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Carving Out Havens and Facing Down the Skeptics
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At Hunts Point Riverside Park in the Bronx, students in a group called Rocking the Boat headed toward the waterfront. Work on the park was finished last fall, but access problems delayed its opening until a few days ago.
The city has built two new parks along the South Bronx waterfront, but questions remain about how they will be maintained.
An Irish Taste for Real Estate in Manhattan
With the dollar weak, Irish investors find that New York apartments cost less than in Dublin but rent for more.
Tapes Capture Bold Claims of Bronx Man in Terror Plot
In tapes played at a trial, Tarik Shah, a bassist, ninja and would-be terrorist, is heard planning an Al Qaeda combat training center in New York City.
Lost on Metro-North, but Most Likely Found
The 20,000 items that end up in the lost-and-found in Grand Central Terminal each year are a mix of memorable and mundane.
Electronic Voting May Be Ready by Fall ’08, Official Says
Despite previous predictions of delays, the co-chairman of the state Board of Elections said new machines could be ready for the 2008 presidential election.
Kalikow’s Departure Brings Assessments of His Six Turbulent Years as Chairman of the M.T.A.
During his tenure at the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Peter Kalikow confronted labor unrest, scandal and the beginning of the first major transit expansion in decades.
Across the Sea Under Power From the Sun
Five Swiss sailors say they have made history by sailing from Spain to Staten Island in a solar-powered catamaran.
Multimedia
VIDEO: A Place for Transgendered Youth
Father Louis Braxton talks about the homeless shelter he established in Queens for young transgendered men working as prostitutes.
PHOTOGRAPHER’S JOURNAL: Lens: Gathering
It’s the Friday night fights, of the video game kind, at NYClan on West Fourth Street.
SLIDE SHOW: Buffalo's Totems
A chain saw artist is turning dead elms, oaks and maples from last October's storm into living monuments to Buffalo icons.
SLIDE SHOW: In Dry Dock
A glimpse of the aircraft carrier Intrepid, which is in dry dock for major repairs.
VIDEO FEATURE: Skating Against Time
Skaters take a last lap at the Empire Roller Skating Center in Brooklyn.
VIDEO FEATURE: Mexican New Yorkers Miss Home
Money, memories and a town fair link Mexican New Yorkers to the home they left behind.
The City
A Tale of Two Cities
A rival perspective on the power broker Robert Moses shows how quickly the winds of history can shift.
Go to The City »In the Region
Poet, Mother, Editor, Wife
Deborah Garrison’s second book of poetry leaves behind the thrill of being a young woman in New York City.
NYC
Cheering Change at the Élysée, and in Neighbors’ Attitudes
French ex-pats gathered to watch election results in Manhattan, relieved that the “freedom fries” fiasco is over.
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Special of the Day: Peace of Mind
Dozens of T.G.I. Friday’s locations in New Jersey held a special evening for autistic children and their families.
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Polo on Two Wheels
Video: On asphalt courts and in empty parking lots, urban athletes gather for bicycle polo.
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