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Donald Trump Steals the Show, Mixing Politics and Pizazz

At another moment, he boasted about making a “lot of money” before abandoning his casino business in a struggling Atlantic City as a dumbfounded Chris Christie, the governor of New Jersey who has sought to revive the seaside town, looked on. “Chris can ... >> view original

New York Ordering Tests of Water-Cooling Towers Amid Legionnaires' Outbreak

New York City buildings with water-cooling towers must assess and disinfect the units within the next two weeks under an order issued on Thursday by health officials in response to the outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in the South Bronx. The directive ... >> view original

Is The Washington Post closing in on the Times?

Just now, The New York Times announced it has reached a pinnacle of the digital news age: One million digital-only subscribers. A generation ago, The Washington Post competed with the Times at the top echelon of American journalism. Flush with ... >> view original

Review: 'Hamilton,' Young Rebels Changing History and Theater

Those words are declaimed by Mr. Miranda as Hamilton, an impoverished orphan newly arrived in New York from St. Croix, but they might be tattooed on the consciousness of most of the characters in the play. These include Burr (the suavely brooding ... >> view original

Chicago Blackhawks star Patrick Kane under rape investigation in Hamburg, New ... - WLS

Patrick Kane under rape investigation in New York, report says. Report: Patrick Kane under rape investigation in New York. Patrick Kane, of the Chicago Blackhawks, is reportedly the subject of a rape investigation in Hamburg, New York. He has not been ... >> view original

New York City Initiative Aims to Help Mentally Ill People Who Get Violent

Mental health experts will fan out to New York City's homeless shelters, into the streets and to other places to treat mentally ill people who exhibit violent behavior, as part of an initiative announced on Thursday by Mayor Bill de Blasio. The mayor ... >> view original

Chuck Schumer Opposes Iran Nuclear Deal, Shaking Democratic Firewall

“Advocates on both sides have strong cases for their point of view that cannot simply be dismissed,” Mr. Schumer, Democrat of New York, said in a lengthy statement. “This has made evaluating the agreement a difficult and deliberate endeavor, and after ... >> view original

Suez Canal Upgrade May Not Ease Egypt's Economic Journey

Mr. Sisi's other signature development project — the construction of a new capital to partly replace Cairo — has fallen apart just months after its grand unveiling, in March. Moves to close the government's yawning deficit and to stabilize the ... >> view original

25 Years After Gardner Museum Heist, Video Raises Questions

BOSTON — In 1990, Richard Abath was a 23-year-old self-described hippie and guitarist for a rock band named Ukiah who, while moonlighting as a security guard, allowed two thieves posing as police officers to enter the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum ... >> view original

City Room | New York Today: Last Moments of Zen

But Mr. Stewart and his team have also done a lot for New York. Here are some of his best New York moments — both funny and sincere. Calling out Donald Trump and Mayor de Blasio for eating pizza with a fork. Few have (probably) dared to since ... >> view original