New York

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Architects Wanted: Design These Odd Lots

New York City is holding a competition to create affordable housing on some of its most difficult properties.

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Tony-Winning Broadway Musical ‘The Band’s Visit’ to Close in April

At the time of its closing, the show will have played 589 regular and 36 preview performances. The Broadway run will be followed by a national tour.

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The Perfect Rent-Controlled Apartment

A retired actor found what he thought was an ideal place to live in Greenwich Village in 1955, for $90 a month. He never left.

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‘It Began to Pour as I Started Across Town. I Had Neither an Umbrella nor a Rain Hat.’

Unprepared for a sudden downpour, an enthusiastic recommendation at Zabar’s and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary.

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‘Bang on Those Windows if You’re Hungry in Those Cells.’ Protesters Rally Outside Brooklyn Jail

The Metropolitan Detention Center had been largely without power and heat for more than a week. Inmates have been banging on the windows of their cells to call attention to the conditions, and protesters have been rallying outside the jail calling for improvements.

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‘If Beale Street Could Talk’ Offers a Tour of a Lost New York

The film, directed by Barry Jenkins and nominated for three Academy Awards, was adapted from the 1974 James Baldwin novel and shot largely on the city’s streets.

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Homes That Sold for Around $1,500,000

Recent residential sales in New York City and the region.

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Protesters Try to Storm Federal Jail in Brooklyn With Little Heat or Electricity

Protests boiled over on Sunday, when demonstrators stormed the jail and were forced back by correction officers. Power is not expected to be fully restored until Monday.

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Does My Apartment Have to Be So Hot in the Winter?

A New York City apartment can feel downright tropical when it’s cold outside. But there are ways to cool it down.

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After Critical Report, Police Commissioner Pushes for More Sunlight on Disciplinary Files

Commissioner James P. O’Neill said a law that keeps police disciplinary records secret “must change” after a report criticized his department’s record on transparency.