Simone Foxman

In this election like no other recent one, the American people seem more willing to change, more hopeful for the future. Once again they have the opportunity to change things, and this time I have a say.

The sight of two people with their arms bent and their fists clenched together over an open table, testing their strength against each other amid shouts of “take him down!” is no doubt more common to an elementary school playground than a bus station. But this was the scene at the 30th Annual White Castle Empire State Golden Arm Tournament of Champions, an arm wrestling competition held in the North Wing of the Port Authority Bus Terminal Thursday.

The Croat member of the presidential seat of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Željko Komšić, presented an optimistic but honest outlook on the future of his country in a World Leaders Forum event in Low Library Thursday afternoon.

The arrival of three new restaurants has some locals questioning why a stretch of 12th Avenue between 131st and 135th Streets is becoming home to a “restaurant row.”