Derailment at Penn Station on July 6 Was Caused by Track Defect Amtrak officials said a problem with ties allowed rails to widen and a wheel of a New Jersey Transit train to leave the track, days before repairs at…
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Hammer Attacker Sentenced to 22 Years in Prison David Baril had pleaded guilty to three counts of assault and one count of attempted aggravated assault upon a police officer in the 2015 attacks.
New York Farmworkers to Argue in State Supreme Court for Right to Organize An 80-year-old state law has precluded laborers on farms from collective action. A lawsuit by the New York Civil Liberties Union could end it.
More Arrests Announced in MS-13 Killings of 4 Young Men on Long Island More than 15 arrests have been made in the killings of four young men who, the authorities said, were lured into the woods, then ambushed by the…
A New Brooklyn Clinic for Hotel Workers Who Enjoy No-Cost Care The health center opening in August promises to provide checkups, dental care and physical therapy without having to wait to be seen.
Hot Enough for You? Try Eating Something Even Hotter On summer scorchers, Korean tradition calls for a boiling bowl of chicken, rice and ginseng that’s believed to work better than anything cold.
De Blasio, With ‘Cultural Plan,’ Proposes Linking Money to Diversity The Metropolitan Museum of Art and other major institutions escape city budget cuts, while smaller arts groups outside Manhattan may receive new resources.
I love this place. They started popping up around the city around 2 years ago. I’m not a huge fan of grilled cheese in general but I’ve been turned .
City Expands Services as More Become Homeless, Even With a Job The problem of homelessness in New York City now includes more able-bodied people, some of them employed, who shun overcrowded shelters and live on the street.
New York Today: New York Today: Flip-Flops at Work, Yes or No? Wednesday: Style etiquette at the office, E.T. phones home, and the first women’s rights convention.
New York Becomes the City That Never Shuts Up With noise complaints doubling over five years and once-quiet neighborhoods offering little refuge, the city is considering a law to help quiet the din.
At Curlfest, a Celebration of Natural Hair and Black Beauty Thousands of women come together at the Brooklyn event, now in its fourth year, for hair tips and so much more.
New York Police Challenging More of Review Board’s Findings, Study Shows The Civilian Complaint Review Board’s annual report says that scores of cases with substantiated allegations against officers are being bogged down in delays.
Amanda Lepore, Transgender Club Diva, Tells All About Her Plastic Surgery Famous for her cosmetic enhancements and as a muse for the photographer David LaChapelle, the rhinestone-clad party hostess puts out a photo-filled memoir.
Nanny Admitted Killing 2 Children, Former Prosecutor Testifies A judge is considering whether the rights of Yoselyn Ortega were violated when prosecutors interviewed her in the hospital about the deaths of Lucia Krim, 6, and Leo Krim, 2, in 2012.