Why the Traffic Lights Have Slowed Down on 3rd Avenue

Good morning. It’s Monday. Today we’ll find out what is different about a two-mile stretch of Third Avenue these days. Something unusual happened on a 36-block stretch of Third Avenue at the end of January. The traffic lights were slowed down. Traffic signals had been timed for cars and trucks at 25 miles per hour. … Read more

Man Accused of Stabbing Salman Rushdie Goes on Trial

Opening statements are expected on Monday in the trial of the man accused of rushing onstage and stabbing the author Salman Rushdie in 2022, leaving him blind in one eye. The man, Hadi Matar of Fairview, N.J., is charged with attempted murder and assault in the stabbing, which occurred in front of thousands of people … Read more

When a Bar Closes, Who Gets the Neon Sign?

Good morning. It’s Friday. Today we’ll look at a fight over a once familiar neon sign on the Upper East Side. We’ll also get details on a federal investigation involving Shen Yun Performing Arts, the touring dance group run by the Falun Gong religious movement. This is about a bar fight, but not one that … Read more

Mort Künstler, Renowned Painter of Epic Historical Scenes, Dies at 97

Mort Künstler, whose meticulously researched and dramatically composed paintings of American historical scenes, especially of the Civil War, made him one of the country’s most prominent historical artists, died on Sunday in Rockville Centre, N.Y., on Long Island. He was 97. His daughter Jane Künstler said he died in hospice. Mr. Künstler developed a sense … Read more