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New York City and State Reach Agreement on MTA Capital Plan

After months of tense debate over financing for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, state and city officials on Saturday announced a deal to pay for the authority's ambitious plans to repair and expand the nation's largest transit system, with ... >> view original

Dodgers Hand the Mets a Jarring Defeat

... Tejada, who will miss the rest of the playoffs, it overshadowed the duel Saturday between Zack Greinke and Noah Syndergaard and gave the Dodgers the momentum in the best-of-five series as it shifts back to New York tied at one game apiece for Game ... >> view original

The Families Funding the 2016 Presidential Election

Just 158 families, along with companies they own or control, contributed $176 million in the first phase of the campaign, a New York Times investigation found. Not since before Watergate have so few people and businesses provided so much early money in ... >> view original

Explosions During Peace Rally in Ankara, Turkey's Capital, Kill Scores

ISTANBUL — Two devastating explosions struck Saturday morning in the heart of Ankara, the Turkish capital, killing at least 95 people who had gathered for a peace rally and heightening tensions just three weeks before snap parliamentary elections. >> view original

Fandom Eats Itself at New York Comic Con

Still, walking into the New York Comic Con (or NYCC as it's known, a for-profit derivative, unaffiliated with the flagship San Diego event), I pretty much knew what to expect. By this point, the comics convention is itself a cultural monument, arguably ... >> view original

Sunday's Matchup: San Francisco 49ers at New York Giants

49ers (1-3) at Giants (2-2). 8:30 p.m., NBC. Matchup to Watch: Giants' defensive line vs. 49ers running back Carlos Hyde. Continue reading the main story. Related Coverage. Julio Jones, right, had 13 catches for 135 yards in Atlanta's victory over the ... >> view original

'Jessica Jones' Details Revealed, Full Pilot Shown – New York Comic Con

Following an appetizer consisting of early glimpses at the second season of Daredevil, Netflix and Marvel served New York Comic Con attendees a main course this afternoon by screening the entire pilot of Jessica Jones, starring Krysten Ritter in the ... >> view original

Secrets of New York's most notorious apartment building

Andrew Alpern grew up on West 82nd Street, blocks from the Dakota. “I was always fascinated by the building, because when I was a kid, it was filthy dirty, as almost all buildings in New York were then,” says the architectural historian. “The Dakota ... >> view original

NYC Trains School Aides to Help Autistic Pupils

The catch: Your partner will pretend she does not speak. The room full of New York City school paraprofessionals gestured and thumped the table in an exercise meant to put them in the mindset of their students: children with autism who in many cases ... >> view original

A Steinway From New York Meets Virtuosos in Havana

HAVANA — As the glistening, plastic-wrapped Steinway made its way from the rickety truck onto the uneven cobblestone square of Cathedral Plaza, cameras flashed, as if the instrument itself were a celebrity. The piano had traveled from Astoria, Queens, ... >> view original