M. Paul Friedberg, a landscape architect whose playgrounds, pocket parks and plazas transformed once-gritty areas of New York City, using familiar urban materials to do so, died on Feb. 15 in Manhattan. He was 93. His death, in a hospital, was announced by Dorit Shahar, his wife. Mr. Friedberg grew up in rural Pennsylvania, but … Read more
Late last fall at the Hugo Newman School in Harlem, two social studies teachers handed out pages of hip-hop lyrics to their seventh graders, and then flicked off the lights. The students appeared surprised. They had been studying ancient matriarchal societies, including Iroquois communities that had women leaders. Now, their teachers were about to play … Read more
Good morning. It’s Monday. Today we’ll look at how former Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s announcement that he would run for mayor of New York could complicate the chances of the Democrats who are already in the race — including Mayor Eric Adams. Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s announcement that he would run for mayor of New York … Read more
When former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo joined the New York City mayoral race over the weekend, he reintroduced himself to New Yorkers after years out of the public eye. On Monday, he will start to introduce his proposals to improve the city, starting with a detailed plan to make it more affordable. The plan includes … Read more
“I’m not the most pro-police guy,” he acknowledged in an interview later. In May 2020, Mr. LaFauci protested in Brooklyn after the police in Minnesota killed George Floyd. He later claimed in a lawsuit against the city that the officers had broken his hand with a baton before arresting him. The Brooklyn district attorney declined … Read more
The State Police are investigating the death of a prisoner over the weekend in a facility near the central New York prison where another inmate was fatally beaten by guards in December. Prison officials said on Saturday that an inmate at Mid-State Correctional Facility, a medium-security prison in Marcy, N.Y., near Utica, was pronounced dead … Read more
The Woodbridge, N.J., location of SeaQuest, an interactive aquarium and animal attraction that promotes encounters between people and wildlife, was raided by New Jersey state officials on Thursday, after regulators said a lengthy investigation showed it had repeatedly violated animal protection laws. In a statement, the Fish and Wildlife Division of the state’s Department of … Read more
Squeezed In Dear Diary: It was June 2016, and I was on my way to my first 9-to-5 job in Midtown. I boarded a crowded 1 train at 135th and Broadway and then gingerly made my way onto an even more crowded express at 96th Street. It was clear that no one really wanted to … Read more
The taco joint just around the corner from Corona Plaza, the beating heart of one of New York City’s largest Latin American neighborhoods, fell quiet in the days after President Trump was inaugurated. The restaurant’s Mexican waitress, who is undocumented, witnessed federal immigration authorities arrest someone a few blocks from the plaza, and now limits … Read more
For months, the race for mayor of New York City has felt stuck in suspended animation. Not anymore. The contest was expected to lurch into motion on Sunday with a new front-runner: former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo. He, Mayor Eric Adams and seven fellow Democrats will face off in a four-month fight to Primary Day. … Read more