The latest from New York, New Jersey and Connecticut from the Times metro staff.
Long Island City Journal
A Bachelor Pad With a View: A Giant Bottle Cap
Jeremy M. Lange for The New York Times
From across the East River, the Pepsi sign beckons “like a lighthouse.”
The city’s newest transplants are taking issue with old industrial New York over the famous Pepsi sign on the Queens waterfront.
Giuliani Shifts Abortion Speech Gently to Right
Rudolph W. Giuliani has directed questions on abortion toward a discussion about judges, saying he would appoint “strict constructionist” jurists.
Greenwich Village Hospital Opts for Smaller but More Efficient
St. Vincent’s Hospital plans to build an entirely new hospital and sell most of its real estate on Seventh Avenue real estate to a developer.
Main Break Disrupts 5 Towns in New Jersey
An early-morning water main break left tens of thousands of people without water and forced the evacuation of dozens of residents.
Political Memo
Hungry for Change, a Pair of Governors Are Served Humble Pie
Like Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Eliot Spitzer might end up cooling his heated language, editing his battle list and embracing bipartisan issues.
On Randalls Island, New Ball Fields via Deal With Elite Schools
Parks advocates and residents in East Harlem and the South Bronx are seething over the city’s plan to give about 20 private schools in Manhattan.
Multimedia
SLIDE SHOW: Lens: Crossroads
Photographer Librado Romero's photographs of Times Square, then and now.
AUDIO: From School Bully to Public Service
Carrie Malcolm recalls her role in bullying. She now has a career in public service.
AUDIO SLIDE SHOW: Islam in the Suburbs
Sheik Reda Shata discusses his move from a storefront mosque in Brooklyn to a palatial mosque in Middletown, N.J.
INTERACTIVE GRAPHIC: Restored Tiles in the Heart of Central Park
The Bethesda Terrace is being restored to the vision of Calvert Vaux and Frederick Law Olmsted.
INTERACTIVE FEATURE: House Afire: A Bilingual Multimedia Story
Meet some of the members of Ark of Salvation, a storefront Pentecostal church in Harlem. Vea esta presentación interactiva bilingüe en la Web.
Weather for Ice Fishing Is Late in Adirondacks
Strangely mild weather that bathed the Northeast in springlike temperatures through December and January prevented ice on the lakes of the Adirondacks.
Stoic Link to Baseball History Stands Guard
Running the length of Third Avenue in Brooklyn is a 20-foot-high stone wall, believed to be a relic of Washington Park, where the Dodgers’ played before Ebbets Field.
The City
This Hammer for Hire
Minority laborers are seeking a seat at the table of a major building boom.
In the Region
Murder Most Suburban
Just like their heroes, mystery novels set in the suburbs are a breed apart.
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Multimedia
Podcast: Only in New York
On the beat with Sam Roberts, metro correspondent.
Metropolitan Diary
A collection of recent Metropolitan Diary columns.
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