Wednesday, October 8, 2014

A total lunar eclipse in April, in Oakland, Ca.

New York Today: A (Mostly Hidden) Lunar Eclipse

By ANNIE CORREAL
Wednesday: An eclipse behind clouds, the sun returns, and the speed limit drops.

Easing the Law for New Yorkers Shifting Gender

By MATT FLEGENHEIMER
The proposals would lighten a burden for many New Yorkers wading through the bureaucratic labyrinths of employment applications and pension benefits, among others.
Eric Garner, 43, died on July 17 soon after a confrontation with the police in which an officer placed him in a chokehold.

Review Finds Complaints of Police Chokeholds Increased as Definition Narrowed

By J. DAVID GOODMAN
A report says that in the New York Police Department’s disciplinary proceedings and investigations by a city agency, the definition of a chokehold, banned for two decades, was limited.
The family of Eric Garner, shown in July, filed a claim that says his death was a direct result of the actions of the police.

Eric Garner’s Family to Sue New York City Over Chokehold Case

By MARC SANTORA
A claim maintains that the police were directly responsible for the death of Mr. Garner, who died after he was wrestled to the ground by officers arresting him.

Lawyers Challenge Lewdness Arrests at Port Authority Bus Terminal

By JOSEPH GOLDSTEIN
Cornell Holden, a 28-year-old baker who was arrested when leaving a Port Authority Bus Terminal bathroom in May, says he was wrongly charged.
Bryan Thomas for The New York Times
Cornell Holden, a 28-year-old baker who was arrested when leaving a Port Authority Bus Terminal bathroom in May, says he was wrongly charged.
The Legal Aid Society says that the police are overzealously enforcing lewdness laws and, as a result, are arresting innocent men.
Traffic during rush hour at the intersection of Amsterdam Avenue and Broadway on the Upper West Side in Manhattan.

New York City Council Passes Bill Lowering the Speed Limit on Most Streets

By PATRICK McGEEHAN
The speed limit on residential streets in the city will be reduced to 25 miles per hour from 30 m.p.h. starting on Nov. 7.
Pedro Hernandez awaits a judge’s ruling on confessions.

Judge in Etan Patz Case to Decide if Defendant Understood Rights

By JAMES C. McKINLEY Jr.
At issue is whether Pedro Hernandez was capable of understanding his rights to remain silent and to have a lawyer present when he told police, “I did it.”
Mayor Bill de Blasio helped parks department workers with painting at Bowne Playground in Flushing, Queens, on Tuesday.

Correction Seen After Years of Disinvestment in Neighborhood Parks

By LISA W. FODERARO
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that New York City will spend $130 million on 35 of its most overlooked parklands, encompassing about 65 acres.
Mr. Cuomo at Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan.

Eyeing Second Term, Cuomo Plans More International Trips

By THOMAS KAPLAN
Over the next four years, assuming he is re-elected in November, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo expects to visit Canada, Mexico, Italy, Israel and China to help New York companies expand into global markets.
Mayor Bill de Blasio has called disbanding the Police Department’s demographics unit this year “a critical step forward.”

New York City Fights an Appeal by Muslims Who Say They Were Watched

By COLIN MOYNIHAN
In a 79-page brief, the city asks an appeals court to affirm the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by Muslims in New Jersey.
Michael G. Grimm

Staten Island Congressman Facing Trial Says Charges Are Political

By STEPHANIE CLIFFORD
Lawyers for Representative Michael G. Grimm indicated that they would argue that he was unfairly singled out when he goes on trial for fraud.
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