The Met delays its new $600M wing; photographing NYC’s abandoned coffee cups

• Following a $31 million deficit, the Met will delay its new $600 million Modern and contemporary art wing by up to seven years, instead focusing on roof/skylight work in the European paintings galleries. [NYT]
• In his series “Morning Joe,” photographer David Joseph captures discarded, abandoned coffee cups on the streets of NYC. [Untapped]
• The city’s 3.3 million immigrants, who make up 40 percent of the population, contribute $10 billion annually to NYC taxes. [Metro]
• More than 4.5 million tourists sailed to the Statue of Liberty in 2016, the most ever. [DNAinfo]
• The Interior Department announced 24 new National Historic Landmarks, including NYC’s Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. [U.S. DOI]
• An unidentified buyer paid $65.6 million for one of 432 Park’s penthouses, the second-highest sale at the building to date. [TRD]

From “Morning Joe” (R)