Joseph Ponte, New York’s New Corrections Commissioner, Faces Challenge at Rikers
Joseph Ponte, the newly appointed corrections commissioner, will be up against one of the country's toughest city jails and one ...read more Via:...
Queens Shops Get Financial Lift by Storing Cellphones for Students
The businesses charge a small fee, but still make money from teenagers who pick up their phones and then purchase ...read more Via:...
Inside a Maine Prison
Joseph Ponte, New York's newly appointed corrections commissioner who starts his new position on Monday, spent the last three years ...read more Via:...
City Room: Aching Feet and the Shoe Police
Metropolitan Diary: A woman trying on some unfashionable but desperately needed footwear had to endure extra scorn from a carefully ...read more Via:...
City Room: New York Today: Floating Your Boat
What you need to know for Friday: the city's boat launches open, dismal weather turning nice for the weekend, and ...read more Via:...
Ex-Connecticut Governor Goes Off Air Amid Campaign-Finance Inquiry
John G. Rowland, who was implicated in a scheme to hide his consulting work on a congressional campaign, said he ...read more Via:...
Bratton and Sharpton Discuss Profiling Issue
Police Commissioner William J. Bratton met with the Rev. Al Sharpton to talk about profiling by police in retail stores, ...read more Via:...
Dr. Philip W. Brickner, Who Made House Calls to the Vulnerable, Dies at 85
Dr. Brickner preached the virtues of home care, but his biggest accomplishment was helping to develop ways to treat people ...read more Via:...
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Long Island College Hospital Names Choice for the Future
Brooklyn Health Partners, a minority-owned business, met the demands of community and union groups by promising to keep the hospital ...read more Via:...
Roger Fessaguet, a Wizard of Haute Cuisine, Dies at 82
Mr. Fessaguet, a chef whose influence extended beyond La Caravelle in Manhattan, was known for attracting A-list celebrities and presidents ...read more Via:...
Brooklyn Boxer Rises, but Her Feet Stay on the Ground
Heather Hardy is among a growing number of professional female boxers carving out space in a male-dominated sport, but it ...read more Via:...
Frank Hannigan, 82, Golf Official, Dies
Mr. Hannigan was a former executive director of the United States Golf Association who offered blunt opinions on television and ...read more Via:...
Many Pupils Say 2014 New York Reading Tests Are Easier, but Complaints Persist
Passing rates plummeted when the State changed its tests to match Common Core curriculum standards, but this year students say ...read more Via:...
