Sheila Abdus-Salaam, Judge on New York’s Top Court, Is Found Dead in Hudson River Judge Abdus-Salaam, who joined the State Court of Appeals in 2013, was pulled from the river by the police on Wednesday afternoon. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York…
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Trinity Church Is Sued for Moving a Sculpture That Marked the 9/11 Loss of a Tree The sculptor Steve Tobin says his work was to be permanently on-site; the church, which moved it to Connecticut, had no comment on the…
Police Believe New York Judge Found in Hudson River Committed Suicide An investigation is continuing into the death of Sheila Abdus-Salaam, a top judge on New York State’s highest court, whose body was found with no indications of foul play.…
4 Bodies With ‘Significant Trauma’ Found in Long Island Park Several recent homicides in Suffolk County have been attributed to a transnational gang known as MS-13, but the police would not comment on whether these deaths were gang-related. {$excerpt:n} Source:…
Scouting Report: A Plus-Size Pop-Up on Fifth Avenue and Other Shopping Events The Hester Street Fair opens for the season, Shinola opens in Dumbo with a block party, and more. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
New York Today: New York Today: Free College, but With Caveats Thursday: Cuomo’s Excelsior Scholarship, a string of wonderful weather, and the New Yorker who invented Scrabble. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
Wounded by ‘Fearless Girl,’ Creator of ‘Charging Bull’ Wants Her to Move The sculptor Arturo Di Modica said Wall Street’s bronze girl, meant to symbolize female empowerment, distorts the meaning of his work. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
I Was Misinformed: Thanks for Your Service, Pothole Warrior A pothole leaves the writer stranded on the Palisades Parkway, without a spare but with plenty of time to ponder how she got into this mess. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
Self-Storage Offers Space for Stuff. But It Gobbles Up Space. New York and other cities move to curb the spread of self-storage buildings, arguing the space could be used to increase jobs, housing and commerce. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
Metropolitan Diary: Looking for a Contact Lens in the Dark Just when all seemed lost, a different perspective saved the day. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
Hamilton Art Mystery at City Hall: Lost, Stolen or Never There? A British scholar insists New York City Hall somehow managed to lose the 19th-century painting on which an Alexander Hamilton stamp was based. How and when the painting was…
Journalists at Gothamist and DNAinfo Agree to Join Labor Union The news sites merged recently, and DNAinfo has laid off about a quarter of its editorial staff in recent weeks. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
Frederick B. Lacey, Who Prosecuted Corruption in New Jersey, Dies at 96 Mr. Lacey won convictions against mayors, other public officials and Mafia members before becoming a judge whose cases included the French Connection trial. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
New York Today: New York Today: Sharing a Block on Broadway Wednesday: A “shared street” in Manhattan, a sleepover for grown-ups and a sticker design contest. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
Works in Progress: Hoping Cherry Blossoms Won’t Arrive Early to Their Own Party The annual festival at Brooklyn Botanic Garden takes place at the end of April — regardless of when nature decides to push play. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York…