Robert Caplin for The New York Times The Portuguese government owned a unit at the Dakota for decades. Real Estate Highlights No welcome mats allowed; no nannies permitted in the elevator without their charges; don’t even think about wearing flip-flops in the lobby: In this week’s section, a look at quirky building rules. Go to Section » In further fallout… Read more →
The man, Nelson Morales, who prosecutors said hatched the robbery scheme from his apartment, was not accused of shooting the officer, Peter J. Figoski, but was convicted of murder because under state law, if someone is killed during the act of a felony, the person who committed the felony can be charged with murder even if he did not directly… Read more →
Chuck Norris Compares Himself To Tebow When Chuck Norris watches Tim Tebow, he sees a version of himself on the football field. As such, the ultimate tough guy has come to the defense of the beleaguered quarterback in an online column. Tebow hasn’t drawn any interest from NFL teams since his release by the New York Jets last month. He’s been… Read more →
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Boston Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge denied the Brooklyn Nets permission to speak to Doc Rivers about their vacant coaching position, team and league sources confirmed to ESPNBoston.com. Rivers has three years and $21 million remaining on his contract. The Nets did not retain interim coach P.J. Carlesimo after getting knocked out of the playoffs earlier this month…. Read more →
In recent years, though, there has been perhaps no foe as successful at bedeviling Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg as the yellow taxi industry. And the mayor has not been pleased. Now, his well-known disdain for fleet owners — whose lawsuits have successfully blocked plans for street-hail service outside Manhattan and a near-uniform taxi fleet — has inspired further litigation. According… Read more →
Thursday was a typical day at the New York Aquarium, at least for its finned and flippered inhabitants. For the aquarium’s staff, it was part of a hectic countdown to the much-anticipated reopening scheduled for Saturday, seven months after Hurricane Sandy inundated the 14-acre campus with floodwaters. The Wildlife Conservation Society, which runs the aquarium, has already spent $6 million… Read more →
GOVERNMENT OFFICES Closed. POST OFFICES Express Mail only; self-service kiosks are available at the main post office, on Eighth Avenue at 32nd Street, but there is no regular postal service. BANKS Option to close. PARKING Sunday rules will be in effect. SANITATION No pickups, street cleaning or recycling. SCHOOLS Closed. FINANCIAL MARKETS Stock and bond markets will be closed. TRANSPORTATION… Read more →
Pacers coach Frank Vogel spent most of Thursday under heavy fire from critics for his decisions in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals. But Vogel also doled out some criticism of his own on Thursday. And he pointed it directly at Knicks coach Mike Woodson. While praising the Miami Heat‘s offensive approach against Indiana center Roy Hibbert in Game… Read more →
Bruce Bennett/Getty ImagesChris Kreider scored the game-winning overtime goal at MSG.Chris Kreider had the New York Rangers’ season on his stick. “It wasn’t on there for a very long time,” joked Kreider, whose redirection of Rick Nash’s pass 7:03 into overtime enabled the Rangers to earn a 4-3 victory over the Boston Bruins in Game 4 and stave off playoff… Read more →
