Robert Hess

U.S. Chess Champ Hikaru Nakamura: I'll Have Another

Lubomir Kavalek | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Gregory Kaidanov, Hikaru Nakamura, Bobby Fischer, Irina Krush, Robert Hess, Anna Zatonskih, Alexander Onischuk, Gata Kamsky, Ray Robson, Yasser Seirawan, Sports News
Lubomir Kavalek

A comparison between the Preakness Stakes horse race held in Baltimore, Maryland, and the 2012 U.S. Chess Championship in Saint Louis, Missouri, may seem out of place, but both races had a lot of things in common.

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The 2012 Manhattan Cocktail Classic Wrap-Up: Bigger! Better! Boozier!

Tony Sachs | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Manhattan Cocktail Classic, David Wondrich, Manhattan Cocktail Classic Gala, Abigail Gullo, Death's Door Spirits, Allen Katz, Mckittrick Hotel, The Shanty, Sleep No More, Don Julio 70 Tequila, Tony Abou-Ganim, Aviation Gin, Andaz Hotel, Tom Richter, New York Public Library, Lady Sage Cocktail, Appleton Estate, Trader Vic's, Martinez Cocktail, Campari, Harvest Spirits, Dorothy Parker American Gin, Sailor Jerry Spiced Rum, Hudson Terrace, Angostura Bitters, Aaron Polsky, Negroni Cocktail, Bowmore Single Malt Whisky, New Western Dry Gin, Matt Piacentini, Mcc, Donald Trump, Patron Tequila, Meghan Dorman, Perry's Tot Gin, Camper English, Gaz Regan, Pickleback Cocktail, NoMad Hotel, Audrey Saunders, King Cole Bar, Tanqueray, Bemelmans Bar, Eleven Madison Park, Ron Abuelo, Theo Lieberman, Dan Greenbaum, Last Word Cocktail, Lani Kai, The Beagle NYC, Indie Spirits Expo, Manhattan Cocktail Classic Anti-Gala, Pegu Club, Amor Y Amargo, St. George Spirits, New York Distilling Co., Philip Dugg, Holland Razor Blade Cocktail, Balblair Vintage Single Malt, Robert Hess, Vandaag NYC, Hotel Iroquois NYC, Leo Robitschek, Lantern's Keep, Dale Degroff, Angus Winchester, Few Spirits, Sobou, Jbird, Pkny, Food News
Tony Sachs

Like a plague of locusts or an army of Huns, the cocktailian hordes descended on New York City on May 11 -- bar owners, mixologists, distillers, publi...

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Bobby Fischer: Against the World, and Against Me

Regina Weinreich | Posted 07.31.2011

Read More: Susan Polgar. Henry Kissinger, Griffin Dunne, Jay Bonin, Bobby Fischer, Robert Hess, Josh Mostel, Liz Garbus, Bob Salpeter, Judd Hirsch, Asa Hoffman, Garbus's Dad Martin Garbus, Boris Spassky, Sylvia Miles, Cheryl Hines, Jr., Malcolm Gladwell, Clive Davis, Sandra Bernhardt, Lauren Hutton, Sofia Coppola, Robert Kennedy, Entertainment News
Regina Weinreich

Last Tuesday, Bryant Park was a chess fest. Young and old, seasoned and novice players sat head in hands contemplating plastic pieces on the checkered mats. You could hear a pawn drop.

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Sleepless In New York: My Night at the HOPE Street Survey (SLIDESHOW)

Boonsri Dickinson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Baltimore, Department of Homeless Services, Police Officer, Staten Island Police, HOPE NYC, Hope, Robert Hess Department of Homeless Services, Catholic Charities, New York City Homeless, Homeless Outreach Population Estimate, Homeless Crime, Mary Lindley, Robert Hess, Homeless in New York, New York, New York City, Hope New York City, Gustavus Adolphus Lutheran Church, Maryland Center for Veterans Education and Training, Robert Hess Commissioner, Homelessness, Slideshow, Midtown Homeless, Living Underground, New York News
Boonsri Dickinson

One night every year, volunteers walk thousands of miles on the grids of the city, Queen, Brooklyn, Staten Island, the Bronx, and climb through the underworld of the subways lines to count the homeless.

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