Advertising: The Jackpot’s Smaller, and the Winners More Relatable

A new campaign from the New York Lottery that promotes its scratch-off games, with prizes that are significant but not in the millions, is showing winners who are not that rich.

    



Sunday Routine | Irv Gikofsky, a.k.a. Mr. G: Hoping for Morning Lows in the 30s

Irv Gikofsky, the meteorologist known as Mr. G, spends his Sundays running in Central Park, working with charities and rooting for the Giants.

    

Ad School Grads Crack Up Conductors on NYC Subway


    

Advertising: A Big Week for the Advertising Industry, in Many Ways

For Advertising Week, 90,000 people, at more than a dozen locations, are attending 198 events featuring 798 speakers.

    



Bitter Tone in Debate Between Public Advocate Rivals

The televised debate between Letitia James and Daniel L. Squadron was fiercely negative as the candidates sought to win over the tiny number of undecided voters.

    



Debate Offers 2 Similar Public Advocate Rivals a Chance to Stand Out

Letitia James and Daniel L. Squadron, both Democrats who have similar political positions, will face off in a televised debate on Tuesday night.

    



Politico Plans for New York Are Drawing Some Doubt

Some wonder if there is room in the city for another political and media Web site, even if it is made in the image of successful Politico.

    



Campaign Spotlight: 12 Years Later, Americans Are Asked to ‘Take a Day’ for 9/11

As the 12th anniversary of the attacks on World Trade Center nears, a campaign is getting under way to help build awareness for the memorial museum devoted to what happened that day.

    



The TV Watch: Parrying at the Top, and Lunging Below

Most of the heat and animation in the final debate among the candidates in the Democratic mayoral primary came from the two rivals competing for rock bottom.

    



PAC Backed by Billionaire to Broadcast Ads for Lhota

The political action committee supported by the industrialist David H. Koch will broadcast television commercials this week promoting Joseph J. Lhota.

    



Freestyle Jumps Series

Jose the Amazing est le nom de la nouvelle série de photos de Chris Arnade qui présente le jeune José Garcia originaire de Brooklyn dans des postures acrobatiques ou en train de sauter, défiant la gravité. Des clichés très réussis, et sur lesquels Photoshop n’a pas été utilisé, à découvrir dans la suite de l’article.

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Stringer Gets Endorsements of Three City Newspapers

The New York Times, The Daily News and The New York Post backed Scott M. Stringer for city comptroller instead of Eliot Spitzer.

    



Character Study: The Bane of Four Mayors

Known for his rambling and provocative questions, Rafael Martínez Alequin, a City Hall reporter, has been an irritant to Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and other mayors.

    

Time Warner Cable and CBS Are Scolded Over Blackout

At a City Council hearing, the two companies said that they had resumed negotiations over retransmission fees.

    

Advertising: Even if Elected, He’s Just Serving Coffee

The New York coffee company Vassilaros & Sons is using a mock political campaign to promote its expansion into direct sales to consumers.

    

Gus Petro Photography

Le photographe suisse Gus Petro confronte dans ses photographies deux espaces radicalement opposés : le Grand Canyon et New York City. Il les fusionne remplissant le vide de l’un par le trop plein de l’autre, créant un nouvel espace à la fois étrange et représentatif d’une culture dont il mélange deux des plus grands symboles.

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Layhmond Robinson Jr., Who Paved Way for Black Journalists, Dies at 88

Mr. Robinson, one of the first black reporters at The New York Times in the 1950s and a local television news correspondent, inspired the next generation of black journalists.

    

Station Had Listeners, Just Not a License

Two operators of pirate radio in New York were arrested, but weak enforcement by the Federal Communications Commission has encouraged renegade stations.

    

Advertising: The Madison Avenue Don Draper Never Knew

A new documentary, “The Real Mad Men and Women of Madison Avenue,” examines the ad industry during the last six decades, focusing on New York.

    

Sunday Routine | Jane Eisner: Running on Israel Time

Jane Eisner, the first female editor in chief of Jewish Daily Forward, spends Sunday working and running with her husband.