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The 10 best NYC-based movies to watch on Valentines Day

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New York City is not only the capital of the world, it’s also the most romantic spot on the planet. Check out our list of the most romantic NYC-filmed moments in movie history. Paris wishes it could match up. “Superman” (1978) 220 E. 42nd St. Superman (Christopher Reeve) rescues Lois Lane from certain death as she falls off a helicopter stuck on the roof of the Daily Planet building (actually the Daily News building at the time). Read More...

Cmo la "histrica incomprensin" de Bogot afect a las islas de San Andrs y Providencia (y

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Daniel PardoCorresponsal de BBC Mundo en Colombia12 enero 2023 Los raizales se sienten incomprendidos. Y temen que su cultura desaparezca a cuenta de ello. En dos decenas de entrevistas que hice a originarios del archipiélago de San Andrés y Providencia —aquel que suscita una histórica disputa territorial y legal entre Colombia, que está a 700 kilómetros, y Nicaragua, que está a 100— escuché una observación reiterativa: que no los entienden. Read More...

Rent is less affordable for middle class as housing inflation stays high

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Rent has never been less affordable — for tenants with high and low incomes alike — even while costs for new leases are finally cooling off. Half of American renters spend more than 30 percent of their income on housing costs — a key benchmark for affordability — with the financial strain rising the fastest for middle-class tenants. That’s according to a new report from the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies, which found that the number of such renters, considered to be “cost-burdened,” hit a record 22. Read More...