This summer, Lincoln Center, the largest performing arts complex in the country, has been a maze of construction sites and confusing detours. And it’s not going away soon.
Among the one million-plus students and 80,000 teachers who started classes Tuesday at 1,499 schools around New York City, some were attending for the first time.
Many in New York City say they are not feeling deep pain from the economic slowdown — at least not yet.
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation is poised to name Richard Armstrong as its new director, replacing Thomas R. Krens, who is stepping down.
Gov. David A. Paterson was acting within his powers when he issued an executive order requiring government agencies to recognize same-sex marriages performed outside the state, a court ruled.
A Harlem pastor’s angry online sermon that denounced Senator Barack Obama is among cases that highlight new federal guidelines that bar electioneering on the Web by tax-exempt groups.
A Pakistani neuroscientist was carrying notes when she was detained in Afghanistan that referred to a “mass casualty attack” and listed various New York City landmarks, according to a federal indictment.
After a six-month search, the Museum of Modern Art has chosen one of its own curators, Ann Temkin, to succeed John Elderfield, who retired as chief curator of painting and sculpture in July.
The city's four lawsuits accuse about 10 out-of-state companies of violating federal and state laws by failing to report cigarette purchases by city residents.
Lens: Images from Brooklyn are found on "pedestrians" in black felt costumes.
Alternate-side parking rules will be suspended in parts of Red Hook for three to four weeks as the Department of Transportation installs 1,400 signs with new street-cleaning regulations.
Residents of the assembly speaker's district will soon receive a letter from a woman who once accused a top Silver aide of rape.
For some families of children with Down syndrome, Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska is about to learn a powerful truth: A child with special needs enlarges the world.
Voices of students, teachers and school staff in Brooklyn, Staten Island and Manhattan.
The photographer Damon Winter of The New York Times describes creating double exposure images for his Lens photography series called “Neighbors.”
A nonprofit group arranged a journey to the Democratic National Convention for members of the ethnic press in New York City.
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Few people are aware of the considerable risk that hurricanes pose for this part of the country, and scientists are warning that a major storm is overdue.
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Just when you thought the issue was dead and buried, term limits are back on the table. In his weekly podcast Sam Roberts offers a theory: Mayor Bloomberg is running out of ways to keep from looking like a lame duck.
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