Adding Homeless Shelters Is a Political Risk, but de Blasio Sees No Alternative The mayor plans to begin opening the first of 90 new shelters during the heat of a re-election campaign. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
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What David Rockefeller Wanted Built Got Built At One Chase Manhattan Plaza and the Museum of Modern Art, he made the land-use review process seem effortless. For him, maybe it was. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
Grace Notes: Unity, Instead of Fear, After Swastikas Are Carved Into a Church Door Speculation persists as to the reason Fourth Universalist on Central Park West was the target of a hate crime. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
Crime Scene: Looking Back on the Crime Scene That Spanned the Entire City A writer returns to the subject of past columns for a glimpse at what the future holds. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
‘A Risk We Choose’: Emergency Workers Mourn One of Their Own Emergency responders gathered in the Bronx to mourn Yadira Arroyo, 44, who was killed in an ambulance hijacking. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
Two Die in Separate Cases of Falling From Buildings in Brooklyn A man died after falling out of a window hours after one teenager died and another one was injured after falling from a rooftop, the police said. {$excerpt:n} Source:…
Postscript: When David Met Brooke: The Ultimate New York Power Couple For years, he was the frequent companion of the equally fabled Mrs. Astor. Then, in her final years, he also became her protector in an ugly, tabloid-ready fight with…
‘Bell Curve’ Author Gets Muted Response at Columbia and N.Y.U. Two appearances by Charles Murray, the conservative scholar, did not trigger violent protests like those seen at Middlebury College in Vermont earlier this month. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
A Man Who Hated Black Men Found a Victim Who Cared for Others James Harris Jackson, a white Army veteran from Baltimore, fatally stabbed Timothy Caughman after traveling to New York specifically to kill a black man. {$excerpt:n} Source: New…
Owner of Airbnb Listing in Trump Tower Is Fined ,000 The listing gave hints that the apartment was inside President Trump’s New York City residence. Officials said the listing itself was illegal. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
On the Market: Homes for Sale in Brooklyn and Manhattan This week’s properties are on the Upper East Side, in the East Village and in Kensington, Brooklyn. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
On the Market: Homes for Sale in New York and Connecticut This week’s properties are four-bedroom homes in Tarrytown, N.Y., and North Stamford, Conn. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
The High End: Luxury Buildings’ Latest Amenity: Co-Working Spaces As the line between live and work blurs, residential developers invest in co-working spaces. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
What I Love: Lena Hall’s 500-Square-Foot Apartment in Midtown For the actress, a tidy alcove studio carpeted in silvery white has room enough for everything that really matters. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
As a Paramedic Mourns a Colleague, the Calls Don't Stop With the funeral of a slain co-worker nearing, a paramedic spends his days racing to the aid of New Yorkers whose lives hang in the balance. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York…