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Rare Rat-Related Disease Kills a Bronx Victim, the City Says

Rare Rat-Related Disease Kills a Bronx Victim, the City Says Three people in the Grand Concourse area were infected with leptospirosis, making it the first reported cluster of the disease in New York, health officials said. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York…

Mets’ David Wright Exercising Caution About Returning to Throwing

Mets’ David Wright Exercising Caution About Returning to Throwing Wright, a third baseman who had season-ending disk surgery in June and continues to deal with spinal stenosis, has been in training camp for weeks but has not thrown a baseball…

Album: What Cats Think of the Dog Show

Album: What Cats Think of the Dog Show Cats at Westminster? While some fur may have been ruffled and human hackles raised, the felines don’t seem to care. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times

Pedro Hernandez Found Guilty of Kidnapping and Killing Etan Patz in 1979

Pedro Hernandez Found Guilty of Kidnapping and Killing Etan Patz in 1979 The verdict is a long-awaited step in solving the mystery that bedeviled investigators and forever changed the way parents watched over their children. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times

Saved From Holocaust: ‘He Loved Me and He Wanted to Keep Me’

Saved From Holocaust: ‘He Loved Me and He Wanted to Keep Me’ A Brooklyn couple in their 90s recounts how their love helped them survive the Holocaust. “He’s not very romantic,” she says, but he saved her life. {$excerpt:n} Source:…

Pace University Names Head of Oberlin Its Next President

Pace University Names Head of Oberlin Its Next President Marvin Krislov, often a lightning rod over identity and free speech issues, is a former Rhodes Scholar with three degrees from Yale. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times

Simone in Wonderland

Simone in Wonderland Simone Rocha’s new shop in SoHo is a hideaway for tulle- and organza-clad Alices. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times

N.Y.C. Nature: Amid Winter Gloom, Cardinals Sing of Spring

N.Y.C. Nature: Amid Winter Gloom, Cardinals Sing of Spring The bird’s song this time of year is more than a simple call; it is a potent reminder that the end of winter is just a few weeks away. {$excerpt:n} Source:…

The Snapchat Cohort Gets Into Politics, and Civics Is Cool

The Snapchat Cohort Gets Into Politics, and Civics Is Cool High school and even middle school students are showing a level of civic engagement not seen in years, their teachers and principals say. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times

Front Burner: Dairy-Free Vegan Chocolates in Chelsea

Front Burner: Dairy-Free Vegan Chocolates in Chelsea The restaurateur Pamela Elizabeth opens a new confectionery dedicated to dairy-free handmade chocolates. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times