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The Battle for Bryant Park Grill

A fight over the restaurant inside Bryant Park, the lush, green six-acre patch in the heart of Midtown, is proof positive that real estate in Manhattan is still a hotly contested commodity.Late last year, Ark Restaurants, which owns the popular...

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Disney to Build a Magic Kingdom Theme Park in the Middle East

Mickey Mouse is headed to the Middle East.In a new test for its singularly American brand, the Walt Disney Company said on Wednesday that it had reached an agreement with the Miral Group, an arm of the Abu Dhabi government,...

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A Stunning New Pool in Central Park Helps Heal Old Wounds

For more than a century and a half, Central Park has been a leafy barometer of New York’s shifting fortunes. Projecting the city’s vast ambitions and ideals in the 19th century, it morphed into a Hooverville during the Depression, becoming...

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Lorde Planned a Surprise Show in New York. Surprise: There Was No Show.

Earlier this month, the pop singer Lorde, hinting at the coming release of her first album in four years, posted a video on TikTok showing her walking around in what appeared to be Washington Square Park, as a snippet of...

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An Acadia-to-Zion Guide to Visiting National Parks in an Uncertain Summer

Sign up for the Travel Dispatch newsletter. Essential news on the changing travel landscape, expert tips and inspiration for your future trips. Get it sent to your inbox.Firings, resignations and delays in seasonal hiring have clouded the coming vacation season...

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Wildfire Burns in 3,200 Acres of New Jersey Forest Area

A fast-moving wildfire in the Pine Barrens section of southern New Jersey spread to 3,200 acres of the heavily forested area by the evening, prompting the shutdown of a 17-mile stretch of one of the state’s busiest highways, the authorities...

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