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Several men being held in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, may be tried in two New York federal courts, officials said. Full Story »
Several men being held in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, may be tried in two New York federal courts, officials said. Full Story »
A committee of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority approved the plan, which includes eliminating the W and Z Lines and free student rides. Full Story »
Theater producers for shows including “Chicago” and “Wishful Drinking” are asking their own street hawkers to dress up, and sometimes take it off. Full Story »
Dec. 14, 2009. Full Story »
The owners of a firm that operates school buses for the city were described by prosecutors as victims of an extortion plot who feared for their own safety. Full Story »
Teacher layoffs and a freeze on ordering textbooks and supplies were among the likely results of Gov. David Paterson’s action, superintendents said. Full Story »
Paul J. Fishman would probably have been installed in the position a decade ago had Al Gore won the presidency. Full Story »
Opponents of the proposal complained that most of the jobs it would have created would have been at or near minimum wage. Full Story »
The lawyer and former City Human Rights Commissioner disclosed his H.I.V.-positive status in the early 1990s, when AIDS was far more stigmatized than it is today. Full Story »
A troubled adolescence led Jeffry Trepp to the Jewish Child Care Association in Westchester, where he found friends and help from the Neediest Cases Fund. Full Story »
Authorities said that the suspect traveled to New York several times this year to make the threatening calls. Full Story »
A plan to transform the West Side yards into a high-rise residential and business district received crucial approval from City Council committees. Full Story »
Since May, Adora Joseph has been the flag girl for a construction crew; she’s working at a site where a skyscraper is being built. Full Story »
An iPhone application is supposed to make it safer to type a message while crossing the street. Full Story »
John Tauranac’s subway maps, and the official map, which he helped create, will die with the W and Z lines. Full Story »
A judge dismissed the bulk of a 53-count indictment against Frederick S. Kreuder, who was accused in a disability pension scandal. Full Story »
Bruce A. Blakeman, a former state comptroller candidate, says he has been meeting with party officials to determine the interest his candidacy might create. Full Story »
The authorities are looking for a man in his 20s in the killing of Lakisha Scriven, shot as she loaded her daughters into their car for school. Full Story »
The action follows a ruling that Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village had improperly deregulated and raised rents at 4,400 apartments. Full Story »
A $310 million retail center in the Bronx was the largest project turned down by the Council since the mayor took office eight years ago. Full Story »
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority, trying to make up a shortfall of more than $400 million, is expected to announce a plan that will scale back service and eliminate two subway lines. Full Story »
Sidewalk negotiations, a voice in the night, a balcony gardener, and other snapshots of city life. Full Story »
He was a lawyer who disclosed his H.I.V.-positive status in the early 1990s, when AIDS was far more stigmatized than it is today. Full Story »
Gov. David A. Paterson said he would withhold $750 million, saying that strong action was necessary to prevent New York from becoming insolvent. Full Story »
Augusto Noguera was appointed to an administrative post in the Paraguayan government’s New York consulate in September. Now he is awaiting deportation. Full Story »
A crow stands on a tree branch in Switzerland. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
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