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The article explores the experience of Lillian Carter, the mother of U.S. President Jimmy Carter and her family in Manhattan, New York. It is stated that Lillian became a reporter herself for Georgia's Columbus Ledger in which she recorded her impressions on tape, which were then phoned to the paper and put in print. It mentions that Lilian offered a novel account of how the President first declared his intention of seeking the presidency, while she was also free with advice for Jimmy. It adds that the three Carter sons and their wives filled in for the President at some of the 300 functions to which he was invited. It notes that their family attended a morning service at the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church.

Several stellar Japanese architects recently converged on Manhattan, New York, for a symposium at the Japan Society called "Technology and Tradition in Contemporary Japanese Architecture," co-organized by the periodical "Architectural Record." The conference was launched with a lecture by Fumihiko Maki, recently appointed architect for a new United Nations building and a tower at Ground Zero. The focus then passed to younger architects, including Ware Kishi , Kengo Kuma, and the ebullient Jun Aoki. Aoki, Shigeru Ban and Kazuyo Sejima are rising architects. Each has built or is about to build in Manhattan: Aoki's work for Vuitton on Fifth Avenue, Ban's Paper Arch at the Museum of Modern Art in 2000, and Sejima's New Museum envisaged for the Bowery.

Reports that Rebuild Downtown Our Town (RDOT), a community advocacy group for Lower Manhattan, has issued a position paper recommending several strategies for attracting retail to the neighborhoods of Lower Manhattan as a stimulus to growth. Identification of shopping districts, retail destinations, and retail corridors by RDOT; Suggestions by RDOT to avoid siphoning retail traffic away from surrounding neighborhoods.

This article reports that the new dance season is upon New York, and for the first time in years, much of the excitement is coming out of City Center, the historic performing arts hall that opened in 1943 as Manhattan's first home for music, theater and dance. On Tuesday, the performance hall premieres "Fall for Dance," a weeklong festival showcasing world-renowned dance companies like Martha Graham Dance Co. and Paul Taylor Dance Co. Trendy ads for the event have been running daily in the papers and gracing bus stops around the city, featuring whimsical images and a new slogan, "Catch the Curtain." And the performing arts center is offering its first subscription series for the few dance troupes that perform there every year, such as Alvin Ailey.

Discusses the diaper services in Manhattan, New York City. Environmental catastrophe contributed by disposable diapers; Shift from disposable diapers to cloth diapers; Decline in the number of diaper services in Manhattan; Diaper delivery services.

Information about several papers discussed at the 2014 Delivering Alpha Conference hosted by Institutional Investor Inc. and CNBC LLC and held at the Pierre Hotel in Manhattan, New York is presented. Topics include Growth at a Reasonable Price (GARP), stocks, and monetary policy. The conference featured several speakers including Leon Cooperman, Lawrence Robbins, and Kenneth Griffin.

As many as 20 Manhattan automated teller machines (ATMs), and the cash inside them, have been stolen since January 2004, the New York Post has reported. Citing a police source, the newspaper said last week that thieves have netted nearly $200,000 from ATMs, which held between $4,000 and $22,000 of cash. The stand-alone machines were in retail locations. Police officials said it probably took more than one person to carry the ATMs, according to the paper.

The company French Connection Ltd. is celebrating the season of holidays with a gift-wrapping event at the French Connection store in the So-Ho district of Manhattan, New York. Kids from Free Arts NYC will wrap gifts for French Connection customers spending $5 on any purchases made between December 18 and December 21, 2003. Customers' items will be wrapped in exclusively designed French Connection branded paper and candy canes. Proceeds obtained from this event will be donated to Free Arts. The event not only promotes the art and enhances children's creative skills, but also promotes socialization by having them interact with customers.