Naomi Osaka knows how to get her US Open game face on: just go for a walk in New York City. "You walk around and hear the lovely honking and stuff. There is a lot of energy -- you come back to the hotel very angry. I feel like it's a good exercise." The Japanese star with New York roots took out her frustrations with the Big Apple's pesky pedestrians on Aliaksandra Sasnovich on Sunday, pummelling the Belarussian 6-0, 6-0. Osaka, 20, was nearly flawless, making just three unforced errors in the rout to reach the US Open round of 16 for the first time in three tries. It was her second straight win in less than three hours, after her 6-2, 6-0 drubbing of hobbled qualifier Julia Glushko in the second round. She said her laser-like focus is one of the key improvements in her game which has helped her to a first career title at Indian Wells last March. "I used to have if I would go up 3-0, then I would create this drama where I relax a lot, and then I let the person come back into the match. … [Read more...] about Walk this way: Osaka hits the streets of New York for US Open boost
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Daily News cuts drive fears New York City’s becoming ‘local news desert’
‘This is about the people who live here, and they lose from this,’ an editor says after his termination. Zach Haberman, who was laid off Monday morning from the New York Daily News, acknowledged shortly after leaving the newsroom that the situation “sucks.” But the real story, he stressed, is “not about any individual.” “This is about this city. This is about this institution,” Haberman, who was the Daily News’ breaking news editor, told POLITICO. “And this is about the people who live here, and they lose from this.” The decimation of the Daily News follows a familiar storyline in a struggling industry, as a national newspaper chain — in this case, Chicago-based Tronc — announces a “restructuring” (aka layoffs) of a paper that’s already been downsized in recent years. Tronc, which just bought the Daily News in September, laid off staffers at its Chicago Tribune in March and recently sold … [Read more...] about Daily News cuts drive fears New York City’s becoming ‘local news desert’
Trump Tower fire: One dead, four New York City firefighters hurt
Share This Story! Let friends in your social network know what you are reading about Facebook Email Twitter Google+ LinkedIn Pinterest Trump Tower fire: One dead, four New York City firefighters hurt President Trump has his residence on three floors of the high rise of offices and condominiums. Sent! A link has been sent to your friend's email address. Posted! A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. 30 Join the Conversation To find out more about Facebook commenting please read the Conversation Guidelines and FAQs Christal Hayes, USA TODAY Published 9:06 a.m. ChT April 8, 2018 | Updated 11:23 a.m. ChT April 8, 2018 CONNECT TWEET LINKEDIN 30 COMMENT EMAIL MORE Crews responded Saturday evening to a fire at Trump Tower in New York that killed one man and injured four firefighters, city officials said. The man, 67, whose name was not released pending notification of family, was taken to a hospital but later … [Read more...] about Trump Tower fire: One dead, four New York City firefighters hurt
Doors from New York City’s famed Chelsea Hotel head to auction
New York City's storied Chelsea Hotel isn't famous for its rooms, but for the people who slept inside them. The gritty, sometimes sketchy, establishment housed everyone from writer Mark Twain to painter Jackson Pollock and musician Jimi Hendrix. Next week, some remarkable artifacts from the Chelsea's heyday are going up for auction. Inside those rooms New York City's dreamers, creators and movement makers crafted a mecca for artistic freedom. Jim Georgiou moved there in 2001 and called it home for 10 years. He is now trying to hold on to all of its memories. In 2012, the iconic hotel closed and new owners started to renovate. Georgiu contacted them to see what they were planning to do with the hotel's doors and learned they were planning to throw them out. "It was an impulse protective thing to wanna get the doors. But in our heart of hearts, we knew they were something special," he said. "Living history. And I lived there, and there was a sentiment. I was living on the … [Read more...] about Doors from New York City’s famed Chelsea Hotel head to auction
Undocumented mother pledges to stay in New York City church until she earns reprieve from deportation
An undocumented mother has pledged to stay inside a New York City church until she is granted reprieve from a deportation, in a last-ditch effort to stay in the same country as her two children. Aura Hernandez, a 37-year-old immigrant from Guatemala, moved into Manhattan’s Fourth Universalist Society church about two weeks ago. She is hoping to avoid deportation to her home country, which she left in 2005 fleeing an abusive relationship. According to ICE, Ms Hernandez is a fugitive. According to the members of the Fourth Universalist Society, she is their newest congregation member. Read more Trump ends policy excluding pregnant immigrants from detention “We want to teach others about our undocumented population and why their humanity matters,” said the church’s pastor, Schuyler Vogel, according to the New York Daily News. “Aura may not be an American citizen, but she is someone who believes in our values. I certainly don’t like living in … [Read more...] about Undocumented mother pledges to stay in New York City church until she earns reprieve from deportation