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| New York Today: Madonna’s Metropolis | New York Today: Madonna’s Metropolis |
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| Updated, 7:58 a.m. | Updated, 7:58 a.m. |
| Good morning on this moody Friday. | Good morning on this moody Friday. |
| It’s a summer Friday. One of the last. So today we bring you a column on the lighter side. | It’s a summer Friday. One of the last. So today we bring you a column on the lighter side. |
| In honor of the 25th anniversary of the Madonna documentary “Truth or Dare,” the Metrograph theater in Chinatown is running a retrospective of the performer’s film career, beginning on Saturday. | In honor of the 25th anniversary of the Madonna documentary “Truth or Dare,” the Metrograph theater in Chinatown is running a retrospective of the performer’s film career, beginning on Saturday. |
| New York wasn’t easy for Madonna Louise Ciccone, according to J. Randy Taraborrelli, the author of “Madonna: An Intimate Biography.” | New York wasn’t easy for Madonna Louise Ciccone, according to J. Randy Taraborrelli, the author of “Madonna: An Intimate Biography.” |
| “It gave her the kind of draining experience that creates great artists,” he said. “She’s a product of the New York experience.” | “It gave her the kind of draining experience that creates great artists,” he said. “She’s a product of the New York experience.” |
| We decided to take a tour of the Queen of Pop’s New York: | We decided to take a tour of the Queen of Pop’s New York: |
| • We started in our apartment, in front of the iPad, and watched the city age alongside the singer in her videos for “Papa Don’t Preach” and “Secret.” | • We started in our apartment, in front of the iPad, and watched the city age alongside the singer in her videos for “Papa Don’t Preach” and “Secret.” |
| • Then we headed to Times Square, where, as legend has it, she arrived in 1978 with $35 in her pocket. She ate garbage out of trash cans. (We fact-checked: “Probably all mythology,” Mr. Taraborrelli said.) | • Then we headed to Times Square, where, as legend has it, she arrived in 1978 with $35 in her pocket. She ate garbage out of trash cans. (We fact-checked: “Probably all mythology,” Mr. Taraborrelli said.) |
| • Madge’s first apartment, at 232 E. Fourth Street in the East Village, was “a roach motel,” according to her father. (No, we didn’t go there.) | • Madge’s first apartment, at 232 E. Fourth Street in the East Village, was “a roach motel,” according to her father. (No, we didn’t go there.) |
| • She worked at a Dunkin’ Donuts on West 57th Street and at the Russian Tea Room, where she had a job in coat check and was fired, we were told. (We skipped the doughnut shop.) | • She worked at a Dunkin’ Donuts on West 57th Street and at the Russian Tea Room, where she had a job in coat check and was fired, we were told. (We skipped the doughnut shop.) |
| • We read an essay in Harper’s Bazaar, in which she wrote that moving to the city was harsh at first. But like any proud New Yorker, she learned to love it: | • We read an essay in Harper’s Bazaar, in which she wrote that moving to the city was harsh at first. But like any proud New Yorker, she learned to love it: |
| “The sizzling-hot sidewalks and the noise of the traffic and the electricity of the people rushing by me on the streets was a shock to my neurotransmitters.” | “The sizzling-hot sidewalks and the noise of the traffic and the electricity of the people rushing by me on the streets was a shock to my neurotransmitters.” |
| “Blood pumping through my veins, I was poised for survival. I felt alive.” | “Blood pumping through my veins, I was poised for survival. I felt alive.” |
| Here’s what else is happening: | Here’s what else is happening: |
| You made it through the wilderness. Somehow you made it through-oo-oo. | You made it through the wilderness. Somehow you made it through-oo-oo. |
| T.G.I.F. | T.G.I.F. |
| It could feel as hot as 96 today — and thunderstorms may roll through — but this evening will be clear and comfortably cooler. | It could feel as hot as 96 today — and thunderstorms may roll through — but this evening will be clear and comfortably cooler. |
| And the weekend should stay 80-something degrees and spectacularly sunny until your morning meeting Monday. | And the weekend should stay 80-something degrees and spectacularly sunny until your morning meeting Monday. |
| That would be — that would be so nice. | That would be — that would be so nice. |
| • Another cyclist was fatally hit by a car while biking. This time, it was a 78-year-old man in Queens. [New York Times] | • Another cyclist was fatally hit by a car while biking. This time, it was a 78-year-old man in Queens. [New York Times] |
| • Residents of Sag Harbor’s African-American neighborhoods on Long Island worry that an influx of investors will alter the community’s character. [New York Times] | • Residents of Sag Harbor’s African-American neighborhoods on Long Island worry that an influx of investors will alter the community’s character. [New York Times] |
| • A look back at the bloody 1971 uprising at the Attica Correctional Facility. What has changed since then, and what hasn’t? [New York Times] | • A look back at the bloody 1971 uprising at the Attica Correctional Facility. What has changed since then, and what hasn’t? [New York Times] |
| • Up to $2.3 million in heroin (more than 65 pounds) was seized from a truck in New York. [NBC] | • Up to $2.3 million in heroin (more than 65 pounds) was seized from a truck in New York. [NBC] |
| • Looks-based discrimination remains prevalent at New York restaurants. [Jezebel] | • Looks-based discrimination remains prevalent at New York restaurants. [Jezebel] |
| • Hasidic New Yorkers are among the biggest-deal investors in Brooklyn’s real estate market. [WNYC] | • Hasidic New Yorkers are among the biggest-deal investors in Brooklyn’s real estate market. [WNYC] |
| • Food for thought: A scooter-share program may help L-train riders during the impending shutdown. [DNAInfo] | • Food for thought: A scooter-share program may help L-train riders during the impending shutdown. [DNAInfo] |
| • Italian restaurants across the city are donating $5 to earthquake relief efforts for every sale of pasta Amatriciana, a dish named after one of the areas affected by the tragedy. [Gothamist] | • Italian restaurants across the city are donating $5 to earthquake relief efforts for every sale of pasta Amatriciana, a dish named after one of the areas affected by the tragedy. [Gothamist] |
| • The Upper West Side reacts: Here’s what “The Night Of” gets right and wrong about the neighborhood. [West Side Rag] | • The Upper West Side reacts: Here’s what “The Night Of” gets right and wrong about the neighborhood. [West Side Rag] |
| • Today in worst nightmares: A woman unleashed a swarm of live crickets and worms on a D train. [CBS] | • Today in worst nightmares: A woman unleashed a swarm of live crickets and worms on a D train. [CBS] |
| • Today’s Metropolitan Diary: “A Peaceful Day” | • Today’s Metropolitan Diary: “A Peaceful Day” |
| • Scoreboard: Mets cobble Cardinals, 10-6. | • Scoreboard: Mets cobble Cardinals, 10-6. |
| • For a global look at what’s happening, see Your Friday Briefing. | • For a global look at what’s happening, see Your Friday Briefing. |
| • An evening of outdoor a cappella and R&B music at Brookville Park in Rosedale, Queens. 5 p.m. [Free] | • An evening of outdoor a cappella and R&B music at Brookville Park in Rosedale, Queens. 5 p.m. [Free] |
| • Join a historical tour of Randalls Island at Randalls Island Park. 6 p.m. [Free] | • Join a historical tour of Randalls Island at Randalls Island Park. 6 p.m. [Free] |
| • Poetry, music and storytelling inspired by the Bronx at the Bronx Museum. 6:30 p.m. [Free] | • Poetry, music and storytelling inspired by the Bronx at the Bronx Museum. 6:30 p.m. [Free] |
| • A musical tribute to the Beatles at St. George Theater on Staten Island. 8 p.m. [$20] | • A musical tribute to the Beatles at St. George Theater on Staten Island. 8 p.m. [$20] |
| • The Brooklyn Comedy Festival continues with sets by Gibran Saleem, Nimesh Patel and Rosebud Baker at the Knitting Factory in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. 8:30 p.m. [$15] | • The Brooklyn Comedy Festival continues with sets by Gibran Saleem, Nimesh Patel and Rosebud Baker at the Knitting Factory in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. 8:30 p.m. [$15] |
| • Yankees host Orioles, 7:05 p.m. (WPIX). Mets host Phillies, 7:10 p.m. (SNY). | • Yankees host Orioles, 7:05 p.m. (WPIX). Mets host Phillies, 7:10 p.m. (SNY). |
| Saturday | Saturday |
| • A 15-mile bike tour kicks off with activities and ends with a concert, starting from Linden Park in East New York, Brooklyn. 10 a.m. [Free, register here] | • A 15-mile bike tour kicks off with activities and ends with a concert, starting from Linden Park in East New York, Brooklyn. 10 a.m. [Free, register here] |
| • A bodybuilding competition, Victor Martinez’s Legends Championships, at Lehman Center in the Bronx. 11 a.m. [$40] | • A bodybuilding competition, Victor Martinez’s Legends Championships, at Lehman Center in the Bronx. 11 a.m. [$40] |
| • Art, music and crafts at the ¡Oye Corona! Festival in Corona, Queens. 3 p.m. [Free] | • Art, music and crafts at the ¡Oye Corona! Festival in Corona, Queens. 3 p.m. [Free] |
| • An outdoor screening of the Metropolitan Opera’s performance of “Le Nozze di Figaro” at Lincoln Center Plaza on the Upper West Side. 7:30 p.m. [Free] | • An outdoor screening of the Metropolitan Opera’s performance of “Le Nozze di Figaro” at Lincoln Center Plaza on the Upper West Side. 7:30 p.m. [Free] |
| • Learn about the conjunction of Venus and Jupiter and explore the night sky with Urban Park Rangers at Wolfe’s Pond Park on Staten Island. 8 p.m. [Free] | • Learn about the conjunction of Venus and Jupiter and explore the night sky with Urban Park Rangers at Wolfe’s Pond Park on Staten Island. 8 p.m. [Free] |
| • Yankees host Orioles, 1:05 p.m. (YES). Mets host Phillies, 7:10 p.m. (WPIX). | • Yankees host Orioles, 1:05 p.m. (YES). Mets host Phillies, 7:10 p.m. (WPIX). |
| • Watch “The New York Times Close Up,” featuring The Times’s Clyde Haberman, Eleanor Randolph, Yamiche Alcindor, J. David Goodman and other guests. Saturday at 10 p.m. and Sunday at 10 a.m. on NY1. | • Watch “The New York Times Close Up,” featuring The Times’s Clyde Haberman, Eleanor Randolph, Yamiche Alcindor, J. David Goodman and other guests. Saturday at 10 p.m. and Sunday at 10 a.m. on NY1. |
| Sunday | Sunday |
| • A parade and other events commemorating the Battle of Brooklyn at Green-Wood Cemetery. 11 a.m. (not 10:30 a.m. as we previously mentioned) [Free] | |
| • Children can learn about snakes and see them up close at Wave Hill in the Bronx. 2 p.m. [$8] | • Children can learn about snakes and see them up close at Wave Hill in the Bronx. 2 p.m. [$8] |
| • Join Urban Park Rangers for catch-and-release fishing at the Seaside Wildlife Nature Park on Staten Island. 2 p.m. [Free] | • Join Urban Park Rangers for catch-and-release fishing at the Seaside Wildlife Nature Park on Staten Island. 2 p.m. [Free] |
| • Screenings of the “King and I,” celebrating the film’s 60th anniversary, at various locations. 2 and 7 p.m. [Prices vary] | • Screenings of the “King and I,” celebrating the film’s 60th anniversary, at various locations. 2 and 7 p.m. [Prices vary] |
| • A music and dance ensemble made up of women blend African, American and Caribbean music for a performance at the Queens Botanical Garden in Flushing. 3:30 p.m. [Free] | • A music and dance ensemble made up of women blend African, American and Caribbean music for a performance at the Queens Botanical Garden in Flushing. 3:30 p.m. [Free] |
| • Yankees host Orioles, 1:05 p.m. (YES). Mets host Phillies, 7:10 p.m. (SNY). New York Red Bulls host New England Revolution, 2:30 p.m. (Red Bulls Radio English). New York City F.C. at Orlando City S.C., 7 p.m. (FS1). | • Yankees host Orioles, 1:05 p.m. (YES). Mets host Phillies, 7:10 p.m. (SNY). New York Red Bulls host New England Revolution, 2:30 p.m. (Red Bulls Radio English). New York City F.C. at Orlando City S.C., 7 p.m. (FS1). |
| • For more events, see The Times’s Arts & Entertainment guide. And if you seek things to do outside the city, The Times’s Metropolitan section has suggestions. See this weekend’s listings for Hudson Valley, Long Island, New Jersey and Connecticut. | • For more events, see The Times’s Arts & Entertainment guide. And if you seek things to do outside the city, The Times’s Metropolitan section has suggestions. See this weekend’s listings for Hudson Valley, Long Island, New Jersey and Connecticut. |
| • 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 Labor Day. | • Alternate-side parking: in effect until Labor Day. |
| • 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 |
| • Weekend travel hassles: Check subway disruptions and a list of street closings. | • Weekend travel hassles: Check subway disruptions and a list of street closings. |
| This week, three “X”-shaped lounge chairs were installed in Times Square, a reminder of the plaza’s seedier past. | This week, three “X”-shaped lounge chairs were installed in Times Square, a reminder of the plaza’s seedier past. |
| As the story goes, Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani began redeveloping and rezoning the area in the early 1990s, in an effort to clean it up. | As the story goes, Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani began redeveloping and rezoning the area in the early 1990s, in an effort to clean it up. |
| It was pretty nasty. | It was pretty nasty. |
| In 1981, Rolling Stone called 42nd Street the “sleaziest block in America.” | In 1981, Rolling Stone called 42nd Street the “sleaziest block in America.” |
| “Vague arguments dissolved into unresolved fistfights,” The Times wrote in 1988, “and grizzled older men sidled up to natty teen-age boys and talked in whispers that led to improbable matches.” | “Vague arguments dissolved into unresolved fistfights,” The Times wrote in 1988, “and grizzled older men sidled up to natty teen-age boys and talked in whispers that led to improbable matches.” |
| Drug users shot up on the street. | Drug users shot up on the street. |
| It was a “cesspool, overrun with crime and home to sex shops and peep shows,” according to The Associated Press. | It was a “cesspool, overrun with crime and home to sex shops and peep shows,” according to The Associated Press. |
| But at least business was good: In 1978, peep shows were estimated to have made around $5 million a year, according to a group of City University of New York researchers. | But at least business was good: In 1978, peep shows were estimated to have made around $5 million a year, according to a group of City University of New York researchers. |
| Today it’s more Disney than drugs. | Today it’s more Disney than drugs. |
| And the city has long been cleaning up its act. | And the city has long been cleaning up its act. |
| Do you have any memories of the seedier Times Square? Tell us about them in the comments. | Do you have any memories of the seedier Times Square? Tell us about them in the comments. |
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