wilhelm, the studio manager. |
| But members came for their workout, hugging the managers and taking selfies with them to celebrate. The gym was up and running. | But members came for their workout, hugging the managers and taking selfies with them to celebrate. The gym was up and running. |
| “It’s starting to feel normal,” Ms. Wilhelm said. | “It’s starting to feel normal,” Ms. Wilhelm said. |
| Across the street, Chelsea Hair Studio lost $2,500 in business during the two days that its doors were closed because of the explosion, said Johnny Plishte, a manager. | Across the street, Chelsea Hair Studio lost $2,500 in business during the two days that its doors were closed because of the explosion, said Johnny Plishte, a manager. |
| But in the hours and days after the blast, customers were frantically calling the owner and manager, making sure they were O.K. | But in the hours and days after the blast, customers were frantically calling the owner and manager, making sure they were O.K. |
| How was he feeling Tuesday morning? | How was he feeling Tuesday morning? |
| “Lucky,” Mr. Plishte said. | “Lucky,” Mr. Plishte said. |
| Here’s what else is happening: | Here’s what else is happening: |
| While some return to work, this weather is making us want to call in sick. | While some return to work, this weather is making us want to call in sick. |
| And head to the beach. | And head to the beach. |
| With a high of 86 – you read that right - today will be mostly sunny and dry once the morning’s humidity burns off. | With a high of 86 – you read that right - today will be mostly sunny and dry once the morning’s humidity burns off. |
| (Cough! Cough!) We’re feeling a bit under the weather already. | (Cough! Cough!) We’re feeling a bit under the weather already. |
| • Ahmad Khan Rahami planned the bombings in New York and New Jersey for months, conducted a dry run, and took inspiration from “Brother Osama bin Laden” and other international terrorists, according to a criminal complaint. [New York Times] | • Ahmad Khan Rahami planned the bombings in New York and New Jersey for months, conducted a dry run, and took inspiration from “Brother Osama bin Laden” and other international terrorists, according to a criminal complaint. [New York Times] |
| • The authorities detailed the method they said Mr. Rahami used to compile the materials for the bombs and the place them in New York and New Jersey. [New York Times] … | • The authorities detailed the method they said Mr. Rahami used to compile the materials for the bombs and the place them in New York and New Jersey. [New York Times] … |
| • … And how he ended up in a doorway at a bar after placing the bombs. [New York Times] | • … And how he ended up in a doorway at a bar after placing the bombs. [New York Times] |
| • Among the favorites listed on Mr. Rahami’s YouTube account: videos related to jihad, love ballads and a cat doing back flips on a couch. [New York Times] | • Among the favorites listed on Mr. Rahami’s YouTube account: videos related to jihad, love ballads and a cat doing back flips on a couch. [New York Times] |
| • The police chief and the mayor of Fort Lee testified in the George Washington Bridge scandal trial. [New York Times] | • The police chief and the mayor of Fort Lee testified in the George Washington Bridge scandal trial. [New York Times] |
| • Should Bill de Blasio have called the bomb in Chelsea “terrorism” from the start? [CBS] | • Should Bill de Blasio have called the bomb in Chelsea “terrorism” from the start? [CBS] |
| • The Police Department received more than 400 calls of suspicious packages in under 48 hours (typically police log 90 to 100 a day). [Daily News] | • The Police Department received more than 400 calls of suspicious packages in under 48 hours (typically police log 90 to 100 a day). [Daily News] |
| • A body was found in a crate at the Bronx marina. [PIX11] | • A body was found in a crate at the Bronx marina. [PIX11] |
| • The M.T.A. can provide better service for disabled passengers for less money, according to a new report. [StreetsBlog NYC] | • The M.T.A. can provide better service for disabled passengers for less money, according to a new report. [StreetsBlog NYC] |
| • The student loan debt carried by New Yorkers has more than doubled in the last 10 years. [Gothamist] | • The student loan debt carried by New Yorkers has more than doubled in the last 10 years. [Gothamist] |
| • An 18-foot statue of Vladimir Lenin that stood on top of the Red Square building in the East Village was removed. [EV Grieve] | • An 18-foot statue of Vladimir Lenin that stood on top of the Red Square building in the East Village was removed. [EV Grieve] |
| • A brewery in Long Island used George Washington’s recipe from 1757 to create a new beer. [CBS] | • A brewery in Long Island used George Washington’s recipe from 1757 to create a new beer. [CBS] |
| • Today’s Metropolitan Diary: “I Work at the Guggenheim” | • Today’s Metropolitan Diary: “I Work at the Guggenheim” |
| • Scoreboard: Braves cleave Mets, 5-4. Yankees outshine Rays, 5-3. | • Scoreboard: Braves cleave Mets, 5-4. Yankees outshine Rays, 5-3. |
| • For a global look at what’s happening, see Your Wednesday Briefing. | • For a global look at what’s happening, see Your Wednesday Briefing. |
| • “Pumpkins: Playful & Plentiful” brings pumpkins, gourds and a puppet playhouse to the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. [Prices vary] | • “Pumpkins: Playful & Plentiful” brings pumpkins, gourds and a puppet playhouse to the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. [Prices vary] |
| • A Doctors Without Borders panel on the global refugee crisis — what is being done, and what is not — at Cooper Union in the East Village. 7:30 p.m. [Free, R.S.V.P. here] | • A Doctors Without Borders panel on the global refugee crisis — what is being done, and what is not — at Cooper Union in the East Village. 7:30 p.m. [Free, R.S.V.P. here] |
| • The Central Park Horse Show begins at Wollman Rink inside the park. 6:30 p.m. [$50, tickets here] | • The Central Park Horse Show begins at Wollman Rink inside the park. 6:30 p.m. [$50, tickets here] |
| • A screening of the film “The Girls in the Band,” about the history of female jazz musicians, is at Lyons Pool on Staten Island. 7 p.m. [Free] | • A screening of the film “The Girls in the Band,” about the history of female jazz musicians, is at Lyons Pool on Staten Island. 7 p.m. [Free] |
| • Looking ahead: Participate in a giant meatball-eating contest, part of the San Gennaro festival, in Little Italy on Saturday. Call 212-764-6330 to register. | • Looking ahead: Participate in a giant meatball-eating contest, part of the San Gennaro festival, in Little Italy on Saturday. Call 212-764-6330 to register. |
| • Mets host Braves, 7:10 p.m. (SNY). Yankees at Rays, 7:10 p.m. (YES). | • Mets host Braves, 7:10 p.m. (SNY). Yankees at Rays, 7:10 p.m. (YES). |
| The 145th Street subway station on the No. 3 line is closed after a partial collapse of the platform. | |
| 3 and 4 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 Oct. 3. | • Alternate-side parking: In effect until Oct. 3. |
| • 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 |
| Last year, Islamic State militants seized the Syrian city of Palmyra and began blowing up temples and deliberately destroying archaeological sites that they saw as idolatrous. | Last year, Islamic State militants seized the Syrian city of Palmyra and began blowing up temples and deliberately destroying archaeological sites that they saw as idolatrous. |
| Among them was a triumphal arch built by the Romans in the second century. | Among them was a triumphal arch built by the Romans in the second century. |
| This week, a replica of the decorative arch has been erected in City Hall Park. | This week, a replica of the decorative arch has been erected in City Hall Park. |
| The 20-foot-tall, 11-ton marble replica was built from a 3-D model created by dozens of photographs of the arch before it was destroyed. | The 20-foot-tall, 11-ton marble replica was built from a 3-D model created by dozens of photographs of the arch before it was destroyed. |
| It was devised by the Institute for Digital Archaeology as a plea to protect cultural heritage. | It was devised by the Institute for Digital Archaeology as a plea to protect cultural heritage. |
| “New York has known loss of life and the destruction of familiar landmarks though violence,” Roger Michel wrote in an open letter on the institute’s website. | “New York has known loss of life and the destruction of familiar landmarks though violence,” Roger Michel wrote in an open letter on the institute’s website. |
| He hopes that the arch will remind visitors of the “indomitable human capacity to rebuild what has been lost.” | He hopes that the arch will remind visitors of the “indomitable human capacity to rebuild what has been lost.” |
| You can check out the arch this week, before it moves on to Dubai at the end of the United Nations General Assembly. | You can check out the arch this week, before it moves on to Dubai at the end of the United Nations General Assembly. |
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