TOP SCHOLARS From left, Jenae Williams, Jordano Sanchez, Adam Sealfon, Kristina Arakelyan, Christian Monsalve, Adrienne Edwards and Muhammad Safa on Grand Avenue in Brooklyn.
A group of the city’s top high school seniors, from a variety of economic and cultural backgrounds, met as they prepared for their next chapter.
In parking lots around suburban train stations, the recession has produced a few more empty places, yet opened up few of the permits that allow drivers to use them.
A visit to the district, situated mostly on West 28th Street, yields a bounty of blooms and floral accessories at prices lower than what shoppers will find at florists and delis.
Helados vendors face rainy weather, a gloomy economy and steep competition in the Bronx.
Annette Gordon-Reed, the historian, has an early breakfast of oatmeal, goes to church and fantasizes about getting a kitten before going to work.
The bridge, which opened in 1936 and was formerly known as the Triborough, is undergoing a $1 billion rehabilitation.
Gov. David A. Paterson acknowledged his limits but said he would make the situation as unpleasant as possible for the senators.
Rahway High School was the big winner at the annual awards ceremony honoring theater-loving teenagers in New Jersey.
Sanford Wurmfeld’s “E-Cyclorama,” at the Neuberger Museum in Purchase, N.Y., is an 360-degree oval abstract painting that seems like a circle.
Dan Welden’s papintings can be seen at a small but beautiful exhibition spread across two galleries at Adelphi University in Garden City.
“Speech and Debate,” at TheaterWorks in Hartford, is a slyly funny play about three oddball teenagers who confront adult hypocrisy.
With its menu and décor, Monterey tries to create a Pacific Coast atmosphere in an Atlantic beach town.
At the new Greek restaurant Nisi Estiatorio, a buoyant but polished enthusiasm pervades the experience.
Connecticut’s pick-your-own time will begin in about a week and lasts just two or three weeks. And demand often outstrips supply.
A regional restaurant group tries to outfit a Scarsdale location with the trappings of a French bistro.
Slide Show: Subjects include a bicycle race, a building collapse, a Park Avenue party and a shrine to a fallen marine.
Taking Questions: Sarah Grimké Aucoin, the director of the Urban Park Rangers, has responded to readers.
A few young dancers vie to win a scholarship to the official academy of the New York Theater Ballet.
The moment when New York City was in the thrall of Michael Jackson and his family: the summer of 1984, when the Pepsi-sponsored Victory Tour played to a sold-out Madison Square Garden.
A farm stayed a farm while the city grew up around it. Now it is both a living link with Colonial times and a place where children can have fun feeding the goats.
A subway rider takes a stand when fellow passengers insist on making everyone else listen to their tunes.
Portraits of seven New York City high school valedictorians, with audio, photos and text from their graduation speeches.
Vegetables and livestock are raised on a 47-acre parcel in Queens, the longest continuously farmed site in New York State.
Faces, numbers and stories from behind the downturn.
News, restaurant reviews and arts coverage from New Jersey, Connecticut, Westchester and Long Island.
Chang W. Lee, a photographer for The Times, is exploring transformations in people's lives.
In a small bedroom in a Long Island home, a mother honors her felled son with a collection from his 21 years.
An interactive map that shows New York City homicides since 2003 using data from police reports, news accounts, court records and additional reporting.
Blogging from three communities in New Jersey and two in Brooklyn.
An inside look at stories affecting New Yorkers. With Sam Roberts, Saturdays at 10 p.m. and Sundays at 10 a.m. on NY1 News. Guests this weekend include The Times's Gail Collins, Matt Gross, Lizette Alvarez.
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