William Waldorf Astor's World's Fair Dinner

2011 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 102-104
Author(s):  
henry voigt
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
Gilded Age ◽  
World's Fair ◽  
Us Congress ◽  
The Us ◽  
The World ◽  
Two Cities ◽  
Columbian Exposition ◽  
Foie Gras

William Waldorf Astor hosted a dinner for fifty politicians and financiers at Delmonico’s in 1889 to discuss how to get the upcoming World’s Fair held in New York City. Although money was no object for the banquet—Astor was soon to be named the richest man in the world—chef Charles Ranhofer was unable to procure canvasback ducks, an expensive game dish often served at such elegant occasions of the Gilded Age. Nevertheless, Ranhofer prepared one of his finest banquets, adjusting the order of service to highlight the Pâté de Foie Gras, Bellevue, a special cold dish that he rarely made. The menus were crafted by Tiffany & Co., each an individual, hand-painted work of art, inscribed with the name of the diner. In the end, the US Congress awarded the Columbian Exposition to Chicago, but the power brokers of the two cities maintained good relationships after the competition.

COVID-19 as an Extreme Event in the New York Metropolitan Region

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter J. Marcotullio ◽  
William D. Solecki
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
York City ◽  
Extreme Event ◽  
Metropolitan Region ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
The Us ◽  
The World ◽  
Deadly Disease

During early 2020, the world encountered an extreme event in the form of a new and deadly disease, COVID-19. Over the next two years, the pandemic brought sickness and death to countries and their cities around the globe. One of the first and initially the hardest hit location was New York City, USA. This article is an introduction to the Special Issue in this journal that highlights the impacts from and responses to COVID-19 as an extreme event in the New York City metropolitan region. We overview the aspects of COVID-19 that make it an important global extreme event, provide brief background to the conditions in the world, and the US before describing the 10 articles in the issue that focus on conditions, events and dynamics in New York City during the initial phases of the pandemic.

Introduction

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-31
Author(s):  
Rebekah J. Kowal
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
York City ◽  
World's Fair ◽  
Cultural Significance ◽  
Dance Performance ◽  
New York World's Fair ◽  
The Us ◽  
Golden Jubilee ◽  
Cultural Dominance

In 1948, New York City celebrated the unification of its five boroughs with a Golden Jubilee Celebration, organized by Grover Whelan, who had directed the 1939 New York World’s Fair. Included in the slate of events was an international dance festival, produced by famed impresario, Sol Hurok. The Introduction investigates the phenomenon of the international dance festival to mobilize its central contentions about the cultural significance of international dance performance and embodied cultural otherness in mid-century America. In this case, the international dance festival amplified New York City’s global cultural dominance while at the same time symbolizing the contributions of diverse peoples to the city’s rich cultural life. Moreover, as illustrated, international dance performance on concert stages in New York City and elsewhere in the US contributed to broad scale national efforts to enhance America’s image on the geopolitical stage. Additionally, the Introduction identifies and defines key terminology used throughout the book and establishes the book’s seminal argument, that aesthetic and cultural debates over the meanings of international dance performances in the mid-century proxy larger national struggles over how to become a diverse and multicultural society.

New York City at the dawn of neurological surgery

2016 ◽  
Vol 125 (5) ◽  
pp. 1291-1300
Author(s):  
Robert A. Solomon
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
York City ◽  
Early 20Th Century ◽  
Surgical Subspecialty ◽  
The Us ◽  
The World ◽  
Neurological Surgery ◽  
Neurological Surgeon

Although there are many cities that can claim to have been the incubator of modern neurological surgery, the rise of this surgical subspecialty in New York City in the late 19th and early 20th century mirrors what was occurring around the world. The first confirmed brain tumor operation in the US was performed there in 1887. The author describes the role of several pioneers in the development of neurological surgery. Charles Elsberg was the first dedicated neurological surgeon in New York City and was instrumental in the development of the Neurological Institute and the careers of several other notable neurosurgeons.

If ‘The World Was Ruled by Artists’: The 1967 International Theatre Institute World Congress and Cold War Leadership

2018 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 130-146 ◽  
Author(s):  
CHARLOTTE M. CANNING
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
Cold War ◽  
York City ◽  
World Congress ◽  
The Us ◽  
The World ◽  
National Leaders ◽  
Key Questions

The Twelfth International Theatre Institute (ITI) World Congress met in New York City over 4–10 June 1967 at the same time as the Arab–Israeli War was taking place. This context very much framed the delegates’ debates over the idea of artists as national leaders. One panel in particular, The Responsibility of Theatre to the Progress of Society, on Friday 8 June, offered an opportunity for the delegates to wrestle with the concept. The participants focused on three key questions: how audiences were witnesses to national reinvention, how theatre could serve as a pedagogical form, and how the intersection of these two allowed audiences to see themselves as citizens. This article focuses first on ITI's place in the geopolitical moment and then on the contributions during the conference and after by a specific set of artists from diverse countries, including the US, India, France, Morocco and Nigeria. The conversations represented a profound articulation of how theatre was influencing the complex ways in which nations were identifying and defining themselves and their citizens.

Federation Day at the World of Tomorrow

Zutot ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Marek S. Kopacz ◽  
Aleksandra D. Bajka-Kopacz
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
World History ◽  
The United States ◽  
World's Fair ◽  
World Congress ◽  
New York World's Fair ◽  
The World ◽  
National Convention ◽  
Polish Jews

Abstract Ninety years ago, the Federation of Polish Jews in America hosted their national convention and world congress in the New York City area. In this article, we will discuss some of what transpired at these events. Set at a tumultuous crossroads in world history, the Federation rallied Jewish groups throughout the United States and the world in humanitarian support for a war-torn Polish nation. The national convention and world congress were also set to have their own respective satellite sessions at the New York World’s Fair of 1939 and 1940. These satellite sessions are noteworthy in that they mark a Jewish presence at the Fair which extended beyond the Jewish Palestine Pavilion. They also mark a uniquely Polish presence, extending beyond Poland’s own Pavilion at the Fair.

scholarly journals SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Formation Among Healthcare Workers

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Birch ◽  
Ravit Barkama ◽  
Joanna Tyszkiewicz Georgescu ◽  
Emma Yamada ◽  
Drew Olsen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Community Hospital ◽  
Support Staff ◽  
Care Community ◽  
Frontline Workers ◽  
The Us ◽  
The World ◽  
Frontline Healthcare Workers

Many frontline healthcare workers throughout the world have been exposed to COVID-19 infection in the workplace and the community. We describe the nature of infection and the durability of antibodies among various types of healthcare workers at an acute care community hospital in northern New Jersey adjacent to New York City, part of the epicenter of the first wave of the US epidemic. Exposure was concentrated among frontline workers and in clusters among support staff. The antibody response correlated with symptoms and job type.

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