Brooklyn Moves to Protect Immigrants From Deportation Over Petty Crimes Under a policy that was to be introduced Monday, the Brooklyn district attorney’s office will prosecute some cases to achieve what it calls immigration-neutral dispositions. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
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Ousted Over Sexual Misconduct Claims, and On to the Next Teaching Job Choate’s failure to report teachers accused of sexual misconduct enabled them to teach elsewhere, where they could engage in similar behavior. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
Grace Notes: Finally, From Italy, the Full George Washington A two-century-old statue of the nation’s father, in the buff, is coming to the United States for the first time. And, no, he didn’t pose for it. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York…
Table for Three: Misty Copeland and Sally Field on the Social Significance of Their Success The two women talk about overcoming barriers in their careers, fighting for better roles and how it is important for artists to be politically active.…
Smokeless Tobacco Is Gone From the Ballpark, if Not the Clubhouse Major League Baseball supports local bans on smokeless tobacco, but a number of players said they viewed them as an invasion of personal rights. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
Tom Fleming, 65, New York City Marathon Winner, Dies Mr. Fleming, a contemporary of Frank Shorter and Bill Rodgers who preferred to train 140 to 150 miles a week, won New York in 1973 and 1975. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York…
Judge Clears Way for Police Body Cameras in New York Judge Analisa Torres blocked a request to halt a trial of the cameras, allowing the Police Department to begin using the devices next week in Upper Manhattan. {$excerpt:n} Source: New…
Elizabeth Sargent, Poet and Last Tenant Above Carnegie Hall, Dies at 96 When Ms. Sargent, whose work was known for its frank description of sexuality and its slant rhymes, moved in 2010, it marked the end of an artist enclave.…
Video Shows Judge on Hudson Shore Before Her Death Judge Sheila Abdus-Salaam, whose body was found in the Hudson River last week, was captured in surveillance footage walking around in Riverbank State Park. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
Judith Clark, Getaway Driver in Deadly Brink’s Heist, Is Denied Parole The decision came despite a commutation by Gov. Andrew Cuomo for Ms. Clark, 67, who was convicted in a 1981 crime in which a guard and two police officers…
Firefighter’s Practiced Maneuver, Five Stories Up, Ends in Fatal Fall While rare, experts say serious injury and death are risks of any ladder work, even the routine operation that led to a firefighter’s death in Queens on Thursday. {$excerpt:n} Source:…
Why a Midtown Power Failure Snarled Your Morning Subway Commute Commuters in New York City got another reminder on Friday that a malfunction in one station can create problems across the aging system. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
With Trump Gone, New Yorkers Find Alternatives to Shouting at His Door The president has not returned to his hometown since taking office, so opposition efforts are taking new paths, like boycotts, performance art and calls to elected officials. {$excerpt:n}…
Lens Blog: Bob Dylan’s Early Days in New York Ted Russell spent time with a young Bob Dylan in New York. As a lifelong jazz fan, he was unimpressed. So were a lot of editors, until the nasally voiced folk…
Party Coverage: Scene City: Springtime Glitter Parties were held recently for the Tribeca Film Festival, the Youth America Grand Prix and the Lenox Hill Neighborhood House. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times