Dodai Stewart

Jan 11, 2025 | seattletimes.com | Dodai Stewart

NEW YORK — One day in summer 2023, Armia Khalil, a security guard at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, noticed a visitor wandering through a gallery, clearly looking for something specific. “Do you need help, sir?” Khalil recalls asking. It seemed like the most ordinary interaction in the world. The man was trying to find “Flight Into Egypt,” a century-old oil painting by Henry Ossawa Tanner depicting a biblical scene, the Holy Family’s escape from King Herod’s assassins, in deep shades of blue.

Jan 11, 2025 | nytimes.com | Dodai Stewart

It's too soon to know whether New York City's new congestion pricing plan has succeeded in reducing traffic in Manhattan. And it will be a while before we know if the new fees will raise the billions of dollars proponents have promised. But even before the hard data arrives, New Yorkers (and those who commute to New York) have had lot to say. Some public transit commuters report buses miraculously arriving on time or (gasp) early. Drivers are either steaming mad - or agog at traffic-free bridges.

Jan 11, 2025 | nytimes.com | Dodai Stewart

Un día del verano de 2023, Armia Khalil, guardia de seguridad del Museo Metropolitano de Arte, se fijó en un visitante que deambulaba por una galería, claramente buscando algo específico. Listen to this article with reporter commentary "¿Necesita ayuda, señor?", recordó haber preguntado Khalil. "¿Puedo ayudarlo?". Parecía la interacción más común del mundo.

Jan 8, 2025 | nytimes.com | Dodai Stewart

How a lucky break led to the dream of a lifetime for a sculptor from Egypt. A new wooden sculpture on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art has a fascinating back story. Credit... Graham Dickie/The New York Times One day in the summer of 2023, Armia Khalil, a security guard at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, noticed a visitor wandering through a gallery, clearly looking for something specific. Listen to this article with reporter commentary "Do you need help, sir?" Mr. Khalil recalls asking.

Nov 27, 2024 | nytimes.com | Dodai Stewart

So maybe you want to take a cab. A taxi from Manhattan to Kennedy will cost $70 before tolls, surcharges and tips. Uber and Lyft prices have increased steadily, meaning people headed to the airport often pay more than $100. And once in a car, New York residents must deal with New York roads. The city's highways are notoriously sluggish and messy.