New York Times

Looking Beyond the Glittery Baubles
New York Times – 2 hrs 16 mins ago

Beyond the jewels and trinkets of the crowded diamond district in Midtown Manhattan, there are plenty of places for eating and sightseeing. Full Story »
Bleeding Cash and Deep in Debt, OTB Files for Bankruptcy Protection
New York Times – 2 hrs 16 mins ago

The gambling concern, already under state control, plans to shift its focus to telephone and online operations. Full Story »
Paterson Sidelined in Push for Same-Sex Marriage
New York Times – 2 hrs 46 mins ago

Advocates and Senate Democrats leading the effort to build support for the legislation said they felt the governor had little political capital to leverage. Full Story »
Len Chenfeld’s Outside Shot
New York Times – Fri Dec 4, 2:46 pm ET

Though the N.B.A. may be out of reach, Len Chenfeld, a senior at Poly Prep Country Day School, relentlessly pursues the chance to play at a higher level. Full Story »
Mayor and Morgenthau Battle Over Funds
New York Times – Fri Dec 4, 11:31 am ET

The officials’ relationship has often been acrimonious, but has usually been veiled in public civility. Full Story »
When the Home Team Stinks, So Does the Scalping Business
New York Times – Fri Dec 4, 9:31 am ET

With the Nets and Knicks off to a miserable start, being a street scalper has never been harder in New York. Full Story »
Court Bars New York’s Takeover Of Land for Columbia Campus
New York Times – Thu Dec 3, 11:16 pm ET

Using terms including “idiocy” and “sophistry,” the court ridiculed the state’s decision that the area wanted by the university was blighted. Full Story »
An Underemployed Victim of the Recession, Now Ill and Facing Eviction
New York Times – Thu Dec 3, 10:46 pm ET

Teresa Gates is confronting the one-two punch of the economic meltdown and a stroke: Just as she trained for a new career, she became ill. Full Story »
Boss and Close Friend, and Not Afraid to Tell Bruno to ‘Stop It’ in Court
New York Times – Thu Dec 3, 10:16 pm ET

Kay Stafford is at the side of the former State Senate leader Joseph L. Bruno every day during his trial on federal corruption charges. Full Story »
Lottery Numbers
New York Times – Thu Dec 3, 10:01 pm ET

Dec. 3, 2009. Full Story »
Letters Offer Warmer View of Astor Son
New York Times – Thu Dec 3, 10:01 pm ET

Letters from about 75 friends are part of a defense effort to attain the dismissal of the most serious charge Brooke Astor’s son was convicted of, first-degree grand larceny. Full Story »
Debt Alarm Ringing? Hit Snooze Button
New York Times – Thu Dec 3, 9:01 pm ET

The comptroller’s office said that each New Yorker was on the hook for $7,760 of the city’s debt burden. And that’s not counting the national and state debts. Full Story »
New Charges Planned for Suspect in Terror Plot Case
New York Times – Thu Dec 3, 6:46 pm ET

Prosecutors said they planned to file additional charges against Najibullah Zazi, who is accused of planning to set off bombs, but did not give more details. Full Story »
City to Shut 4 Schools for Poor Performance; More Closings Expected
New York Times – Thu Dec 3, 6:31 pm ET

A large technical school in Brooklyn, a school in the Bronx and two in Manhattan are added to the 91 the Bloomberg administration has closed. Full Story »
Despite Tough Law, Few Arrests for Sex Trafficking
New York Times – Thu Dec 3, 3:01 pm ET

Prosecutors and victim advocates blame inadequate police training in how to ask women the right questions. Full Story »
Artists See Storefront Gates as Canvases for More Than Graffiti
New York Times – Thu Dec 3, 2:01 pm ET

The solid roll-down security gate has been criticized as too forbidding, or for spray painters, too inviting. But some say they don’t have to be a blight. Full Story »
Jan Mitchell, Restaurateur, Dies at 96
New York Times – Thu Dec 3, 1:01 pm ET

Mr. Mitchell, who also resurrected Longchamps Restaurants and others, collected pre-Columbian gold artifacts, which he gave to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Full Story »
Amid Small Wins, Advocates Lose Marquee Battles
New York Times – Thu Dec 3, 1:01 pm ET

Advocates of gay marriage moved away from a strategy of incremental change, but the gamble has not paid off. Full Story »
Despite Tough Laws, Few Are Arrested for Sex Trafficking
New York Times – Thu Dec 3, 11:46 am ET

Prosecutors and victim advocates blame inadequate police training in how to ask exploited women, especially immigrant prostitutes, the right questions. Full Story »
Finding a Market for Crafts Made by the Trash Collectors of Cairo
New York Times – Thu Dec 3, 9:01 am ET

Two sisters living on the Upper East Side have been selling handicrafts made by women from an impoverished community of garbage collectors in Cairo for the past 15 years. Full Story »
Bringing Down the Curtain on a Symbol of Blight
New York Times – Thu Dec 3, 7:01 am ET

On orders of the City Council, storefront roll-down gates, the unnoticed wallpaper of New York at night, have been legislated against, some right into extinction. Full Story »
In Egan’s Depositions, a New View of a Sex Scandal
New York Times – Thu Dec 3, 12:46 am ET

Recently released documents offer glimpses from a decade ago of a rising star in the Roman Catholic Church in America as he navigated a scandal that still threatens the church’s reputation and finances. Full Story »
City Hall Looking Into District Attorney’s Office Accounts
New York Times – Wed Dec 2, 11:46 pm ET

The Bloomberg administration said the Manhattan district attorney’s office has secretly maintained accounts outside of the financial review process. Full Story »
Artistic Program Provides Therapy for Mentally Ill
New York Times – Wed Dec 2, 11:31 pm ET

The New York Times Neediest Cases Fund helps clients of the Brooklyn Bureau of Community Service express themselves through art. Full Story »
Fort Drum Soldier Held in 2 Killings
New York Times – Wed Dec 2, 11:01 pm ET

The soldier, Joshua Hunter, recently returned from 15 months’ service in Iraq, his father said. Full Story »