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Michael Skolnik Taps His Social Network to Fight for Civil Rights
Mr. Skolnik, the political director for the media mogul Russell Simmons, has become the man you go to if you are on the left and want to leverage the power of celebrity and the reach of digital media...
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Coney Island: The Cyclone! The Hot Dogs! The Art!
An exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum tracks Coney Island through its stylish rise, slow decline and eventual revival.
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Union Square Cafe, Danny Meyer’s Flagship Bistro, Is About to Set Sail
After 30 years, the bistro is relocating from its perch on East 16th Street in Manhattan to the other side of Union Square.
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Fearing a Mission’s Betrayal as Union Theological Seminary Plans to Sell Its...
The seminary’s president says the money from the sale is needed to bring the campus’s crumbling structures up to code, but faculty members and students say the plan presents a moral quandary.
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The Knicks Needed a Hero. Enter Kristaps Porzingis.
The 20-year-old rookie from Latvia is handling the pressures of fame with aplomb.
View ArticleJan Staller’s Images Show New York’s Untrammeled Snows of Yesteryear
For decades, the photographer has captured those brief moments before passing taxis or dogs sully the purifying transformation brought by the snow.
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At Insa in Brooklyn, a Mix of Karaoke and Korean Barbecue
A group of entrepreneurs shared a meal, talked a little business and then mapped out a set of songs to sing.
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The Ideological Roots of the Oregon Standoff
The conservative path to today’s land-use fervor.
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The Place of Refuge in the West Village
For the last regular installment of At the Table, we visit the Place, a warm, stone-walled restaurant in the West Village that has a fireplace burning to chase away the chill of winter.
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Standoff in Oregon Attracts Supporters Bearing Disparate Grievances
As the protest at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge has dragged on, it has become a magnet of sorts, attracting strands of diverse conservative movements from across the country.
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Uber Drivers Up Against the App
Hundreds of the independent contractors, incensed over the ride-hailing service’s recent fare reduction, are attempting to organize and force the company to address their concerns.
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For Donald Trump, Friends in Few Places
Who are Mr. Trump’s real friends? Those who know him say there aren’t many.
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Ronell Wilson, Killer of 2 Detectives, Will Not Face Death Penalty
A judge ruled that Mr. Wilson was ineligible for execution in the 2003 Staten Island case because he was too intellectually disabled.
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Prosecutor Won’t Seek Prison for Peter Liang, Ex-Officer Convicted in Killing
District Attorney Ken Thompson said Mr. Liang, who was found guilty in a fatal shooting at a Brooklyn housing project, should receive probation.
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Peter Liang, Ex-Police Officer, Apologizes to Akai Gurley’s Partner in Meeting
The meeting with Kimberly Ballinger came a day after a recommendation that Mr. Liang, who was convicted of manslaughter in Mr. Gurley’s shooting, receive no prison time.
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Ken Thompson, Brooklyn Prosecutor, Emerges as Shrewd Victor in Akai Gurley Case
In the sort of polarizing police misconduct case that can define a career, Mr. Thompson gambled with trying an officer who fatally shot an unarmed man.
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Cleared of a Crime but Hounded by a Warrant
A Brooklyn man, Nicholas Bowen, thought a minor charge against him had been resolved, until the police kept arresting him over a warrant that lingered for years in the system.
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Man Who Stole Jazz Pianist Cecil Taylor’s Prize Money Is Sentenced
Noel Muir, who took nearly $500,000 awarded to Mr. Taylor, could spend up to three years in prison for larceny.
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Brooklyn Man Charged in Shooting and Robbery of Knicks’ Cleanthony Early
The suspect, Delvon Dowling, 22, was accused of being part of a group of masked men who surrounded Mr. Early’s Uber car when he left a strip club in Queens last year.
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Lawyers for Peter Liang Allege Jury Misconduct in Manslaughter Trial
The defense for the former New York City police officer asked that his conviction be set aside, saying a juror lied about his father’s criminal past.
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