After a similar announcement by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York's Museum of Modern Art plans to move to a seven-days-a-week schedule starting Wednesday.
Trying to Raise Age for Buying Cigarettes Is New York
In the running to become the first major US city to raise the age for buying cigarettes from 18 to 21 is New York.
In the running to become the first major US city to raise the age for buying cigarettes from 18 to 21 is New York.
Since renovations at MoMA in 2004, annual visitor numbers have grown from 1.5 to three million.
"Expanding the Museum's hours to be open to the public seven days per week will help meet the demand from a growing audience," director Glenn Lowry said.
The 'Air' in New York City
The microbial population in the New York City subway system was found to be almost same as that of that of the air on the city streets.
The microbial population in the New York City subway system was found to be almost same as that of that of the air on the city streets.
"Art is a seven-day-a-week passion, and we want the Met to be accessible whenever visitors have the urge to experience this great museum," director Thomas Campbell said, citing last year's 6.28 million visitors.
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New York Mayor Seeks to Bring Curtain Down on Tobacco
To force shopkeepers to cover cigarettes with a curtain or use some other method to keep tobacco out of view, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg unveiled legislation.
To force shopkeepers to cover cigarettes with a curtain or use some other method to keep tobacco out of view, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg unveiled legislation.
New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art to Open Seven Days a Week
New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art will open seven days a week starting this July for the first time in four decades, the director announced.
New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art will open seven days a week starting this July for the first time in four decades, the director announced.
