Arriving in New York as the skyscrapers were going up and the excavation of two city blocks for Pennsylvania Station began, Bellows thrilled to the dynamism and enormous scale of these undertakings his seven paintings of the making of Penn Station show him engaging with landscape, the dramatic lighting effects of working at night, and handling crowds.

WSJ: Review: Escape to New York | George Bellows at the Royal Academy in London

He decided to go to the U.S., arriving with his family in New York City in February 1947.

FORBES: Home Ties

Soutter bought the Yellow Tail name, label and in-store marketing program off the shelf from the Adelaide design house Just Add Wine just after arriving from performing a post-mortem on Carramar in New York with W.J.

FORBES: High-tailing it

The trimaran Race for Water will participate in several race events this year, starting with the Krys Ocean Race, a transatlantic race sailing from New York on 7 July and arriving in Brest around 14 July during the Tonnerres de Brest, a fantastic gathering and parade of tall ships.

UNESCO: Indigenous Peoples

Since arriving at New York University, I have become a highly sought after commentator in the media on issues regarding the business of baseball.

FORBES: Wayne G. McDonnell, Jr. - The Dr. Baseball Chronicles - Archive

The wait at Terminal 1 at New York's Kennedy International Airport averaged 44 minutes in January for people arriving between 10 and 11 a.m.

WSJ: $100 to Fly Through the Airport

It was built in the 1920s as a modest holiday destination for blue-collar workers arriving by train from New York, but by the time of the jet age, the city had fallen into complete disrepair.

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