Building Blocks

Harlem Landmark Is Reborn From the Base of the Old Corn Exchange Bank

By DAVID W. DUNLAP

David W. Dunlap/The New York Times

In 2012, nothing was left of the former Corn Exchange Bank but the base.

After decades of decay, a new Corn Exchange is rising on Park Avenue and 125th Street at a cost of $14 million.

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Steinway sold its 1920s building on West 57th Street in 2012 with a deadline to leave by the end of December.

Steinway Piano Showroom Is Moving to a New Home in Midtown

By JAMES BARRON

Executives of the piano company Steinway & Sons are close to signing a 15-year lease for 40,000 square feet of space at 1133 Avenue of the Americas.

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Jarad and Christel Astin, both 39, with their children Arden, 13, and Riley, 3, on their boat, named Catherine.

Stronger Family Bonds, Two Years After Hurricane Sandy

By THE NEW YORK TIMES

When The Times asked readers affected by Hurricane Sandy to report how they were doing two years later, many wrote of the primacy of their loved ones.

Building for the Next Big Storm

Osei Essed and Rachel Murphy with their almost 2-year-old son, Sparrow.

New York Today: Learning From Hurricane Sandy

By ANNIE CORREAL

Wednesday: The second anniversary of a storm, a cloudy day, and painting the marathon’s finish line.

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The New York City Correction Department has been under intense pressure to address systemic brutality and corruption at Rikers, the country’s second-largest jail complex.

3 New York City Correction Officials to Step Down Amid Scrutiny of Rikers

By MICHAEL SCHWIRTZ and MICHAEL WINERIP

William Clemons, the top uniformed officer, along with two high-ranking colleagues, will be leaving as the Correction Department faces intensifying criticism over brutality at the jail.

Confronting the Ebola Virus

Bellevue Hospital Center’s medical director, Dr. Nate Link, said more than a dozen employees had reported being discriminated against, including not being welcome at a business or social event.

Bellevue Workers, Worn Out From Treating Ebola Patient, Face Stigma Outside Hospital

By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS and NATE SCHWEBER

Some employees at the New York medical center say they are feeling snubbed, a result of working at the place handling the city’s first Ebola case.

Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey answering questions Monday about Kaci Hickox, the nurse who was placed in quarantine at a New Jersey hospital, then released.

New York’s Ebola Rules to Let Travelers Pick Site for Isolation

By MARC SANTORA and THOMAS KAPLAN

The Cuomo administration has issued a set of guidelines that go beyond federal recommendations but seek to allow individuals to spend their isolation in a location of their choice.

Richard Tucker, and his daughter Jahnay, 14, were set to leave their home if a neighbor had tested positive for Ebola.

Unease Lingers in the Bronx Despite a Boy’s Negative Ebola Test

By WINNIE HU and VIVIAN YEE

Doubts and anxiety persist for neighbors in the 5-year-old boy’s building, with some suspicious that the test results are not accurate.

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy of Connecticut speaking in Hartford earlier this month.

Connecticut Tries to Find Middle Path on Ebola

By BENJAMIN MUELLER

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy affirmed a case-by-case approach to quarantines, but it has not quelled opposition.

Connecticut Child Barred From School After Trip to Africa; Father Sues

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The father of Ikeoluwa Opayemi, a third grader from Milford, Conn., said that his daughter has been unfairly barred from school amid fears she may have been exposed to the Ebola virus while in Africa.

Election 2014

New York Congress

Grimm and Recchia Spar in Final Debate of a Bitter Campaign

By MATT FLEGENHEIMER

The candidates tussled over who would have greater influence in the House of Representatives: a member of the Democratic minority or a congressman facing a 20-count federal indictment.

New York Congress

Elise M. Stefanik, right, campaigns with Barbara Kerr, a Milton councilwoman, in Ballston Spa.

In Upstate New York House Race, Republican Makes Her Youth a Selling Point

By JESSE McKINLEY

Elise M. Stefanik is vying for the open 21st Congressional District against a Democrat, Aaron Woolf, and a Green Party candidate, Matt Funiciello.

First Draft

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo at a signing for his new book,

Cuomo’s Latest Book Struggles in Second Week

By AMY CHOZICK

Sales of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s memoir fell by more than 43 percent to 535 copies in its second week on shelves.

From left, Christopher A. Hart, head of the National Transportation Safety Board, and Senators Charles E. Schumer of New York, and Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy of Connecticut.

Metro-North and Railroad Regulators Are Criticized on Safety

By PATRICK McGEEHAN

Three senators and the acting National Transportation Safety Board chairman responded to the findings of the probable causes of five accidents, including a fatal derailment.

Jay Walder, far right, the new head of New York's bike sharing program, leads bikers along Plaza North in Queens.

New Leader Will Drive Expansion of Citi Bike

By MATT A.V. CHABAN

Jay Walder, the former head of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, will run the company that operates New York City’s bike-share system, with plans for improvements.

JPMorgan Chase Drops Plan to Build 2 West Side Towers

By CHARLES V. BAGLI

The proposed building project foundered on issues including a package of tax breaks to the bank that was publicly scoffed at by Mayor Bill de Blasio.

The nose wheel of a Southwest Airlines plane collapsed after hitting the tarmac at La Guardia Airport on July 22, 2013.

Reports Tell of Scramble in Southwest Airlines Cockpit Before La Guardia Crash

By MATTHEW L. WALD

The captain of the Southwest Airlines jet that hit a runway at La Guardia Airport in July 2013 may have been making major adjustments to the controls too close to the ground, the National Transportation Safety Board said.

Crime Dips in New York as Misdemeanor Arrests Rise, Report Says

By J. DAVID GOODMAN

A report by the John Jay College of Criminal Justice found that as crime in New York City reached historically low levels, the number of arrests for misdemeanor crimes skyrocketed.

Robin Donohue, a wildlife biologist, inspected a pitch pine at the Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge in Shirley, N.Y., this week.

Long Island Confronts Destructive Southern Pine Beetles

By TATIANA SCHLOSSBERG

The beetles, which have been moving northward as a result of warmer winters, were found in three places in Suffolk County in late September.

Free Broadband for Public Housing in New York Sought as Condition in Comcast Deal

By EMILY STEEL

A group of New York politicians is lobbying Comcast to provide the free broadband as a condition for its proposed $45 billion merger with Time Warner Cable.

Court Finds That Queens District Attorney’s Office Undercut Miranda Warnings

By JAMES C. McKINLEY Jr.

The state’s Court of Appeals found that a prosecutors’ script urging defendants to, for example, divulge their alibis contradicted the later notification that they could remain silent.

Police Investigating Two Deaths on Long Island

By THE NEW YORK TIMES

The police in Farmingdale were investigating the deaths of a woman outside a home and a man struck by a train to determine whether they were connected.

Shuffling of Top Assignments at New York Police Department

By J. DAVID GOODMAN

The promotions include that of Philip Banks III, the chief of department, who will become the new first deputy commissioner, the second-highest-ranking position.

October 29, 2014

Two Years After the Storm, a Building Falls

By THE NEW YORK TIMES

A Staten Island house damaged by Hurricane Sandy that was bought back by the government was demolished on Wednesday.

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Critic’s Notebook

Mayor de Blasio’s Plan for Parks Needs to Grow

By MICHAEL KIMMELMAN

Fixing long-neglected little parks in New York is nice, but it fails to address far larger problems.

Jesse Kovarsky, left, and Alan Opie in the Metropolitan Opera’s production of John Adams’s “The Death of Klinghoffer.”

Met’s Divisive Opera Is Selling Tickets

By MICHAEL COOPER

“The Death of Klinghoffer” at the Metropolitan Opera is selling well, despite protests that greeted its opening.

Bob Kennedy, a decade after his last professional race, training for the New York City Marathon.

New York Marathon 2014: Ex-Distance Star Is Taking It Slower

By JERÉ LONGMAN

Bob Kennedy, 44, a two-time Olympian on the track, has again entered the New York City Marathon, with a twist on the usual trajectory of a runner.

Metropolitan

Part of a proposed eight-mile series of coastline defenses, called the Big U, that would wrap the bottom of Manhattan with 10-foot-tall berms meant to guard the edges of the island, while blending into a newly imagined string of waterfront parks.

Building for the Next Big Storm

By ALAN FEUER

Rather than aiming for a big fix, like giant storm gates, flood-proofing solutions being tried out in New York are more widespread and humbler, like stone revetments and solar-powered streetlights.

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David Siik, far right, teaching a treadmill class at the Equinox location in the West Village.

Happily Going Nowhere Fast

By LIZ ROBBINS

The creators of a new crop of treadmill classes are betting that running in place can be the next huge exercise trend, enticing people willing to pay $34 or more for a single class.

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and his running mate, Kathy Hochul, to his right, attended a rally in Albany for the Women’s Equality Party in early October.

Big City

Saying No to a Party

By GINIA BELLAFANTE

A robust election result for the Working Families Party is threatened by the Women’s Equality Party, which is part of a branding effort on the part of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo to appeal to female voters.

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Bouncing Back

By COREY KILGANNON

Photographs of Broad Channel, an island in Jamaica Bay in Queens.

New York Panorama

Every Sunday in the Metropolitan section, a photographer offers a new slice of New York.

Event Listings

QUOGUE Sebastian Marbury and Pamela Kern are in “Harvey,” a comedy by Mary Chase, at the Hampton Theater Company, Quogue Community Hall, 126 Jessup Avenue, through Nov. 9. Tickets: $10 to $25. hamptontheatre.org; 866-811-4111.

Events on Long Island for Oct. 26 - Nov. 1

A guide to cultural and recreational events on Long Island.

ROSENDALE The film “My Old Lady,” starring Kevin Kline, will be shown Nov. 1 through 6 at the Rosendale Theater, 408 Main Street. Tickets are $5 and $7. For more information: 845-658-8989 or rosendaletheatre.org.

Events in Westchester for Oct. 26 - Nov. 1

A guide to cultural and recreational events in the Hudson Valley.

RED BANK Chrissie Hynde will perform at the Count Basie Theater, 99 Monmouth Street, on Nov. 2 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $39.50 to $75. For further information: 732-842-9000; countbasietheatre.org.

Events in New Jersey for Oct. 26 - Nov. 1

A guide to cultural and recreational events in New Jersey.

HARTFORD The film “Listen Up Philip,” starring Jonathan Pryce, will screen Oct. 31 through Nov. 6 at Real Art Ways, 56 Arbor Street. Tickets are $4.50 to $11. For further information: realartways.org or 860-232-1006.

Events in Connecticut for Oct. 26 - Nov. 1

A guide to cultural and recreational events in Connecticut.

Metropolitan Diary

Fast Food, Fast Regrets

October 29, 2014

A Band’s Progress Through the Seasons

October 28, 2014

Outer Space Visitors to Brooklyn

October 26, 2014

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