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| New York Today: Swanky Workplace Perks | New York Today: Swanky Workplace Perks |
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| Updated, 10:02 a.m. | |
| Good morning on this cloud-shrouded Tuesday. | Good morning on this cloud-shrouded Tuesday. |
| For some New Yorkers, being stuck inside the office, even on a less than splendid day, can be — dare we say it — fun. | For some New Yorkers, being stuck inside the office, even on a less than splendid day, can be — dare we say it — fun. |
| Around the city, companies are wooing employees with workplace perks that range from the practical, like health care plans or paid vacations, to the fanciful: In-house barista, anyone? | Around the city, companies are wooing employees with workplace perks that range from the practical, like health care plans or paid vacations, to the fanciful: In-house barista, anyone? |
| To distract you from your cubicle, we rounded up a few of the coolest perks at offices around New York. | To distract you from your cubicle, we rounded up a few of the coolest perks at offices around New York. |
| Casper, a start-up that sells mattresses, pays its employees to exercise and to track their sleep schedules. And employees can get some of that shut-eye on the clock with three nap pods in their Gramercy Park-area office. | Casper, a start-up that sells mattresses, pays its employees to exercise and to track their sleep schedules. And employees can get some of that shut-eye on the clock with three nap pods in their Gramercy Park-area office. |
| The pods double as cozy cubicles, said Neil Parikh, a Casper co-founder and chief operating officer. “It’s comfortable to just get into bed and have a meeting.” | The pods double as cozy cubicles, said Neil Parikh, a Casper co-founder and chief operating officer. “It’s comfortable to just get into bed and have a meeting.” |
| At GrubHub, an online food-delivery service, a “working lunch” takes on a whole new meaning. Employees can get credits for two free meals each week to spend at the more than 11,000 restaurants on GrubHub-related platforms in the New York area. | At GrubHub, an online food-delivery service, a “working lunch” takes on a whole new meaning. Employees can get credits for two free meals each week to spend at the more than 11,000 restaurants on GrubHub-related platforms in the New York area. |
| BuzzFeed has quite the snack spread at its Gramercy office, with a frozen-yogurt machine (the flavor changes monthly), weekly bagels and a breakfast speaker series (the lineup has included Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada and the talk show host Stephen Colbert), said Shira Mahler, a company spokeswoman. | BuzzFeed has quite the snack spread at its Gramercy office, with a frozen-yogurt machine (the flavor changes monthly), weekly bagels and a breakfast speaker series (the lineup has included Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada and the talk show host Stephen Colbert), said Shira Mahler, a company spokeswoman. |
| At the Chinatown headquarters of Bark, the company behind the subscription dog-treat service BarkBox, puppies (and libations) are all around. Along with beer and rosé on tap, the dog-friendly office has an indoor play area where employees can work alongside their canine friends and rescue pups brought in for adoption. | At the Chinatown headquarters of Bark, the company behind the subscription dog-treat service BarkBox, puppies (and libations) are all around. Along with beer and rosé on tap, the dog-friendly office has an indoor play area where employees can work alongside their canine friends and rescue pups brought in for adoption. |
| “It’s basically a dog or rosé person’s paradise,” said Carly Strife, Bark’s co-founder and chief operating officer. | “It’s basically a dog or rosé person’s paradise,” said Carly Strife, Bark’s co-founder and chief operating officer. |
| WeWork, which rents out office space to start-ups and small companies, sponsors an annual out-of-town summer camp, which includes a friendly game of tug of war, meditation and cooking around the campfire, said Jennifer Skyler, WeWork’s head of public affairs. At night, they’re treated to private performances from artists like The Weeknd or Lin-Manuel Miranda of “Hamilton” fame. | WeWork, which rents out office space to start-ups and small companies, sponsors an annual out-of-town summer camp, which includes a friendly game of tug of war, meditation and cooking around the campfire, said Jennifer Skyler, WeWork’s head of public affairs. At night, they’re treated to private performances from artists like The Weeknd or Lin-Manuel Miranda of “Hamilton” fame. |
| Does your job have unusual perks that make it stand apart? Let us know in the comments. | Does your job have unusual perks that make it stand apart? Let us know in the comments. |
| Here’s what else is happening: | Here’s what else is happening: |
| A little bit of this, a little bit of that. | A little bit of this, a little bit of that. |
| We’re expecting clouds today, with the sun poking through here and there. Low 70s during the day, and low 60s in the evening. | We’re expecting clouds today, with the sun poking through here and there. Low 70s during the day, and low 60s in the evening. |
| Tomorrow’s looking warmer and brighter. | Tomorrow’s looking warmer and brighter. |
| • A woman accused of killing her fiancé on a kayaking trip on the Hudson River in 2015 pleaded guilty to criminally negligent homicide. [New York Times] | • A woman accused of killing her fiancé on a kayaking trip on the Hudson River in 2015 pleaded guilty to criminally negligent homicide. [New York Times] |
| • The transit feud between Mayor Bill de Blasio and Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo continues with a warning from city officials: Do not expect us to pay for subway fixes. [New York Times] | • The transit feud between Mayor Bill de Blasio and Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo continues with a warning from city officials: Do not expect us to pay for subway fixes. [New York Times] |
| • Trash that has fallen onto subway tracks can catch fire and create delays. But with new vacuums, workers can make the grimy rails shine. [New York Times] | • Trash that has fallen onto subway tracks can catch fire and create delays. But with new vacuums, workers can make the grimy rails shine. [New York Times] |
| • Did Mr. de Blasio do favors for campaign donors? Digging deeper on two men with ties to the mayor: the political consultant Neal Kwatra and the restaurant owner Harendra Singh. [New York Times] | • Did Mr. de Blasio do favors for campaign donors? Digging deeper on two men with ties to the mayor: the political consultant Neal Kwatra and the restaurant owner Harendra Singh. [New York Times] |
| • A garbage-truck driver fatally struck a cyclist in a hit-and-run in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, police say. [DNAinfo] | • A garbage-truck driver fatally struck a cyclist in a hit-and-run in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, police say. [DNAinfo] |
| • After vetoing a bill to raise the legal smoking age in New Jersey, Gov. Chris Christie reversed his position and helped impose one of the country’s strictest anti-tobacco laws. [WNYC] | • After vetoing a bill to raise the legal smoking age in New Jersey, Gov. Chris Christie reversed his position and helped impose one of the country’s strictest anti-tobacco laws. [WNYC] |
| • Congratulations to our local winners in the Spirited Awards, nicknamed “the Oscars of the cocktail industry.” [Gothamist] | • Congratulations to our local winners in the Spirited Awards, nicknamed “the Oscars of the cocktail industry.” [Gothamist] |
| • It’s high season for ticks. [New York Times] | • It’s high season for ticks. [New York Times] |
| • Today’s Metropolitan Diary: “New in Town, and Overheating” | • Today’s Metropolitan Diary: “New in Town, and Overheating” |
| • Scoreboard: Mets discipline Padres, 5-3. | • Scoreboard: Mets discipline Padres, 5-3. |
| • For a global look at what’s happening, see Your Tuesday Briefing. | • For a global look at what’s happening, see Your Tuesday Briefing. |
| • Learn to make candles, at the Oasis Community Garden in Midtown. 5:30 p.m. [Free] | • Learn to make candles, at the Oasis Community Garden in Midtown. 5:30 p.m. [Free] |
| • A discussion, Math on Trial: How Numbers Get Used and Abused in the Courtroom, at the National Museum of Mathematics in the Flatiron district. 6 p.m. [$10] | • A discussion, Math on Trial: How Numbers Get Used and Abused in the Courtroom, at the National Museum of Mathematics in the Flatiron district. 6 p.m. [$10] |
| • Hear scary dating stories at a live taping of the “Ghosted Stories” podcast at the Peoples Improv Theater in Flatiron. 7 p.m. [$7] | • Hear scary dating stories at a live taping of the “Ghosted Stories” podcast at the Peoples Improv Theater in Flatiron. 7 p.m. [$7] |
| • A performance of Shakespeare’s “Henry IV,” by the Hip to Hop Theater Company, at Sunnyside Gardens Park in Queens. 7:30 p.m. [Free] | • A performance of Shakespeare’s “Henry IV,” by the Hip to Hop Theater Company, at Sunnyside Gardens Park in Queens. 7:30 p.m. [Free] |
| • Yankees host Reds, 7:05 p.m. (WPIX). Mets at Padres, 10:10 p.m. (SNY). Liberty at Lynx, 8 p.m. (ESPN2). | • Yankees host Reds, 7:05 p.m. (WPIX). Mets at Padres, 10:10 p.m. (SNY). Liberty at Lynx, 8 p.m. (ESPN2). |
| • Alternate-side parking remains in effect until Aug. 15. | • Alternate-side parking remains in effect until Aug. 15. |
| • For more events, see The New York Times’s Arts & Entertainment guide. | • For more events, see The New York Times’s Arts & Entertainment guide. |
| A 926-pound shark was caught this past weekend near the Jersey Shore — right in time for Shark Week on the Discovery Channel. | A 926-pound shark was caught this past weekend near the Jersey Shore — right in time for Shark Week on the Discovery Channel. |
| It took six men to land the shortfin mako, one of the largest of its kind caught in the state. | It took six men to land the shortfin mako, one of the largest of its kind caught in the state. |
| But it’s not the only shark swimming in the waters surrounding New York. | But it’s not the only shark swimming in the waters surrounding New York. |
| The ocean here seems to operate as a nursery for many types of sharks, said Jon Forrest Dohlin, the vice president of the Wildlife Conservation Society and director of the New York Aquarium. Research, he said, indicates that a few species spend their adolescence returning to New York waters before heading out to deeper and more dangerous waters as adults. | The ocean here seems to operate as a nursery for many types of sharks, said Jon Forrest Dohlin, the vice president of the Wildlife Conservation Society and director of the New York Aquarium. Research, he said, indicates that a few species spend their adolescence returning to New York waters before heading out to deeper and more dangerous waters as adults. |
| Still, a few of the bigger sharks in the area include the 1,326–pound great white shark known as Hilton, and Mary Lee, a roughly 4,000-pound great white with 126,000 Twitter followers. | Still, a few of the bigger sharks in the area include the 1,326–pound great white shark known as Hilton, and Mary Lee, a roughly 4,000-pound great white with 126,000 Twitter followers. |
| (You can keep tabs on the sharks with this live map.) | (You can keep tabs on the sharks with this live map.) |
| If you’re looking for a closer encounter, the New York Aquarium in Brooklyn has nurse sharks and sand tiger sharks. | |
| But don’t expect to see great white sharks in captivity — here or anywhere: It’s challenging to keep alive in tanks. | But don’t expect to see great white sharks in captivity — here or anywhere: It’s challenging to keep alive in tanks. |
| For that, you’ll have to head out to sea. Ocearch, an organization that researches and tracks marine life, is holding a contest to join an expedition on the waters of New York along with the opportunity to name a tagged shark. | For that, you’ll have to head out to sea. Ocearch, an organization that researches and tracks marine life, is holding a contest to join an expedition on the waters of New York along with the opportunity to name a tagged shark. |
| You can enter the contest here. | You can enter the contest here. |
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