New York on the Clock: Brooklyn Cyclones Pitcher
Hamilton Bennett, 22, made his Brooklyn Cyclones debut several weeks ago after a successful college pitching career (it included a perfect game) at Tennessee Wesleyan. Growing up, he idolized Tom Glavine and later modeled his location-reliant pitching style after the Braves’ southpaw. During the off-season he lives with his wife in Tennessee.
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January 3rd, 2012 - 10:00am
City Portraits: Charles Barron’s East New York
Azi Paybarah interviews City Councilman and gubernatorial candidate Charles Barron of East New York.
September 9th, 2011 - 10:00am
Witch House: Harry Potter and the Wizard Rock Phenomenon
With names like Harry and the Potters, Draco and the Malfoys, and The Remus Lupins, a cast of quirky indie bands is giving rise to a musical genre called Wizard Rock -- united by songs dedicated to all things Harry Potter. Read more in Riff City.
July 27th, 2011 - 1:09pm
Five Stories for the End of a Heatwave
When temperatures rocket over 100 degrees and don’t drop below 80, even at night, most of us don’t have the wherewithal to care about any news. But now that the mind-numbing heat has dissipated, State Room rounds up the stories that passed us in the haze.
July 26th, 2011 - 8:00am
Weirdo Lil Wayne Gone Squeaky Clean
In Riff City, Julianne Escobedo Shepherd weighs in on once-strange, now all-cleaned-up Lil Wayne -- and his first narcotic-free release, "Sorry 4 the Wait."
July 20th, 2011 - 10:48am
News of New York: Five Stories Not about Rupert Murdoch
With Albany out of session and the New York City budget passed, the most exciting political news this week was finding out which politicians have the most money to spend on upcoming campaigns. Read more in State Room.
July 15th, 2011 - 1:21pm
MetroFocus Q & A: ‘New York: A Photographer’s City’
Post 9/11, photographers -- like all New Yorkers -- have been forced to
reimagine New York.
July 15th, 2011 - 10:53am
Film Review: A Kinky, Wandering Sleeping Beauty
In Girl on Film, Alice Gregory reviews Catherine Breillat's retelling of Sleeping Beauty, a visually stunning -- if not completely faithful -- adaptation of the original story by Charles Perrault.
July 15th, 2011 - 10:00am
Lyle Ashton Harris: ‘Chocolate Portraits’ at the Studio Museum
Bronx-born photographer Lyle Ashton Harris' portraits of friends, artists and local politicians will be on display at The Studio Museum in Harlem starting today.
July 14th, 2011 - 9:37am
New York on the Clock: The Dancer