New York Today: Irate Koch Presses Albany on Redistricting; City Council Earmarks Flow to Brain Scan Group

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March 02, 2011 New York Today

News Filmmakers in Tow, Irate Koch Presses Albany on Redistricting By JAVIER C. HERNANDEZ Former Mayor Edward I. Koch of New York visited Albany on Tuesday to solicit support for the agenda of a campaign called New York Uprising. City Council Earmarks Flow to Brain Scan Group By JAVIER C. HERNANDEZ A favorite of the Council's earmark program gives free brain scans in an effort that has been criticized. A $20 Loan, a Facebook Quarrel and a Fatal Stabbing By AL BAKER and TIM STELLOH After a woman is accused of killing her friend, an angry exchange on Facebook between the two offers a window on the case. On Metro-North's New Haven Line, New Cars Arrive By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM The new M-8 train car is two inches wider than any other car on the railroad. Assembly Will Push to Keep Tax Increase on High Earners, Defying Cuomo's Wishes By NICHOLAS CONFESSORE Extending the surcharge would raise about $1 billion for the budget that lawmakers are negotiating with Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo. ADVERTISEMENT Features About New York How Not to Rid New York City Schools of Bad Apples By JIM DWYER The case of a public school mismanaged by its principal is as sharp an example as any of how the system has become more remote, more obtuse and more bewildering. Columnist Page Business DealBook Former Goldman Director Charged With Insider Trading By PETER LATTMAN A former director of Goldman Sachs and Procter & Gamble is accused of passing tips to Raj Rajaratnam, the hedge fund manager set to go on trial for insider trading. Sports Sports of The Times Shunting a Key Figure to the Sideline By WILLIAM C. RHODEN Many Knicks fans wonder what role Isiah Thomas had in the Knicks' big trade. To hear the owner James L. Dolan tell it, Thomas played no part. New York Most E-Mailed When Players Like Duke Snider Were Also Neighbors For Schools, Free Art Supplies, and Much More Bloomberg Testing the World of Opinion Bronx-Lebanon Obstetricians Face Malpractice Insurance Cutoff Cuomo Seeks Cap on School Superintendents' Pay NYC: Where Freedom of Expression Runs Headlong Into the Impulse to Censor The Appraisal: Behind the Scenes at the Dakota Dr. Richard F. Daines, Former State Health Chief, Dies at 60 City's Lengthy Push for Hybrid-Engine Taxicabs Hits a Legal Dead End The Appraisal: To Sell an Apartment, No Detail Is Too Small ADVERTISEMENT Get home delivery of The New York Times for as low as $3.15 a week.

Dining Greenhouse Projects Nurture Produce and Workers By GLENN COLLINS A project in New Jersey that trains developmentally disabled workers to grow pristine hydroponic produce has national ambitions. Restaurant Review Fishtag By SAM SIFTON The chef Michael Psilakis's new venture on the Upper West Side marries solid Mediterranean cooking to a kind of wackadoo bravado. Slide Show on Diner's Journal | Post a Comment The Scoop App: Download for More Dining Recommendations Multimedia Video: At Home With 'Mr. Mummy' Bob Brier, an Egyptologist known as Mr. Mummy, has a bit ?€“ quite a bit, actually ?€“ of ancient Egypt in his Bronx home. Related Post ?? Arts Theater Review | 'Beautiful Burnout' Hoping to Punch a Path to Glory By CHARLES ISHERWOOD In Bryony Lavery's play "Beautiful Burnout," at St. Ann's Warehouse, amateur boxers have dreams of bigger things. Slide Show Theater Review | 'Timon of Athens' A Dinner of Water and Stones for Those Friends Who Don't Come Through By CHARLES ISHERWOOD The Public Theater's new production of "Timon of Athens," the inaugural Shakespeare Lab presentation from the company, stars Richard Thomas. Video: Behind the Scene: 'Timon of Athens' Dance Review Take Unusual Music, Mix Contrasting Movements, Stir Well By ALASTAIR MACAULAY The Works & Process series at the Guggenheim brought in Donald Byrd and Pam Tanowitz to create dances for John Zorn's music. Video: 'John Zorn: Music Interpreted' Search Movies ?? Search Theater ?? Search New York Restaurants ?? Search New York Real Estate ?? ADVERTISEMENT

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