Posts published in “New York City”

No Group ‘Owns Admission’ to Elite High Schools, Carranza Says The schools chancellor dismissed concerns that plans to change the way students are accepted to the specialized schools will unfairly affect Asian students.

Off the Menu: Bergdorf’s Revitalizes Its Lower-Level Cafe The latest from the couple behind Atoboy, French accented food in the East Village, and other restaurant news.

How the Ice Age Shaped New York Long ago, the region lay under an ice sheet thousands of feet thick. It terminated abruptly in what are now the boroughs, leaving the city with a unique landscape.

New York Today: New York Today: The Hudson River Isn’t Dirty. It’s Alive. Tuesday: The New Yorkers in our aquatic backyard, cultural festivals across the city, and pop-up pianos.

On a Clear Day You Can See an Ice Age: One Journalist’s View From the Upper West Side I had climbed to the roof of our apartment building to see what the day might bring. Suddenly, I realized that the…

Harvey Weinstein Is Due Back in Court on Rape Charges The disgraced movie producer is expected to enter a not guilty plea on Tuesday in State Supreme Court in Manhattan.

For New Jersey Commuters, a Sequel to the ‘Summer of Hell’ This summer, crews will begin rebuilding the elevated highway that links the New Jersey Turnpike and Lincoln Tunnel. There will be delays.

Reputed Mobster Breaks a Kneecap (His Own, Playing Ping-Pong) In his murder trial, Thomas Gioeli was portrayed as a professional assassin. But on Monday, he was a plaintiff, suing over the fall during a jailhouse game of table tennis.

Special Master in Cohen Case Finds Few Seized Materials Are Privileged Though she has not yet finished her review, the special master said that most of the records seized from Michael D. Cohen can be turned over to prosecutors.

Judge Blocks New Jersey From Backing Out of Waterfront Commission A judge barred New Jersey from withdrawing its support for the agency, which was created in 1953 to combat the influence of organized crime on the docks.

Cuomo Embraces Unions, 8 Years After Vowing to Take Them On As a candidate in 2010, Andrew M. Cuomo vowed to loosen the unions’ grip on state politics. Now they may be his strongest allies in his re-election bid.

Metropolitan Diary: If the Sun Is Shining A childhood itinerary that covered all five boroughs.

Now Trending: Check It Out The checkerboard trend at the Governors Ball was as clear as black and white.

That Time of the Month Can Be Fun, Too Period Party, an event held in celebration of Menstrual Hygiene Day, turned gynecological realities into an open, and often humorous, dialogue.