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The Hard Part
After Killings, Sense of Unity Surprises Newark
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A memorial last week in the Newark schoolyard where three friends were killed with shots to the back of the head on Aug. 4.
A brutal triple murder has provoked a level of outrage not seen since the riots of 40 years ago.
Spitzer in His Element at Nascar Race
Eliot Spitzer, the Ivy League Upper East Sider with the reputation for a hyperkinetic braininess, indulged his other side at a Nascar race Sunday.
Bloomberg’s Traffic Plan Gets U.S. Boost
Federal officials are expected to announce that they will help finance Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s congestion pricing plan if it is ultimately approved.
Baby Beaten on S.I. Dies as Life Support Is Removed
The death comes just days after the city’s Department of Investigation issued a report faulting the city’s handling of 10 previous child fatality cases in 2005 and 2006.
Left It in a Taxi? Good Luck Getting It Back, a Report Says
The city’s method of returning items lost in taxis is confusing, disorganized and frequently a dead end, according to a report by City Councilwoman Gale Brewer.
Boats With Stories to Tell, Rescued From Obscurity
The craftsman at Vintage Canoeworks work hard to restore old boats to seafaring condition.
Upper East Side Journal
Closing Time for a Budget Diner on a Luxury Block
Gardenia, established in 1977 and one of the oldest restaurants on the Upper East Side, will yield to that supreme leveler, the New York real estate market.
Citing Learning Slumps, Mayor Presents Plan for Low-Performing Middle Schools
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg said he would direct additional financing to about 50 of the city’s lowest-performing middle schools.
It Ain’t ‘Damn Yankees’ but It’s Got Legs
Members of Broadway and Off Broadway shows trade their costumes for cleats when they play for the Broadway Show League.
Multimedia
VIDEO: Brooklyn Tornado
A tornado hit Brooklyn, New York, for the first time on record early Wednesday morning.
AUDIO SLIDE SHOW: The Shadow City
Meet urban explorer Miru Kim, who knows the dark side of New York.
SLIDE SHOW: Backstage at the Chelsea
The famous and less famous live in the pages of Linda Troeller's new collection of photos "Atmosphere: An Artist's Memoir of the Chelsea Hotel."
VIDEO: Close Call
Radar images show two planes came to within a few hundred feet of each other in early July.
AUDIO SLIDE SHOW: The Ice Queen
Meet Andrea Fisher, who drives a Kool Man ice cream truck in Brooklyn.
PHOTOGRAPHS: Newark, July 1967
Four decades after a rash of violence that made Newark a national symbol of urban malaise, the city is just beginning to face its uncomfortable history.
Brooke Astor, 105, Aristocrat of the People, Dies
Brooke Astor reigned over New York society and devoted her considerable resources to New York’s unfortunate.
NYC
Simple Civility on the Subway Can Be a Matter of Inches
Everyone knows that the M.T.A. doesn’t always treat its customers well, but those same customers often don’t treat one another terribly well, either.
Ink
Sour Notes Are Sweet for Sym-Phony of Brooklyn
The musical group that serenaded Ebbets Field with off-key choruses hailing the Brooklyn Dodgers recently marked the 50th anniversary of the team’s departure.
The City
The Rainbow Runway
New York is home to at least a dozen small beauty pageants, among them Miss New York Chinese.
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Still Jumping Into the Job Pool
During summer, many teens still see "vacation" as a time to work.
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Brooke Astor: A Long and Storied Life
Brooke Astor, New York's most famous doyenne of philanthropy and society, died at 105.
Newark Unites After Killings
A week after violent killings in Newark, Mayor Corey Booker hopes to transform community outrage into action for peace.
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