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Energy Executive Admits Lying About ‘Low-Show Job’ for Percoco’s Wife Peter Galbraith Kelly Jr. had been accused of giving the job to the wife of a former aide to Governor Cuomo in exchange for his help winning a state contract.

Sheldon Silver Is Convicted in 2nd Corruption Trial Mr. Silver, the former State Assembly speaker, had his initial conviction overturned last year, but a new jury arrived at the same verdict.

How a Web of Slip-and-Fall Cases Puts a New Spin on an Old-Fashioned Scheme A federal case in Manhattan involving what the authorities say was a long-running fraud sheds light on the untamed nature of the litigation-finance business.

Jersey City Argues Over a Statue, and Politicians in Poland Weigh In A proposal to move a waterfront monument depicting the horrors Polish soldiers faced in World War II touched off an international debate.

At Frieze, Your Style Is Your Calling Card The scene from last week’s art fairs, where fashion gave art a run for the money.

Half-Price MetroCards for the Poor Gain Support, but Not From de Blasio City Council officials say the city should fund a plan to give discounted MetroCards to poor New Yorkers. The mayor says the money should come from a millionaire’s…

Style at the Frieze Art Fair What art aficionados wore to the Frieze Art Fair In New York City.

Mind: How Abusive Relationships Take Root Demands lead to threats, experts say, then to violence and shame.

Tell Us About the Racial Makeup of Your New York Public School We want to hear from New York City public school families and educators. You must be at least 13 to participate.

Lawyer for 2 Women Who Say They Were Schneiderman Victims Talked to Michael Cohen The lawyer for the women filed a letter in the ongoing investigation of Mr. Cohen, seeking to protect records Mr. Cohen may have concerning the women.

Exclusive: A Townhouse Where Nancy Reagan and Danish Royalty Partied The home of a former ambassador on the Upper East Side goes on the market for $8.9 million.

Right at Home: The House That Got Away In every house hunt, there’s a place that you didn’t buy that sticks in your memory, maybe even becoming lovelier as time goes by.

New York Today: New York Today: A Forest on the Back of a Bike Friday: A moving start to Wildflower Week, your weekend lineup, and a call for lovers.

The Sistine Chapel of Comic-Strip Art On a beer-splotched wall of a Midtown sports bar, a forgotten relic from the heyday of cartooning, featuring Beetle Bailey, Fred Flintsone and some jokers from Mad magazine. With cameos by James Thurber, Ernest…