Hartford, With Its Finances in Disarray, Veers Toward Bankruptcy
The financial troubles for Connecticut’s capital come at a time when the state is mired in its own problems, including going weeks without a budget.
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Photo CreditSam Hodgson for The New York Times 1 in 7 New York City Elementary Students Will Be Homeless, Report Says
A new report details the daunting challenges faced by children and schools as homelessness increases in New York City.
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Photo CreditCandice Choi/Associated Press F.D.A. Urges Court to Block New York City’s Calorie Count Law
Lawyers for the Food and Drug Administration backed an industry effort to block New York City’s calorie labeling law in restaurants and food stores.
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Photo CreditMark Von Holden/Getty Images Looking Ahead Toward Prison and Back to a Fateful Night
Marc Henry Johnson, a producer of HBO’s “The Deuce,” shared details of a night in 2015 that ended in the fatal overdose of a Long Island doctor.
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Photo CreditRuby Washington/The New York Times 21 Years After Stabbing, Victim’s Wife Is Charged With Murder
New witnesses with incriminating information allowed prosecutors to move forward in a notorious 1996 killing known as the Coffee Bar Case.
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Photo CreditTodd Heisler/The New York Times New Citizens Hold Their Heads High, 102 Floors Above New York
Thirty immigrants were sworn in atop One World Trade Center, in a ceremony that featured a speech by the former U.S. attorney Preet Bharara.
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Photo CreditJohnny Milano for The New York Times Cue the Carrots! Strike Up the Squash!
The musicians of the Long Island Vegetable Orchestra make their instruments from things that grow in the garden.
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Photo CreditBryan R. Smith for The New York Times Police Add Civilians in Bid to Better Analyze Crime Data
The New York Police Department is hiring 100 civilians with math and statistics backgrounds to help detect patterns and make sense of compiled data.
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Photo CreditJeenah Moon for The New York Times Tree Topples in Central Park, Injuring Mother and 3 Children
An American elm fell near West Drive and 62nd Street, pinning the woman before a group of Samaritans pulled her to safety.
