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Wednesday, April 22, 2015

New York

Coyote Roams Upper West Side, Evading the Police

Officers lost the coyote’s trail near Grant’s Tomb in Riverside Park on Wednesday morning, but planned to do periodic patrols throughout the day.

Officials with the Hunts Point Library in the South Bronx have sought $20 million to renovate the Italian Renaissance building.
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Officials with the Hunts Point Library in the South Bronx have sought $20 million to renovate the Italian Renaissance building.

The libraries seek $1.4 billion from the city for renovations because a number of branches with badly aging buildings have been unable to meet the growing needs of their patrons.

New York City’s Environment Program Will Focus on Income Inequality

Mayor Bill de Blasio’s reimagined take on the city’s ambitious environmental program will come with a new series of lofty goals and a new name: OneNYC.

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo in Mariel, Cuba, on Tuesday. At left, State Senators Jeff Klein and Andrea Stewart-Cousins of New York.
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Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo in Mariel, Cuba, on Tuesday. At left, State Senators Jeff Klein and Andrea Stewart-Cousins of New York.

Amid a crumbling Havana, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and his delegation from New York sought business opportunities for the future.

Judge Orders Stony Brook University to Defend Its Custody of 2 Chimps

A hearing in Manhattan on Hercules and Leo, caged chimpanzees, will touch upon the debate over whether animals can be considered “legal persons.”

M.T.A. Must Run Bus Ad From Pro-Israel Group, Judge Says

A federal judge said the ad from the American Freedom Defense Initiative qualified as protected free speech; the transit agency had argued it could be seen as a call to violence against Jews.

Trevor Smith trying to score Saturday in front of the Dome Playground, on the border of Kensington and Borough Park in Brooklyn. Park work began last week.
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Trevor Smith trying to score Saturday in front of the Dome Playground, on the border of Kensington and Borough Park in Brooklyn. Park work began last week.

Since Mitchell J. Silver was selected to be parks commissioner, he has managed to keep his promise to reduce the average time it takes to complete a park project.

Man, 20, Faces Hate Crime Charges in Brooklyn Robberies

Investigators believe Manuel Israel robbed five women of Chinese descent and tried to rob a sixth.

Building Blocks
Brooklyn Movie Palace Throws Regal Arms Around Restored Lobby Suite

The reopened Loew’s Kings Theater includes furniture that was recently returned after spending decades at a New York State farm.

About New York
New York Is Sometimes a Faithful Place

How a cabdriver and a police detective in Brooklyn joined forces to return a lost laptop to an Upper West Side resident.

Around New York

Chelsea Miller’s Most Treasured Cooking Tool

For the actress Chelsea Miller, knifemaking is no longer a hobby, but her trade.

Restaurant Review: Santina in the Meatpacking District

Almost all the food at Santina pulses with the bright, refreshing flavors we crave in hot weather and, it turns out, in other months, too.

At Casa Del Chef in Woodside, Queens, the Goals Are Lofty

The chef is from Ecuador, but the influence of his time spent working at Blue Hill at Stone Barns is evident here.

Metropolitan

After Manhattan Explosion, Family’s Real Estate Business Faces Scrutiny

Building maintenance by the Hrynenko family, which owns several properties in the East Village, is at the center of the investigation into the gas explosion at 121 Second Avenue that killed two men and leveled three buildings.

Promised a Supermarket Five Years Ago, a Housing Project Is Still Waiting

The Farragut Houses, a city housing project in northwest Brooklyn, suffer from economic and physical isolation.

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Two Visual Tales of New York

Jerome Liebling and Fred W. McDarrah were contemporaries who photographed the city in different styles but who will be paired in exhibitions at the Steven Kasher Gallery in Chelsea.

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