Room for Debate: How Can Bookstores Stay Alive?
Stores that sell books are disappearing in the face of new technology and online venues. What does this mean for ...read more Via:...
City Room: A Call for Haiku About New York City
To celebrate National Poetry Month in April, The Times is seeking original haiku about New York City. But there's a ...read more Via:...
Building Blocks: Red-Brick Remnant of Yorkville’s Brewing Past Is Unearthed, Only to Vanish
For a few hours this week, Yorkville had a newly visible — if modest — link to its German heritage, ...read more Via:...
Bin Laden’s Son-in-Law Is Convicted in Terror Trial
A jury convicted Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, a senior adviser to Osama bin Laden, of conspiring to kill Americans and providing ...read more Via:...
City Room: A Screeching Sound From a Martian on the C Train
Metropolitan Diary: A subway panhandler wearing Martian antennas tried torture instead of entertainment. ...read more Via: City Room: A...
City Room: New York Today: Weathering It
What you need to know for Wednesday: High winds whip the city, the mayor supports a taxi surcharge, and a ...read more Via:...
Winning Lottery Numbers for March 25, 2014
Lottery numbers for New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. ...read more Via: Winning Lottery Numbers for March 25, 2014
Court Hears Appeal by Son of Scholar on Dead Sea Scrolls
A defense lawyer argues that using pseudonymous characters to disparage rivals was annoying, not criminal. ...read more Via: Court...
De Blasio Proposes Taxi Surcharge to Fund Accessible Cabs
To make half of all New York City's taxis wheelchair-accessible by 2020, Mayor Bill de Blasio has proposed a 30-cent ...read more Via:...
Surging Rents Force Booksellers From Manhattan
The rising cost of doing business in Manhattan is driving out many of its remaining bookstores, threatening the city's sense ...read more Via:...
Judge Imposes 16-Year Term for Manhattan Man in Pipe Bomb Case
Jose Pimentel offered no apology or explanation for his role in a bomb-building plot in New York City as he ...read more Via:...
Complaint by Fired Correction Officer Adds Details About a Death at Rikers Island
Court documents offer a deeper look into the death of a sick inmate in 2012 at the New York City ...read more Via:...
Governor and Mayor Clashing Again, This Time Over Homelessness
Andrew M. Cuomo told Bill de Blasio it is “too late” to restore a rent subsidy to the state budget ...read more Via:...
Business Briefing: New York Seeks More Data on Crude Oil Rail Operations
The state sent letters to Global Partners, requesting more information about emergency response plans and other aspects of a rail ...read more Via:...
