New York City Headlines

Staten Island Candidate Drops Out of Senate Race

Tue, 2006-09-26 02:52
In a move to keep a State Senate seat in the Republican Party’s hands, Robert J. Helbock, the Conservative candidate in a three-way race, announced yesterday that he was withdrawing from the battle to succeed longtime Senator John J. Marchi of Staten Island.

Inspectors Find Home for Men Full and Filthy

Tue, 2006-09-26 02:50
The four-story brownstone in Brooklyn was home to 67 men living in squalid conditions, according to health officials.

[TS] Remembrance, Both Timely and Enduring

Tue, 2006-09-26 02:25
Under a sky of melancholy gray, two dozen people gathered in Tompkins Square Park to honor the Slocum fire.

Hevesi Says He’ll Repay State for His Wife’s Chauffeuring

Tue, 2006-09-26 02:12
The report of State Comptroller Alan G. Hevesi's misuse of a state worker was made on his own government waste hot line.

A National Housing Innovator Leads City’s Effort for the Poor

Mon, 2006-09-25 04:00
The business of generating working-class housing has become more complex with the city’s population growing and land values rising.

Broken Bench: In Tiny Courts of N.Y., Abuses of Law and Power

Mon, 2006-09-25 04:00
An investigation of New York State’s town and village courts found a trail of judicial abuses and errors.

Boy Badly Hurt in Shootout With Intruders

Mon, 2006-09-25 04:00
A shootout ensued after three intruders entered a Long Island home, leaving a 9-year-old boy in critical condition.

The Last Holdout Reconsiders a Program to Curb H.I.V.

Mon, 2006-09-25 04:00
New Jersey is the last state that does not allow the distribution of hypodermic needles by government programs, which may change due to H.I.V. infections.

Antiwar Democrat in Connecticut Adds Planks to Platform

Mon, 2006-09-25 04:00
Ned Lamont showed voters his positions on varied issues, trying to counter Senator Joseph I. Lieberman’s claim that he is running a “one-issue” antiwar campaign.

In New York, a Report Details Abuse and Neglect at 2 State-Run Centers for Girls

Mon, 2006-09-25 04:00
Incarcerated girls were subjected to strip searches, rough handling and sexual assaults, the report says.

METROPOLITAN DIARY: Dear Diary

Mon, 2006-09-25 04:00
"I’d like a two-bedroom apartment in this building for $250,000." He laughed again and said, “You’re talking about the maintenance, right?”

Joining a Fraternity of Faith, Dwindling but Resolute

Sun, 2006-09-24 04:00
As Catholicism copes with a priest shortage, new seminarians in Queens explore the first steps toward the priesthood.

Focus of Connecticut House Race Shifts to Security

Sun, 2006-09-24 04:00
The shift is a departure for Representative Nancy L. Johnson, a moderate Republican, who usually focuses her campaigns on domestic issues.

Major Error Is Reported in Tax Paid by Mrs. Astor on Sale of Painting

Sun, 2006-09-24 04:00
A tax discrepancy on a painting sold by Brooke Astor's son, Anthony D. Marshall, could amount to millions.

Pros and Cons of a Zoning Diet: Fighting Obesity by Limiting Fast-Food Restaurants

Sun, 2006-09-24 04:00
Councilman Joel Rivera of the Bronx wants to use a zoning ordinance against fast-food restaurants to curb obesity.

Rector Elected as Newark’s Episcopal Bishop; Gay Candidate Finishes 5th

Sun, 2006-09-24 04:00
The election of the New Jersey bishop drew national attention as the Episcopal Church tries delicately to balance homosexuality and religion.

[TS] Our Towns: To Honor a Son Lost on 9/11, Parents Help Others Torn by Violence

Sun, 2006-09-24 04:00
The parents started a foundation to heal their scars of grief and the pain of others around the world.

As Time Stands Still in Court, Justice for a Broken Girl Waits

Sat, 2006-09-23 04:00
The death of Nixzmary Brown, 7, in Brooklyn in January demanded a reckoning but time appears to be standing still in court.

Complexes’ Seller Pushes Profits, as Critics Fear Higher Rents

Sat, 2006-09-23 04:00
A 117-page offering memorandum suggests strongly that the days of Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village as an unpretentious middle-class bastion in Manhattan may well be numbered.

New York City’s Reservists Are Asked to Return Iraq Pay

Sat, 2006-09-23 04:00
Hundreds of uniformed city workers in the Reserves participated in a financial arrangement offered by the city and now many are discovering it can have huge costs.