New York Today: After the Frost
By ANNIE CORREAL and ANDY NEWMAN
What you need to know for Friday and the weekend: flowers survive the
cold, warmer weather today, more snow coming, and searches continue in
East Harlem.
Report Finds Punctuality Trumps Safety at Metro-North
By MATT FLEGENHEIMER
Robert Stolarik for The New York Times
An inquiry was prompted by a fatal derailment in the Bronx on Dec. 1.
After a spate of rail disasters, a blistering federal inquiry found that
the East Coast railroad had developed a “deficient safety culture” in
which workers were rushed and cellphone use was commonplace.
De Blasio Pushing for Unusual, 9-Year Contract With Teachers’ Union
By STEVEN GREENHOUSE
The de Blasio administration is seeking a deal with the union that would
let New York City stretch out potentially huge retroactive pay raises.
Fatal Explosion
In 2 East Harlem Buildings Leveled by Explosion, Lives Entwined as in Bygone Era
By NIKITA STEWART, MICHAEL WINERIP and N. R. KLEINFIELD
Victor J. Blue for The New York Times
The view of the building collapse from a southbound
Metro-North train. Firefighters continued to battle flames and clear
debris from the scene on Thursday.
Upstairs residents of the century-old buildings, which had changed
little in a neighborhood that has been rapidly modernizing, had close
ties to a piano shop and a church.
Todd Heisler/The New York Times
Workers continued to remove debris on Thursday from two buildings in East Harlem that collapsed after a gas explosion.
As Crews Search for Survivors, They Discover Only More Victims
By MARC SANTORA and WILLIAM K. RASHBAUM
Firefighters and emergency personnel on Thursday dug deeply into the
wreckage, looking for survivors and possible evidence of what caused the
blast.
With Gas Explosion in Her District, City Council’s New Speaker Is at Center Stage
By KATE TAYLOR
Melissa Mark-Viverito is New York City’s second most powerful elected
official but still barely recognized outside her East Harlem district —
until now.
De Blasio Closes In on Pre-K Funding, but Not From a Higher Tax
By THOMAS KAPLAN and AL BAKER
Even as he faces escalating attacks for his stance toward charter
schools, Mayor Bill de Blasio on Thursday neared securing state funding
to expand prekindergarten in New York City.
A Quiet Village in the Catskills Braces for an Influx of Hasidim
By JOSEPH BERGER
Some residents of Bloomingburg object to a townhouse development, which
they say will bring a large concentration of Hasidim and will change the
atmosphere of their quiet village.
New York Bar Association Urges Steps to Improve Ethics Panel
By SUSANNE CRAIG
A report criticizes the New York State Joint Commission on Public Ethics
as lacking independence from the politicians it is supposed to oversee.
At South Jersey Forum, Hecklers Test Christie’s Paramount Rule
By MICHAEL BARBARO
Six critics of Gov. Chris Christie waged a campaign of interruption at
an open meeting with the governor in New Jersey on Thursday.
Empire Resorts Unveils Plan for $750 Million Casino in Catskills
By CHARLES V. BAGLI
The company’s plan was the first of what could be a dozen competing
proposals for one of four state gambling licenses in upstate New York.
Corzine’s 31-Year-Old Son Is Dead
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
A spokesman for Jon S. Corzine, New Jersey’s governor from 2006 to 2010,
did not reveal details regarding the location and the cause of death
for Jeffrey Corzine, 31.
Interrogation of Bin Laden Relative Is Recounted
By BENJAMIN WEISER
During testimony Thursday, an F.B.I. agent describes the interrogation
of Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, a close associate of Osama bin Laden, as “a
respectful, relaxed conversation.”
Federal Judge Went Too Far in Lawsuits, a Court Says
By MOSI SECRET
An appellate panel criticized Judge Sterling Johnson Jr. for having his
staff members investigate a case concerning legal fees in disability
suits outside the courtroom.
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