M.T.A. Approves Major Contract to Expand the Second Avenue Subway Line

The contract, which will award nearly $2 billion to construction firms, funds crucial aspects of the latest phase of the long-awaited subway expansion into East Harlem.

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Gang War Ravaged East Harlem for Six Months, Prosecutors Say

The Manhattan district attorney charged 16 people, most of them minors, in a score of shootings. Violence among New York City’s youth has soared.

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Patsy Grimaldi, a Man Who Left His Mark on Pizza in New York

Patsy Grimaldi, who died last week, was a crucial link between the early days of brick oven pizza and the pies that we eat all around town today.

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Ken Wydro, Who Helped Create an Off Broadway Phenomenon, Dies at 81

He and his wife, Vy Higginsen, poured all they had into “Mama, I Want to Sing,” a long-shot musical that became an enduring staple of Black theater.

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How the Resurrected Congestion Pricing Plan Could Die in the Courts

Manhattan’s new tolling program is still being challenged in federal and state courts, with rulings possible before it begins on Jan. 5.

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