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Khalid Sheikh Mohammed And The Death Penalty: Why We Can't Kill Him

Beau Friedlander | Posted 11.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: September 11, 9/11 Trials, Al-Qaeda, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, 9/11, Death Penalty, 9-11 Mastermind, New York, Politics News
Beau Friedlander

There is no solving the problem of mass murder. We can only hope to move past it, and perhaps that the spiritual and emotional wounds of 9/11 will turn into the proud flesh of a new humanist outlook.

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Imagining a Post-Bernie Madoff New York City

Steven Mesler | Posted 11.19.2009 | New York

Read More: Bernard Madoff, Bernie Madoff, Philoctetes Center, New York, New York News
Steven Mesler

There is no other organization in the city that covers as much ground as the Philoctetes Center. But it was gutted by Bernard Madoff, and its days are now numbered unless it gets a helping hand.

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Giuliani Running For Senate, Aiming For White House In 2012: Report

Posted 11.19.2009 | New York

Read More: Giuliani 2012, Giuliani Senator, Rudy Giuliani, Giuliani Senate, Rudy Giuliani Presidential Campaign, New York, Giuliani Gillibrand, New York News

Following earlier reports that former New York City mayor and Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani had decided not to enter the 2010 govern...

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Jeanne-Claude Dead: "The Gates" Co-Creator, Christo's Wife Dies

AP | ULA ILNYTZKY | Posted 11.19.2009 | New York

Read More: Christo, Jeanne Claude Dead, NYC Arts, The Gates, Jeanne-Claude, Central Park, Artists, Jeanne Claude Dies, New York, New York News

NEW YORK — Artist Jeanne-Claude, who created the 2005 Central Park installation "The Gates" and other large scale "wrapping" projects around the...

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UNICEF Snowflakes Set To Sparkle In NY And CA

Posted 11.18.2009 | Impact

Read More: Beverly Hills, Rebecca Mader, UNICEF Snowflake Lighting, Unicef Snowflake, Unicef, New York, Lucy Liu, Impact News

'Tis the season for the annual lighting of the UNICEF Snowflake. UNICEF Ambassador and actress Lucy Liu will light the UNICEF snowflake on Thursday, N...

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A Symbol of Hope and Urgency

Caryl M. Stern | Posted 11.20.2009 | Impact

Read More: Rodeo Drive, Hunger, New York, Developing Countries, Children, Save Children, Unicef, Fifth Avenue, Beverly Hills, Impact News
Caryl M. Stern

If you are walking near Fifth Avenue and 57th Street in New York City or along Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills and happen upon a crystal snowflake hovering overhead, please take a moment to consider why it is there.

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Bloomberg: Layoffs Likely But Windfall Will Save Police, Firemen Jobs

nydailynews.com | Adam Lisberg and Erin Einhorn | Posted 11.18.2009 | New York

Read More: Taxes, Layoffs, Mayor Bloomberg, Firefighters, Michael Bloomberg, Budget, Jobs, New York City, New York, Cops, New York News

Mayor Bloomberg's administration quietly reported an unexpected tax windfall of $683 million this year - of which $145 million will exempt cops, firef...

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Midtown Manhattan Makes A Comeback

The New York Observer | Irina Aleksander and Meredith Bryan | Posted 11.18.2009 | New York

Read More: Manhattan, Restaurants, New York Restaurants, Midtown, Food, New York, New York City, Culture, New York News

After years spent ducking through secret doorways past relentless doormen, suffering low ceilings, taxidermy, Mary Kate Olsen, the French Vogue editor...

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New York Moves To Tighten Drunk Driving Laws

nytimes.com | JEREMY W. PETERS | Posted 11.18.2009 | New York

Read More: Drunk Driving, State Laws, Children, New York, Alcohol, Leandra's Law, New York News

New York State would make it a felony to drive while intoxicated with a child in the vehicle and would require first-time convicted drunken drivers to...

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How to Throw a Party for Books: the NBA's 5 Under 35 Event

Nick Antosca | Posted 11.18.2009 | Books

Read More: Dominican Food, Street Cart Food, Powerhouse Arena, Ceridwen Dovey, Lydia Peelle, Brooklyn, Richard Nash, Josh Weil, National Book Award, Karen Russell, New York, National Book Awards, c.e. Morgan, Books, Books News
Nick Antosca

The Book Expo America organizers should watch and learn from the National Book Foundation's 5 under 35 event, which took place Monday night at Brooklyn's PowerHouse Arena.

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SLIDESHOW: Art For A Better World: Five Exhibits That Inspire Change

Posted 11.18.2009 | Impact

Read More: South Africa, Art, Social Change, Emma Thompson, Venice Arts, Chicago, Slideshow, Un, Exhibitions, Cancer, Lance Armstrong, New York, Livestrong, Human Trafficking, Veterans, Impact News

Have trouble understanding modern art? Impact sought out some special exhibits that seek to make a change in the world, be it through raising awarenes...

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Broncos Thanksgiving Home Game: NY Giants File Complaint With NFL Over Schedule

The New York Daily News | Gary Myers | Posted 11.17.2009 | Denver

Read More: Invesco Field, Nfl, Ny Giants, John Mara, Thanksgiving, Denver Broncos, New York, Denver, Denver News

Just as New York football fans are finishing up their holiday dinner on Thanksgiving night in 11 days, the Giants will be getting ready for kickoff 1,...

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Cash or Credit? In a Taxi, It Depends Which Side of the Partition You're On

Melissa Plaut | Posted 11.17.2009 | New York

Read More: Taxis, New York Cabbies, Taxi Drivers, Credit, Cab Drivers, Cabs, Wireless, Cabbies, Credit Card, Credit Cards, New York, Tlc, Taxi, Cab, New York News
Melissa Plaut

When you swipe your card, the driver has to pay a hefty 5% extra. Why are New York's cabbies paying so much? Because of all the middlemen. A few people are making truckloads of money on drivers' backs.

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Paterson: 'Cutting Now Will Be Less Damaging Than Gutting Later'

nytimes.com | JEREMY W. PETERS | Posted 11.17.2009 | New York

Read More: Albany, Governor David Paterson, New York Economy, David Paterson, Budget Cuts, New York Economic Crisis, New York, Carl Kruger, New York News

Gov. David A. Paterson took to the radio, trying, in interviews on half a dozen stations, to add a sense of urgency to the budget negotiations, and re...

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What We're Not Saying: Why I Miss Eliot Spitzer

Will Schwartz | Posted 11.16.2009 | New York

Read More: Hookers, Nyc, Sex, David Paterson, Eliot Spitzer Ethics, NY State Senate, Budget, Harvard Law, New York, Eliot Spitzer, Albany, Manhattan, Gay Marriage, Bloomberg, Governor, Sex Scandals, Senate, Nys, New York News
Will Schwartz

We were perversely short-sighted with the way we handled Eliot Spitzer. We prioritized our blood lust for personal justice over our desire for effective public policy.

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Barack Obama New York Walking Tour Gives Insight Into "The Lost Years" (VIDEO)

AP | BETH J. HARPAZ | Posted 11.16.2009 | New York

Read More: Barack Obama New York, Jeremiah Miller, Barack Obama Walking Tour, New York, Barack Obama, Columbia, New York News

NEW YORK (Associated Press) - Jeremiah Miller calls the time Barack Obama spent in New York "the lost years," because that period from 1981 to 1985 is...

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Darryl Bain Is Twice Zapped With Stun Gun At Mother's Home, Dies

AP | Posted 11.16.2009 | New York

Read More: Stun Gun Death, Coram, Stun Gun, Long Island, Darryl Bain, New York, New York News

CORAM, N.Y. — Police say a man who had locked himself and his mother in her Long Island home died after he tussled with officers and was zapped ...

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Lower Manhattan is the Proper Place to Try Khalid Sheikh Mohmammed

Julie Menin | Posted 11.16.2009 | New York

Read More: Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Mitch McConnell, Terrorism, George W. Bush, Waterboarding, New York, September 11th, Eric Holder, Dick Cheney, New York News
Julie Menin

it should indeed be a jury of New Yorkers, the community who was most adversely impacted by the horrific events of September 11th, who decide Mohammed's fate.

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Please Don't Tolerate Me, Reverend Senator Díaz

Johnathan Wilber | Posted 11.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Puerto Rico, Gang of Three, Family Values, New York State Senate, Christopher Lynn, New York Times, Christian Right, Richard Dawkins, Civil Rights, Gay Marriage, New York, Sarah Palin, Reverend Ruben Diaz, Politics News
Johnathan Wilber

I guess I need one of these evangelists to explain the "it's nothing personal" thing to me. Because frankly I can't imagine a single thing more personal than denying my family rights.

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NYC Terror Trial Poses Legal, Political Risks

AP | DEVLIN BARRETT | Posted 11.15.2009 | New York

Read More: Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed Trial, 9/11 Terror Trial, 9/11, Guantanamo, Eric Holder Trial, New York 9/11 Trial, Mohammed Trial, New York, Eric Holder, Gitmo, New York News

WASHINGTON — In a move both politically and legally risky, the Obama administration plans to put on trial the professed mastermind of the Sept. ...

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"Evening Star" Diamond, 39-Carat Jewel, Up For Auction

AP | Posted 11.13.2009 | New York

Read More: Hope Diamond, Christie's, 39-Carat Pear-Shaped Diamond, Evening Star, Evening Star Diamond, New York, New York News

NEW YORK — A 39-carat pear-shaped diamond called the Evening Star is going on the auction block in New York City. Its pre-sale estimate is betw...

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Bait a Geek, Beta Style: The New Apple Store Takes a Bite Out of the Upper West Side

Doree Lewak | Posted 11.13.2009 | New York

Read More: Upper West Side, Apple Store, Architecture, Buildings, New York, Geeks, New York News
Doree Lewak

The fourth NYC Apple retail store is launching this weekend, this time on the UWS, raising the unavoidable question: has anyone actually gotten laid from the launch of an Apple store?

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MS-13 Crackdown After Murder Plot Against Federal Agent

nydailynews.com | By John Marzulli | Posted 11.13.2009 | New York

Read More: El Salvador, MS-13 Agent Hit, Federal Agents, Gangs, Ms-13, Flushing Queens, New York, New York News

The MS-13 gang's plot to murder a federal agent in New York has triggered a fierce crackdown - a blitz of predawn raids that have netted nine arrests....

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Early This Morning

Reverend Billy | Posted 11.16.2009 | New York

Read More: Language, Coney Island, Neighborhoods, Rev. Billy, New York, New York News
Reverend Billy

Sounds in all the trees! The wintry wind in the old park. This is the earth's version of a fantastic New York neighborhood. The back and forth up i...

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Alavi Foundation Cited In Feds' Iran-Based Probe

wsj.com | Posted 11.12.2009 | New York

Read More: Iran, Pahlavi Foundation, Islamic Republic of Iran, Manhattan, Piaget Building, Alavi Foundation, Midtown, New York, New York City, Alavi Foundation Iran, New York News

Federal prosecutors filed an amended complaint Thursday seeking the Alavi Foundation's majority stake in New York's Piaget building, alleging the foun...

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