New York Today: 40-Year Bike Trip
By ANNIE CORREAL and ANDY NEWMAN
Bike New York
The first Five Boro Bike Tour, in 1977, was an informal affair.
What you need to know for Friday and the weekend: the Five Boro Bike
Tour’s long ride, mostly nice weather, and a very expensive postage
stamp.
Teacher Accord Gives City a Map for Other Deals
By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM and NIKITA STEWART
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a labor deal with New York City’s largest
teachers’ union that will grant $3.4 billion in back pay to the union
in exchange for a reduction in health care costs and an easing of
classroom work rules.
Christopher Capozziello for The New York Times
Patients with state cards, like Angela Fiorini, can buy from street-corner dealers.
Connecticut Allows Medical Marijuana, but Sellers Encounter Hurdles
By JOSEPH BERGER
The state passed a law approving the sale of marijuana for medical
purposes in 2012, but applicants for dispensaries are having a hard time
persuading localities to let them set up shop.
The ‘Mona Lisa’ of Stamps to Be Auctioned at Sotheby’s
By JAMES BARRON
The authenticity of the One-Cent Magenta, which the auction house
expects to sell for $10 million to $20 million, was painstakingly
verified ahead of its trip to New York.
Patients Fear Mt. Sinai Will Drop Low-Cost Insurance Plans
By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
Some doctors at New York City’s biggest private hospital system appear
to no longer accept certain plans, forcing some patients to change
doctors.
4-Year-Old’s Death Focuses Attention on Two New York City Agencies
By WINNIE HU and J. DAVID GOODMAN
The death of a Bronx boy, Juan Sanchez, has raised questions about
whether the Administration for Children’s Services and the Department of
Homeless Services did enough to help his family.
Lawyer Says Confession in Fatal Fire Was Coerced
By STEPHANIE CLIFFORD
After Marcell Dockery, 16, was arrested last month, he told police that
he was bored when he started a fire in a Brooklyn high-rise that led to
Officer Dennis Guerra’s death.
After Avalanche, New York’s Sherpas Recall Perils of a Job They Left Behind
By JOSEPH BERGER
Several hundred Sherpas attended a candle-lighting ceremony for the
avalanche victims at the United Sherpa Association in Elmhurst, Queens.
Developer’s Killing Said to Be Unplanned
By MICHAEL SCHWIRTZ
Menachem Stark, who was known to carry large amounts of cash, was probably killed during a botched robbery attempt.
Neighbors Win Fight to Have a Towering Eyesore Demolished
By VIVIAN YEE
What began as a humble brick bungalow in Homecrest, Brooklyn, has
swollen into a five-story skeletal tower that looms over the street.
Man Arrested in Fatal Stabbing of Girlfriend
By ASHLEY SOUTHALL
According to police, the victim had been stabbed in the chest and was pronounced dead at the scene in Greenwich Village.
Split Day in Court, as Defendant and Counsel
By BENJAMIN WEISER
Stanley L. Cohen first entered a contingent guilty plea to two counts of
failing to file tax returns; then he attended a hearing to see if
Sulaiman Abu Ghaith still wanted him as a lawyer.
U.S. to Store Gasoline for Crises in the Northeast
By CORAL DAVENPORT
Reserves are to be built in the area of New York Harbor and in New
England, in response to the oil shortages after Hurricane Sandy.
$298 Million Mistake Gives New York City Retirees Brief Windfall
By J. DAVID GOODMAN
More than 31,000 retired police officers and firefighters received a
$12,000 pension payment on Thursday and were later told: “Do not spend
this money.”
N.Y.U. Law School Trustee Whose Company Subpoenaed Students Is Stepping Down
A university statement said that Daniel E. Straus, who owns two nursing
home companies embroiled in a labor battle, was leaving “by mutual
agreement.”
2 Brothers Sentenced to Maximum for Killing a Manhattan Man
By JAMES C. McKINLEY Jr.
A judge said it was “an easy call” to give Ralph and Keith Stokes 25
years to life for pummeling a man in the head more than 32 times and
stabbing him repeatedly with a fork.
Howard Smith, Trend-Spotting Columnist, Dies at 77
By PAUL VITELLO
Mr. Smith’s Scenes column in The Village Voice was the message board of the hippie counterculture in the 1960s.
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