In Christie’s Last Days, Hoboken Waterfront Tussle Drags On
New Jersey’s state-run transit agency may still vote to buy the last industrial site on Hoboken’s waterfront, over objections from the city’s mayor.
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CreditHilary Swift for The New York Times Can a ‘No Excuses’ Charter Teach Students to Think for Themselves?
Known for high test scores, but with disappointing results in college, the Achievement First network tries a new model to help children learn independent thinking.
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CreditPiotr Redlinski for The New York Times What Can’t You Send to an Inmate in New York? Apples, Used Books and More
New York is testing a new policy that would require all packages for prisoners to be ordered through a handful of state-approved vendors.
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CreditRachel Jerome Ferraro for The New York Times Exonerated, University of Rochester President Steps Down
Joel Seligman resigned hours before the release of a report clearing his administration of charges of cover-up and retaliation in a sexual harassment case.
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CreditNathaniel Brooks for The New York Times Investigate an Accused Ally? New York Senate’s Republican Leader Says No
An accusation against Jeffrey D. Klein, a powerful senator, marks Albany’s biggest sexual harassment scandal in years. But despite anger, there are few options to investigate.
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CreditEduardo Munoz/Reuters Council Speaker Calls Police Response ‘Out of Control’
Speaker Corey D. Johnson accused police and federal agents of acting violently at an immigration protest where two City Council members were arrested.
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CreditYana Paskova for The New York Times Number of Students Taking the SAT Jumped by More Than Half, City Says
New York offered the tests for free and on a school day to help close the racial gap in who sits for the college exams.
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CreditDamon Winter/The New York Times Another Brooklyn Murder Conviction Linked to Scarcella Is Reversed
A judge threw out the 1997 guilty verdict in the case of Sundhe Moses, who claimed that the former detective Louis Scarcella choked and hit him to coerce a confession.
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Former Aid Chief at Columbia Is Accused of Taking Kickbacks
The former director of financial aid at Columbia University’s Teachers College has been accused of taking $375,000 from three graduate students.
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From a nondescript suburban house in New Jersey, Guenadiy Lazarov runs one of the most heralded accordion repair shops in the business.
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Credit What are those tall kiosks that have replaced pay phones in New York?
LinkNYC kiosks are a critical piece in the city’s goal to bring broadband internet access to all New Yorkers, but they also offer other social benefits.
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Credit En Garde! Chelsea Piers Heads to Brooklyn
Keeth Smart, an Olympic fencing medalist, is helping Chelsea Piers ready its first expansion into Brooklyn.
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Credit Crowdsourcing the Commute
Tech companies and frustrated passengers are working together to meet the increasing demands of commuting to the city.
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Credit From Bicycles to Wooden Beams: The Weird Stuff Found in City Sewage
While potentially amusing, foreign items can cause serious damage to a sewage treatment plant’s infrastructure.
