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How a Music Executive Spends His Sundays
Verve Label Group, which incorporates American jazz, classical and different eclectic labels, racked up 21 Grammy Award nominations this 12 months (Jon Batiste, a contender within the report of the 12 months and album of the 12 months classes, was accountable for 11 of them).
For Sunday’s awards ceremony, Jamie Krents, the corporate’s government vp, shall be in Las Vegas. However most Sundays Mr. Krents, 46, who used to play bass for the band French Kicks, will be present in Brooklyn along with his spouse, Lisa Ventry, 46, a preschool admissions guide; their son, Charlie, 11; and the household’s rescue canine, Millie. He can’t say for certain what a part of Brooklyn the household lives in. “Relying on who your dealer is, it’s both Gowanus or Park Slope,” he mentioned.
PERMANENT JET LAG Nicely, I get up early, often between 6 and seven. They’re not very rock ’n’ roll hours. However years of worldwide journey have given me everlasting jet lag. The primary hour or two of a Sunday is coping with lingering emails from the workweek after which catching up a bit on some newspaper studying. If I don’t do it then, it’s not going to occur.
TURTLE’S PACE I attempt to run in Prospect Park. I run very slowly, as a result of I’m not a runner. I’m somebody who forces myself to do it. I used to play a variety of basketball, however these days are over, so now I do that. Folks marvel if I’m OK at my turtle’s tempo. Typically I’ll hearken to the basketball podcast “Knuckleheads,” or generally I’ve stuff for work I must hearken to that might be demos or potential signings or mixes and masters of upcoming releases. I’ve to verify I be ok with these.
ALL DOWNHILL Typically I’ll seize espresso and a smoothie or one thing to eat on my manner again. I’m 90 % vegan. Cookies with butter and the occasional egg make this the reality. I ended consuming meat after I was 17. I didn’t begin ingesting espresso until I used to be 36, and I’m principally a faux espresso drinker: I get lattes from Starbucks or a spot referred to as Hungry Ghost. The bottom line is, it’s all downhill at that time, down the slope to our place by the Gowanus Canal, as a result of I’ve suffered sufficient from operating. Why did I begin ingesting espresso at 36? I believe it was the exhaustion of getting a new child. It’s humorous, I used to be in a position to be a functioning touring musician regardless of the jet lag, however the factor that lastly nailed me was having a child. I blame my son for this.
NEIGHBORLY GESTURE I often take a bathe, after which I attempt to apply bass. I strive to not do it too early, as a result of my neighbors are good, tolerant folks and one of many nice nightmares of residing in Brooklyn is having a bass participant transfer in subsequent door to you. So I attempt to do it at humane instances. I’ll both apply alone, or my son and I’ll play. He began enjoying guitar, and he likes to play punk rock and basic rock stuff. He loves Richard Hell. He likes to play Iggy Pop, the heavier stuff.
DECLUTTERING We’ve been attempting to do away with stuff. There’s been a variety of cleansing and purging. We spent a while residing in a home in D.C. in the course of the pandemic, so once we moved again to Brooklyn, the partitions had been closing in. It felt a bit of small and congested. So in an effort to remain married, I’ve been throwing away previous sneakers and previous jackets and previous books. Typically we put them out on the entrance steps. Folks are likely to seize them.
BASSES OR BALLS I usually go to Southside Guitars in Williamsburg within the afternoon. I accumulate classic basses. I’ve a ton of them, to my spouse’s horror. If it’s a day for a hotter climate exercise, I’ll sneak throughout the road to shoot some baskets at J.J. Byrne Playground. I attempt to work on sustaining my mediocre bounce shot. Additionally they have an excellent skateboarding ramp that Charlie likes.
IN DEEP The later afternoon is for deeper listening. Kurt Vile has a report that’s popping out this 12 months that I’m enthusiastic about. That’s an important instance of one thing I’ve been listening to the previous couple of weeks. I additionally get a variety of music despatched to me unsolicited. I attempt to hear. You by no means know.
FAMILY DINNER Then it’s often creeping up towards dinnertime. Complete Meals is a block away; that’s the place we purchase a variety of our meals, so my son received’t have the ability to go to school. My spouse is a good cook dinner. She’ll make one thing or we’ll go to a neighborhood place like Track, which has actually good Thai meals. We all the time eat dinner collectively on Sunday, for certain.
NIGHTLY GAG I’m going to mattress early, 10 on the newest, as a result of I cope with worldwide markets for music stuff early within the morning and since I’m previous. It’s not what it was once after I was enjoying a variety of gigs, but it surely works. I attempt to learn earlier than mattress. I’m now studying Marc Myers’s oral historical past in regards to the evolution of the rock live performance. However principally it’s a joke association I’ve with myself the place I open a guide, realizing I’m not going to get two pages in earlier than falling asleep.
Sunday Routine readers can comply with Jamie Krents on Twitter at @jamiekrents and Instagram @jamie_krents.
ROBERT MENENDEZ
NEW JERSEY
COMMITTEES:
BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBAN
AFFAIRS
FINANCE
FOREIGN RELATIONS
The Honorable Phil Murphy
Governor of New Jersey
Office of the Governor
Trenton, N.J. 08625
Dear Governor Murphy,
United States Senate
WASHINGTON, DC 20510-3005
July 23, 2024
528 SENATE HART OFFICE BUILDING
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(202) 224-4744
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(856) 757-5353
This is to advise you that I will be resigning from my office as the United States Senator from
New Jersey, effective on the close of business on August 20, 2024.
This will give time for my staff to transition to other possibilities, transfer constituent files that
are pending, allow for an orderly process to choose an interim replacement, and for me to close
out my Senate affairs.
While I fully intend to appeal the jury’s verdict, all the way and including to the Supreme Court,
I do not want the Senate to be involved in a lengthy process that will detract from its important
work. Furthermore, I cannot preserve my rights upon a successful appeal, because factual matters
before the ethics committee are not privileged. This is evidenced by the Committee’s Staff
Director and Chief Counsel being called to testify at my trial.
I am proud of the many accomplishments I’ve had on behalf of New Jersey, such as leading the
federal effort for Superstorm Sandy recovery, preserving and funding Gateway and leading the
federal efforts to help save our hospitals, State and municipalities, as well as New Jersey families
through a once in a century COVID pandemic. These successes led you, Governor, to call me the
“Indispensable Senator.”
I thank the citizens of New Jersey for the extraordinary privilege of representing them in the
United States Senate.
Sincerely,
Pabet Menang.
Robert Menendez
United States Senator
New Jersey
cc: The Honorable Kamala Harris, President of the Senate
The Honorable Ann Berry, Secretary of the Senate
A strong sense of place can deeply influence a story, and in some cases, the setting can even feel like a character itself. This week’s literary geography quiz celebrates Brooklyn and novels set around the bustling borough. To play, just make your selection in the multiple-choice list and the correct answer will be revealed. Links to the books will be listed at the end of the quiz if you’d like to do further reading.
After Gov. Kathy Hochul halted New York City’s congestion pricing program last month, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority cut $16.5 billion worth of planned upgrades to the city’s vast transit network, mostly to account for the loss of funding that was tied to revenue from the toll.
Source: Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Notes: The chart shows the $28.5 billion in uncommitted funds in the M.T.A.’s 2020-24 capital program; an additional $27 billion had already been committed.
The impact of the congestion pricing suspension on the M.T.A.’s funds for capital projects
Projects were cut from each part of New York City’s transit system, which is the largest in North America and is used by millions of people every day. The projects included elevator and ramp installations that would make subway stations accessible for people with disabilities, structural repairs to aging infrastructure and upgrades to 1930s-era signals that regularly cause delays.
Here are some of the subway projects the authority says it has shelved:
The cuts announced by the M.T.A. — the state agency that runs the subway, bus and commuter rail lines — will also affect transit outside the subway system. The authority has postponed the purchase of more than 250 electric buses and charging infrastructure at bus depots, as well as upgrades to regional rails and a ramp reconstruction on the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge.
The $12 billion remaining in the M.T.A.’s capital funds will be spent on projects the authority considers the most urgent, like track replacements and repairs to power substations. It will also replace some of the “least reliable” subway and railway cars, the authority said in a report.
All told, there are 92 subway stations that will not get planned improvements, including 22 stations that will not get new elevators or ramps; 10 that will not get upgrades like structural repairs, platform replacements and new barriers between platforms and tracks; and 71 that will not get upgrades to their public announcement systems.
Below is a list of the subway stations where upgrades have been put on hold, based on what the M.T.A. has detailed so far:
Projects on hold at 41 stations in Brooklyn:
Union St R
- upgrade to public announcement system
4 Av-9 St R
- upgrade to public announcement system
36 St D N R
- upgrade to public announcement system
59 St N R
- upgrade to public announcement system
Bergen St F G
- upgrade to public announcement system
15 St-Prospect Park F G
- upgrade to public announcement system
Church Av F G
- upgrade to public announcement system
Avenue X F
- upgrade to public announcement system
Neptune Av F
- upgrade to public announcement system
- elevator or ramp installation
- platform or waiting area replacement
Jay St-MetroTech A C F
- upgrade to public announcement system
Hoyt-Schermerhorn Sts A C G
- upgrade to public announcement system
- elevator or ramp installation
Franklin Av C
- upgrade to public announcement system
Nostrand Av A C
- upgrade to public announcement system
- elevator or ramp installation
Utica Av A C
- upgrade to public announcement system
Euclid Av A C
- upgrade to public announcement system
7 Av B Q
- upgrade to public announcement system
Kings Hwy B Q
- upgrade to public announcement system
Avenue U Q
- upgrade to public announcement system
Neck Rd Q
- upgrade to public announcement system
Sheepshead Bay B Q
- upgrade to public announcement system
Brighton Beach B Q
- upgrade to public announcement system
Ocean Pkwy Q
- upgrade to public announcement system
W 8 St-NY Aquarium F Q
- upgrade to public announcement system
Jefferson St L
- elevator or ramp installation
Nevins St 2 3 4 5
- platform or waiting area replacement
Crescent St J Z
- upgrade to public announcement system
Norwood Av J Z
- upgrade to public announcement system
Cleveland St J
- upgrade to public announcement system
Van Siclen Av J Z
- upgrade to public announcement system
Alabama Av J
- upgrade to public announcement system
Chauncey St J Z
- upgrade to public announcement system
Halsey St J
- upgrade to public announcement system
Gates Av J Z
- upgrade to public announcement system
Kosciuszko St J
- upgrade to public announcement system
Myrtle Av J M Z
- upgrade to public announcement system
Flushing Av J M
- upgrade to public announcement system
Lorimer St J M
- upgrade to public announcement system
Hewes St J M
- upgrade to public announcement system
Marcy Av J M Z
- upgrade to public announcement system
Kings Hwy N
- elevator or ramp installation
18 Av D
- elevator or ramp installation
Projects on hold at 9 stations in the Bronx:
Norwood-205 St D
- upgrade to public announcement system
Bedford Park Blvd B D
- upgrade to public announcement system
Kingsbridge Rd B D
- upgrade to public announcement system
Fordham Rd B D
- upgrade to public announcement system
Tremont Av B D
- upgrade to public announcement system
161 St-Yankee Stadium B D
- upgrade to public announcement system
Wakefield-241 St 2
- elevator or ramp installation
Brook Av 6
- elevator or ramp installation
- repairs for structural or aesthetic issues
3 Av-138 St 6
- elevator or ramp installation
- repairs for structural or aesthetic issues
Projects on hold at 27 stations in Manhattan:
Roosevelt Island F
- upgrade to public announcement system
Lexington Av/63 St F Q
- upgrade to public announcement system
47-50 Sts-Rockefeller Ctr B D F M
- upgrade to public announcement system
42 St-Bryant Pk B D F M
- upgrade to public announcement system
- elevator or ramp installation
34 St-Herald Sq B D F M
- upgrade to public announcement system
Broadway-Lafayette St B D F M
- upgrade to public announcement system
2 Av F
- upgrade to public announcement system
Delancey St-Essex St F
- upgrade to public announcement system
- elevator or ramp installation
East Broadway F
- upgrade to public announcement system
190 St A
- repairs for structural or aesthetic issues
145 St A C B D
- elevator or ramp installation
W 4 St-Wash Sq A C E
- upgrade to public announcement system
Canal St A C E
- upgrade to public announcement system
Chambers St A C
- upgrade to public announcement system
World Trade Center E
- upgrade to public announcement system
Lexington Av/59 St N R W
- elevator or ramp installation
168 St 1
- elevator or ramp installation
3 Av L
- new fencing between platform and track
5 Av 7
- elevator or ramp installation
Times Sq-42 St 7
- new fencing between platform and track
Delancey St-Essex St J M Z
- upgrade to public announcement system
- elevator or ramp installation
Canal St J Z
- upgrade to public announcement system
Chambers St J Z
- upgrade to public announcement system
- repairs for structural or aesthetic issues
Broad St J Z
- upgrade to public announcement system
110 St 6
- elevator or ramp installation
59 St 4 5 6
- elevator or ramp installation
7 Av B D E
- elevator or ramp installation
Projects on hold at 14 stations in Queens:
21 St-Queensbridge F
- upgrade to public announcement system
111 St J
- upgrade to public announcement system
75 St-Elderts Ln J Z
- upgrade to public announcement system
Ozone Park-Lefferts Blvd A
- upgrade to public announcement system
Jamaica Center-Parsons/Archer E J Z
- upgrade to public announcement system
Sutphin Blvd-Archer Av-JFK Airport E J Z
- new fencing between platform and track
Jamaica-Van Wyck E
- upgrade to public announcement system
Parsons Blvd F
- elevator or ramp installation
Sutphin Blvd F
- upgrade to public announcement system
Briarwood E F
- elevator or ramp installation
- repairs for structural or aesthetic issues
Howard Beach-JFK Airport A
- upgrade to public announcement system
Broad Channel A S
- upgrade to public announcement system
Far Rockaway-Mott Av A
- upgrade to public announcement system
Rockaway Park-Beach 116 St A S
- upgrade to public announcement system
Projects on hold at 1 station in Staten Island:
Clifton SIR
- elevator or ramp installation
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