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Earlier this year, a federal judge in Brooklyn dismissed Daniel Arbeeny’s suit on a jurisdictional technicality. But in its motion to dismiss the case, the Cuomo camp pointed out that the Cobble Hill facility did not take a Covid-positive admission until April 30, three weeks after Norman Arbeeny’s discharge and that later, at home, he … Read more

A 16-year-old has been charged with several hate crimes in a gang attack on a Black teenager at a subway station this week, the police said. The attack happened at 8 a.m. Monday at the Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue station in Brooklyn, according to the police. The victim, 16, who has not been identified, was on … Read more

David M. Childs, an architect who crowned the New York City skyline with the tallest building in the Americas — a shimmering new 1 World Trade Center in place of the twin towers destroyed on 9/11 — died on Wednesday in Pelham, N.Y. He was 83. The cause was Lewy body dementia, his wife, Annie, … Read more

Three male postal workers were charged with kidnapping a female co-worker whom they dragged into the back of a mail truck after a party at a Manhattan post office in 2023, prosecutors said on Wednesday. One of the men was charged with attempted rape in the attack. Police officers found the woman, who has not … Read more

A New York state court on Thursday blocked Texas from filing a legal action against a New York doctor for prescribing and sending abortion pills to a Texas woman. The unprecedented move catapults the interstate abortion wars to a new level, setting the stage for a high-stakes legal battle between states that ban abortion and … Read more

Good morning. It’s Wednesday. Today we’ll look at proposed changes in rules governing a seemingly permanent part of the streetscape in New York City: sidewalk sheds around construction sites and buildings undergoing repairs. We’ll also get details on a letter that raised questions about a Justice Department official’s testimony on the corruption case against Mayor … Read more

For at least a few days most weeks, Mei Kawajiri makes hotel calls to celebrities like Cardi B, Heidi Klum, Ariana Grande and Bad Bunny to whip up viral creations, often shared with her more than 343,000 Instagram followers. Her medium might be even more impressive: extravagant nail art — minutely detailed 3-D pastries, hand-drawn … Read more

It was 1965, and Joseph Kosuth was a 20-year-old undergraduate at the School of Visual Arts when he made the pieces that made his career. Their premise was simple enough: He’d take an object, like a crate, a wooden door, or a shovel, and either hang it on or lean it against a wall. To … Read more

Fairfield | 93 Downs Avenue, Stamford, Conn. Shippan Point House $998,000 This three-bedroom, two-bath, 2,028-square-foot, colonial-style house built in 1935 on 0.2 acres in the Shippan Point neighborhood features arched doorways and hardwood floors. The main level includes a living room with a bay window and fireplace, a formal dining room, an updated kitchen and … Read more