Posts published in “New York City”

New York’s Growth Can Be Measured in Trash Bags The city has a population of 8.5 million and a surging tourism trade, which means there is more garbage, in more places than ever before. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times

Lifting of Travel Ban Sets Off Rush to Reach U.S. The race inundated some domestic and international airports, reunited loved ones and friends, and prompted another round of criticism from President Trump about national security. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times

Metropolitan Diary: An Epic High-Five Two strangers share a fleeting connection on a summer morning. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times

Man Arrested in August Strangling of Jogger in Queens A 20-year-old Brooklyn man has been accused of killing Karina Vetrano, who went jogging on a secluded path in Howard Beach last year. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times

Subway Riders Scrub Anti-Semitic Graffiti, as ‘Decent Human Beings’ When passengers on a Manhattan train spotted hateful messages scrawled on a subway map, they joined together to get rid of them. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times

Suspect Arrested in Murder of Jogger in Queens Last Summer A 20-year-old Brooklyn man has been accused of killing Karina Vetrano, who went jogging on a secluded path in Howard Beach. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times

35 Years Later, Sister in Durst Case Is Still Looking for Answers “I just want to find out what happened to my sister,” Mary McCormack Hughes said in a rare interview about Robert Durst and the death of his first…

Side Street: 35 Women and One Man’s Freedom With advocacy that relied on outrage but not anger, a group helped win clemency for Oscar López Rivera, the long-imprisoned Puerto Rican nationalist. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times

Crime Scene: Seafood Theft Spawns Another Mystery: How Do You Fence Clams? The police have not found who stole hundreds of oysters, clams and mussels off a delivery truck bound for restaurants in the city. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times

Man Questioned in Death of Queens Jogger With Case at a Standstill Karina Vetrano’s body was found on Aug. 2 in Spring Creek Park, but little information has been revealed about the case. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times

Is the Met Museum ‘a Great Institution in Decline’? Aiming ever higher, the museum faces financial challenges that include a deficit nearing $40 million and expansion plans that have been postponed for lack of funding. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times

The Neediest Cases: Caring for 2 Children as Her Health and Finances Deteriorate Laura Gentile, who has numerous health problems of her own, has struggled to make ends meet while caring for her two adult children, who both have mental…

The Neediest Cases: A Displaced Syrian Woman Realizes a Dream by Aiding Refugees Rawda al-Mazloum is fulfilling ambitions by getting desperate women the help they need at a center in Lebanon run by the International Rescue Committee. {$excerpt:n} Source: New…

Mets Add Two to Bullpen, With Jeurys Familia Still a Question Mark With a suspension possible for Familia, the Mets re-signed Jerry Blevins and Fernando Salas, who arrived late last season. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times