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| New York Today: A City for Comedy | New York Today: A City for Comedy |
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| Updated, 9:46 a.m. | |
| Good morning on this brilliant Tuesday. | Good morning on this brilliant Tuesday. |
| George Carlin. Joan Rivers. Larry David. Chris Rock. | George Carlin. Joan Rivers. Larry David. Chris Rock. |
| New York’s roster of comedic legends is crowded. | New York’s roster of comedic legends is crowded. |
| “There has never been a period where Manhattan wasn’t important to stand-up,” said Kliph Nesteroff, author of “The Comedians: Drunks, Thieves, Scoundrels and the History of American Comedy.” | “There has never been a period where Manhattan wasn’t important to stand-up,” said Kliph Nesteroff, author of “The Comedians: Drunks, Thieves, Scoundrels and the History of American Comedy.” |
| We asked him what makes New York City different from, say, Chicago or Los Angeles (this country’s other comedy hubs). | We asked him what makes New York City different from, say, Chicago or Los Angeles (this country’s other comedy hubs). |
| “New York comedians tend to be stronger, they work harder, they have more material and they care more about the craft,” Mr. Nesteroff said. | “New York comedians tend to be stronger, they work harder, they have more material and they care more about the craft,” Mr. Nesteroff said. |
| No joke. | No joke. |
| This week, you can see many of our city’s hard-working comedians on stage at the New York Comedy Festival, through Sunday. | This week, you can see many of our city’s hard-working comedians on stage at the New York Comedy Festival, through Sunday. |
| We asked a few of the festival’s performers for a missive from our city: | We asked a few of the festival’s performers for a missive from our city: |
| “New York is the only place someone will sneeze on you and then get mad you’re in their way.” — Chris D’Elia | “New York is the only place someone will sneeze on you and then get mad you’re in their way.” — Chris D’Elia |
| “Sitting on a crowded subway and a fingernail just fell on my lap. Goodbye forever.” — Jamie LeeLo | “Sitting on a crowded subway and a fingernail just fell on my lap. Goodbye forever.” — Jamie LeeLo |
| “Gramercy is a rough neighborhood. If you look at someone the wrong way on the streets of Gramercy, they might unfollow you on Instagram.” — Judah Friedlander | “Gramercy is a rough neighborhood. If you look at someone the wrong way on the streets of Gramercy, they might unfollow you on Instagram.” — Judah Friedlander |
| “A New York Christmas carol: Crackheads roasting by an open fire, sewer rats nipping at your toes.” — Yamaneika Saunders | “A New York Christmas carol: Crackheads roasting by an open fire, sewer rats nipping at your toes.” — Yamaneika Saunders |
| “Making eye contact in New York is a tricky thing. One day I was walking, made eye with this guy. I said, ‘How ya doing?’ He said, ‘Where we going?’ I’m like, ‘No sir, that’s not how this works.’” — Michelle Buteau | “Making eye contact in New York is a tricky thing. One day I was walking, made eye with this guy. I said, ‘How ya doing?’ He said, ‘Where we going?’ I’m like, ‘No sir, that’s not how this works.’” — Michelle Buteau |
| Here’s what else is happening: | Here’s what else is happening: |
| It’s November. That’s hilarious. Where did 2016 go? | It’s November. That’s hilarious. Where did 2016 go? |
| Another perfect fall day in store, with sunshine and a high of 57. | Another perfect fall day in store, with sunshine and a high of 57. |
| If the comedy isn’t enough to make you laugh, the weather should be enough to make you smile at least — and Wednesday will bring our best weather all week. | If the comedy isn’t enough to make you laugh, the weather should be enough to make you smile at least — and Wednesday will bring our best weather all week. |
| • Five years after a mentally ill black man was killed by the police in White Plains, N.Y., the case is going to trial. [New York Times] | • Five years after a mentally ill black man was killed by the police in White Plains, N.Y., the case is going to trial. [New York Times] |
| • A federal judge said that the Police Department, in spying on Muslims, had shown a “systemic inclination” to ignore rules protecting free speech and religion. [New York Times] | • A federal judge said that the Police Department, in spying on Muslims, had shown a “systemic inclination” to ignore rules protecting free speech and religion. [New York Times] |
| • How Donald J. Trump used a legally dubious maneuver to get enormous tax benefits from losing other people’s money. [New York Times] | • How Donald J. Trump used a legally dubious maneuver to get enormous tax benefits from losing other people’s money. [New York Times] |
| • A study by the National Bureau of Economic Research shows Uber and Lyft overcharged women and discriminated against black passengers. [Gothamist] | • A study by the National Bureau of Economic Research shows Uber and Lyft overcharged women and discriminated against black passengers. [Gothamist] |
| • A medical marijuana dispensary is opening in the Bronx, a first for the borough. [DNAInfo] | • A medical marijuana dispensary is opening in the Bronx, a first for the borough. [DNAInfo] |
| • A bunny fancier awaiting criminal trial rebuilds her large herd in a vacant lot next to a Brooklyn tire shop. [New York Times] | • A bunny fancier awaiting criminal trial rebuilds her large herd in a vacant lot next to a Brooklyn tire shop. [New York Times] |
| • A look at the future of driverless (“autonomous”) vehicles in the city. [Streetsblog N.Y.C.] | • A look at the future of driverless (“autonomous”) vehicles in the city. [Streetsblog N.Y.C.] |
| • The site of the 2015 explosion in the East Village has made its first sale since the deadly blast. [Crain’s] | • The site of the 2015 explosion in the East Village has made its first sale since the deadly blast. [Crain’s] |
| • “Inside the impossible life of a New York street vendor.” [The Guardian] | • “Inside the impossible life of a New York street vendor.” [The Guardian] |
| • Here’s a handy guide with everything you need to know for next week’s presidential election. [WNYC] | • Here’s a handy guide with everything you need to know for next week’s presidential election. [WNYC] |
| • Today’s Metropolitan Diary: “Love of a Raspberry Tart” | • Today’s Metropolitan Diary: “Love of a Raspberry Tart” |
| • Scoreboard: Bulls trample Nets, 118-88. | • Scoreboard: Bulls trample Nets, 118-88. |
| • For a global look at what’s happening, see Your Tuesday Briefing. | • For a global look at what’s happening, see Your Tuesday Briefing. |
| • The Big Apple Film Festival, featuring independent films from our city, begins at Village East Cinemas in the East Village. [Times and prices vary] | • The Big Apple Film Festival, featuring independent films from our city, begins at Village East Cinemas in the East Village. [Times and prices vary] |
| • Sample food and drinks from more than 40 bars and restaurants at New York Taste at Waterfront New York in Chelsea. 6 p.m. [Tickets start at $100] | • Sample food and drinks from more than 40 bars and restaurants at New York Taste at Waterfront New York in Chelsea. 6 p.m. [Tickets start at $100] |
| • Listen up: Try your hand at music trivia night at Bar Chord in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn. 7 p.m. [Free] | • Listen up: Try your hand at music trivia night at Bar Chord in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn. 7 p.m. [Free] |
| • Carrie Brownstein and George Saunders host an evening of author readings at Symphony Space on the Upper West Side. 7:30 p.m. [$30] | • Carrie Brownstein and George Saunders host an evening of author readings at Symphony Space on the Upper West Side. 7:30 p.m. [$30] |
| • Learn how to play wheelchair basketball with the Brooklyn Nets wheelchair basketball team at Flushing Meadows-Corona Park in Queens. 8 p.m. [Parks recreation center membership required] | • Learn how to play wheelchair basketball with the Brooklyn Nets wheelchair basketball team at Flushing Meadows-Corona Park in Queens. 8 p.m. [Parks recreation center membership required] |
| • Rangers host Blues, 7 p.m. (MSG+). Islanders host Lightning, 7:30 p.m. (NBCS). Knicks at Pistons, 7:30 p.m. (MSG). | • Rangers host Blues, 7 p.m. (MSG+). Islanders host Lightning, 7:30 p.m. (NBCS). Knicks at Pistons, 7:30 p.m. (MSG). |
| • 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: suspended for All Saints Day. | • Alternate-side parking: suspended for All Saints Day. |
| • 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 |
| Milk is no longer being packaged in New York City. | Milk is no longer being packaged in New York City. |
| For the first time since the city was called New Amsterdam, no one here will be packaging milk, “even if they were cans back when the Dutch were here,” Henry Schwartz told The Times in August. | For the first time since the city was called New Amsterdam, no one here will be packaging milk, “even if they were cans back when the Dutch were here,” Henry Schwartz told The Times in August. |
| Mr. Schwartz is the chief executive of Elmhurst Dairy in Jamaica, Queens. He closed the last milk-processing plant in the city on Saturday because it was no longer profitable with prices falling and Americans drinking less of it than they once did. | Mr. Schwartz is the chief executive of Elmhurst Dairy in Jamaica, Queens. He closed the last milk-processing plant in the city on Saturday because it was no longer profitable with prices falling and Americans drinking less of it than they once did. |
| So this morning, representatives from the Bowery Mission will stop by the plant to pick up the final 400 cases of milk, and use them in free meals for the community. | So this morning, representatives from the Bowery Mission will stop by the plant to pick up the final 400 cases of milk, and use them in free meals for the community. |
| As a result of the shutdown, we could see the price of a quart of milk in the city rise by a nickel. | As a result of the shutdown, we could see the price of a quart of milk in the city rise by a nickel. |
| And New York loses a link to its pastoral past. | And New York loses a link to its pastoral past. |
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