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For nearly three months, Barry Heitin, a 76-year-old retired lawyer, thought he was part of a government investigation that felt like something out of the movies. He was actually assisting criminals in stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars — of
The plan to charge drivers to enter Manhattan south of 60th Street, which last month moved closer to federal approval, will deliver two notable gifts to New York and the region when it begins, perhaps as soon as next April. The first is that congest
On June 7 of last yearcasombie, the skies across New York City and large swaths of the state turned hazy from wildfire smoke blowing in from Canada. Gov. Kathy Hochul warned of an “emergency situation” and cautioned residents to stay indoors. In the
The West Bank is on fire. Over the past several weeks, the Israeli military has carried out repeated, large-scale raids on Palestinian towns with drones and ground forces. Armed settlers targeted Palestinians on a rampage through the town of Jit, wh
The most important decision the Supreme Court’s justices will make in the new term that begins on Monday transcends the questions presented in any of its many cases. It is whether the court will resume or refrain from injecting itself into the count
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On a balmy late summer night, Frog, a natural wine bar in Bedford-Stuyvesantkagame ph, Brooklyn, was a busy place. Couples occupied the small tables lining one wall and the pool table was hopping. A bartender poured tastes of a red wine from Andrea