| Reid may have to face music if he becomes judge Wednesday, the music giant's publicity machine beat back blog reports that Reid had been fired from his job as chairman of Island Def Jam Records, and we hear the speculation was tied to Reid's discussions with producers of both "American Idol" and "The X Factor" about becoming a judge on one of the shows. feeds.nydailynews.com |
Urban Forager | Fungus on the Lawn? Let's Eat! With the cooler weather and rain of the past few weeks, mushrooms - like oysters, puffballs and reishi - have been popping up throughout the five boroughs. feeds.nytimes.com |
Andrew M. Cuomo, De Facto Campaign Manager Andrew M. Cuomo’s cautious approach has sometimes led to “paralysis by analysis,” some advisers say. nytimes.com |
Suit Aims to Ensure New York Counts Military Ballots New York State missed a deadline for mailing the ballots to overseas service members and other voters, a deadline that had already been extended. nytimes.com |
Woodman, Spare Those 87 Trees The "Pelham Parkway 87" are mature trees, primarily lindens, with some elms and oaks, who have the misfortune of living too close to a "road improvement", as the $36 million reconstruction of the two-mile long roadway is euphemistically called. Not enough is being done by the city to preserve these historic trees. Our efforts to identify the best way to save the Pelham Parkway 87 have been frustrated by the fact that the project falls under the auspices of three different city agencies, each... nysun.com |