An inmate at a New York State prison was pronounced dead on Saturday after being found unresponsive in his cell, state officials said. The inmate, Jonathan Grant, 61, was found on Saturday morning at the Auburn Correctional Facility in Cayuga County, just west of Syracuse, according to the New York State Department of Corrections and … Read more
Atmosphere Elegant, grand and glamorous, the restaurant has a ground-level bar and lounge with soaring ceilings. A sweeping staircase leads up to a sophisticated dining room with walnut and bronze trim, oxblood leather and whimsical feathery floral arrangements. At the back, a glassed-in kitchen lets diners watch the action. Noise Level Moderate. Recommended Dishes Broccoli … Read more
These four restaurants were synonymous with their owners, all serving their takes on soul or Southern food. Before they arrived, a craving for soul food meant heading uptown to Harlem for takeout containers or sitting down at Sylvia’s, opened by Sylvia Woods in 1962 near the famed Apollo Theater. These newer places continued the story, … Read more
Good morning. It’s Tuesday. Today we’ll find out about an app that lets customers open locked cabinets in three CVS stores in Manhattan without having to seek assistance from an employee. We’ll also get details on revenue for the first month of congestion pricing. The locked cabinet opened when I held my cellphone over the … Read more
Emil Bove III, the acting deputy attorney general, stood stone-faced and alone at the prosecution table inside the federal courthouse in Manhattan last week to do a job his onetime colleagues in the U.S. attorney’s office for the Southern District of New York would not. Mr. Bove, who runs the day-to-day operations of the Justice … Read more
Three years after resigning the governorship in a cloud of scandal, Andrew M. Cuomo is making final preparations to run for mayor of New York City and could announce his candidacy as soon as this weekend, according to four people familiar with the planning. Publicly, Mr. Cuomo, a Democrat, continues to guard his intentions closely, … Read more
Raymond Santana was only 14 in 1989 when he and four other Black and Latino teenagers were wrongfully blamed for the rape of a white female jogger. The case of the so-called Central Park Five transfixed New York City, and their conviction later came to be seen as a notorious injustice. Now, more than three … Read more
Last week, after Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York had theatrically laid down a “Rambo”-inspired challenge to President Trump, she found herself in Washington, face to face with the president’s deputy chief of staff, Stephen Miller. They exchanged pleasantries that Friday morning. Ms. Hochul mentioned her desire to reschedule a canceled meeting with Mr. Trump. … Read more
A decade after allegations first surfaced that schools operated by New York’s Hasidic Jewish community were denying children a basic education, the state government is for the first time cutting off funding for schools it says have refused to improve. The New York State Education Department will no longer provide crucial funding for two all-boys … Read more
A jury in western New York on Friday found a New Jersey man guilty of attempted murder in the stabbing of the author Salman Rushdie, which left him partially blind. The conviction of the man, Hadi Matar, 27, followed harrowing testimony from Mr. Rushdie, 77, who said he had been struck by his attacker’s dark, … Read more