New York Times

Christie’s 123rd Bruce Springsteen Concert Won’t Be at His Inauguration
New York Times – Wed Dec 9, 5:23 pm ET

Mr. Springsteen, a New Jersey native and die-hard Democrat, turned down a request by to perform at the inauguration of Republican governor-elect Christopher J. Christie. Full Story »
Mayor Fights Over Power, Not Money
New York Times – Wed Dec 9, 5:23 pm ET

Michael R. Bloomberg’s losing fight with the Manhattan district attorney wasn’t his only recent loss. Attorney General Andrew Cuomo prevailed in a recent spat, too. Full Story »
In Albany, a Legislature Indifferent, if Not Averse, to Ethics Rules
New York Times – Wed Dec 9, 9:23 am ET

The trial and conviction of former Senator Joseph L. Bruno shows fundamental flaws in the state’s oversight. Full Story »
Making a Name for Himself, With Just 3 Letters
New York Times – Wed Dec 9, 7:23 am ET

B.N.E., a surreptitious graffiti writer, painter and “sticker” whose tag has become ubiquitous, is the focus of a Manhattan exhibition sponsored by an ad agency. Full Story »
Justices Appear Skeptical of Anticorruption Law
New York Times – Wed Dec 9, 12:08 am ET

The honest-services law is often used to prosecute corporate executives and politicians said to have defrauded their employers or constituents. Full Story »
Makeshift Brood Frees Ailing Brooklyn Woman From Loneliness
New York Times – Tue Dec 8, 11:08 pm ET

The Neediest Cases Fund gave Catherine Gunderson help with food and furniture. Friends have given her newfound joy. Full Story »
Lottery Numbers
New York Times – Tue Dec 8, 11:08 pm ET

Dec. 8, 2009. Full Story »
Insurgents Oust Transit Union’s Leaders
New York Times – Tue Dec 8, 11:08 pm ET

The slate that won a recent election ran on a platform of taking a tougher tack on negotiations. Full Story »
Family Affair, Just Maybe, at Courthouse
New York Times – Tue Dec 8, 9:53 pm ET

Two people who may have once been married — a 9/11 defendant and a woman accused of trying to kill American soldiers — will be in the same Manhattan courthouse in separate cases early next year. Full Story »
Christie’s 123rd Bruce Springsteen Concert Won’t Be at His Inauguration
New York Times – Tue Dec 8, 9:53 pm ET

The New Jersey native and diehard Democrat turned down a personal request by the brother of the Republican governor-elect, Christopher J. Christie. Full Story »
In Bruno’s Upstate Corner, Name Stays Untarnished
New York Times – Tue Dec 8, 9:53 pm ET

Constituents who benefited from the money that former Senator Joseph L. Bruno steered to their communities remain proud, despite his two felony convictions. Full Story »
Bloomberg and Aides Going to Copenhagen
New York Times – Tue Dec 8, 7:23 pm ET

The trip will give the mayor an opportunity to spotlight New York City’s environmental record at the United Nations climate conference. Full Story »
Muslim Prayers Fuel Spiritual Rebuilding Project by Ground Zero
New York Times – Tue Dec 8, 5:08 pm ET

A building damaged on 9/11 and then abandoned has become a prayer space, envisioned as a future Islamic cultural, educational and recreational center. Full Story »
Woman Fatally Shot in Front of Children
New York Times – Tue Dec 8, 3:53 pm ET

Lakisha Scriven, a child protection specialist from the Bronx, was about to take her two young daughters to school when she was shot in the back of the head. Full Story »
Woman Who Made False Rape Charge Is Guilty of Perjury
New York Times – Tue Dec 8, 3:53 pm ET

Biurny Gonzalez testified that she lied in a trial that led to the 2006 conviction and imprisonment of William McCaffrey. Full Story »
Binghamton Campus Grieves for Slain Professor
New York Times – Tue Dec 8, 1:08 pm ET

As students and faculty members mourned Prof. Richard T. Antoun, a clearer mind-set of the suspect, a doctoral student in the professor’s department, was emerging. Full Story »
2 Brooklyn Complexes With a Ghost-Town Feel
New York Times – Tue Dec 8, 11:08 am ET

Renovations have forced out tenants at the Whitman and Ingersoll Houses, and remaining tenants are worried that they will be pushed out to support gentrification efforts. Full Story »
Modest Gains in City Math Scores on Federal Test
New York Times – Tue Dec 8, 10:38 am ET

The results on the federal tests differed sharply from those on state-run tests, where the city showed large gains. Full Story »
Drinks for Truman, a Beatle and the Next Guy In
New York Times – Tue Dec 8, 12:53 am ET

The president from Missouri was Tommy Rowles’s fourth customer at Bemelmans in Manhattan. Fifty-one years later, he is still tending bar there. Full Story »
One Man’s Discarded Ticket Can Be Another Man’s Salary
New York Times – Tue Dec 8, 12:23 am ET

Jesus Leonardo, a 57-year-old from New Jersey, says he makes about $45,000 as a stooper, cashing in on others’ discarded betting slips. Full Story »
Mistrial in Case of Broadcaster Accused of Threats to Judges
New York Times – Mon Dec 7, 11:08 pm ET

A juror said that prosecutors appeared to have presented less evidence than had been expected against Harold C. Turner. Full Story »
Debate Over Gay Marriage Shifts to Trenton
New York Times – Mon Dec 7, 10:53 pm ET

Demonstrators on both sides rallied as a committee in the New Jersey State Senate prepared to take up a measure to legalize same-sex marriage. Full Story »
Why Was He Shot While Walking the Dog? It Was the Red Shirt
New York Times – Mon Dec 7, 10:08 pm ET

Andrzej Leonik, an immigrant from Poland, was left unable to work after he was shot by a man who was mentally ill. Full Story »
Lottery Numbers
New York Times – Mon Dec 7, 10:08 pm ET

Dec. 7, 2009. Full Story »
Charges Unlikely for Chimp Owner
New York Times – Mon Dec 7, 8:23 pm ET

The prosecutor said there was no evidence that the owner of the chimpanzee disregarded or was aware of the risk her chimpanzee posed to other people. Full Story »