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D.A. in Cornell Rape Inquiry Declined to Review Additional Evidence

By: Michael Rothfeld and Hurubie Meko —
Records show that campus police officers informed Tompkins County prosecutors that they had conducted additional interviews beyond taking a statement from the woman who said she was raped.

The Cornell University Police Department gathered additional evidence in its investigation into allegations that several fraternity members had sexually assaulted a woman.

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Hochul Denounces D.A. and Cornell Police in Handling of Sex Assault Case

By: Hurubie Meko —
Gov. Kathy Hochul appointed Letitia James, the attorney general, to investigate the original allegations and why a police report omitted crucial information.

Governor Kathy Hochul named Attorney General Letitia James right, to lead an investigation into a report of a sexual assault at Cornell University in 2024.

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Letitia James Is in Charge of the Cornell Rape Inquiry. What Comes Next?

By: Santul Nerkar —
As a special prosecutor, Ms. James has wide powers over the handling of the investigation, but legal experts say the case comes with potential obstacles.

Attorney General Letitia James, center, has frequently waded into politically fraught matters.

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It’s the Summer of Soundwalking. He Is Your Sherpa.

By: Patricia Leigh Brown and Vincent Tullo —
“We may be hearing but not listening,” Jacek Smolicki said, showing a reporter how sound travels through tree roots in Central Park and amplifying the scraping of aquatic snails.

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Manhattan Building’s Buckled Columns Probably Lacked Required Reinforcements

By: James Glanz and Simon Ducroquet —
Drawings obtained by The New York Times show the columns called for additional steel plates, but engineers reviewing site photos said they appeared to be missing.

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In Berlin, Cars Are a Culture War Flashpoint

By: Christopher F. Schuetze and Tatiana Firsova —
With municipal elections approaching, conservatives and progressives are sparring over congestion in the city center and how to fix it.

Morning traffic in Berlin in March.

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World Cup Fever Brings More Soccer Pitches to N.Y.C.

By: Alyson Krueger and Graham Dickie —
Companies, government organizations, nonprofits and schools work to make pitches available to play.

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Mamdani’s First City-Owned Grocery Store Is Planned for the South Bronx

By: Emma G. Fitzsimmons —
Mayor Zohran Mamdani said that the store would open in the Hunts Point neighborhood next year. Some merchants are pushing back.

A core campaign promise of Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who unveiled the plan for Hunts Point in a news conference on Monday, involved opening a city-run grocery store in each borough.

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New York City Announces Proposed Designs for Park Avenue Overhaul

By: Andy Newman —
The city plans to widen the median on an 11-block stretch of the boulevard, removing two traffic lanes, to provide space where people can stroll or linger.

The median along Park Avenue is already planted with trees, grass and flowers, but is not welcoming to pedestrians.

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Mamdani’s Candidate Concedes in High-Profile Council Race in Manhattan

By: Liam Stack —
The City Council special election pitting Lindsey Boylan, backed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani, against Carl Wilson, a community activist, was not officially called. But Ms. Boylan conceded.

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A.I.-Themed High School Is Put on Hold After Parental Backlash

By: Matthew Haag —
Families in New York City expressed concerns about the rapid adoption of the technology. The schools chancellor also canceled a plan to close two Upper West Side schools.

Demonstrators rallied in April against the use of generative artificial intelligence in New York City schools.

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At a House Republican’s New York Event, Flashes of an Iran Backlash

By: Robert Jimison —
Representative Mike Lawler, who is seeking re-election in a swing district in the Hudson Valley, faced tough questions from constituents about his stance on the war in Iran.

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80s Tomorrow, 50s Next Week? New York Rides a Weather Roller Coaster.

By: Emily Lang —
Although Monday wasn’t as springlike as expected, people still were drawn to the beach. By midweek, the city is likely to see summer temperatures.

A couple bundled up to sit on the boardwalk at Brighton Beach, Brooklyn.

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Eliot Engel, a 16-Term Bronx Liberal in Congress, Dies at 79

By: Sam Roberts —
After defeating a Democratic fixture in a 1988 primary, he rose to lead the House Foreign Affairs Committee, then was toppled himself in 2020, undone by an overheard comment.

Representative Eliot Engel in his Bronx office in 1998. He was a reliable champion of liberal causes.

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Thomas S. Langner, Who Linked Social Ills to Mental Illness, Dies at 102

By: Michael S. Rosenwald —
He helped lead what became known as the Midtown Manhattan Study, which showed that mental impairment is highly correlated with low socioeconomic status.
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Hessy Levinsons Taft, Jewish Baby on Cover of Nazi Magazine, Dies at 91

By: Michael S. Rosenwald —
Without her parents’ knowledge, her portrait was entered as a prank in a contest in 1935 to represent the ideal Aryan infant — and she won.
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On His Last Day, Adams Drops From View but Still Flexes His Muscle

By: Jeffery C. Mays —
Mayor Eric Adams had one public appearance on his schedule, but that didn’t stop him from naming a third charter commission in the last hours of his administration.

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Historic Snowstorm Blankets Syracuse Just in Time for the New Year

By: Rylee Kirk and Samantha Latson —
Syracuse, N.Y., has received nearly twice its usual monthly amount of snow in December.

A street in Syracuse’s downtown area, known as Armory Square, was still covered in snow after the city’s second snowiest day on record.

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Manhattan Man, 80, Faces Homicide Charge After Sidewalk Shoving

By: Miles G. Cohen —
Dana Escoffier was indicted on a charge of criminally negligent homicide in the death of Dean Whetzel, 82, a neighbor whom he had known for decades.

Dana Escoffier in his West Village apartment in 2000.

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