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Derailment of L.I.R.R. Train Blocks East River Tunnel

Mon, 2013/06/17 - 9:18pm
No injuries were reported to be caused by the accident, which left a train stuck shortly after it left Penn Station during the evening rush.    

Cuomo Says Abortion and Anticorruption Bills Aren’t Likely to Pass Legislature

Mon, 2013/06/17 - 9:17pm
Legislators are unlikely to vote on a measure seeking to strengthen abortion provisions in state law or on a plan to add new anti-corruption laws.    

As Prison Term Nears, Lawyers for Astor’s Son Fight On

Mon, 2013/06/17 - 9:13pm
Anthony D. Marshall, convicted in 2009 of stealing millions of dollars from his socialite mother, is scheduled to start a sentence of one to three years soon.    

Two Views of the Night 27 Shots Were Fired

Mon, 2013/06/17 - 9:10pm
Thomas Dunikowski of Marine Park, Brooklyn, is on trial, charged with attempted murder after he fired into a group of rowdy teenagers outside his home, wounding one.    

Boy Praised for Saving His Mother in an Attack

Mon, 2013/06/17 - 9:10pm
Officials credited Jacob Rodriguez, 11, and Joseph Koch, an off-duty officer in Queens who heard his cries, for saving Jacob’s mother from an attacker.    

Lottery Numbers

Mon, 2013/06/17 - 8:58pm
Lottery numbers for New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.    

New York City Graduation Rate Remains Steady

Mon, 2013/06/17 - 8:57pm
Despite more rigorous requirements for diplomas, the 2012 rate for students in public high schools fell only slightly from the previous year.    

Report on Metro-North Foreman’s Death Cites Actions of Student

Mon, 2013/06/17 - 8:11pm
The National Transportation Safety Board said Robert Luden, a foreman, was killed after a rail traffic student opened a track in Connecticut without authorization.    

Incorrect Date of Koch’s Birth on Tombstone

Mon, 2013/06/17 - 8:07pm
Two numerals in the year of the Edward I. Koch’s birth have been transposed on his tombstone; instead of Dec. 12, 1924, the engraver carved 1942.    

In the Running: Quinn’s History of Mastering the Insiders’ Game

Mon, 2013/06/17 - 8:00pm
A review of Christine C. Quinn’s early career in New York City suggests that she has always preferred pragmatism to idealism.    

N.Y.U. Gives Its Stars Loans for Summer Homes

Mon, 2013/06/17 - 7:36pm
Assistance for vacation properties is all but unheard-of in higher education, but New York University has given it to a number of executives and faculty members.    

Gotham: After Sexual Abuse Case, a Hasidic Accuser Is Shunned, Then Indicted

Mon, 2013/06/17 - 7:08pm
A Hasidic cantor was convicted of sexually abusing a 16-year-old. The man who brought the case to light has now been charged with trying to extort the cantor.    

City to Settle Pension Suit for Workers Called to Arms

Mon, 2013/06/17 - 7:00pm
The settlement would cover police officers as well as firefighters, teachers and other city employees who were summoned to active duty after 9/11.    

U.S. Seizes 14 7-Eleven Stores in Immigration Raids

Mon, 2013/06/17 - 6:34pm
Federal authorities charged nine owners and managers of stores on Long Island and in Virginia with harboring and hiring illegal immigrants.    

AT&T to Introduce Solar-Powered Charging Stations

Mon, 2013/06/17 - 4:23pm
The portable chargers for wireless devices will rotate among areas in New York City until October.    

City Room: Lessons in Modern Witchcraft, Minus the Broomsticks

Mon, 2013/06/17 - 2:31pm
Students at the Wiccan Family Temple Academy of Pagan Studies — “people with normal lives and normal jobs” — can become high priests or priestesses through a three-year program.    

City Room: Nowadays, Fewer Tears at Her AIDS Concerts

Mon, 2013/06/17 - 12:52pm
As the nature of AIDS has changed, so, too, have the concerts organized by Mimi Stern-Wolfe since 1990 in recognition of the disease and its costs. This year’s show is Thursday.    

City Room: Ask a Transportation Officer

Mon, 2013/06/17 - 10:40am
Next up in Metropolitan’s Q. and A. series is Pamela Elsey, 59, who as assistant chief transportation officer for New York City Transit plans whether and when your subway line will be repaired or improved. We’re taking questions on City Room.    

The Appraisal: Cash-in-Hand Buyers Can Come With a Catch

Mon, 2013/06/17 - 8:08am
Such buyers sometimes assume that their status should afford certain concessions from the homeowner, like beloved bits of furniture at no extra cost.    

City Room: Metropolitan Diary: My First Wig

Mon, 2013/06/17 - 8:03am
Metropolitan Diary: Seeking to cover up a bad haircut, a Brooklyn shopper forgot what buying one’s first wig can mean to Orthodox Jewish women.