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| New York Today: The Big Oyster | New York Today: The Big Oyster |
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| Updated, 7:19 a.m. | |
| Good morning on this crisp Tuesday. | Good morning on this crisp Tuesday. |
| The Big Apple was once the Big Oyster. | The Big Apple was once the Big Oyster. |
| New York Harbor was rich with oysters as far back as when Lenape tribes lived here, and the Dutch once called Ellis Island the Little Oyster Island and Liberty Island the Great Oyster Island. | New York Harbor was rich with oysters as far back as when Lenape tribes lived here, and the Dutch once called Ellis Island the Little Oyster Island and Liberty Island the Great Oyster Island. |
| Oysters helped keep the water clean and swimming with life, but they were largely wiped out by pollution and overharvesting. | Oysters helped keep the water clean and swimming with life, but they were largely wiped out by pollution and overharvesting. |
| Now an organization, the Billion Oyster Project, is trying to restore oysters to their former home. | Now an organization, the Billion Oyster Project, is trying to restore oysters to their former home. |
| It is raising larvae, running nurseries and planting oysters in New York Harbor on reef sites around the city. | It is raising larvae, running nurseries and planting oysters in New York Harbor on reef sites around the city. |
| “When you restore oysters,” said Peter Malinowski, the project director, “you restore the habitats and diversity that all the other animals native to New York Harbor need to survive.” | “When you restore oysters,” said Peter Malinowski, the project director, “you restore the habitats and diversity that all the other animals native to New York Harbor need to survive.” |
| When we visited the group’s oyster hatchery on Governors Island, Mr. Malinowski pointed to a tub that looked, from the outside, no different from an ice cream freezer. | When we visited the group’s oyster hatchery on Governors Island, Mr. Malinowski pointed to a tub that looked, from the outside, no different from an ice cream freezer. |
| But when he popped open the lid, we marveled at around half a million tiny oysters and 50,000 shells that are expected to make their way back into the harbor this month during a series of dives. | But when he popped open the lid, we marveled at around half a million tiny oysters and 50,000 shells that are expected to make their way back into the harbor this month during a series of dives. |
| The shells serve as a hard surface where the oyster larvae can land and begin to grow. | The shells serve as a hard surface where the oyster larvae can land and begin to grow. |
| And a majority of these shells come from our neighborhood establishments — about half a million oysters are eaten every week in New York restaurants, according to one estimate. | And a majority of these shells come from our neighborhood establishments — about half a million oysters are eaten every week in New York restaurants, according to one estimate. |
| Think about that the next time you slurp an oyster off the half-shell. | Think about that the next time you slurp an oyster off the half-shell. |
| Here’s what else is happening: | Here’s what else is happening: |
| Just when we thought it was safe to lunch on lawns again. | Just when we thought it was safe to lunch on lawns again. |
| Today should be cloudy and cool, with a high of 62, and there’s a slight chance of showers all day. | Today should be cloudy and cool, with a high of 62, and there’s a slight chance of showers all day. |
| Cheer up: Warm, sunny weather should be back on Wednesday. | Cheer up: Warm, sunny weather should be back on Wednesday. |
| • A regular on the city’s “worst landlords” lists, was charged with 20 felonies and faces up to 25 years in prison. [New York Times] | • A regular on the city’s “worst landlords” lists, was charged with 20 felonies and faces up to 25 years in prison. [New York Times] |
| • Dozens of people testified in favor of a proposal to create the first national monument to the gay rights movement near the Stonewall Inn in the West Village. [New York Times] | • Dozens of people testified in favor of a proposal to create the first national monument to the gay rights movement near the Stonewall Inn in the West Village. [New York Times] |
| • Bartenders cannot refuse to serve alcohol to pregnant women, according to new guidelines from the city’s Commission on Human Rights. [New York Times] | • Bartenders cannot refuse to serve alcohol to pregnant women, according to new guidelines from the city’s Commission on Human Rights. [New York Times] |
| • Widespread disruptions to telephone, television and Internet service across the Northeast were caused by cuts to fiber optic cables, according to Time Warner Cable and Cox Communications. [New York Times] | • Widespread disruptions to telephone, television and Internet service across the Northeast were caused by cuts to fiber optic cables, according to Time Warner Cable and Cox Communications. [New York Times] |
| • A section of Central Park, not regularly accessible to the public since the 1930s, has reopened. [New York Times] | • A section of Central Park, not regularly accessible to the public since the 1930s, has reopened. [New York Times] |
| • Donald J. Trump tapped Gov. Chris Christie to lead his transition team. [New York Times] | • Donald J. Trump tapped Gov. Chris Christie to lead his transition team. [New York Times] |
| • Here are the city’s top gentrifying neighborhoods, according to a report from the Furman Center at New York University. [Gothamist] | • Here are the city’s top gentrifying neighborhoods, according to a report from the Furman Center at New York University. [Gothamist] |
| • Scoreboard: Yankees dethrone Royals, 6-3. Mets mangle Dodgers, 4-2. | • Scoreboard: Yankees dethrone Royals, 6-3. Mets mangle Dodgers, 4-2. |
| • For a global look at what’s happening, see Your Tuesday Briefing. | • For a global look at what’s happening, see Your Tuesday Briefing. |
| • Adults over 50 can compete in the Brooklyn Senior Games through Saturday — with sports including tennis, pickleball and bowling — at St. John’s Recreation Center in Crown Heights. 8 a.m. [Free] | • Adults over 50 can compete in the Brooklyn Senior Games through Saturday — with sports including tennis, pickleball and bowling — at St. John’s Recreation Center in Crown Heights. 8 a.m. [Free] |
| • The playwright David Henry Hwang, whose work includes “Aida” and Disney’s “Tarzan,” among others, gives a talk at the Museum of Chinese in America in Lower Manhattan. 6 p.m. [$20] | • The playwright David Henry Hwang, whose work includes “Aida” and Disney’s “Tarzan,” among others, gives a talk at the Museum of Chinese in America in Lower Manhattan. 6 p.m. [$20] |
| • Stargaze with avid astronomers and high-powered telescopes at the 14th Street Passage on the High Line. 6:30 p.m. [Free] | • Stargaze with avid astronomers and high-powered telescopes at the 14th Street Passage on the High Line. 6:30 p.m. [Free] |
| • The former professional basketball player and poet Natalie Diaz speaks at the Poets House in Battery Park City. 7 p.m. [$10] | • The former professional basketball player and poet Natalie Diaz speaks at the Poets House in Battery Park City. 7 p.m. [$10] |
| • Yankees host Royals, 7:05 p.m. (YES). Mets at Dodgers, 10:10 p.m. (SNY). | • Yankees host Royals, 7:05 p.m. (YES). Mets at Dodgers, 10:10 p.m. (SNY). |
| • For more events, see The New York Times’s Arts & Entertainment guide. | • For more events, see The New York Times’s Arts & Entertainment guide. |
| • Subway and PATH | • Subway and PATH |
| • Railroads: L.I.R.R., Metro-North, N.J. Transit, Amtrak | • Railroads: L.I.R.R., Metro-North, N.J. Transit, Amtrak |
| • Roads: Check traffic map or radio report on the 1s or the 8s. | • Roads: Check traffic map or radio report on the 1s or the 8s. |
| • Alternate-side parking: in effect until May 30. | • Alternate-side parking: in effect until May 30. |
| • Ferries: Staten Island Ferry, New York Waterway, East River Ferry | • Ferries: Staten Island Ferry, New York Waterway, East River Ferry |
| • Airports: La Guardia, J.F.K., Newark | • Airports: La Guardia, J.F.K., Newark |
| Long before pretzels, hot dogs and bagels became city favorites, New Yorkers were proud of their oysters. | Long before pretzels, hot dogs and bagels became city favorites, New Yorkers were proud of their oysters. |
| “For the rest of the country, even the world, New York was one big, fat, succulent oyster on the half shell,” The Times said in a review. | “For the rest of the country, even the world, New York was one big, fat, succulent oyster on the half shell,” The Times said in a review. |
| If you want to consume more about the history of oyster, we suggest reading “The Big Oyster” by Mark Kurlansky. | If you want to consume more about the history of oyster, we suggest reading “The Big Oyster” by Mark Kurlansky. |
| And for a taste of the modern oyster culture, you can join the Billion Oyster Project next week for the Billion Oyster Party. | And for a taste of the modern oyster culture, you can join the Billion Oyster Project next week for the Billion Oyster Party. |
| Over 40 oyster farms will be shucking under one roof, and you’ll be able to enjoy dishes from New York restaurants. | Over 40 oyster farms will be shucking under one roof, and you’ll be able to enjoy dishes from New York restaurants. |
| The event will take place at Pioneer Works in Red Hook, Brooklyn, on May 19. 6 p.m. [Tickets start at $150] | The event will take place at Pioneer Works in Red Hook, Brooklyn, on May 19. 6 p.m. [Tickets start at $150] |
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