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| New York Today: Brewing in Harlem | New York Today: Brewing in Harlem |
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| Updated, 6:41 a.m. | |
| Good morning on this temperate Thursday. | Good morning on this temperate Thursday. |
| When Celeste Beatty brewed her first batch of beer, she found her vocation. | When Celeste Beatty brewed her first batch of beer, she found her vocation. |
| She loved the process and the smell of the boiling barley. It reminded her of cooking soup with her mother in the South as a child. | |
| Ms. Beatty’s beer journey began in her apartment near Marcus Garvey Park nearly two decades ago, after a friend gave her a home-brewing kit. She began hosting brewing sessions in her living room, teaching the craft to her family and friends. | Ms. Beatty’s beer journey began in her apartment near Marcus Garvey Park nearly two decades ago, after a friend gave her a home-brewing kit. She began hosting brewing sessions in her living room, teaching the craft to her family and friends. |
| Beer became an “interesting platform for me to bring those people together and enjoy a great beer and have dialogue,” said Ms. Beatty, 53, who has lived in Harlem for 25 years. She turned her passion into a business, the Harlem Brewing Company, 16 years ago. | |
| Ms. Beatty has since developed recipes rooted in Harlem’s history. Her Sugar Hill Golden Pale Ale is made with locally grown hops. Another Harlem Brewing Company original, Renaissance Wit, pays homage to a beer that Alexander Hamilton brewed on his 32-acre estate in what is now Hamilton Heights. | Ms. Beatty has since developed recipes rooted in Harlem’s history. Her Sugar Hill Golden Pale Ale is made with locally grown hops. Another Harlem Brewing Company original, Renaissance Wit, pays homage to a beer that Alexander Hamilton brewed on his 32-acre estate in what is now Hamilton Heights. |
| “What I liked about it was that every culture of the world pretty much has a brewing tradition of some sort,” Ms. Beatty said. “It has the ability to bring people together around the conversation.” | “What I liked about it was that every culture of the world pretty much has a brewing tradition of some sort,” Ms. Beatty said. “It has the ability to bring people together around the conversation.” |
| Ms. Beatty belongs to the New York State Brewers Association, the Brewers Association, and the New York City Brewers Guild. At events, she says she rarely sees black women like herself. | Ms. Beatty belongs to the New York State Brewers Association, the Brewers Association, and the New York City Brewers Guild. At events, she says she rarely sees black women like herself. |
| “If you want to run your business, if you want to advance your ideas, your community, whatever your interests are,” she said, “you have to go outside your comfort zone.” | “If you want to run your business, if you want to advance your ideas, your community, whatever your interests are,” she said, “you have to go outside your comfort zone.” |
| Here’s what else is happening: | Here’s what else is happening: |
| If Wednesday felt like a gift from the heavens, you’re in luck. | If Wednesday felt like a gift from the heavens, you’re in luck. |
| We’re expecting a second day of balmy temperatures, with a high of 77. | We’re expecting a second day of balmy temperatures, with a high of 77. |
| Enjoy it while you can: Tomorrow is looking soggy. | Enjoy it while you can: Tomorrow is looking soggy. |
| • The unexpected popularity of NYC Ferry has prompted the city to charter two extra boats for weekend crowds during the summer. [New York Times] | • The unexpected popularity of NYC Ferry has prompted the city to charter two extra boats for weekend crowds during the summer. [New York Times] |
| • Activists have sued the Police Department over the tactic of responding to inquiries about surveillance with the phrase, “can’t confirm or deny.” [New York Times] | • Activists have sued the Police Department over the tactic of responding to inquiries about surveillance with the phrase, “can’t confirm or deny.” [New York Times] |
| • Immigration authorities arrested 39 members of the gang MS-13 in the past month. [New York Times] | • Immigration authorities arrested 39 members of the gang MS-13 in the past month. [New York Times] |
| • Mayor Bill de Blasio made a rare appearance on the subway. [New York Times] | • Mayor Bill de Blasio made a rare appearance on the subway. [New York Times] |
| • Stewart and Emily Altman have known Robert A. Durst for decades. Now, they are in a legal battle over whether they must testify in Mr. Durst’s trial for murder. [New York Times] | |
| • Nearly 1,400 people died from drug overdoses in the city last year, an increase of 46 percent from 2015. [DNAInfo] | • Nearly 1,400 people died from drug overdoses in the city last year, an increase of 46 percent from 2015. [DNAInfo] |
| • New York spent more money per public-school student than any other state in 2015. [New York Post] | • New York spent more money per public-school student than any other state in 2015. [New York Post] |
| • On President Trump’s birthday on Wednesday, protesters gathered at Trump Tower. [Crain’s New York, subscription required] | • On President Trump’s birthday on Wednesday, protesters gathered at Trump Tower. [Crain’s New York, subscription required] |
| • A police officer complained of homophobia from colleagues in Glen Rock, N.J., and was fired. He’s back on the job, but little else is the same. [New York Times] | • A police officer complained of homophobia from colleagues in Glen Rock, N.J., and was fired. He’s back on the job, but little else is the same. [New York Times] |
| • Ronald Markman, an artist whose whimsical creations sought to represent the absurdity of everyday life, died at 86. [New York Times] | • Ronald Markman, an artist whose whimsical creations sought to represent the absurdity of everyday life, died at 86. [New York Times] |
| • Today’s Metropolitan Diary: “Moving a Mezuza” | • Today’s Metropolitan Diary: “Moving a Mezuza” |
| • Scoreboard: Sun outshines Liberty, 96-76. Mets snare Cubs, 9-4. New York Red Bulls flatten New York City F.C., 1-0. Angels outspirit Yankees, 7-5. | • Scoreboard: Sun outshines Liberty, 96-76. Mets snare Cubs, 9-4. New York Red Bulls flatten New York City F.C., 1-0. Angels outspirit Yankees, 7-5. |
| • For a global look at what’s happening, see Your Thursday Briefing. | • For a global look at what’s happening, see Your Thursday Briefing. |
| • An exhibition of artworks that use the writings of Edgar Allan Poe as inspiration, at Poe Park Visitor Center in the Bronx. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. [Free] | |
| • Learn to play wheelchair softball at Victory Field in Forest Park, Queens. 5:30 p.m. [Free] | |
| • An al fresco performance of Shakespeare’s “Richard III,” at Carroll Park in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn. 7:30 p.m. [Free] | |
| • Kevin Spacey as Clarence Darrow in a one-man play about the 1925 Scopes “monkey trial” at Arthur Ashe Stadium in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, Queens. 8 p.m. [Tickets start at $59] | |
| • An outdoor screening of the documentary “Amy,” about the singer Amy Winehouse, at McCarren Park in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. 8:30 p.m. [Free] | |
| • Yankees at Athletics, 10:05 p.m. (YES). Mets host Nationals, 7:10 p.m. (SNY). | • Yankees at Athletics, 10:05 p.m. (YES). Mets host Nationals, 7:10 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. |
| • Alternate-side parking remains in effect until June 25. | • Alternate-side parking remains in effect until June 25. |
| Today is Nature Photography Day, a celebration established in 2006 by the North American Nature Photography Association. | Today is Nature Photography Day, a celebration established in 2006 by the North American Nature Photography Association. |
| Shooting flora and fauna isn’t as easy as you might think. We asked Malcolm Pinckney, a senior photographer for the Parks Department, for tips on getting top nature shots, with a digital camera or your phone. | |
| Turn around. For example, at colorful Heather Garden in Fort Tryon Park, it can be hard to choose what to shoot. But indulge yourself, Mr. Pinckney said. “You can turn in four different directions,” he said, “and get four different pictures.” | Turn around. For example, at colorful Heather Garden in Fort Tryon Park, it can be hard to choose what to shoot. But indulge yourself, Mr. Pinckney said. “You can turn in four different directions,” he said, “and get four different pictures.” |
| Aim for variety. Take vertical and horizontal shots, as well as pictures with, and without, flash. | |
| Go out early. Parks are less crowded in the mornings, which means fewer people in your shots and fewer distractions for wildlife. To capture animals, “you have to sneak up on them,” Mr. Pinckney said. | Go out early. Parks are less crowded in the mornings, which means fewer people in your shots and fewer distractions for wildlife. To capture animals, “you have to sneak up on them,” Mr. Pinckney said. |
| Be patient. When shooting wildlife, you must wait for the animals to get into the right position. Be prepared to hang around for two or three hours, Mr. Pinckney said. (He suggested taking a snack for yourself.) | |
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