Posts published in “New York City”

A Legal Lion Lays Down His Gavel With a Ruling of ‘Love, Not Hate’ After 53 years as a federal judge in Brooklyn, Jack B. Weinstein is retiring. He still has a stubborn belief in the American future.

A Rape Suspect Was Released. 3 More Women Were Attacked. A series of mistakes underscored a longstanding problem in the N.Y.P.D.’s Special Victims division.

Life of a C.I.A. Coder: Nerf Guns, Pranks and Fat Jokes Trial witnesses describe a raucous workplace culture among officers at the intelligence agency.

Cuomo blames anti-Semitism for dividing the country Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Sunday the country is more divided than ever — pointing to recent anti-Semitic attacks in New York. The governor’s statements came after he was asked about upstate and downstate…

Almost half of UWS tower would have to be removed under new court ruling That’s quite the haircut. A court ruling this past week could lead to a dramatic trimming of the nearly completed 200 Amsterdam Avenue, currently the tallest…

Tessa Majors: What We Know About the 14-Year-Old Charged With Murder The authorities have accused Rashaun Weaver of fatally stabbing the Barnard student during a robbery near the college in December.

Brooklyn judge uses forgotten state law to bypass bail reform In his ruling, Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice John Hecht referenced a little-used statute that lets judges keep some persistent felony offenders behind bars for up to 90 days.

David Byrne’s ‘American Utopia’ Will Return to Broadway Next Fall The theatrical concert has been a critical and commercial success. A film version by Spike Lee is also on the way.

Barnard students ‘glad’ at arrest in Tessa Majors’ murder Barnard College students expressed a measure of relief Sunday at the arrest of Tessa Majors’ alleged killer — but remained on edge over her senseless slaying during a botched robbery in…

The Guerrilla Car Washers of N.Y.C. Development is finally coming to the top of Manhattan. Are its carwash vans doomed?