Posts published in “New York City”

35 Years Later, Sister in Durst Case Is Still Looking for Answers “I just want to find out what happened to my sister,” Mary McCormack Hughes said in a rare interview about Robert Durst and the death of his first…

Side Street: 35 Women and One Man’s Freedom With advocacy that relied on outrage but not anger, a group helped win clemency for Oscar López Rivera, the long-imprisoned Puerto Rican nationalist. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times

Crime Scene: Seafood Theft Spawns Another Mystery: How Do You Fence Clams? The police have not found who stole hundreds of oysters, clams and mussels off a delivery truck bound for restaurants in the city. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times

Man Questioned in Death of Queens Jogger With Case at a Standstill Karina Vetrano’s body was found on Aug. 2 in Spring Creek Park, but little information has been revealed about the case. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times

Is the Met Museum ‘a Great Institution in Decline’? Aiming ever higher, the museum faces financial challenges that include a deficit nearing $40 million and expansion plans that have been postponed for lack of funding. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times

The Neediest Cases: Caring for 2 Children as Her Health and Finances Deteriorate Laura Gentile, who has numerous health problems of her own, has struggled to make ends meet while caring for her two adult children, who both have mental…

The Neediest Cases: A Displaced Syrian Woman Realizes a Dream by Aiding Refugees Rawda al-Mazloum is fulfilling ambitions by getting desperate women the help they need at a center in Lebanon run by the International Rescue Committee. {$excerpt:n} Source: New…

Mets Add Two to Bullpen, With Jeurys Familia Still a Question Mark With a suspension possible for Familia, the Mets re-signed Jerry Blevins and Fernando Salas, who arrived late last season. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times

Bag Fee for New York City Is Delayed by State Legislature A proposed city law that would have charged shoppers 5 cents for each disposable bag taken at the checkout counter will almost certainly be postponed. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York…

If the Islanders Need a New Home, Hartford Says, How About Here? With the Islanders’ future in Brooklyn in question, the Connecticut capital invited the team to use XL Center as an interim or long-term arena. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York…

An Icy International Rivalry With Warm Relations In a renewal of a competition contested every five years, a team of Scottish curlers made a stop on their American tour to face a team in Westchester County. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York…

City Comptroller Blocks Contract to Buy Body Cameras for Police Officers The office of Scott M. Stringer, the comptroller, said he needed questions answered before he could sign off on a $6.4 million deal. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times

His Future With Knicks in Doubt, Derrick Rose Chases Improvement Rose, who has missed the team’s past three games with a sprained left ankle, said he tries “to be better every game, every practice, every day.” {$excerpt:n} Source: New York…

New York Changes How It Tests for Lead in Schools’ Water, and Finds More Metal In new tests after experts raised concerns, New York has found many more water outlets with significant levels of the metal than it did last…