It’s the story of an owl who became a star. Known to all New Yorkers, this nocturnal bird of prey, named Flaco, was followed by many residents of the city since he escaped from his enclosure at the New York Zoo in 2023. Someone had opened his cage and the police are still looking for … Read more
They are small or big, adorable or grumpy, but they have one thing in common: They are treated like kings! In New York, dogs are everywhere. In parks with their owners, on sidewalks for daily walks but also in spa hotels entirely dedicated to canine well-being. Without forgetting the extravagance of certain shops which even … Read more
Many cities in the world have quite obvious nicknames: Rome, “the eternal city”, because of its age since it was built in antiquity. Las Vegas, “the city of sin”, compared to gambling or even Avignon, “the city of the Popes” since the sovereign pontiffs lived there from the 14th to the beginning of the 15th … Read more
It’s another way to see New York: its islands. Not the best known like Manhattan, but the smaller ones like State, Liberty, Governor, Roosevelt or even Ellis Island. That Manhattan is an island is well known. What is less obvious is that Brooklyn and Queens are too. These neighborhoods correspond to the western tip of … Read more
His name was Benny Benson. This kid of Swedish and Eskimo origin had had a terrible childhood in the 1920s, his mother had died of pneumonia and in the process, the fire in his house had forced his father to place him and his brothers in a orphanage. It is in the school where he … Read more
Seinfeld is with Friends, the star series of the 1990s. Although very New York, the daily life of comedian Jerry Seinfeld and his three friends will meet with phenomenal success all over the world. Its charm and humor are still operating 25 years after the broadcast of the last episode, on May 14, 1998. In … Read more
He is arguably the best prepared king in the world. We have known him for 74 years. But who is he really? Under the spotlight since birth, Charles has never given up much. How was it built? And what king will he be? He succeeds his mother who will have marked history and the century. … Read more
The New Jersey is not very big, but it is a concentrate of America. The state sung by Bruce Springsteen with its beaches, its casinos, its prestigious universities, like Princeton, has a very strong connection with New York. With its 14 lanes of traffic, the Washington Bridge is one of the main axes between New … Read more
The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree, December 1, 2022 Credit: KENA BETANCUR / AFP This is arguably the best-known symbol of Christmas in New York: the rockefeller center tree in the heart of midtown Manhattan, a must as the holidays approach. The characteristics of this tree, 2022 edition: 25 meters high, 15 meters wide and 14 … Read more
A 21-year-old young man has upset the American intelligence services. Air National Guard recruit Jack Teixeira was charged with “unauthorized retention and transmission of national defense information” and “unauthorized removal and retention of classified documents or materials,” according to a court document. Apart from the international embarrassment caused by the leak of confidential documents, it … Read more