With Beaches Empty, Christie Wages One More Fight The shutdown of New Jersey’s government has its roots in a dispute about taking money held in reserve by Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield, the state’s largest health insurer.
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Doctor Killed at Bronx Hospital a ‘Monumental Loss for Us’ Though early in her career, Dr. Tracy Sin-Yee Tam had established a remarkable reputation for being caring and conscientious.
Metropolitan Diary: A Busy Ride Uptown There’s a lot of life on some subway cars.
Norman Dorsen, Tenacious Civil Rights Advocate, Dies at 86 Mr. Dorsen spent a long legal career focused on fighting for human rights, including before the Supreme Court, and led the A.C.L.U. for 15 years.
Soccer Academy Reaches Across Border to Nurture Young Players A New Jersey program affiliated with Mexico’s first-division Club Tijuana serves youngsters who might get lost in America’s pay-to-play soccer culture.
On Comedy: At The New Yorker, the Cartoonists Draw, but the Vision Is Hers Emma Allen has taken over as cartoon editor at the magazine, freshening a venerable tradition with her interest in contemporary voices.
Spider-Man and His Inker: Wrists Still Going Strong a Half-Century Later Joe Sinnott, 90, was drawing Marvel’s superheroes in pen and ink even before Peter Parker was bitten.
Side Street: For Two Veterans, a Freedom Restored for Independence Day Fred Downs and Artie McAuley, Army veterans who each lost arm an while serving, are the first recipients of new, state-of-the art prosthetic limbs.
Harlem Woman Owned 100 Hats. Then She Bought the Factory. When a hat designer mentioned that the ailing S&S Hat Company in Philadelphia was for sale, Georgiette Morgan-Thomas jumped at the opportunity.
Suzanne Wasserman, Historian of New York City and Filmmaker, Dies at 60 Ms. Wasserman became intrigued by the Lower East Side after moving to New York from Chicago.
For Gunman at Bronx Hospital, Fleeting Success and Persistent Strife Henry Bello graduated from medical school, but struggled with arrests, bankruptcies and homelessness before opening fire in the Bronx, killing one and wounding six others.
Going to a New Jersey State Park or Beach? Not This Holiday Weekend A government shutdown over the state’s budget has shuttered more than 50 state parks, historic sites and recreational areas. At least nine other states are also at…
Doctors Work Furiously in Bid to Save Victims of Hospital Rampage The extent of injuries suffered in a shooting at Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center became clear on Saturday as doctors scrambled to save the lives of their colleagues.
,000 Reward Is Offered for Return of Rabbit Taken From Shelter The man took the animal after he was told he could not adopt a dog because he had two unneutered “guard dogs” at home, shelter officials said.
Is There Anything Ansel Elgort Can’t Do? He acts! He dances! He sings! He posts! The star of “Baby Driver” makes the round of morning-talk shows and discusses the perks of stardom.