New York City’s Top Uniformed Police Officer Resigns
Philip Banks III, the chief of department, resigned just days before he was to be promoted to become Commissioner William J. Bratton’s second-in-command.
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Real Estate -
Reshaping Midtown East
Developers are planning luxury residential towers that may reshape Midtown East between Park Avenue and Second Avenue from 57th Street to 60th Street.
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New York City’s Top Uniformed Police Officer Resigns
Philip Banks III, the chief of department, resigned just days before he was to be promoted to become Commissioner William J. Bratton’s second-in-command.
Health -
Low Vitamin D Tied to Asthma Attacks
Raising vitamin D levels may help control flare-ups in people with asthma.
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U.S. -
Maine Judge Orders Ebola Quarantine for Nurse
Kaci Hickox, a nurse who worked in West Africa, had defied the authorities’ requests to go into quarantine because she said the measures were not justified.
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Real Estate -
Short and Sweet
New York’s one-block streets are in big demand. That’s because they tend to be long on charm.
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For Pot, Inc., the Rush Begins
With medical marijuana coming to New York, a curious collection of players is jockeying to cash in.
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‘Lincoln and the Power of the Press,’ by Harold Holzer
Lincoln dealt shrewdly with the publishers and editors of politically powerful 19th-century newspapers.
Illustration by Christoph Niemann; photograph by Jens Wolf/Associated Press
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‘Gay Berlin,’ by Robert Beachy
From the mid-19th century through the 1930s, gay people were at home in Berlin.
Illustration by Christoph Niemann; photograph by Marc Tirl/Associated Press
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Peter Schneider’s ‘Berlin Now’ and Rory MacLean’s ‘Berlin’
Two books about Berlin, past and present, explore its dualities of sex and violence, freedom and fascism.
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Video Reviews of 'Horns,' 'Nightcrawler' and 'Goodbye to Language'
Times critics on “Nightcrawler,” “Horns” and “Goodbye to Language.”
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Travel -
Where the Hills and Hollows Are Alive With Music
An area in southern Appalachia, regarded by some as the original capital of country music, still moves to its own lively soundtrack.
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A First Look at the Recently Redesigned Smyth TriBeCa
Christine and John Gachot, whose client list has included Marc Jacobs, discuss the new interiors they created for the hotel, which will be unveiled to the public next week.
Illustration by Mark Nerys
Magazine -
Is It Wrong to Divulge a Secret to Protect Someone’s Honor?
Say nothing; pay something.
Illustration by Paul Sahre
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The Astonishing Weaponry of Dung Beetles
Animal arms races always unfold in the same way. But those with the biggest weapons don’t always win.
Benjamin Lowy/Reportage, for The New York Times
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Bernard Hopkins, Boxing’s Oldest – and Most Cunning – Champion
The 49-year-old fighter is known for using his mental acumen to weaken, and eventually defeat, his opponents in the ring.
Illustration by Melinda Josie
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The Good Student in North Korea
I was an English instructor, but what was I really teaching?
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Megan Smith: ‘You Can Affect Billions of People’
The chief technology officer of the United States is bringing a Silicon Valley ethos to Washington.
Technology -
Slack, a Start-Up With an App to Foster Business Collaboration, Is Valued at $1.1 Billion
A young start-up reaches sky-high valuations less than one year after its debut.
Business Day -
Corporate Bankruptcy Tourists Land in U.S.
The United States, for reasons of law and commerce, has become a destination for foreign companies to file for bankruptcy, Stephen J. Lubben writes in the In Debt column.
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Behind the Cover Story: Bruce Grierson on Ellen Langer, Counter-Clockwise Studies and the Relationship Between Mind and Body
Bruce Grierson wrote this week’s cover story about Ellen Langer, a Harvard psychologist who has conducted experiments that involve manipulating environments to turn back subjects’ perceptions of their own age.
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World -
Prolific Writer Clive James, Facing Death, Reflects on Getting ‘a Few Things Done’
Mr. James, 75, who has leukemia, continues to publish poetry and work on other projects in a career that has defied definition.
