Last Top Stories: New York's New Carousel Puts You in a Whirling School of Mechanized Fish

New York's New Carousel Puts You in a Whirling School of Mechanized Fish

They dart and pause, skim and school within a nautilus shell of stainless steel and glass, set in the Battery Bosque, 200 yards from Castle Clinton, which served as the New York Aquarium until 1941. This is the $16 million SeaGlass carousel, developed ... >> view original

ISIS Enshrines a Theology of Rape

QADIYA, Iraq — In the moments before he raped the 12-year-old girl, the Islamic State fighter took the time to explain that what he was about to do was not a sin. Because the preteen girl practiced a religion other than Islam, the Quran not only gave ... >> view original

Venus and Serena Williams Sell Loft in New York City's Garment District

YOUR MAMA'S NOTES: With the U.S. Open scheduled to get under way at the end of the month, superstar tennis sisters Venus and Serena Williams have quietly unloaded a spacious loft apartment in New York City's Garment District for $2.1 million. (Hats off ... >> view original

A Secretive Path to Raising US Flag in Cuba

Just days before he would make the announcement, he invited Senator Robert Menendez, a Cuban-American Democrat from New Jersey, aboard Air Force One for an unrelated trip. Mr. Obama made no mention of the pending agreement, knowing Mr. >> view original

Stores Suffer From a Shift of Behavior in Buyers

This fall, Macy's will open the doors to four off-price outlet stores, called Macy's Backstage, in and around New York City, joining Nordstrom Rack and the Saks Fifth Avenue Off 5th stores, both discount spinoffs. Kohl's also unveiled its first off ... >> view original

City Room | New York Today: Hamilton's New York

“Yes, it really is that good,” was how The Times's theater critic, Ben Brantley, began his take on the musical. The show tells the story of Alexander Hamilton and the founding of the United States. But let's not forget that Mr. Hamilton spent most of ... >> view original

Family Sues Connecticut Town After Bullied Teen Commits Suicide

... and physical violence that left him injured on at least one occasion, according to the complaint. He was kicked and hit on the back of the neck. Classmates stole his pencil and threw it at him and smashed his brand new smartphone, court documents ... >> view original

Are You Smarter Than Other New York Times Readers?

In this short puzzle, you'll try to outwit the masses – who are also trying to outwit you. Your mission is to read the minds of your fellow Times readers. We are asking them – and you – to pick a number from 0 to 100, with that number representing your ... >> view original

J. Wallace LaPrade, New York FBI Chief in '70s, Dies at 89

J. Wallace LaPrade, who oversaw the safe return of several celebrity kidnapping victims and was later fired as the Federal Bureau of Investigation's New York chief, accused of not being forthcoming about the bureau's role in illegally investigating ... >> view original

Author proposes sixth borough in New York City - New York's PIX11 / WPIX

MANHATTAN – Rent is as sky high as the towers of steel and glass that populate New York City but one man thinks he has the solution. “What if I build an Island?” Jon Methven, writer for theawl.org, said. “Other countries like Japan, China, Dubai, why ... >> view original