Video: Energy or Eyesore?
A 9/11 Judge Sets a Timer for a Month
By BENJAMIN WEISER
The sides in a wrongful-death suit stemming from the 2001 terrorist attacks will be limited to about a month in court.
Solar Panels Rise Pole by Pole, Followed by Gasps of ‘Eyesore’
By MIREYA NAVARRO
Juan Arredondo for The New York Times
Solar panels along Fifth Street in Fair Lawn, N.J. Residents elsewhere were upset they had not been notified before installation.
Installations have been popping up across New Jersey for about a year, but some residents worry aloud about the effect on property values.
In a Mother’s Case, Reminders of Educational Inequalities
By PETER APPLEBOME
Accusations that a Connecticut woman used a false address to enroll her 5-year-old son in school have stirred up arguments about differences in schools from one town to another.
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Prisoner? No, Your Honor, I'd Rather Be a Diplomat
By THE NEW YORK TIMES
Vincent L. Leibell III has an alternate proposal to prison time: a tour of duty as a diplomat in some unsteady corner of the globe — perhaps Iraq or Libya.
Mayor, Aiming at Police, Takes on a Pet Peeve
By AL BAKER
Two matters have given Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg a chance to vent about people who get special treatment.
Advisers on Interrogation Face Legal Action by Critics
By JOHN ELIGON
Critics of abusive interrogations of suspected terrorists are taking legal action to seek punishment for psychologists who they say designed and served as consultants for the interrogation techniques.
Experience Necessary
Helping Students Find the Right Path
By ROBIN FINN
Maria Rodriguez, an associate professor of psychology at Hunter College, has been working with students in CUNY’s career-conscious SEEK program since 1982.
Students at Rutgers Occupy a Building
By LISA W. FODERARO
About a dozen students occupied a historic administration building in protest Wednesday, days after the university’s president did not meet demands for a tuition freeze.
City Shelves a Plan to Legalize Hailing Livery Cabs
By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM
The city is weighing a proposal to create a class of cabs that would be prohibited from picking up passengers in most of Manhattan, but would be able to do so in other parts of the city.
City Council Questions Distribution of Park Officers
By ASHLEY PARKER
In a hearing Wednesday, the City Council pressed the parks department about why there were more officers in Manhattan than in any other borough.
April 27, 2011
Misuse of Official Parking Placards Is Widespread, Report Finds
By ANDY NEWMAN
In neighborhoods frequented by official vehicles, more than 40 percent of cars displaying official city-issued parking placards were parked illegally, according to a report issued Wednesday by the clean-transportation advocacy group Transportation Alternatives.
April 27, 2011
Desolate Part of Long Island Seems to Fit Serial Killer's Needs
By COREY KILGANNON
The authorities have found bodies dumped in the sand and brush off of Ocean Parkway on the South Shore.
April 27, 2011
Bloomberg Waste-to-Electricity Plan Not an Easy Sell
By MIREYA NAVARRO
The Bloomberg administration's proposals to turn waste into energy are met with mixed responses.
April 27, 2011
Two Arrested in Attack on Deliveryman Caught on Tape
By ANDY NEWMAN
The teenagers were charged with burglary in the attack that occurred in a Harlem apartment building.
Nocturnalist
At This Fete, The Room Was Packed With Power
By SARAH MASLIN NIR
At the Time 100 spectacular in Manhattan on Tuesday, actors and politicians mingled with authors, activists and musicians.
Hawk Cam
Live From the Nest
By EMILY S. RUEB
Live video streams from the 12th floor of a library at New York University where a pair of red-tailed hawks has a nest.
- More on Violet and Bobby
- The hatchlings are due!
If you see anything, e-mail us at: cityroom@nytimes.com.
Taking Questions
Ask About Red-Tailed Hawks
By THE NEW YORK TIMES
Marie Winn, the author of “Red-Tails in Love: Pale Male’s Story,” will be responding to readers’ questions.
Multimedia
In the East Village, Grace
Trinity Grace Church in the East Village draws on a young crowd seeking a spiritual home.
Neighborhood Joint | El Nuevo Bohío
At El Nuevo Bohío in the Bronx, Puerto Rican specialties are the order of the day.
Meet the Extreme Hobbyists
These hobbyists don’t just accumulate memorabilia, they define their existence by it. Occasionally, they overdo it, and that’s just fine with them.
Belongings
New Yorkers who hail from other countries recall why certain items made the journey with them.
Public Theater Unveils Its 2011-2012 Season
April 26, 2011
School Vacations Make Broadway Box Offices Work Overtime
April 25, 2011
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